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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-13

IbaulIlle, Va, SpecIal.-AnotbeT
railroad horror on the Southern
which i'll many respects resembles that
IF Lawyers nine days ago, which re-
suited in the death Of President Spen-
Ger. WAS enacted in the yards here
Saturday morning at about I % clock.
Two persons were killed outright,
hall "a dozen more or less injured, one
,r wl ON will die Is d result Of their
injuries.
Train No. 81. northbound, solid
Pullman and passenger train, crash
cd into the rear of freight train No.
-. which was standing on tEe main
line. The engine p!ouehed through
the caboo>e and demolished several
ears ahead OF it. Fire followed the
wreck and the local department was
called Out Four or five ears were
consumed and others badly damag-
81.
me Dead ana Injured.
Engineer George {. Kinney, Of No
=. was scaIded To death and Brake
mau ". T. King burned 10 a crisp
The home OF Kinney, who Is brother
of Will \. Kinney, the engineer OF
the train tat crashed into Spencer
car, iS at Thomasvillc. \. {. King
Lom, j. in Danvilc.
The seriously injured are: II. NJ
Patterson, Of Chatham, brakeman, in
jurpd about the head and shoulder
and lc@ broken.
o. !. Null, Of Columbia, S. c., flag
man OF No. 50, hack spraincd an,
hurt about the head
q. O. Mailer, postal clerk, sllghtl.
hurt.
Robe; Ford. colored fireman o
No. 81, injured internally and wi
likely d.. Several OF his bones wei
broken.
The blame for the wreck rests W
on two employees Of the Southern
Flaamau Null, Of No. 81. who was Ii
jured. and one or the other of the OF
orators at Danville and Neapoli
block stations. When the frei@l
came 10 standstill it was the dut
of the liagman to go back and plaC
a danger signal for any approachn
train and the information so f;
shows that, Null did not do this.
Operator Skenille, at Danville, az
Operator Clellons, at Neapolis, NAL
contradictory statements regardI!
the sending and receiving of orde
uf q clear block for No. 81 and on
official investigation will bring q
The real facts. Dispatcher Skenil
~ Danyiile black station, was fOrme
" al kangoon aud was succeeded
Mattox, who is held responsible 1
the recent big wreck at Lawyers.
investigation by the local police q
thorities will be held in the mayol
court Tuesday morning.
Wreck at China Grove.
China Grove, Special. = Seve
box cars Of southbound freight tr;
No. - were derailed here \ nu
Der were completely demolished.
nobody was hurt. The chief featl
If the wreck was the inconvenial
u passenger trains. Tile main
Is completely blocked. and una
10 pass at liza
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-13
given GRAND Prize.
President Roosevelt Receives
Highest Honor Award
GIVEN THE NOBLE PEACE PRIZE

Conferred by the Norwegian Parlia-
ment In Recognition Of President .
Work in Bringing Ahcu. Peace Be
tween Russia and Japan WIN Ap-
ply Amount Of Prize IS Tounda-
ton to Establish Permanent indus
trial Peace Committee :; Washing
ton
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-13
CONGRESS AT WORK
What Our katsunsl I1wEaksss Ars
Dcsag rroz Day - Day
Tar 10 Giva Informssiea

The rrseiusson 81 sezsses PSarssss
raiIissA the prvsasasnt Or sIl To- facts
regarding The discharge % The lsexr0
troops belonging sa Tire Twr7sf s-attA
lnfaairy. wss ssesiVed AZ tue Nhs's
House agl al onrs garDed over BY III
President to SeeFvtary Tar, wh" wiss
furnish The information desired. TIE
Foraker Txsolnsioss. whlcA also was
Passed 81 the same slme, hat which
: directed t. ikx Secretary Of Mar.
had not becu received By Sesreisvy
Taft up to late hour Friday. Sec'
retary Taft said, however. upgn ~
turning frutu the cabinet "a ssaasr
That he would comply with boia fess.'
lutinns IL the fullest extent.
