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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04
INSANE WOMAN IN LCHURC 81
CHOIR

Stranger Intruded Upon the
Practice and Takes Charge
Raleigh Post.]
The choir of the Edenton Street
Methodist church had an experience
last Saturday night which will not
soon be forgotten. An insane wo-
man suddenly appeared in the
church. took charge of the choir and
assumed the command.
Saturday evening is the regular
time for the choir rehearsal. Mr.. A.
@. Jackson was drilling the singers
with his usual care and precision
when the choir looked up and to the
establishment of all beheld solitary
woman standing in the center of
the dimly lighted church waving
her arms and keeping time with the
music. The first idea that struck
the minds of the singers was to ig-
more the strange visitor and proceed
with the music. However, little
progress had been made with the
next selection before in a shrill voice
the intruder commanded the choir
to be silent. The music forthwith
ceased and, while the singers felt
the most violent trepidation, the
strange woman advanced slowly to
the rail in front of the pulpit.
81 do not like your music" she
observed.
1--WE are sorry" came from q
weak voice near the organ.
"Why do you not sing some good
old familiar tune in which can join
and help you out?" inquired the
stranger.
The choir meekly apologized, but
attempted to explain that it was
necessary for them to practice These
selections since they were to be sung
on the next Sabbath morn.
"That makes no difference d
declared the mysterious woman,
Using I say" The choir began tc
sing manfully and the strange,
Joined in with more vim than ac-
cord. "Now sing an old favorite OF
mine," commanded the interloper,
and she advanced upon the choir and
pushed herself among them. The
situation was becoming serious. The
choir shrank back in fear and tremb
ling and one slipped out the back
way. ran to nearby house and tel
ephoned to Supt. Mckee to know il
q patient had escaped from the hos
pita1 for the insane. He replied that
no one was missed. For nearly hall
an hour the unknown woman kept
the choir at her beck and call. First
they sang this hymn to crafty her
whim and then another. Finally
she seemed satisfied and withdrew
from the church without anyone
learning her identity. No one ac-
cOmpanied her away.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04
MANS CASE WITH JURY

The Trial OF the Chorus Girl ON. Charge
Numbering Caesar Young comes
to . close.
New York, May MAN Patter-
son should know her fate to- morrow
The last word of the prosecution,
that Bookmaker Young could not
have not killed himself and that she
must have murdered him, was said
by District Attorney Rand at 5
O'Clock to-day. Recorder Golf will
charge the jury tomorrow morning,
and it is probable that he will take
a couple Of hours; so by noon, or
soon after, it will be left to the jury
to decide whether she is innocent or
guilty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04
TERRIFIC RACE WITH DEATH.

"Death was fast approaching"
writes Ralph r. Fernandez, of Tam
pa, Fla, describing his fearful Face
with death, t'as result OF liver
trouble and heart disease. which had
robbed me OF sleep and of all inter-
est In life. l had tried many differ
emit doctors and several n. dicines,
but got no bene At, until l began TO
use Electric Bitters. 30 wonderful
was their effect that in three days
l felt like new man, and to-day l
am cured Of all my troubles" Guar.
anieed. For sale at all drug stores ;
price SOC.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

1t took two primaries and an cleo
ton for Raleigh to get her city Off
Gals, and still she might have done
better in selecting most Of the Off =
GERS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

WANTED-by the democratic i'm
migration bureau, laborers to set
tie In North Carolina, who will take
the oath to vote the democratic tick
ct. Others need not apply.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04
Interested.

$50 the politician spent week
on the old farm? Did he put in the
time playing poker?"
"NO: he spent every day out in
the beautiful Orchard.n
"What on earth interested him
in the Orchard?O
"Why, the extensive grafting.'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

When the amendment was passed
the Democrats said that the annoy
ance Of new registration SO often
would be done away with. Have
they made that promise good? Ev-
cry voter can answer. Every time
an election is ordered, aud that il
pretty often these days, the demo-
Gratis say You must register again if
you want to vote. Why do good,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04
According to Garfield

According to Garfield
Stella-WOuld you marry poor
man?
Bella-Yes, I would marry beef
magnate who only made two per
cent.-Tom Watson's Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04
CLEARED FOR ACTION.

