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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-23

ussy s.esA Deosersss OVp~ssd - sAs
..sr~sa-sss 81 0ss OeosA-fs Der C~s.
ssttutiosal Aossd0eas Caosss.

Mssy sesA D..eersss opp>ssd - 'As
..Grasa-sss ef ME 0~ssa-es s~r C~s.
.situtiosai Aossd0ess Cnssse.
The correspondent Of the Char
lo,se Ob server, writing TO that paper
from Fayetteville, under date OF
March 4th. says:
The Observer correctly guages pub
lie sentiment in throwing out . word
of werniug against taking for grant
cd the carrying At the ballot box OF
the suffrage constitutional amend
ment. II will require hard work from
the rank and file and leaders OF the
party. There is certainly no cloud
on the title of the Cape Fear Dem
ocra cy to orthodoxy, du, the writer
is surprised at the number OF lead
ing Democrats whom he meets op-
posed to the amendment. The clause
abou, the grand son Of his grand
father" Is especially decried as .
moustrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which was adopted by tie
last Legislature, is as follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section /. That Article vi of the
Con stitution of North Carolina be-
and the same is hereby repealed, and
in lieu thereof shall be substitute
the following Article Of Said Consti
tuition:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-23

Prepared BY C. J. hood & Co, lowell, NJ
The only PHI 20 take With Fots's s7rsaDar'.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
The Worlds Population.

The population OF the earth is
about / 500. 600 600. Il being estimated
In 1898 at ass. 768. 0O0 The States
mans Year BOOK tan English pub
iIeatlon) for 1897 estimated that four
nfthH Of the worlds population. or
/. 272. 2S4. tG3 human beings were uu-
der the sway Of ten powers. ms fol
lows. china. 402 ESQ 600. British eut-
pire. $50. ass. tGp. Russian empire, 100,
SIS 600. France. 20 tG7. T7d. United
states. 60 go 70s German empire.
&C. 40 col Austria Hungary, H.25S. o.
8sG. japan, 4t.sl&2l5; Netherlands.
rs. S52. Ahi. and the ottoman empire.
3a.2t2 600. The estimate Of tho popu-
iatIon ~ China is really guesswork,
nothing more II may exceed the
figures given, or n may fall vastly
below them. In fact, some author
tiles put Chlua's population as low
nH 22h. 600, 600 Tho population accord
cd Great Britain. France, and Ger
many f. largely composed Of Asia
tics and Africans. This r. especl-
ally the case with Great Britain,
about 275. 600 900 Of the peoples under
her sway being Inhabitants Of In
dia. =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31

ehanism would slowly stop working
Sect
lie gazed earnestly around a. hin
eNpeotant warkmcn. who seemed %
ho ready to cheer the nnal triumph
OF their ehicr ana nruHHed eagerly
forward to study the plan for the
perpetual motion machines which he
laid unon the work bench
You vii see" continued Mr Edi
son. that this Is the plan ~ u
wheel The apokoa which point To
ward the right hand carry on their
points the iHurr aiN. Thnnr points
on the left aide OF the wheel carry
nEurea mines. Therefore since Mines
carry 50 per cent more weight than
skies they would bear down their
side Of the wheel. and na thHY went
round underneath from LETT 10 right
would change into skies. The aixcn
on the other hand would change ia
to mines as they went over the top
OF she wheel. and an the potential
capacity ~ en- number would de-
pend merely GA It's position, Why the
thing would work forever Really
gentlemen" he continued. az several
nf hia Workmen began Ca look very
very foolish = assure you that the
scheme II quite A. practical a. any
perpetual motion machine Aud
the inventor wtn'.ud enlrmnly at the
small apprentice boy and walked
from tho rnnm. -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
Prison Chair for Tramps.

