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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

have to read some OtnGr tnAn the
News and Observer. Some Of the
correspondents of that paper write
-.p- seessa4s 81 .hs-t oint-dsSas@s-aa and.
ssnd. tbsp IN. eveR, bsfare, jthf, sBsa Sd
Ing s.tsksso place. sandaDn ssegsj tar.
staneeT Trey say mthatossheE Rapus1a
mean speakefhb Nc ma6h hf6lf mig.
pemocrstlq, lf ap4Pogp3sntB One, fecsp t,
eaae. is,4has 81 Hsl9s williams, eaaA
SfsJer osgss H. Ii utisr j. Democratic
ana ReBubfIait1 efeetots,1 Respective
kg1S5fn4t 1a4Irf& f1RE}5sl sts6 toi
IowinsJ spef5a1rG which, oappsAEe9 DIN
Sunday4sn Iadustsiaj tsawso tells o+Aaf
a.sedI ess OF beAsg nGoiIduqsH ~ bn
,dR;a'rsaY,E * bsbnc'nope GjwSJ III
NeSS and nabssTve5 tn4fstt to-day gay, q.
sloYi8g aeffp ql BIT: o, TIE spa King yes
teEaay etu3hs lRlIaff4e by Ho .. VIII
Haps. % and Major OF Ge9Hge Butler
Dsmoeratici and RenHbIican electors
reApEcHYf2y. -bHSgtfpthsis' INC sPeah-
ing did not come off till to-day. This
premature statement was no more
out ,ott harmony with the truth than
thei statement that Major Butler was
|rBkinned' by Mr.. Williams. 1t was
conceded by Democrats and all that
Williams is no match for the elo-
quent Major. Judging from the ap-
plause and the ovation accorded Ma
jor Butler. there must have been a
majority of Republicans present"
On every report that has appear
ed In the News and Oberver about
the Joint canvass of Mr.. Williams
and Major Butler in the Third Dis
trict, the reporter has stated that
Butler was no match for Williams.
Probably he wrote these accounts
| before the speaking, knowing that
| after hearing his opponent dome
up" he could not write such a glow
ing account of the speaking.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

II North Carolina can get along
without a governor a part of the
time, why can't she get along without
one all of the time and save that
salary and travelling expenses to
apply to the school fund?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

The wage-earners of the country
are not alarmed about the guarantee
of their deposits. What they desire
is the guarantee of earning those
deposits, and Republican policy to-
ward American industries affords
the guarantee.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

SLOO worth fox Csc. New York's new
song hits, ''In the Valley in Dear Old
Dixie" In the Golden Summer" Both
for Csc postpaid. Toilette Ag0sfc
Pub. CO., Dept. NJ, los Hudson ST.,
New York City.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

We want good agent in every
county in the State to solicit subscrip-
tiOns for The Caucasian.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-15

have to read some other than the
News and Observer. Some OF the
correspondents of that paper write
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

dOuessant, the center Of the indus
trial Grenelle quarter, where 800 pa-
tients can be treated in the course Of
a morning. The opening ceremony
took Place without any pomp last
week. The wonders worked by the
Quinton treatment already had been
passed from mouth to mouth, and an
eager crowd of mothers with their
sick babies stood waiting for the sig.
nal to enter
All Paris is talking of the marvel
Gus cures effected by the discovery Of
the learned biologist, M. Rene Quin-
ton, whose scientific labors applied to
therapeutics have at last, after OBJ
stinate opposition, forced their way
to the front by the sheer weight Of in
controvertible fact In a lecture de-
livered at the Sorbonne the other day
under the auspices Of the Oceano-
graphic institute, when the vast Rich
elieu amphitheater was filled to over
flowing and fully a thousand persons
were unable to obtain admission. M.
Quinton may be said to have achieved
the final and definite triumph of his
theories on the saving virtues of the
sea-water treatment.
Reduced to its simplest expression.
the sea water cure which M. Quinton
has deduced from his analytical re-
search consists In introducing by sub
cutaneous injections into the en-
feebled organism a serum Of plasma
which is nothing but perfectly pure
sea water, sterilized and diluted in a
fixed proportion. Every malady is a
poisoning Of the blood due 20 the
waste formed The organism suffers
from this modification of its natural
medium. The injection of sea water
purifies this polluted medium just as
fresh air renovates the vitiated at
mosphere of a room. 1t is a therapeu.
tic agent Of a general kind, the plasma
itself Of the organic cell.
The fatigued and poisoned cells at
once resume normal existence, being
restored to their natural medium. This
explains the marvellous rapidity Of the
results obtained in certain cases by
the injection Of marine plasma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