When the body is cleared for &C
ton, by Dr. Kings New Life Pills,
you can tell it by the bloom of
health on the chesks; the bright
ness OF the eyes; the Rrnluess of
the flesh and muscles; the buoyan-
cy OF the mind. Try them. For
sale at all drug stores, price Csc
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

Wad-dell. the man who showed
the whitetfeather In 1900, will be-
come mayor Of Wilmington to day.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

What does the Labor Commits
sioner of North Caroliua do to earn
his salary? His report, if there was
one, for the two years ending Janu-
ary last, showed one lone case of
violation of the law-that is, Mr..
Warner said there was one ''suspect''
and he was going to investigate that
case; but if there ever was such an
investigation we never. caught up
with it. If it takes him two years
to run upon ''suspect" how long
will it take him to run down real.
live case There are people who
believe the law is violated every
day and in numerous cases. It has
been so shown by competent wit
nesses. It is crying shame how
some of these little girls and boys
are worked.-Davie Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

WIN Begia J.iy Is snd CIose August IL.
Dases and Piaces.
The holding Of farmer institutes
under the auspices Of the North Car
olina department Of agriculture will
be resumed July Is when two sets
Of speakers will start out in different
parts Of the state, one under the di-
rection of DIR. TAFT Batter, state We
terinarian, and the other under DR..
Fl. II. Hume. state horticulturalist.
The company under DR. Butler
starts in Granville county and closes
the tour August 18th IN Harnett
county. While the one under DR..
Hume starts in Chatham county and
closes at Durham August 18th. 1t
cannot be stated definitely as yet
who will constitute the two parties
holding the institutes. Among them
will be Prof. G. w. Burkett, Prof.
G. X. MLelland, Prof. J. G. Kendall,
Prof. w. F. Massee, Assistant State
Chemist G. B. Williams and Assist
ant State Veterinarian J. G. Rob
erts. Then there will be lectures by
two experts, or specialists from
Washington, Prof. Benton, assistant
ageroslogost, and w. A. Orion, spe-
cialist in cotton culture and cotton
diseases There will also be two
other spe. ialists from out of the
state who will be announced later.
The itenieries tor the two series
# Institutes follow:
Series Under DIR. Butler
Granville county-July 18th.
Vance county-July 18th.
Franklin county-July Goth.
Orange couuty-July 2lst.
Person county-July 22nd.
Caswell county-July Oath.
Rockingham county-July 26th.
Stokes county-July 9th.
Davidson county-July 2Sth.
Rowan county-July 29th.
Stanly cOunty-July 31st.
Iredell county-August 1st.
Catawba county-August End.
Lincoln county-August 3rd.
CASTOR county-August 4th.
Arson county-August 9Th.
Richmond county-August 7th.
Scotland coanty-August 9Th.
Robson county 9th.
Cumberland county-August 10.
Johnston county-August 18th.
Harnett county-August 18th.
Series under DIR. Hume
Chatham county-July 18th.
Moore county-July 10th.
Montgomery county-July goth.
Randolph county-July 21st.
Guilford county-July 22nd.
Cabarrus county-July Oath.
| Mecklenburg county-July 25th
and 26th.
Union county-July 25th and 26.
| Cleveland county-July 9th.
| Rutherford county-July 2Sth.
Mcdowell county-July 29th.
Burke county-July 31st.
| Caldwell county-August LIST.
| Alexander county-August End.
Wilkes county-August Bird.
| Surry county-August 9Th.
! Yadkin county-August 7fh.
Davie county-August 9Th.
| Forsyth c0unty-August 9th.
Alamance county-August 10th
Durham county-August 18th.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

The sooner q man gets rid Of the
idea that he was cut out for q polit-
ical leader the sooner he will be-
come q useful citizen.-North State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

Just let US know 1t whsn that
Confederate Democratic Brigadier
gets the Office OF Collector Of Reve-
nue. at Raleigh and we'll cut wa
termillion, sure.-Davie Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

If the said r. B. Glenn can play
governor and counsel for violatOrs
of the United States revenue laws,
all at the same time, why not you
Charlotte druggists employ him TO
come up and defend you in the
charges against you for violation Of
the Watts law.-Peoples Paper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

Mr.. Bryan is riding in the demo-
cratic band wagon but the notorious
gambler Tom TaRgart, his advance
agent aud bill poster, is holding the
lines, and August Belmont, agent of
the Rothschilds and Pat McCarron;
attorney for the Standard Oil trust,
are at the brake, so what can Bryan
do? He can 90 into a national con-
vention and take what is given him,
as he did in 1904.
That's what he will do and his
two by four followers will say "me
too "-Peoples Paper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

