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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Evidently Hon. Thos. 4. Watson,
former Populist leader In Georgia, is
trimming his sails for the United
Senate on the democratic
ticket. Some time ago Watson left
New York for Atlanta to try TO per-
suade the Populists of that State to
support Hoke Smith, one OF the
democratic candidates for governor.
Now the Atlanta papers are saying
nice things about Watson, and will
probably aid him In his attempt to
land the coveted prize.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
A HUMANE APPEAL.

A humane citizen of Richuoal
Ind, Mr.. u. ID. Williams, lo7 VS.
Main st says: al sppeal to all ~.
sons with weak lungs to take Il
Kings New Discovery, the oaly
remedy that has helped me and fa.g
comes up to the proprietor recoa.
mendation." 1t saves more live
than all other throat and lung REM
dies put together. Used a. 4 ooagi
and cold cure the world over. Curs
asthma, bronchitis, Group, whoopsg
cough, quinsy, hoarsenes-, and phths
sic, stops hemorrhages of the lung
and builds them up. Guaranteed y
all druggists. soc and 81. 90. Tn
bottle free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
The SCANDAL IN DAVIDSON.

The ex-Sherifr Of Davidson County
has defaulted-at least he is very
short In his accounts. Sheriffs In
other Counties have defaulted, hui
we don't remember Of a case so dis
gushing and revolving as that of ex-
Sheriff Dorset. lie is short to the
extent of about S28, 900, and 1t is
said his bOndsmen will lose about
$4,000. There is a woman IN the
case, and disreputabie negro wo-
man at that.
Dorset, though q married man,
Is charged with having criminal re-
latIons with a negro woman, who
was an outcast. When she was ar
rested for running disorderly house
the ex-Sherif stepped forward and
went on her bond for one thousand
dollars.
A press dispatch states that mob
came near lynching the woman
when she had a fight with Mrs d.
Dorset In the ex>Sheriff's Office, but
that Dorset was unmolested If all
the reports are true, Dorset is much
meaner than the negro woman. She
was already castaway, but by his
acts he has brought everlasting dis
grace upon himself, his family-and
we started to say upon his party,
but the democrats knew these con.
ditions when they nominated him
for the Office for third time. How.
ever, the rank and file of the voters
were too decent to put him in Office
again and they elected Mr.. Delap,
the Republican nominee.
When the Sheriff of Sampson was
short In his accounts the News and
Observer and other democratic pa
pers had many articles on the SUBJ
ject, though the ex-Sherlff of Samp
son was mixed with no scandal-had
simply made some bad business
deals. Since the disgrace in David
son we have not seen single edito
rial in a democratic paper on the
subject. The Industrial News thinks
possibly the "wires are down" be.
tween Lexington and the News and
Observer office; however, possibly
that paper will hear the news la
ter on.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The Charlotte Observer mentions
two other species OF democrats The
Tom Watson democrat and the
Blackbelt democrat. The latter spe-
Gle, says the Observer, Is q the
sands of the sen In number and can
only be termed new in name, that
this specimen appears to be simply
the democrat whose political afiiiA-
lions are unchangeably fixed by the
race question.
The Charlotte Observer could easily
have said IL was referring TO the
News and Observers democracy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
Nations Honor Him for 1t.

Intermountain Republican,.
What, after all, is the one and one
only objection to President Roose-
Welt?
It is that he enforces the law.
It is that he makes even the
strongest obey the law.
1t is that he is no respecter of per-
sons.
Every jot of hostility to his sd-
ministration is based upon the fact
that the President will not press
prosecutions against weak and little
ofenders-and keep hands off the
big fellows whose robberies have di-
minished the estates and destroyed
the liberties of thousands.
For hundred years our people
have been declaring that they want
the laws enforced equally against all;
that they want every man, no mat
ter how rich or powerful, forced to
obey the law, just the same as if he
were a private citizen with no pull
or power.
That is what our people have been
saying.
And we think they have meant it.
We think they like Roosevelt be-
cause he has held that all men are
equal before the lsw-just as the
Declaration of Independence says
they are.
We believe that our people want
Theodore Roosevelt for another
term, and that If he will not again
permit himself to be q candidate,
that they want aud will insist on
having president in his place who
will 60 straight forward in the way
Roosevelt has marked out.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The following is from the Will
mington Messenger (demOcratic):
"The Durham Herald thinks that
some of US would have no objec-
tions to the federal government con-
trolling the corporations if it would
only do it, 1t looks like Mr..
Roosevelt is trying to do that very
thing. 1t is not a matter that can
be regulated in day. 1t will take
time to bring the trusts to terms
and make them give up their accus-
toned violation of the law but we
believe Mr.. Roosevelt is in earnest
in his endeavor to make them obey
the law or pay the penalty for vio~
lating it."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
HEALTH IN THE CANA z..,-

