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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

The hotel building WAS . seeshins
mass Of flames Al an upper win
dow appeared the form Of woman.
the only guest Who had not succesded
In getting out before danger b.
came imminent. An heroic fireman
sprsne nimbly up the tall ladder "a
her rescue. He reaches the topmoss
round, and extends his arms 10 take
her down. "Come I" he commands
hNrsely; 'thers's no time 10 lose"
The woman leans toward him
Then with . shrek she darts back
and plunges into the smoks laden
room. The heroic fireman follows
Evidently she has gone back TT
some dear one-perhsps her child
Cropping about In the gloom, be at
last stumbles over her PROSTATE form
and hastily bears her to the window.
The fresh air revives her. and shs
spea Ia TO her rescuer. "Pardon me"
she says, - they begin to descend
the ladder. '.but ! had to 60 back
I had left my powder rag" A
true daughter Of Eve.-Woman's
Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

The Democratic party has been in
power In this State for years and all
at once the people stand aghast at
the announcement that there are
hundreds Of insane persons who can
not gain admission to the State in-
stitutions. Unfortunately Demo
cratic Legislatures have been too
busy raising salaries, multiplying
Offices, passing Watts liquor laws
which their own officials went en-
force, finding negroes in every wood
pile, reckless appropriation of funds
until nothing is left but q bankrupt
State Treasury, enacting fool private
laws and many of public nature,
which the Supreme Court sets aides
in a majority of appeals, while the
poor and helpless insane are kept in
pens like cattle, or in jails like Grim.
inals, for lack Of accommodation al
Raleigh and Morganton. Now there
is . terrible blow and buster about
the unfOrtunates and it is we'll. But
why, at this late date? Simply be.
cause patience has ceased to be a viz.
tue, and there Is q demand all over
North Carolina which the Demo-
cratic party cannot any longer cast
aside ct will to patch the holes in
their extremely rotten political
fences in order to carry the State
and keep machine Democracy with
its legion of bonds and bankruptcy
in p0Wer.-Uni0n Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
More Official brutality.

At Wilmington, Jas NJ. Wade, a
deputy sheriff, arrested woman for
dssOrderly Conduct. She cursed the
officer and the brute beat her untiI
she bad to be sent to the hospital.
He was fined $50 aud costs and made
to resign his office. A good thrash
ing should have been added.
We publish this to show that
Democratic officials sometimes do
wrong as we'll as Republicans. Our
Democratic friends have >spasms
whenever q Republican officer goes
wrong. but they tread lightly on
the toes Of the brutes Of their own
party. We believe in condemning
wrong wherever it exists, regard
less of party. Democratic officials
in the East are being criticized for
not enforcing the provisions of the
Ward and Watts laws,-blockade
distilleries are greatly on the in.
crease in the East, but revenue Off.
GERS are expected to do all the cut
ting up.-Davie Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

A small sample bottle I tcz!n
will be sent free 10 every reader
the CAUCASIAN who 10 suifonH
with any kind OF skin disease
eruption-EcZsms. Blood Poisol
Fever, Sores, Cancer, Rheums7
Pains, or any otLfr Germ disc
or sore OF any name or nature.
$50 reward Will b3 paid fer a
case Of Eczema / hat Is rot prom9]
ly cured with &c zine. Ec-zlae
heal any sore or cure the veg
skin and ma ke IL look like vei'sl
THOUSANDS cured daily. ss'i
mind ~hat you have ,ried; fgrl
the failures made By other r, med
and send for free sample OF Ec.li1
which Always gives relic. aud p
manent cure. A ST. 30. bot,l" ea1
ours the worst caee. II
drugsi-ts does MT have En-
send direct t. Us. The b
Company, NJ. Kupermeler, Sc
Agent, liz Dearborn St Chi;sf
LII.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
Heart
Weakness.

