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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Capt. W. G. Coleman Dead.

Warrenton, Special.-Capt. Wiley
C. Coleman died suddenly at his res
idence, near Church Hill, this coun-
ty. His health had not been good for
several years bat his death was un-
expected. He was one of the most
prominent men in this county. He
was a man of large means and was
universally popular. He was native
of Virginia, served as captain in a
militia regiment during the civil war.
Settled in this county in 1865, and
from then until the time of his death
ranked as one of our most public
spirited and successful business men.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY l. 1906.

present witE.sr ear Islands So sAcszlsf
proceed 10 nesossafe zlsh b3m. srs
shns very easily add 70 cur eo'eTsd
population If ''glaitossous Tor usosa
of them.
Mr.. HephuTu replied that i lis
ideas should prevail, the ealared 20
pie Of the island would be sapp.anted
By whites.
al wish replied the South Caro-
lima Senator, e'that the Seuaior woaId
be more consistent with reference. ,c
the eolored race snd that he wuaid uoi
be 50 kind 10 thoss nesT rs aud =
cruel tothoge abroad.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Mobile Record Broken.

Ormona, Florida, Speeial.-The
worlds record for the mile was 'wt"''
lowed IN the fourth annual O1nond.
Daytona automobile tournament, aii'l
both times by The same car, the cigas-
steamer ariven by Fred Marriott. Ja
the frs, start of the contest for the Sir
Thomas Dewar trophy, the racer made
the nile IA % l-5 SECONDS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
SIX DEAD ON TOP FLOOR.
A Disastrous Hotel Fire in Lowell
Victims Were All Women-The
Building Crowded With Guests
Many of Whom Were Rescued by
Firemen and Policemen,

Lowell, Mass, SpeciaI.-At least
six persons lost their lives in a fire
which partly destroyed the Richard
son Hotel one Of the leading public
houses in this city early Saturday
morning. The fire started few min
utes before 2 O'Clock and the flames
rapidly communicated to various
parts of the structure. A large num-
ber Of guests were in the hotel and
those who were III the upper part of
the building had little chance to es-
cape by the stairways The firemen
at 2:3O o clock found the dead bodies
of six women in the top floor of the
hotel
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Porter Kills College Boy.

Montgomery, Ala, Special.-Grady
Miller. the 16-year-old son of DR.. R.
L. Miller. was shot and killed by the
negro porter Of the Lakeview Hotel.
There were no eye witnesses to the
shooting, but the pistol shots were
heard. A search was made and near
by was found the negro in dying
condition. He lived long enough to
say that he and Miller had engaged
IN n pistol duel. There is no way to
ascertain the cause Of the tregedy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Guilty of Poisoning Bride.

= Ahbeyille, Ala, Specialize jury
in case of Walter Nordan returned
verdict of gilty and fixed his punish
ment at life imprisonment. Nordan
is prominent young merchant of
AbbevilIe. His bride of three weeks
died suddenly in September, 1902, and
it was found that her death was due
to strichnine poisoning.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
100 Miles in 76:40 2-5.

Ormond-Daytona Beach, Fla, Spec
ial.-With the tire Of one rear wheel
on the bare. rim at top speed and
cheered by thousands on the beach
side, Clifford carp, in 90-horse- pow
er English car, broke the world :
record for 100 miles Saturday after
noon, making the distance ~ one hom
Is minutes and - % seconds. The
former world record, made by Fetch
er last year on the same course, was
one hour. Is minutes aud II seconds
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01

Knoxville, speeial.-The body OF
Edward L. Condor, prominent young
railroasl contractor, was found float
ing in he Tennessee river at Concord
by two riveurea. Condor disappeared
from bis home on the night OF Dec. :
has rever been seen since. He had
been FL for some time and fears were
at once felt for his safety. a brother
Of the Young psn positively identui@'
the bedy
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Mnn arraetfd Is Prominent.

birmingham, Ala. Special.-Benja
min S. Catchiaes. who was arrested II
PHILADELPHIA, charged with scndine
Susnicious anl anonymous letter.
TO government officials, IS one of th'
hest known younr attorneys in Dir
nlinoham. lie * a sJn OF W. i
"afchings, q prominent real estai'
'caler, is a graduate Of the universit'
If Alabama. a member Of the Phi Del
n Theta college fraternity, and ha'
holl official position in the Alabam
National Guard.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
S750.0O0 Cotton Fire.

