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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06

When you hear good men trying to
excuse their action in politics by try
ing to discriminate between the issues
as some being political and some moral
reminds us of the fellow trying to di-
vide the Bible up into essentials" and
"non- n-essentials. ."-[ Hickory Yimes-
Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
From Small Beginnings.

From the list of peddlers have
come some of the greatest captains
of finance. Jay Gould began busi-
ness as q peddler of rat traps, while
Coils P. Huntington's first business
venture was . peddler Of clocks.
They sold excellent rat traps and
clocks and thus laid the foundation
Of their mammoth fortunes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06

Last Thursday just before sundown,
q homicide occurred at I'd. Anderson 3
distillesy on HCnting Greek. Jim Mar
low was struck with . stick Of wood on
the side of the neck and shoulder by
Jim Lewis, from which death followed
in few hours.-Wilkesboro Chronicle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
The NEGROES SOLID VOTE,
COUNTED S0tl0tY FOR Mr.. AYcOck
AND DEMOCRACY.

900. solid Mas or Negro Votes La the
f.,tern Counties for the Demoers,ic
.ket ana the Amendment.
N.r,tou Republican,.
oar Democratic friends raised n
goat fuss last campaign about the
negro voting in one solid mass.
They also argued that when the
negro voted he destroyed "white
mans" vote who voted on the 9th.
rr -ide. This they argued in all So
b"rnes' was an encroachment upon
tho liberties Of the people and call
rd for immediate &C tion.
NOw since the election, IL our
b"mocratic friends will look back
~ the returns OF the election made
b., them they will lind that they
h1ye committed the greatest "out
raEu' along this limo that has ever
been committed In North Carolina.
'pr the returns show that at no time
has the negro voted 80 "solidlyr As
ur did In the last election. Thew
were not content to evenly divide'
the vote but they made him vote
practically in one "solid massu the
Domocratic ticket and to dlsfran.
rhise himself. They did this or
falsely counted the vote. Let us
review their returns Of the negro
counties.
New Hanover county with 5000
negro voters returned two votes as
cast against the amendment.
Robson with 2 43S colored tax
payers returned 7O4 votes against
the amendment, i,Ol5 for it.
Edgecombe, with 2,0j7 negro polls
and | ,642 whites, gave 374 as the
vote against the amendment and
i,7Sl for it.
Halifax, with 2,6S5 negro polls
and ,137 whites, returned S99 an
Il amendment votes, and $3.50 for
the amendment.
Hertford, with 1892 negroes and
9S2 whites gave 397 against the
amendment and l,4O7 for 1t.
Northampton, 1850 negroes, l..
136 whites, counted ,095 agains,
and 2 400 for the Amendments.
Vance, with 1880 negroes, l,O6S
whites gave 9l3 against and l,34S
for the amendment.
Scotland with an excess Of negro
polls, returned 7 votes against and
1903 for the amendment, almos,
rivaling New Hanover.
BERTHE, with 1886 negroes, l,5OS
whites, turned in 944 votes against
and 2,619 for the amendment.
Craven, with l,S4l negroes, l,53.
whites gave 955 against and 2,66:
for the amendment.
Then whose vote was destroy
ed blythe negroes vote! Was 4
not case OF the negroes vote o
the East destroying the vote OF the
white people OF the Wost-if we ar,
permitted to speak Of the negroes
vote as nothing but destroyin,
agent.
The Eighth Congressional Dis
trict in which all OF the countie
have large majority Of white
there is according to their return
l,349 against the amendment. L
will also be noted that In this dis
trict Forsyth county, in whicl
there are more negroes than an
other county in the district, wen
Democratic by 249; and in thi
county there was large majorit
against the amendment in tn
country, but the city Of Winston
Salem with her large negro populs
tion came up with majority c
about /, 100 for the amendment an
reversed the white peoples major
ity in the country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
Had Enough of Niger.