DR.. Miles Heart Cure has
made many hearts we'll after
they have been pronounced
hopeless. It has completely
cured thousands, and will al
most invariably cure or benefit
every case of heart disease.
Short breath. pain around
heart, palpitation, fluttering,
dizzy, fainting and smothering
spells should not be neglected.
Take DR.. Miles Heart Cure
and see how quick you will
be relieved.
1t cannot make = new heart,
but will restore a sick one by
Strengthening the heart nerves
and muscles, relieving the
unnatural strain, and restoring
its vitality.
- II had . very bad case Of heart
Eork; . Last July 7 va. blowing corn
noon in blowing one row 1 had to lay
down. or fan down. three times. nv
heart throbbed az though It would
o ourat through; and I had difficulty in
bottle Of DR.. Miles Heart Cure. and
before I had used half Of it / could
~ down and sleep all night. Previ-
times q night ! have taken several
bottles. and my heart Ia as regular as
clock work. feel like q new man,
and can work considerable for an Old
II. D. AcGILI.. Frost, Ohio.
Or. Miles Heart Cure 10 sold BY
your Druggist, who Will guarantee that
sho mr.t bottle win benefIt. 70 e fails
b VIII reSuno your money.
Alas Medical Co, Elkhaxt. Ind
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

Thirteen Thoasand Acres Of Trees Bought
In Swain and Graham Counties.
Asheville, n. c., Lee. 4.-An-
nouncement was made to day Of the
sale by an Asheville agency Of the
timber on thirteen thousand acres Of
land, lying In Swain and Gnham
counties, and the timber is said to
be some of the finest in Western
North Carolina. The purchasers of
the properties are O. III. and w. A.
Rexford, Of Pennsylvania. One of
the tracts is known % the Thomas
land, while the other tract Is along
the waters of the Whitewater river.
1t is estimated that the timber on
the two tracts Is worth several hun.
dred Thousands Of dollars The con
sideration was not divulged, though
it 10 said that the timber WAS bought
on stumpage basis.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
FURIOUS FIGHTING.

"For seven years." writes George
w. Hoffman, Of Harper, Wash, Il
had q bitter battle, with chronic
stomach and liver trouble. hut at last
l won, and cured my diseases, by
the use Of Electric Bitters. / IN
hesitat;ngly recommend them to all,
and don't intend in the future to be
without them in the house. They
are certainly a wonderful medicine,
to have cured such a bad case as
mine." Sold, under guarantee to do
the same for you. ALI druggists,
at SOC. bottle. Try them today.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

LAWS SHCUL LID a. - rti.IhD Oh.
REPEA LED.
The Winston Daiiy StntiLSl dem
ocratic) is OF the opinion that tn.
next legislature should spend part
Of its time in repeating the needless
laws now on the statute looks. The
Sentinel says:
zone Of the best things the next
legislalure &C uld do Would be 10 take
from the statute books some OF the
laws now contained therein. We
have many very excellent laws and
some very needless ones and The lat.
ter should be repealed. 1t Is easy 10
see that disrespect Tor one law breeds
contempt tor all law. There can be
little doubt OF the tact that We have
too many laws and every Legislature
naturally Increases the number. vi
cuurse new conditions are constantly
arising and these necessiiate new
laws, but we hope the next legisls-
ture will contine new laws to the
minimum. We also hope that the
next legislature will take action II
have provision made tor the care ol
all the insane Of the State, no matter
how much it costs. This trOubie
sbout inadequate space at the State
hospitals is constantly arising, anO
We believe the condition Complained
Of should be remed,ed once tor ALL
The Sentinel is right. Many u
the laws now on the statute books
should be repealed because othel
laws have been passed in their stead
while there are many more that have
been passed by recent legislatures
that are obsolete for the reason tina
they have never been enforced
They should either be repealed O.
the officers of the law should b.
hned for not enforcing them. If I
man can violate one law and 60 I'm
punished he naturally concludes b.
can break other laws and escape pun
ishment. AS the Sentinel says
"Disrespect for one law breeds con
tempt for all law"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
Fair Play.

