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Tombstone epitaph., 1907-03-10

The nearest anyone has got to the solution of the plural of grape fruit is that if you eat a whole one you will will double up anyway.
 The Thaw Trial gives the yellow press the sort of stuff | to print without having to in- vent it.
 The staid old Congressional Record is the only newspaper in tine United States that is completely ignoring the Thaw trial.
 A Ieavenworth (k ans J man named Gong has just been married. When h wife strikes him for money, the whole town is likely to hear 1t.
 Through motives of concil- iation tine Wisconsin board of railroad commissioners has ordered the railroads of that State to reduce passenger fares to 2a cents a mile. This will help some, but it does not have the generous and en- trancing sound of 2-cents flat.
 President Roosevelt IS now planning to improve the de- sign on the gold coins, but if he wants to improve the ar tistic tastes of the people he should see what he can do for the humble, necessary nickel.
 It is a pity the fathers framed" the constitution, for MT. Roosevelt now turns it to the wall.
 If MT. Roosevelt ever goes to the Senate, he will think differently about State lines.
 For some reason the out look for the Panama canal is always brightest just after a new official is appointed.
 Capt. Hobson always was. mouthy. Wasn't he the orig inal kissing-bug?
 It would be poetic justice for Senator Roosevelt. to be bombarded by messages from the White House.
 The Senate is learning the lesson of how hard it is to get the truth out of a negro.
 An Ohio man who was left | S20, 100000 if he should get l has his mail filled | with female letters.
 If they should ever sculp a statue of Secretary Shaw in a characteristic attitude" it would be that of relieving Wall street"
 in case of a scrap between Germany and Haiti, Uncle sam and the Monroe doctrine will have the time of their ives keeping out of 1t. q
 Hospital nurses in Scran ' on, Pa., are now forbidden to .iss their typhoid fever pa , tents. There is a most disa- f reeable conspiracy against t he sacred right of osculation- a A debate in the House of 'ommons brought out the iD- O sresting statement that in ar married soldiers were ,und to be more courageous m lan the unmarried. In ti w days the philosophers and " VI its will attempt to account D, IT this curious fact. The ar acheIors will Drobablv suo ti
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Road Gets Convicts.

The Council of State has decided
to allow the South Atlantic Trans
Continental Railway to have not less
than 80 convicts as soon sthe latter
are available, the company Ia give a
bond of $500 each month this 90 be
approved by the council. 5. 4. Jones
and T. S. McNeely appeared for the
road. As a matter of fact no con-
victs are now available for contract
work. Calls are very numerous for
them. Some have been on file a long
time. Wake and Moore counties have
now 80 convicts on contract work.
"a are on the Mattamuskeet Railway.
II on the Elkin & Allegheny Railway
this total of 2S1 being all on this class
of work and in fact virtually all con-
victs able to do contract work. Wake
and Moore say they would like to
have 1000 more and could find en-
ployment at once for them all. Al,
these contracts are for long time.
There are on the convict farms DAG
convicts and in the pentitentiary pro-
per only 119. making the total num-
Der of GAO. This shows most re-
markable falling off and is but little
more than third of the number of
convicts % years ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03

fraternal bodies and several bands
Both union and non-union bands
marched in the parade special or
der permitting this having been issu-
ed by the president of the National
Federation Of Musicians.
After reviewing the parade, the
President and other distinguished
guests of the city were rendered a
luncheon at the auditorium, after
which they proceeded to the monu-
ment
An invocation by the Rev. F. NJ.
Bristol Of Washington opened the
exercises. Associate Justice William
r. Day.of the United States Supreme
Court. was then introduced by Gov
cruor Harris and told briefly of the
work of the National Mckinley Nc
mortal Association Of which he is
president. Then came the President s
speech-a tender, loving eulOgy of
the man who passed away at Buffolo
over six years ago. whispering, "God
wills it so.' leaving to his successor
Of today the glories and cares OF
the chief executive Of a great nation.
Following the Presidents address
the thousands of spectators joined in
singing The Star SpangIed Banner,
sending up q mighty volume of melo-
Ir that was heard throughout the city
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Oppose Bonds.

