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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
sGhcsts" IN Science.

There vas time" says Sir Oliver
lodge, when the Investigation o.
physical science was tabooed, and
when any one who dabbled In expert
ments was regarded as a person who
sought to unveil forbidden mysteriee,
anS to make himself wiser than zen
were intended 20 be. The Oldest
human legend Is OF this nature. AMI
since that time the forbidden topic
has taken one form after another. IN
I'll now the term occult Is applied
chiefly to certain psychical phenom-
ena. and the adventurous explorer IN.
to these mysteries Is met either with
ridicule or with superstitious aloot-
ness, according 10 the temperament
Of the public who are made acquainted
with his eccentricities."
Prof. Lodge believes In telepathy.
and holds that the methods and pro-
cesses which have proved successful
in the physical sciences are equally
applicable to the study OF spiritual
phenomena. Other examples Of lead
ing scientific men who have branched
out into what the majority Of scien
lists consider pseudo, or, at any rate
super-science, are A. r. Wallace, the
co-discoverer with Darwin of natural
selection, and Sir William Crookes
the great English chemist, who Is q
firm believer In spiritualism ant
ghosts.
Prof William James or Harvard
and Andrew Lang, the former certain
~ having some claim to scientific dis
tinction, both apparently believed il
Mrs Piper, who, If she did not MAKE
her living, at any rate made her rep
utation by converse with disembodiet
spirits.-New York Commercial Ad
vertiser.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
HALE AND HAPPY AT ioi.
old Lady Insists She Grows stronger
a. She Grows Older.

Mrs. Thyrza Beckwith Gray has
lived lOl years. She celebrates her
birthday at Oswego. y. Y. recently.
by giving a family party al her home
at Tallman and West Seventh streets
and by sitting for a photograph with
her 7I-year-old daughter. Mrs Mary
Case. and her 65-yearold son. William
Gray
Mrs. Gray is in good health and says
she grows stronger as she grows
older. Her sight is failing. but other
wise her senses are perfect She Is
famous cook and declares that to-day
there is nothing she enjoys better
than making a batch OF mince pies
unless IL is eating one.
She was ten years old when the
war of 1912 broke out, and she remem
bers many incidents of that period
Oswego was then only trading post
During the past year Mrs. Gray
| has spun the fax and woven several
| tablecloths and sets of table napkins
| for her daughter. just "a she use.
TO do when Mrs. Gray first commenc
! ed housekeeping.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
For a New Two-cent Stamp.

The little reddish two-cent stamp
now in use has never been satisfactory
in any respect and the people will be
glad to see the last Of it. The stamp
which takes it's place is of more artistic
design and more suitably proportioned
1t is more simple in composition, the
draped flags being discarded and the
bust of Washington, which Is the mair
subject, being proportionately larger
and more dignified. while at the same
time the text is more legible. If the
color is clear and decided, instead o.
being pale, indefinite and of no decided
character, the improvement will ke
much appreciated
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
A Natural Curiosity.

A Brunswick, Me, man displays a
curious growth found by him on a tree
has been able to classify. 1t consists
OF a hollow, egg-shaped piece Of wood
about the size Of a football and of
wood one-fourth of an inch thick It's
formation on a tree in such a peculiar
shape is a matter Of much comment
by all who have seen 1t.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
Enoineer Earned Money.

When Engineer WaTboy took the
special train chartered by Mr.. Lowe
to take him to his daughters bedside.
the latter. In his anxiety To complete
his wonderful journey. offered $50 for
every minute gained BY the engineer
over the schedule The run from San
Bernardino to Los Angeles is 60 miles.
and Warboy covered the distance in
CO minutes. nine minutes ahead OF the
schedule A great. part OF the run
was at the rate of mile for every
80 seconds.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
Ant-Resistina Trees.