A group of drummers were trading
yarns on the subject of hospitality,
when one, little Virginisn with q
humorous eye and q delightful drawl,
took up his parable thus:
81 was down in Louisiana last
month travelin' cross country with
S. J. Carey (the same being Stone
wall Jackson c. at your service)
when we kinder got lost in mighty
lonesome sort of road just about
dark. We rode along a right good
piece after shutdown, and when We
saw light ahead, tell you it looked
frstrate. We drove up to the light
tindin' twas house, and whom l
hoIlorei like a lost calf the man
came out and we asked him to take
US i'll for the night? He looked at
Us mighty hard, then said, wall, l
reckon l can stand it if you kin
So we unhitched, went in, and found
twas only a two.room shsnty and
just swarmin' with children. He
had six from four to eleven years
years old, and as there didn't seem
to be but one bed, me an Stony was
wonderful what in thunder would
become Of us.
"They gave us supper, good hog
and hominy, the best they had. and
then the old woman put the two
youngest kids to bed. They went
Straight to sleep. Then she took
those out, laid them over in the
corner, put the next two to bed. and
so on. After all the children were
asleep Oh the floor, the old folks
went in the other room and told US
We could 20 to bed if we wanted to,
and, bein' powerful tired out, we
did.
swell, sir, the next morning when
we woke up we were lying over in
the corner with the kids, and the old
| man and the Old woman had the
bed !"-Lippincott's.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
8HgscaI eTt0h RATES. 4
THE pRE.iDENI's MESSAGE.


President Roo5evelt's message was
read in both houses Of Congress
tuesday at noon. We are sorry We
haven't room to publish 1t in full,
but the document is quite lengthy
and would require more space than
we have at our command, SO We are
giving our readers the most import
ant features Of the message.
One of the most important fea.
lures of the Presidents message was
his advocacy Of government control
Of railroad rates. This does not
mean to take the authority of fixing
rates out of the hands Of the rail-
roads altogether but to have Q com
mission to see that no one is over
charged or Disseminated against.
The President also calls attention to
the necessity for legislation requir-
ing the use of block signals upon
railroads engaged in interstate com
merce and states that Congress
should provide, by appropriate leg
islation, for the introduction OF block
signals upon all such railroads at the
earliest practical date, as q measure
Of increased safety to the travelling
public. Further important recon-
,nendations of the President Were
the urgent need Of action to make
our criminal law more effective, the
need Of a greater merchant marine
the necessity Of a law to regulate
interstate commerce in misbranded
and adulterated foods, drinks anC
drugs. Such a law would protect
the legitimate manufacturer and the
consuming public. The Presiden
also recommends that Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma be admitted a.
one State, and that New Mexico ane
Arizona be admitted as one State
Mr.. Roosevelt states that nothing
has taken up more time in Congress
during the past few years than TIT
question as to the statehood to b.
granted the four territories men
toned above, and reCUmneI do tha
they be Immediately animated d.
two States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

For The Railway Kfsgs. ~ for ths fso0sss
Congress, assembling early this
rcnth, must grant or deny the M
;ion's demand for . square deal In
railwsy freight rates The people
have become convinced that private
control Of rates on the public high
wsys-the railways---is the main
factor in building up the great trust
that s,rangie competition and rob
consumers. This conviction j. the
power behind the urgent popular de-
mand that railways rates should BE-
regulated by the Federal govern
ment. Ray S,annsrd Baker In Nc
Clure's Msgssine for November
shows Us exactly how . dozen pri-
vate citizens, responsible only to
railway managers, intent on charK-
ing the public not fair rste but oil
that it possibly can pay, make rates
in secret and in violation Of Law.
President Roosevelt will ask Con-
gress this winter TO enact law
which the people who support the
railways can, through federal OH
Gals, get prompt aud sure protection
against exturtiouate and ineQuitable
charges upon thess highways Of the
nations commerce. When Hou, .
and Senate vote on this proposition
we shall know exactly which mem
bers serve the people, and who are
the others that give their first ALE
glance to the railway kings. They
must toe the mark or quit the track.
Frank Putnam in National Maya.
zine for Deem Der.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
A Farce in the Name of Justice
Progressive Farmer, |