The Commoner says that Gen.
Jas. B. Weaver was POSTMASTER at
a Jefferson banquet of Iowa demo-
Gratis on April 1st. This must have
been some kind Of an "April fool"
trick. 1t has not been 80 many
years since the democrats were cuss-
ing General Weaver by note and
telling how he stole chickens in time
of the Rebellion. Jefferson demOc-
racy, did we understand you to say?
Bah! Rats!-Yellow Jacket.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

It will be we'll for our people to
keep their eyes on the unwonted &C
tivity in railroad enterprise in North
Carolina. It is said that the Cape
Fear and Northern Railroad, which
at present extends from Apex to
Dunn, will be extended to Goldsbo.
70 where it will connect with the
Atlantic and North Carolina Rail-
road. This means that Beaufort
will be in short, direct communica :
ton with the West Virginia coal
fields, which fact will 60 far in in
ducing the Government to allow
large appropriations for the devel-
opment of Beaufort harbor. It is
said that one thousand men will be
at work on the Cape Fear and North
ern this summer.-Raleigh Chris.
tian Advocate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

The democratic papers cussed a
blue streak and took on at a terrible
rate because Of the length of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's message to Con-
gress. They vowed that no man
living could have said 80 little in
their thirteen columns of type. And
then when he delivered his inaugu-
raj address, which was brief and
pointed, they few into another
spasm because Of its brevity-swore
it was weak and bobtailed and dis
appointing. ALI Of which goes to
show that you can't please a demo-
Graf, no matter what you say or how
you say it. Spin it out long, and
they cuss; cut it short and they cuss
some more. And the truth is there
is no use listening to droted word
they say.-NOrth State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

"The people who wear the badge
and carry the name of Democrat are
getting furthe. and further from
the foundation principles of the par.
ty-Charlote Observer.
Right, you are, sir, and they have
drifted 80 far away that no pilot
will ever be able to steer the boat
to safe mornings. Bryan is not
only wearing the badge, but he is
in the saddle, riding prancing steed
that is going to carry him to the
front. There is no Democracy such
as the Observer would have. The
foundation has crumbled; 1t has
been knitted to death, and it is dead
1t is socialism or nothing.-Davie
Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-04

Mysterious Stranger Intruded Upon the
Practice and Takes Charge
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
The DEATH CROAK.

THE ARGUS wants TO caution the
taxpayers of Preston TO not be de-
ceived by the croaking of the Jour
nal in regard TO the reduction in the
new assessment in the counties of
Mercer, Mcdowell and Fayette. 1t
is death croak. The Journal is
well aware that the reduction in
those counties was made by the
/yfeHdS and supporters of the Daw-
son tax laws. Those who opposed
the Dawson tax laws during the
campaign felt that it would be no
use for them to ask for a reduction
IN their assessment as the Machine
organs would set up the howl that
they were "tax dodger." The or.
gans of the Machine could not con-
sistently make this charge against
the friends and supporters of the
Dawson tax laws. The Machine
had made all kind of promises of
reduction in taxation if they elected
Mr.. Dawson Governor. Mr.. Daw-
son was elected and the Republicans
of Mercer, Mcdowell and Fayette
concluded that the Machine should
make good Its promises. Failing
to do so the Republican County
Courts of those counties decided
that it was a duty they owed the
Republicans to make good the pro-
mise Of the Machine. Hence the
, reduction. Now the Journal wants
to make it appear that the reduction
was forced by the corporations.
What nonsense ! Every property
holder in those counties got the
same reduction that the coal com
panies got. There was no discrimi-
nation in the matter of reduction.
All Jared alike.
Now the question THE ARGUS
would like the Journal to answer is
this: If the Republicans who voted
to Indorse the Dawson tax laws find
that they are an injustice to them
how can the Journal conscientiously
criticise those who opposed the
Dawson tax laws from the time they
were adopted ? The action of the
Republicans in Mercer, Mcdowell
and Fayette counties is an i1dorse.
ment of the position taken by the
opposition.
No one is more familiar with the
fRfqHffieS of the Dawson tax laws
than the Journal, but his position
as postmaster compels him to sane
ton them and sound their praises.
That's the whole thing in a nutshell.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
ANOTHER JOURNAL MARES NEST,

