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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

That a bag of hot sand relieves
neuralgia.
That salt should be eaten with
nuts TO aid digestion.
That a little soda water will re-
lieye sick headache caused By indi-
gestion.
That salt on the fingers when
cleaning meat. fish or fowl will pre-
vent the hands from slipping.
That q lump OF washing soda Kept
over the waste pipe in a sink will
neutralize the grease In the water,
and prevent the pipe clogging-
That half lemon dipped in salt
and rubbed on discolored ivory knife
handles will restore them to their
original Wilderness.
That when using a sewing ma
chine, the best way to finish OFF neat
ly and firmly, Is TO turn the work
around and work back short way
doubling the stitches.
That a slice of fat salt pork Is best
for greasing a griddle for frying
cakoS-OO SMOKE.
That when filling a preserve jal
the syrup should be poured in tt
/ overflow the jar; it makes it alright
| That hot water poured into mix
| ing bowl and removed helps to softer
the butter for cake making.
/ That a little corn starch mixed
with salt prevents it from getting
lumpy.
That the best way to warm owe
| biscuit gems or mullins is to lay ;
cake cooler over a shallow pan o
hot water and cover with tin pan
set in oven for fifteen minutes.
That weak and tired eyes are re
freshed by bathing with warm sal
and water.
That a pot does not boil so quickl
if a spoon is left in it.
That sausages can be cooked i
the oven, thus keeping the stoc
clean.
That a number of dishes that ar
usually friend can be baked jus
as we'll
That. butter can be used in chow
ders instead of pork.
That BURBERRY pies are much in
proved by adding piece of lemon t
each pie.
That alcohol and salt will remov
grease from clothing.
!, That a small slate with a penc
/. attached will be found most CONVEX
lent to hang in a kitchen close
When an article is needed from tn
store. make a note of it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
To BY MoekinE Bird.

labor at ny desk with aching
brain,
Around me mortgage, bond. and
balance sheet,
Imprisoned-fettere In this dim re-
treat
With shackIes CALLING as a ball and
chain,
Thou singest in thy cage-beyond
the pane
a gray sky-giimpse and paVements
glazed with sleet-
Free as thy parent sang in the
orchard sweet.
Along the dear old bomeward-leading
lane.
Would | might learn OF thee. ethe-
real bird!
Since thou must never fly from hence
At Will,
And chant while. charmed, the sum
mer skies are still.
10. thuo hast made thy span oil
prison here
A blue-skied world and hither has
transferred
The gladness of thy lost ancestra
sphere.
Henry Jerome Stockard in Youth
Companion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Florida CamphOr Trees.

AS showing hsw favorable to cam
phor growth the soil and climate of
Florida are, newspaper of that
State tells of tree planted by Capt.
J. P. Renfroe, of Richland 1t is
seventeen years old, forty feet high,
it's branches cover forty feet, and it's
diameter twelve inches above the
ground is four feet. The hills around
Richland seem to be specially adapt
ed to the growth and development of
the camphor tree in it's highest State
The tree becomes useful for the pro-
duction of the gum in a few years
after planting.-New York Sun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
The World Can Get Along Without
Us.

.sHow are you feeling?" asked the
angel of the prominent man.
ooh, I am in a dreadful condi-
tion," said the man. 81 slipped on
a piece of ice this morning and
broke my leg"
Yes" said the angel, 81 saw you
fall"
"3ut," said the man. "my pain,
which, by the way. is very severe"
(for he did not think that the angel
looked sympathetic enough, sis the
smallest part of it. I should by now
be at a committee meeting, where
they can do nothing without me-
This afternoon there is a directors
meeting, where 1 was to be chair
man; and this evening was engaged
to lecture on a subject of vital in
terest. This means disaster to the
State, and it may be to the whole
country" And he groaned aloud.
ooh, WE'LL" said the angel, "I
would not worry about all that, if I
were YOU"
Not worry" said the prominent
man.
NO. said the angel ''The truth
is, 1 put that piece of ice there my
self. l wanted to get rid of you
Get rid Of" said the prom
inent man: and the rest was gasps.
Yes" said the angel. You see,
l didn't want you at the committee
meeting. There is a new man ready
to come forward who knows much
more than you, and if you had been
there he would have been too mod
est to speak. Then, the directors
are going to take action this after
noon on that important case, and If
you were there they would vote the
wrong way. AS to the lecture it
would do more harm than good just
now, but, when the crisis is past,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Strawberries Canned Without Cook
ing.

