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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-19
Charges Against Preachers.

Norfolk, Va, Special.-Bishop Han
dy, the venerable presiding officer of
the Virginia Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, created
somewhat OF sensation by announc-
ing that he had received letters max
ing charges of drinking, dishonesty
and immortality against some Of the
preachers then on the Conference fioo-.
He said that he would place the en-
tire matter in the hands Of an inyesti-
eating committee and that the guilty
preachers need expect no quarter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-19
Located the Beers.

Reddersburg, By Cable-The Third
Division, commanded by Major Gen.
eral Chermside, has arrived here from
Bethany without any incident worth
recording. The Beers have been To-
Gated south of Wepener and Smith
field districts. Colonel Galgetti, who
is in command of the Colonial force,
surrounded at Wepener, is holding out
gamely. Exciting developments are
probable in the near future. The cen.
sorship is particularly strict.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-19
To View fhe Eclirse

Princeton. N j. Special.-Prof G.
A Young. head OF the astronomical de-
partment. announced that Prof. VIM.
Ls5bey VIII go to wadesboro. N C..
to make the preliminary arrangements
for the Princeton party. which will
view the total eclipse Of the sun at that
place on May %. The party will leave
Princeton on May 1s.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-04-19
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The South,

Wealthy real estate dealer Alfred E.
Green committed suicide By shooting
at New Orleans, La.
ihe fund which is being raised ny
SUBSCRIPTIONS for the widow Of the late
General Guy V. Henry. has reached
1868.
Emory Fcrd. of Allegheny. Pa. and
Miss Eliza Gordon. of Pt.tsburg. Pa,
with a number of other Americans. are
detained at Italian ports by smallpox.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-16
Tnus-MIsslsslppl Congress.

The rransmlssissippi congress meets
Ia Houston, April IL. ls, 10, 30 aud 81,
1900. Last year this congress held In
wichita and all know Of its success
there.
Houston people are making elaborate
preparations for entertaining the dele
gates, and the congress this year
promises 10 far excel any OF the pre-.
vious meetings. Many OklahomRus
viii go and partake of the southern
hospi' ality.
Every county should have good
representation at this congress. Each
county may appoint one delegate
through It's executive officer, every
bu mess organization one delegate,
With an additional delegate for every
City members, the mayor OF each city
appoints one delegate.
oklahoma should send strong del
CATION 10 Houston and get the con-
grHss Interested In statehood and free
homes, Subjects for discussion takes
ia any thing which rs not Of political
or local nature, and free homes and
statehood would come under that
head, Every de egate from Okls1oms
should b. furnished badge f,r free
homes aud ST tehood.
Hon II. G. r. Brodboll, OF Ponca
City, was chosen at the Wichita meet
ing as ce-pFesioent OF the Asso iatiou
for Oklahoma. and he may he 4 80.
sed by anyopce desiring information
~ 10 furnishing any part Of an exhtb
q Of products, OF information regard
Ing delegateships, Anyone desiring
lniormation may also address Ton
Richardson, secretary, Honston, Tex
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TOPEKA. KANs.. MARCH 1s.-Rev.
Sheldon, m the Capital. IN denouncing
those people who dodge the tax assessor
made the statement that an Atchson,
Topeka. and Santa Fe b8ggageman ii
Topeka pays three times az much taxes
as one OF the highest officials Of the
road
At the daily conference today with
newspaper correspondents, Mr. Sheldon
was asked why he ala not publish the
names OF those through whom be iaade
the comparisons, and replied
Because the names are legion. This
city Is fun OF that class OF peop'e and
] did not think Il right to single out a
haif dozen sinners and give their names.
N I could have given the cntire list I
might have done 50, but that would be
impossible. / do not know that I would
print them any way. ] am looking into
the future and beyond to remedy the
eivl and 20 persuade people TO be more
honest In the matter OF assessment"
Asking II he HOLDS that more good can
be accomplished by creating public sem
timent against places OF ovil and evil
things. destroy the business ana n,
name the guilty parties, Mr. sheldon,
said:
"That is my idea. ] believe ia train
ing the hclldren right. I take the posi-.
tion that IL Is cheaper TO prevent crime
than 20 punish II. That IS the view T
take In my church and parish work. /
believe II we save the chill ire1 the fu-
ture Is safe. do not say that I would
not print the names OF evil doeis II I
we're running a paper permanently. but I
do not deem II best as ] am running inc
for a week only"
Topeka, KANs., MARCH l5-1he
feature OF the Rev. Char7es NJ. Shell
don's paper tomorrow will be a cartoon
opposing the war In the Philippines. X
is the work OF Myron A. Wattmsp, an
artist OF considerable local tame and
brother-in-law Of Mr.. Sheldon. II repre-
sents Uncle Sam dressed in uniform or
an officer Of the United States army with
a smoking rifle In his hand, standing
la front OF an entrenchment in which
are number OF dead Filipinos .uumor-
ous skulls being seen In the distance.
Facing Uncle Sam and pointing TO the
results OF his workmanship In the en-
trenchments, stands the Colaass OF Lib
erty. She is represented as asking; "Is
this what you call your CHI stiau civil
lization2'
It will be accompanied by brief edi-
torial not denouncing war IN general.
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nor THE ADVISER.