The Journal, being hard run and
driven to hole for argument on
the tax laws tries to evade the issue
by charging THE ARGUS with being
influenced by the b. & o. railroad
and its officials and with having a
pass over the same etc. This is
a doublejointed-back action lie as
we have no contract with the b. &
0. nor have not had any for the
past two years, but have been pay
ing our fare over the road, when we
travelled that way, and criticised the
road whenever we saw fit to do so
and still expect to do il. The only
pass we have had over the road for
some time was 10 attend the recent
Editorial Association meeting and
we are paying for It now with adver-
Using matter published in this pa
per. The editor of the Journal re-
ceived a pass from the B. & O. TO
attend the same association meet.
ing, as did any other editor who an.
piled for It. We never had a pass
over the b. & O. We used TO have
a contract with them by which we
received some mileage and paid for
1t in advertising, which generally
amounted TO two prices but that was
cut out about two years ago, as was
The Journal at the same time and
they have been very jealous ever
since for fear we would be recogniz-
ed and they would not be.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
1T is SPREADING

One Geo. B. Cox is the Boss of
the Republican Machine in the State
of Ohio. For years he has ruled
the party with an iron hand. No
Republican could be nominated or
be appointed to Office in Ohio unless
he was Endorsed by Geo. b. Cox.
The Republican party was simply
at the mercy of Cox just like the
Republican party in West Virginia
is at the mercy Of the Machine in
this State. Cox would name the
candidates and the party would hold
convention and ratify the can
didates selected by Cox. This is
the way the Ring works it in Preston
also.
But at last the rank and file of
the Republican party are going to
defy Geo. B. Cox and show him
that he does not own the party in
Ohio. Last week Secretary Taft
Can Ohio man himseH) made a
political speech in Akron, OHIO, in
which he called upon call true
and loyal Republicans to vote
against Geo. b. Cox and his Ma
chine candidates" Secretary Taft
told the Republicans that it was a
duty they owed their state to defeat
Geo. b. Cox and his corrupt gang
of politicians. Taft reminded
them that honorable men could
have no respect for political party
so long as that party was controlled
by a set of political scoundrels.
He called upon them as a means of
purifying the party to cast their
ballots against Cox and his Machine
candidates"
We suppose that the Journa! and
the FRIDAYS" will read Secretary
Taft out of the Republican party as
a Wraitor," "disorganizer," "kick-
er" and bad maR to be running
at large.
1t is generally believed that Pre-.
sident Roos welt suggested to Sec
rotary Taft that he go over into
Ohio and give the Republicans
some wholesome advice. Every
one knows the President Inns no use
for political Machines and grafters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
REPUBLICAN, REBUKRD
On His DOuble.JOiDted-B Back A ctIOn
Simple and Senseless Lying.

About the only thing OF impor-
lance in the Republican" letter Of
the Journal last week was the charge
that The ARGUS had been posing as
the champion Of the farmers and
tax payers of the county and at the
same time was charging more for
publishing the financial statement
than all the other papers in the
county combined. Now let us see
about the facts. AT the July term
OF County Court the publishing of
the financial statement of the coun-
~ was let to the Preston County
Journal and THE WEST VIRGINIA
ARGUS at one cent per word. No
other paper was mentioned or con.
sidered. The Journal and THE AR
GUS bill for this work was exactly
the same to the cent, as allowed at
the October term Of court and no
other paper was allowed cent for
this work and yet the Journal has
the gall and the lying audacity to
publish in its columns such rot as
1t did last week about us charging
more than all other papers etc. The
above statement of ours is exactly
as found on the County Court re-
cords in the Office of the County
Clerk where anyone can see them
for themselves and we dare anyone
to deny them. We did not have TO
make any certain charge for this
work as the law absolutely requires
it done under heavy penalties for a
failure, and fixes the price TO be
charged for it, and we did not have
to do 1t for any less, but fool like,
voluntarily agreed to do it for con-
siderable less than the price allowed
by law and the tax payers received
just that much contribution out of
our pocket and the only thanks we get
for it is to have lying gang of po-
litical grafters who have been skin
ming the farmers themselves as was
forcibly brought out in a big suit
tried in the Circuit Court here last
week, and want to drag us down to
their level. 1t is the old cry OF
"stop thief" to hide their own dirty
work, but it will only bring it out
more plainly TO the public contempt,
when we give some of the facts in
the case in another issue. The gang
gets its foot into it worse and worse
all the time and are getting desper
ate enough for anything.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
CALLED DOWN.

