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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-10-10
REDUCTIO AID ABSURDUJM.

LONTFID to be sylphlike and slender.
With a figure Rurne-Jonesy and slim,
] On the subject Of weight l was tender,
So l vowed l would row. ride and
swim,
Climb mountains and wear rubber clothing.
Take nothing but dry toast and tea.
For ayoidupo!s I'd loathing!
Like Sara Bernhard l would be!
] saw advertised in paper
A system short, simple and sureP
'Twould give you a waist that would
taper"
shape that would always endured
And so I decided to try It,
started in that very day.
Quite willing to go on a diet,
And resolved to play fair" anyway
They wrapped me in sheets that were
steaming
And rolled me upon stone floor
Until from the pain l was screaming;
Each bone in my body was sore!
They rubbed me with vile smelling lotions.
And made me drink gallons OF stuff;
They'd most diabolical notions
About never having enough!
The fat disappeared as by magic,
But OH what a sight / was left!
Results were too terribly tragic.
For Of looks ! was sadly bereft!
I'd have made divine Sara disguised
And Burne-Jones turn DER in his gravel
Their code Of aesthetics I'd busted!
OF the wreck there was nothing TO save
go be sure I'd reduced my waist measure
In fact it was barely nineteen!
But that did not add to my pleasure
I felt quite ashamed 10 be seen!
NV face was so baggy and sallow.
OF wrinkles I had full crop
I covered them with mutton talow
To try their invasion to stop
And now am spending my dollars
On flesh building ointments and creams.
I go all Day long without collars
And massage my neck in my dreamsl
Some day suppose I'll look decent
But It's been a most costly affair,
And Of troubles this ones the most recent,
I've not got ono thing fit to wear!
So. damsels I pray you take warning
And profit by my sad mistake.
Though you are lost symmetry mourning.
Go slow. for your vanity's sake,
IT'S better by far TO be chubby
With dimples that lovers allure,
TITS a poor way Of winning a hubby
BY systems short simple and surer'
ANNE p. L. FIELD
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-10-10
SILVER CENTER CENTS.

Another of These Rare United States
Coins Has Turned Up.
A curious cent, dated 1892, which
has come into tie hands of a coin
dealer, is said to represent the first
attempt to strike a coin of this de-
nomination at the United States mint
at Philadelphia, says the New York
Sun
On the diverse is a rather ugly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-10-10

On the day following the departure Of the balloons
in the international contest, however. there will be
for aeropanes and Siderable balloons near ST.
Louis. Prize money amounting to $1,000 for each
series has been amassed.
For two days and nights following the start from
ST Louis practically the entire population of the
United States and Canada will become sky gazers
Everybody will keep eye turned heayenward, in
the expectation of seeing one Of the big balloons
drifting along for one not even the pilots them
selves, will know what the air craft may
take, once they have reached the upper currents.
No doubt OF unreliable reports will
from all parts Of the country, because to the IN
trained eye bird far up in the air the fragment
of cloud may look very like balloon to the person
who expects to see balloon and a story that
somebody something that looked like ba loon
is usually sufficient to inspire other somebody
to dash off a telegram that a large air ship passed
over the town. sailing low that it narrowly es-
capped the church spire.
With favortng winds and other conditions it is not
at all unlikely that the winner Of the race may come
down very close to the Atlantic coast. Every village
and hamlet between Boston and ST. Louis will be on
the lookout, and unless the landing is made in some
spot remote from telegraph telephone wires the
record of each contestant will be known in New York
within one hour after the voyage is finished
There is little probability that the balloons will
travel west from ST. Louis. During October the pre-
vailing winds at that point from the west and
southwest hence it is expected that the general d.
reCtiOn of the race will be toward the east and
northeast. The distance from the starting noint to
either ocean is great that there little appreben
sion on that score but it is not at all impossible
should the winds blow steadily from the south and
southwest, that some Of the aeronauts NAV find
themselves very close to the shores of the great
lakes before they are ready to descend In that
event they must choose between cutting short tho
voyage or taking chances drifting out over tho
water, trusting to good fortune and favorable chr
rents to carry them across.
1t Is a proVerb among aeronauts that the balloon
mas one enemy-the sea-and the desire to get rs far
as possible from that enemy one of the reasons
for selecting st. Louis the starting point for tho
international contest. Nevertheless lakes Huron Sr
perior and Michigan almost directly northeast
of St Louis, with lakes Erie and Ontario and Cnor
gian Bay little to the eastward and so sitnatod
that southeasterly wind would carry the balloons
directly into that locality; and while the lakes aro
less menacing than the ocean, their expansp is sniff
cent to make an undesirable hazard particularly in
the last half of aerial voyage when ballast nav
be we'll nigh exhausted and the gas somewhat din,o
ished
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-10-10
DIFFICULTIES OBVIATED.

