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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-07-12

copies of each other, and they were
presently alone, In the distance they
could see the others following ghostiy
lamps. From far of mysterious re-
cesses came the musical clink of the
sledges on the drills An employee who
had come down with them started to
be their guide. PercivAl sent him
back,
"t'Ve Just been through; can md
my way again"
Yer WELL" said the man, with the
exception that it don't happen some
thing-yes2" And he stayed where he
was.
Down one Of the crosscuts they
started, stepping aside to let a Ger of
ore be pushed along to the shaft.
DO you know" began the girl, 81
am so glad to be able to thank you for
what you did that night"
I'm glad you are able. l was be-
ginning to think should always have
those thanks owing to me-"
II might have paid them at the
time, but it was all so unexpected and
so sudden--it ratified me, quite
al thought you were horribly cool
headed"
II wasn't"
your manner reduced me to
groom who opened your carriage
door,"
But grooms don't often pick strange
ladies up bodily and bear them out Of
a pandemonium of waltzlng cab horses.
I'd never noticed before that cab horses
are so frivolous and hysterlcal."
"And grooms know where to look
for their pay"
They were interrupting neryously,
and bestowing furtive side looks upon
each other.
"If I'd 6ot seen you," said the girl,
glanced at you--before-that evening,
shouldn't have remembered SO we'll:
doubtless I'd not have recognized you
to-day"
Il didn't know you did glance at me,
and yet watched You every moment
OF the evening. You didn't know that,
did you?"
She laughed.
''of course knew 1t. A woman has
to note such things without letting It
DO seen that she sees"
"And I'd have sworn you never once
80 much as looked my way"
Don't we do 1t well, thought
"And in spite of all the time gave
to a study OF your face, lost the de-
tail of it. could keep only the effect
of dts expression and the few tones
of your voice / heard. You know I
took those on record so / coulI make
EN- play over any time / wanted to
listen. DO you know, that has all been
very sweet to me, my helping you and
the memory Of it--so vague and sweet.
Aren't you afraid we're losing the
others?"
She halted and looked back.
mo; I'm afraid we won't lose them;
come on; you can't turn back nov.
And you don't want 20 hear anything
about mines; Il wouldn't be- at all good
for you, I'm sure. Quick, down this
way. or yOun hear Pangburn telling
some one what q stope q. and think
what a thing that would Be 70 carry
IN your head
Really, q stope aounds Ike some
tang that would get yon' ~ tbs night
Am afraid"
pslf 81 hls apiri, che 1s6 sifh hin
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-07-12

Before wrote to you, telling you how
Lait hed doctored Tor over two years steady
and spent lots OF money on medicines besides,
but II all failed TO help ma My monthly PEI
RODS had ceased and ] suffered much pain.
with fainting spells, headache, backache end
bearing-down pains, and was so weak i
could hardly keep around. As last resort
decided Is write you and try Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and am 60
thankful that did, for after following your
Instructions, which you sent mo free OF all
charge, i became regular and in perfect
health. Had IL not been for you would bO-
in my grave to-day.
az sincerely trust that this letter may lead
every suffering woman In the country to.
write you for help as did"
When women are troubled with ir-
regular or painful periods, weakness,
displacement or liberation of an organ,
that bearing-down feeling, inflamma-
ton, backache, flatulence, general de-
bility, indigestion or nervous prostra-s
ton, they should remember there Is
one tried and true remedy. lydia E.
Pinlkham'sVe Vegetable Compound at once
removes such troubles.
No other female medicine Underworld
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. Refuse all sub
stitutes.
For IS years Mrs. Pinkhan. daughter
in-law of Lydia e. Pinkhan5 has under.
her direction, and since her decease.
been advising sick women free OF,
charge. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-07-12
Honey.

Two quarts Of water, three pounds
Of graduated sugar. one lemon. Slice
the lemon IN tho water and boil until
all the favor Is extracted. then strain.
add sugar. and boil down nearly half,
or until Il Is a nice sirnp about tho
thickness 81 honey This strip never
sugars and win keep any length Of
time. II very much resembles honey
10 looks and taste, Il properly boiled
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-07-12

The men who talk the loudast about
politics being dirty axe tho men who
are too lazy to help clean things.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Asheville to Vote on the Question Of
Compulsory Education.