Trees have no foes like the VIE
ant of Australia The pests encsnY
in myriads Of brown mounds arouD.
the boles of forest moParchs. and =
down TO the siege Of a tree. Ihs
enter into possession OF H. cat ~
heart out. till nothing of its sap II,
wood is left save what has been iurne,
into a brown dust and a sheli-sl-
at the end of their work die amid j.
ruins.
Only one handsome myrtaceoI
shade tree, growing on the COAST
New South Wales. offers them q
liant and prolonged resistance IL.
is the turpentine tree; some FirD'
which IL possesses renders IL diftss'e
full TO the white ant. Turpentine pAo
dressed only In their Owl natuis.
clothing OF bark. have been known .
preserve their soundness IN even 'e'~
do-infected waters for 4 perIoS -
tending over thirty years
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
Wonderful Memorizing.

Rev. David Rosenfcld of Musk. Rus
STA. who is now in Seattle, mas SO
memorized a book of twenty volumes
that he can instantly tell you the
first word on any page you may name,
can repeat exactly all the words In
any particular line on any page. can
repeat the whole book from beginning
to end, or take any chapter at random
and do the same.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
800 Reward. 800.

The readers OF this paper will be pleasedto
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
itsstages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarfh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhC Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system, thereby Destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and givin 3
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing it,
work. The proprietors have so much faithin
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it tails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY l. Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
3. 3. 3. SENT FREE.
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases, Cancers
Itching Humors, Bone Pains.

Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. cures
Pimples, scabby, scaly, itching Eczema
Ulcers, Eating Sores, Scrofula, Blood Poi
son, Bone Pains, Swellings, rheumatism
Cancer. Especially advised for chronic
cases that doctors, patent medicines and
Hot Springs fail to cure or help. Strength
ems weak kidneys. Druggists, 81 per large
bottle. 10 prove it cures B. B. B. sent
free by writing BLOOD BALM Co., So Balm
Bldg, Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and
free medical advice sent in sealed letter
Medicine sent at once, prepaid All we
ask is that you will speak good word fol-
B. B. B. when cured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
The First Repeating Rifle.

DR.. w. r. Tinker of South Manches
ter. Conn. has what he claims is the
first repeating rife ever made. II
was patented by c. n. Spencer March
G 1860. The rifle is the model on
which the patent was granted and
came into the doctors possession as
a Gift from his fatherin-law, John
Sault. 1t was given to Mr.. Sault by
the inventor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
Jamaica Tea.

Tea culture experiments have proved
successful in Jamaica and it is now
hoped that this most unlucky island
will prove an ideal place for the
growth and cultivation of tea. The
Chinese varieties grow luxuriently,
but more hope is placed on the Assam
and Ceylon hybrids.-Mexican Herald
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

During last year no dividends were
paid on 1867 100000 Of common and
preferred street railway stock, which is
not less than so per cent of the total
iccl1a5
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
Caterpillar Causes BIindn.,.

e. A. Wood OF Bristol, VT, crushed
a caterpillar on his arm about a veor
ago, causing sore that has affected
his eyes and It is now feared that hs
win lose his sight
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMEN.

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
you with kindness. Her advice
Is free, and the address Is Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

They equal those
that have been cost
ing yoa from $500
to $500. The inn
mense sale of w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor
0nz Colt proves there Is
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
grade Pat.Leather made
Fn.k [aIa.. E.ay.... .l
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

Pisos Cure for Consumption is an infalliblc
medicine for coughs and colds.-N W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

The population of the world is about
1850 900 900 people
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

It is claimed that Canada can furnish
wood for pulp $40 years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

Stock Exchange seats, which sold a veal
ago for So, 900, are quoted at $50, 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inlam ma
ton aliays pain cures wind collie. Csc. bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

The United States Imports OF "a
ical and ssmi-tropIcal fruits si.O0"'0"
q day. -~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed
with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

Our 81 Git Edge line cannot be equaIed at any price.
Shoes by mail, 20 cents extra. Illustrated
CatAlog free. W. l.. DOUGLAS, BrOcktOn, Mass.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
Metal Gin House,