for whom the reign Of Queen Eliza
beth is celebrated. Probably Adams
knew Sir Francis Drake, Sir Martin
Frobisher, Sir Richard Grenville and
others Of their class; anyhow, hewas
inspired by them Adams landed in
Japan in 1000 in charge Of Dutch
vessel Immediately upon their ar
rival Adams and his shipmates were
taken prisoners, and their presence
reported to Emperor Iyeyasu.
At the time Adams arrived in Japan
the emperor was engaged In a con-
fiict with the Jesuits He feared the
rellgionists were plotting to gain con-
troll Of the government. and he had
begun gathering information upon
which an edict was based few years
later Adams was a Protestant, and
was not in sympathy with the Jesuits.
The latter sought to prevent an inter
view between the emperor and the
English adventurer but were unsuc-
cessful.
Iyeyasu, It appears, was anxious for
some first-hand information about the
doings Of the outside world. especially
in regard to religion and politics.
Adams, having travelled much and
been close observer Of men and man
ners,' was able to give the emperor
the enlightenment that he desired.
lyeyasu was a shrewd statesman; he
knew that he had found a valuable
man and he detained Adams at his
court.
Tho emperor refused Adams no re-
quest, 1t is said, except the privilege
OF returning TO England The sailor
was assigned to many important du.
ties, such as the building Of a
feet He received many gifts from
the emperor, and. finally, the poor
English pilot became a samurai. or
military retainer, and was endowed
with a vast estate. Writing back to
England Of his adventures in Japan,
Adams said:
Being employed IA the emperours s
seruice. he hath given me a nuing. like
vnto a lordship in England with
eightie OF ninetie husbandmen that be
as my slaues. the which, or the like
president tprecedent1. was neuer here
before geven to any stranger"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

SHORT LONDON THORoUGFARE
TO BE CLOSED TO PUBLIC.
Downing Street, Known as Hub Of Brit
ish Empire, and Has Long Fig
ured in HIstory-Founded
by an American.

London.-'rhe most famous street
In the world, as 1t is called In Lon
don is about to be closed to the pub
lie, This is Downing street, which
former Ambassador Joseph H. Choate
once described as the connecting
link between England and America,
and which certainly is one of the
most interesting streets in the world,
If it be not the most famous.
Downing street is the hub Of the
great British empire, yet as a street
It is insignificant In fact, it is worse
lit is the dreariest, dingiest cul-de-sac
imaginable, and is dignified by being
called street at ALL Excepting the
big government buildings which cor
ner IL there are but two houses, Nos.
10 and II. One is the official resi-
dence Of the prime minister of Eng
land, the other of the chancellor of
the exchequer. The first of these,
mo. TO-" is indisputably one of the
most historic buildings in existence.
IL is IN Downing street that the Brit
ish cabinet meets 1t is here that the
most important matters affecting the
empire are discussed, ministries are
made and broken and peace and war
declared.
There is, Of course, a sufficient rea-
son for such a surprising step as the
closing Of Downing street to the public.
There have been whispers that the
suffragettes intended besieging the Of
fetal residences of the prime minister
and the chancellor of the exchequer.
At any rate, the street is to be closed,
and If the suffragettes desire to do any
rioting they must do it elsewhere.
Downing street was started by an
American. His name was George
Downing, but he was not an American
on whom the United States can pride
itself. A historian Of his own na6Ron-
ality, IN fact, declares that 1T became
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

CELEBRATES e5TH BIRTHDAY
NEAR AKRON, o.
only Surviving Child Of Famous
Aboltionlst stlll In Vigorous
HeaIth-Fought with Father
at Battle Of osawatomie.