Oakland. Me. has adopted novel
plan for Kidding the locality II
tramps. II recently voted money
for the purchase Of a tramp chair.
which IL really n cage OF iron and
shaped like a chair. The chair cage
IL 50 arranged that a person lock-
"a on the inside must sit in one
position while In the chair. There
can be no stretching Of the legs.
shifting from side TO side. moving
the arms. or anything Of the sort.
Mr.. Sanford Baker. inventor OF the
instrument Of restraint, Is a resident
Of Oakland. and recently put one OF
the chairs In an unoccuDied house
for the use OF any who wished to
confne troublesome person. The
first occupant Of the chair was
man. who was placed there by some
acquaintance. Through the efforts
OF the mans wife he was confined
several hours. The treatment prov
ed so cnectuai that the prisoner Of
the chair brought suit FOR $1,000
damages against Mr., Baker. The
case was settled out Of court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
LEWIS STILL AT WORK
Es.congrsssmsn Attending to
Postoffice Business.

WASHINGTON. Il. G. March IL
James Hamilton Lewis. though nut
II congress. ts s,ln doing business at
the old stand. lie has requested the
rustafsics department 10 send an In
spsstar 10 Stevens county 70 invest
lEats the adylsabaitv % establish
Tag a pa.t0ffle at q point about two
and half miles weat % Arrtpa This
has been done az the request pf citl-
Gems OF that locality. who send a long
iist u names with their petition anI
who desire the new pustofiies. II es-
tatlished. TO be located In the store
- E =. Taylor and 60 Be known a.
niae pottogftce, and NrH. = = Tay-
Tor 10 be appointed a. postmaster II
this new once should be established
u would bensnt about three hun
dred patrons Of the cid Offices as the
Office would he located IN the center
~ the best and most thieklY settled
farming community IN the district
ard he at a point where the business
% the county IL transacted ana b.
on IN. shortest and nest travelled
road from Kettle Fslis 20 Miles post
offiee There 10 10 doubt hut what
the petition Will be granted and tho
Inspector cent.
A civil service examination II 60
be held az Port Townsend on May
8. 10 Nh the position Of aAspSer IL
the custom house AZ that place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31

The town az Holden il the owner
- a hearnr that IL out ~ r fah. u
- a good hsars-. only 81 yrsrs OTIS.
clean. bright. and as good a. mes
but IN spite % lts apuarrnf atirae.
tiveurss. and In spite - ths fact that
IL coat the iuwn STE u has not
carried coffin of Ted a funeral pro-
eesnian Tor more than four years.
uusii fve years aEn 1t was she mnat
popular and widely employed hears
Ia north ~ Hancock county. AMI
was hired - people in Eiiiurt0H.
Dsdham. and Clifton. one daf the
driver. having taken body e.
Hrookiin Tor iutsrmcut. saw a chance
10 turn an honest dollar BY bring
back a load u salt FISH. Then the
trouble began The nHh didu't harm
the hrarHr nny. and the hearst didn't
hurt the nah. but when the story got
out. the usefulness - the hearHe
vas gone. Those who had friends
to bury sent % Hanger. ten miles
away. and paid 80 Or iis for a
hoarae. sooner than hsve the local
hesrse for nothing
The town had the hcars~ nowly
painted and Vanished. hoping u re-
move stc prejudice hut the finh story
held on. and the VILLAGE boys threw
stones at the hcaraehause 10 show
their contempt. In year or 50 The
feeling against the hcarHe became -
strong that men declared Ia their
wills that their heirs should b. dts
Inherited 10 rnHe the teHfHtorE were
carried ta the grave IN the Holden
hearne. Those who didn't wish 20
mention the hsarse, got around u by
demanding that their bodies should
be conveyed In hearac frum bcd.
ham or Hanger These Wills were
nlcd in the probate Office IN Ban
Ror. and before the property could
be divided tho heirs were obliged 10
prove that the request regarding the
hearne had been fulfilled The affair
has caused no end II trouble and
expense, but. in smte ~ the time
that has elapsed. the feeling ia
stronger today than II was i've years
ago This spring there was an ar
tieIo in the town warrants to see n
the town VIII vote to sell the hoarHe. 3"
1t was adopted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
Dog Saves a Chill.