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that Ayesha S strength is spent or her
tale is done, for of it thou knOSest but
a single page. Think not even that 1
am today that thing of sin and pride
the woman or the spirit thou didst
adore and fear. ] who in my lord s
love and sacrifice, have again conceived
my soul. For know that now once more.
as at the beginning, mis- soul and mine
are one"
She thought while and added:
Friend, take this scepter in memory
of me, but beware Row thou usest It.
save at the last to summon me, for il
has virtues" and she &c me the jew
eled sistrum that she adra-then said:
so. kiss his brow. sand back. and
be still"
Now. as once before. the dan kness
gathered on the pit. and presently. al
though l heard no prayer, though now
no mighty music broke upon the silence,
through that darkness. beating up the
gale, came the two-winged flame and
lowered where Ayesha stood
1t appeared, it vanished. and one by
one the long minutes -cTept away until
the first spear of dawn lit upon the
point Of rock.
Lol IT was empty. Htte-ly empty an
lonesome. Gone z-4s he corpse OF Leo,
and gone. too, wac Ayesha the i'm
perial, the divine.
Whittier had she gone? ! know not.
But this I know. that as the light re-
turned and the broad sheet Of fame
ffared out to meet IT, I seemed to see
two glorious shapes sweeping upward
on IT'S bosom, and the faces that they
wore were those g J 90 and Of Ayesha-
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II am weary" she said, and it may
be that ] leave YOU for a while to rest
beyond the mountains. year. or a
thousand years. ca not say. IL so.
let Papave, with Oros as her counselor
and husband and their seed. hold my
place till ! return again
Priests and priestesses of the College
of Hes, over new territories have / held
my hand: take them as an heritage
from me, and rule them well and gently.
Henceforth let the Hesea of the Noun
tain be also the Khania of Kaloon.
Priests and priestesses of our ancient
faith. learn to look through its rites and
tokens. outward and visible, to the in
forming spirit. If Hes the GODDESS
never ruled on earth. still plying nature
rules. If the name of Isis never rang
through the courts OF heaven. still in
heaven. with all love fulfilled. nursing
her human children on her breast,
dwells the mighty motherhood whereof
this statue is the symbol. that mother
hood which bore US. and. unforeetting.
faithful. will receive US at the end.
For of the bread Of bitterness We
shall not always eat, of the water of
tears we shall not always drink. Be
yond The night the royal suns ride on:
ever the rainbow shines around the rain.
Though they slip from our clutchine
bands like melted snow. the lives we
lose shall vet be found immortal, and
from the burnt-out fires of our human
hopes will spring a heavenly star"
She paused and waved her hand as
though TO dismiss them. then added. by
an after thought. pointing TO myself.
MS man ~ my beloved friend and
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HYfNHA% y is fyE DEE 9yESHFI"
E1.R

that encircIe an usurpers throne are
ever slippery with blood.
Thou art weary, my Holly; go rest
thee. Tomorrow night we journey to
the mountain. there to celebrate these
obsequies.
I crept into the room adjoining-it
had been Simbri's. and laid me down
upon his bed but to sleep / was not
able. It's door was Open and in the
light of the burning city that shone
through the easements I could see Aye
sha watching by her dead. Hour after
hour. she watched. her head resting
on her hand silent. stiriess. She wept
not, no sign escaped her; only watched
as a tender woman watches siumber-
ing babe, that she knows will awake at
dawn
Her face was unveiled. and l per-
ceived that IL had greatly changed. All
pride and anger were departed from
it; it was grown soft. wistful. yet full
OF confidence and quietness. For a
while I could not think of what it re-
minded me, till suddenly 1 remembered.
Now 1t was like Indeed the counterpart
almost. of the holy and majestic sem
blance Of the statue of the mother in
the sanctuary. Yes. with just such a
look OF love and power as that mother
cast upon her frightened child new
risen from its dream of death. did Aye
sha gaze upon her dead. while her
parted lips also seemed TO whisper
some tale OF hope sure and immortal -
At length she rose and came into my
chamber.