The high wages pail make
mighty temptation 10 our yoa,s.
tisans 10 join the ror,c # a..
workmen needed 10 cou.,,p-, =
Panama Canal. Many ar re.,nI,-1
however, by the fear of feye,, -
malaria. IL Ii the knowing g
those who have used Elcv,rlr B,,s.-
who 60 there without this fes, =
knowing they are safe from ma
Gus influence with Electric B,n..
on hand. Cures blood poison =.
bilIiousne<s, weakness aud ali -
ach, liver and kidney ,rosss.
Guaranteed by all druggist. q
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Yes, What Heve They Been Doing
Salisbury Post.l
The News and Observer says the
statement is freely made that there
are public officials in this State
Congressman, Solicitors and Sheriffs,
who ride on railroad passes Every
one Of them whoever they may be,
as we'll as the railroad, violates the
law when he rides on pass. What
have the gentlemen who possess this
information and the grand juries
been doing about it?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
A DEMOCRATIC SCANDAL.
Ex Sheriff of Davidson Short i'm
His Accounts.

The Shortage Exceeds Twenty Thou
sand ooiisss--a negro Woman His
1ssamour--Mrs- Dorset lakes 81
Hand.
Daily Industrial News
T. 8. F. Dorset, who was Sheriff
Of Davidson County for eight years,
elected by the Democrats, and who
was defeated In the last election by
A. T. Delspp, Republican, has been
fou nd short In his accounts TO an
amount exceeding $40. 900.
He owes the State and County, In
round numbers, s2s. 900. and has to
meet this four or five thousand on
bis tax books, which he may or may
not collect.
The ex sheriff has made Q deed of
trust, covering oil Of his property,
| for the benefit Of his bondsmen. He
Is said to be worth about $50, 900.
There Ia q mortgage on his real es-
tate for $4,000. If he can collect all
the taxes due him, and his property
brings what 1t is estimated to be
worth, his bondsmen will only lose
five or six thousand dollars. Back
of this financial delinquency there
Ia Q reason, aud very grave but
disreputable one. The saying Of the
French, "Look for the woman in
the case" Is strikingly exemplified
here. And there is a woman in the
case-forsooth q negro woman-de-
scribed as being fairly good look.
ing, fat yellow woman of some
twenty-five or twenty-three years
Of age.
| For a number Of years it has been
an open secret about Lexington and
the County that ex-SherIff T. s. F..
Dorset was criminally intimate
with Laura Hargrove.
The Democrats who renominated
Dorset for Sheriff, knew of affairs,
but, nevertheless, continued to run
him as their candidate. The good
people of Davidson, however, did
not approve Of such action and re-
pudiated 1t at the polls.
At the August term of Court,
about two weeks ago, Laura Har-
grove was indicted for running a
house of ill-fame. The democratic
lex-sheriff was not molested in the
|, least. Solicitor Hammer outdid
himself in vituperation of the de-
PENDANT and secured her conviction.
Laura took an appeal. The judge
fixed her bond at one thousand dol.
lars. Dorsett stepped forward and
signed the bond.
The judge sentenced her TO Jail,
, but gave her thirty days to leave
town. And now comes the act in
this play Of indecency that caused
the good people of Lexington to
gasp in horror. Monday night a
week ago Laura was paying a visit
to Dorset in his offce-came to see
: him something about deed, 80 they
, said. Unexpectedly Mrs. Dorset
/ appeared ON the scene. What took
, place there is not definitely known.
: 1t appears, however, that Mrs. Dor
sett hit Laura with a broom and
that Laura seized Mrs. Dorset by
the hair, while the genial Dorsett
undertook to pacify and separate the
combatants. In the scuffie they got
into the street, where the perform
ance was stopped by the crowd that
J had assembled. In due time Laura,
the luckless, was arrested and hauled
before the::mayor. The mayor placed
her under $500 bond, which was
3 given, some negro relative signing
, 1t for her. There was much excite
ment and some talk of lynching
Laura, which, fortunately for her
and the community, as we'll, was not
done. The gallant Dorset was not
harmed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
Had Suspicious

