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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Ahead of His Time.

Baron Christian de Neuvillette-No-
BILE man! Generous spirit! Best of
friends! You are out of place in this
barbarous agel
Cyrano de Bergerao-You're right. II
l had been born two or three centuries
later, l could have had this Internal
nos trimmed into shape by a facial
artist. That's what makes me go darned
mad!
brushes out and kills half a dozen
cutthroats to ease his mind). Chicago
Tribune.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Gracious Offering.

Elderly Passenger-Here, miss, take
this seat.
Stout Young Woman-Oh, I could not
think of depriving an old mean l
could not think Of depriving you.
You 60 ahead and take 1t and don't
argue. | know you fat girls always have
lame feet. Journal.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Easy!

How al you tell whether a skull be-
longed to a man or a woman: asked
Mrs Butterpup of her spouse.
Ii it was a woman's the jaw bones are
abnormally developoi-and now let me
read, answered Mr.. Butterpup.
Pick-Me-Up,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Not Always "A Paw Streak"

Tenant-You call our fiat the Klon-
dixie because they are so cold in Winter
and so hot In Summer, 1 suppose. Ha.
ha!
Landlord-No: because there's no
such money in them as people think.
Detroit Journal
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Ready for Settlement,

That Harkins will case which has
been in the courts for several wears will
soon be settled now, said Lawyer
Habeas.
Yes, assented Lawyer Corpus. 1 nm
derstand the property is about all gone.
Ohio State journal.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Holiday Ratss-sauta 70 Route.

A rate Of one fare for the round trip
will be made for Christmas and New
Year holidays, tickets will be sold Dec.
"a, IS, 20 and 81, 1898, and January !
and 2, good to return until January 4,
1899. For particulars call on agents OF
the Santa Fe Route.
H. 8. LUTz, Agent,
Santa Fe, N. NJ.
w. j. BLACK, q. p. A.,
Topeka, Kas.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Economy

Wife: l am trimming up last years
hat for this winter, to save the cost OF a
new me-. Hubby: How good of you;
you're a perfect little angel! Wiie:. Am
/? Then give me IS to buy wings.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Notice for Publication.
Homestead Entry No. 4SO&.I
LNND OFFICE AT SANTA FEE, N. NJ. I
Novamhor d 12Q2. (

LlND OFFICE AT SANTA FE, N. M.
November Is, 1898.
Notice IL hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
january 1, 1899, viz: NemecioArmijo for the
Ell NV \, W X ne y, sec. Q, { p. II n, r 10 e.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residences upon n cultivation
Of said land, viz:
Melesio Sails, Sisto Mansanares. Jesus NJ.
Manxanares, Refugio SAILS, of Santa Fe, N. NJ.
MANUEL r. OTERo,
Register.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
Waste of Time.

If Virgins called you a liar you ough
to make him prove it.
What good would that do.-Chicago
Record.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
But He Caught 1t Just the Same.

But He Caught 1t Just the Same.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Here's a hair on
your shoulder, John!
MI. Crimsonbeak-It must be one of
yours, dear.
"Mine? Nonsensel This is light and
my hair is black"
ooh, we'll, I guess you frightened it
and turned it white. love. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-02
NEW JEWELRY.
Chatelaincs. buckles and Belts to
Accompany Winter


Chatelaine III are again in
vogue, and all sorts of goldsmith's ware
are suspended from the belt. Besides the
articles which have some shadow of USE
bonbon boxes, postage stamp holders, scent
bottles, tablets, pencils, buttonhooks and
mirrorS-there are enalneled and jeweled
ornaments of no utility whatever-four,
five and seven leaved ~clovers, old coins and
miniatures, canoes and carved carnelians
and onyXes. These pendent objects, with
their charms, make a clanking and clash
ing at every movement of the wearer
which strongly suggest u set of letters.
Belts are narrow and are fastened by
buckles Of all varieties of design. Some
very attractive ones are of gun metal,
which is adult, steel gray and is very serv-
iceable, although somewhat expensive.
These are useful for general wear and to
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
GREAT BLAZE IN AUGUSTA.
The Total Losses BY Fire Will Amount 10
Sls0.O00.

