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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

Greensboro was visited by . dis,
astrous fire Friday night. The loss
is estimated at $50, 700.
The most severe storm since 1878
visited Morehead Tuesday. Consid.
cradle damage was done TO boats,
launches, yachts, etc.
A charter has been issued by the
Secretary Of State to the Hickory
Insurance and Realty Company OF
Hickory. Authorized capital ffty
thousand dollars.
Revenue officers Pool and Adams
captured blockode distillery three
miles south of Benson, Ia Johnston
County, Friday afternoon. The
still, which was of go gallons ca
pacity, was destroyed, together with
q number Of fermenters and guam
tity of beer.
Philip Wisenhunt, who lived near
Winston, met death in q we'll Mon
day morning. He had been clean.
ing out the we'll, and while he was
being drawn to the top he tainted
and fell head foremost to the bot
tom, distance of nearly thirty feet
He died instantly.
Rev. G. W. Blanchard, majority
stakeholder and editor of the Bibli-
cal Recorder, has decided to sell his
interest In that paper and will retire
as editor February LIST. Rev. Hight
@. Moore, a we'll known Baptist
minister of this State, has been
elected editor to succeed Mr.
Blanchard.
Judge Thomas r. Purnell is hold.
ing Federal Court at Wilmington
this week. There are eighty five
cases on the docket and most OF
these are for blockading. Robson
County leads with 81 cases on the
docket. William Fl. Williams, OF
Cumberland, will be tried for EN-.
bezzling money order funds; r w.
Billiard for peonage and F. E. Smith
for counterfeiting.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
1907 q Big Tobaebo Year.

The receipts of the local internal
revenue Office for the year that ended
Tuesday, aggregated about SIS, ZOO
more than last year. This means
that the local manufactures of to-
bacco have shipped during 1907
about a million and quarter pounds
more tobacco than during the year
1895.
The tobacco factories here have
had a successful year in various
ways. During the greater part OF
the year their bushes. has been ex
ceptionally good and tobacco made
in Winston-Salem has been sold o
a larger scale than ever before Lo
cal manufacturers of the weed are
expecting the coming year to be q
splendid one from their standpoint
Union Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Can't Sell Liquor at Sheriff's Sale

Can't Sell Liquor at Sheriff's Sale.
Atlanta, Ga Jan. 8 -The prohi.
bition law has already brought forth
an interesting question.
A saloon Keeper in Brooks County
early ia December gave a mortgage
on his fixtures and his stock and
liquors to secure a debt. When he
failed to pay the debt the holder of
the mortgage foreclosed and the
sheriff of Brooks County immedi-
ately advertised the fixtures and
liquors for sale. This raised the
question az to whether such a sale
would be legal.
Attorney General John G. Hart
this morning rendered an opinion to
the effect that such proceedings
would violate the law, inasmuch as
the prohibition act specifically pro-
hibits the State, its off GERS or agents
selling whiskey in the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

The Postofice Department al
Washington City has made a ruling
that weekly newspapers will not be
allowed to send their papers to sub
scribers at second class rate who are
more than one year behind on their
subscription to said papers. The
papers have been given until April
TO get their lists in shape and collect
on back subscriptions. We do not
want to cut off any Of our subscri'
bers, and we hope all who are due
on subscription for one year or more
will send us the amount at once &C
we will be In position to continue
their paper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

For q while IL looked as though
Mr.. Bryan would have an easy time
ia securing the nomination for presi-
dent on the democratic ticket next
wear. But Gov. John johnson, OF
Minnesota, has now announced him.
self q candidate and Bryan sup
porters are becoming worried over
the situation. OF course Mr.. Bryan
would not be elected, even If he were
nominated, bat the prominence Ii
would give him would keep him In
demand as q lecturer or speaker at
$500 per night.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