Have your jars perfectly clean
and dry, then take equal parts Of
fresh berries and sugar, and mix and
mash thoroughly. To accomplish this,
take only a small quantity in dish
at a time, that you may be sure ev-
cry berry is mashed. Put into the
jars, and seal Immediately, inverting
the jar for a short time before put
ting away.
The work Is easily and quickly
done. as there is no heating. My ber-
ries canned in this way last summer
kept perfectly and have preserved
their delicious flavor unimpaired.
Strawberry shortcake equal to
that of the summer has been an en-
joyment whenever we wished
through the winter-From Woman's
Home Companion for June.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Dust.

How can housekeepers be awak-
ened to the dangers of dust? 1t is
usually objected to as sign of poor
housekeeping, merely. Failure to
recognize in dust possible source
of infection is due mainly to ignor-
ance, and speedy enlightenment on
the subject should be the aim of all
housekeepers. When the pOssibili-
ties of dust are understood generally
as they are now by the few, surely
the house keeper will be first to
guard against this source of danger.
A beginning may be made by adopt
ing better methods of sweeping and
busting. Sometimes it would seem
that whatever is done with a broom
is considered a cleaning process.
1t would be an interesting expert
ment to hold up sweepers occasion
ally, and inquire of them just what
it is they are doing with their
brooms. What they think they are
doing, and what they are doing, are
two different things. Instead of
making for cleanliness, they are scat
tering uncleanness.
Improper sweeping and busting
are to be found at times in places
where we should least expect to find
them. If the reader happens to be
obliged to trust the cleaning of her
rooms to a woman, be she maid or
mistress, who is always referred to
as meat" she deserves sympathy,
for such a neat woman is Of
ten the worst offender. She gen.
orally speaks of the care of the home
as work." and goes about it with a
sort of rigid resignation which bodies
i'll to ones personal possessions.
Sweeping should mean the remov-
al Of dust, but too often it means
scattering it to places from which it
can not be taken without extra la
Dor. A friend once told me that
she had learned many things about
sweeping and busting by being oblig-
ed to do both with an invalid in the
room. 1t was absolutely necessary
to raise the least dust possible.
Now there is dust and dust. Some
Of it is comparatively harmless
Country dust is quite different from
city dust. Some shows up effective
~, and leaves smooch when touch
ed. Of course, various kinds of
handling must be employed in re-
moving the different kinds of dust,
but in all cases the point is to get
it off things without soiling them,
and to dispose of it in a sanitary
fasion.
The scattering process, however
we may dignity 1t in housekeeping
Is at best senseless proceeding.
Many people do not see that they
are scattering dust until attention is
called to it, and even then they will
not, and sometimes apparently can
not, adopt better ways, even of their
own invention. The use of cloths
and brooms which have been damp
ened will revolutionize sweeping and
busting. By their use we may &C
tually take away dust, which is not
accomplished by the ordinary meth
cd. Sweepers expect to raise a Ger.
tain amount of dust, and regard
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

you may deliver IL without doing any
serious damage. So you see"
Good heavens" cried the prom
inent man. Am ] awake or Is this
a dream?"
More or less said the angel
1T f. what you call Life."~-Laura
f. RichardJ.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04

Therefore, when your kidneysar weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If you are sick or feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
Ki1rner's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are we'll they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-R0ot, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
on its merits by all E
druggists in ffty-cent .af;;;i2y zs:M.5.h
and one-dollar size 5f ail II 4 Buff. .(:.fI
bottles. You may zssl.ls @4 ".
have sample bottle Home of svampRoos.
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Ki1mer & Co., Bing-
hamton, n. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Knmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
aress, Binghamton, N. Y, OH every bottle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-06-04
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by OYER Work.

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
1t used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

A bill has been introduced in con-
gress the object of which is to pro-
hibit the government from printing
envelopes for private individuals.
This is a good measure, for the
government has been supplying these
envelopes at less than cost-when the
transportation expense is taken into
consideration-and the public has to
pay the deficiency. Or, in other
words, everyone has to contribute his
share toward paying for the envelopes
printed for private individuals by the
government, whether he uses any OF
these envelopes or not. Rank
injustice.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

There is a whole lot of common
sense in the following criticism from
the pen of Ida Tarbell, the woman
who wrote the History of the Stan
dard Oil company" for magazine:
"The corporations are by no means
alone to blame for corporate abuses.
The public is a partner with them.
These abuses are due to something
besides the greed and cunning;of indi-
viduals, they are due to lax execution
of existing laws, to rash making of
new laws, to selfish engrossment in
private business, and often, it is to
be feared, to'unwillingness to disturb
another mans special privilege, lest
it result in disturbance of one We are
enjoying. We may believe the Stand
ard Oil to be great sinner, but the
people of the United States have
Esinned with it. This should be re-
membered in an effort to regulate it.
1t is folly to talk about destroying
the Standard Oil company, putting it
out Of business, 1dissolving it., The
aim of this: prosecution is. not to
Eereata chaos; butto astop- abuses.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