3S3V.UUy.
AUGUSTA, Ga, SpeciAl.-The largest
fire in Augustus history in many years
burned over the same district that Was
swept seven years ago when Tho Au.
eustA Chronicle was burned. Several
buildings that escaped at that time are
now smoking ruins. The fire started
in the drug store Of Davenport 4 Phin-
ezy. negro was mixing . pot Of
venus turpeutine, which is hard
rosin melted and mixed with tur-
pentine Fire got in the pot
and the flames spread SO rapidly
that the employees in the front part OF
the store barely had time to escape.
Smoke issued in dense volumes from
back and front Of the store. Owing to
the oil, paint and chemicals in the
stock it was seen from the beginning
that it would be fortunate if the fire was
confined to this building. The flames
made quick Roadway and in q short
while the following stocks were bur ned
out:
Dross & Co., five and ten cent store,
loss $40. 600. insurance $1,000; Lamkiu
& Co., grocers, loss $1,000, insurance
s., 900; Thomas & Barton, musical in
struments, bicycles and furniture, loss
s24, 900. insurance S24, 600; Alexander
Drug Company, loss ST., 900. insurance
Sl2, 600; Davenport & Phinezy, loss
sa4, 900, insurance $22, 600; Stub & Co.
liquor dealers, less about s.. coo, insur
auce about $1,000; Smythe, chin'
store. loss about $1,000. insurance
about $1,000; VIM. Schweigert, jew
eIer, loss very slight, fully covered b.
| Insurance.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15

inaisss ns h'.ca ...re Ia. ssui
he's . ted isli.s sst essf ftha eva
iiseI Chervacs sr Crr~l As. .sal hos
siroat The s~ssse SctzaarAr~f
pr. HsssAsrl ssy. tAsi he n.xrc
seat late tAs AGA s.a l-sst .Hltss
e~>si -yet ssns arc. F.slsa. Ny
TREAD Marvel. 81 AElingtsa. fros~s
sssn Hoss "a. snA thsrs az eiAsrs 81
a.1efrEi roicrs sAo ate ~crsc tAan "a,
ee.sis 90 iE0s Of al .hoa 90 hops
have I'D soe.s o. l,~ l.r@sHt-I ia tAs
n'ss of h.i. ss4 thsFsisSs .hosli Ls
burned la ihl. ~oFA ralorann &C..
that tAe spint oi n.a sosth Sp-.ft
sai the srsri q l-rs,, ec,th do.a
wsrd tnts tAs s.rih.
BGt tsi. thvor, eftAs dsoier .iii a,
bear . s~rions iloash. In d. kss Gu
arei 70 80 rhyss~.l cts aciars - a..
impartsi Afric~a.. ~ho Ns~ FEslaa4
run paid for sra hroughi o,sr Lsrs.
10 might haze sone forcs but he r.nn
issosii. etc tie soui or .Lur. % eans
from or whittier ii 10 gosRs TA.i ia
mystery pssi our kon. Ihcrs D. sI
aged vomsn her. ~hgm -rsr,l.s.d,
kno~s - Old A.Bms Hsy.sfa .ho .,
srd looks o. much hke Q bsbl.o-sa @.
pOssib'r. tui 70 tbsrs ss iras CHRIST
isa In C.rieEs.iiie 90 sl i,clicr. .he ..
Une. Thoarh hin.iy year. of age.
.br t.kes . l&rk srai ln tl- ~Lsis sail.
church every s.isl.sih aud fs,.socs
IA the srfsioo. she lac. f.ith
fully served four geGersiio.. sud
is serving yo.- IL ,he hs. Is .oui EoI
pcrhsfs it 0. po.siilc for thr Crssft0f
60 gave her Que ~h-n .hs el-. 90 th.i
abe may eItor that rect th.t Tonain
eth frr the poop. "i God ALi ss
know many brgf".s sbo give .. much
evidence Of having souis q. a. ihs
Christasr. ~bo Af- ~biic. lot tSo.i Oi
the back Foucrsil"n are Lcsdcl fuf
the changing. Thst ssme mrfry
beariei Bob ~s. .eui q ,he chsiassug
Tor kiliinR another negro which De
iidn't mean o. do. fuT % .s. Q s.ililg
fight rpd Le cay. nov ''pAr D. sonc ~
mean nigecr. 40 dc chaingabg ss dsf is
ogten dar."
Aud there 10 the faithful Tlp sLo
VAS born ours Ani Who love. "a. al
yet. The slave who gr.s up With vur
older childrea hhi cared fOr ih' nl
aud they Gated for Lia the trusted
friend ~Lo watched m. long snl isn.
derly while I AS do.n ~iih fever "a
the Nirginis nrmy. What about Tip
having no sonll Bui lip is . ginger
cake, ho's not a black maa. Tip aud
Lis parents are Of that peculiar coloi
that Livingstone rank. 90 high smons
the native tribes. The Guinea Bsgte
is more like the missing hbk aud ibr,
were the bcsl servant. In the World "a
c-pt their desire Go pick up liil'
things that SouldDt 10 IEissod. Ai
original Guinea negro whose blood ha,
not i-een crossed Ia as docilo ss n sh-p
herd dog. Now THE startling deliver
aucc of Dr. Hsaskarl sbov. that b.
kDoss nothing practically about ih'
negro and is imbuel ultL the prevail
ing northern prejudice hgalns bim. III
should come dow1 hero aud attend uB
ot their shouting meetings and s-'
The women carried cut "a . s~oon. -
B1' Arp, ip Alfalfa Copstitution.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
Commencement at Davidson

