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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
Four Deaths by Fire.

A two-story dwelling house at
Henrietta, cotton mill town i'm
Rutherford County, caught fire on
the night of April 18th, from a
closet on the first floor Two little
children, sleeping in an upstairs
room, were burned to death and two
sons of Mrs. McDade, who occupied
the house, LIZ and 20 years old, were
SO badly burned that they died a
few hours later. Mrs. McDade was
SO badly burned that she may die.
Elk.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
Some of the democratic papers are

Some of the democratic papers are
Of the opinion that Senator Chair
man Simmons resignation as Chair
man will have a string tied to it,
that he will side step the next two
State campaigns, and then be ready
to resume the Craftsmanship and at
tempt to elect himself United States
Senator again. No doubt the sena-
tOr-C Chairman would like to play a
game like that, but it is the opinion
of many that he will resign in Or
der to keep from being asked to re-
sign at the next democratic State
Convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

AT meeting of the Police Com.
mission in Charlotte Tuesday after.
noon two members of the police
force were discharged for alleged use
of intoxicants. The affair has caused
no little stir in police circles. How
these officers could get liquor in
a "dry" town like Charlotte is a
wonder, to be sure.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
New Boy Caused Trouble for Father

New Boy Caused Trouble for Father.
Judge Council, who once held
court in Statesville, held court at
Wadesboro last week, and this item
is from the WadesbOro Ansonian:
Judge Council sent a white man
to Jail yesterday for contempt of
court. The said citizen had tanked
up too freely and stepped in behind
the judges seat to inform his Honor
Of the arrival at his home Of fine
baby boy. So
The judge was wrong. It's every
mans privilege, drunk Or sober, to
boast about the new baby. His
Honor should have been more leni-
ent.-The Landmark.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
Singing at His Own Funeral.

The voice of man heard singing
at his own funeral was the extraor-
dina1y thing made possible by sci
ence as illuStrated at Muskegon,
Mich, the other day. A singer of
some local note was being consigned
to the grave. AT the conclusion of
the service phonograph containing
the record of the dead mans own
voice singing his favorite hymn was
placed upon the coffin and set going.
The effect is said to have been weird
and startled his friends, as may well
be imagined. 1t was literally the
dead man singing his own requiem.
News.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
Paving the WAY.

"Do you think that women ought
to propose marriage ?" he asked.
"Now." said the girl, with &
shade OF reproach, but moving clOSa'
"how can you ask that ?'
"Why. everybody is discussinglt
and its perfectly proper
swell, you ought 10 know that j
l endorsed that view I'd have pro
posed to you weeks ago."
After this the rest was comprF
lively easy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

TO be divorced from your AZ ..Bs,,
There will be no OCCASION :. :,
you keep your bowels r,gu s%
DIR. Kings New Life PHI. -
action Is 80 gentle that the arr.r.,,.
never has cause TO make o. =.
complaint. Guaranteed by a q In.
gists. 25c. Try them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
Wanted to Experiment.

Boy-Mrs. Wilson, please lend
me your baby while?
MRS. Wilson-What do you want
TO do with him, George?
Boy-Jimmy Barnes says dogs
won't bite babies an say they will
we want to try it on Rover, the big
black dog that hangs around the
drugstore.-Denver Post.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
A NARROW ESCAPE.

G. w. Cloyd, q merchant of Punk,
Mo-, had narrow escape four years
ago, when he ran a jimson bur into
his thumb. He says: "The doctor
wanted to amputate 1t but / would
not consent. i bought box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve aud that
cured the dangerous wound. 25c.
BY all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
WONDERFUL ECZEMA CURE.

sour little boy had eczema for
five years." writes N. A. Adams,
Henrietta, Pa. "Two of our home
doctors said the case was hopeless,
his lungs being affected. We then
employed other doctors but no bene-
fit resulted. By chance we read
about Electric Bitters; bought a
bottle and soon noticed improve
ment. We continued this medicine
until several bottles were used, when
our boy was completely cured"
Best Of all blood medicines and
body building health tonics. Guar.
anteed by all druggists. SOC.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Whether the next democratic
nominee for the presidency takes
bath every morning before break
fast Or not, he will be ready to
"wash his hands" when the result
of the election is announced.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Thank heaven, the multiplication
table doesn't change! It is the only
thing a mother knows that Is the
same as when she went to school and
which she can speak without being
corrected. Globe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

