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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17

The Fox, the Goat, and the Carrots.
fox and goat were walking to-
qether on the main road. After hav-
ing advanced a few yards. they saw
bag living at the side OF the hedge
'T wonder what there may be In
that bag" said the goat.
.T1I see" said the fox; and, put
ting his mouth to the string with
which the bag was tied, he bit II
through in a moment. Then. selling
the bottom of the bag with his teeth
no shook il. and the most splendid
carrots rolled out.
Those are for me-" said the fox
"for have opened the bag.
You shan't touch them" answer
ed the goat, "else I'll batter you with
NV horns till your ribs crack"
The fox looked at the large horns
of the goat, and showed his teeth
The goat, seeing the fox's teeth
thought within himself: 81 don't like
those sharp fellows" And the fox
thought: az don't believe my ribs
would stand those horns"
| So they kept standing over the
carrots and looked at each other. Al
ter a pause the fox said: Whats
the use of our standing here? Let
us see which of us is the stronger.
| Yonder are two heaps of stones. You
take one OF them and I'll take the
other; he who first throws down his
bean shall have the carrots"
every we'll" said the goat. So
each went to his heap.
The goat placed himself on his
hind legs and knocked with his
horns till the ground rebounded, but
the heap did not move.
"You don't hit hard enough, said
the fox. "Take a good run at it..
The goat went a few steps back and
ran as hard as he could. Crack. and
crack, and both his horns fell to the
ground.
When the fox saw this, he com.
menced dancing on his hind legs
"Ah, my dear fellow" said he, "the
carrots are now for me-"
mot yet" said the goat. 'Yor
haven't thrown down your heap, and
IL you touch the carrots before then
I'll fight you with the stumps tha
are left on my head"
The fox looked at the goat:
stumps and thought: Zone of then
Is very sharp; he might rip up m!
sides"
every WE'LL" said he. "Tll throw
down my heap; it is a trif1e to me-
He began digging around with hi
forefeet till there was a large hole
in the ground The heap totteret
and fell; but it fell on the fox ant
broke his left hind leg. There the!
stood sadly looking at one another
one with broken horns and the othe
with a broken leg.
Jump at the carrots" said tn
goat; 81 leave them to you"
81 can't" sighed the fox, "my LEI
pains me too much. You may TAX
them
Very WE'LL" said the goat, an
ran to the bag. But, oh, dear! Their
was neither bag nor carrots, for dur
ing the quarrel a peasant had passe
by and picked up both.
"Alas!" cried the goat. "Wha
fools we are! Had we divided tn
f treasure in peace, should have save
my horns, you your leg, and each c
us would have had enough of cal
rots. DE Leifde-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
The Road to Yesterday.

VIII some wise man who has jour
neyed
Over land and over sea
To the countries where the rainbow
And the glorious sunsets be,
Kindly tell a little stranger
Who has oddly lest her way.
Where's the road that she must ira
vel
To return 10 yesterday?
For, you see. she's unfamiliar
with to-day. and cannot read
What fits strange, mysterious sign
posts
Tell Of ways and where they lead
And her heart upbraids her sorely.
Though she did not mean to stray
When she fell asleep last evening
And abandoned yesterday.
For she left a deal neglected
That she really should have done
And she fears she lost some favori
That she fairly might have won.
So she'd like 10 turn her backward
To retrieve them, II she may.
VIII not some one kindly tell her
Where's the road to yesterday?
st. Nicholars.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17

Three years ago | was marked
for death. a graveyard cough was
tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors
failed TO help me, and hope had fed.
when my husband got DR.. Kings
New Discovery" says Mrs. A. c.
Williams, of Bac, KY. The first
dose helped me and improvement
kept on until l had gained fifty-eight
pounds in weight and my health was
fully restored" This medicine holds
the worlds healing record for
coughs and colds and lung and
throat diseases. 1t prevents pneu-
monia. Sold under guarantee at all
Drug Stores. soc. and $1.0O. Trial
bottle free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
Chronology of inventions.