Winston-Salem, Special. - There
has been considerable discussion here
about calling an election 10 vote on
the proposition Of issuing 100000 IN
bonds for road building but the de-
feat of a similar proposition in Neck
lenburg last week Is rather discour-
aging to the advocates of a bond IS
sue in Forsyth this year at least. IL
is known that there is strong senti-
ment against it among the farmers.
The S150.000 bond issue election held
in Winston a few months ago was
carried by small majority. On ac-
count of the scarcity Of money in the
big markets the committees to whom
the matter was referred has not been
able to place the bonds at satisfae-
tory price. The money Is to be used
for street improvements extension OF
water and sewer mains.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03

Of the razHzent AZ tbs actzzl tip
of the structure IL I63 fret 6 inehas;
the maxnsoIeun ilzcif being 50 fnst
inches high above the summit OF
the mound The top OF the diameter
through which CONES a softened
light which adds greatly to the beau
ty of the iterior.
The mausoleum liz rs feet inches
in diameter. In tie centre Of the
floor beneath tic dome stands the
sareophagi containing the bodies OF
the President and MRS. Mckinley
and in inches on the nortG side Of
the dome are the caskets containing
those Of the two daughters Ida and
Mary who died in infancy.
High Dorie columns are placed
around the interior in such a manner
as to appear half buried in the sides
Of the building The floor is of Mo-
sale. marble having been brought
from many States for the purpose.
Half way down from the top of the
l2J granite steps that lead up to the
main entrance on the south side of
the mausoleum stands an heroic
bronze figure Of President Mckinley
representing him in the attitude usu-
! ally assumed when speaking-his left
hand holding a roll Of manuscript and
the right hand in trouser pocket.
! Behind the figure is a bronze chair
encircled with a wreath and draped
with the flag Of the United States
The bronze figure. which is 9 feet
high, stands on a pedestral Is feet
! from the base to the feet of the fig
ure.
Twenty-six acres of ground were
! purchased by the monument commits
sion and the utmost art of the land
scape gardener has been lavished up
on the grounds. Natural streams
flow past the base Of the mound, and
trees and 1ower-beds have been ar.
ranged with an eye to the greatest
artistic beauty. From the entrance
to the grounds on the south to the
foot of the mound is 500 feet anG
along this distance double driveway
l75 feet in width has been construct
ed. Between the two sides Of the
driveway is lagoon which is con-
stantly filled with fresh water. Long
rows of trees flank the lagoon and
the driveways.
The mausoleum and grounds have
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03

completion Of the dedicatory pro-
gramme the President left for Keo-
kuk, Ia. where he will begin his trip
down the Mississippi.
Description of Mausoleum.
The mausoleum stands on an emf
nence to which has been given the
name of Monument Hill, about two
miles due west of the Mckinley home
in the city of Canton. 1t is not all
ornate affair; but its simplicity is re-
lieved by sufficient artistic embellsh-
ment to make it an object of beauty.
as we'll as one of massive proportion
and breadth of design.
-Four States have contributed a
share of the material which has been
used in the building of the monu-
ment. The granite used in approaches
and the mausoleum proper IS form
the quarries of Milford, Massachr-
setts. Tennessee has furnished the
grey marble for the interior Of the
tomb. while the sarcOphagl which
now hold the bronze casket in which
i lie the bodies Of President and Mrs.
Mckinley are of dark green granite
from Windsor, Vermont. The base
upon which the sarcophagi rest Is
black granite from Berlin, Nisconsln
/ From the first step to the approach
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Body Whirled to Death.

Salisbury. Special John Lewis
Hellig 16 year old boy the son of
Mr.. X. p. Hellig, died about noon
Saturday after a days suffering from
a horrible accident of Friday. The
Young man was employed by the
Grace Furniture Company doing bn-
siness on the main line of the South
ern and about o clock was adjusting
a belt that runs the machinery. The
stick which he was using was caught
up by the wheels and jerked him into
the machinery. The most frightiuI
of internal injuries resulted and 80
badly battered was he that he never
could give an intelligent account OF
his misfortune. He was taken TO the
Whitehead-Stokes Sanatorium but
the wounds were too serious and ht
died.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
HARD YARN SPINNERS