Progressive Farmer
The following dispatch was printed
in last weeks Progressive Farmer !:
Fayetteville, Nov. 21st: Messrs.
John G. Haigh and George Myrover,
formerly cashier and teller of the
Bank Of Fayetteville, plead guilty
to the charge of embezzlement in
the Superior Court today and judg-
ment was suspended On payment of
costs, restitution having been made
to the bank"
Fairbrother's Everything calls at
tention to the fact that the same day
Haigh and Myrover were turned
loose on the people they had robbed
of SIS, 900, negro in Salisbury was
sentenced to five years for stealing
$50, and another negro was sentenced
to one year for stealing a plug of to-
bacco. Everything" also reflects
the general sentiment of the press
and our opinion-so clearly that VIZ
reprint herewith what it says in lieu
of any comments &C our own:
"Webster's Dictionary, defining
the word embezzlement, says: Lar
ceny denotes taking by fraud or
stealth, from anOther's possession ;
embezzlement denotes an appropria-
ton, by fraud or stealth, of prop
erty already in the wrOng-doer 5
possession Thus it will be seen
that the man who embe zzles not
only steals but violates sacred trust.
It certainly was sublime spectacle
to see men standing up in court of
justice and stating that they be-
lieved the ends Of justice would be
met if the brace of thieves would
pay the costs in the case after they
mad pleaded guilty to taking nearly
thirty thousand dollars that did not
belong to them, and by so doing
caused the bank to temporarily sus.
pend. Suspension of judg.
ment, upon payment of costs, and
the men confessing that they took
twenty. eight thousand dollars of
money entrusted to their keeping
great God with such a farce, why
should court.houses be built -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

The Washington Mirror tells Of q
surprise that came to . man that
remarked to q stammerer:
"You must find that impediment
in your speech rather announcement
at times, Mr.. Biggs."
"Oh, n-no; everybody has his
popularity. Stammering is m.mine;
what is yours p"
"Well, really, I am not aware
that I have any"
"D-d0 you stir your tea with your
right hand 2"
"Why, yes, Of course"
"W-well, that is y-your p-pecu-
liarity; most p-people u-use . t.tea-
spoon"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

fosoteo foroGfopne
Chicago News.l
Pity may be akin to love, but It's
only . poor relation.
Unless . man has horse sense he is
apt to make donkey Of himself.
A coward Ia a man who knows
he's wrong, but refuses to admit 1t.
Your ship will never come unless
you 60 out with . tug to meet 1t.
Trials In court may be postponed,
but It's different with domestic trials.
Experience begets wisdom--but
Usually too late in the game 30 be Of
value.
Wise IL the man who knows him
self thoroughly aud doesn't try to
find out things about his peighbor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
The Greenvi!ie Reflector says


1--WE notice that a vel eran in Vir-
ginia has refused q pension and
hack pay amounting to upwards of
$4,000. If he was In North Caro-.
lima he would be sent up about
Raleigh"
The Reflector doesn't make II
plain whether the man would have
been sent to the penitentiary or tC
the insane asylum. But that wouldn't
have made much difference, Of
there are many In the prisons who
should be in the ssylums, and 1t II
safe to say there are some in the
asylum who should be in the peni
Tertiary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07


Roxboro.
Roxboro Courier
Mr.. Robert Stephens, the genial
agent Of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad here had quite an unusual
experience last Friday night. II
seems that two bodies were shipped
from the same express Office 10 West
Virginia on the same train. One
was that Of Z grown person and the
other . child. The child was to
came to Roxboro and the other 10
90 to North Wilkesboro, both were
marked Correctly. Mr.. Stephens
CONSERVATION cannot be imagined OF
expressed when the father of the
little child came forward to claim
the corpse and found that q mistake
had been made. Bob said he fairly
made the wires burn till he got the
matter enlightened out. It was 4
terrible blunder Of some one. The
mistake WAS made In Roanoke, hence
the officials on this division were
not responsible.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
What Q Trained Nurse Says.

What . Trained Nurse says.
"If nervous people would only
drink more water they would not
be 80 nervous" remarked a train
nurse the other day. "Nesrly every
physician will recommend to . wo-
man who is suffering from nervous
prostration or nervous exhaustion to
drink lots of water between meals
but many women who do not come
under q doctors care would feel bet
ter and look better if they would
drirk, say, quart Of water in the
course of the day. Water seems to
be . nerve food, and it has q dis
tinctly soothing effect, when slipped
gradually, a. one can best test for
herself.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
TORTURE OF A PREACHER.

TORTURE OF A PREACH Err.
The story of the torture of Rev.
0. D. Moore, pastor Of the Baptist
church, of Harpersville, N. Y , will
interest you. He says: II suffered
agonies, because of persistent
cough, resulting from the grip. i
had to sleep sitting up in bed. l
tried many remedies, without relief,
until 1 took DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption Coughs and
Colds, which entirely. cured my
cough and saved me from consump.
tion." A grand cure for diseased
conditions of Throat and Lungs.
At all druggists; price soc and
81 90, guaranteed. Trial bottle free
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
Convinced He Wa Sick.

