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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

The estate Manure Pile" other
wise known as the Agricultural De-
partment, needs q little airing, it
seems. The expenses of the Depart
ment have reached about sixty thou.
sand dollars, and no itemized state
ment has been rendered. Scott, of
Alamance county, has introduced a
bill calling for the submission of a
report Of the expenditures, etc. We
earnestly, but respectfully call the
attention Of tho News and Observer
to this matter, lest its manure pile''
should get in "bad order" A Spring
cleansing may be necessary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
Continued on Third Page.)
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

What ..squib'' Thinks OF Things in Gem
eral.
If only one lawyer could be com :
PEELED to live in the country among
the people one whole year-oh-
what difference in the morning.
The late amendment will surely
accomplish its purpose. 9. indus
trial debasement.
The laborer Is being forced to be-
come physical machine.
The conscience Of the Governor
of any State-not law-.should impel
him to feel that "no filching light
ming nor filthy lore shall his souls
repose explore"
Something impeis men to always
seek betterments, and they usually
get 1t one way or another.
This legislature is running itself
on the idea-"no fool no fun, the
biggest fool Is not yet begun"
The prospective home OF ballot
box thieves is the penitentiary
but their instigators appear to hope
for heaven.
Lyman Abbott says good govern.
ment comes first, self-government
next. 1t seems we are about to get
the last first.
There seems to be q Bull In this
legislature with no busy attach.
ment-nor any ballast.
1t going to pan out the cost
lest set of "solons" that ever
reached Raleigh.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
Tuesdays News and Observer

Tuesdays News and Observe,
says:
"It is "manifestly improper" 70,
the press "to discuss now or DARING
the further tendency of the case be-
fore the high court of Impeachment,
the question at issue"-impeach-
ment."
The News and Observer is in favo,
Of waiting until the Judges are i'm.
peached and then make your kick,
1t is "manifestly improper" says the
Observer, for the press to discuss the
proceedings Of the Legislature in re-
gard to the impeachment; then wha,
should be said Of the solons who S. =
that the Chief Justice and Associate
Judge of the highest court in North
Carolina are guilty of HIGH CRIMES
AND MIsDEMEANoRs" because thew
did their duty, or, at least, what
they thought to be their duty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

Treasurer to pay Whites salary -
Shell Fish Commissioners, they were
setuatsd by the best OF motives. No
doubt they thought that they were
acting within Constitutional bounds.
and il does not LIE IN THE MOUTHS
OF the BALLOT srUYTfss machine
who TRAMPLgD On the Constitutiop
last summer TO charge anybody With
violating the Constitution. The
Simmons Machine, no doubt, has or
dered impeachment Of these judges
/, in order TO yUgTHER their POLITE.
CAL ENDS, bat fairuinded and con.
sentative North CArolinisns will SEE
to it that full and exact justice ID
done in the matter when il 10 tested
at the bar of public opinion. Lei
the i'm parchment proceedings be in
stituted; let them continue theil
highhanded and outrageous conduc'
il they dare:
clay on MacdufI, and damn be b.
who first cries mold, enough -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

The Raleigh Post and News and
Observer could serve the cause of
the people much better if they con-
tinue to follow the Caucasian's lead
on public questions. The Post urges
the House to go slow in the impeach.
ment matter, and the News and %.
server is dlspleased with compro.
mise of the railroad tax. Both OF
these journals could render the pub.
lie good service if they continue to
follow in our footsteps.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

As The CAUCASIAN predicted the
number Of Superior Court Judges
will be increased to sixteen. Thi.
will impose an additional burden or
the people. but the machine wants
more Offices for the faithful and
the "dear deluded" people must "pay
the freight" What q howl would be
raised If the Fusionists were in DOW.
or now and undertook to increase
offices! Consistency and political
honesty are such rare jewels that the
machine does not possess them,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
HIS LIFE WAS SAVED.