Akron, O.--Jason Brown celebrated
his eighty-hfth birthday at his home,
four miles west of this city, the other
day. He is the only surviving son of
the famous John Brown who started
the civil war in Kansas nearly de-
cade before Fort Sumter was fired
upon who led free soldiers" at
Osawatomie and who was hanged for
his raid on Harpers Ferry a few
years later
Jason Brown was with his father in
the Kansas warfare, and he carried
arms at Osawatomie He believed in
his father and had faith in the cause
Of freedom, The hanging Of his fa-
ther and the laughter Of his brothers
and other relatives made him some
thing Of a recluse and a wanderer
until few years ago, when advanc-
Ing age caused him to settle down.
He took up his residence mere on the
farm conducted by his son.
The birthplace of Jason Brown was
in Hudson village. this county, not
more than Is miles distant from the
place on which he now makes his
home. He was the eldest Of 20 chill
dren His father, John Brown, de-
Scended from Puritan stock, was a
stern man, and succeeded in instiling
into the members Of his family faith
In himself and enthusiasm in behalf
Of the cause to which he felt bound
by divine appointment.
After a varied experience In the vi
cinity Of Akron and later in New
York, where John Brown undertook
the supervision of a colony of lib
Grated slaves. the BrownH we're at.
tracted to Kansas. There a vast ter
ritory had just been opened up to set
tlement and there was fierce rivalry
among the settlers as to whether it
should be considered as a slave-hold-
Ing territory or free country. In part
il was the controversy that drew them.
and then, In addition, there was the
hope that they might prosper in the
new country. So John Brown, with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20
A RUSSIAN REFUGEE
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE UNDER.
GONE BY MAURICE BAL
ANoVsKY.
His Daring and Exciting Escape from
Siberian Military Prison with
Several companions-Now IN
United States.

Fort Dodge. Ia.-There arrived in
Fort Dodge a few days ago a Rus
sian refugee named Maurice Balan-
oysky, after perhaps as daring and ex-
citing escape from a Siberian mill
tary prison as ever fell to the lot Of
mortal man. after having spent three
years Of his life as a convict
BalanoHsky was born in Odessa,
his father being a wealthy merchant
Of the city He was given every adj
vantage and was highly educated in
his own language Three years ago
in September his father invited a
number of his countrymen to spend
the day with him. They feasted until
afternoon, when like yultures the Cos.
sacks swept down upon them and in
the yard of the Balanovsky horne 60
Of the party lay butohered, for no
other reason than they were Jewish
by birth. Among the slain was the
father Of young Balanovsky, and
kneeling by his bruised and mangled
body he swore terrible oath of ven
geance. For this, and the additional
reason he was social democrat, he
was cast into prison. Els mother and
two younger brothers escaped to Bre-
men and later We're given assistance
by relatives In Fort Dodge and were
able to reach here Their property
was confscated by the car.
After several weeks in a prison at
Odessa young Balanovaky was called
into court, and although he plead his
own ;ase and was praised for his ora
tory before the magistrate, he was
sentenced to a life Of servitude in
military prison in Siberia. Soon the
weary march begin, but his heart
never failed him. His one hope was
for chance to escape and to come to
America, there to join his mother and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

brothers and to tell Of the terrible
suflerings Of the people in these
prisons Being a skilled mechanic he
was given liberties after a time in the
prison and although compelled to re-
port daily to the police department.
managed to arrange for the escape OF
II of his friends, two of whom were
girls.
Plans were laid for their escape and
finally the little party made a dash
for freedom. nine Of them gave up
their lives in the first ten miles. but
Balanovsky and seven others man
aged to make their way to freedom
after more than three months of wan
dering by night and hiding by day
Sometimes for several days they we're
compelled to subsist on roots and
herbs, and although they passed with
in sight Of the towers and spires Of
Odessa, they dared not visit their
friends Neither were the Jewish
people with whom they came in con-
tact able to assist them in any way
out Of the country, for fear Of the
harm which would befall them should
1t become known to the secret police
Of the empire< Finally they crossed
the frontier and were able to send
word to friends and relatives in this
country. Money WIS Immediately for
warded and about one month ago the
party landed N Boston Soon after
landing the two girls Of the party
were united in marriage to two Of the
male members Of the party, while
Balanoysky came directly to this CITY
to the home Of his cousin, Joe Stein.
berg.
The terrible experience he under.
went told on him physically and from
a rugged youth of II when Imprisoned
he is now terrible annotated from the
torture of the past three years as we'll
as his experience IN making his es.
cape. Several times, he says. they
were attacked in their way across
country and were compelled to take
human life to preserve their own. and
his own body shows the marks left
by bullets. IN this city for the first
time since the evening his father and
90 Of his countrymen were murdered
IN their yard at Odessa he had the
pleasure Of meeting his mother. and
will at once set TO work to retrieve
their lost fortune and monthly-as do
many Of his countFymen-send back
a small part Of his earnings to
friends and relatives that they. too
in time, may enjoy the BLESSINGS Of
liberty In the United States.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