Asheville, Special The people of
Asheville are TO be given an oppor-
tunity TO say whether or no they de
sire compulsory education in this city.
carrying with bond issue of $4,000
with a slight increase III taxation to
provide the necessary accomoda-
tions for the increased attendance at
the schools. AT the regular weekly
meeting of the board of aldermen Fri
day night a number of prominent cit
lzens were present in the interest Of
the compulsory education matter. 4
petition signed it was stated by 800
voters was presented by DR.. Paul Pa
gum of the school committee. 1t was
further stated that the total vote poll
ed at the 1905 election in Asheyille
was something less than 1000, and
that the 500 signatures attached to
the. petition more than complied with
the law IN the matter calling n spe-
cial election to vote on the question
The board of aldermen by unaniInou.
| vote ordered that special election be
held and that the vote on the COM
| pulsory education question be had al
the time Of the general election. No.
Vember 6,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
'.ffCJlHGD
Work Of Train WreeEers.

Columbia. s. C., Speeial. Southern
Railways North bound Florida train,
No. 30. was derailed at 8 30 Thursday
morning as il was clearing a brldge
between Barton and Alieudale, thEs
State, ard though the engine rolled
down the embankment ard two coach
es was overturned no passenres were
injured and the engineer escaped ~sth
a few bruises and barns. CoIored
Fireman Andrew Kemp. VINO lad been
IN use service seven years. eoanIh !.
here from Edgefeld, had both leg
broken and died before :he physician
could reach him.
The railroad people say that the
accident was clearly the work OF
train wreckers. and the local magis-
trate, James VI. Patterson. seems to
be similarly impressed. The railroad
people say that a number Of spikes
were dawn and three angle bars re-
moved from the north ed Of the
tres:le.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
NORTH CAROLINA CROPS
Crop Conditions fer North caxuliEa
Ter Week Ending MoaEEy. oSso.
bsr -. Is Gsvea Out hy The De
parsEsni

The ~ea,her dar.ag The past wesk
~as generally rloudy especially -
Sc western half Of the State. Sasa.
.h,ne = much needed. The rs.ufali
for the week averaged much lselnv
thhe DornaI. bat was very hsssy a.
the western aid extreme southeastern
counties wheer il was much more ihau
tie normal for those regions. Tie
temperature averaged about ; ,lesyfs.e.
above the normal. the gfrate>i ds-
pariure being at Raleigh and the
least at Ashyillr The highest tcm-
perature reported was - degrees -.
the 2tth in Lenoir County. aud the
lowest Was j6 degrees ou the 18th III
Halifax county.-A. II. Thc~~ia. See
tion Director.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
White House Tenanted Again.

Washington, Special President
and Mrs Roosevelt and three of the
children. Miss Ethel and Archie and
Quentin. returned to Washington at
4.20 O'Clock Monday afternoon from
their summer home at Oyster Bay, J -.
l., where they have spent the past
three months The President looked
the picture Of health as he stepped
from the train and cordially greeted
a number of acquaintances who were
awaiting his arrival. He and Mrs.
Roosevelt entered their carriage and
were driven to the White House. The
President and his party occupied a
special car which had been attached
to the regular Pennsylvania Railroad
train from New York. In addition to
his family those with him included
the wife of Secretary Loeb and he in
tant child, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Richardson, of New York, intimate
fric..ds Of the President and Mrs
Roosevelt. and who are to be guests
at the White House. aud NJ c.. Latta
the assistant secretary to the Presi-
| dent and several Of tn White House
| celrlcal staff.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
The Eleventh Cotton Mill.

Mr.. L. F. Groves, prominent cot
ton mill man has been at work for
the past several days organizing
another cotton mill for Gastonia,
which is now one Of the most impor-
tant milling towns in the Piedmont
section. Associated with Mr.. Groves
are Messrs. John r. Withers and G..
A. Gray, two other prominent and
successful mill men of Gastonia.
These gentlemen have been meeting
with marked success in raising the
necessary capital for promoting the
enterprise, more than half the amount
needed having been subscribed by the
time the books were opened. The new
concern will operate 5000 spindles
with capital of 100000, and will
be driven by electric power from one
Of the companies recently franehised
in that territory.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
A Serious Train Wreck.