Mr.. J. E. Lilly, q prominent citi.
zen Of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had q
wonderful deliverance from q fright
full death. In telling of 1t he says:
u was taken with typhoid fever
that ran into pneumonia. My lungs
became hardened. / was SO weak
l couldn't even sit up in bed. No.
thing helped me. I expected to soon
die OF consumption, when l heard
OF DR.. Kings New Discovery. One
bottle gave great relief. contin.
ued to use 1T, and now am well and
strong. can't say too much in it's
praise" This marvellous medicine
Is the surest and quickest cure in
the world for all throat and lung
trouble. Regular size Soc and 81
Trial bottles free at all druggists
Every bottle guaranteed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
WARNING TO NEGROES.

Mob's Victim Denies His Guilt and Bess
for His Life.
Lexington, KY, Feb. ll.-At Par
is, the county seat of austocratie
Bourbon county, last night . negro,
George Carter, was taken from the
county Jail and hanged to an arm OF
an electric light pole in the main
thoroughfare Of the town and direct
~ in front Of the court house. When
the citiz Ms awoke this morning the
stifiened form of the negro WAS dang
ling in the air with Q white coating
of sno~ covering it. The mob ia
formed 1T midnight in the outskirts
Of the town ard comprised not more
than fifty persons, all of whom were
white men. The name OF the leader
cannot be learned. They went to
the jail, awakened the jailer and de-
manded the keys which were a. fret
refused, but finally were taken from
his pockets and the doors thrown
open.
The mob was orderly and there
WAS no shooting. Carter was drag
ged from his cell, clad only in his
under-garments and carried to the
selected spot, hemp rope was tied
about his ne;k and the other end
thrown over the arch supporting the
street lights Anxious hands seq ID
the rope and dew the negro into thu
air, some ten feet from the ground
where he was strsngled to death. a
large card WAS attached to his bacl
reading:
warning to all negroes not to in
suit or assault white women."
Carter denied his guilt and diet
begging for his life. The mob " oult
show MN no quarter, only givin(
him q chance to say his prayers.
This morning Sheriff Jones Gu
down the body and the coroner heic
an ir quest. The Jury found that tn,
deceased came to mis- death by nm
known hands.
A grand jury will be impannellsc
to investigate the lynching.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, -.
LUCAS COUNTY. 81

STATE OF OHIO, CITY or TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY,
FRAME j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner OF the firm OF
F. j. CHKENEY & Co, doing business
in the City Of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
he sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF Ca.
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
OF HALLS CATARRH CURK.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before NE and subscribed
In my presence, this 9Th day Of Decem.
Der, A. ID. 1885.
SEAL. A. w. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken internally
and acts directly on the blood ard mu.
cons surfaces of the system. Send fol
Testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

After using three bottles I not only
found the l. grippe bad disappeared
but my general health was much better
I am satisfied that Peruna Is wonder
full family remedy, and gladly endors"
it." Yours, Mrs. Theophile Schmitt.
La grippe 10 epidemic caiarrh. Peru
M cures catarrh wherever located. SEND
for . free copy Of ~winter Catarrh.'
This book contains . lecture by DR.
Hartman on IL grippe, which has at
tracted wide attention. Address DR.
Hartman Column bus, Ohio.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

Petitions signed by thousands of
citizens have been sent to the legis
lature praying for the enactment of
q fair election law. Gov. Aycock
strongly advocated such law in his
inaugural message, but thus far the
machine has taken no action. The
present law, by which thousands of
white mems votes were stolen, is a
disgrace to modern civilix alton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

for
probably
and his wife recently
old
himself
thero o England and the continent
S0uthN inthS philadelphia. Pa. May g. 1877
Dr. S
bad attack ia grippe last DE-
which
advised wonderful medicine Perun
IN March and certainly did me ges
bottle
recommend Peuns 10 an
h;.ods Yours truly Henry Distin
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

special terms of court are held must
pay the judges railroad fare, hack
fare, hotel bill, etc.
The bill appropriating $500 for
the erection of monument to the
memory of Junaluska, the Cherokee
Chief, passed its second reading and
was again referred to the commit
tee. 1T is said that in the War OF
1912 he swan a river and saved
Gen. Jackson's Army.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

1t may not be any of our business,
but as the editor of the News and
Observer seems to be fond Of telling
how much others are receiving from
the present National Administration,
as q matter of news, why not tell tn.
public how much he and hts have re.
ceived from the present and former
Republican administrations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

having repeat
eddy heard Of
the value of Pc
ru n q IN such
cases, ! thought
I would try IL.
I used IL faith
fuliy,and beg an
| TO feel . change
flor the better
| the second day,
an d In tn 9
course ola week
! W as We y
~-1AS~,>v0..st
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