DR.. ]. w. Guyon OF Levin, Coryell
County, Texas, has an all-iron gin
house. The frame posts are 70 be driv.
en- into the ground about two feet; the
corners and joints are to be fastened
together with locks and bolts similar
to bed locks; the walls and cover are
to be of corrugated sheet iron.
FITSpermanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. r. Fl. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
Atlantic Coast Line.
CoxpxxsHo ScArprLl
Dated Nay s;h, Isc7.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
So.ss. Ness. So.los. NsC
hxHw

TIaIn 10. 90 dsiIy, leaves RoeEy N55Ti !.
u So r. m. Wilson 2 40 p n, oeld-soro Z 4
p N. Magnolia AIS Pm, srri,e nnz.f
son 6p n
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19
w. l.. DOUGLAS
s3.so & s. SHOES S SsSs!

You can save from SO to SIS yearly by
wearing w. L. Douglas $3.50 or SO shoes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-19

A.nd,v; sssess and pis.sar'-s
haa
Ia ihIs eoH7ei7. p ~
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
KRUPP ARMoR NO PROTECTION


The revolutionary changes in naval
construction which are likely to result
from the recent Belle Isle experiments
naval circles.
Inquiries made among well-known
naval authorities show that the result
of the experiments makes drastic
change in the defensive character of
ships an absolute necessity.
One eminent authority pointed out
the difficulty there would be in adding
to the armored strength of the vessels,
and expressed the opinion that the
change necessary was a great increase
in speed, as it was practically impos-
sible for torpedo to be accurately
aimed at quickly moving target.
Two prominent officials in the naval
construction department at Devonport
agreed that a modification in the con-
struction of warships had been made
necessary as the result of the expert
ments.
1T is impossible" added one of them,
Ito completely armor the under water
portion of warship owing to the ques-
tion of weight. The comparatively
small section of Krupp betting on a
modern battleship weighs already about
1000 tons. Now the heaviest armor
yet devised would form an effective pro-
lection against the torpedo.
THE only means, it seems to me, of
providing against this most potent
method of attack is by great multiple
ctaion of the water-tight bulkhea with
which every warship is supplied.
There is no denying that the problem of
torpedo attack is the one with which we
must grapple."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
IRELAND LOSES IN RESIDENTS.
Decrease of sixteen Thousand There
the Past Year. Exclusive of
Emigrants.

Ireland is country which still loses
thousands of its natural increase of
population by emigration, in which
more boys are born than girls, and the
most fatal epidemic is influenza.
The population of Ireland in 1902,
according to the registrar generals re-
turn, was 4,432,274. The marriages,
numbering 22,949, and the births, 1O1,-
1853, show trife increase on the aver
age of ten years; the deaths, 1856,
were trifle below the average.
The excess of births over deaths be-
ing 24,1S7, and the loss by emigration
amounting to 40,190, there was a de-
crease in the population during the
year of 160O3, less whatever immigra-
uon there was, of which no record is
kept.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
KEEPS TAB ON HIS ENGINES.
How james j. Hill Reduces the Run
ming Expenses on His
Railroads.

James ]. Hill has introduced new
economy out west on the Great North
ern, Northern Pacific and Burlington
railroad system While it has caused
the bookkeepers, trainmen and engTn-
GERS much tribulation, il has been found
to pay well.
Each engine on the system has tab
kept on its daily employment. In book
is kept the cost of that particular piece
of machinery, and against it is charged
every cent of expense for oil, for fuel,
for repairs, for operation, and on the
credit side is given what it earns each
day, based on the tonnage hauled.
If engine No 200 is found to be cost
ing more for oil, fuel or repairs than
engine No. 800 an investigation is at
once instituted The engineer is just
asked to explain. The result is that No.
200 reforms The same plan is to be
extended to every car on the system,
and the conductors and enginemen who
can make the best showing are down
to get bonuses at the end of the year.
The sole idea is to secure better re-
turns, and while the idea costs many
thousands of dollars in execution, it has
been found greatly to increase earning
power while lessening expense
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
EACH COLOR TO ITSELF.
How the Cherokee Nation Have
solved for Themselves the
Race Problem.

