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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Lieutenant La1sdale Taught the King Of
Korea to Ride a Ricvcle

Korea to Ride a Bicycle.
Lieut.. Philip V. Lansdale of the Phil
adelphia, who was killed in the recent
ambush in Samoa. had charge of the
caravels here during the Worlds Fair.
Lieut.. Wilson of the photographic
Office, in speaking of him. said:
"He was popular with the King Of
Korea. In 1884 Lansdale took a bicy-
Gle and pair of skates to Korea. He
is said to have been the first man that
rode wheel on Korean soil. The ma
tives came running from all sides when
they saw him pedaling through the
streets Of ChemulpO Oh Iii; high ma
china.
THE King of Korea, then a boy of
sixteen. heard of the wonderful bicycle
and sent an invitation to Lansdale to
bring his wheel to Seoul. the capital
This was just after the massacre of
OH by the Chinese.
"Gen. FOOte. the American Minister
with the representatives of France, &c:
many, and England. had fed from the
capital when the trouble broke out
Lansdale. with thirteen others, vOlun
teered to go back there with Gen
FOote, and on this trip he took his
wheel. as per invitation, although the
ground was covered with SHOW and ice
The King was astonished at the sight
| of the officer astride the bicycle.
There is nothing to hold. it up;
don't understand how you ride on it,
said the King with puzzled air.
Lieut.. Lansdale explained the art Of
! riding, and Under him the King tool
lessons with such good progress tha
he sent an order to America for q scor,
of bicycles"
| The Koreans, It is said, had NJ
skates. and when Ensign Lansdale ap
/ peared skimming over the ice the ma
tives were again astOnished. Lieut.
Wilson and he frequently went skatin,
together, one darting over the ice whil'
the other amused himself by watchin,
the natives scramble on the ice TO
cash" which he tossed up in the air.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The stamps Of the Cuban republic,
printed year or so ago, as a means
of raising funds for the insurgents,
have been sold in large quantities,
though they have never been recog-
nized as postage stamps. If letter
franked with one of these labels was
sent to the United States it was treat
ed by the postal authorities as wholly
unpaid, and the postage collected upon
delivery. Having no recognized gov
eminent the Cubans could not issue
postage stamps and expect them to
BE- honered In other countries,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Pay of Women Wood Carvers.

Wood carving. which has been only
recently adopted in this country as an
occupation for women, has been fol-
lowed by the sex in Sweden for some
time. One woman, Froken Gobel,
has great reputation as carver, and
employs more than dozen girls to
work with her. They not only do the
light part of the work, but execute
the more difficult tasks, which require
no little muscle and q great deal o.
skill. The wages often range as higf
as $40 to SO O. week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The Hal Lung, torpedo boat built
by Schichau, of Elbing, for the Chinese
navy, is credited with a run of eigh.
teen and one-half knots at an average
speed Of thirty five knots an hour, and
with . maximum speed rate of 36.7
knots, or 42.2 miles per hour. This
beats the Turbinia's rate of thirty-five
knots an hour, and moreover the Tur.
binia is only fortyton boat, while
the Schichau boat is four and one-half
times larger. The new and enlarged
Turbinias now building at Newcastle,
England, for the British navy, it is be-
Iieved, will surpass even the Hal Lung.
The Schichau boat is fitted NTH recip-
rocating engines: the British torpedo
boats will have the new motors-tur.
bine stearn power.-Detroit Tribune.
Five miles for a penny! This is the
fare which is announced in connection
with an extension Of the all-night
tram-car service in the North Metro.
politan Tramways Company between
Stamford Hill and Hoiborn. England
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
The North.