1du enough Oh NIXgeT.
We thought we had eliminated
the negro from politics, but some
seek to drag him back, and they
are Democrats. The Kansas City
platform must stand or fall on It's
merits. We don't need any Of the
Niger cry to carry North Carolina
for Bryan, and every effort to bring
on the negro will lose votes for Mr..
Bryan.-Gastonia Gazette.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
Elopes With Employers Daugh-

Charlotte. N. c., August 30.-Tilden
Harrison, farm hand of w. H. Johns
ton, of Davidson, N. c., has run away
with the IA year-old daughter of his
employer, and the father is now scar
ching the country for the runaways.
Harrison Is only 40 years of age, and
no one had any idea that he and the
g,rl ever met each other except casu-
ally.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
How The World Do Move.
lChatham Citizen.

lChatham Citizen.
The meaning of words are often
changed by usage. As an example Of
this the word elected" means accord
ing to Webster's dictionary, chosen;"
Ito prefer to an Office According to
the Simmons Democracy elected"
means counted in. o, how the world
do move.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06

General J. 8. Carr, Col. A. n. Wad-
dell aud Chairman Simmons have al
ready announced their candidacy for
the U. 8. Senate. and Ex-Governor Jar
Wis, it is said, will also be candidate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
Fusion in Washington Sta

Fusion In Washington State.
John r. Rogers, Populist, has
been nominated for governor by
the Populists, Democrats and Sill
YER Republicans OF Washington. A
full ticket was nominated, and
strong efforts will be made to carry
the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
Works Both wAys.

Topeka State JOurnsl-
Wnen . man leaves the opposition
and comes over 10 your political
parry he 10 the possessoF OF good
Sc nse and Judgment and 10 . psIriot.
When he loaves your party and joins
the ranks Of the other fellows no II
lacking In discernmsnt and never
poss sssed any convictions worthy Of
the name, anyway.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
Allows no Hatless Women il
Ehlrnh

Allows no Hatless Women in
Church.
Buffalo, N. y, Dispatch.
Rev. J. b. Quinn, Rector of Holy
Angels Catholic church, puts ve-
to on the custom Of women appear
ing at church without hats. He
says :
This is the house of God, and
every respect should be shown to
Him by those who enter it. From
this time on it Is forbidden, at any
TINA OF day, for women, young or
old, to come into the Holy Angels
church without covering on their
heads. This applies also to we'd
dings. There is no exception made.'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06
The Storks, Visits to the White
House.


The only child born in the Waite
House TO President of the United
States during his term OF Office is Es-
ther Cleveland, who was born Sap
tember 8, 1898. Nine other children
have been born in the White House:
Julia Dent Grant, born in the closing
days of her grandfather's second
term; two grandchildren Of Presi-
dent Tyler; four children Of Colonel
Andrew Jackson Donelson, born du-
ring the Jackson administration;
Mary Louise Adams, granddaughter
Of John G aincy Adams, born In 1929;
James Madison Randolph, born dn-
ring the second term Of his maternal
ndfather September Ladies
Home Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06

Over five thousand dollars in
cash, stamps and postal cards was
stolen from the p0stofhce, at St.
Joseph, Mich. Aug. %. There is no
clue to the robbers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06

Fire in Greensboro last Wednesday,
in the basement Of the L. Richardson
Drug Company's Wholesale house, de-
stroyed about % 900 worth Of goods.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06

h"'"csy Democrats Appalled, At The
HmInsi Dishonesty Of Their Own RI.c-
tion Law,
knlfimnr. A.u
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05

"Icprs ago when | belonged TO n
cClrl',. Of Young cavaliers in New York
CITY" said Col. Henry WattcrSon ut
ChamhClin's Il designed the dish now
generally known rs lobster a In New
burg. ! gave my idea to Charlie Del
monco. and he saw that it was carried
successful execution. John McCullUch
was one of us. and to John is due the
apurarance of broiled live lobster in
the Fast. He had caught on to tho
cpicuroan way of preparing it during
his stay in California. In after vcats
| attained some fame as n manipulation
of certain dishes. tcrrapin, perhaps. be-
ing MY masterpiece.
"CuriouSly enough, all the newspaper
stories have given me credit for being
an artist in the preparation of oyster
steWs. but my experience with the hi
valves is limited. | always left them
to John Chamberlin, while he would
not allow any one but myself to attend
to the diamondbacks.
II can't begin to tell you how much
of this ingredient or the exact quantity
of the other to put with the torrapin
but | know how to blend them all in
an instructive sort of WAY, and I've
never yet found the man who didn't
admit that my cooking was of the
highest order. "-Washington Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
FOREST PROTECTION.