The following item has been float
ing around among the admInistra-
ton Republican papers of the State
until we have decided to take notice
of it and give the facts and figures
in the case and we dare anyone tn
deny them.
"The West Virginia Argus is pub
fishing in district installments the
re-assessment of Preston county.
Last weeks issue contained King
wood district, in which is found
several tracts belonging to w. MO.
Dawson, our Governor, the increas-
ed value of which is 227 per cent.
All the other property outside of
Mr.. Dawson's is increased 40 per
cent in value. Some editors who
are trying to make their readers be
lieye that rank favoritism has been
shown in certain localities without
mentioning names should get hold
of few fac;s.-Derrick-Herald."
We simply turn back to those
same figures as published in THE
ARGUS AMI as taken from the records
in the county clerks Office here and
we find those Several tracts belong
ing to w. NJ. o. Dawson, our Gov
ernor," nine in all, assessed at
sos under the old assessment and
at Sarge under the new assessment
the increase being a little over z78
per cent, as anyone can find out by
a little figuring, so that the Derrick
Herald man is very poor in this
branch Of his schooling and the
Governors land was increased more
than he claimed for it even. But
that's not all. We find from these
same figures as published in this
paper and as taken from the official
records prepared entirely by Repub-
lican officials and from which the
Deruck-Herald m athematician
quotes in his article above, that "all
the other property, outside Of Mr..
Dawson's, is increased" within a
fraction Of 800 per cent instead of
170 as stated above. Here are the
figures and anyone can cipher IL
out for themselves Old assessment,
total for Klngwood district as pub.
iished from the records, outside Of
the nine tracts Of the Governor.
Sz5J2z8. New valuation S7Ao,8oz.
There arc other editors who should
get hold Of few facts and know
how TO figure them on; when they
do. The DerTi,k is hoistcd with
its own petard and will have TO try
again IF 10 ever gets down 10 facts,
and figures that wont lie.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
BROKE LOOsE AeAIN.

Portland District Farmer" Reed.
Of the Preston Republican, has
broke loose again "Farmer" Reed
cuts no figure in Preston county
politics. q man who is willing 10
advocate any side Of political
issue chat holds out The alluring
hope Of paIlry public office is not
Che kind Of q ''mouIdcr Of public"
opinion that can build ~ a follow
Jog in Preston county. lie has
shown that be is mere putty in the
hands Of The Ring lie first allied
himself with the Insurgents and op-
posed the new tax laws Now he
is the special advocate Of the Ring
and The new tax laws. Truly a
wonderful man from Missouri.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
a DIsCREDITED LEADER

EDITOR ARGUs:-Here is a tip
for you. Among our friends we are
given to understand that Boss Jim
Flynn is the author of the letters
appearing in the Journal and signed
Republican" Boss Jim has at
last found himself a discredited
leader of the Republican hosts IN
Preston county. By his abusive
letters he hopes to retrieve his lost
prestige among the rank and file of
the Republicans, but each. day finds
him sinking deeper into political
oblivion. He is dead Boss in the
political pit. That we are 70 get
rid of this political button no one
rejoices more heartily than.
A fRIFnD Or DAwSoN
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02

But few people are entirely free from in
digestion p this season % the year Kodo
Dyspepsia Cure is not only The best rcmed,
% use because 10 dIgcsts what you eat bul
because 10 also enables the digestive ap
pafatus 90 initiate and transform all food
INTO tissue building blood Kod0i relieves
sour stomach heart burn bc'chng. and
aII forms 0f Indigestion
sold by Stricklers Drug Store and WIN.
~. Dent Of Ncwburg
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-02
= pIsAsrkoUs CALAMITY.

10 Us disastrous calamity. when you lose
your health. because indigestion and con-
supation have Slapped 10 away. Prompt
relief can be had in DR.. Kings New Lie
Pills. They build up your digestive organs.
and cure headache dizziness. collie. con.
stipation. etc.
7 DE Cooke supply CO.. Of TOWNSVILLE.
J. a Lenhart Of Kingwood and Isona
Supply Co.. Of lrona