Jackson, Miss, Special.-The Mis-
sissippi compress, with $500 bales Of
cotton, was destroyed hy dre Tues
day, entailing a loss OF $15o,000
with insurance Of about two-third'
that sum. The origin of the fire j,
not known, but when it was discovcre"
by the compress employees i had gain
ed great headway and wien the fire
department arrived, it was bcgont
control.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Says Green Offered Bribe.

Savannah, Special.-The most in,
teresting evidence adduced at the
Greene-Gaynor trial was in reference
to charge made by one W. r. Curtis
who had been an Inspector on the
work being done by Greene and Gay.
nor, to the effect that Greene made al
attempt to bribe him. This was II
June, 1889.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Bill For Erection of Tablets at Ap-
nomattoX

Washington, Special.-Representa-
tive Flood, of Virginia, introduced
bill to provide for the purchase of
the Mclean property and adjacent
land at Appomattox, Va, and to erect
tablets there III commemoration OF the
surrender of the Army of Northern
Virginia to General Grant.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
Fell From Wagon to Death.

Durham, SpeciaI-Frank Davis, an
aged colored man, met death in an
unusual manner. He was driving a
wagon, when the vehicle slipped
alongside the street ear track, caus-
ing him to lose his balance. In the
fall his neck was broken. He was
dead in five or ten minutes from the
time Of the fall. The dead man was
about SO years of age.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
COTTON MEN MEET
for Closer Union Beiween the
Producer and the Consumer
PLANS Ter A HAY CONFERENCE
r Representatives ef rour Associations
Of Ce.sea GEew7Es and MAnn-
facsurets. fEciz1iaE southsra Cot
ten Associations. Ess, In NV fssk.

New York, Special.--At : euuFrra
ence held here "Wednesday between
the representatives ot the Nes Tag
land Cotton spianers Association and
the National uiaaefa' Assoesas,ps amd
the Americas Cotton Manufacturers
Association. Flsus ecre perfected f0F
a general meeting e EroSeFs Htsl
SINNERS. both American AMI f~sefgn.
10 be aria in Washington. LAY isi-
Tie dcsesa.es FROM ihs SoulicTn taI-
Ton Aa-S--~--.i-.., userej President Har-
vie Jordan: J. i. Hrow1. ps sss--I-
bourne. y. e: H. i. Smith, of Cslasin-
bia. \. C.; ]. 7. Allison, 81 Coseor9s
\. G: Ii. NJ Miller. Jr., If Charlotte,
Y. e.: Richard Cheatham, 81 Atlanta
Ga. aud President J. !. Taylor, oG ihr
National Giuncrs ASso ,.atton.
Secretary Cheztham said that the
conference WIS held simply - pFomole
the general welfare of The groWer and
the spinner. and that the present pTlcs
Of cotton was not discussed al al.
When asked IL there was an' tlins he
would ike TO say President Jordan re
piled: "iou can say that tls. confer
encc was the first step along the
lines planned by tl'c Southern Cot
ton Association one year ago at New
| Orleans. and. while ii Is the first con
| ference of the kind ever held IA the
history of the cotton Industry, both
producer and spinner oelleve that
most Of the present evils IN the hnndI-
ing. aud securing fair prices for both
raw product and finished fabric can
he satisfactorily settled through the
bringing about Of c,,iscr relationship
and a better understanding between
growers and consumers of Ameticsn
cotton. This preliminary conference
has been entirely harmonious. 7"
9.99s,llI Bales Ginned.
Washington, Spceial.--A bulletin is
sued by the Census Bu'enn on The
amount of cotton ginned from ih'
growth Of 1905 to January l6. shows
the number Of running bales for ih'
United States 10 be g.glS,lll, n
against l2,Te7 600 for 1905 aud o.,
4Sj. .4S2 for 1904.
The figures are based on the couni
ing of round bales as half bales anf
enclude linters.
The amount of cotton ginned by th'
several cotton growing States up Il
the date mentioned is as follows:
Alabama, l,202, ,627; Arkansas, 80,
422: Florida. 1920; Georgia. 1,695,
1886; Indian Territory, 30s,207; Kan
sas. Is: Kentucky, l,2ls; Louisiana
4s3, $50: Mississippi, 1895, ,4o2: Mis-
souri,. 3G.97a: North Carolina, 6is,O49
Oklaholna. SSH; South Carolina, !
O93, ,4S2; Tennessee, 24s,l7l; Texas, :,
2sl 800; Virginia, 1890.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-02-01
TINE TO DIsARM.