~"""SuSSWcUI U1St0SOn.
At 8 o'clock Wednesday an i'm.
mense crowd assembled to hear the
Innior oratorical contest in the com
inencement hall. Exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. DR..
Mack. The speakers OF the evening.
with their subjects, were announced
as follows: ". +. Hill (Phi), "a
Fathers Advice; T.. II. Humphreys
lEu.), "A National Fault; +. S.
Morton (Phi.), "rhe Modern Call for
Patriotism; w. II. Thompson (Eu.),
The Problem of the Philippines; ;
w. Nj. Walsh (Phi. J, 'In Payment of
the Debt; J. A. Vim (Eu.) ODE
votion to the Flag" All OF the ora
tions were we'll delivered, and were
listenedtO attentively. The morning
brought one of the largest crowds in
the history OF the college to witness
the graduating exercises OF the class of
'99. The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. B. p. Reid, of South
Carolina. Mr.. II. S. Munroe, of
Lenoir. N. c., then delivered the
salutatory Grafton. The speaker in a
few well-chosen words welcomed the
visitors in behalf of his class. He then
spoke for about ten minutes on ''The
Ancient Civllizer," and showed how
war had in al! the ages been the civ
ilizer of mankind. The following ora
tions were then delivered by members
OF the senior class:
X. l.. Douglas, Blackstock, s. G.
Subject: "Retribution in History"
A. A. McFayden, Raeford, n. G..
Subj ct: "The Pain of Limitation u
J. E. Ward. Fayetteville, N. G. Sub
jcct: "a Character Sketch"
The philosophical Grafton (the third
honor was delivered by l.. G. Beall,
of Greensboro, N. G.. Subject: "The
Grand Old Man."
The presentation Of prizes and con.
ferring degrees then took place.
The alumni medal, given by certain
members of the alumni for the bes
prose contribution to the Davidson
Magazine, was delivered to Mr.. l.. O.
Beall, of Greensboro, N. c.. by Rev
DR.. s. NJ. Smith, of Columbia, s. G
Rev. DIR. j. B. Mack, Of South Car
olina then presented the society medal
to the following gentlemen: From tn
Enmenean Society-Declaimer's m ed
al, ". b. Reid; debater's. F. NJ. Haw
ley; essaTists, j. NJ. Mcconnell.
The successful contestants in the Phi
Society were: Declaimer'a, Mr.. Nc
Pherson; debater's, E. S. Morton; es
snyist's. FL. 8. Munroe.
The medal that arouses the creates
interest always is the orators medal
given to the best orator of the junio
class, six Of whom are chosen to speal
on Tuesday night. Rev. W. E. Nell
waine, of Florida, announced as tn
successful man the smallest man in tn
class. Mr.. L. S. Morton, of Tarboro
and conferred on him the highest hon
or in the gift of the college, saving
perhaps, the valedictory.
,, The commencement exercises close
Wednesday evening with the gran
concert and reception by societies an
: fraternities.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
Even Arbitration is to Fail.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Special.
cording to private advices reaching here
from the Hague, there is grave danger
that one and all of the arbitration
schemes before the conference will fail.
It is said that Germany is markedly
hostile to the arbitration principle and
is making an active canvass to secure
the support of some of the second rate
powers in her opposition. If this move
ment is successful, even in q limited
degree, it is feared that arbitration il
doomed, so far as this conference i,
concerned. for to carry any weight and
have practical results, the delegates
must be nearly unanimous.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
The Return of the Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special.
eral Otis cables as follows regarding
the return of volunteers:
"Manila, JuneS.
"Adjutant General, Washinston:
"The Oregon regiment requests to
defer time of departure until the 12th;
will leave for Portland in transports
Ohio and Newport. The Sixth Infan-
try, upon arrival, will relieve Californ-
ians at Negros. Hancock sails in q
few day with the Nebraska and other
troops.
lSigned ''Otis."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
Trinity Commencement.