"COuncil of Advisers for Gu ba.
Previous to the date on which the
treaty of Paris terminates, February
4, 1909. a new treaty should be ne
gOtiated with the Provisional Gov
eminent of Cuba, to take effect at
that date. This treaty should con-
tain not only a definite adjustment
of commercial relations between the
two countries, but alse the necessary
auth GRITTY to institute and maintain
a Council of Advertisers in Cuba
The re- establishment of the Cuban
Republic, like its first organization,
should be made conditional upon its
acceptance of the provisions of this
treaty.
The Council of Advisers should
consist of one president, one adviser
of each department of the Cuban
Government when necessary, as for
example, the Treasury Department,
and that of Foreign Affairs, and one
for each province. Each member
thereof should be an American, en-
titled to the diplomatic privileges
in Cuba and an official of the United
States, not of Cuba.
The functions Of these officials
should be threefold: to observe, to
propose, and to exercise the judicial
functions hereinafter prescribed.
Thus each adviser to a province
would exercise the right of propos-
ing measures to the Provincial Coun-
Gil. The advisers to the several de.
partments of government would ex-
ercise similar right. The Council
OF Advisers as a body should have
the right to propose such legislation
as might seem expedient to the Gu
ban Congress, and in their collective
action would exercise the judicial
functions to be described. ALI pro-
posals would be merely advisory in
character, and therefore would not
curtail the legislative rights of the
Cuban bodies. Diplomatic privileges
are given to render these officials as
nearly independent and impartial 10
the discharge of their duty as may
be humanely possible. 1t should be
provided by the treaty that no ad-
wiser may hold or acquire any prop
erty interests in Cuba during his in
cumbency, nor receive any emolu-
ment or perquisite from the Cuban
government or from any citizen
thereof during his incumbency -
From "How the Cuban Problem
Might Be Solved" by Captain John
Il. Parker, o. 8. A ), in the Amer.
lean Review of Reviews for January.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
womsn's Grave 10 Opened and Je.~slry
Taken From Coffin.

Washington, n. c.. Jan. 3.-News
was brought to this city today Of
the work of ghouls near Boyd's
Ferry, about ten miles from this
city. on last Monday night, when
the private burying ground Of the
White family, residing near. were
entered and the grave of Susan
White opened and several pieces of
old jewelry were stolen from the
coffin, which 1t Ii estimated were
worth a considerable sum of money.
1t seems that this was q very old
grave, and the secret of the jewels
1t contained were known only TO q
few. The grave was found next
morning with The dust Of the planks
that formed the coffin aud the bones
Of the body in q heap In one end
eft the grave, with the jewels miss
ing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
THAT MISSING RE PORT.

The report of the Committee that
investigated the Democratic manage
ment of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad is still missing
from the files In the Governors
Office. The same man that struck
"Billy Patterson" must have taken
this report. We are surprised that
no special effort has been made to
secure its safe return 10 the Govern
or's Office. Some one certainly knows
as to the whereabouts Of this i'm
portant document, and If a reward
should be offered for the return of
the report it Is possible that 1t might
be returned or at least that certain
person or persons could give infor-
nation that would lead to Its re-
covery. We have before offered to
publish free of charge notice of q
reward for the report, and the offer
Is still open. The Union Republican
has made q similar offer. We feel
sure the Daily Industrial News
would also be willing to give the
matter publicity free of charge. We
trust the Governor will decide to
offer the reward-it certainly will
do no harm.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
An exchange wonders why all tn

An exchange wonders why all the
Democratic candidates for Governor
are 80 quiet just now. They are
waiting to see how the rate question
is going to be settled and also wait
ing to see if an extra session of the
legislature is called if il will pass
law for State prohibition. If 80, of
course the candidates will be rank
prohibitionists. During the mean
time Lock Craig has come from out
of the hills of the West long enough
to announce that he will be the next
Governor of North Carolina. How.
ever, he did not take time to state
how hesstood on prohibition or the
rate question.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
It 10 Queer.

