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Missed the Name.

Guest Of the Doctors Gate home
from the theater,-Hurry ur. old chap.
and let me In Absentmindcd Doctor
(who has forgotten all about his vis-
itor)-Who are your Guest-Mr. Trane.
Doctor-Missed train. have you7
Well, catch the next.-London Fun.
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the black smoke which was still float
ing above the chcStnutS. He Snran1 to

the black smoke which was still float
ing above the chestnuts. He sprang to
his feet, with Il low cry of dismay.
$50 that's how come ye got burnedr'
he hissed. Fired my cabin an mebbe
killed my family. You-you scoun-
drel" He raised his rife and then
lowered it. with a bitter laugh. Hits
lucky you're deadr'
A shadow fell across his path, and
he looked up. Several vultures were
circling about overhead. A quick shud-
der ran through his frame. At the
rying feet. A woman rushed past him
sobbing wildly
"My baby! Oh, where's my baby?"
Then. catching sight of the PROSTATE
figure. she threw herself upon 1t. "Oh,
my boy. my boyv' she cried. Thank
God. thank Godr'
whats the matter, Alice?" the man
asked sternly "Are you crazyY
mo. but hits wonder I'm not oh.
Tom. hit was awful-awfulr' And
once more she began to sob wildly.
"What was awful?'
'"rhe fire. saw hit ALL Me n the
children went roun' on t'other side the
ravine fer-fer berries lowed the
baby d sleep till we got back. I'd
wrapped hit up keerful. We seen the
fire plain, but we couldn't get back.
Hits long way roun' the ravine.
Then I prayed fer hep, an the boy
come nm saved the baby. He went in
twicet." Her sobbing had gradually
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match had begun the feud. Tom Pc
ters was badly wounded and confined
to his bed for months. In his first
anger he had sworn to kill Winthrop
on sight. but us he recovered he SEEM
ed to think better Of 1t.
AS the years went by the breach be-
came wider, and the children grew up
with the feud us part of their heritage.
1t had long been suspected in the
valley that Winthrop was engaged in
,noonshining. but proof was difficult.
Several times the officers had made
sudden descents upon his place. only
to be surprised by his blank looks OF
wonder and willingness to show them
around.
But at last they had their revenge.
One dark night they stole into the
ravine and found him at work. He
had escaped himself. but the still and
the supply Of whisky were DESTROYED.
Since then he had kept in hiding.
Food and information We're brought
to him by his son. and the two spent
long hours in discussing plans OF re-
venge Both were fully convinced that
Peters was the instigator of the raid.
He had known Of the existence of the
still Indeed, he had helped to make
it many years before. He was familiar
with the secret entrance TO the ravine
and knew all about Winthrop's habit
Of working at night. And only few
weeks before the boy had seen him In
the settlement talking with one of the
officers. No: there was no doubt who
was the secret enemy!
As Bob Winthrop made his way UP
the mountain path his eyes grew more
fierce and angry He thought of bis
father hiding among the rocks. of the
ruins Of the still. OF gentle old Driver
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THE BOTTLE CoNjvRER.
An Old Time Hoax That Caused q Nist
In q London Thsatsr.

In . London Thsatsr.
In 1748 there appeared In the news
papers of London an advertisement
stating that on certain night a re-
markable conjurer would perform In
the Haymarket theater. He would, the
advertisement ran, borrow common
walking cane from any member of the
audience and "thereupon play the mu-
sic Of every instrument now In use"
1t was also promised that he would
take an ordinary wine bottle, place It
on table in the middle of the stage,
get into it ''in the sight Of all the
spectators" and sing while In 1t. In
The same issue of the newspaper was
second advertisement announcing
the arrival of Signor Capitello Jum-
pedo. "a surprising dwarf no taller
than tobacco pipe" who engaged to
perform with and outdo the bottle con.
jurer." comforting himself in all man.
ner Of shapes and finally opening his
mouth wide and jumping down his
own throat" This feat, not without
reason. Signor Jumpedo described rs
the most wonderfulest wonder Of all
wonders as ever the world wondered
at
The night set for this dual display
Of "wonderfulest wonders" found the
theater packed from roof to pit But
as the time passed and the curtain re-
manned down catcalls and misses be-
gan to be heard Then a man in the
pit stood up and In calm voice an
nounced that If double prices were
paid the conjurer would get into a
pint instead of quart bottle. At once
the audience realized that they were
being hoaxed. Somebody threw 4
lighted candle into a box. and this was
the signal for riot. Benches were
torn up and boxes pulled down. while
the timid rushed for the doors. with
great loss of wigs. hats, swords and
canes. Those who remained. re-en-
forced by roughs from outside. COM
pletely destroyed the interior of the
theater and finished up by dragging
the scenery into the street. whore II
was burned In huge bonfire. Nor
was tire author Of this imposture ever
discovered. although 1t was commonly
attributed either to an actor who had
| been discharged or to misc hievous
| nobleman bent on winning a wager
New York Tribune
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METAL MONEY.
The Greeks Started Coming Long Be-
fore the Christian Era.
NUMBER 2.