First Western Citizen-Are you
arm nsd?
seeoad we.tern Citizen-Sure. Are
you?
"of course. Let's match guns
..AFi right
Say, you've got the advantage eA
me in size an caliber.
.w weu?"
What do You say 10 universal dfs-
a~u.a neas 2.'-CIsvelaad Plain Deai-
er
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
THE REToRT COURTEOUS.
Reply Which Was Productive Of {
Desire to Annihilate the One
Who Made Il.

The pleasant-faced young man stood
In an aisle Of the book department Of
one Of the big stores. In his hand he
held q volume which he had some
time previously taken from the coun-
ter devoted to the display of the latest
fiction. It must be confessed, says the
New York Times, that the young man
was devoting most Of his attention to
an exceedingly pretty blonde clerk who
stood by his side. The pair were, in
fact, 50 merry that they did not OBJ
serve the approach OF EaugEty wom-
an Of middle age who would prob
ably have tipped the scales at ESQ
pounds. and who wished to pass them,
an operation which, though simple for
persons OF average size, was rendered
difIicult, IL not impossible, by her ex.
treme plumpness.
The newcomer paused moment, but
the merry pair. obliyious Of her pres
ence, kept on chatting gayly.
Can pass you?" she demanded at
length, in tones Of thunder, surveying
the cffending couple with glance
truly Gorgoniah.
The young man turned. surveyed the
speaker, noted her distended nostriia
and wrathful eyes, likewise her over
plump figure.
'.Raally. ! don't know" he said,
raising his hat politely. hope %
rm sure"
Nov. Il looks could KILL
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
THE COUNTRY SCHOOL.

In sweet October's short'ning days,
When comes the purple, smoky haze,
OF many an Indian summer morn,
When through the rustling blades Of corn
The wfnsome winds of autumn play,
No trace of winter, cold and gray
Then fancy takes a backward fight,
Forgotten pleasures come to light.
The fun and frolic, rigid rule,
or cEldhocd's joy-the country school!
The course Of study was not nigh,
But small boys oft were made to sigh.
With eyes upon the dog-eared book,
Not daring otherwheres to look;
The rule of three they pondered Ger.
And sadly unused on Webster's lore;
McGuffey's Readers were the joy
OF every story loving boy
The teacher at his desk and stool
Was czar and sultan in the school!
But minds oppressed would soon rebound.
When came the call Of ''fox and hound;
And "townball'' had Its deyotees,
Who scorned all games that pronered ease;
With laughing eye and rosy cheek
The girls would play at hide and seek.
When books were called with ttnkling
bell
A thirsty crowd stood round the well.
Waiting their parched lips to cool
Before the grind Of country school!
Where are the boys who played with mo
In long gone days of fused to be?''
All, some are sleeping. calm and still,
BY Salem church-on Goshen hill!
And some are living, brave and strong,
To lift their voice against all wrong,
And in the pulpit or the pew
Uphold the good, stand by the true
Thank God for all-the kindly rule,
And lessons learned in country school!
-. s. Cheayens, in st. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
ACCIDENTS AND FATIGUE.
Number Of Casualties Greater in the
Forenoon Than After Mid
Day Rest.