A dos IN Lima. .. rs the present
hero Of the town Ills name n
MeGinty. and hr ~ MOI noted for his
beauty, but hiH little mistress. Matte
Williams might have been horrible
and perhaps fatally burned had not
the faithful MrIinty Hune L. her
rescue. The child was busy 81 tn
kitchen window auh the doE was
summing himself On The porch Sud.
denly gust - wiud swinhed the
Eiri'a seirt into the blaze of Easp-
line stove Instantly her skirts we're
blazing and her Wild screams
startled the household. inriudins Ale
Glnty Without a moments heslia-
ton he lcausd into the kitchen AMI
began tearing ~ the burning clothes.
In a few seconds the child was I'D -
nrr and akirta, bat the doE = mouth
was htiHteren from one end ta the
other. hts nose wap one large blister.
and hia whiskrra we're aiuget on
You may imagine that AegintY did
not suffer from want nf care. how
ever. ant today be Il as we'll ~
ever
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
Nrws rRoM MtIoLos.


Intense interest Was exhibited at
the war department last evening IN
the news which came from the army
at Malolo-. where Gen, Macarthur
and his troops are engaged In hcn-
evidently assimllatiug the incnrriE-
ihle Finninos, There was good
reason Tor deep thankfulness a
deadly battle had been predicted IN
which the American troops would
doubtless win a decisive advantage
over Asuinaldo. but al The cost -
many lives, A. Il happened. but
e.-- As1rsI .ssli- s'TTSIsiIISr vas killed.
Il Is significant fact. however.
that the country a. large Is NOT pre-
foundiy stirred by this Important
news We take Il almost for grant
ed that our brave soldiers win whip
the henlehted followers u AsuluBida
whenever they come tn contact with
them. Somehow or other there Is
not the exhllaratlan % mind over
the news % victory ia this Philip
pine war that there was over The
tidtngs % success that came from
Cuba last summer And yet there
Is the same American bravery nni
pluck today. the Same resourrefai-
ness and self-ronfrol the same de-
votion 10 duty. among the men who
are aghting their eonntrysa battles
in far OF Luzen. as there was when
we went Wild last July over shat
ter's army while making lSs glorious
advance upon Santiago.
But the current news from Man
Tia stirs the American peonle iess
with sxultatlon than sadness 70 feel
that such slaughter should be the
sequel % n war for humanity It
brings xnxiety for the welfare u our
soldiers. exposed as they are 70 TIE
double dangers Of war and a trop-
teal rainy season soon 90 beela. Ani
as the lists ~ ths dead and wound
ed are eahied 10 our shores the news
brings anguish to many an Amsri-
can home.
or course Ne are pleased 70 learn
Of the success ~ our ceuntry'H brave
army. but how great viii be the
satisfaction when the tidlHFs frofn
Msieios tell us that this whole
wretehei work q assimilation =
over
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
aasaaaas 1asaas
PETRIFIED SKULL.

MONTEREY. March ai-Scwa
has reached here from IameshurE.
email town IN the southern part
II this county. that John clenford.
a ncicniisi OF that region. has re-
Gently uuearihed most valuable
scientific specimen m the shape %
"a pctrlned fragment Of a whale =
skull. evidently that part whore the
vcrfebrai column Joins the head.
The pctrinratinn - % inches long.
II inches wide and y inches thick
and weighs 500 pounds, Several lit
tie pieces Of petrlfcd bone. which
we're broken ofr In securing the spc-
rimen. are also in the possession Of
Mr. Cicnford
The mnst notable fact II the ind
IL that u was Embedded In sand
stone on the top of a mountain OF
300 feet above the level II the sea.
The region around JamcHhurE is
especially rich IN fossil specimens.
many notable finds having been
made within recent Years, but this
iast one is decidedly the most val
liable thus far.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31