When . mans tirst TAI, s,,.-
he wants to treat all HI. f.,
when the seventh come
expects all ais friends to tn. =
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Every man ought TO r.rrv
woman who Is . good man,
cause few men are any 60, ubl..
they are properly managed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

If you like THE CAUCASIAN ask
your neighbors to subscribe. Send
for sample copies to hand to your
neighbOrs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

1t doesn't take the average man
half as long to tell what he knows
as it does to tell what he thinks he
knows.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
FROM our EXCHANGES.
some Sauibs of interest We Have
Gathered With o.. Passs-pos
and Shears

Bryan says he got into politics by
accident; and ID looks as IL ii viii
take an accident TO get him out
-Elberfon Star.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

1t is often more satisfaction not
to know things and have people
think you do than to know them
and not have everybody believe it,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02
Caustic Remark.

Mrs. Hash-Oh, dear oh, dear |!
What shall have for dinner?
Boarder-Try and have something
20 eat for change--Illustrated Bits.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Mr.. Simmons is doubtless of the
opinion that it Els better to resign
and avoid the crush.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

A nice thing about boarding for q
woman is the way her husband can't
say the meals are her fault.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

A Kansas man has seen an angel
flying over that commonwealth.
And Kansas IL g prohibition State,
too.-Colambus Enquirer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

With little or no hope for demo-
cratic success In the next presidential
it's up to the whole country
IS to who they prefer as q Republi-
can.-Nashville Tenn Banner.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Bryan silent about 1905" Is q
heading In the New York CONNER
cial. "One can hardly believe II"
says the Columbus Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

The Greensboro aldermen sus-
tanned the mayor Of that city in re.
moving a policemen for drunken
ness. Public sentiment In Mocks-
willie is "agin" removing drunken
officor If that officer happens to be
"dimmycrat."- Davie Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

The eternal fitness of things de-
mand that the next president shall
be strictly in Harmony with the poll
cies Of the present administration.
Shelby Aurora.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

The story comes from New York
that fast riding in an automobile
will cure consumption. But will
consumption cure fast riding p
Charleston Ne VS. and Courier.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

We understand citizen of Mocks.
vile has owned an acre lot for six
teen or seventeen years without pay
ing any tax on it; had actually for
gotten he owned it. Sixteen years
Of back taxes will, no doubt, be a
gentle reminder for the future
Davie Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

"The New York Worlds query,
'What is a Democrat? p can only be
answered correctly by elimination.
If you are not Republican; if you
are not Populist, a Socialist or an
Independence Leaguer-then you're
it, "-Chattanooga Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Come to think of it, John Graves
proposition to the democratic party
to renominate Roosevelt is. no worse
than the ones it accepted in 1872
and in 19O4.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Mr.. Hearst evidently wants to
find out whether he swallowed the
democracy last fall or the democ-
racy swallowed him-New York
Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

There are lots of people who have
opinions about religion and politics,
and are afraid to express them, be-
cause they will be criticised by PEG.
pie who never think for themselves,
aud who look upon one who does as
fool, a criminal.-Hickory Mer-
curry.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Machine politicians in North Caro-
lima wherever found, must step
down and out. The people have had
enough.-Shelby Aurora.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

1t may be possible the heartless
creature who struck Billy Patterson
is the same one who shot up Browns
ville.-Charlotte News.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-02

Ex-senator Marion Butler, in an
Interview published in the Wash
ton Post and in the Washington
Herald, says that President Roose-
welt will be nominated to succeed
himself at the next national conven-
tiOn.-Ex.
If he is he will get a number of
endorsers down this way on election
day If Mr.. Bryan is the other, and
it looks as If he would be.-Char-
lotte Peoples paper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
WoMANs NOSE FAULTY.
Mans Power of Scent Five Times
More Delicate Than Hers.

From the New York Sun.
An English doctor having arrived at the
conclsion that no woman was a judge
of wine, started a series of experiments
recently to determine the reason He
started out with the proposition that the
feminine taste was so bad that a woman
could not even distinguish whether sam
pie of wine was very good or very bad
He located the incapacity in the sense
of smell. woman's sensitiveness to
odors he appraises far below that nor
mally possessed by men. The experiments
were made by diluting essences with
pure water and testing the limit of
strength at which men and women could
detect them and distinguish their char
acter.
The average man. it was found could
easily Select the presence of lemon es-
sence %luted with 100000 times its own
bulk of water. Women could only re-
cognize it in a mixture of one part in
10000.
He concludes that the reason why some
women use large quantities of perfume
Is that their sense of smell is specially
obtuse and that they only obtain from a
considerable quantity of eau de cologne
or perfumed toilet waters the same SEN
sation that a man would gain from a
drop or two.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Savage Surgery In Africa.