An 1rishman had appendicitis
They took him to the hospital, laid
him on the operating table, gave
him ether, and tied . email monkey
on . shelf where he would sec II
when he regained consciousness. He
saw it grinning aud chattering.
"Phat's that ?"
'Sh-be quiet! =" That's what We
took from YOU"
He uttered . groan, and said
''Be ye child or devil, I dun know,
but your mother IL q very sick
man !'-EX.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

''That's . queer design you have
In the corner Of your billhead," 10
marked Slopay.
"It's merely . little hower," NJ
piled the tailor.
'TAink it's appropriate, sh sn
Eye, its . 1oe1stmo4nokn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

Mr.. W. J. Bryan. the American
democratic party, l. travelling In ia
pan. He tried TO buy the old war
stool upon which Admiral Togo sat
v hen he attended the Shinto cere-
Monial in Uyeno park, at Toxic, to
celebrate the naval triumph. The
stool which has been used for centu-
ries tsince 1907 has been handed
down in the Ogasawars family of
Shinto prie-ts. " hat did Mr., Bryan
want with the old stool? While he
is over there he had better be look
ing about the junk shop for cheap
second hand platform. His people
over here need that mere than they
do the stool.-People's Paper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
BriGAtsa Up Your Hone.

It 10 wonderful how much little
paint and whitewash will do towards
Frightening mp . country place.
These will not only add to the sp-
pearance bat to the healthfulness
also. Buildings kept well painted
will not only last much longer with
out repair, but viii lend an air of
cheerfulness to the place that viii
have q beneficial effect on the oceu-
pants aloo.-Home and Fsrm.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

1t is said Of Representative Adam.
son, Of Georgia, while on his way t.
Washington, one day not long ago,
poticed . crowd around the depot q
one Of the stations on the Southern,
down In North Carolina, and poked
his head out Of q car wind0WNgnd
asked Of . negro:
"Adam, what's the matter ?"
"Jim Johnson's dead, ah," va
the answer.
"S0mebody shoot him 2"
'No, sah; nobody done nuthin'
to him; he jus' died oil to once
unanimously. "-Philadelphia Ledger
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
Water-Rate DecislOn.

The Supreme Court Of Florida
decided that an ordinance passed by
the city of Tampa, regulating water
rates in that city, is valid. The
plant In Tampa is owned by cor
poration and the city passed an ordi-
nance fixing certain rate charges for
water. The water company appealed
And the court npholds the city.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
Not Unless They Are Willing.

Not Unless They Are Willing.
You can fool all of the men some
of the time, and some of the men
all the time, but you can't fool any
Of the women any of the t,me-if
they don't wish to be fooled.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

WAN FED: by Chicago whoiessls ate
mail order house, assistant m.nasr,
Oman or woman for this county AZ.
. joining territory. salary g. 40.
ex Denses paid weekly expense none,
advanc d. Work pleasant: pOsitlss
permanent. No inve-tmens ., -rp.r,
ence gu red. Write at once . Ia.
PARTICULAR, and enclose seli-sddre.ss.
envelope.
THOMAS COOPER IL CO.,
132 Lake ~ hicago. Ill
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

There Ia q new clamor for the
punishment Of the fools who point
"unloaded guns" at people. We are
sgree1. And while we are At IL, Why
not say q word In favor OF punish
Ing those who deliberately hill their
fellow-man Raleigh Enterprise.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07

An exchange says that the ''law.
less may expect to be punished. !"
Well, If they do, many Of the law
less don't get what they expect.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
Provokfng Thing.

Husband-You don't try to mske
home attractive. Look at that table,
now no luxuries tn tempt the ap
p .tite.
Wife-Why, you provoking thing,
you told me last night you had no
app 'tite.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-12-07
safe Investments For sale

The Toxsway Company. North cs,s-
lima. 125 sharrs.
lola Mining, North sroltua b.
shares.
GirOux Consolidated Minitx lf.s
shares.
Ia Luz NJ 4 Il. tMexicol 5000 sh.,.-
New York shoshone (Bullfroe sae
shares.
Also all other stock and soss,
bought and sold. let me he,, irsa
you X. O'SULIfVAS. BROKER
i. q. Box. Iie2, New Yort,