It was shown by an exhaustive in
quiry Of the subject in France. says
Casters Magazine, that the number Of
accidents increases progressively hour
by hoar during the first half day; that
after the rest at midday the number Of
accidents is notably less than in the
last hour Of the forenoon; that in the
course Of the second half day accidents
again become, from hour to hour, pro-
gressively more numerous, and that
the maximum number Of accidents to-
ward the end of the second half day is
notably higher than the corresponding
maximum in the morning. The influ-
ence of the workmen's fatigue ON the
production of accidents stands out
clearly from these observations, and it
is easy to understand how this comes
about when 1t is remembered that with
fatigue the attention readily dimin-
ishes and disappears. The conclusion,
therefore, is that in order to produce
q diminution in the number Of acci-
dents 1t would be suhicient to interca-
late in the middle of each half day OF
work period Of repose, naturally not
so .ong az that at midday, but the
length of which remains to be deter
mined. In fact, one would only have
to apply to the manual labor Of adults
the measures which for long time
have been put into practice for chill
dren ss regards their intellectual labor.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10

-, ,,...vef haye no sign0
~ tno pnysacaan ~ y. ~. SO hrnnrht nv
,.sa @ = somos sso.,sss mU cmce ~ moro: and I am
entireiy ti veii. % shall nsysr be without . bot
tie of lydia Pinkhams Vceetable ComPo9%no %
in tho house. "-Fannis p. Fox, N ao1oau' >.
Another Case OF Tumor Cured
y,r r WHO n Pimkhams9 VeRetae
~ ~ 1Xc.nnomnd.
Oi0 0On
Dear Mrs; f1nanam tn nn:-- ..c had intense pain
= ,nv Mpods stomach. s with With cramps and raging
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10

One Of the greatest triumphs of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
a. a...,1,,,.,;rr ~ vunmansa dread
the con9uerlng o1 Wonn : ~
enemy. Iumor.
So-called wandering pans nay
come from its early stages, or the pres.
ence Of danger may be made manifest
hv excessive monthly periods accom-
nanied hv unusual main extending from
tne aooomen sniousn S'A0 sA0A >>
tn1gns. n1gns..4.-....,.. - 4h.ra
II : you nave mys:eflOu. ;sa.m,ee4;nn % = nlcera. @
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.


President Schurman Of Cornell uni.
versity said recently that the uni.
versal passion for money and for what
ever money buys is an alarming phe.
nomenon., The Chicago Tribune will
not have it SO. It says. ut is true
that Americans ask for and. as rule,
obtain more Of the things money buys
than they did half a century ago.
That is not an alarming phenom.
enon.' It is due to the fact that they
can afford to live more comfortably.
Salaries and wages are higher than
they used to be. Many articles which
were 30 costly once as to be looked
on % luxuries are within reach Of the
man who has q small purse. The in.
creasing deposits in the savings banks
Indicate that the workers Of the coun-
try are not wasteful of their earnings.
President Schurman has drawn gen
eral conclusions from particular in
stances. The disclosures Of the mis-.
deeds Of some once trusted. men who
managed certain insurance companies
have horrified him. and he argues that
most men are no better than the get
rich-quick' financiers Of New York,
and would act like them II put in their
places. That is not safe conclusion.
There is still enough integrity left In
this country to make it worth living
In. There are rotten spots in the body
polite, but as whole it Is sound.
The passion for money has not be-
come SO. universal and ungovernable
a. to make this generation what Presi-
dent Schurman says 1t is-one which
has no fear Of God before its eyes"
On the other hand, It is to be said
that the teachers and scholars are with
Mr. Schurman in great numbers. Not
being business men" peshaps they
do not know; nevertheless they seem
pretty nearly one. and all to be
alarmed over the passion for money
and the things It will buy that
Is shown in our American life. Prof
James, Of Harvard, says that the real
~ strenuous life is that Of voluntary
poverty and that the fear Of pow
erty that has developed among mod
ern Americans and Englishmen is one
Of the phenomenal characteristics Of
the times and that we need more thar
any men in history to get over thfi
fear.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10