The sheriff OF Shoshone county Ida
ho has been arrested, charged with
abeting the Wardner rioters.
Baltimore's bank clearings broke all
previous records last Thursday, agsre-
eating $l5. O34, 372.
Hugh Cavanaugh was struck over the
heart by pitched ball and died in
few minutes from the effects at Mont
clair, N. Y, Monday
Andrew Carnegie denies that he has
sold his American interests. He says
be will sell and retire from business if
his young partners will accept his
terms.
The transport Thomas, having on
board the Fifth United States volun-
teer immune regiment, was released
from quarantine. She proceeded to
pier ID, Jersey City, where the work Of
unloading the horses and luggage was
proceeded with up TO late hour at
night.
Ninety eight paint manufacturers,
representing o majority of the leading
paint grinding concerns of the United
States. met at the auditorium annex in
Chicago and organized the Paint Man
ufacturers' Association of the United
States. The meeting was the result OF
the preliminary conferences held in ST.
Louis and New York for the purpose of
paint business. No steps were taken
it was announced, towards forming q
trust.
Ado!ph Kutlier, doing business in
New York under the name of A. Kuf,
fler & Co., dealers in leaf tobacco,
has made M assignment. Liabilities,
800. 900; assets, 100000.
The Fifth Immune Regiment, " bic
has been doing duty in Cuba ID
which arrived in New York f. W day:
ago, has reached Camp Meade, Pa
They will be mustered out of servic.
some time next month.
Governor Smith, of Montana, ha
expressed himself as opposed to tn,
war in the Philippines as being I'M
American and in furtherance of pol
icy which he believes to be menace t.
the republic itself. He declines, how
ever, to make demand upon the gov
eminent for the return of the Montau
volunteers, on the ground that it woul
be against the wishes of the First Mon
tana Volunteers and the people of tn
State.
At q meeting of the board of aide,
men of New York. an enthusiastic resc
luton calling for an official rece ption t
Admiral Dewey upon his arrival in tina
city was adopted unanimously
The sixth annual convention of til
Police Chiefs i s5ocistion of the Unite
States and Canada began at Chattano,
gu, Tenn, Monday. Several hundre
, members were present, all portions
! the country beirg well Representa-,
{ The convention was called to order b
L President Jameson, of Milwaukee
l Mayor Watkins, of Chattanooga, d
livered an address of welcome and IL
d president appropriately responded.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Washington.

The President will leave Washington
for Virginia Monday
The claims of the United States
against the government of Morocco
have been settled. The United States
or uiser Chicago has sailed from Tan
giers to resume her voyage around At
rica
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
FARM TOPICS
I:ape Tor sheep.

We have always had some doubt
shout the proftableness OF growing
rape seed for sheep TO feed off during
the simmer. The rape is a branch OF
TIC mustard family, with small seeds
and needs to he put in soil that is
made very mellow by cultivation. 1t
grows rapidly and has large leaves for
10 small n seed. But our experience
in feeding down sowed grain with sheep
is that they @ill trample down twice
as much ess.hey will eat. We find
this 60 be true even OF clover, and it
- much more true Of any plant that
grows in soil easily poached by sheep
in wet time. The sleeps foot is
very small. II will sink into cultiva.
ted soil, especially in n wet time, and
it will spoil all the heritage the hoof
touches.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Foreign.

The Pope has signed bulletin pro-
claiming a sacred year of universal
jubilee, beginning December 25th
next.
BY the terms OF the Angle Russian
agreement England binds herself not to
seek railroad concessions in China
north of the Great Wall, while Bussia
makes the same promise relative to the
basin of the Yang-Tse.
But one regiment of volunteers now
remains in Cuba. That is one of the
immune commands at Santiago Tha,
regiment will embark on tho transport
Logan for New York as soon as that
vessel can disemb bark the second half o.
the Tenth cavalry which she is to TAX,
from Galveston to Santiago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Green Mauuring AMI Nitrogen.

The nitrogen OF the soil is the only
one of its valuable constituents which
is subject to serious loss by natural
agencies. Whatever the form in which
nitrogen is applied to the soil, whether
in farm yard manure, in dried blood,
in ground fish, ground bone, tankage,
cottonseed meal, ulphate of ammonia,
or nitrate OF soda, it sooner or later is
so changed by natural agencies as to
become soluble and in this form the
soil cannot hold it. With heavy rains
1t is dissolved in the downward sink
ing water, and with it is carried ulti-
mately into the streams and rivers and
to the ocean.
None of the other valuable elements
of plant food are subject to this loss
by teaching to anywhere near the same
extent. This loss Of nitrogen can be
prevented in u large measure by the
growth of green manuring crops. The
agencies of nature which convert nitro
gen into the soluble form are most
active during the later summer months.
AT the close of summer there is COM
monty present in al! fertile soils large
quantity of nitrogen in soluble form.
If the field be left bare during the
autumn, winter and early spring this
soluble nitrogen will be washed out OF
the soil. The only practical method
of preventing this is to cover the field
with growing crop.
For this purpose those crops which
grow late into the fall will be found
best, although even those which Of,
killed by autumnal frosts will before
their death have taken considerable
share of this soluble nitrogen out Of
the soil. 1t will have become par
of the vegetable tissue. In such form
it is not soluble and will not be sub
ject to waste until this vegetable tbs
sue rots, as it will do with the advanc
of the warmer weather of the follow
ing season. 1t should be the aim o
the farmer to leave his fields bare jus
as little as possible. Keep the field
covered, keep the soil filed with feed
ing rootlets of growing plants. Thes
hunSy rootlets will take up nitrogen
which would otherwise be lost.
will be locked up in vegetable tissue
aud safelySkept to meet the demand
of the growing crop of the next sea
son. Green manuring, then, may b
made an important means Of saving Q
conserving soil nitrogen. Prof. "
p. Brown, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Two Chickens From One Egg.