Muggs-"You don't mean to saI
me you had q fight with Brockea j
Why, that fellow don't know EhaI
he Is licked"
sluggs-"Well, perhaps he dOesat
but when l got through with his
I'll bet he had suspicious.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The papers that have been dis
posed to knock the work that has
been done on the Panama Canal
should read the report of the engi-
neers showing the work done in
July. The report states that consid-
erably over one million cubic yards
of earth was removed during July.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
Would Fare Better.

Mrs. Homer (readingl-"Here's
an account Of 9 village parson who
left the pulpit to become an actor. !
wonder what could have induced
to do a thing like that ?"
Homer-"Perhaps he thought the
donation Of eggs and vegetables
would be more liberal"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Aycock Must Have Low Opinion Of the
Courts.
Wilmington Messenger
"Lynched under the studious form
of law" is the declaration of Hon
G. B. Aycock, counsel for the de-
PENDANT, in his argument in the Su.
preme Court of the case Of Harrison,
convicted of kidnapping the son OF
State Senator Beasley. The ex.gov.
ernor must have a very low opinion
of the courts and legal procedure OF
his State if he can make that asser.
ton in an argument In the Supreme
Court. We supposed he had higher
opinion of his people and the Courts
of his State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
STATE NEWS.

Ashevllle Will vote on prOnlOl-
tion Tuesday, October 8th.
Charlotte claims to have over
5000 children of school age.
The corner. stone Of the Masonic
Temple building in Raleigh will be
laid on October 10th.
n. A. Holt, of Milton, was killed
at Blanch Sunday night by jumping
from a moving train.
Richard II. Ray, Reidsville's
oldest citizen, died Sunday morning.
He was Reidsville's former post
master.
The State Association of County
Superintendent met at Montreal
yesterday and will be in session until
Friday noon.
H. Mahler's Sons, of Raleigh,
have been awarded the contract to
furnish the silver service to the bat
tleship "North Carolina" 1t will
cost $4,000.
An election was held in Arson
County Saturday on the whiskey
question. The County voted dry by
about 600 majority.
Chief Sanitary Officer Gladly, of
Charlotte, is in Jail in Greenville,
s. c., where he was apprehended on a
charge of the theft of 5000 worth of
diamonds from lady in Greenville.
The Bell Telephone Company has
doubled its night rate Oh long dist
ance messages. The Telephone Com
pany has taken the advantage of the
telegraphers' strike to increase their
rate.
Jim Sanders, a negro youth Of
Newbern, was fatally wounded Sat-
urday night by the accidental dis
charge of a pistol. He and another
boy were trying to make a pistol
work-and it worked.
Mr.. J. W. Shepherd, Of Winston
Salem, has instituted suit against
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for $4,000 for failure to deliver
death message. 1t is charged the
Telegraph Company mailed the tele-
gram.
In the suit against the Southern
Railway heard in Surry Superior
Court the jury rendered a verdict
for $4,000 for the death of Mr.. Frank
HamIer, who was killed by train
in Greensboro year ago. The father
sued for $4,000.
At Salisbury Saturday Ed Ashby
was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary for killing his brother
in-Iaw, Daniel Overcast, at China
Grove, June 10th. Ashby shot and
killed his father about two years
ago and slew negro a year later.
Four of last years A. and M.
graduates will leave Raleigh on Fri
day for Kansas City, where they
will enter the Veterinary College to
become Veterinary surgeons. They
are Messrs. l.. J. Herring, A. C.
Jones, L. F. Koonce and J. E. Over.
ton.
The stamp sales for the revenue
Office at Winston for the month of
August amounted to $4,000, this
being an increase of about $4,000
over the August sales of last year.
The tobacco dealers of that town
shipped about 5000, 900 pounds dur
ing the month.
The Governor Friday pardoned
three convicts. They were Carroll |
Harris, of Wilson County, sentenced
to fifteen years for murder in second
degree; J. f. Barnes and James
Williams, of Rowan County, sen-l
fenced in August, 1906, to five years
for highway robbery. J
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Is the Editor of The News and Observe,
candidste for Office?
News and Observer.]
While the editor of this paper be.
lieves he ought to have no public
duty or ambition outside of journ.
alism, still the public service would
be improved If more editors, teach
ers and business men made and exc
cuted the law.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Since the Governor has asked that
the cases against the Wadesboro
lynchers be dropped as there was no
probability of a conviction, we are
still stronger of the opinion that
George Hall should be pardoned.
We by no means favor lynch law,
but we do believe in a square deal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
What Caused the Trouble.