Charlotte. spe<ial Barring the
appoinssn~ns Of committee 30 ua;eA
the marke; an exercise ali possihl.'
care to asead further depression 20
definite action ~as taken at the sg,es-
ial session Of the uarl Yarn SPIN
ers' Association The committee nam
ed j. - follows: Mc~s- II. VI. CaTP~a-
ter. Of Maiden: ] Z Rankin. of Low
ell; d. J. Winu. of Sumter, =, c..
W. G. Heath. of Monroe: Val Taylor
Of Uniontown. Ala: j. ". Hinton. OF
High Shoals. Ga. /. i. Rhyme ot
Mount Holly; Il. ). RciEhardt and
j. A. AbernetLy, Of l.nco.ut1n j H.
Il. Barron. Of Rock Hill. = q; X.
r. Raw. of McAden>yille. A. J. Ruff
tin, of Hillsboro; ]. W. Fries. of Win
ston-Saiem: and ]. H. Mayes and X.
NJ. Miller, Jr.. Of Cahriotte. After
the discussion which was held at both
the morning and afternoon session II
became evident 10 the members pres
ent that the market was not III such
a serious condition as Was at first
thought Little stock of yarns was
reported "a be- on hand and severa.
stated that their output had been
sold many months ahead in some IN
stances. There was q representative
branch Of spinners present, over %
mills having delegates the entire nj
tendance approximatinG between $50,
600 and 100000 spindles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Rear-End Collision.

Asheville, Special.-Many passen-
gers. aboard fast train No. - between
Salisbury and Asheville had narro&
escape from injury if not death a:
GreenIee. when extra freight No. 623
plunged into the rear Of the passen-
ger. resulting in the injury of Engi-
neer II. Ell. Sullivan ami L. Caldwell,
Q porter. The rear coach OF the pas
senger train was smashed. 1t so hap
pened that this was dead coach
"a eoaen not occupied b. passenger
and BY reason "f this fact l. due
the escape Of the train : passengers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Floods in France Worse.

Montpelier, France, By Cable.-The
heavy rains recommended and the
flood situation is becoming worse
than heretofore. Between here and
Narbonne streams are rapidly rising
ana theraten TO overflow the banks
A general panic is existing among the
residents who fear that everything
they possess will be swept away.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
To Colonize Negroes.

Atlanta, Ga, Special.-A special
to The Journal from Birmingham,
Ala, says: Governor B. 3. Conner
has sold his great plantation in Bar
Der and Bullock counties, consisting
of $4,000 acres, TO Internal Revenue
Collector Thompson. of the Alabama
district for $4,000, who, it is un-
derstood, is acting for Booker I.
Washington. 1t is said TO ~ Wash
ington's itnention to establish colon
les of negroes on the land, nearly all
Of which is under hfeh state Of cult
vation, the improvements alone be-
ing valued at $50.000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03

Havre, By CabIe.-The cotton lf
the hold Of the British steamer Mada-
waska. Captain Hitehin, just IN from }
Galveston. is still burning n spite Oh
the efforts of TIE fremen to put our
the flames. 200 incinerated bales
woro taken out of the hold and thei'
a pipe from chemical fire e1tih,
o1,isber was introduced and the noio
Ieremetieally sealed The ehemlca,
extinguisher will work ali night ano
It is thus hoped to save part Oh Hl'
5000 bales.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03

been built and arranged at cost of
$5OO00O and it is the intention OF
the commission to raise an endow-
ment fund Of $150OO0 which will pre-
clude the charging Of fee for ad-
mission.
At the next meeting Of the maui
soleum trustees, custodians will be
chosen and it the intention to ask for
the indefinite detail of soldiers Of ! he
regular army to guard the tomb.
The architect was H Van Buren,
Magonigle Of New York and design
er of the bronze figure standing be-
fore the mausoleum. was Charles
Henry NiehauS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Jamestown Officials Resign.

Norfolk. Va. Special.-Authenti:
reports disclose that number OF
heads of departments will resign with
Director General Barr of the James
town Exposition. John A. Wakefield,
chief of concessions, and A. {. Sher-
wood. chief of admissions, announce
their designations. 1t is reported that
W. M. Dixon, assistant director-gen.
eral. and S. ". Bowles, director OF
publicity, have resigned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
New Engraving Company.

