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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
A Peaceful Spirit Gives Health.

Never work on till you are SEEM
ingly at your last gasp, whether at
your business or your pleasure, but
rest as you go along. If you forego
rest until your work is done, the
chances are that you will then be too
tired to take it. Get all the beauty
sleep you can. Remember that late
hours are fatal to good looks and
health, and don't commit the folly
of working far into the night, and
then wondering why your work is not
we'll done and you feel so good-for-
nothing the next day.
Shield your nerves and don't let
them become too sensitive. Make
yourself take life calmly. Il you
lose a train, don't pace the platform
wildly, but inquire when the next
train comes in, and sit down calmly
to wait for it. That's just what
most women don't do; they sit down,
their feet, clinch and unclinch their
hands, and are apparently in a fever
heat of excitement over the arrival
of every train that comes in, even
though they have been assured that
theirs is not due for another half
hour. That half-hour of waiting
means to them frightful wear and
tear of nerves and they are practical
ly weeks older for it. Try to Guilt
vate calmness; but If you can not do
that all at once Won can keen yOur
face still.-London Family Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
Fifteen Uses of q Lemon.

Few people realize the value of
lemons, which can not be oyer-esti-
mated; in cases of fever, sore throat
or torpid liver, the medicinal quail
tiles are excellent.
% Two or three slices of lemon in
a cup of strong tea will cure a ner-
vous headache.
CD A teaspoonful of lemon juice
in small cup Of black coffee will
relieve a bilious headache.
90 The juice of half lemon in a
cup Of hot water taken on awakening
IN the morning Is an excellent liver
corrective and successful substitute
for calomel and other Alternative
drugs.
(4) A dash of lemon juice in plain
water makes cleansing tooth wash,
not only removing the tartar, but
sweetening the breath.
go A lotion of lemon juice and
rose water will remove tan and whit
en- the skin.
co Lemon juice and olive oil Is
far superior to vinegar for a salad
dressing-equal parts used for blend
ing.
Cd Lemon juice and loaf sugar is
good for hoarseness.
81 Outward applications of the
juice alIays irritation caused by in
sect bites.
(9) A refreshing drink Is made by
adding a fresh-beaten egg to lemon
ade, and,
(10) The same mixture when froz-
en- makes a delicious ice.
CID If when boiling sage or rice
teaspoonful of lemon juice Is add
ed, the kernels will be whittier and a
delicate flavor is impaired.
(12) An old-fashioned remedy for
Group, we remember, is honey, alum
and lemon juice.
(13) We all know the value of
salt and lemon juice for removing
rust stains from white goods.
90 After the juice is extracted,
the rind dipped in salt cleanses brass
beautifully and conveniently.
(15) 1t also removes unsightly
stains from the hands.-Selected.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
ElA<sI< 1.-THE
3 6rIz5If "a HOME
- e,EzzalaH ClRClE
A Faithful Dog.

When the sheep Of the flock were
counted at night two were missing
and the shepherd said to his collie:
Away. collie, and fetch them"
But the collie did not move; the
dog was tired with his days work of
keeping the sheep within the bounds
and he wanted to rest.
The shepherd repeated, Away, col
lie. and fetch them" and the collie
went
About midnight there was a
scratching at the door of the fold
and when the shepherd opened the
door there was the collie and one OF
the sheep.
The shepherd gave food and water
to the sheep which had been lost,
but after that he went back to his
dog. Get the other sheep" said the
shepherd.
The collie did not move; he plead
ed with his eyes to be left to rest
but at last he went, and about 3
O'Clock In the morning he found the
sheep all torn, hurt, and lost. The
collie brought it back to the fold and
the shepherd cared for it's hurts.
Then he went to praise the collie
But the long search had been toe
much for the collie's strength. The
two sheep were saved, but the collie
died to save them.
How many Of you have dog oil
your own? Some Of you have
know, and you have found out how
well they can be trusted to do theiI
work.-Baptist Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
To Speak Effectively.