Mt PAGE was driven a short dis.
,ance IA the carriage or a friend
wbp lives az one of the biz South
sidc family hotels The ceachman
had been la his fftend'n employ for
nfteen years. and IL Justly ennsid-
erred "a model Nevertheless. his en-.
ployer has always suspected that
the man who held the relna could
tell an interesting story n he would.
Tie Va evidently gentleman and a
man nj education. nut hts en-
ploYer. hoinn a gentleman, has asked
him no questions.
rive known James several yeara
myself" said Mf Page. and think
a lot ~ hint So | said to him aa
I gat out Of the carriage, I Euaaa
Ia better say goodbye, James. I'm
Eans 70 start Ter the Philippines
Monday ana | may Ut see YOU
again"
Is that 50. Mr Page" said he.
We'll. wish you good luck. ny
thc way. perhaps you viii rnn across
my brother out there
II yuull give me his address,
said l. M lock him up, II ! have
any sort ~ a cha
He's With ~ ~ said he.
giving me his fun name.
All riKht. said Ia a patronlElug
sort II a way, thinking the man was
a sailor or a marine. or something
~ the kind. IN tell him all about
you
lie ii fie SURPRISED Ia hear from
me. said he lie hasn't had a word
Ia ngteen years Ne Doesn't even
know I'm alive.
I felt Ike a brute, but 7 didn't
know what 10 HAv. and I got away
as fast a. could when ! got home
{ locked In the army and navy re-
rlstcr FOR the brother. ana what DO
You suppose found7 The coach
mans brother has been twenty nine
years IN the navy. lies surgeon
with a rank og lieutenant command
er. and he's on the swell monitor
Monterey A. near as | can figure
ID out. he must be- Tire ha-A doctor
of ncwry'u fleet, When ! read all
that I frlt ike 80 cents and want
cd that cnachman's story worse than
ever. "= Chicago intersocaan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
HAS A NEW SKIN.
And Now HAS Every Chance
Of Living to Old Age.

CHICAGO. March 1t-wah tseo
bits u skin engrafieB upon her head.
u which the patient herself supplied
isoo pieces from different parts %
her hoiy. Mary MaioneY. a West
side rifi, Ia enjoying tun health. and
only a few months aEo the doctors
hardly gave her chance Tor life.
The other eco piceea pf skin vefv
furnished by Miss daioneY-s fWe
sisters and q brother. ami now n
healthy and usrsnifins scalp takes
lhs place ~ one torn fram the Rlrs' =
head - her hair becoming eutanEiei
in revolving shaft pr Frederick
G Hcharfsf performed the delicate
operation. which ih th~ most exten.
slvc osltr Kind known tn anrTsfy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
SCARED BY
A WHISTLE
He Fled in Haste to Return
No More.

BAN FftANC'1acO. March IA
harmless policemanb whistle has
sadly tangled the domestic harmony
which once existed between Alfred
Nickells, the trainer OF Prince roni-
atowekia race horses. and hiu wife.
The mischief wrought by the Whia-
tie was brought out yesterday dur.
ing the trial Of Sickeiis FOR utter
ing alleged threats to hill Mrs. Nick
ellis
According TO the statement made
by Mrs Siekells attorney, when the
horse trainer won his wife four
years ago, she was the poaHeEnar of
iooo sterling which she brought
here with her from Australia. All
this money. attorney asserted
Nickeils expended ~ the purchase II
race hors.n and saloons This led
up To Mrs. Ntckelln' direct story. i,r-
Gently she said. Sirkei'a had been
unkind 90 her. one u his euHtOmn
was 10 spend nnme time every rlgAt
-ihiair1as in g0Fy Threats against
her lifc. 40 she alleged These dire
thVats no terrified Mrs. SieksllH
that abe complained 60 Police Cap
tain Giiisn. Cullen Instructed the
policeman on the heat 60 keep spe-
ciRi eye out for StrkeiiH. and the
policeman. being an Ingenious peace
Officer. devised scheme whereby he
could DO his duty effectively Without
extra trouble 20 himself
lie secured an CID whistle AZ tho
Seventeenth street station ana gave
u to Mrs. Nirkeils. Ills accompany
ina ines auctions were that she
should tax the whistle t. bed ever
night, and a. soon a. Nickella
threatened her badly enough 10 call
Tor police interference she should
open a window and foot the instru-
mrns. The patfoiman. locating the
sound. would at once hasten TO her
assistance.
All this was beautiful theory but
Mrs Siekeils never had an oppnr-
tunity 20 put Il into practice She
got her whistle on March u. pot it
under her piiiow a. directed, and
then sai un to wait Tor her husband.
whsu Sickeils reached home he was
tired. and without waiting 10 threat
en- Mrs Niekrlin he went 20 bed. In
retiring he happened 20 iie down on
the wif~'a new police whistle, which
be At once fshsd gu, and examined.
Nickeiis. knowing that his wife had
been % sss TIE poiles. reading d.
viasi the purpose Of the whistle tie
SGT out % bed In haste. uttered a
few more threats. and then left The
house. never 10 return. he asserts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
A Surprised Barber.