Barometers were first made BY
Torricelh in 1913.
Bombshells were first made in
Holland in 1895.
The first almanac was printed in
Hungary in 1870.
Iron pavements were first laid in
London in 1917.
Buckles were first made in 1880.
Brandy was first made in France
in 1910.
Roller skates were invented by
Plympton in 1868.
The first American paper money
was made in 1740.
Covered carriages were first used
in England in 1880.
Alcohol was discovered in the thir-
teenth century.
Stem winding watches were the
invention of Noel in 1851.
The first iron wire was drawn at
Nuremberg in 1851.
The first torpedo was made in
1877.
The first plaster cast was made by
Verochio in 1870.
Advertisements first appeared in
newspapers in 1852.
The first horse railroad was built
in 1926.
The folding envelope was first
used in 1889.
Coal was first used as an illumi-
nant in 1926.
The volocipede was invented BIZ
Drais Is 1917
Steel needles were first made in
England in 1915.
Shorthand writing was the inven-
ton of Pittman in 1887.
Billiards were invented in France
in 1471.
The first pipe organ was made by
Archimedes in 220 BIC.
The first dictionary was made BY
the Chinese scholars in ice BIC.
The first pair of spectaeles was
made by an Italian in 1299.-Se-
lected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble pres upon the mind,
discourages and lessons ambition; beauty,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
Mrs. RoOseyelt's Successor.

On the fourth of next March Mrs.
Roosevelt, who for nearly eight
years has so gracefully filled the i'm
portant role of First Lady of the
Land" will retire from that exalted
position, giving place to Mrs. Taft,
wife of the President-elect. Although
the Presidents wife, like the wife of
the pastor of a church, has no official
position, much is expected of her,
and her ability to meet acceptably
the many and serious social require
ments devolving upon her is no I'M
important factor in the success of
her husbands administration. It is
pleasant, therefore, to learn, as we
are told in an article in the Deem
Der number of Current Literature
that Mrs. Taft is fully equipped to
play her part in the social life of the
Capital during the next four years.
1t is pleasant picture of a true
American woman that the writer
gives. He says:
The next mistress of the White
House is as averse as is Mrs. Roose-
Welt to thrusting herself forward in
to public notice. Her lot as wife and
mother is proud and happy one,
and her ambitions are all for her
| husband and children. The only
lines in her face says one writer,
are the relics of habitual smiles.
Life has been good to her, and the
world good place to live in. She
| as we'll as her husband has kept
young, clear-eyed and clear-skinned
She reads much, speaks French ex-
eellently, is passionately fond OF
good music, and is a fine entertainer
though not in a lavish and sensation.
al way. Halle Erminie Rives saws
OF her: William Taft and Helen
| Heron must have started life even
She has the same straightforward.
ness, the same honesty, the same
contempt of tinsel and sham and pre-
tense. Her worst enemy, if she could
have one, would call her genuine. ;
She has no affectations, no surface
veneer, no ''isms" She has always re
NAMED the sweetheart of her hus
band; the playmate and confidant o
her children. In the best sense she
is woman of the world She know,
the big business of statecraft and thu
smaller dicta of society. By readins
and studying she has kept apace witt
her husband, till. possibly, there i
no woman in American public life
who is better qualified to discuss tn,
real questions Of the day"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh. or if, when the; child reaches an
age when it sho1ld be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made niser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
" druggists, in fifty ST.
cent and one-dollar u EI1s..:::ss.=a
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle a @S@
by mail free, also Home OF swampRoOs.
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Ki1mer & Co.,
Binghamton, n. ", be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR.. Ki1mer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghamton, \. Y. On every
bottle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17

Write for rates to agents, also for
club rates.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
4 Trivial Matter!

The first slice of goose had been
cut, and the negro minister, who had
been invited to dine, looking at it
with as keen anticipation as was
displayed in the faces around him.
Oats as fine goose as I ever
saw, Brudder Williams,'' he said to
his host Where did you get such
a fine one?"
We'll. now, Mistah Rawley," said
the carver of the goose, with a sud-
den access of dignity, when you
preach a special good sermon l never
axes you where you got it. Seems
to me OATS a trivial matter any
way. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
A Dangerous Operation

is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DR..
Kings New Life Pills is ever sub
jected to this frightful ordeal. They
work so quietly you don't feel them
They cure constipation, headache
biliousness and malaria. Csc. at all
Drug Stores.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
This is Worth Reading.