Sheriff Higdon. of Jefferson county.
Alabama, in refusing to allow any
one to witness a hanging except
those permitted by law, says: "For
a man to, die upon the scaffold is
despicable enough without adding
to the ignominy by having the pop
ulace look on with" morbid curl
osity."
The sheriff is right, of course, but
has the sssubject" no say in the
matter ? Take two-thirds Of the
hangings in this part of the country
and the man to be executed wants a
big crowd to see him swing off. It
is a morbid desire for curiosity
Queer, but it Is true Greensboro
Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Currency Bill introd ueed.

Washington, Jan. Senator
Aldrich's emergency currency bill
was introduced in the Senate today
] Speaker Cannon approves the bill
as it is drawn.
The bill provides for issue of an
emergency currency to the amount
of $3.50. O00, 600, if necessary, sub
ject to a tax to compel its retire.
ment that runs as high as six per
cent. The currency to be issued for
emergency purposes will be secured
by deposit Of approved state, coun-
try, municipal, and railroad bonds.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Defendant i'm a Strange Suit.

OStSnoant III d Strange suit.
New York, Jsn. Jacob Field
Of 1875 Riverside Drive, a successful
Wall street speculator, is the defend
ant in damage suit of $3.50, 900
which is without parallel in the Su.
preme Cont Of New York County
DIR. Oliver Walcott Hall, dentist,
who is reputed to be a man OF
wealth, alleges that the broker
alienated the affections of his wife
who ia now dead.
Mrs. Hall, who, before marriage
was the beautiful Madeline Gladys
Tojetti, daughter of the famous por
trait artist, died February 4, 1897.
Field was an intimate friend of Mrs
Hall and her husband for years
d.. Halfsays he did not discover
the grounds on which his present
suit is based until after the death OF
his wife.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

Two Negroes Will Hang February 20.
Governor Glenn Monday signed
two death warrants for the execu-
ton Of two men charged with mur.
der. One Of the men, Robert Nc
Dowell, of Mcdowell County, will
suffer death for the murder Of J. l..
Miller, who was q fiagman on the
Southern Railway train, near Ma
rion. The other man to be hanged
February Goth Is Major Guthrie.
colored, of Durham, for choking his
wife to death.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
1T DOES THE BUSINESS.

Mr.. E. E. Cham berlsin, Of Gin
ton, Maine, says of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve: at does the bust
ness have used it for piles and it
cured them. Used 1t for chapped
hands and it cured them. Applied
1t to an old sore and healed 1t with
out leaving a scar behind" 25c at
at als druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
His Was Harder.

1t was in country tavern, where
newly arrived commercial ira vele,
was holding forth.
"I'll bet my case of samples" he
said, "that I've got the hardest
name of anybody in this ROOM"
An old farmer In the background
shifted his feet. aye will, will
YEP" he drawled. "Waal, I've to
take We up. I'll bet $40 to your
samples that my name'l beat
yours"
"Done," cried the salesman. "I've
got the hardest name. It is Stone.'
The old man was game.
"Mine," he said, sis Harder p
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Plague in San Francisco.

The seriousness of the bubonic
plague at San Francisco is to be real
lied in the fact that up to the first
of the month there had been Ill
definite cases, with sc deaths, 80 re-
coveries and Is under treatment,
and there are now fifty suspected
pected cases under observation
Springfield Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
A CURE FOR MISERY.

81 have found cure for the mis-.
cry malaria poison produces" says
h. M. James of Louellen, s. G.
''It's called Electric Bitters, and
comes In so cent bottles. 1t breaks
up case of chills or q bilious at
tack In almost no time; and 1t puts
yellow jaundice clean out Of COM
mission" This great tonic medi-
cine and blood purifier gives quick
relief in all stomach, liver and kid
ney complaints and misery Of lame
back. Sold under guarantee at all
drugstores.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

IF one of the Democratic candi-
dates for Governor could find the lost
report Of the. Committee that in>
vestigated the management of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Rail-
road it would give him the lead Of
the other candidates from the jump.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
An Unusual Christmas DeIieaey.