Winston-SaIem. Sepieai.-The Twin
CITY Engraving Company has begun
operation and IS turning out good
york TIE first work was done few
davs ago ana was very satisfactory
The indications are that the concern
will do a large business as it Is the
only frst-claSs engraving company IN
the State. 1t Is prepared to furnish
cuts on very short notice
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
| NAUSO[EUM TO M'K|NLEY
solpndid Memorial Unveiled At Home
of Martyr President

James Witcomb Riley recited a poem
prepared for the occasion. Bishop
Hortsmanu, of Cleveland pronounced
the benediction.
The Mckinley national monument
was erected at cost of half mil
lion of dollars and was paid for by
funds gathered from every State and
territory of the Union. An addition
al 100000 has also been raised for an
endowment fund, from tie earnings
of which the magnificent marble ne-
mortal will be maintained and kept
in repair.
The masusoleum proper is con-
structed of pink Milford granite and
the interior finished with Knoxville
marble H. Van Buren, Magonigle of
New York was the architect.
/ The Mckinley National Memorial
Association numbers among its hon
Orarv members President Roosevelt
and the Governors of every State and
territory Of the Union. The trustee
in charge of the work, nearly. all of
whom were present at Mondays eX-
ercises, include Vice President Fair.
! banks, Justice William R. Day, Secre-
tary Cortelyou, Ex-Governor Myron
! T. Herrick, Charles G. Dawes and
Franklin Murphy.
Thousands Of visitors from all owes
Ohio and surrounding States witness
ad tho exorcises Shortly after ths
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Fayetteville Gets Bryan.

Fayetteville, Speciai.-W- J. Bry-
an has accepted an invitation to be
here on the 10Th Of October and Will
be the guest of Maj. E. J. Hale, edi-
tor Of The Fayetteville Observer. He
will make two speeches that day, one
public address and the other for the
benefit of the Wemen's Civic I'M
provement Society.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
? Hale Jury DisaS-ees.

Bristol. Tenn, SpeciaL-The jnry
in the case Of Ack Hale. who -
charged with TIE murder of Lille D9 :
Wis. a pretty 1s-veaS old Bristol @fr'-
in East Hill Cemetery here, last
March. failed TO agree and the mrs
was discharged It stood eight Tor
hanging. three for pe,sftentIsry
sentence and one for aequittal- The
trial has been in progress in the CIR
euit Court at Rloun.yiile.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
WRECK KILLS LloHT
A CoiE>ioa Of Swiftly Mo,ing
Passenger Trains
MANY PASSENGERS INJURED

The Chicago and whssliHr Express
En- the BA,ssnsrs O okio EaiiFcAA
Daskez late ; TyslgAs rrzin ea
sading as Bsiiairs. o-T.f,ssa Ass
Instantly Killed and sceEs IaiH;-
ed. Many Q! Them Fatally TAs
Richard Carrie Opera TrYeps A
raoag the List Of fass~axvFs The
Wreck Due 10 the eaiiurs Of an
Operator 10 Throw The Switch
Oneials of Company Personally
sapefintend the Rescue Work
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Chief Executive Delivers . Touching
oraution It Uneviling Of Mckinley
MauEoleun.

We haye gathered together today
to pay our need Of respect and af-
fection tc the memory of William
Mckinley Who as President won
place III the hearts Of the Amerlean
people such as but three or four ii
all the Presidents Of this country
have ever won He was of singular
uprightness and purity OF character,
alike in public and private life; cit-
izen who loved peace, he did HI,
duty faithfully and well for four
years of war when the honor Of the
nation called him TO arms. As Con-
gresham, as Governor Of his State,
and finally as President he rose TO
the foremost place among our states
men. reaching position which
would satisfy the keenest ambition !;
but he never lost that simple and
thoughtful kindness toward every
human being. great or small, lofty or
humble with whom he was brought
in contact, which So endeared him 10
our people. He had to grapple with
more serious and complex problems
than any President since Lincoln, and
vet, while meeting every demand OF
craftsmanship he continued to llve
beautiful and touching family hfe,
life very healthy for this nation to
see in its foremost citizen; and now
the woman who walked in the shad-
ow ever after his death the wife TO
whom his loss was calamity more
crushing than it could be to any
other human being, lies beside him
here in the same sepulcher.
Singularly Appropriate.
There is a singular appropriateness
| III the inscription on the monument.
Mr.. Cortelyou whose relations with
him were of such close intimacy
gives me the following information
about it: On the President S trip to
the Pacific slope in the spring OF
1901 President Wheeler of the Uni
lversity of California conferred the
degree Of IL D. upon him In words
So we'll chosen that they struck the
fastidious taste of John Hay, the Sec
retary of State who wrote and asked
trof copy of them from President
Wheeler. On the receipt of this copy
ne seI-t the following letter to Presi
dent Mckinley letter which now
seems filed with strange and un
consciors prescience.
Dear Mr. PRESIDENT:
President Wheeler sent me th'
incloscG at my request. You vii
have the words III more permanen
shape. They seem to me remarkabl!
we'll chosen ,and stately and dignifiec
enough to serve-long hence, please
IGod-as your epitaph.
Yours faithfully,
JOHN HAY:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
Lessons of His Career.