They are having an unusually tor
rid time up in Winnipeg. Fifteen hun
dred persons have had warrants served
upon them by the police for infrac-
tions of the Lords day act-an act
which prohibits. the transaction OF
"any kind of business whatsoever on
Sunday" Even the newspaper re-
porters have been summoned to ap-
pear before the powers that be and
show cause, etc. But the newspape rs
propose to get even with the Sab
batarians- society which has in
stituted the lid proceedings-by refus-
ing to publish free announcements of
church socials, reports of sermons,
etc. The Sabbatarians of Winnipeg
are carrying the lid proposition too
far, but you can depend on the news
paper boys to retaliate in a manner
which will make the lidites sit up and
take more than ordinary notice.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

A woman's club in Evanston, a
suburb of Chicago, has come to the
conclusion that the members should
pay less attention to music and art
and more to the education of their
husbands. 1nstructing their hus-
bands how to vote intelligently: seems
to be the prime feature in the curricu-
lum and the women propose 10 start
in on this line forthwith. At TIE next
meeting of the club it is expected that
every member will report FAVORABLE
progress-that hubby has agreed to
vote as suggested. The husbands will
of course promise to vote almost any
old ticket to keep peace in the family,
but when they 60 to the polls they
will chuckle to themselves and cast
whatsoever ballot they please. s:Verily
these women clubs possess a wonder
full influence.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06
n GREAT EICTOHY,

tt5- -, H GREAT VICTORY ~
Roland D. Haven, the republican
candidate, was elected mayor of Du-
luth on Tuesday by the handsome
plurality of 665. His democratic
opponent, Emil Tessman, was backed
by the saloons, breweries and kindred
interests and money was lavishly ex-
pended in his behalf-there are 1873
saloons in that city. Mr.. Tessman
also had the backing of the democratic
state administration, but notwith-
standing the tremendous efforts put
forth in his behalf his defeat was
overwhelming. The News Tribune,
through it's editorial and local
columns, gave Mr.. Haven a splendid
support and contributed largely to his
victory. It was the most hotly-con-
tested municipal political battle ever
fought in the Zenith city, and the
u n o n congratulates Mr.. Haven and
his enthusiastic supporters on the re-
suit.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

1t appears that slavery is still
carried on in the south, but the slaves
are not bought and sold as in the
days before the war. Instead, the
negroes are induced by false promises
to go to work upon plantations, where
they are held prisoners. Should they
attempt to leave debt charges are
trumped up against them and they are
hailed before justice of the, peace,
who fines them heavily and. sends
them back to the plantation to work
out such fine. The federal govern
ment is making an attempt in .Missis-
sippi to convict some of the ,planta-
ton owners for violation ,of the
peonage laws, but no grand jury has
so far been found who would bring in
a true bill against the offenders.
This is an infamous state of affairs,
but where lies the remedy? !.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

There is every Indication that the
measure introduced in congress to in
crease the pensions of soldiers
widows will pass. This measure pro-
vides for a fiat pension of twelve dol
lars month for every widow of a
soldier and, in order to benefit by it.,
it will not be necessary for widow
to have been a soldiers wife during
his period of service. Nor will it be
necessary, in order to secure a pen
sion, to show that her income is
lower than given amount. Present
legislation limits pensions to- those
widows whose incomes are less than
$3.50 per annum, but the intention of
the new measure is to remove that
restriction. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

Government experts, in a bulletin
recently issued by the department of
agriculture, say that the spine]ess
cactus does not grow on the desert
and that it is not fit food for man.
Burbank, the plant CRATER, contra
diets this statement in toto. He saws
that the spineless cactus fourishes on
the desert and that he has eaten many
a delicious meal prepared from it's
fruit. Burbank's statement is worthy
of consideration in preference to that
of all the so-called experts the agri-
cultural department has in it's employ.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06
The cold weather has decided worth

.s . =. :
The cold weather has decided worth
less vagabonds throughout the
countryto commit petty crimes that
they may be given sentences ID warm
jails and receive three meals q day
without working for either board or
lodging. This condition prevails
every winter and some remedy should
be introduced. For instance, if these
fellows were compelled to shovel snow
from the streets or break rocks ten
hours day there would be very few
of them in Jail and much expense
would be saved the various counties.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

It was hoped by missionaries in
China that Mr.. Carnegie might be in
duced to establish few libraries in
the realm of Isl An, but now that the
"heathens'' are about to erect a
Sc, 900, 900 steel plant for the purpose
of manufacturing their own armor
plate and other material, the canny
Scot is expected to turn the library
proposition down cold.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

The sentence passed upon Harry
Thaw practically means acquittal, for
while he has been committed to the
Matteawan asylum for the criminally
insane under an indeterminate SEN
tence, it is considered almost certain
by authorities learned in the law that
he will, within short time, gain his
freedom by the process of habeas COR
pus. Thaw may consider himself a
lucky dog.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06