A writer in the British Weekly
gives the following sensible sugges-
ton on public speaking:
"a speech should have a begin
ming, a middle, and an end. Once I
heard a very able man say that the
first ten minutes of a sermon did not
matter. People would listen for
that time whatever was being said.
But they would not listen to the
middle and to the end unless these
were good. This thought, and still
think, very false. AS a rule, you
must arrest attention in ten minutes,
or I would say in five minutes, or
you will never arrest it. Judgment
Is passed silently after the first five
minutes. The minds of men are
prone to wander, and if a man bores
me in five minutes, I think Of some
thing else. In the first five minutes
you get in relation with your audi
ence and there is no better way than
to get your audience to laugh with
you. This puts them in good hui
NOR, and they give you a chance for
the rest of the time. It is we'll to
make your point almost Immediately.
"Then the middle of the speech
should be straight, plain, and unen-
numbered. 1t is in the middle that
you should catch the intellect of
your hearers, and convince them of
what you wish them to believe. Mr..
Power has some good remarks in this
| connection about logic and reasoning
Above all things avoid DEPRESSION
| There Is a constant temptation to
ed. / remember a speaker who was
/ very fond of referring to Earl Grey.
He was bad speaker, and this is
how he did it: AS the late Earl
| Grey said-and I may tell you, gen.
tlemen, that I had the personal &C
Iquaintance of Earl Grey, and 1 con-
slider him. to have been one of the
most straightforward, sensible states
men of our period. He has been
abused by critics, but / am prepared
to maintain etc., etc. BY the time
he was done with his remarks on this
theme, he had quite forgotten what
Earl Grey said. Another gentleman
opening a speech on peace said: I
have just returned from Calais. Now,
gentlemen, I may tell you that Calais
Is very different place from what 1t
was when I visited 1t first fifty years
ago. Yes, and there is a difference
in the boats. You should see the
harbor now. I tell you what it is.
Englishmen must buck up ETC., etc.
The audience was staring in bewil-
derment, and the speakers chance
was gone-not that he ever had any
chance.
1.-THE final counsel is to cultivate
brevity. 1 have asked certain friends
who know far more about public
meetings than I do, to tell me the
chief fault of speakers. They in
variably answer-lengthiness Very
few speeches are delivered which
would not be improved by curtail.
ment. The reason for 1engthiness is
to be found often in the fact that the
speaker has not prepared his conclu.
sion. The words flow from him as
treacle flows from a cask, in thin
unending stream. Wherefore it Is
well to consider carefully how a
speech should end, and to put in the
closing part something of the pith
the point, the force, the passion, thai
carry an argument home"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
Growing Old.

Old-we are growing old;
Going on through a beautiful road.
Finding earth a more blessed abode;
Nobler work by our hands to be
wrought,
Fresr paths for our hope and our
thought;
Because of the beauty the years IN
fold.
We are cheerfully growing old.
Old-we are growing old;
Going I'D where the sunshine is clear;
Watching grander horizons appear
Out of clouds that enveloped our
youth;
Standing firm on the mountains OF
truth.
Because Of the glory the years un-
fold,
We are joyfully growing old.
OId-we are growing old;
Going into the gardens of rest
That glow through the gold Of the
West,
Where the rose and the amaranth
blend,
And each path is the way to friend.
Because OF the peace that the years
unfold,
We are thankfully growing old.
Old-we are growing old;
JJfa blooms "a WE travel on
Up the hills, In the fresh, lovely
dawn;
We are children, who do not begin
The sweetness of living to win.
Because heaven is in us, to bud and
unfold,
We are younger, for growing old.
Lucy Larcom.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
The Girl Who Has Friends.