Thou thinkest me fallen and dost
grieve for me, my Holly" she said, in
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were sure that in some time To come
they must render an account of this
matter to their dread queen. BY wav
of return. l helped them as I was best
able to draw up a scheme for the gov
eminent of the conquered country of
Kaloon, and with my advice upon many
other questions.
And so at length the long months
wore away. till at the approach Of sum
mer the SHOWS melted. Then ! said
that 1 must be gone They gave me Of
their treasures in precious stones. lest
should need money for my faring
since the gold OF which I had such
plenty was, of course. too heavy to be
carried by one man alone. They led me
across the plains of Kaloon, where nov,
the husbandmen, those that we're left
Of them. plowed the land and scattered
seed. and so on to its city. But amid
those blackened ruins. over which
Atene's palace still frOwned unframed,
would not enter for to me it was. and
always must remain, a home of death.
So I camped outside the walls by the
river just where Leo and 1 had landed
after that poor, mad Khan set US free,
or, rather, lOosed US to be hunted by
his death hounds.
Next day we took boat and rowed up
the river. past the place where we had
seen Atene's cousin murdered. till we
came 10 the gate house. Here once
again I slept, or, rather, did not sleep.
On the following morning / went
down into the ravine and found, 70 my
surprise, that the rapid torrent-shaI-
low enough nOwAhad been roughly
brldged. and that in preparation for my
cCmirg, rude ont sufficient ladders were
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Il mean that Hes never dies She
changes that is all As the wind blows
now hence. now hither. so she comes
and goes, and who can tell at what
spot upon the earth. or beyond it. for a
while that wind lies sleeping? But at
sunset or at dawn, at noon or at mid
iEht, il will begin to blow again. and
then woe to those who stand across its
path
Remember the dead heaped upon the
plains of Kaloon. Remember the de-
parting of the Shaman Simbri. with his
message and the words that she spoke
then. Remember the passing OF the
hcSSa from the mountain point. Strang-
er from the west, surely as tomorrow
sun must rise, as she went, so she will
return again, and in my borrowed gar
ment J await her advent
also await her advent" / answered,
and thus We parted.
Accompanied by fifty picked men
bearing provisions and arms. I climbed
the ladders easily enough, and now that
J had food and shelter. crossed the
mountains without mishap. They even
escorted me through the desert beyond.
TIL one night we camped within sight
OF the gigantic Buddha that sits before
the monastery, gazing eternaUv across
the sands and SHOWS
When l awoke next morning. the
priests were gone SO 7 took up nv
pack and pursued my journey alone.
and, walking slowly. came at sunset to
the distant lamasery- At its door an
ancient figure, wrapped in tattered
cloak, was sitting. engaged apparently
In contemplation of the skies. Il was
our old friend Kou-en- Adjusting his
horn spectacles on his nose. he locked
at me.
was awaiting you, brother Of the
monastery called the world, " he said. in
Q voice. measured, very Intellectually. TO
conceal mis- evident delight Have you
grown hungry there that you return 10
this poor placer"
Az, most excellent Kou-en," / an
s~ered. hungry for rest"
1t shah be yours for all the DAYS Of
this incarnation. But say, where IS the
ether BROTHER
Dead" l answered
And therefore reborn elsewhere.
VII doubtless we shall meet him later
On. Come, eat, and afterward tell me
your story
so J ate and that night ! told him all
kou-en listened with respectful atten-
ton, but the tale. strange as il might
seem TO most people. excited no particu-
lar wonder in his mind. Indeed. he ex-
planned II TO me at such length, by aid
OF some marvellous theory OF Tetncarna-
ton that at last began to Goze
At least" I said, sleepily. 1t would
seem that we are all winning merit on
The everlasting plane, for I thought
THAI favorite catchword would please
Inn.
Yes, brother of the monastery called
tue world" Kou-en answered. in a Sc
we're voice doubtless you are ali win
ming merit but. if / may venture 10
say so, YOU are winning il very slowly.
especially the wOman-or the sorceress-
or the mighty evil spirft-whose names
] understand you TO tell me- are She.