From the London Globe.
King Behanzin died an easier death
than would have been his lot had he been
left to sable surgeons of his native wilds
What is the secret Of their success it is
not easy to conceive, but savage doctors
effect cures in spite of the most atrocious
treatment of their patients.
One of the party who was bearing LiV-
ingston's body to the coast was shot
through the leg, shatterng a thigh bone.
This is how they treated him: First they
dug pit and buried him in it in such a
posture that his head and arms were
free. Then they covered the earth about
his legs with a thick layer of mud. Upon
this were heaped leaves and grass, .
which fire was applied, directly over the
fracture of the limb. The heat gradually
worked down to the wound and the man
suffered renewed agonies.
After a while he was taken out and
held quite fast, while two giants with all
their might stretched the shattered les.
Splints were duly applied and the man
was pronounced on the way to a COM
plete cure That was the normal practice
successfully followed for this class OF
caSes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
New Sort of "Gold Mine.v

Harry H. Dunn writes in the Techni-
cal World for February as follows:
California miners are now as anx-
ious to find soda beds as they were to
strike a gold mine in the days of 40
Manufacturers are clamoring for soda
commercial uses. Pure soda commands
fine price, and the great California
desert has been found to contain vast
deposits of salines, notably soda in at
least one of the dry lakes. Here then
is the miners opportunity, and they
are flocking to the soda lakes in great
numbers. Soda occurs in varying forms
in this region, but the only beds which
are of value from a mercantile point
of view or which furnish quantities
enough of the saline salts to be worthy
of operation are in dried-out lake beds.
The largest and most important of all
these is the one known as the Dandy
Lake, some thirty miles southeast of
the small desert town of Dandy, in
San Bernardino county. This lake not
only contains vast beds of pure soda,
but about eighteen million tons of salt
as well. In point OF fact, this lake is
probably the most valuable saline de-
post in the world, and as yet only its
borders have been entered by pros
pectors. Development has hardly be-
gun"
The author has an article of consid-
cradle length, interesting not only to
the information seeker, but to the pub
lic which seldom thinks of such
commodity as soda as being of such
tremendous value.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10

road which is figuring on an outlet at
Pensacola During the past week it has
heen made known that the Birmingham
and Southwestern road, which as yet eX-
lists only on paper has secured river
frontage of a mile in length to be used
as terminals at Pascagoula. 1t Is further
more known that the Mississippi Central
has made all arrangements to build on
to Pascagoula from Hattiesburg within
the next eighteen months Now 1t is
stated that the Edward Hines Lumber
company which during the past week
let contract for construction of a sew
enty-fye mile road from Poplarville,
Miss, to Gulfport, also proposes to run
a line over to Pensacola, to open up the
timber country In that territory and to
secure the additional facilities of the
port.
The Hines company is chartered to
build from Vicksburg to a point on the
gulf, and it's ability to carry out its pur.
pose is attested by the fact that the
Hines company itself awealthy corpora
ton, is backed In this enterprise by the
rival the Rockefellers as the wealthiest
family in the world. Mr.. Frederick wey-
erhauser is on the board of directors of
the railroad company.
For some reason difficult to explain,
Pensacola has been left behind In the
march of progress on the gulf coast up
to this time, but the knowing ones have
always predicted great future for the
port, and the residents of the town have
waited patiently for the magician's wand
to touch them and convert the village
into great port of entry. That time is
about at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
dinners Coming
i Smell 1t"
Does Your Stomach Feel Happy When
Meal-Time Comes?

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
PRATT CITY STIRRED
BY NEWS OF WRECK
ALL SORTS OF WILD RUMORS CIR
CULATED ABOUT FRISCO Acci-
DENT-oTHER NEWS OF PRATT
CITY.

Pratt City, February 9.-(speeial. Elk
element was at a high pitch today when
the report was circulated about the wreck
which occurred ON the Frisco about one
and one-half miles from the city. All
kinds of rumors were afioat as to the
number killed and wounded. and it was
almost a miracle that the casualty list
did not run higher, as the train is said
to have been going at a high rate of
speed when the accident happened.
DR. John and DIR. James Seay, DR. r.
H. Hamrick and DIR. George Brown left
for the scene of the disaster as soon as
notified and assisted in dressing the in
juries of the wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
How Robert Hichens Works.