Many difficulties physical and otherwise which
areonauts encounter in a European race are NOT
found in America During the international contest
IN Paris year ago there the constant nanaca
OF large bodies of water various Sides and there
was aIso the possibility that the aeronauts might
come down in a section of country where they couId
not understand the language and where the people
might not be altogether friendly to air travellers
TO guard against any possible troubles OF this sort
each pilot provided with long list of questions
and explanations printed in English. German
French, Russian and Latin that, no matter in
which direction his balloon might drift from Paris
he was prepared to explain why and how he had
dropped from the sky and to make known his ImInc.
date wants wherever his balloon CHANGED to come
down
The printed slips, after explaining the nature of
the international contest, asked the name of the
country name of the nearest town and railroad sta
ton and asked also that the aeronaut be taken to
the Mayor to be provided with cart for conveying
the balloon and for such various other things as
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Marshall Rowland Shot By Rosd en-
Black

'HsTsna1i ho"Isno Shot BY Rossden
Black.
Marshall Rowland, the eighteen.
year old son Of Mr.. Bennett Row
land, Of McCullers' station on the
Raleigh aud Southport Railroad and
In Wake County, was shot and NOR
tally wounded Sunday afternoon by
Rowden Black, q sixteen year old
boy. Black did not attempt TO get
away, and In short time after the
shooting was placed under arrest
and committed 10 Jail by Justice of
Of the Peace j. +. Stevens. The
physicians attending young Row
land say there IL no hope whatever
of his recovery.
The facts are reported as follows /:
Black met q younger brother Of
Marshall Rowland near the station
at McCulIers and asked him where
he could get some whiskey. The
boy replied he did not know, and 1t
is said that his remark made Black
angry resulting in Black slapping
young Rowland. The boy went
home and told his brother Of the
way Black had treated him, and
Marshall Rowland went to the de-
pot to zee Black about 1t. When he
arrived Black was sitting on the
edge Of fat car and Is said TO
have fired on Rowland without any
provocation whatever, giving as his
reason afterwards that Rowland ap-
preached him with his hands ia his
pockets and he thought he was pre-
pairing to shoot him for slapping his
(RoWland's) brother. Black fired
three times and two shots took eff
feet, one entering the mouth and
came out back of his ear and the
other entered on the side Of the neck
and ranged towards the spinal col
umn.
A deputy sheriff brought Black to
Raleigh Sunday night and placed
him in Jail.
Marshall Rowland was brought to
Raleigh Monday morning and car
ried to Rex Hospital. The young
man is conscious but the lower part
of his body is paralyzed, the second
bullet having struck him on the
spinal column.
Later-Marshall Rowland died at
the hospital in Raleigh Monday
night.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Alex Mclean, Jr., Shoots Cleveland
Adams in Panther Branch Town
ship.
Cleveland Adams, the nineteen
year old son of Mr.. Quint Adams,
of Panther Branch township, Wake
County, was shot three times Sum
day afternoon by Alex Mclean, Jr.,
the affair having occurred near My
ats Mill.
The men got into a quarrel and
Mclean drew his pistol and began
shooting, Three shots took effect in
Adams body but did not prove ia
tai. After Mclean had emptied his
revolver Adams is said to have
jumped on him and beat him Sc
verely. Mclean was placed under
arrest.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25
United States
against