She comes into the room like a
sea breeze, laughing, nodding right
and left with happy impartiality.
The "blues" fly out of the window
when she comes in. They simply
can't stand her sunny presence.
She Is ready for everything. She
never throws cold water on your
plans. She claps her hands and says
they are splendid, and suggests way
to make them even more splendid, so
sweetly and modestly that you think
1t is your own suggestion.
Wherever she goes she sees the
funny side of things. And she has
such a funny, whole-hearted way of
describing them that it Is as good to
hear her as to have been there your
self-even better, for she has the
humorous eye, which is a great gift.
Exchange.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
The Lurid Glow of Doom

was seen in the red face, hands and
body of the little son of H. M. Ad-
ans, of Henrietta, Pa. His awful
plight from eczema had, for FIVE
years, defied all remedies and baffied
the best doctors, who said the poison
nothing could save him. But"
writes his mother, seven bottles of
Electric Bitters completely cured
him." For Eruptions, Eczema. Salt
Rheum, Sores and all Blood Disor-
ders and Rheumatism Electric Bit
tiers is supreme. Only SOC. Guar
anteed by all Druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
A Living Question-Mark.

1t was raining outside, and little
interrogative Irma was in one of her
worst, or at least most trying, moods.
Father, busily writing at his desk,
had already reproved her several
times for bothering him with useless
questions.
81 say, pa, what"
ASK your mother"
Honest, pa, this isn't a silly one
this time"
"All right, this once. What is
it,"
"Well If the end Of the world was
to come, and the earth was destroyed
while a man was up in an airshfp,
where would he land when he came
"-Exchange
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
A Smile.

Along the noisy city ways
And In this rafting city car
On this dreariest OF days.
Perplexed with business fret and
Jar.
When suddenly a young, sweet face
Looked on my petulance and pain
And lent II something Of its grace
And charmed IL into peace again.
The day was Just as bleak without,
My neighbors just as cold within.
And truth was Just as full OF doubt,
The world was Just as full Of sin.
But In the light OF that young smile
The world grew pure. the heart
grew warm,
And sunshine cleaned a little while
Across the darkness OF the storm.
I did not care TO seek her name;
/ only said: God bless thy life,
Thy sweet young grace be still the
same,
Or happy maid, or happy wife"
Phillips Brooks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
"a SOund-BOx,"

Take an ordinary rubber band and
stretch it between the thumb and
forefinger of your left hand. II you
pick it with the fingers Of the right
hand and let go suddenly, it will
make sound which you can hear
distinctly enough yourself, but which
will not be audible to any one a few
feet away. But II you were to fasten
the elastic, with a pin at each end.
to an empty wooden box,-only not
so as to touch the woodland then
twang it, the sound would be much
louder than before. That box is the
"sound-box," or "sound-board," and
all stringed instruments have one.
In some shape Or other.-April St.
Nicholas.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25
Kills WoulG-be Slayer.

A merci1ess murderer is Appen-
dicftis with many victims. But DIR.
Kings New Life Pills kill it by pre-
vention. They gently stimulate
stomach, liver and bowels, prevent
ing that clogging that invites appen-
dicitis, curing Constipation, Bilious
ness. Chills, Malaria, Headache and
Indigestion. Csc. at all Druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25

That time Is the worst employed
which We give up to regret, unless we
learn from them lessons for the fu-
ture.-Duc de Lewis.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
GEORGIA Railroad Arbitration Board Makes
Award,

Atlanta, June 30.-The Georgia
Railroad strike arbitration board
decided last night against the sem
iority of white firemen over ne
groes. The arbitrators, however,
placed premium on intelligence
among firemen, which, it is be-
lieved, will ultimately result in
the gradual elimination of all ex-
cept the most expert negroes.
The decision was guardedly
worded and did not in any case
deal directly with the race prob.
lem. The most direct reference
to the seniority problem was IN
the words:
"We find against proposition
c."
This proposition read: "All
frenen when hired shall be placed
in freight yards or hostling service
and senior white fremen shall
have the preference Of engines and
runs"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
A Word For the 0verWofked Cow.