The race problem in Ahe Cherokee
nation is solved to the general salts
faction of the three races concerned
and the Intermediary mixed bloods,
says the Kansas City Journal. In the
LOCATION of homes the Cherokee full
bloods and negroes are mostly in set
Elements. The intermarried whites
largely are in towns and territory con-
tiguous to each other. The Cherokee
speaking citizens much prefer to asso-
ciate together.
In the nation there are 80 schools at
tended by fullblood Cherokee children
and II by negro children. The negro
blood schools are not so by legal re-
quirement, but as a corollary OF their
preference to live near each other. The
Cherokee and negro do not intermarry
or socially mingle. Two seminaries
and an orphan asylum are attended
by fullbloods and mixed boods, only,
the colored high school by negroes
only.
In the Incorporated school districts
whites and Indians attend the s,tne
schools, and race prejudice and undue
feeling on either side are being lost il;
fellowship and friendship cultivated in
the class room and on the playground.
Both sides are better satisfied in the
combined schools than they were when
they were kept separate. Fullboods
seem to mingle as freely with white
renters and their families of good char
acter as they do with mixed bloods.
OF the 3S,500 citizens of the Chero-
kee nation the best statistical informa-
tion gives about $500 fullbloods, 5000
intermarried whites, 22,S00 mixed
bloods, and 1000 freedmen.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
NEW STYLE SMOKER.
French Railway officials Test an I'm
proved Pattern of Coach for
Users of Tobacco.

An effort is being made to introduce
new type of railway carriage on the
Metropolitan railway, in France, suit
able for smokers, the glass of the win
dows being replaced by metal plates
pierced with square holes
Many officials were present at trial
at Paris. Police Prefect Lepine ap-
peared with box of cigars, and soon
all were smoking merrily. The smoke
passed through the holes, and the ven
tilation was excellent, but it was rath-
er chilly in the car.
A woman suggested having the COM
partments made smaller. The expert
ment, as a whole, was pronounced a
success
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
New Mask for AutomobiIists.

The difficulty automobilists find in
protecting their faces has at last been
satisfactorily solved. Ugly masks and
goggles are now likely to be cast aside
for a new mask, which is strong and
transparent, and modifies in no way
the appearance OF fair compilations.
1t is constructed of transparent horn,
with the usual spectacle glasses, and
thus obviates the danger of fire SO
much feared with infammable cellu.
loid masks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
THE WHALERS LOSE.
Season Closes with Very Few Of the
B.g Fish Caught.
only one ship Hns n Profitable Trip
TO the Arctic Waters-IIistory
of other Disastrous
Seasons,

The whaling season in the northern
Atlantic which ended last month, was
q disastrous one. OF the dozen steam
sailing craft that cruised in the Arc
tic waters not more than three have
made expenses, and only one, the Alex
ander, had profitable trip.
Ever since 1S4S whaleships have
cruised in the Arctic ocean for the
bowhead whale with varying luck, but
never before in the history of the in
dustry has the chase been marked by
such poor success as this year, except
when disaster has overtaken the fleet.
This was the case in 1917, when "a
vessels were crushed in the ice, caus-
ing loss of more rhan $1,000, 900. Five
years later came another disaster,
when II out of a fleet of 20 crafts were
lost, entailing damage, aside from car
goes, of $4,000.
For some years prior to the entrance
of the Superior into the Arctic whaling
had been carried on in the waters of
the northern Pacific. In the year fol-
lowing the fine voyage made by the Su
their luck in the chase for bowheads.
In 1852, when there were 27S ships
engaged in the fishery, 5000 whales
were captured, yielding about 5000 900
pounds of bone, which sold for a little
more than 80 cents pound. The
largest catch in the last 20 years was
made in 1887, when 80 ships took $50
MI Of usbt
heads.
In 1895 only 46 whales were taken.
Poor as was the season of 1895, it wasn't
patch to the record of 1903, and If
whalebone does not jump to the six
dollar mark, it will be because some
sharp Yankee has cargo or two
slowed away for just such a year as
this.
( So far as heard from, the number
of whales captured this year is about
half that of 1895. The failure of the
catch in 1895 was due to the early
formation Of ice. That season whales
in plenty were seen to the westward,
but no one could reach them. This
year they were seen in open water,
SdHuWlCueu III DetWeen ice Hoes, ana
capture was impossible.
Capt. Foley, a well-known whaling
master, who sailed for New Bedford
agents, has just returned to San Fran
cisco in the auxiliary schooner Mon
terey. He made use of gasoline to
drive his engines, and he reports the
experiment very successful one, ex-
cept that the catch did not reach his
expectations. This was due, however.
to the thick ice encountered east of
Point Barrow
Capt. Foley raised eight or ten
whales, but only succeeded in captur-
ing two, which yielded $500 pounds of
bone. The steam whaler Thrasher
Capt. Gurney, of San Francisco, which
was reported clean on October II, ar
rived down from the Arctic on No
vember 8, in exactly the same condi-
ton. After seven months cruise in
northern waters she returned without
having taken single whale, and, as her
fitting out cost 800 000 her owners suffer
quite loss. Only once did her crew
have a chance at one of the monsters,
and then he got away.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
Figs and Thistleh.