Mr.. Jacob Shoaf. of Mocksville,
Davie County, has in his store house
of provisions an unusual delicacy for
this section of the year In the shape
of forty large, sound watermelons
They were grown by Mr.. Shoaf,
pulled late and have since been kept
in his home without signs of decay
We have heard of but one other
similar case, that of Mr.. L. D. Pinks
ton, Of Salisbury, on whose menu
card for his Christmas dinner ap
peared the same luxury. Such cases
are extremely rare in North Caro-
iina.-Union Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Beer Turned Into Sewer.

Twenty-three hundred barrels of
beer, valued at $14,50O, belonging
to the New State Brewery, of Okla
homa City, Okla, was poured into
the sewers of that city Monday by
United States Internal Revenue Col
lector Charles Howard. The brew
was completed after Oklahoma be-
came q State. The State authorities
would not permit its sale and ship,
ment from the State.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

Gov. Glenn Refuses to Pardon Tho a.
w. Dewey.
Some days agothe Governor was
presented with a petition for the
pardon of Thomas W. Dewey, the
defaulting cashier of q Newbern
bank. Gov. Glenn announced Satur-
day that he would not grant the
pardon. Pardons we're granted to
Robert Warren, of Chowan County,
who was under sentence of FIVE
years for murder, and to Sandy
Lewis, of Baden County, who was
sentenced to twelve months on the
public roads In October for bigamy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
RANK FOOLISHNESS.

"When attacked by q cough or q
cold, or when your throat Is sore, 1t
is rank foolishness to toxic any other
medicine than DR.. Kings New Dis
covery," says G. o. Eldridge, of
Empire, Ga. ~ have used New
Discovery seven years and know
it is the best remedy ON earth for
coughs and colds, Group, aud all
throat and lung troubles. NJ chill
dreu are subject to Group, but New
Discovery quickly cures every at.
tack" Known the world over as
the King of thaoat and lung RENE
dies. Sold under guarantee by all
druggists. SOC. and $1.0O. Trial
bottle free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Tobacco Sales Break Record.

Lexington, n. c., Jan. 4.-The
White hurley tobacco sold here this
week the worlds price record for
quantity and average price on loose
leaf stuff, 100000 pounds selling
for an average of 5000 per hundred
pounds. The best previous record
was made here the week before
Christmas when 1,460, 500 pounds
sold at an advance of SOLO.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
IF the Baby 10 Cutting Teeth

IF the Baby IL Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and WE'LL
titled remedy, MRS. WINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP, for children
teething. It soothes the child, sof-
tens the gums, ailays all pain, cures
wind collie, and is the best remedy
tor DiarrhOea. Twenty-Five cents q
bottle.
Guaranteed under the Food and
Drugs Act, June 30th, 1905. Serial
Numeer 1898.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Greene and caynor Resenteneed Toda

Greene and Caynor Resenteneed Today
Macon, Ga, Jan. Col. Ben
jamin D. Greene and John F. Gay
nor, convicted of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government in connection
with harbor work at Savannah sew
eral years ago, were this afternoon
resentenced by Judge .Speer in the
Federal Court, to serve four years in
the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta
and to pay q fine of $575,O0O.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Started Up BottIing Works.

AS soon as prohibition went into
effect in Georgia and Alabama, the
New Jersey bottle pants started up
and put 5000 men to work. They
say they are terribly rushed with
orders and would put more men to
work if they could get them.-Wil.
mington Star.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
An Expert Accountant.

"Do you think, Miss Smiles" he
pleaded, "that in time you might
learn to love me ?"
"Possibly," the girl replied. eff
you could render me q statement of
what you are worth. Mr.. Giles, /
might learn to love you. Pm very
good at fgures."-London Mail,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

Mr.. Smith-Why can't you go to
the opera
Mrs. Smith, haven't a rag to
my back.
Mr.. Smith-You'll be the belle of
the OCCASION. Come along !-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Starting 1t Early.