DR.. Evans, the Chicago health
commissioner, is quoted as saying
that God did not make COWS to
supply milk for human beings {;
that the original intention was
for the COW to only furnish enough
nourishment for the calf, and that
man took a hand in the matter
ard by much feeding and much
milking she has been forced to
gradually increase her supply Of
milk SO it may be use for hum an
needs. This unnatural forcing
process has lowered her power of
resisting disease and the modern
COW is particularly susceptible to
tuberculosls, The doctor appears
to be of the same opinion as the
lady ranchman in Texas who ex.
planned to her visitors that the
absence of milk on the table was
due to it being out of season. The
COWS gave milk for few months
of the year and dried up, and then
the milk season closed. The dairy
press of the country is almost
unanimous in their view that it is
almost time for DR.. Evans to dry
up.-Excharge.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
Says Girls Tempt Chinaman.

Worthester, Mass, June 3d.
"It is not the bad Cinnamon in
fiuencing American glrls, but
American girls exertjng wrong in
fuences over the mild and virtu-
Gus Cinnamon"
Such is the claim of Mrs. II. E.
Mitchell, of this city, president of
the New England Chinese Sunday
School Union. She says:
"Chinamen coming to the Uni.
ted States to become Christianized
are being victimized instead. Vir-
tuous Chinamsn have their honor
dragged IN the mire, all because
of the American girls; good Chi
namen, striving in the face OF
great odds to protect themselves
from the swarms of American
af6nites; Cinnamon, kind and
docile as they ar, do not like bac
American girls, and strive at ev'
cry opportunity to avoid them
They are cf even a higher mora
tone than We Americans -Halti
more Sun.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
High Point Physician Hangs Himself.

High Point, July IA tragedy
occurred here yesterday afternoon
between 5 and $50 o'clock, when
Dr.. J. w. Burton, a we'll known
physician and prominent citizen
of High Point, hanged himself in
his stables. He was found IN the
loft of his stable about $50 in the
afternoon by his daughter.
The method Of the suicide was
evident frcm the position of the
body. He had tied hitch rein to
one of the rafters of the stable,
and having looped the other end
around his Eeck, had jumped from
a box out into space. He was
quite dead when found.
The cause of the suicide was
probably i'll health and d espond-
ency.
Since the death of his wife
about two years ago, DR.. Burton's
health had been bad, and it is
thought that he had grown tired
of suffering. He is survived by
three sons and three daughters -
special to the Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
TENNESSEE BECOMES DRY,
HoIIaday State Wide Prohibition Law Be-
came Effective at Midnight.

Memphis, Tenn, June 3d.
Bells in church aud town clock
steeples Oh tolliug the midnight
hour tonight marked the passing
q saloons in Tennessee, for at that
sssprsthe Holiday State wide pro-
inhibition law went into effect. This
law makes it illegal to sell alcohol
beverages within four miles of any
school house in the State. Only
two oases are left in al Tennes-
see. Both are within IL miles of
Memphis, near the Mississippi
State line. The nearest school
house is six miles from both of
these points, but steps have al
ready been taken by walte ribbon
ers to have the county board of
education erect school house
within the distance prescribed by
the Holiday ill, go that there
will be no mecca in the entire
State for thirsty pilgrims.
Thousands of men we're thrown
out Of employment and barkeep-
ers are seeking better irrigated
fields.
The passing of the saloon in
Memphis, and in other cities
throughout the State, according
to advlces received so-night, is
marked by scenes Of unusual hill
arltv. The celebration started
early today and lasted until the
moment Of closing, when there
was rush to purchase one last
farewell drink over the bar. Grog
shops were crowded with lively
revelers. Extra police precautions
wer. taken in Memphis, Mayor
Maloney instructiug the chief of
police to detail a patrolman to
every block wherein is situated
saloon But it was on the main
good natured throng that ;ndulged
in farewell reveiry.
While the good fellowship of
tipplers was in progress. prohibi-
tlonists held meetings o{ rejoicing
Prayers were offered ind hymns
We're sung in the homes of the
leading teetotalers, although no
public meetings were held at any
of the church+s
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
$IOO Reward $l00.