High Point, N. c., special-A SER
lous wreck occurred here Saturday
night at midnight on the Asheboro
division of the Southern, and as a
result, a negro woman is dead, a
negro man injured and the engineer
and fireman of the ill-fated train are
BADLY shaken up and bruised about
!he bodies as result of their jump
Ing from the engine. They are at the
hospital but it is not thought they
are dangerously wounded. The train
was badly smashed up. It is believed
TO have been the work of wreckers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
CHARLOTTE COTTON FIGURES.
Some Comparisons-Rece Much
Smaller This Year Than Last.

The Charlotte Observer SAYS: The
receipts Of cotton ON the local mar
kel for this September, the first
month of the neH season. have been
1879. This number is 2.7S0 bales
fewer than the number sold IN Char
lotte the corresponding month Of last
season. 4.459. The receipts for the
week ending Saturday were 692 bales
against ,039 for the corresponding
week Of last year.
The price of sopts on the local
market advanced from $40 10 90
cents a pound. The receipts were
230 bales. The receipts from the cor,
responding date of last year, when
the price was 10 40 cents pound
were 404 bales.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
North State News.

Secretary Parker, % the NJ III
Carolina division of the Southern
Cotton Growers Association, has Is
sued a call for each cotton-growing
county to send ten delegates to a
meeting to be held in Raleigh Oct. II
to hear President Harvie Jordan, Of
the Southern Association. The meet
ing will be during the State Fair.
The Charlotte Hardware Company
increases its capital from 10000 to
1926, 900. J. c. MeNeely is president.
The Winona Mining CO., of Indian
Trail, Union county, was chartered
with $4,000 capital to do a general
mining and land business.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Regarding Impure Meat.

Washington, D. c., SPECIALIZATION
ney General Moody advised the Sec
retary of Agriculture that the meat
inspection acts do not apply to meat
products imported into the United
States from foreign countries. He
does hold, however, that the pure
food act prohibiting the introduction
of the importation Of impure or mis-
branded foods, would, in its spirit,
permit the Department of Agriculture
TO refuse el Try to foreign meats OF
meat products not inspected accord,
ing to the rules of that department.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Effort to Kidnap Girl.

Tarboro, Special-A few nights ago
Mr.. Easel, section master who lives
near Rocky Mount. heard his 12-year-
old daughter crying. Upon investiga-
ton he found her lying on the ground
near the doorstep. The house had
been entered by some fiend whs was
endeavoring to take the child away.
He dropped her, however, and in the
fall her shoulder was hurt. She be-
gan crying, awakening her father
who came to her rescue. Meanwhile
the tiend escaped.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
PRESIDENT HAS RESIGNED
Tafts Accession as Provisional Gov
ernor Unaccompanied by Ceremony
or by Popular Demonstration of
Any Kind.

Havana BY Cable. - Governor
TAFT proceeded to the Palace at noon
Saturday to take over the government
Of Cuba. The act was not acc"mpanl-
ed by any formal ceremony or public
ceremony or public demonstration.
During the mornin. Bri"aIl"r Gen
rral Funston conferred with Mr.. Taft
regarding the location Of the camps
for the first division Of the American
troop, TO be landed here The sites
have not yet been selected. Funston
wilI command all the troops in Cuba,
which will number about 1000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04

Maaa.ns&oa. Sirecgal. -- s-s-ts.s-sA
iamage io bath ..gs aad lss 1~s't ass d.
lane al several IS lar sfras .asts <
laval stations s.eu- '.se ,ssartH "-ai
eua~t .'N f." lHHHsEao-
Nal.- s;=ueFal t@aar~ /. Vice..
commanding ;Uc Atlantis a4sssasr. ss-
ported Ia tie u AZ i'rIn5'fas 81 '1.-'t
six civilians weso killed "a; t"si Mo-
gan. Ala. and oac en31- 5uan -
missing. Tie damage to 1..e p"-t -
estimated al sl0o,ooo. Gels 3@af'ef-
MASTER Ilul.-on. at Atlau'a. reported
10 Ouaricruastcr General Humphrey
the same facts, adding 'Aat 81" ioft
(Fort Morgan, A,a.l ~, completely
inundated
Authority was tclegrarhrd 90 'sT-
tain Thomas II. Dwyer, c"mmandant
at Fort Morgan. 10 MAKE snrh re
pairs as are necessary IN ihe present
.,,e,.,cpcv In addition fo this ar-
-: n..-...a..a- ,.,..,.l Hmm
|
p"''s ""S ''"' :" '''''
D"ten. ei'ii engineer a':-a-''d /" u"
qnarteImaster' department. and Zed-
lev W Chaplain. civil engineer and
.,,.,a.. - ,,.,-,.,.,,,, "a,
sup ''"' -
fort ilahiii'oh' 10 oi'e'' '"s "''s
repair.
Captain Lawrence = Miller, com
e L.. p.xran...s III. -.
p"i'eo ''"' '"'s'
missing from that pos mat f"''
Mckee was almost totally destroyed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Bohannon Found Guilty.