Some one recently has been heard TO
deprecate The cutting down of trees for
uSr for Christmas purposes. There has
been probably considerable destruction
for this object, but it is of small amount
compared with what is going on for
more practical uscs. President iIOXie of
the Wisconsin Forestry association has
lately called attention TO what is trans
piring in his reGion of the country. II
is rs mated that 20 1000 cords of pull
wood are used anrusily to supply Anne =
lean paper mills, or the products of
about GOO square miles of spruce timber,
and while this industry is comparatively
new and almost any SIZE of trees can be
used down ~ six inches in diameter, the
manufacturers of pulp are alarmed and
anxious as to the future supply. The
proper way, according to Mr.. IloXie, to
renew the supply Of timber is to care for
il as for any other crop. Every avail
able supply of soft timber and spruce
and pine producing forest should be as
carefully cultivated as any other farm or
soil crop. In order that the owners of
woodland may learn the best means of
doing this the Wisconsin Forestry asso-
citation has asked the state university to
establish division of forestry under the
charge of "A special professor,-Boston
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED
D. A. Bisbee, Druggist, Middlebury, VT.

agricultural population is not absolutely
decreasing, but it is not keeping pace
with the general population increase. In
1880 fully 30 per cent. of the ale popu-
lation engaged in gainfu occupations
was employed in agriculture; in 1890
this proportion had fallen to A Is per
cent. Iii 1910 something like Is per cent.
of the population of the United States
was agricultural. Nevertheless. i'm.
portations of merchandise were no larger
relative to population in 1910 than they
are today.
1t follows. accordingly, that a very
much smaller proportion of the popul.-
ton employed on the laud-the basis of
all industry-is sustaining very much
larger proportion of the industrial popu
lation otherwise employed. And the
fact that the glut in production is quite
as pronounced IN agriculture as in other
industri 5 shows that the present dis
tribu ion as to employment is about as
natural as 1t ever has been.
The lesson of it all is that labor has in.
creased in effectiveness all around, aud
to such an extent that great numbers of
people who would In former times have
been employed in producing the more
vital necessaries of life have been drawn
into the production of what would then
have been dcnominated luxuries. I'M
proved labor saving processes, in word,
have brought il about that a smaller
relative agricultural population is able
to supply a much larger relative town
industrial population, and this together
with an even greater Improvement in the
processes of nOn-agricultural production
have so added to the general command
OF labor over the wealth OF nature as to
increase greatly the margin of produced
wealth above the needs of a rough sub
sistence. And this margin has served tC
multiply and vary the wants of people
and give rise to a range of employments
in the production of a thousand little
things which minister to the taste and
comfort and vanity of life, such as ha;
never been known before. This will
serve to explain how the present relative
decline 10 the numbers of the agricultur
al population does not necessarily poin
to an unnatural and unecOnOmic distrl
bltion of the industrial population of thu
puntry.-Springtiel Republican.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05

"Killed by letter" was the signif-
cant heading of Il Havana newspaper
over an article telling Of eX-Minister
De Lome'S fall. This logcnt would be
an appropriate cpitaph over the politi-
cal graves of many public men. The
rivalry between Hamilton. the leader
dc factO of the FEDERAL party. and
Adams. the leader de lure, melted
Hamilton's letter during the campaign
of lSl6 arrligning Adams, which was
one Of the causes of the rupture and
overthrow of that party and the
triumph of jefferson and the Democ
racy. Hamiltons letters attacking
Burr were the cause of the duel in
which Hamilton lost his life.
Iefferson's letter to his old neighbor,
Mazzel. in 1896. in which. by pretty
plain implication. he traduccd Wash
ington and other men whom the Ameri-
can people honored. kept Jefferson de-
nying and explaining for many years,
his historic letter to Van Buren, on this
subject having been written shortly
before his death and twenty-eight
years after the MazZel episte was pen
ned. The reservation and publication
Of .Jefferson's "Anas.' or dairy. which
is really a sort of letter to posterity,
with its spitcful assaults on the
memory of Hamilton and other emin-
ent mon. showed an amazing lack Of
discernment on .LffcrsOn's part. and
has called out from all his creditors
and biagraphers excu-es which accuse.
"Nevor write Il letter" said Talley-
rand. land never burn one that you
receive" II Nicholas Biddle had oh
served the first part of this injunction
tho fate of the United States bank,
over which he presided. would prob
ably have been different. Jackson
would not have been able to perform
that second labor of Hercules in slay'
ing the bank hydra" and the politics
of the '3Os would have lost one of its
most picturesque episodes.
/ An interesting and usually leve
headed parsonage. Biddle, had what
.Iuvenal called an "incurable itch fol
writing" and this led him and his in
stitution to their doom. defeated Clay
and the national Republican party il
1892. and. as one of the consequences
of the banks overthrow brought OF
the panic of 1897. The "Rhea letter
preciptated the contest of 1880 he
tween Jackson and Calhoun ont of thu
line of succession TO Iackson's poll
teal heir dwarftcd Calhoun from {
national to n local figure. and turned
him to tho partisan metaphysics on
of whirh were cNo'vCd notification ant
that morbid and wire drawn politica
philosophy in defense of slavery tina
brought on the war which destroyed
slavery.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05