Starting with his bride on their
honeymoon, man entered a rail-
way office and, as always in the past,
bought only one ticket.
The bride noticed the oversight
at once.
"Why, you bought only one
ticket, DEAR" she said.
"That's so, dear" he answered
81 forgot all about myself."-Tid-
Bits.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
History Repeats Itself.

Father-What an unearthly hour
that young fellow stops till every
night, Doris. What does your
mother say about it?
Daughter-She says men haven't
altered bit since she was young,
daddy ILLUSTRATED Bits.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

Gov. Glenn has invited President
Roosevelt to visit Eastern Carolina
and hunt bears. It is quite evident
that the Governor now has better
opinion of the President than he
had during the last presidential CAM
paien, If the Governor then believed
what he told the voters.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
A HIGHER HEALTH LEVEL.

~ have reached a higher health
level since 1 began using DIR. Kiug's
New Life Pills." writes Jacob
Springer, of West Franklin, Maine.
"They keep my stomach, liver and
bowels working just right If these
pills disappoint you on trial, money
will be refunded at drugstore. Csc
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Some Squibs OF interest We Have
Gathered with Our psste-pot
and Shears.

With Gov. Glenn favorable to q
two and one-half cent rate compro-
mise and Speaker Justice opposed
to 1t, there is fun ahead for Q special
session Of the legislature, should
same be called as is now probable
Shelby Aurora.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Pas Fxannle.

"Johnny, you must comb your
hair before you come to school +"
II amt got no comb" "Borrow
your fathers" "Pa amt no comb,
neither :" doesn't he comb his
hair ?" "He amt got no hair p
Houston Post,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

"Your cook is telling that your
husband gets a very small salary"
ave tell her that to keep her from
demanding large one."-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Race Riot Resulted from Byson Cit,
Cufew a. to Negroes.

Asheville, n. G., January Al
1t has been stated here that the |
shooting affair Of last Sunday night |
at Bryson City, between the whites |
and negroes, arose from the curfew
originally passed by the aldermen |
forbidding negroes being out after |
nine O'Clock at night.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

"Her marriage got her a place In
society" "Well ?" "And her d.
vorce clinched it "-Kansas Tribn ne
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

More than eight hundred lives lost
ny accidents In coal mines In the
United States within one month
the like was never heard of before
Can II be that all of these calamities
are due to q common cause? Looks
something like it.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Durham Board Reduces License to
Sell Liquor.

Durham, N. c., Jan. THE
board of aldermen last night night
reduced the license on druggists to
sell whiskey on prescription from
$50 to $37 so for six months.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

Tell two tall girls they look alike
and they will both hate you.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Trinity Park School.

A First-Class Preparatory School.
Certificates of Graduation Accepted
for Entrance to Leading Southern
Colleges.
Best Equipped Preparatory School in
the South. Faculty of Ten Officers
and Teachers. Campus OF Seventy
Ave Acres.
Library Con- aiming Thirty Thousand
Volumes. Well Equipped Gynna-
SUM. High Standards and Modern
Methods Of Instruction.
Frequent Lectures by Prominent
Lecturers.
Expenses Exceed ingly Moderate.
Seven Years of Phenomenal Success.
For Catalogue and other informa-
t. n. address
H. M. NORTH, Headmaster,
DURHAM. N. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
ISN'T THIS A BARGAIN2

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09
Political Rebirth Needed.

In order to recover Kentucky,
which practical politics" Of the
hide-and go-eatch-it variety, has lost.
Democratic leadership will have to
be born again.-Courier Sournal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-09

What has become Of Mr.. Justices
declared determination to withdraw
from the case ? He has been mighty
mum about 1t since 1t has become
evident that the governor Ia In dead
.arnest about that extra session If
he can get the other governors to
agree to the proposition.-Wilming-
ton Messenger.