Greensboro, Special.-Frank Bo-
hannon, charged with the murder of
Foreman R. R. E. Beacham at Hill
Top July 31st, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree; Kiser
Crutchfeld was found guilty Of being
an accessory and Oscar Crutchfeld
found not guilty of the charge of
conspiracy, by the jury, which rc-
turned a verdict at 10 O'Clock. No
sentence was passed,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Charters Granted.

The Southern Insurance Company
# New Orlenas and the Guardian Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsburg, Pa,
received licenses to do business in this
State.
The Stanley Mercantile Co., Of
Stanley. CASTOR county, was chartered
at $4,000 capital by W. L. Jenkins
and others.
4 charter was issued the Galloway
Real Estate Co, Of Salisbury, T. c.
Williamson being the principal incor-
porator at capital Of $4,000.
The Piedmont Investment Co., Of
Greensboro, changes its name to the
Whitaker Bed Brace CO., and reduces
its capital from $1,000 to $l,750.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
pa-pe Lest With Eight Mer-

Key West, Fla, Special--Cspta1n
RI. ". Barstow. OF the steamer Den-
YER. which arrived from Galveston, re-
ports passing the steamer Wmifred,
1875 miles vest of Dry TortISas Il
nooa Friday. 4 barge with eight men
on It. which was being eabied and was
lost on the morninZ Of Sept. -. The
W:1:fred lost all her boats ard J er
cabins were flooded during the hurri-
cane. She was starting back 10 search
for the barge.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
E[ic.ster Quesada Resigns.

Washington, Spccial.-Senor Don
Gonzalo de Quesada, the Minister of
Cuba, appointed by President Palma,
has rendered his resignation to the
provisional government of Cuba, 1t
Is stated that Mr.. Quesada has not
taken this step as an act of resent
ment or as an evidence of any i'll
feeling toward President Roosevelt
or the American administration, but
that he considers it his duty to do
so IN order to facilitate the execu-
ton OF the Presidents policy toward
Cuba.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Tin Miner Killed.

Kings Mountain, n. c. Special
About 5 O'Clock Friday afternoon
Ben Payne, tin miner, who was
working at the bottom Of the main
shaft, was hit in the head by piece
of falling timber, sustaining injuries,
from which he died six hours later.
He was about "a yeeac:rs old and leaves
a wife and four children.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Mississippi Coasts Damage.

New Orlenas, Specialists parsons
we're drowned in Mississippi Soznd by
the hurricane, eight large sailing YES
sells and about thirty small vessels
wrecked and Ship Island, CAT Island
and Horn Island were submerged. The
Federal quarantine station on Ship
Island was badly damaged and about
81 .0O0. 900 damage was done 20 prop
erty on the mainland.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Four Cadets Were Expelled.

Raleigh, Special. President Wins
ION Of the A. and NJ. college expelled
four cadets for hazing freshmen by
making freshmen clean up their rooms
and do very menial service. The fac
ulty have adopted this means of
breaking up hazing in the college and
will exloell for the slightest offense
of this character.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Federal Authorities Hold Georgia
Negro

Newport News, Va, Special.-Unit :
ed States Commissioner A. c. Garrett
held for the Federal grand jury Fred
Bucks, the prisoner who was brought
up Oh the cruiser Columbia from Gu
ba. Bucks stabbed A. G. Guantana-
mo last May. Since that time he has
been cc:::::at.iiled on board the monitor
Amphitrite. The prisoner a1d three
witnesses, two West Indian nc,c - os os
and a government laborer. were talon
to Richmond by Deputy Marshal
West. Bucks is Georgia negro.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
The State Fair.