a proverbial expression with New Eng
landers to say of false man who be-
trayed his trust that he was an arrant
George Downing"
This Downing was the son Of Eman-
uel Downing OF Salem, Mass. His
mother was Lucy, sister of Gov. John
Winthrop. He was educated at Harv-
ard and was the second graduate Of
the university. For a time he was a
professor there, teaching the younger
students. Then he went off to the
West Indies, was chaplain Of the ship
and did a deal Of preaching. He
eventually reached England. The
time we're troublous. the civil war was
raging and Downing sided with Crom-
we'll
When the king once more came into
his own Downings peace was made
with Charles II. by Thomas Howard
brother Of the earl Of Suffolk and an
cestor Of the man who has made Daisy
Letter Of Chicago and Washington an
English countess.
Soon after Downing was restores. to
favor the king made him the chief
treasurer Downing gave the profit
gate king all the money he wanted and
in several pamphlets defended his
royal master He also saw that the
kings three chief fayorites. the duch-
ess Of Portsmouth, Lady Castlemaine
and Nell Gwynn, had their share OF
dips into the English treasury. He
was such a great sycopant that he OBJ
tained a grant of 100000 from the
king. He served in all the parliaments
and was known as the house bell to
cali all the courtiers to vote"
The founder of Downing street built
some houses on 1t which he sold as
wen as leased. Nos ., 10 and II we're
sold to Lee Lord Litchiield, master Of
the horse to King James II. When the
king fed from England Lord Litchfeld
had TO do the same. and his property
was forfeited to the crown. In this
way these three houses came into the
possession Of the government.
King George I. knocked Nos. and
10 into one residence and presented II
to Baron Bothmar, the Hanoverian
minister, for life. On Bothmar's death
George II. offered the house as a gift
to Sir Robert Walpolt. then prime
minister Walpole refused it for him.
self, but accepted It as the offce OF the
first lord Of the treasury and perpetual
Official residence Of the prime minis
ter.
And thus it came about that Down
ing street is the most famous street
in the world" Although all the
proclamations and official papers Of
England are dated from Our Palace
Of st. James, they really emanate
from Downing street For two cen
turtles the British empire has been run
from the dingy house in this narrow.
dull cul-de-sae, and probably will con.
unue for centuries Of the future.
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that the employees who live In hts
houses would need to pay no rent until
they were working full time again.
A cheer that could be heard through.
out the town was his reward.
Asked to explain his action. Comm.
troller Metz said:
4 felt that my employees could not
earn enough in these three days 10 en-.
able them to live with any comfort
and it is only just that should aid
them until work starts in full force
ITO begin with. factory EMPLOYEES
are lily paid. and for that reason are
rarely prepared to meet adverse
conditions. In my opinion they are
the class Of people most deserving Of
help and encouragement
The rents / am giving to Them
amount to something like $4,000 q
month, but know the cause is
worthy one, and wish that more could
be done to help this class Of people
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20
II ~ - ANaLo-IAR.
VIII Adams. British sailor Became al
Emperor's Adviser

Kansas City.-To the strange ro-
mances of medieval times belongs the
story of Win Adams, an English pilot,
who went to Japan in 1900, and rose
to extraordinary favor with Lyeyasu,
one Of the counuy's greatest emper-
ors He was the first Englishman to
reside in Japan, and his services to
civilization in that land were of great
Importance. "A statue in honor Of
Adams has been erected in Toxic, and
a fund is being collected to restore
his tomb.
Six years after Columbus discovered
America Adams started en- his voyage.
He was one Of those daring seamen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