Littleton Female College CONTINUES
TO receive more applications for teach.
ers from among its former pupils and
graduates than IL can accept AT This
time every former pupil of the institu.
ZION, 90 lar IS can be sscertained. vho
desires to teach il at work
teacher IL desired Immediately for
good country school. Any vonn :
iaoy Wishing this place may write n
once 20 Kew. j. II. Rhodes LlttIeton,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

Morton from New Hanover coun.
ty, said In the Senate Saturday that
he hated Populist. So did Pharo
hate the Hebrew children, but Pha-
roe's army got drowned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14


FRANCIS ID. WINSTON.
Replying to the attacks made |
upon IL by francis D. Winston and
other Democrats In the Legislature,
the Charlotte Observer, In Its Issue
OF February 18th. says editoriaiiy:
IL was Mr.. Winston, Of Bersie,
the reader will recall, who frs.
arose to this question OF personal
privilege. Mr.. Winston now calls
himself Democrat and was elect
ed TO this Legislature as such. Yet
IL was not 30 many years ago that
he was In the bosom OF the Repub-
iican party. During that time he
was . candidate for Judge and wrote
q letter to George IL. White, the ne
gro solicitor OF that district. now q
member OF Congress-, telling him OF
the pleasure 1t would give him to
ride the circuit with him. It was
said about him, too, that on Ger
tain occasion he was seen arm in
arm with two negroes on the streets
Of Tarboro, and IL he denies this we
will produce a witness whom he
cannot impeach. This Ia one OF the
gentlemen who arraigns The Ob
server at the bar of public opinion
for an expression neither personal
nor insulting.
Another is Mr.. Watts, Of Iredell
This gentleman has been barking
at The Observer for years through
q country paper which he Is sup
posed to edit. and has failed to ge,
a kick. From his present high
perch he barks again; and in thi
paragraph he gets the kick FOL
which he has SO long begged.
l Mr.. Morgan, Of the county o
Johnston, also arose to question
Of personal privilege, saying tina
! The Observer is not friend Of Bry
: an Democracy and that he desire,
the House to avail itself of the op
. portunity to say what 1t though
: of the paper and its editor. w
y never heard of Mr.. Morgan befor
and never expect to hear of hiI
q after this Legislature adjourns
, What he says Is of less consequence
Is II possible, than the chatter Of VIII
g ston and Watts.
We understand, of course, an
's the public understands. the purpot
&c of this little clamor. 1t Is meant
discredit the Observer. We want
% say to these cattle that it is beyor
% their power to either injure or al
noy this paper. Its enemies ha,
done their little best in this dire
ii ton, throughout the year, and g
o pecially within the past year, wit
III the result that 1t has more bus
- ness than it ever had before and
IL stronger in every way. Chariot
. Is behind it, the solid people
. North Carolina are behind it, al
as for the scurvy politicians,
at snaps it's fingers in their faces al
ID defles them.
lie This editorial would, howev,
At be incomplete If it were not accol
III panied by the letter of Mr.. Wi
ston, Of BERTHE, to the negro soli'
RS tor, White, referred to above, al
'e- 1t could have no better ending tn
it has in the introduction here o.
ey copy of the letter in question:
an Windsor, N. c., June, 1896
Hon. Geo. 81. White, Rocky Moul
,r. NC.
!. My Dear Sir: 1 regret that ca
" not attend the judicial conventi
&C. on account Of pressing engae
* ments. Please put in a word to {
N. cure my nomination for JUDI
- While there Is not much hope
.. an election, still the remote posl
w. bility of riding the district wi
oy you Is great pleasure.
Wishing you success,
of lam, yours very truly,
(Signed) FRANCIS D. WINSTON
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