Raleigh, Special.-The next State
Fair, October 15 to 20 will be one of
the best ever held in North Carolina.
The fair will be opened by Governor
r. B. Glenn on Tuesday, October Is.
There have been great improvements
in the grounds and buildings partie-
ularly in the accommodation for the
agricultural and live stock displays
and an abundant supply of water.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Items of State News.

The Clark Manufacturing CO., IF
Jonesboro, has entered suit IN Wake
Superior Court against the Western
Union Telegraph Co., for $500 dant-
ages for delay in the delivery OF a
telegram frcm their commission
house in New York. The delay IN
the delivery prevented sale Of goods
Which damaged the company, 1t IS
alleged, 10 lie amount of $500. Sons
II Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the
Supreme Court, are managers OF the
mil! and ant ther son, Walter Clark
.Ir., Is tcu, sci for the c"r pany In In
stituting lie suit.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Charlotte Produce Market.
Baltimore Produce Market.

Baltimore, Oct. Steady.
Wheat--Firmer; spot contract,
73 3-4 10 "A: Southern by sample,
"a 1-2 to 10.
Oats-F'ilm; No. 2 mixed, SO ID
to 81. 3-4 Rye-Firmer; No. West
ern. 80 to 20.
Butter-Steady and unchanged {;
fancy imitation, 20 TO 81: do. cream
cry, 25 to 26; do. ladle. IS to 20;
store packed. l6 1-2 to IS.
Eegs-Firm. 24c.
Cheese Active and unchanged /;
13 Is 10 l3 3-4.
Sugar Steady and unchanged.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Preparations at Newport News for
Handling Troops.

Newport News, Va. Special-Prep-
arations for handling troops going to
Cuba are being completed here. The
government has leased 20 0acrcs of
land on the river above the city as a
site for the commissary depot and
eneampment. A contract has been
let to Grant & Co., of lumber to be
used in the construction of ware
houses and corrals.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Gen, Wint Ordered to Newport News

Washington, Special. - Brigadier
General P. ]. Wint, commanding the
department of the Missori at Oma-
ha, has been telegraphed to hasten
to Newport News to take charge of
the embarkation Of troops for Cuba,
5000 have been ordered to prepare
TO sail from that point as soon as
possible.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Fonr Killed in Collision.

Danville, H., Speeial.-Passenger
train No. S, of the Wabash Railroad,
running from Kansas City to Buffalo,
n. Y, known as the Buffalo mail, ran
into an open switch west of Catlina,
ILL.,, and crashed into a freight train.
All the passenger cars but one turned
over and burned. Four persons are
known to have been killed and many
injured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Ont Of Pale of the Law.

Washington, D. c., Special - AT
least 75 meat dealers and packers
throughout the United States are
without the pale of the new meat IN
spection law, which became effective.
Many have notified the Department
of Agriculture that they have just
heard of the extent of the law and
asking for an inspection.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Nero Beaten to Death

Columbia, S. c., Special.-A special
W.,ie W The State from Anderson saws:
W llham McFall, a negro, was beaten
Roo 9eaath Saturday by George
neaSier' white man, about two miles
eo eass OF the city. McFall had Just
s5ized ssn kes!er's wife by the arm and
tn, tne ,sgppoSltlon is that the negro in
T tended to crininally assault her,
keasler came up in time to sava b;s
we. heasler surrendered.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Leading Delaware Physician Killed in
Runaway.

Wilmington, Del, Special. = DIR.
William 7. Skinner, of Glasgow, near
here, one of the best known physi-
clans IN the State and his daughter,
Rhea, were killed near their home,
when their horse became frightened
by the locomotive of a nearby train
and ran away. DR.. Skinner was 55
years old.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Ground to Death in Sugar Cane Mill

Greenville, S. c., Special.-A little
daughter of Mr.. P. E. Reid, living at
Ebernezer this county, met tragic
death by being crushed in sugar
cane mill The child was playing
around the mill when she was caught
by the beam and before the mill could
be stopped, she was horribly crushed.
She died in a few minutes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-10-04
Negro Crap Game Results in Shoot
ing.

Spencer, Special.-Jim Walker was
shot and perhaps fatally wounded
near this place by Will Crete, with
whom he quarreled over a game OF
craps. Both are colored and the weap-
on used was a shotgun. Walker re-
ceived more than a hundred shot In
his body and was carried to hos
pital, while his assaliant escaped.