Distillery No. s, including apparatus
complete, LAGRANGE, N. o., barrels
Corn Wbiskey containing 3.79S gal
Ions, l 700 gallons copper still, tub
and still worm, fermenters, z steam
pumps, So horse power steam en-
CINE, lao horse power boiler, one
mash keel, shafti1g, belts, pulIeys,
barrels seized Nos. 121-47.6, 122-45.9,
1913 40, 1874 AZ i, 125'47.2, 56-44 0,
5745 90, $500, s6-45.O claired by F..
M. Pate, Lenoir County. N. O..
To F, III. Pate, LAGRANGE, Lenoir
County, n. c., and to all whom IL
NAV cOncern-Greeting:
Notice is hereby given, That the
above mentioned property was selzeo
nv J. E. Cameron, Deputy Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the Fourth Col
lection District of North Carolina, on
the 10Th day of December, 1905. as Tor
feited to the uses of the United States,
for violation of the Internal Revenue
laws. am, the same if libelled and pros
ecuted 10 the District Court OF tine
United States for condemnati" N for tne
causes in the said libel of informatloI
set forth; and that said causes VII
stand for trial at the Court Room o.
said Court, in the City OF RaIeIgn, OF
the 4th Monday of May next, if that b.
a jurisdiction day, and if not, at thu
next day of jurisdiction thereafter
when and where you and all person.
are warned to appear to show cause
why condemnation should not be de
creed, and Judgment accordingly en-
tered upon the said appraisement bon'
herein, and to intervene for their In
terest.
Given under my hand at office i
Raleigh, this 2sth day of January. 1917
CLAUDIUS DOCKERY,
United States Marshal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25
Hundreds of them sold every year
to the best farmers in the country.
1T Is VERITABLY THE GAR
MER'S FRIEND.n

Have produced as high as 200
pounds of fine section honey on
single box in one year, which was
sold at zoe. a section. This was an
exceptionally fine yield, but under
favorable circumstances in good
section you can safely count on
from 80 to 100 pounds honey per
box. You may not know how to
do this, but if you buy HONEY
MAKER Womble will tell you.
This Box is used by the State
Agricultural Department, also by
Department of Agriculture of Ten
nessee. If you keep bees at all it
will pay you if you keep them in
the right way.
If interested enclose this ad.
with a &c. stamp and I will send
you a booklet giving general in
formation regarding the HONEY
MAKkR and bee culture. I will
tell you how to make money with
bees, and gather sweetness from
the desert air. Address:
w. L.WOMBl
$40 East Hargett st.
RALEIGH, n. C.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