his numerous sons and sons-in-laws
and their families. removed 10 Kan
sas in the early Sos and settled near
Osawatomie.
Ardent abolitionists and making no
concealment Of their principles, they
we're soon singled out BY proslavery
neighbors for abuse and persecution.
Their crops were destroyed. Their
building were burned. A son. Freder-
lex, was murdered on the public high.
way, and another member Of the fami.
ly was driven hopelessly insane by
cruel treatment while a prisoner in
the hands Of their enemies.
Finally, one night in May. 1856. John
Brown led little band Of free soldiers
against the settlement Of Osawatomie.
IT, his band were several OF his chill.
dren and other relatives.
This night attack became known as
the massacre OF Osawatornie.
Jason Brown was not in the first
fight, but he bore arms under his IA.
ther At the battle Of 0sawatomie.
which came as 4 sequel, in August OF
the same year And he remembers
that he killed his man.
After Osawatomie. John Brown and
his family returned east. The father
was determined TO prepare for his
later raid on Harper's Ferry, which he
was convinced would mean an uprls-
ing that would set all the slaves free
Jason did not join him. however He
had had enough Of war.
The fact that hts life was saved BY
a Kentuckian, when he had been cap
tured and was about to be hanged had
a softening effect on the heart OF Ja-
son Brown. He no longer hated the
south.
Jason Brown is still vigorous. A
short time ago he made a trip to Put.
in-Bay to visit the aged widow OF his
brother John. Jr. In the summer time
he busies himself about the farm.
hoes in the garden or takes long walks
down the winding country roads. His
dog, Wolf, was his companion for
years. but Wolf died recently and the
old man now has to walk alone.
At Jason Browns home are many
relics Of the early days in Kansas and
at Harper's Ferry. Among them all
the thing he prizes most highly Is an
old iron wash basin made By his father
many years ago at MeadYille. Pa Not
only did his father make It with his
own hands. but the old basin made
the trip to Kansas and was in the bat
tie Of Osawatomie, where water car
ried in 1t was used to bathe the
wounds Of the injured. It has been
through three fires. and is badly
cracked and disfigured. but that
makes It only the more valuable in the
eyes Of its owner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

Frenohman Who Has a New Pansooa
for Human IHs.

Paris.-For the latest. and an exc
oepuonally interesting, addition to its
free dispensaries Paris is indebted to
leading member of the aristocracy.
the MarQuise de MacMahon. With a
beautiful baroness as her chief assist
ant the marauise, who already Is
known for her rogalist sympathies
and inexhaustible charity, has thrown
herself heart and soul into the work
Of bringing the new Qulnton sea wa
ter treatment within reach Of the poor
er classes. Mainly at her own ex-
pense she has caused commedious
dispensary to be built in the Rue
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20
Famous shlp-Tavsrn Of London.

tavern became known all over the
world. 1t was while William Pitt was
leader of the ministry 12O years ago
that he introduced the custom of the
yearly gathering together at the close
Of the parliamentary session the cabi-
net ministers the judges Of the higher
courts and the members Of the gov
ernment to partake Of banquet at the
Ship tavern Greenwich, known ais the
ministerial whits-hait dinner Its fal-
ture was the white bait, small fish
not much more than an inch in
length, for which Greenwich is fa-
nous, which is considered q great del
icacy. It is eaten with cayenne pep
per, lemon juice and brown bread and
butter
The custom Of the ministerial white
bait dinner at the Ship tavern was
continued regularly from the time it
was instituted by Pitt until 1880. After
that time the custom was not observed
regularly and tensyears ago it fell into
entire disuse.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20
iNH FED ENeLaND6 FAMOUS.
Many Cabinet Dinners field in ot
Ship Faeefn in London.

London-The Ship tavern. one of
tne most famous Of Lond0n's riverside
inns. in Greenwich has closed IT'S
doors after an existence extending
back to the days Of the great English
statesman William Pitt who de-
nounced the war against the American
colonies and after whom was named
Fort Pitt, from which the city of
Pittsburg takes It's name It was al
the Ship tavern that Pitt instituted
the dinners during his time Of 16
years as a member Of the ministry
In the days when Greenwich was q
fashionable riverside resort the Ship
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-20

iD England She was born in Thorn,
Prussia, but has spent most Of her
life in England and Scotland. For
three years she has been pastor Of the
Free Christian church at Leicester
England. She delivered a course Of
lectures in Berlin last winter on lib
eral Christianity Recently she was a
delegate to the congress Of religious
liberals in Boston. She is an A. NJ
Of Edinburgh university and completed
her theological education at Oxford.