The heather have no monopoly on
vain repetitions.
Character is the only permanent. cap
ital in business.
Perfection is a glorious prospect but
a sad boast.
The fruit that will keep for eterni-
ty does not ripen in a moment.
The influence OF a nation depends
on the affluence of its manhood.
A mans religion in the shop is
worth twice his religion in the church.
God will not give you power until
you have some purpose to hitch It to-
--Ram's Horn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
A Medical DiScOXerY.

Medical authorities are puzzled over
the case of man who was operated
upon for appendicitis and immediate
ly recovered his sense of smell, which
he had lost many years before. This
seems to indicate, says the Chicago
Tribune, that the appendix vermi.
formis may be made vicariously use
full
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10
Wealth to N Baby,

Alfred G. Vanderbilt has given his
two-year-old son $1,000,000 as q
Thanksgiving present. This ISM
likely, however, says the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald, to keep the boy from bav
ing more or less trouble with his
teeth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10

The average longshoreman is not re-
garded as a man who would have
much romance in his life. but GER
tain longshoreman in Philadelphia
has had varied adventures all over the
world.
Though a longshoreman. with a
daily wage of something under 50, he
lives, not in one of the waterfront
boarding houses that his fellow work
ers haunt, but in second-rate hotel
in the central part of the city, where
the rates for rooms alone equal his
earnings He has been staying there
for ten years, and whenever he pays
his bill It Is by check.
The first time that he offered a
check 1t was politely refused.
If you are afraid of it," smiled the
man, "just call up the - Bank and
ask them about me-"
The clerk did so, and this was the
reply he got:
Certainly, it's all right. He's good
for many times that sum any day"
But who the man is, or where he
has made his money, or why he per-
sists in working as a longshoreman.
no one can satisfactorily say. Those
who know as much as this of his his
tory believe him to be an Engllshman,
with blooded family ties. Bat that is
only guess work, as are also their
conjectures about his wealth.
And for his apparent relish for the
rough work of longshoreman they
have no explanation except that
which the man himself gives
81 love the waterfront, and 80 I
work on it,"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-12-10

When a general alarm is received at
the New York police station, says the
Washington Post, now the officers are
left in doubt as to whether riot or
q fashionable wedding is in progress.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-05-20
Successful Institution.

Nearly all the rooms in the new
Victoria Hotel in this city are taken,
and the hustling proprietor, Mr.. John
Cain, says the popularity of the elegant
rooms and modern advantages of the
house is spreading 80 fast that it will
only be a short time until he will have
to turn away some of the people look
ing for Accommodations, for lack Of room.
The success of this institution only
demonstrates what can be done by a
live energetic business man in almost
any line here in Deming. The growth
ofour town and the surrounding country
is such that there is no better in the
west to day for starting into any bust
ness than this is.