Then, too, we have novels OF romance.
Of hair breadth escapes and thriiiine
adventures; We have historical pictures
in a medieval setting, or, as in the WORK
Of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, We have REIN
carnations in fiction Of well-known char
acters who occupied the stage q century
ago. No one can AFFORD to neglect cur
rent fiction and in reading fiction no one
need be afraid that she is wasting pre-
cious time. The time spent on good
novel is time well invested.
But one cannot always choose to ad-
vantage by depending on the criticisms
furnished to the newspapers by profes-
sional book tasters. Sometimes the peo.
pie whose business it is to read profess
sionally for the press grow blase and
weary and seen. unified to render fair
judgments. We all wish to read what
ever book is for the moment on the top
wave. It cannot be an altogether un-
worthy book which wins its way into the
homes Of thousands. We also all want
to read the latest work of whatever au-
thor Is popular In Europe or America
at the present exacting and exciting Pc
riod.
A committee from the club itself
should personally examine the books
that are purchased and youch for their
fitness for general reading. Merely
goody-goody books should be excluded.
Books Of travel, particularly those
which describe countries where great
events are happening, books for in
stance about Korea, Thibet, India,
China or Japan, will never be left neg
lected. We who stay at home yearn to
view the world through travellers eyes.
Books OF biography, giving the lives Of
noted men and women who have well
served their generation are also appro-
pirate. But technical books, works Of
science, philosophical inquiry and spe-
cialties Of one or another variety, are
not for the Book club. Neither an alb
struse history nor a cook book is appro-
pirate in this lending list.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10

able rose ON their elbows wondering
who the new arrival was.
"Put him in 80" directed the ward
master-"next beyond that screez
there
The patient groaned loudly as he
was carefully transferred from the
stretcher to the bed.
wouldn't want to be the fellow thai
sleeps next to him, and hear him
groanin' all night" remarked an at
tendant as he glanced toward thu
screen.
''That fellows deaf; that's why !
put him here" explained the ward
master.
Then, after taking the new arrivals
temperature, the hospital men left the
victim Of a runaway accident on the
Escolta" to himself.
At nine o'clock the attendants turned
out all lights save four. Patients well
enough to enjoy the evening breeze
ON the veranda were slowly entering
the hospital and retiring.
Earle, the deaf case," was last tt
enter the room. An incandescent laml
burned near his bed. Pulling the
screen around closer. he drew letter
and small tintype from his pocket
Alternately he would read from the
letter and glance at the tintype.
A sharp shrek Of pain came from
the injured man, but Earle seemed moi
to know it.
Finally. taking last look at the tin
type he put both letter and picture
in the pocket Of his coat, which huns
over the screen. AS he turned away
| a slight tinkle, like piece Of til
dropping on the floor, could be heard
Instantly he turned, stopped and fell
on the floor under his coat.
Then his heart seemed to stop beat
ing; for, glancing over his shoulder
he beheld a bunch Of red hair, freckle'
and bandages which, as it peered dowz
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10

President Cassatt, Of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad, who led the way for ab'
olitiou Of the pass system, is paying his
own fare when he rides. His son, Rob
srt Kslso Cassatt, It p reported, is also
setting the riding public good example.
An innovation Of kindred cost has been
introduced on the Reading road, where
lkyinx passengers must be provided
with oeats, even though those travelling
n masses should have 10 stand. b
sides, pass -holders must show their
masses every ride, no matter how well
they may b known TO conductors.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10