A. toward G. Thomas, eldest
If Can't. J. J. Thomas, of RAJ
~. died Monday morning Of heart
fr-7rr,a lie had been i'll only a few
dsy-
pr.f. J. G. Kendall, assistant pro
sr Of dairy husbandry in the
x,,,a Carolina Agricultural and Me
#,b.rr-l College, at Raleigh, has
eaa .rp,inted state dairy commits
4 .oler tar Kansas.
There vas a large number Of
#d,rak- before his honor the Police
Iu-f.c. Monday morning. In all
T. lumber Of fines amounted to
x I'D. In one sense of the word it
vourd appear that the Raleigh dis
r4u-ary pays, but it does not pay
a. uyur devil that gets tanked up.
Matthew Booker, negro, brought
h. Raleigh Friday from Holly
Spring- township and placed in Jail
sbarged with stealing bale Of cot
hon from Henry Battle, q negro
#frncr, near Holly Springs. The
colou was recovered by tracing the
.trscks of a horse to a place in the
wood i've miles from where Battle
=liyrd. Battle declared the tracks
Uere those of BOoker's horse.
The Norris case came to an abrupt
hiding in Wake Superior Court
FTuesday, when the n. 4. Home
agreed to pay the 5000 insurance
claimed by MGs. G. A. Norris for a
mouse burned near MOrrisville last
fall. The insurance company was
fghting against payment, claiming
the house was burned by an agent of
Dir Norris.
Mr.. +. p. Baker, who has con-
ducted a music store on Wilmington
street for the past few years, has dis
appeared from the city, and num-
her Of creditors are said to be look
i ing for musical instruments that he
sold. It is stated that some of the
property he sold was mortgaged. If
{this is true the parties who bought
said property will lose their money
! if it can be learned to whom the
Instruments were sold.
The first arrest under the "Jim
Grow" street car act passed by the
hast legislature, was made in Raleigh
"Wednesday afternoon, when white
man by the name of W. w. Tucker
ian ex-mOtorman and cOnductOr)
persisted in riding on the front plat
form. He was tried by the Police
Justice and fined S14.75. Under
THE PROVISIONS of the new law it is
misdemeanOr to ride upon the
front platform or on the running
board of the street cars.
George Mangum, a young man from
near Falls of Neuse, Wake County
became insane while in Richmond q
few days ago and began "preaching'
on the streets. His brother Lonnie
went to Richmond and brought him
home. On arriving home Lonnie
also became insane. An officer wen
for the two brothers to bring then
to Raleigh. He tied them so the!
could give him no trouble on thu
way. But while George Mangun
was being tied he told the officer M
matter how he might bind him tn
Lord would help him to release him
self. George did release his arm
and escape.
LOnnie Mangum was placed ii
jail until room can be made for hin
at the asylum.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

"Do you ever think Of your
youth y'' asked the first old man.
You bet / do 80 sAId No. 2. aim
still paying interest On some debts /
contracted before / was old enough
to know better. "-DstroIt Frse Pres.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Among Women OF the World.
"Tell me, Fanny, how much
would you give 10 have blonde hair
like mine ?''
~ do not know. How much did
you give ?''-Trsnslated for Transit
lantic Tales from "II Motto per Ri
dere."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Teacher-Now. children, remem-
Der the text, "Est, drink and 10
merry, for tomorrow you may die"
Pupil-Please, teacher, In our
family we don't. We all take castor
oil next day.-Life.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

A ghost in Farragut. Iowa. fled
when a woman screamed It is
hard to decide whether this is re-
Election on the ghost or the woman's
VOice.-EX.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

made by DR..
Ki1rner'S Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
It is the great med
ica1 triumph of the
nineteenth century !;
discovered afteryears
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25
THE HORNER MILITARY SCHOOL


o Classical dale excellent
Bal Grounds one
o.
20
the bleak
catalogue
J. c. HORNER, Principal. Oxford, N
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25
INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Seaboard desires to announce
that on after this date all mileage books
issued by them of interchangeable
form will be good for passage over the
lines of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railway Co., and Norfolk and
Southern Railway o., and that Inter
changeable Mileage Books issued by
these lines will be hOnOred for passage
over the Seaboard Air Line Railway
q. 81. GATTIs,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
June Is, 1905. Ralelgn, N. U
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Subscribe for The Caucasian. Only
81 90 per year or soc for six months.
Subscribe now.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

A changeabIe climate l. all right
as long as Ii can be changed for 9
better one.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

The CAUCASIAN is only one dol
lar per year. Ask your neighbors
to subscribe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

A fruit tree in the back yard is
worth two family trees in a glass
case.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

1t Ia easier for some people to be
poor than honest.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

A wise man shuts up before he
runs out Of talk.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Talk is cheap except when mans
wife begins to explain why she needs
the money.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

One of the things a man can't I'M
derstand is why his enemies have
any friends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25
BUSINESS NOTICES.

agents WANTED to sell hosiery
and underwear. Possible buyer in
every family. Victoria Mills, N orfolk
Va"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK?