Wearing Wigs has not gone out Of
atvlo by any means" said New
Orleans barber who has an eye for
the oddities Of the trade. The only
reason why we don't notice 80 many
Of them Ia that they are made a
great deal better than they used to
he why. even the BARRIERS get
fooled now and then, and whom the
customer ueglccts to warn thcm
some funny things happen, The
other day gentleman came into
the shop 10 get shaved The barber
finished the Job without noticing any
thing unusual. and as he laid the
razor aside he sprung the usual
chestnut. 4 notice good deal Of
dandrun ~ accommodating on your
senlp.' he said, and II YOU don't look
out you'll begin to get bald That
seemed 10 tickle the customer, AMI
he grlnned from ear to ear oh,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
Row Over Hair Dye.

The German empress II said to
have suffered n good many capillary
wclsaitudea In other aud shorter
words. she has had a sad time with
her hair. when the silver threads
began 20 come the empress was
very much depressed about f.. and
an accommodating friend got her
bottle 81 hair dye warranted harm
less" The misguided empress used
~. with the usual dire results. She
would gladly have gone into retire
meut for a while, but that was i'm
possible. and with fear and tremb-
ling she presented herself ~ the
next family meal. The august Will
liam gave her one awful look and
then demanded the bottle. In vain
she protested that there was no bot
tie. The emperor searched until he
found it. when he disposed ~ one
fell awoop Of the stuff and the man
who had sold Il. But the empress
was not TO be daunted. ana. Al her
request. friend sent 70 Paris for
another dye which was duly ap-
piled The very next morning the
emperor eyen his wife with wrath
and demanded who had sold her
that gliding. % shameful ~ see on
the head ~ a mother and a spouse. 9"
So that bottle went the way Of the
first. The empress did not fancy
going about In motley. so far aH her
hair was concerned. 30 she again
appealed to her friends to procure
something which would completely
bianch the hair This final expert
ment IL said to have been success
ftI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
aaaa=a7la=7-7--=77s
EDISON WINkED.
As He Showed His Wheel Thad
Always WhirIs.

Thomas a, Edison. who has given
40 many wonders to the world has
solved the problem Of perpetual
motion" In his laboratory the oth-
or day he laid before his workman
plans for n machine which. once
started. viii run forever. II f. 20
obviously simple that one is led TO
wonder why the inventor did not
think u II before-why, In short, 1t
was not one Of the inventions 81 his
early life instead Of his middle age.
Il have had many plans for per
pctuai motion machines submitted
to me-" said the inventor" but the
principle which involves an equlli-
brium ~ forces seems 10 have been
lost sight Of In each one Many Of
the machines would work for q time.
but sooner or later the resisting en-
erRy would equal the potentiality
Of the machines energy and then
like a subslding pendulum the me
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
BODIES FROM ALASKA
City OF Seattle Brings Re-
mains OF Two Men.