The British parliament was opened
last week with the regulation cere-
monials and King Edward read
piece written by his private secretary
which bore the title of "The Speech
from the Throne." 1t was a milk
and-water spiel which >promised
nothing and suggested less, but withal
it received vociferous applause from
the snobocracy. King Edward is a
diplomatic cuss and learned long ago
that the less he says in his speeches
from the throne the better his toady-
ing henchmen like him. . y y - ::
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

: A weSSher man says that the sun
dogs which were seen basking in the
warmth of Old Sol . few days ago
were harbingers Of atmospheric dis
turbances. The disturbances emanat-
ing from the moon dogs-those in
fernal ours which 60 out o nights and
bark at the face of fair Luna-are of
far greater concern to most of US
mortals, however.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

The State Bank of St. Paul and the
Citizens Saving bank of the same
city, which suspended operations a
short time ago by request of the pub
lie examiner, have now been declared
solvent and will again resume bust
ness. If the banks were solvent why
was business suspended? Couldn It
the bank examiner ascertain that they
we're solvent without closing them?
If not, why?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06
President Roosevelt on Friday s

President Roosevelt on Friday sent
to congress one of his most powerful
messages. It was a strong appeal to
that body to lose no time in making
endeavor to wrest the control of the
country from the greedy corporations.
The president replied with spirit to
those critics who have attacked the
policy of his administration and,
among other things, urged new and
stronger employers liability law,
greater power for the Interstate CON-
MERGE commission, law against
stock speculation and dealing in
futures, and appealed for more care
full use by the courts of the power of
Injunction. Mr.. Roosevelt believes
that crisis is at hand and, as not
one of the recommendation set forth
in his annual message relating to the
regulation of predatory Wealth.
have so far been considered by con-
gress, he deemed it high time that he
gave the lawmakers shaking up.
Should this message fail to have the
desired effect it is expected that the
president will follow it up with more
of the same nature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

A New England farmer advertises
that he has been experimenting with
his chickens this winter. He fed them
on diet of mashed acorns and the
result was that the yolks of their eggs
were of a very dark color, closely
approaching black. Probably
scheme of the "honest" farmer to
work off the embryo chickens which
he sailed down last summer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

Down in Pottsville, Pa, a woman
teacher has brought suit against the
board of education to compel it to
pay her the same salary as would be
paid a man for like work. No
difference should exist in the salaries
of men and women teachers who per-
form similar work, but boards OF
education have so far not taken this
view of the matter and female instruc.
tors have not forced their claims with
sufficient strength of purpose.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

Two cars of flour shipped by Sey-
mour Carter, Hastings miller, we're
seized at Chicago recently because of
alleged violation of the pure food
law. 1t was charged that the -four
was adulterated, but an examination
by practical millers disclosed that
such ''adulteration'' was merely an
admixture of durum- wheat to the
extent, Of fifteen per cent and the pro.
secution was therefore stopped. Some
of those pure food inspectors seem to
be veritab1e numbskulls.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

Professor Elkins of the University
of Missouri prophesies that before
the close of the present century the
golden age of man will have arrived
the kingdom of heaven will have
blossomed forth on earth. How
pleasant it will be to live in an age
when politics has been eliminated
from the social life. For verify with
out this elimination there can be no
heaven on earth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

Under the statute of 1907 all
banks in Minnesota will either be
national or state after April next.
Private banks which do not incor-
porate on or before that date will be
prohibited from using the word
thank" or from doing banking
business. This should prove of some
benefit to the public, but whether it
will or not remains to be seen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

England's woman suffragists are as
mad as wet hens because King Ed
ward made no allusion to their cause
IN his speech from the throne and a
throng OF them made an attempt to
mob him near Buckingham palace.
The Lord pity Edward if those vira-
goes ever manage to get their fingers
in his whiskers. z J. & 80, = / p. t:so@n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

An unknown cruiser has been OBJ
served racing with our fleet toward
the straits of Magellan, wires Bob
Evans to the navy department. Bob
should be more careful or he will have
all the old ladies who run that depart
ment down with nervous prostration.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

New Orleans has Outlines been spok-
en- of as the most cosmopolitan city
in the United States, but it seems that
Duluth is now entitled to that distinc-
ton. In the third precinct of the
second ward of the Zenith city alone
there are persons of twenty -one differ.
ent nationalities.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-02-06

Several hundred pounds of asbestos
sheets were delivered at the white
house yesterday.-News Item.
The president probably discovered
that it was necessary to transcribe his
recently written message to congress
upon this material in order to prevent
It's neutrality-suspicious. combus-
tlOn, as it we're.