Hes and Ayesha upon earth and IN
AvitChi. Star-thaJ-hath-FaII
Here Mr. HOily's manuscript ends
its outer sheets having been burned
when he threw It into the fire at his
house in Cumberland
THE END
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they are-bonuses for the fathers II
large families and medals for mothers
can but touch the fringe of the ques-
ton The real reason Is not economic,
though of course the division Of prop
erty among the children under French
law has something TO do with it; IL
goes much deeper than that
Civilization-if that is the right
name for it-Or at least the knowledge
Of good and evil. has reached a point
in France unattainCl by any other ma
ton. Doctrines touching upon the Iimi-
tation of population are openly dis
cussed and the child is not brought
into the world unless there is at least
d pewter spoon in its mouth. 1t IS the
excess of thrift, the OveTcaTe for tina
morrow, that is the secret Of the siJua-
tfOn.
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Race Suicide in France

- ERIOUS public opinion III France
is much moved by the publica-
ton of figures showing that the
increase in population for the last
year is lower than ever before, says the
Pail Mall Gazette. The term "depopufa-
ton" is very commonly used. but it is
hardly correct, since the population is
not absolutely decreasing. but remain
ing stationary. Eight hundred thousand
children were born in 1904 Each year
since the war there has been a regular
retrogression. The figures were higher
in 1903 than in 1904 and higher again in
1902 than in 1903
Immediately after the war the births
averaged so, coo; today the figures are
SlS,000, or 142. 600 less. There is no rea-
son to suppose that the family spirit Is
awakening in France; therefore. in an
other thirty years the 10000 will have
shrunk by another 10000. The death
rate has slightly increased. but is not in
any sense abnormal It represents 76I. -
900 in place of 75I 900 last year Conse-
quently. the insignificant margin of 81
600 separates the coming France from
the departing France, the births from
the deaths.
The Importance Of such figures is al
WAYS relative What are the vital sta
tisties Of the neighbors of France? In
1908. the last figures available, England
had over 100000 births. That repre-
sents a net Increase of population of
800, 0O0-that is to say, ten times the fig
ures of France. From a political sense
greater Importance attaches to the
tables of Germany. The land of the
Kaiser has increased 100000 more in
habitants, so that IN two years she could
people Alsace-Lorraine with a new pop
ulation. The enormous progress made
by Germany in the numbers of her
people stands revealed when one takes
a general look at the statisu s for the
last fifty years
In 1850 France and Germany had q
population that was practically equal.
say 35,0O0.000. Today the one is as
100000 or 100000. the other is Co.,
100000. These are very significant fig
ures, upon which il is impossible not
10 ruminate This difference in popu-
lation accounts for a great deal. 1t ex-
plains the necessity of German expan-
sion-the restless desire for fresh
fields and pastures new. 1t explains.
also. the other side of the shield-the
recent 'frousse" this country had
when the war lord lifted up his sword
In the direction of the Vosges.
1t is obvious that France can never
become a real coIonizing power with a
new population" that is diminishing.
These things are well understood by
enlightened public opinion here, but.
unfortunately. no one has been able to
suggest a scientific remedy. NJ. Plot,
the weIl-known senator, labors in sea
son and out of season preaching the
gospel Of large families, but no one
pays attention except to send the good
man a shower of comic cards at the
New Year. But his remedies, such as
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guest Let him be yours also. It is my
will tina, you tend and guard him here,
and when he SHOWS have melted and
summer is al hand, that you fashion
way for him through the gulf and bring
him across the mountains by which he
came, till you leave him il. safety Hear
and forget not, for be sure that to me
thou shall give account of him.