Steamer city u Seattle arrived IN
port last evening from skaRvay.
having on board sixty passengers
and large consignment u haiibut.
She ieft skaENay March "a Two
of the passengers. Jack Carr and Or.
T. J Carroll. are from Dawson.
Tho Seattle brought down the re-
mains OF Herbert \. Wells. ~ Sc
attic. who died at skagway. March
Il. q eryslnelas. and william clark.
81 Rhlneiander. Wis. who died at
Log Cabin. March q. 81 pneumonia.
The Seattle brought Down the fol-
lowing passengers 4. Bellyenr. 4. =.
Hensci. y. H. Langley Thomas
Spencer. Miaa Golden. <. H. siofah.
\ Conley. J. Clancy. u. =. Porter.
J. Carr. Mrs. Harrison. Mrs. Hen
sell. y. q. n. HoWper. Mrs Aidrtch.
r. " Carlton. a W. Hickman. =.
Madden. Mrs. Madden. Dr. =. }. Car
rol. II. u. Anthony. II @. Williams.
= n. Hoibrook. G. \. Wright. g.
butler. =. benson. =. l.. Smith. J. A.
Monroe. Mrs a. =. Daniriek. T.
SNOW. Miss Freeze, ". II. crunwail.
" =. Henry. J. Wheeler, Thoa Paw
cstt. Lloyd Bolts. -. Johnson. 3
Frank. ~ u. Levte. Mrs. Haines. 4.
r. Jepaup. T.. ~ Bowers. @. X. ker-
aey. &. Nicholson. J. J. Parker. J. s.
Grant. q. r. Fuik. J. Hrindlc. y.
clyde. r. Kiigore. ". Sylvester. II
A simmons. ~. .. Simmons. .. &.
Asattae Tflakn.ff "a MTEals4Ffa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
MAY BAR THIS TRUST
Kansas Law viii Not Allow
Potato Growers Combine.

TOPEKA. Kan. March ai.-The
potato growers and gardeners Of
Kaw valley propose 10 form a trust.
The frat step was taken today when
an application was filed with the
state charter board for n charter.
The trust IL to be known as the
Kansas Valley Produce Growers
and Dealers association. II has a
capital stock OF only 5000. but under
its plan Of running things e will be
able 10 get all the backing ~ needs.
The headquarters Will be AZ Lin
wood The object Of the association
az outlined In the application IL to
Disseminate information In regard
10 the kind 81 seed 20 plant. the best
method OF growing crops. the hest
markets and the most available
shipping route: to sell products at
the best advantage. to purchase Of
nii parties not connected with the
association. garden and farm prod
uce. and dispose Of II for the bcnc-
nt of the association"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-31
The Adventures of One Cat.

For the last month Mrs. Jones has
been troubled by the mysterious dis
appearance Of her butter and cream
She finally noticed cream ON the eats
mhlskssa. and that confirmed her
suspicious.
willie" she said to her eldest boy.
take the cat away somewhere and
get rid Of IT,"
This was Mrs. Jones eupheumistio
manner 81 expressing II. Nothing
10Th. william teeA the cat and put
IL In a good sliced lunch basket and
fastened the lid. Then he took the
basket over TO the car tracks and
threw Il into an empty freight car
az the train pulled out. lie hurried
home Ia tell his mother about It. and
ahen he was telling her In walked
the cat as clipper as ever.
"iiiamc the cat" said Willie. who
felt that his reputation as a cat dis
poser among the boys was seriously
endangered. lie took the cat a sec
ond time. tied her up In a sack and
threw her into the Chicago river.
There" he said. II the water
DOESN'T drown you the smell VIII
XIII you anyhow"
Two DAYS later. when the family
we're at dinner. the cat came back.
I'm nn her" said Willie TO the
hired girl. lie then tied poor pussy
10 a stake In the back yard and fired
a vniIcy at her from the pistol This
time she was dead and no mistake
about u She was covered with
blood and when While gave her an
governmental kick she showed no
sign Of life. The boy ran OF 10 get
shade TO bury the cat When he
came back she was gone. She has
been gone ever since.