Leo F. Zelinkski, of IS Gibson ST.,
Buffalo. n. Z, says: 81 cured the
most annoying cold sore I ever had
with Bucklen's Arniea Salve. I ap-
piled this salye once day for two
days, when every trace of the sore
was gone" Heals all sores. Sold
under guarantee at all Drug Stores.
% cents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17
Edgecombe Farmer Picked 10000
Pounds of Cotton from 105 Acres.

Tarboro Southerner.
John r. Fender on his farm three
miles from here, has picked $4,000
pounds of lint cotton from not more
than 105 acres.
Considering the number of acres,
is not this record crop?
Mr.. Fender MANFRED literally. He
attributes much of the yield to the
second application he gave the crop.
He expresses the opinion that this
almost doubled the yield.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. IF the
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-17

WANTED-SUCCEss MAGAZINE requires the
services OF man in Wake county &c look after
expiring subscriptions and secure new business
by means OF special methods unusually effective
position permanent; prefer one with expe-
rience, but would consider any applicant with
good natural qualifications: salary $50 per
day with commission option. Address with
references, R C Peacock, Room I0s. Success
Magazine Bldg, New York
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
Large Alfalfa Shipment.

The largest single shipment OF
hay ever made from this station
lett Tuesday afternoon via the San.
"a Fe and Rock Island tor New Or.
leans. II consisted OF twenty.
eight tai! cars, loaded with pea.
green alfalfa, and was sold bv the
ArteSia Alfalfa Growers and Ship.
pers Association. IL had been in.
tended by the Association that each
car carry a large banner telling
what It contained and where from,
as an advertisement OF the Artesia
country, but the railroad with
which the Santa Fe had connec.
I ons would not allow the banners
attached and the advertising feat.
ure had TO hc abandoned at the last
moment. The Rock Island evi.
IDENTITY does not icel disposed To
help push along the great Pccos
VALLEY, and we can't blame the
officials. They know well enough
that should the immigrants from
tn" old states once get a look at
the Artcsia country chcy will
straightway buy their tickets over
the Santa Fc. Artcsia Advocate
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
Fire Sunday Morning

About three o'clock Sunday
morning the citizens OF Tucumcari
were arauscd Nv the alarm OF FIR.
II broke ont in the residence occu.
pied Ivy {. ". de Yampert and
owned by a. {. Parsons OF King
City, Mo. II is thought the fire
originated from the electric light
wiring.
The house was wholly DESTROYED
at n loss estimated at $4,000. In.
sured at $4,000.
The residence OF n Mr.. Vaughn
next caught and was DESTROYED
Loss $500, with insurance in the
sum OF s2So.
The residence OF \. T.. Owens
next caught and was entirely de
stroved. IL was insured at $1,000.
The residence OF Mrs. T.. Owens
was partly destroyed. Mrs Owens
is an invalid and had to he carried
from the burning building on a
cot.
Rooming at the residence OF Mr..
de Iampcrt were VIM. Brainard,
whose loss is 500: Mir. Littlcton,
who lost a titv dollar gold watch;
Doc Smith and Capt, Nelson, who
each suffered slight losses.
The cook OF Mr.. De- Yampert
lived IN a little house in the ward
and her baby was sleeping there
when the nre broke out. II was
not rescused until It was hadl,
burned. Capt. Nelson had a mar
row escape by Iraping from IN,
second story window and sustained
a badly spralncd ankle.
During the progress OF the fire
some ghoulish vandals took ad.
vantage OF the situation by stealing
some small articles that had been
carried from the burning buildings.
1t is hard to conceive OF the de-.
pravitv OF one who would engage
IN such petty thievetv under such
| circumstances.
II IS surprising that the fire did
not spread further, and It was
only bv the heroic efforts OF the
citizens that the flames were
checked when they were.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
Obituary.