Attorney General strang on Advice TO
County Omcials.
The following letter has been ad.
dressed TO j. w. Stow, county treasur-
er Of Cleveland county, by Attorney
General J. G. Strarg,
Guthrie, o. t., March IS. 1900
y, W. Stow. treasurer Cleveland conn.
", Norman, o. T.
Dear Sir--1 he attorney general OF
the territory Is not the adviser OF
county officials, except the county at.
torney. For me TO assume the role OF
adviser 10 other county officials would
be 20 trespRss upon field wherein the
duties and rights Of the county attor-
ney are exclusive-which l should not
like TO do.
II the county attorney of your couu-
" should ask advice from this Office
on the questioo propounded by you,
would be glad TO give him my views oi
the law theron for his benefit and
Yours. Respectfully,
j. @. STRANG.
Attorney General.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-16
Guano Caves Near AIva.

Alvs. Okla., March l6.-The discov-
cry Of valuable deposits of guano in
cavee frequented byIbats northwest of
this place promises to become a source
OF wealth 70 persons who get posses
sion of the caves. Everett Rail- flied
on homestead in Greever canon which
contains the largest guano cave yet
found. The contents OF this cave are
estimated to be worth $50, 900. ques-
tion has arisen in the local land Office
whether the government will permit a
person TO acquire these caves under
the homestead laws. The guano is
being shipped to California.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-16

General John "a, Gordon 90 Lecture Here
General John b. Gordon will deliver
his celebrated lecture In the Brooks
opera house In this city on the even
Ing Of Arvil ~. en,itled, "rhe Last
Days OF the Confederacy. It is the
same lecture which electrified Boston
Brooklyn, New York and the east.
The bureau under which he Is making
his present tour notified the Leader
@aa the Wcmen's federated literary
societies 81 the above date.
81 LOUIS, MARCH l5-R. IA Bower,
on was today appointed genera. super
n latandoni ~ the 81 Louis aud q, ,ihwast-
ern railway company of Texas
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DREW
Discusses ''SaphO'' and Says
VuIgarity is Natter Of
Opinion.

scripps.NcRae League.
Detroit. Mich. March i6--John Drew
looked bored when he was asked his
opinion about "sapho" today, but cour,
teously replied With a strong English
accent:
"Sapho" is shockngly good play.
The book Is classic, don't you know
Those two papers in New York that
made q scandal about IL are not re.
ceived In any respectable family in the
city. II seems strange that New York
didn't see the ssme about "Zaza" or
Camille" The vulgsrity or purity OF
"SApho" is AL a matter OF opinion. We
might say that to the ire ri shings
are pure and TO the vulgar All 'hings
are vulgar. It appears that the latte r
might apply TO the criticism of the play
by the papers referred to.
THE tendency OF the stage is toward
purer and better plEys--plays, don't
you nderstand9--that young people
can see and enjoy. As for ''sApho" no
one is forced to see II, and everyone
who goes to see IL knows what he ie
going TO see. The manager Of the
theater does not pull people 10 and
force them to stay. But I'm giving
dignity to the matter by speaking
about 1t"
Flint, Mich, March l6--At special
meet pg Of the city council today re-
solution was adopted in support OF
Mayor Crawford's determination 10
prevent a proposed presentation of
.Sapho" tonight. The resolution in.
structs the city marshal to prevent the
performance.
Kalamazoo, March IS The attempt
Of a travelling company TO present
"Sapho' at the academy of music was
attended by scenes Of tumult and ex-
citement this evening. Al a council
meeting don lay night the aldermen
voted 70 suppress the play. The man
agement, however, ran up the curtain
70 packed house. The chief of police
ordered the curtain run down. No one
responding, he ran it down himself.
Twice the manager ran up the curtain.
Finally the chief Of police ordered the
crowd 70 disperse. Lawyer stew~rt,
attorney for the manager, made a
violent speech against the action Of
the aldermen. which was received with
cheers and ciias OF approval. He urge
th~voters 20 suppress the aldermen at
TIE coming election. Amid great dis
order the crowd dispersed, vowing
vengeance on the city government.
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Ell Renos March l6.--John Curtis,
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here for killing Napoleon Thompson
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06
Disease on stnir Rnils.