Typographical errors sometimes
make an editor feel like climbing q
tree. A western paper wrote q squib
calling attention to the old windows.
The printer made 1t say, the "Old
widows about town need q thorough
washing" The omission Of the let.
ter s'n" In "windown caused all the
trOuble.-Our Home.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
THE TOUCH THAT HEALS

Is the touch of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's the happiest combina-
tion of Arnica flowers and healing
balsams ever compounded. No mat
ter how old the sore or ulcer Ia, this
Salve will cure it. For burns, scalds,
cuts, wounds or piles, 1t has no equal.
Guaranteed by all druggists. 25c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The Georgia Railroad Commission
wants a list of "who carry passes
and why?" The North Carolina
might gather some In.
teresting information by requesting
4 similar list in this State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The Durham Herald (dem. says
"The democrats will not make
by claiming that Mr.. Taft
is only a tool of the president. Lots
of people would like nothing better
than to be assured of a continuation
of Mr.. Roosevelt's policies"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Durham Doesn't Seem to Be Enforcing
Prohibition.
The next term of Durham Supe-
rior Court will have the largest
docket on record, and about a hun
dred of these cases can be charged
up directly to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
LOST AND FOUND.

Lost between $50 p. M, yester-
day and noon today, q bilious at
tack, with nausea and sick headache.
This loss was occasioned by finding
at all druggists box Of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Guaranteed for
biliousness, malaria and jaundice.
% cents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
Imagination.

Mrs. Hix-"I'm afraid I'll have
to quit wearing this veil. It affects
my eyes,"
Mr.. Hix-"I'm not surprised at
that. | know 1t affects mine."
Mrs. Hix-"Why, how In the
world can 1t affect your eyes ?"
MIR. Hix-"Every time you have
It on I imagine you are cookbook
ing"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Doctor-"MadAm, your hu...ss
must have absolute iest.
Madam-"Well, doctor, he vess
listen to me-
Doctor-"A very good bcginblrs
madam very good beginning = :
Binghamton Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The News aud Observer thinks
Judge Parker too wise to want the
nomination again. We would think
so, too-taking for granted he has
profited by dear experience.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

A Charlotte Observer headline
says, "Only Justice Ia Wanted"
This will be glad tidings to the
Speaker of the House who has his
ear perched for just such news.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
A Needed Rest.

Green-"I have been w0rkihs
night and day for the last fss
months"
Brown-"Becauss why?
Green-tsIn order to get enoosi
money ahead to pay for q wefff
rest In the coun ry this summer"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Ts-sA
Be sure and lie tia, a
titled remedy, Mr. u e.
SOOTHING srEUr, f., s Sew
teething. 1t soosheS t. A'sss
tens the gums, ailays Al 50 II
wind collie, AMI l. .ne -
Tor Diarrhoea- rweniy.sv.S'
hottlA va
Guaranteed under the -,
Drugs Act, June 30th, l.ss -
Number 1923. ~r4
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
The Daily Industrial News say

H6 DEITY IuUuotE1HE
"If Mr.. Craig Is talking for Bum
combe and Mr.. Kitchin has an eye
to Personal considerations, MIR.
Horne may possibly be accused OF
being afflicted with case Of "too
much Johnston"
For the sake of Justice the News
sbould mention all the candidates.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

A well-known army officer says
that the army is no place for the au-
tomobile. No, indeed, war is bad
as 1t is.-Washington Post.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Tom Dixon's new book, "The
Traitor" is out. 1t is probably his
own biography.-Raleigh Enterprise
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

That ex-sheriff business at Lex
ington is pretty kettle of fish. And
he was not Republican, either
Exchange,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Monday was Labor Day, and was
observed as a holiday generally
throughout the nation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

A woman has to be mighty dis
trustful of herself not to feel that
she can't trust q man who isn't to
be trusted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The State authorities might now
try their hand on the convict labor
trust.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Matrimony makes a man awfaII
restless q little while before and fe
ever after.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

A girl Il no sooner safety
than she begins TO woad~,
long IL will be until -he -
vidow.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
FROM. OUR EXCHANGES.