A double yolked egg was Matched
by hen near Crystal Lake, Penn,
recently. The farmer was greatly
amazed to find two little chicks grown
together after the fashiol-o! the Siam
csc twigs
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

n h the osIy cur. Tor svoliss. searsins.
rsred. Achias. Burning. susafine -
Corrc AID Bnaioes. Ask for Anees too.-
Eass. . po~ de- 10 be shAkea trio tne -
store. asc. sample s~at FREE Address'
A,l~c 3 o;rns,ed, L. Roy. n. y.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Cie.n blood means . clean .t,n. Se
A.snsv r;,nou, il. Csscare,s. Candy Caihsr-
ito clean your blood and Keep s.s: nj ; ~
stirring Up the ,s :.y h S,. AZ Eesh to-day to
P sr n;mnle.. ho,ls. 6lo,ehes. blaekhesds.
and tha. s,ekly bilious eomple,,on y '. a,,s
Cs.caress,-bearty for ten cents All Stss
e,s,s, sa,.siaction guaranteed, lec, *. SS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

These officers are created by an ex-
ecutive order of May 8, which has not
been promulgated. The order creates
a system for the management of the
finances of the islands, providing for
treasurers, auditors and other neces-
sary officers for keeping the accounts
of the receipts and expenditures of the
islands.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

those sweet girl singers still live in
memory. though the preacher elo-
quepce Was soon forgotten.
And where 10 old Sam. the janitor.
who rang the college bell apd kept
our secrets and brought u 'possum
and Eaters and other luxuries by
night after the tutors hsd gone on
their grand rounds and III VAS quiet
on the Oconee? Where is Hansel, the
baker. from whom We purchased ice
cream or cakes for our evening walks.
and where are all the pretty girls We
used to meet or passed on the way to
CobEam? remember that it MAS here
frst saw and heasd Toombs and
Stephens, William c. Dawson and the
Doughertys and Bishops Pierce aud
Elliott and other eloquent statesmen
and divines These men were my
idesls-my standard Of Southern man
hood, honor and intellect, and it
grieves me to believe that the stand
ard has been lowered since the civil
war. l am no pessimist. but it is
easy to see that methods and means
are tolerated now shat were not then
methods in the forum, in the legis-
lative halls. in politics. in business,
and in the pulpit But still there is
much good that has come along With
the bad and in every town and city
and community there more good men
and women than Abraham could find
in Sodom. Athens is still the central
seat of art and learning, of good morals
and good manners. and the pride oil
our State. and that citizen is not to be
envied whose love OF lear ming and whose
reverence for historic virtue does no,
gain force as he ponders upon her his
tory of a hundred years.-Bill Arp il
| Atlanta Constitution.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

To Cure Constipation fessvss'
Take CAscarets Candy Cathartic Ive OF -
Nc C. c. fail TO cure. druggists refund mooey'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The Indian financial statement Jus,
issued shows that in the last fiscal
year there was deficit Of nearly s19.-
100000. owing to the decrease in taxes
caused by the plague and famine. For
the present year, however, q surplus
OF $15.OOO.OOO is estimated, and for
next year nearly as much. The re.
mittance to be sent to England tbi,
year as midas contribution to the
royal Golfers will be the highest on
record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The WOODEN mill. Of Cartilage. No. are
unning day and night 90 -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

J. c. Simpson, Marques. w. Va. says;
Halls Ca,aTrh Cure cured me Of very bad
case of catarrh." Druggists sell IL, .Sc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Educate Your Bowels With Caseerses.
Candy Cathartic. euro constipation t2Iess.'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The people of London are computed to
spend &c, 600 600 daily
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Orange production OF the Pacific coast
this season has Leen the greatest In Califor-
MAS history.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