Kidney Trouble Makes You MISERABLE.
Almost everybody who reads the news,
Eapers Is sure to know of the wonderful
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back,
uric acid, catarrh of the bladder ana
Bright's disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilrner's Swamp-Root IS not rec
commended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble 1t Will De
found Just the remedy you need. 1t mas
been tested in so many ways, IN hospital
work and in private practice, and has
proved so successful in every case that
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about SwanIp-Root, and how TO
fndout # youhave kidney or bladder trou-
bic. When writing mention reading tins
generous offer in this paper and send your
address to DR.. Ki1ner ST.
& Co., Binghamton, I: -
\; Y. The regular .is 3 J: 800 E|;
tfty-cent and one 80
dollar size bottles are Home of Swamp Root
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilrner's Swamp-Root,
and the address, Bingha1 aton. ~. y, on
every bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Most women are proud of their
ability to humble a mans pride.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25
Do You Keep
BEES
IF so BUY The
Maker

IT'S THE BEST BOX IN THE
WORLD FOR THE PORDUC-
TON OF FINE SECTION,
CHUNK OR EXTRAC-
TED HONEY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Notice of Seizure and Libel.
District Court of the United States
Eastern District of North Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

address to DR.. Ki1mer
q Co., Binghamton,
n. Y. The regular
eIty-cent and one
dollar size bottles are
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-04-25

Connections Raleigh Southern Railway and seaboard All
Line Railways and Southern Ry Fayette
willie with Line Railroad.
A. MILLS, Pres and Gen. Mgr
the Time which trains may be
several Stations and to connect
with connections at the time
guaranteed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08

comforting to his wife to know that
he isn't hurting his health by smok-
ing while he is there.
Some people would rather rust out
than dust out.
Selfishness is universally condemn
ed because everybody recognizes It
so readily.
A serious mind is necessary to per.
feet poise, but YOU just have to have
the mind before you can render 1t
serious.
Some people who are said TO be
really good at heart probably have
too much avoirdupois for the good
ness to readily work to the surface.
1t is hard to be guilty of slander
If you never do any talking.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08

"a, Sl,170. Number of person warned
7S5. Number of persons paid in, 800.
Number of persons who have not
paid, 395. Number excused by the
mayor. SO; and included in this
number are the members of the y.
S. marshals force, who have turned
in on an average of from $3.50 to
$3.50 per month in fines to the city,
and the employees of the land Office,
which Is done as per agreement. The
city agreed not to tax the employees
of the land Office any street tax
when the Office was moved to Ard
more from Tishomingo.
Joseph Pate, city treasurer:
Recapitulation of the detailed re.
port of the sum on hand In the va.
rious funds:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08
CASUAL PHILOSOPHY.

A man doesn't have any fun in ar
argument unless his voice Is the loud
est.
Abuse Is mighty comfortable
thing to get in large doses II its be
cause you are rich
If an old maid won't lie about any
thing else in the world she will about
how many proposals she has had.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08
High Observations.

Some Of the observations made re-
Gently by Professor David Todd OF
Amherst college, head OF the Lowell
Astronomical expedition to South
America, who arrived at Lima. PerI,
recently, from his trip to the Andes
were made at an altitude OF 1880
feet above the level of the sea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08

Chickasha, l. T., Oct. 6.-Three
spans OF trestle on the Mangum
branch OF the Rock Island were wash.
ed out last night and no trains are
running farther than Hobart. \ large
extra gang has gone TO the scene Of
the washout. II will be several days
before repairs can be made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08

FOR SALE-Several cars good one
and two year old mules. car
OF Jersey cattle from one to two
years old. Also 5000 acre ranch
and farm, we'll watered and I'M
proved. VIII sell together or
separate. Roper 4 Co, Clebume,
Texas. liz
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08

NOTICE. have three resident lots
In West Ardmore. near the old
cemetery. Want to sell for cash. |
will be In Ardmore between the
lOtn and Goth of October. Address
me In care OF Sidney Suggs.-John
Colson. 29-4
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08

FOR RENT-Two connecting rooms.
close in at II Second avenue.
northeast, between Washington and
Caidu. G.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08

Balance on hand ..........$33, ,O52.07
Warrants were ordered drawn for
the pay OF the six extra policemen
employed by Chief Buck Garrett dur
ing circus day.