Some Squlbs Of Interest We Have
Gathered With Our Paste-pot
and Shears.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

If that sheriff in Davidson had
been Populist or Republican, the
Democratic press would have smelt
like brimstone.-Hickory Times
Mercury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

like mstOne.-HickOry Times
Mercury.
In seventy-five years no man has
been elected governor of Iowa who
was born in the State. And of the
six judges of the Supreme Court at
the present time, not one is Iowa
born.-Greenville Reflector.
Georgia has a tail to its State pro-
hibition kite in the way of license
privilege to social clubs at $500 each.
This ia rank discrimination. A club
can be made about as much of hell
as saloon.-Union Republican.
This we take from the NeWbern
Sun: "Wanted To know the loca-
ton and salary of just one office that
is hunting the man." Haven't seen
any coming our way on anything
like hot trail.-Wilmington Star.
Remarks the Salisbury Post: ga
Georgia editor says Tom Watson is
strangling the Democratic party of
that State. What was his victim
doing when Watson got it by the
throat ?" Whyer-it looked to a
man up a tree that it was trying to
swallow Tom.
With from 80 to 115 negroes reg
istered In one township in Arson
County, who intend to vote next
Saturday for liquor, the white SUI
premacy cry has lost its significance,
to the disgrace of democracy. Amend
ments are now in order.-Union
Republican.
at is reported" sit is said," sit
has been stated" s'I have heard"
'I am informed" that whenever the
Hon. W. w. Kitchin hears the word
''demagogue" he pricks up his ears
and asks quickly, "What's that =?
Who's that talking about me ?"-
Charlotte Observer.
The News and Observer says !:
"North Carolina is going forward
and the last legislature gave it long
push ahead" If the News and OBJ
server stood in imminent danger of
losing its reputation we would adj
monish her to beware. But Miss
Newsy is not in danger.-Greens-
boro Tar Heel.
The Durham Herald remarks that
at least three of the candidates for
democratic nomination for governor
have nothing to do but run for gov
ernor. This is true of too many cam
didates. The time for the Office to
seek the man has about passed-now
the candidates begin to run around
over the country more than year
before the election. And the strange
thing is that many democratic pa
pers claim that only Republicans
want office.-North State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

In seventy-five years no man has
been elected governor of Iowa who
was born in the State. And of the
six judges of the Supreme Court at
the present time, not one is Iowa
born. -Greenville Reflector.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

quality, ant
10 flourish well in
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

Georgia has tail to its State pro-
hibition kite in the way of license
privilege to social clubs at $500 each.
This ia rank discrimination. A club
can be made about as much of hell
as a saloon. Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

The Shortage Exceeds Twenty Thou
sand ooiisss--k Negro Woman His
psssmour--Ars- Dorset. lakes .
Hand.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05
Courts.

lycoek Must Have Low Opinion Of the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-09-05

This we take from the Newbern
Sun: "Wanted: To know the loca-
ton and salary of just one office that
is hunting the man." Haven't seen
any coming our way on anything
like a hot Wilmington Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-14
WAS HUNG
FOR SONS CRIME.
EXECUTION TOOK
PLACE BACK IN IA.
REAL MURDERER CAPTURED
THROUGH DEATH BED CON-
FESsIoN or WITNESS.

Albuquerque, y. NJ March IA
Sherir II. NJ Denny, OF otero coun-
~. New Mexico, yesterday arrested
&c Este City William aNtchell. alias
Henry Russell. a stock man. charged
with murder committed in Hood
county, Texas. SS years ago. 1t Is
alleged that Mitchell allowed his
aged father TO be convicted and
hanged for the crime In 1874, upon
the testimony OF raneher. who re-
Gently swore on his deathbed that
the old man was innocent OF the
crime and that the son was the guilty
man. Mitchell senior Yas so years
Old when he was executed Mitchell.
alias Russell, has been taken to
he county jail at Alma Gordo to
await the arrival OF officers from
Texas.