The closing of very successful
year at Trinity College WAS marked by
u commencement occasion of more
than ordinary interest. This interest
was largely enhanced by the presence
Of the young lady graduates. Trinity
was one Of the first colleges in the
State to adopt the idea Of co-educa-
tion. This years commencement fully
demonstrated the success of the ex-
pertinent. Miss Elias, daughter of
Hon. Kope Elias, of Macon, was the
tirst young lady to graduate from
Trinity College.
There is great rejoicing among the
trustees, alumni, and friends OF the
college over the progress Of the past
year. An increase in equipment and
endowment of over $1,000 900 in one
year is notable achievement, and will
enable the college to give greater ad-
vantages to its students.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
No Longer THE CHAMPION.
Ftzsimmons Badly Whipped by
Jeffries.
ENDED IN ELEVENTH ROUND.
The Fight Was a Hard One From the Start
Both Comb1tisntS Shed Blood -J Jefiries
Gr VS. BOaStfui.

new YoRx, Special James ]. JEFF.
fries, another sturdy young giant, has
come out Of the West 10 whip cham
pion ruSilists. At the arena OF the
Coney Island Athletic Club, Friday
night, he defeated Robert Fitzsi,nmons.
tho Worlds champion in two c'asses
mddieweisht and heavyweight -in
eleyeyen rounds Of whirlwind
fighting. IIo came TO the ring
rank outsider and loft il the acknowl.
edged master of the man ho defeated.
He was never at any time in serious
danger, and after tho sizo.up in the
earlier rounds Of the contest took the
lead. lIo had the Australian whipped
from tho ninth round. 1t was acknowl.
edged that Jeflries would have an i'm.
mense advantage in weight, height and
nge but the thousands who tipped and
backed his opponent to win were sure
that he was slow and that he would in
that respect DO absolutely ut the mercy
OF tho past master at the scieno OF
fighting that no was to meet. He prov
ed, on tho contrary, that he was just as
fast as the man he met and bore him
down to unconscious defeat in n fair
fight. lIe is veritable giant in
stature and marvelously speedy for his
immense size. Less than a year ago
he appeared in New York great awk
ward, ungainly boy. TO day he is the
1.-the. active, trained athlete. The
men who prepared him for his fight
worked wonders with him. They
taught him nearly perfect defense,
improved his foot movements and in.
structed him in the methods Of inhict-
ing punishment. The transition since
he appeared last has been little short
of miraculous. At "a he has defeated
Robert Fitzsimmons, Tom Shurkey
and Peter Jackson and il he cares for
himself he will probably be able to sue
cessfully defend the title for many
years.
Jefiries was surrounded by host o.
friends who congratulated him on his
woll won honor. In response to scvera
AHIu'i tho hCW
"FitHdmmous fought good and game
battle and nit me harder than any man
whom have been up against. He cal
whip Sharkey In two rounds. l woult
gain nothing by meeting Sharkey agair
but am willing to meet any man in the
world in whom the public has conf
dencc, aud there noed be no fear of my
quitting the ring for the stage. l viii
defend my title rs champion at a!
times aud against all comers. At NJ
time during Friday night fight did
feel any misgivings as TO my ability t.
win. am satisfied that | have wei
earned the right to be called champion
by beating Fitsimnons, who was uu
doubtedly the greatest fighter of th'
age.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
THE PHILIPPINE SBAI|ON
Described in CabIegram From
Gen. Otis.
OTIS Is GIVEN FREE REIN.
Man Ia Seems 10 be the Oniy City Of Ref
uze for the lnsd,seats Only Msraud.
ing Bands.