II make 1t rule Eeyer to touch
stair rail, especially In an Office block
or public building" said a prominent
physician OF this city. "There Is no
doubt in my mind that many con-
tagious diseases are communicat ted
through them. and the theory certainly
has common sense 10 back 1t. People
who are In good health very seldom use
the handrall in mounting a flight of
stairs, but those who are sick or weak
are quite apt to need its assistance. If
disease, especially some form of ecze-
ma, the next person who comes in con-
tact with the rail stands an excellent
chance of catching it. have treated
several people for skin disease in my
private practice who first showed signs
of the malady on the palms of their
hands, and l am convinced that stair
rails were the source of infection.
"There is a historic example. by the
way, of the readiness with which cer-
tain forms of eczema may be trans
ferred through some such an agency
as l suggest. During the siege of
Toulon, Napoleon, who was then a
subleutenant of artillery, is said to
have snatched the swabbing rod from
clumsy gunner and helped serve the
piece himself for several rounds. The
gunner happened to have an unpleas-
ant skin disease, and the sublieutcnant
was an emperor before he got rid Of
it."-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06
Going ON the s,nxe,

II Is my honest ccnvlctlon. based
upon no little observation, that nine
tenths Of the desire TO go upon the
stage proceeds from vanity-vanity
pure and simple. What does the aver.
age young person know of the require.
mcnts of the stage, of the difficulties
that bsset it? Nothing. He visits the
thcaters and secs the lundwork of
some clever drumatist presented by
seems absurd for the audience to ap-
plaud. OF the natural aptitude, the
long training, the nerve destroying re-
hearsals, the struggles and the heart
burnings he knows nothing, of course.
He sees only that 1t must be glorious
thing to be in the glare of the foot
lights, with fine feathers and heroic
or humorous speeches, the observed of
all observers. with the plaudits of the
multitude ringing in his ears. 1t looks
an easy, delightful way of earning
a living, a fortune, and-like the child
and the moon-he wants itl
There is no royal road to success on
the stage. 1t is an exacting profes.
sion. NO man, no woman, reaches
success without great deal of hard
work and many hard knocks at the
unrelenting hands of cxperience--no
dainty taskmaster.
In century there are perhaps but
two exceptions to this rule-David
Garrick and Mary Anderson-to both
of whom success came with compare
tive ease.-Francis Wilson in Golfers
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06
LINEN SHOES

as will be readily seen. intellectually
of very high order. The chief Is sup
posed to have taken voluminous notes
at the rchearsals of the play they are
seeing performed, to have consulted
with the manager, to have chatted
with the author-in short, to have
made close study of the entire work
on which his "brigade" is TO be en-
gagged. He Is the spring of the claque.
The men under his orders. scattered
here and there under the chandelier,
are merely parts of the machinery, and
they would no more think of applaud
ing on their own account than they
would think of flying.
Once upon time there was daring
claqueur who did not wait for the sig
nal. but his short connection with the
profession-he was Immediately reliev-
ed of his fauteuil for breach of disci-
pine--hnrdly entities him to the honor
of mention in the same company with
eminent claqueurs. The part he ap-
rlaudcd happened to he the only good
scene in the whole play. His sense of
art, unfortunately, was stronger than
his idea of duty. Seized with uncon-
trollable enthusiasm, he, the only man
of taste among the claque, made the
house ring with applause. He is now
one of the most eminent dramatic crit
les in Paris.-Wide Wide World
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06
Chinese Names.