The readers of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh,
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
lug a constitutional disease, re-
qnires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution aud
assisting nature in doing it's work
The proprietors have so much
faith in it's curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills fol
constipation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY,
Cow Killed by Lightning. Found Dead In
her Bed.
Concord Times. July 1st.

Concord Times July 1st
Lightning struck and killed a
COW belonging to Walter Dorton
of the Missouri City Merchantile
Co last Monday. The animal
was tied under tree at the time,
On Tuesday Mrs. Maggie Bur-
rage, wife of Luther Burrage, was
found dead in her bed at her home
on Meadow street. She had been
in i'll health for some time, but
her death was entirely unexpect-
ed.
Messrs. T. H. Vandorford and
I. }. Jerome, of Salisbury, were
in Concord Tuesday on business
connected with the proposed street
railway for which they have secur-
ed a charter as promoters of the
Piedmont Carolina Railway Co.
They put up the sum of $1,000 as
a forfeit for failure to begin work
on the railway within 80 days
from the time of granting the
franchise. They state that work
will begin on the construction of
the line within short time, as
they do not expect to wait until
the 60 days have almost expired.
1t is expected that dirt will begin
to move in few days.
A few days ago, Prof. Chas. E.
Boyer sold to B. L. Umberger the
lot on Corbin street next to Mr..
Jno. K. Patterson's. The back of
this lot adjoins the court house
property. In order to establish
the corner the records were referr-
ed to and all parties were amazed
to find that no deed to the court
house lot could be found in the
clerks Office, and that it had never
been recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds. A through
search was made everywhere in
both offices, but no deed or record
has been found. The p.opertywas
bought in 1875 from Mrs. Roxan-
na K1uttz, and Col. j. N. Brown
was chairman of the county com.
missioners at the time. The
county has been in peaceable pos
session of the property for much
longer than the required time,
and it is therefore safe in that
possession. 1t is mystery, how
ever, what became of the deed and
and why it was not recorded.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
Sees Mother Grow Young,

cit would be hard to overstate
the wonderful change in my moth
er since she began to use Electric
Bitters," writes Mrs. w. l.. Gill
patrick, of Danforth, Me. cal
Though past 70 she seems really to
pe growing young again, She
suffered untold misery from dys-
pepsla for 20 years. At last she
could neither eat, drink nor sleep
Doctors gave her up and all re-
medies failed till Electric Bitters
worked such wonders for her
health" They invigoratsd all
vital organs, cure Liver and Kid
ney troubles, induce sleep, and
lmpars strength and appetite.
Only SOC at all druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-07-06
What was Done on a North Carolina Farm.

IA clear pEolit Of So 500 a year
on the farm in the South is as
good as a Sc 900 salary in New
Yor City, and far more easily
made" is the statement of ap ag-
rlcu tural writer "Not OILY has
the South a monopoly of cotton
and of many types of tofacco, but
the farmer here can get SO much
higher prices for all kinds of live
st ock and dairy products, hay and
corn, that Buckeye farmer who
recently visited North Carolina
(snd will probably move later)
spoke of the matter with some
amazement. The average size of
the farms in this State is more
than 100 acres. but a Catawba
couHty farmer cultlvating 5Oacres
made 50, 400 clear profit last year
raising hogs. He had three en-
closures of five acres each for soil
ing crops-one lii c9wpeas, an
other in corn, and another in
wheat and clover; on IS acres
more he grew mature corn for
feeding in ther ear. The hogs are
marketed as soon as they weigh
18O pounds, and, of course, only
improved, quick-fattering breeds
are used"