WASHINGTON, Il. c., Special.
situation in the Philippines il described
by Gen. Otis in the following cable
gram:
"MANILA, Juues.
"Adit General, Washington:
Tho result of the movements on
Morong province was to drive the in
surgents into tho mountains, captur-
ing Antipolo and other towns in that
section, with point Of land projecting
into the bay. They retreated and scat
tered before our advance, leaving 25
dead on the field. Our loss was 4 killed
and few wounded, mostly slight. The
city of Morong, on tho only land route
around the bay, lis garrisoned. All
other troops are withdrawn. The in.
habitants of the provinces profess
friendship and ask protection. Large
numbers wish to enter Manila, but are
refused as the city population is in
creasing too rapidly. The leading ma.
tives throughout the island, including
the active insurgent leaders, seek per
mission to send their families to Ma,
Mia, which is considered the only
place of personal security.
[Signed "OrIs."
The conclusions drawn by the Wsl
Department officials concerning the
condition in ihe Philippines. given il
the dispatch of General Otis. are tha,
the insurgents are little more thar
marauding bands. which will continu
ally decrease when the men find tha
there is life and liberty under he Amer
ican government. These bands are re
garded as something like the bands o
Indians. 25 and 30 years ago. and th'
people who are coming into the Ameri
can lines asking protection are consid
cred like those who sought protection
in the forts during the early stages o
American development in the Wost
Nothing is yet said as to the intention
of General Otis to continue active hos
tilities, but this is matter that will b.
left wholly in his discretion, and b.
will no doubt fight or rest, as the cir
cumstances determie.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15

severe cyclone passed over Reids :
Vile late Wednesday afternoon and
badly damaged some property near
there. The Reidsvilla cornet band
was practlcing in the pavilion at the
race trace when the violent wind came
up. The pavilion was unroofed, the
top falling through and slightly iDjur-
ing some of the members of the band.
Mr.. Fletcher Jones, one of the band
boys. was right badly hurt.
The wife of Mayor Ward, Of North
Wilkesboro. nearly killed an infant a
few nights ago by giving it laudanum
when she intended to administer an
other medicine.
Col. j. w. Hicks, superintendent OF
the Oxford Orphan Asylum, is in the
city. He ssys preparations are already
in progress at the orphanage for the
celebration of st. Johns Day on Jufe
oath. There will be an old-fashioned
basket picnic and songs by. the chill
dren. Exercises in memory of the
late j. H. Mile, founder OF the insti
tuition, will be held on this day and
memorial addresses will be delivered
by General w. II. Cox. of Washington,
d. C., and DR.. J. d. Holman, oi
Henderson. News and Observer.
The Salem Iron Works shipped 1
saw mill and four 54-inch saws te
Brazil few days ago. The company
also has orders to ship another mill tc
the same place aud one to Mexico, an,
coffee huller and separator to Do
mingo.
DR.. Nathan Anderson, of Wilson
has been reappointed by Col. w. B
Rodman surgeo1 Of the Second Regi
ment of the State Guard, and has &C
cepted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
Fate of the Paris Sealed.