altogether sincere in IT, They are the
representatives of proud race. and as
such il is nor to be supposed that they
will admit their lack of capacity to I'VE
their states from ruin by the use of con-
stitutional methods in dealing with the
negro. The truth Is, rather, that con-
sttutional methods are more difficult and
embarrassing than summary methods
that are eXtra-constitutiOnal. The south
ern leaders have found out that they can
more directly aud easily accomplish their
purpose by the latter than by the former.
We think it is unfortunate fer our form
of national government, and that it will
in the end be unfortunate for themselves,
that this is so. The South should look
upon the colOred vote as something more
than a bugbear. The dignity and the
sense of craftsmanship in their public
men require this of them. They are pro.
ceeding upon wrong basis in suppress
ing or DISTINGUISHING the colored vote
rather than undertaking to instruct and
u illza it.
The Republicans. on the other hand,
have been chemically chagrined that
use the colored vote in the South for their
party. II is not surprising that this feel
ing should exist among them. They
have attempted to get 1t into operation by
force bills, but this has proved to be a
| failure which they themselves have been
brought to acknowledge. Their latest
plan is that which we have instanced at
the opening Of this article. We doubt il
they succeed in carrying it out. There
are grave doubts of It's policy even as q
party scheme, and there are objections tC
1t as measure in legislation which We
may point out at a future time. The
southern political problem is not one fol-
summary solution in any event, and tbi;
method of dealing with it, we are con
WINGED, will benefit neither the negro MOI
the nation.-Boston Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05

as n Saltner. and il is Lis dry o Guard
from thieves the gra rs ana o,hcr fruit.
These SAltncrS are = ucrllY unc. stall
wart specimens of humanity. being
chosen from among the Young men
WHO bear the hest reputaiion Their
dress rs can be seen from our photo.
is highly fanciful and dates back
many centuries II consists of a three
colnrrcd lat. adorned with profn-
sion Of feathers. nos to mention squir
rel and foxes tails; Il leather Jacket,
covered with wild hoars' teeth and
metal chains. ana shot leather breech-
es. which leave the knees bare. The
Saltncr'S armament is somewhat pc
culiar. consisting as it does or n me-
diaeval halbert and modern six
shooter. The work is very hard, the
men being on duty day and night all
the year round. They are even de.
barred by the eXigencies of their en-
ployment from attending church
Their dwcllingS-calle "Saltner's
huts"-are miserable affairs made of
straw. these being their only shelter
against the inclemcncics Of the wealth
or. All night these grape guardians
wander about. each man having his
own district which he may not leave
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05

W1lton's Vermont l., lister, II t well.
nigh indispensable handbooN for l.,lslness
and profess iOasl men in the Green Noun
tain STATE, Is now ready for 1900. The
familiar and convenient form of he book
has not been changed, although the
steady increase in the matter which
makes up the business directory of the
cities and towns in the State requires 20
more pages this year than last. The cal
endar, pages for daily memoranda, post
age and internal revenue rates, list of
United States and State officials, officers
of the several State associations and So
cieties, which add to the usefulness of
the book, appear as usual. The book
contains, also, new map which shows
all the new railroads and those in process
of construction.
The price OF the Register is as usual,
% cents. 1t may be obtained of news
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price, by the Walton Register
/ company, Burlington, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
ARAB ACTORS AND THEATRE
j. e. Woolscott Describes a Perfor.
nance of "Romeo and Juliet.