After operating for awhile IN Okla
homa and Indian territory, Carrie Ma
hon invaded Texas, where she Is be-
iieved to have got into q bad mess. An
lrreyerent rum-selling person In Hous-
ton had named his saloon after the re-
doubtablea Carrie, who, on hearing OF
this infamy, descended on the place and
demolished several hundred dollars'
worth OF property. Under the Texas Law
such an eccentricity - destroying an
other persons property ii . long-term
offense. and unless Mrs. Nation can
.oftAn the saloon-keeper's heart or heal
the wound In his bank account sne may
and her way into jail.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
"ACCEPT CONGRATULATIONS"

over the top Of the bamboo screen, was
heard to m4mble:
Accept the congratulations Of Stew.
ard Mcguire on the sudden return OF
your hearing!"
Early next morning, as an attendant
was sweeping under the cot that had
been occupied by the deaf man."
something glittering in the sunlight
caught his eye. 1t was not the tin
tyne of Ear1e's sweetheart, but an or
binary piece Of tin that Mcguire had
tossed over the screen.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
Climate and Consumption.

We are to-day learning the truth
that there IL. no particular climate for
consumption. Wherever can be found
pure air-the less moisture in 1t the
better-theTe will the sufferer from
tuberculosis be able to fight his disease
sometimes to = successful fnish-if
he can at the same time obtain the
proper rest and food. Two generations
ago, says writer in the Reader, this
doctrine would have been hooted at as
the delusion of q ,nadman, yet it is the
truth. The mountain sanatoria OF
Switzerland, the pine woods OF Prus-
sia, Of Canada and Of New York. the
Ice fields Of Alaska bear witness to II.
Tuberculosis is stopped by the pure aif
OF all these varied climates; and 1t has
been accident, far more than design.
experience far more than theory, that
found this. out. One generation ago
the whole southwest would have besn
ct the north with the picturesque
bowie or Colt, had anyone dared open
" to assert, much less to Insist on,
such . pernicious doctrine, but to-day
those who are seriously studying the
facts feel compelled to acknowledge
the truth Of it, while the advocates Of
climate per sc are beginning to ray
nay, are eager to have us under
stand-that their climate Is not every
thing; that it won't work miracles. and
that there are some cases Of consump'
ton that their. glorious climate viii
not cure; and-what change!-there
are 70 be- heard protests, here feeble,
there vigorous against the unhappy
habit long ago planted by the south
west, now frmly rooted in the nortn
and east, OF sending all sorts and con-
ditions Of tuberculous patients by tens.
by thousands, by tens Of thousands.
into that climate to be cured.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
Nordfying.

There arc few solvent and respectable
nersons left in the country who have NOT
yet been investigated. It begins to bc
embarrassing to high soul not to have
been found out. We are all miserable
sinners. The prayer book says 80: To
have from I third to . half Of our friends
caueht "a some Of their sims while ours
continue private il conducive to se!f-con.
fempt. It would be fairer to serve NJ out
one % suit Of sackcloth apiece and ring in
Z general confession.-Life.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
In After Years.

Green-I see In to-day's paper that
old SINNERS cashier has eloped with
$50.000.
: Brownies. was greatly surprised
to learn he had changed 80.
'.Changed?''
eyes. When he used to play base.
hall ON our college team he wouldn't
even steal q base. ~ Chicago Daily
News.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-10
Seemed Almost sans.

ssYour honor" said the attorney, this
mans insanity takes the form Of = be
lief that everyone wants 70 rob him. He
won't allow even me, his counsel, to at-
proach him. . -.
Maybe he's mot % crazy, after oil
murmured the court, in judicial whis
per.-Stray Stories.