No-To-B ac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. Soc, q. All druggiStA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

While the population in Great Bri.
tain is increasing the number Of pau
pers is yearly diminishing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrupfor children
teething. sofiens tho gums. reducing innama-
ton. aliay. pai a. Gu res wind collie $50 bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

-Gla.s IL not used for the windows OF
houses In Manila. They are giased Win
translucent oyster shells.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Piso's Cure for Con SUMPTION is an A No. l
Asthma medicine.-W. X. WILLIAMS. Anti
och lis April IL, 1884,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The oldest iron vessel in the world L
the Michigan, built in 1874.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Railroad Accident,

READING. Pa, Speclal.-i collision
of passenger trains occurred Oh the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, at
Exeter, about six miles south of this
city, Friday night, and a great mum
Der of persons we're killed and injured
There is no telegraph Office at Exeter
and details, therefore, are difficult to
obtain at this writing. The number
of killed is variously stated to be from
Is to 20. Fully so others are injured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The United States government has
been notified that the Spanish govern
ment will sell at public auction at Ha.
vana the floating dry dock of steel
which was there when the peaoe proto-
col was signed.
The Southern Novelty Company Of
Hartsville has been char tered. It il
to manufacture paper and wooden
wares. J. L. Cocker is president. Cap
ital stock, $4,000. The Electric ano
Water Power Company of the same
town was chartered. Its capital stool
is $4,000. J. l.. Lawton is genera
manager.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

To Cure Q Cold IN Oas Day.
Taks LAXATIVE Bromo Quinine Tsbiefa An
prugrisie refund money n II fails 10 cure ee
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Doar fsbsese sSle and sosAs Ssss LIE A~sy.
To Quit tobacco easily ana forever. be mag
nc;lc. fun OF life. nerve and ,iscr, take No-i
D,c, the wonder uo.ser. that males YEA. nea
strong. All druggists. ,oc or u. Cure g la.an'
,ecd. Docket aad sample free. Address
Sterling Esmsiy Co. Chicago Of New YORK
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The wooden mills at Bridgton, Ne. con
time to run day and night.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Sorghum aA Green Feed.

Select n good piece OF land, not too
rich, rs it will lodge badly on very
fertile soil. Break az early a. posi-
bic, preferably sod, and as soon as all
danger Of frost is over. Prepare thor
oughly by narrowing and dragging or
rolling, but never rebreak. Then have
the seed perfectly clean. lprefcr the
red top variety Of sorghum. For seed
ing use an ordinary eight or nine hoe
wheat drill, and stop up all the hoes
except the second one from the outside
on each end. Set the drill to SOW
about ne-half bushel OF wheat per
acre. You may think the crop will be
too thin, but if your seed is good, time
will prove that 1t is all right. Com
mence on one side and drill back and
forth, rs in sowing wheat, except that
the wheel must run about ten inches
from the other wheel track, instead Of in
the last hoe track, rs in SOW
ing wheat. Iprefer sowing east and
west, as the crop shades the ground
and keeps il moist.
Cultivate the same as corn, keeping
down all weeds and grass while it is
small. Commence feeding as soon as
it is in bloom and feed as long as il
lasts. Cut it close to the ground an(
feed it either ms it leaves the field OF
cut into two-inch lengths and feed il
that condition. Cut each day only
what you want to feed that day, and il
you take it to the barn, don't lay j
down, but set it up, rs otherwise i
will heat rapidly. IT you cut it shorter
than two inches the stalks will ge
crosswise in the cows mouth and max,
it sore. When there is danger OF
frost, cut and shock the same as corn
and you can feed it until Christmas
1 don't think it good plan to feet
after that time, as the stalks have gen
orally begun to sour.
I feed it to hogs. horses and cattle
aud all get fat. There is nothing bet
ter than field of sorghum to help on
pastures in the fall until you want t.
put your stock into winter quarters
The seed makes one Of the very bes
feeds for poultry. L have been rails
ing it for number of years, and / be
lieve | can get rs much feed from on
acre of sorghum rs ] can from tw
acres of the best corn. Where yo
first commence cutting your cane
will sprout up very rapidly, but don
let your cattle get to it, as it has bee
known to Kill thom.-J. W. Smith, i
the American AGriculturist.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The flower trade Of London exceeds II
value 0,O00, 900 per annum.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Fits permanently cured. No n ts ornervou.-
ress after first days use of DR.. kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. X. H. KLINE. Ltd. S3l Arch st. PhilA Pa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