j. E. W0OlacOtt Describes q Perfors
nance of stRomeo and Juliet.
j. e. Woolacott writes from Carlo,
thus describes a performance of 'Ro-
meo and Juliet" by Arab actors:
"From our box facing the stage we
look down on a sea Of red tarbooshes,
broken here and there by the turban
of sheikh. On our left a few harem
boxes with white lace curtains drawn
tightly across the front indicate that
the fair sex are not entirely shut out
form the joys of the drama. The peep
holes originally cult to enable the
ladies to obtain a clear view of the
stage have been in several instances
materially enlarged by the hands Of
the fair playgoers, and we catch now
and then a glimpse of face, the flash
of an earring, and the red glow of a
lighted cigarette.
impatient for the play to begin,
the occupants of the back benches
stamp their feet with logged persist
ance, and after ten minutes of this
amusement the curtain is rung up, re-
vealing the entire company, stiff and
erect, formed in two rows the princi-
pals, of course, in the foreground.
'In doleful chant, punctured With
mournful groans. we have the pro-
loguc. and assuredly the 'misadvent-
ured. piteOus over-throwS' of the lovers
of Verona never fathomed the depths
of woe suggested by this Arab choir.
The curtain falls amid vociferous ap-
piause, and five minutes later rises
again. revealing the amOrous Romeo
clad in red dOublet and skY-blue
trunks, gazing with rapture at the
balcony of his lady-lOvc.
My mentor assures me there is good
literary workmanship in the version
of Romeo and Juliet that is being
played But the story itself has been
materially tempered with. The gar
rnlouS old nurse does not appear, and
the Count of Paris furnishes AL the
comic relief vouoh.afcd by the trans
lator. This doughty noblcman's cos
tune consists of Il brown velvet doub-
let. Skr-lue combinations, which only
continue to the knee. ending there in a
little lacc frll. striped socks. and
brown slippers. Juliet houtS him to
his face. Whcrcat the Arab plaYgocrs
howl with delight
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
THE SMALLER FARM POPULATION

The population of the German Empire
increased from 45,222 ll3 in 1882 to 81
nc, S24 in 1895, a gain of II As per cent.
But the gain In the larger cities was in
percentages rising above 80 per cent. for
the same time. The agricultural sections
accordingly lost in population, and re-
cent computations on the later census
results reveal the fact that the country
districts of the Empire actually lost some
100000 In population during the thirteen
years. Manufacturing, trade, transpor-
tation and the professions, centered In
the towns, absorbed the whole increase
In population and more beside.
Precisely the same drift is observable
in the United Stntes. 1t is true that our
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
We give no rewards. !

We give no rewards. An offer of
this kind is the meanest of receptions.
Test the curative powers of Elv's Cream
Balm for the cure of Catarrh, ii ~ Fever
and Cold in the Head and you are sure to
continue the treatment. Relief is i'm
mediate and cure follows. 1t Is not
dry ing, does not produce sneezing. 1t
soothes and heals the membrane. Price
so cent at druggists or by mail. Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05

Now" said the enterprising inter
dewer. "please read this over and hold
up your right hand?"
But" said the public man, this
Is merely an interview"
That's all it is now. Put l thought
It would be a good thing TO be appoint
ed a notary public. We've had too
many denials, and this articles going
to be an affidavit before it gets into the
paper. "-Washington Star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
TRY GRAIN o. Try GsAlN.Ol

Ask your giocer TO show you pack
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The
children may drink it Without injury as
well a the adult. All who try it. like it,,
GRAIN o has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach
receives it without distress. the price
of coffee. l5c. and 25cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
THERE is CLASS OF PEOPLE

who ARE injured by the use Of coff e,
Recently there has been placed in all the
grocery stores IA new preparation called
GRAIN-O. made of pure grains, that
takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell it from
c"f1ee. 1t does not cost over 4 as much.
Children may drink it with great benefit
Ask for GRAlN-O.