Mrs, Julia \. Wise, wife OF ".
J.. Wise living near Moore post.
office this county, died Friday June
2hth, and was buried at Tucumcari
Saturday June 27th, at $50 p. nj.
Rev, j. W. Campbell conducting
the services at the grave.
Mrs. Wise vas born in Miss, in
Sept. 1855. She moved TO Texas
when a Young girl, and in 1870 was
married TO ". J.. Wise. Abou, a
year ago they moved to New Mex.
leo, and tor several months lived
IN Tucumcari. Mrs. Wise leaves
four children, two boys and two
girls, besides her husband to mourn
her death. The News extends
sympathy TO the family.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04

William II, TAFT, resigned his
office as Secretary OF War on the
9th OF June, his resignation
taking place June goth. President
Roosevelt named General Luke
l.. Wright, OF Tennessee, to sue.
coed to the secre,aryship July l..
The president feels that NJ r..
Wright's acquaintance with affairs
in Cuba, Panama and the Philip.
pines render him more able to per.
form the duties OF the Office to
which he is appointed than any
man in the nation.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
Five Drown in Flood Caused
by Cloudburst at Wellington

Wellington Nan, une 40. - Five
persons are known TO have drown.
I'd and a number are missing a. a
result OF the sudden OVERLOOKING ol
llargis creek, east OF here, caused
10y a Cloudhurst last night.
rHt Dad,
Mrs. Ed West.
Mrs. Nests mothcr.in.law,
Hearst gIrl, } years old.
Sherman Cnlld
Mrs. Smith or Johnson, colorcd,
The Hood came without warning
and carried the houses and other
buildings away before the people
could reach places OF safety.
\ number oil people foatrd away
IN their houses on roots. MANY
seized limbs OF trees as the houses
floated by, and pulled themselves
TO places OF safety,
During the entire night men and
bows worked lndu,triousIy IN Cd
noes rcsculng people from trees
and tops OF houses,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
Woodmen Of the World.

w. o, W. Camp meets every
second Monday night in c h
month.
s. H.. Neaius, Council Com.
+. NJ. Salyers, Clerk.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
Cattlemen in Duel 10 Death.

Clovis, y. NJ, June al. - NJ.
Sailier and Edward ZONES, both
prominent Cattlcmen OF II. Nraln,
fought n pistol duel three miles east
OF that place this evening about :
o clock. Both were instantly kill.
ed. The men quarrelrd over a cat
tie deal and after a heated argu.
ment revolvcrs were drawn. The
mcn fired simultaneously and both
died instantly. The trouble IS
sand to hav" been the outurowth OF
and old lcud.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04

Drink a Stein oil Hires Root
Beer, at Elk Drug Store. 3I.ti
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
San Jon Breezes.
Cnrrrsnnnhence.

Correspondence.
|. l.. Fowler and wife were IN
Tucumcari the last OF the week.
Grandma Bcckworth has had a
se,,ous attack OF heart trouble,
but is some better.
Garnet Ashbrook lett last week
Tor Chiilicothe, Texas, tor n visit
with the HON. folks.
Mrs. Codcv, who has been very
III tor two weeks with neuralgia,
is at last slowly improving,
Messrs. Wilkin X Behout have
lust added n nice porch on the
north OF their hardware store.
Miss Clara Kennedy returned
Saturday from Tucumcari, where
she has been teaching tor some
months.
Mrs. W. II. Burton and Lee
expect to leave this week tor q
visit to the old home IN Corvdon,
Iowa.
Guy Lester and family and Lee
Browning lett last week tor Ama.
r,'lo, hunting pasture tor their
horses. They expect to he gone
about ten DAYS.
Mrs. Jim Adkins, who intended
leaving "Wednesday Tor a visit to
Browning, Missouri. has been
quite sick and it is feared will not
he able to leave as soon as planned.
Messrs. Craig and Jenkins, who
went to TeXi,o last week tor some
soc corn, found it all sold, hut
came back telling some pretty big
cherry stories that made us wish
We had gone, too.
Mrs. Masterson's brother, Mr..
Johnson and son, arrived from
Alabama SATURDAY., intending TO
make this their future home. 1t
takes a dfowned.out Alabamlan to
appreciate our valley lust now.
The Ladies Aid sold ice cream
and lemonade Saturday afternoon,
both in the Mercantile Cos. store
and the meat mar ket, but tailed to
bring a rain. They mean to keep
it up till It rains, however, IT It
takes all summer.
We noticed in last weeks issue
OF the News that n man had cut
OIL a blackberry cane with 500
halt.green berries on IL, Just TO
show to an editor We would
suggest that the next time this
happens, he be put in the Home
tor Feeble Minded" Why 500
blackberries would keep a San lon
Valley man from starvation ior
DAYS.
Last Wednesday our blacksmith
/. J. Beckworth, was thrown from
his horse. striking his head and
iracturing the skull, causing his
death Tuesday morning. He
leaves a brave, little wife and seven
children TO take up the burdens OF
lie, The burial took place in the
Pleasant VALLEY cemetery FRIDAY
afternoon al 400 o'clock
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-04
Special Meeting Of the Rebekak
Lodse.