The Sheboygan, Wis. knitting factory
will add another story and double Its pres
ent capacity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

H. II. GREENS Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga, arc
the only successful Dropsy Specialists 10 the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment In another column OF this paper.
Tho homelier girl is the more help shsis
To her m ofher
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
1.-The Prudent Man Setteth
His House in Order.
STORIES ABOUT A SAMOAN HERO.

Hoods Pills cure liver ills; the nonirri.ating and
only cathartic to take with Hoods SarsaparillA.
The daily sentinel., 1899-10-19
SUMMERS LACK OF HUMoR.
Some Amusing Stories Are Told Of His
LiteralnosA.
Ger. Stssksea, Market snd Ellie sts-
- Pssssisss. csi.

LIteralnosA.
Carl Sumner was man of great
qualities and of small defects. HIS
blemishes, which were easily discerneu,
were temperamental rather than NOR
al. He had not the sort of imasina-
ton which enables a man to enter
easily into the feelings of others, and
this deficiency on his part sometimes
resulted in unnecessary rudeness, says
the Atlantic Monthly. Charles SUM-
ner's appearance was seriously meta-
morphosed by a severe attack OF ty-
phoid fever which he suffered, l thlnK'
in 1S43 or 1874. After his recovery ne
gained much in flesh and entirely losI
that ungainliness of aspect which once
led friend to compare him to geom-
etrical line, length without breath or
thickness" He now became man OF
strikingly fine presence, his great
height being offset by corresponding
fullness of figure. His countenance
was strongly marked and very lnol-
vidual, the features not handsome IN
themselves, but the whole effect very
pleasingly impressive. He had but
Httle sense Of humor, and was not at
home in the small cut-and-thrust sklr-
mishes of general society. He was
made for serious issues and for great
contests, which then lay, unguessed'
before him. OF his literalness some
amusing anecdotes have been told. AT
an official ball in Washington he re-
marked to a young lady who stood be-
side him: 1--WE are fortunate in having
these places for standing here; we
shall see the first entrance OF the new
English and French ministers into
Washington society!" The young girl
replied, II am glad to hear it. l like
to sec lions break the Ice" Sumner
was silent for a few minutes, but pres
emily said: Miss -, In the country
where lions live there is no ice."
| once invited Mr.. Sumner to meet
distinguished guest at my house. he
replied: 81 do not know that 1 wish to
| meet your friend. have outlived tho
interest in individuals" In my diary
OF the day 1 recorded the somewhat
| ungracious utterance with this COM
ment: God Almighty, by the latest
accounts, had not got so far as this"
Mr.. Sumner was told of this in my
presence, though not by me. He said
at onco: What strange sort OF
book your diary must be! You ought
to strike that out Immediately"
The daily sentinel., 1899-10-19
Native Filipino usic.

Among the novel features Of the Col
onial Exposition at Omaha this year is
native Filipino band of 40 instru-
ments. Americans who have heard
this band on the Plaza at Manila are
extravagant in their praise of these ma
tive musicians who not only produce
classic, but wide range of Filipino
compositions. The managers OF the
Greater America Exposition believe
that no greater attraction could be pre-
sented than this excellent south sea
island band Of musicians.
The daily sentinel., 1899-10-19
Queer Hiding Place.

The fancy for secret drawers and
out-of-the-way hiding places is a curl
Gus trait with many people. A Chi
cago electrician tells that while fol-
lowing up the wire of an electric bell
in a North Side house his search led
him behind door. Kneeling down he
rested his hand on the wooden knob
fastened in the wall to prevent the
door handle from touching the plaster
and was surprised to find it yield to
his grasp. A slight pull disclosed the
fact that It was the handle of secret
drawer which was almos. filled with
Jewels. watches and money. Hearing
an exclamation behind him he looked
up to find the lady of the house bend
ing over MIN. apparently horror
stricken. Without speaking he closed
the drawer and resumed his search
for the wire. and. though neither men
toned the incident, the lady kept her
eyes on him until he finished his work
and left the house.