In China there is no fixed nomencla-
ture-even the country itself Is without
a name-and this lack of distinct and
recognized appellations was n frequent
source of difficulty. OF personal in
formation from natives there was none
obtainable OH which any credence
could be placed. A Chinaman. unless
he be a porter cody or n boatmap,
rarely travels or gets during his life
more than Il few miles in any drec-
ton from the place where he was
born. When trying to procure informa-
ton concerning the immediate locality,
1t was no uncommon thing to have a
native. and even sometimes men Of
local position, say, "Oh, | have never
been so far away as that" or. IL have
never been across that hill and so do
not know what is beyond. "--Harper's
Weekly.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06
Yet He Waan,t StinrY.

"Stinginess is one thing and an OBJ
eervance of excessive nicely in iinan-
cial details is another" said a western
man who Is worth good deal of mon
ey. "As an example | will cite rich
old uncle | once had. He was a mil
lionaire and not stingy, but he watched
the pennies like hawk, and he was so
exactlng that everybody said he was
the meanest man in the county, but he
wasn't, for he gave away $4,000 a
year in various charities that he would
not let the recipients mention.
but to the case in point One day |
asked him for nickel for car fare,
telling him | would return it when |
got some change, but forgot all about
1t. Three months after that it occur
red to the old gentleman to be very
nice To his five nephews and nieces,
and at Christmas four of them received
checks for $1,000 each, while mine was
for $4,009.05, 1t was just his way,
don't you see? owed him that nickel,
and he wanted Washington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06

When you hear young man say,
"I don't believe in woman having
anything to do but sit and read or
manicure her finger nails all day,
don't want my wife to be busy about
anything" why, of course, you know
that the young man is simply talking
against time. He doesn't mean word
he says, aud it is safe to warrant that
he is the first man who would be bored
to death by such n girl. This young
man may like to fancy that he is be-
lever In such false sentiments. and
perhaps he does believe in them for
the moment of saying. But this may
more than likely be only his way Of
protesting against the wave Of energy
which the girlhood OF today is respond
Ing to, out of which perhaps may
come salvation even to man. Or else,
possibly, there Is nothing more than sly
method in his old school assertion
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06
The Great senl Of England.

The seal consists of large mass OF
sterling silver. measuring about Gia
inches in diameter by IA inches in
depth or thickness. 1t Is in two parts,
both smooth on the outer side, but elab-
orately engraved within. These two
surfaces are impressed upon a lump of
WAX attached In an ingenious way TO
any document to which her majesty as
sovereign gives her royal assent. The
weight of the seal Is fSJ ounces. Each
zeal Is engraved during the reign of
the sovereign whose name it bears,
and the collection presents curious
ard accurate epitome of English HIS
tory.
All lord chancellors have taken the
greatest care of the seals in their
charge and have contrived recesses
and elaborate devices for their safe
custody. One of them in the reign of
Charles ii actually slept with the seal
under his pillow and by this loving pre-
caution saved 1t from thieves who one
night broke into his house and carried
off the mace belonging to the house Of
lords and other valuable property
Chambers Journal.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-06
The coIonel's Romance.

Colonel" said the romantic girl,
tell me how you got that scar upon
your left cheek. oh, just know it
by bullet or a saber thrust? prefer
saber thrust. 1t seems so much more
like the knighthood of old, You can't
see bullet coming, and there is no
way to escape 1t or combat it, but when
your enemy rushes at you with his up
lifted saber there is the possibility of
parrylng his blow and cutting him
down. That seems much more manly,
even IL the victor in the fray does re-
ceive wound or two, than to just he
laid low or to lay the enemy low by
a bullet that cannot be seen. There is
no bravery in shooting a man, but
there is something knlghtly in meeting
another face to face with sword
Your scar looks like one that was left
by cleaning blade, and | know that
your enemy must at least have been
rendered hors de combat. Tell me all
about II, colonel-wheu 1t happened
and how. | am so Interested in wal
stories"
"Yes," he replied, IL agree with you
fully about the sword and saber bust
ness, There isn't much bravery IN
shooting fellow, and there is some
thing knightly about standing up ant
thrusting and parrying with blade
But got this wound while acting u:
an innocent bystanders at a Chlccg,
strike riot. 1t was brick. k."-Chicag,
Times-Herald. ~