Many lessons are taught us by his
career. but none more valuable than
tic lesson of broad human sympa-
thy Tor and among al Of our eisi-
zens of all classes and creeds. No
other President has ever more de-
served to have his life work eharac-
terized in Lincoln's words as being
carried on "with malice toward none,
with charity toward ALL As boy
he worked hard with his hands; he
entered the army rs private soldier
be knew poverty, he earned his own
livelihood: and by his own exertlonS
he finally rose to the position OF d
man of moderate means. Not merei,
was he in personal touch with far
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
GREAT THRONGS PRESENT

18th Imposing Ceremonies the Mag
r;fcent Monument to the Late
President Mckinley was Dedicated
Monday - The Imposing Parade
Includes United States Troops,
State Militia, and Various Patriot
r. and Fraternal Organizations
Goyernor Harris Presided at the
Exercises and President Roosevelt
the Speech of Dedication.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03

Canton. a.. Special.-With an ad-
6re>- by President Roosevelt in
which be- pald glowing and tender
trbur, 10 the martyr President the
NckInInv national monument was
dedIrated Monday. Governor Harris
of Ohio, presided at the exercises,
anil on the speakers stand with the
PTr-par. we're cabinet members, Su-
prcu. court justices, Senators, Rep
rr,eararlyca, foreign ambassadors and
diplomats and many other distin-
guishcd men. Miss Helen Mckinley
niece of the President unveiled the
statue.
President Roosevelt arrived Mon
day morning and was escorted to the
high school for the children s saluta-
ton. after which he reviewed the pa
radc from a stand on the public
square Vt the school building all the
public and parochial school children
OF the city were massed, and joined
in singing "America and '"The Stal
Spanglcd Banner The President
delivered brief speech to the young
StcrS.
The parade was the most imposing
ever seen on the streets of Canton
the marchers including United States
troops, State militia patriotic organ
u2tIons, members of the Grand Army
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03
"CNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.

Office of the President.
''By authority vested in me by the
regents Of the University of Callfor-
MA. | confer the degree of doctor OF
laws uron William Mckinley, Presl-
cent OF the United States, a states
man singularlv gifted to unite the
discordant forces of the government
and mold the diverse purposes OF men
toward progressive all salutary ac-
ton. magistrate whose poise Of
Judgment has been tested and vlndl-
Gated in a succession Of national
emergencies; good citizen; brave SOL
der, wise executive, helper and lead
er Of men, exemplar to his people OF
The virtues that build and conserve
the State, society and the home.
"Berkley, May 15, 1901.
1t would be hard to imagine an
epitaph which a good citizen would
be more anxious to deserve or one
which would more happily describe
the qualities of that great and good
citizen whose life we here commem-
crate. He possessed to a very extra
o. binary degree the gift of uniting
discordant forces and securing from
| item a harmonious action which told
for good government. From purpos-
es not merely diverse but bitterly
conflicting he was able to secure
healthful action for the good of the
State. In both poise and judgment
he rose level to the several emer-
| eencies he had to meet as leader CT
the nation and like all men with the
root of true greatness in them he
grew to steadily larger statue under
the stress Of heavy responsibilities
He was a good citizen and brave
soldier a Chief Executive whose Wis
dom entitled him to the trust which
be received throughout the nation
He was not only a leader of men but
preeminently a helper OF men: fo'
one of his most marked traits was the
intensely human quality of his wide
and deep sympathy Finally, he nol
merely preached: he was, that mos
valuable of all citizens in democra
CIV like ours. a man who in the high
est place served as an unconselou:
example to his people of the virtue
that build ard conserve alike oul
public life. and the foundation Of al
public life. the. intimate life OF til:
home.