The experience of Robert Kitchens. au-
thor of the great success, The Garden of
Allah and that still more remarkable and
more recent work, The Cali of the Blood,
shows that a man of brilliant Imagination
may also be a patient and methodical
worker.
Whenever he is ready to write a book
he deliberately goes away to some quiet
place, and gives up all social engage
ments, so that he may think and plan
and write in peace.
He is an early riser. and. as a rule, be-
gins to work at seven in the morning.
He works until luncheon-time, and be
gins again at half past three From that
tmehe works until evening, but never
takes mp his work after dinner time. This
routine is continued day after day, some
times for many weeks al a time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
", v, LITTLEJOHN
DIES At DECATUR
Was Cashier of First National
Bank
PROMINENT IN BUSINESS
Carl Gutherz, the Artist Who Died In
Washington Few Days Ago,
Well Known In
Decatur.

Decatur, February 9.-(Speeial.) THE
First National bank of this city is draped
in mourning today on account of the
death of its cashier, w. W. Littlejohn.
Mr.. Littlejohn died last night after an
illness of about two weeks from abscess
of the liver. Yesterday afternoon the
physicians in charge performed an oper-
alton with the hope of saving his life,
but it was of no avail.
Mr.. Littlejohn was over sixty years
of age and was an ex-Confederate sol
der. He was a member of the First
Methodist church, south, an earnest
Christian and one of the biggest hearted
men that ever lived. No object of char
ity ever escaped his notice. lie was lib
eral and generous and during all the years
of his life he devoted much time to work
Of charity and religion, in spite of the
fact that he was a very busy man.
He was one of the most prominent citi-
zens in the business world of the Deca,
turs. There was scarcely business in
terprise but what he assisted He was
one of Maj. e. c. Gordons principal as
sociates in the organization of the De-
catur Land company In 1886. He was one
of the leading organizers of the Bank of
Decatur, the first bank that was estab-
lished here after the close of the civil
war. The Bank of Decatur later became
the First National bank and Mr.. Little
john was made its cashier and held that
office up to the time of his death. There
was perhaps no man in the south who
was better known in banking circles
than was Mr.. Littleiohn. His death will
be keenly felt by the church. society and
the business world, not only in the De-
caturs but throughout North Alabama.
The deceased is survived by a wife and
two children, Miss Vene and Thomas
Polk Littlejohn. The funeral will take
place sometime tomorrow
The dispatches in this mornings papers
announcing the death of Carl Gutherz,
the famous artist, in Washington, d. c.,
was received with much regret by the
older citizens of the Deeaturs, who knew
Mr.. Gutherz we'll
Much of the famous artists boyhood
was spent in Decatur and he married
Decatur girl early in life His wife was
Miss Kate Scruggs, who was born and
reared in Decatur and her family was
one of the leading families of North Ala
bama in those days Mrs. Susan Murphy
Nelson of this city is a sister of Mrs.
Gutherz. Many of Mrs. Gutherz's rel
atiVes are buried here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
No. 1926 First Avenue,
Birmingham, Alabama.

ciously. "these eggs are not fresh You
must be mistaken, dearest" replied Ms.
Newed 1.-The grocers boy brought theri
this morning. Chicago Daily News
Huh growled the first citizen at the
town meeting, why did they call on that
man for a speech? He doesn't know how
to talk" No replied the other. "but
then he doesn't know what he's talking
about, anyway so there's no harm DONE
Philadelphia Press.
Mr. Wankle (who is trying very hard
TO be country gentleman)-"Look ere.
Biles. why 'aven't you stopped these?
Didn't tell you the 'ounds were coming
today" Bilcs-"Why thems martens
nests!' Mr.. Wankle-"I don't care what
they are. The master told me to ave
every ole about the place stopped up
Punch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Strike for Handsome Foreman.

otrike TOT 1dnuSome FOREMAN.
Waterbury. Conn, Dispatch in New
York World.
Because of the discharge of their hand
some foreman, Edward p. Wallace, TWEEN
ty-ive girls employed in the foot-press
department of the American Pin company
marched out on strike yesterday after
noon.
Wallace was known to every factory
girl in Waterbury as the handsomest
foreman in any of the shops. He always
won the prize waltzes at the annual balls
of the employees aid associations, and
he was in great demand to lead grand
marches. Therefore, when the company
saw mt to give Wallace his dimissal, a
committee of angry young women waited
upon the superintendent He was firm in
his decision.
"All right, them said the girls. I've
don't care to stay without Mr.. Wallace"
The company will not make public the
reason for Wallace's dimissal.