New Orleans, Feb. 8.-The Missis-
sippi politicians are much disturbed
over the great shrinkage in the vote
Of Mississippi this year. The con.
stiiutiou of that State requires the
payment Of poll taxes two years In
advance of an election Ia order 10
qualify an elector to vote. The time
tor the payment of these poll taxes
expired few days ago and the re
turns from the several counties show
that . large majority Of white voters
have disfrenchised themselves BY
failure to pay this tax aud will moi
be allowed to participate in the Con.
| gr. ssional or other elections of 1902
In spite of the efforts of the polill-
clans and the newspapers, the nun
Der of voters who have disq ualifis d
themselves is far greater tn. ever
before. In YszoO county, for in
stance, with 43 948 population and
never over 5000 registered, NOR.
than seven igh hts of the voters fail.
ed to pay their poll taxes and cannot
vote before 1903. The number OF
votes in that county has been re-
duced to 920, aud the vote is likely
to be reduced to 600 in 1902. At thii
rate, Mississipp's vote In the cleo
ton that year will fall below 30,00t
and may fall below "a, 600. The neg
lect of the whites to fit themselve
for the suffrage has caused feeling
Of great disgust.
| The same situation that prevail
now IN Mississippi. as result of tn
imposition Of the poll-tax, as a pre-
req uisite to voting, will give troubl
to thousands Of honest white me
when the amendment goes into Ell
feet in 1902.
The failure to pay poll-tax wi
certainly result in the disfranchise
ment Of thousands of white men i
North Carolina; as that feature ha
, prevented thousands of white me
from voting In Louisiana and Mi,
sissippi it will likewise have precis,
. ~ the same effect in this State.
. The demagogues who pledged tn.
. no white man would be disfranchise
= will not come forward and pay til
poll-tax Of those voters in order ths
they may be able to exercise the
. highest privilege.
These political fakirs and strike
:, will have important business els
: where then.
-! They will probably deny that the
a ever pledged that no white ms
would lose his right to vote.
1t ls indeed an awful and DANCE
!. Gus situation when voting popul
ton of 5000 is reduced to 92O on a
II count of failure to pay the poll ia
II When one-eighth of the voters co
troll the political affairs of count
is that "Republican form of 60
~ ernment," such as is guaranteed |
, the Federal Constitution
. Is not such narrow restriction
= the suffrage dangerousi
a Are We not sowing the seeds
- our own destruction when we 80 liz
;. it the suffrage that q very small m
;. nority controls q county or Statei
- What has happened in RESTRICT,
the suffrage in Louisiana and Missi
!, sippi, is certain to happen in Nor
Carolina.
In q few years We will have tn
!; State governed by q small oligarch
The poll-tax provision was placed
the amendment for that purpos
49, The Simmons Machine knew VIII
:, they were doing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
Mr.. Pearce and the Fish Story.

MI Fsarce and the Fish STORY.
Mr.. Pearce, OF Craven county, in
trod uced bill in the House some
days ago Ito prevent all persons"
from fishing on q certain bridge In
his county. He said that he was
crossing said bridge one day and q
little boy who was sitting on end
of one Of the planks jerked q f1s ID
out and just did miss his face. Mr..
Pearce is down home now, but we
hope he will have no occasion to
cross this bridge until his law goes
into effect.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

Mr. Pearce, of Craven, is home on
. leave ofabsence. The little boys
have doubtless put up their fishing
hooks and bait.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

The machine may learn that their
method Of packing the Supreme
Court il not 10 smooth and easy af.
tor all.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
a FAMOUS MUSICIAN
Cured Of Catarrh and La Grippe by
Peruna.

A. soon - any one 10 attacked VIII
In grippe Psruna shoaid be taken ever,
two hours during The day-Adul's Z
,ahlespoonfui. children . isaspconfui
Blu, I, 10 The af,sr-~asets OF Ia gripp
which are generally tie ncsi seEsoS'
unlsss Psruna 10 taken In ali eA.r'
where Peruna S. taken a. above dnrtn.
the acute stage the recovery 10 PrornP
and complete; bat where the ordinaf,
treatment 10 followed the patient vi
com plain for weeks and monthsof w"aA
ness, sligh t hsadachc, want OF appetite
and many other symptoms of lo~ VI
tality. Such people should e~gin
once the use of Peruns-a tabisspconfu
before each meal. gradually Increasing
the dose TO two tsbiespoonfris.
Mrs. Tfreophiis schmitt. wife Of tn
Ex-secrutary Of the German consulate
writer the following letter 10 Dr. Hart
man In regard 10 Psruna
SALT wAnAsa. AVE-. CHICAGO, iLi-,
The Peruna Medicine CO., Co!umbus.o.
6entiemen-"I suffered this ~inie
with . severe attack Of Ii grippe, ans
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