CovERSAcK, Cornwall. By Cable. =
The American Line steamer Paris,
which ran on the rocks of the Manscles
May 81, is now known to be doomed.
A southeast wind is blowing, bringing
IN heavy seas, which are driving the
steamer astern landwards. Her boilers
have shifted, hor false bottoms are
gone, aud the divers are unable TO
work. With the exception of about q
dozen IN sn who remain with the captain
and three off GERS, all tho crew Of the
Paris have left her.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
Asaim TO Wear His Uniform

FoRT FRANCE, ISLAND OF MAR
TINIoUE. BY Cable. dispatches from
Cayenne say all efforts to interview
Dreyfus have been futile. He is now
under the guard of Captain Cachoux,
efthe gendarmes. The prisoner is ap
parently in good health, but seems to
be fatigued. The verdict of the Court
OF Cessation has caused very favorable
impression here and in French Guiana.
Captain Dreyfus will only resume his
uniform Of artillery captain on debark.
ing from the French cruiser Sfax, al
Brest
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
No Break Promised.

WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Specialize
mercury fell off enc degree from Thurs.
days high record of 81 degrees. Nor
folk, Charlotte and Augusta oil regis
tered 90, and were the only Atlantic
coast points hotter than Washington.
The Weather Bureau is not promising
any break in the hot wave.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15

Msrk,d improvement IN eonsaiSr %
Crops.

A decided improvement ia the con-
iition Of crops wss generally reported
10 have taken place during the week
ending Monday. June Q. 1879. The
Temperature continued above the nor
nal every day, and local showers we're
frequent. occurring chiefly on Nay
30th, June lst and I'd. The rainfall.
however. Vas poorly Distributed. too
much rain occurred in tho southeast
sections. where amounts exceeding 40
inch were reported: on the other hand
too little precipitation occurred ON the
northeast coast, along the northern tiei
Of counties. and especially in The
Western District. where droughiy con.
ditiops continue TO prevail over many
counties. and lcss improvement ir
crops took pace on that account The
amount of sunshine during tho soes
uas abundant Limited damage by
hail or severe local storms occurred %
the following counties: Auson. Beau
fort, Casvell, Chatham. Durham. Mont
gomery. Sampson and Wake. Soms
replanting was Lecessasy.
The conditions were favorable foi
fsrm work. which progressed rapidly.
Grass aud weeds have generally beet
subdued, 90 that crops are mostly clear
aud we'll cultivsted. The harvest hs
begun, some oats and wheat having al
really been cut. Small grains ss
ripening rapidly; yields will be below
the sversge. but Of good quality
spring oats are poor.
Cotton and corn have recovered
from the set- back Of last week snd ars
growing well. ezc~pt where there ss'
insufficient rain. ChoppiDg 90 stsnr
has been flashed. Tobacco seems ts
be growing nicely aud IN some eastern
counties the plants are knee high; IN ib'
vest the last transplsntipg ws
delayed by dry weather; flea bugs sDs
wire worms hsve been Troublesome 4.
few counties. Shipment o. Irish po
tatoes has begun. Peanuts look we'll
but the stands are net generally good
Gardens are doing fairly sell; lat
cabbage and tomato plants have beeI
tfansplsnted.
The damage 10 truck crops and gar
dens Ly insect pests seems 70 be OF
the increase, and farmers sbould 10
milisrixe themselves With the prepsra
ton and use Of insccticides. sbou
which macy excellent pamphlets hss
been published by the Department o
Agriculture and the various Experi
| mept Stationa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-15
A Billion Dollar Beer Trust.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Special. The
trust mania has reached the brewers,
and it may he said that q scheme is on
foot to form q trust with 81, 600, 00O.0OO
capital and buy up all the breweries in
the country. It is said the scheme,
which is at present only in its incep-
ton, received impetus at the national
convention of brewers at Detroit when
plans were discussed secretly. It is
said that several big Indiana capitalists
arc lending their support to the gigan.
tic project.