There will he a special meeting
OF the kebekah lodge tonight at
Knights OF Pythias hall. All mem.
beers are requested 10 he present.
Mrs. l.. T.. Sherwood,
Noble Grand.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-07
Fleet Plan
Up To May |
NAVY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM
FOR DISPOSITION OF THE
PACIFIC SHIPS

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 90. --'
The Navy Department mas decided
upon the program Of the Pacific fleet
until May [. The West Virginia and
Maryland upon completion Of target
practice in MagdaIena Bay will go
to Mare Island about February 10
Tor repairs and to Puget Sound about
April 20 for docking. The Colorado
and Pennsylvania will go to Puget
sound about February ) for docking
and repairs.
These four ships Of the first divi-
ion will leave Puget Sound by May
/, upon which date the division will
reasonable. The Tennessee and
Washington will go to Puget Sound
carly in April for docking and minor
repairs. After the final trial of the
California that ship will 90 to Mare
island for adjustment OF sights and
then proceed to MagdalCna Bay about
February 81 for target practice and
then cruise with the second division
The South Dakota will be placed IN
commission February and leuy,
Mare Island as soon as practicable
for shaking down cruise and docking
at Puget Sound. the final trial to be-
completed before May ~. Tha
| Charleston will have its target prIc
tice between February and March
IA. The Milwaukee Will leave Mare
Island February 1 and hold target
| practice, to be finished by March II
Tne Yorktown after target praCtiC,
| will relieve the Albany in Contra
american waters. The Albany viii
proceed TO Magdalena Bay and Their
10 San Diego to give the crow liberty
| nd will not go to Mare Island unit
ftcr May l unless repairs are urg
| mt.
The Perry after target practice vii
| 20 TO Mare Island for docking and re
pairs, and the same plans have bccl
made for the Prcblc, the boilers o.
| which need rctubing, and which vii
Ne replaced by the Paul Jones whcr
hat destroyer is ready for seryiC,
| next summer.
| The Nebraska will have her shnk
ing down cruise, followed by large
practice. The Buffalo will act "a
'ange ship at Magdalena Bay and AT
lerward be locked and repaired a
Mare Island. It is proposed to MS,
the tug Fortune as tender to sub
marines. The Wisconsin at pugc
Sound will not be ready for duty oI
March | as was planned
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-07
Littlefield
For Subsidy
ITEM FOR FLEET COAL GIVES OP.
P0RTUNITY FOR STRONG
APPEAL

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. 30. --
Congressman Gaines -- Tennessee
John Wesley-put one over on the
iOuse today. He sent members sour
rying to the coatrooms and press gal
leries in search of dictiOnaries-un
abridged, Century and Twentieth
Century. And when the shades OF
evening fell John Wesley Gaines was
still triumphant. No one had been
able to block his play. "Willipus-
Wallapus" is the latest output Of the
tennessee Congressman high-domed
and hair-adorned temple of thought
lie sprung the term when attacking
The United STATES ship trust Repre-
,entative Littlefield of Maine, who
peaks for the shipping interests, had
been bemoaning the ill-will Of the
gods that a ship subsidy measure had
failed of passage in the last Goa.
gress.
The Tennesseean was replying
Where would you have been" hi
Isked the Republicans, III this shiI
ubsidy measure had not been talked
to death in the Senate by a Demo
rat? A deficiency of SlOO,OOO,OO
now stares you in the face. What
would it have been If you were nov
paying out millions to the big, fat
;reedy willlpus-wallupus Of ship
jing trust?"
No Republican made any answer
nut many sent hurriedly for diction
tries to look up the new term.
ut is not in a dictionary" sal'
'ohn Wesley Gaines: ITS my own
Il stands for everything that is no
complimentary"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-07

POORIMANI

Condescending Chappie: WEAKLY
cant wemember your name, but I've
an idea I've met you here before"
Nervous Host: Oh, yes; very likely.
It's my house.-Thc Sketch.