The Legislature has given us more
Judges and Solicitors, but 1t is a gift
We have to pay dear for.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
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Tbeord sIai Organism and the whole nervous systsm
.udfy metnoos rosorted a cure ars NJ - s1
PAINFUL o frequently disorders As serson. a
Dr. Hathaway yssrs ago discarded ,,... .,.
ana perfected system by which he removes s
Thsrs ne .nckened walls Of the Passage to normal
himself II n.,n Treatment applied by the patient
lions and an complications Of the disaea %
ture e method Of treatment and cure Of s,
,..,; natnassy By . similar method cures y.,,,. ,.,
~ .s.a AN senu Urinary Nervous Blood and otSe,
,n l ~ years has proved nvariabe IN its rsa,.
n.. ~ copy o. HI nsw pacs hook ma ssN.,...
nx Sd" South Broad s,re.s
ATLANTA O.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
John Lakey Shot By James Hannou

SOHH ISkey Snot by james Hammond ot
DistiIl<ry.
Winston-Salem, N. c., Feb. g.
Mr.. John Lakey, aged forty years,
was shot and killed at distillery in
Yadkin county yesterday by James
Hammond, q young man, who made
his escape. Three balls took effect
In LAkey, one in the abdomen and
two In the back,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

wnen neglected, a,nost invariaSav
results In . score q serious con.
phesfions. frequently causing urem,e
poisoning resulting in death. str,o-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
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The 81, Louis show.

Everything is show, show, show. In
1903 st. Louis will celebrate the Louisi-
ana purchase, an affair of some note
in the days of Thomas Jefferson, in
volving disposition of 1,l71,931 square
miles OF virgin territory. The tract
reached from the Mississippi river to
the Rocky Mountains. from the Gulf
of Mexico to British America, and
was about twenty-four times as large
as the state of New York. The price
paid was $1,000, 900, the cost of two
or three big Office buildings in this
city at the present day. Now, the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition already
has in its treasury more money to
begin the show with in 1903 than our
government paid in 1903 for nearly
the entire west, a princely domain OF
$50, OBS, $40 acres. The municipality of
st. Louis has given s. 200 900, the fed
eral government s5000,000 and the
people of Missouri by voluntary sub
scription, So 900 900; total, S15,000,OoO.
Add to this sum the amount already
received from concessonaires, or
agreed upon. and you will have some
sl7.OO0,000 or $4,000, ,OOO.-New York
Press.
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-16
AMONG ANCIENT PERUVIANS.
The Early Tribes Trephined Skulls with
Stone Instruments.

The Early Tribes Trephined Skulls with
Stone Instruments.
Prof. w. j. MCGEE of the bureau of
ethnology, in Washington has received
official permission to exhibit at the
Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo
his studies of trephining among the
early Peruvians. He will show ancient
skulls trephined by stone implements,
and in connection with this, some ami
NAL skulls. showing experimental work
done under Prof. McGee's direction,
using the same flint implements which
the aborigines were forced to employ.
1t is doubtful whether the ancient op-
erations were performed for distinct
ly surgical purpose or whether the op-
Grafton was of some mystic signific-
ance. In some cases the freshness of
the wounds in the bone showed that
the patient did not long survive the
operation, and in one or two instances
it is plain that the ancient operator
must have cut down upon large blood
vessel, causing almost instantaneous
death, but in other cases the operation
was more successful and the patient
must have survived for some years at
least Prof. w. H. Holmes, of the Ma
tional Museum will exhibit a dozen
groups of models representing the do
mestic life of the aborigines of both
North and South America, and will
show also the houses in which they
lived and some of the garments and
implements of their daily life. This
exhibit. although under the auspices of
the National Museum, has been planned
to supplement the regular ethnologic
and archaeologic exhibit of the exposi-
ton.