The night drew toward the dawn. and
we stood upon the peak aboEe the gulf
of fire, four of us only-Ayesha and
and Oros and Papave For the bearers
had laid down the body of Leo upon its
edge and gone their way. The curtain
of fame fiared in front of US, its crest
bent over like a bilIow in the gale, and
TO leeward, one By one fioated the torn
off clouds and pinnacles of fire. BY the
dead Leo knelt Ayesh8. gazing at that
icy, smiling face, but speaking no sin
gle word At length she rose. and said:
Darkness draws near. my Holly, that
deep darkness which foreruns the glory
CT the dawn Now fare thee well for
one little hour. When thou art about
10 die, but not before. call me, and T
VIII come to thee. Stir not and speak
not tli al be done. lest when ] am no
longer here to be thy guard some pres
ence should pass on and STAY thee.
mink not that ] am conquered. for
now my name is victory Think not
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Often and often during the weary
months that followed, while I wan
dered through the temple or amid the
winter SHOWS upon the mountainside,
did l Seek to solve this question
whittier had she gone? 1 asked il of
my heart; l asked it of the skies; 1
asked it of the spirit of Leo, which
often was so near to me.
But no sure answer ever came, nor
will 7 hazard one. As mystery
wrapped Ayesha's origin and Iives-for
the truth of these things never
learned-so did mystery wrap her
deaths, or, rather, her departings, for
l cannot think her dead. Surely she
still is, If not on earth. then IN some
other sphere?
So / believe: and when my own hour
comes, and it. draws near swiftly, I
shall know whether she will appear to
be my guide as, with her last words.
she swore that she would do. Then.
too, / shall learn what she was about
to reveal to Leo when he died-the pur-
poses of their being and Of their love.
So l can wait in patience. who must
not wait for long, though my heart is
broken and 1 am deso1ate
Oros and all the priests were very
good to me. Indeed. even had 1t been
their wish. they would have feared to
be otherwise, who remembered and
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Where the Wolf Shows Skill.

~ HE wolves now found in Jackson
county are N size between the
coyote of the Western plains and
the big wol1 IS found in the
Ozark region, saws the Kansas City Star.
In general appearance they bear a re-
semb1ance n the Scotch collie dog. They
live In urfreq1ented places, generally
in the timber or along the streams. and
a favorite abode is in caves or under
ovcrhanging lodges of stone
Scratching ont a shallow hole in the
ground. they line it with small sticks
end dry leaves. Here the mother wolf
takes care OF her young while the father
Is securing the country for miles around
in search of food. lie is rarely seen by
day. and then Only for an instant. for
he seems to melt away like a mist into
the weeds or brush, his tawny bids
making it easy for him to disappear
from sight
1t is said that he has an especial Tx
ing for mutton, especially young lambs
which fall an easy prey to him. and
that he is most frequently found where
sheep are numerous. But he will not
turn his nose up at tender little pigs.
and when he cannot find other things
more to his liking. he will not scrupls
to become a common chicken thief
But his skill in eIuding his enemies,
especially human, is remarkable, and
this is one of the most aggravatinz
things about him. If "A hunter succeeds
In getting within gunsh0t of him. tbs
chances are ten to one that no damage
will be inflicted. His hide is so thick
and tough and is covered with such
heavy coat of fur tina. an ordinary dis
charge from a shotgun has little or no
effect With an ease that is eXnspeTat.
ing he simply lopes out Of danger and
is soon lost in the brush
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FORGIVE AND FoRGET!"

Forgive and forget! Why the world
would be lonely.
The garden a wilderness left to deform
If the flowers but remembered the kill
ing breeze only.
And the fields gave no verdure for fear
of the storm
Charles Swain.
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built on the face Of the opposing preci-
pice At the foot of these l bade fare
well 70 Oros, who. al cur parting.
smiled benignantly as on the day We
net.
We have seen strange things togeth-
er." ! said to him, not knowing what
else TO say.
Very strange" ne answered.
AZ least. friend Oros," ! went on.
awEwaTdly enough. events have shaped
themselves to your advantage for you
inherit q royal mantle.
I wrap myself in a mantle Of Dor
Towed royalty" he answered. with pre-
cisior. of which, doubtless one day j
shall be stripped
You mean that the great Hesea is
not dead?"
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~ HE wolves now found in Jackson
county are N size between the
coyote of the Western plains and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-03-24

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sTRAW-Quict. long rye, 55n65c.'
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