fore the Christian Era.
The invention of coinage is due to
the Greeks. most probably to the bank
ers Of Halicarnassos and adjacent
Asia Minor Greek colonies, who to-
ward the end of the eighth century
B. C. began stamping the small gold
and electron ingots which passed
through their hands as currency with
4 mark Of some sort intended to guar
antee the weight and purity Of the
metal. Such ingots very soon assumed
around and more regular shape. which
We find already in the older silver
coins from Aegina, nearly contemporary
with the Asia Minor beans"
Curious to say. none of the surround
ing peoples with whom the Asiatic and
European Greeks were in constant
communication. political or CONNER
cial. took up the wonderful invention
which at present seems to us of such
obvious necessity that we scarcely
realize how the civilized world Of old
can ever have got on without It, AS a
matter Of fact. however. neither the
Phoenicians. with their practical com
mercial sense. nor the Lydians nor the
Persians. who claimed the supremacy
over the very cities where the new
currency was initiated, nor. Of course.
the Egyptians. ever had coinage till the
conQuests of Alexander disseminated
the Greek civilization all through The
eastern world
The Romans came to know of 1t
through the Greek cities in Sicily aud
Magma Graecia and began striking sill
yer coins toward the beginning of the
third century r. C. In the meantime
with the Greeks die sinking. like ev-
crything else. had fallen within the
domain Of art. and their coins. above
all those struck during the fifth and
fourth centuries B. C. by the Dorians
Of Sicily at Syracuse and Agrigcntum.
have never been equaled and remain
forever standard Of beauty for the
artist and model of perfection for
the die sinker.-I-ondon Saturday Re-
view
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A FEUD IN THE
MOUNTAINS,
The Avenger Forgets His EnmIty
to Perform a Noble Deed.
BY FRANK II. SWEET.

copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Somebody II be made ter pay fer
this!" The words were Kissed rather
than spoken. and the boys fingers
closed convulsiveIy ON the barrel of
his long rifle. 1t was not yet noon, but
the shadows of the forest were thick
around him. Stray CLEANS OF sunlight
came through occasional openings In
the foliage. and one of these fell ut the
boys feet and rested upon the dead
body Of large deerhound 1t just
touched the delicate face and ears. but
left In pitying shadow the ugly wound
made by the bullet As the young
mountaineer gazed at the dark scar
his eye CLEANED fiercely.
Somebody II pay fer hit" he re-
peated savagely. IAN low thet some
sneakin' spy an traitor! He's driv pap
into the mountains by his lyin' an tale
bearin'. an now he thinks he'll do
what he likes with our family COS
I'm boy But I'll show him. Hit
shan't be said I'm the best shot In the
mounting fer nothin'. I'll end this old
quart now fer good n always"
Then his mood changed Letting his
rifle fall upon the ground. he threw
himself beside the dead body of his
friend.
Poor old Driver! he sobbed Cant
you speak ter me-? Amt you n me
goin' on any more hunts? Poor old
doggie. poor old doggie!' For some
time he lay there sobbing bitterly Then
he rose and began 10 scoop a hole in
the loose sand Then he lifted the
dead body OF his friend and laid 1t
gently in its last resting place.
''Goodby. old doggie." he said as he
turned away. II wish you knew what
I'm going fer. You'd rest more easy"
He moved along slowly and eau
tiously and paused frequently to look
around Across wild ravines and up.
up the narrow mountain path slowly
and stealthily he moved. and never for
Il moment did the angry gleam leave
his eyes or his mouth lose its reso-
lutte larShness.
On this side the range was wild and
almost inaccessible. and the cabins OF
| the hardy mountaineers were far
| apart. Perched like an eagles nest or
narrow shelf Of rock and hidden
from the valley below by thick
growth Of chestnuts was the home OF
Tom Peters. His nearest neighbor was
Jake Winthrop. who had built his
cabin in the widest part of gloomy
r:ivine three miles down the mountain
Time was when these two men had
been good friends. but that was years
ago. A sudden quarrel at shooting
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DISCUSSES FAILED.
Experiences ct Emperor Napoleon !. At
Masked Ball.

Experiences Of Emperor Napoleon !. At
Masked Ball.
The Emperor Napoleon l. once an
nounced to his valet that he intended
on a certain evening going to ball at
the Italian embassy and requested
that complete costumes should be sent
In advance The valet. Constant.
obeyed and attended his imperious mas
ter and commenced to dress him In
manner which might. had the emperor
followed the Wallets advice. have de-
fed detection. Constant had some
trouble with Napoleon over one or two
minor matters, but when 1t came to
changing his top boots for shoes the
emperor resoluteiy refused.
Going into the ballroom. Napoleon at
once relapsed into his accustomed at
titude and. wishing to engage a lady
In conversation. approached her With
his hands behind his back. 10 bis
6rst question she prefaced her reply
with sire" Turning away abruptly.
he went back to his room and said:
You were right. Constant have
been recognized. Give me another cos
tune and shoes this time"
The valet redressed his master and
warned him to keep his hands at his
side. No sooner had be entered the
room the second time than once more
be relapsed into his natural attitude.
This time lady addressed him. Sire.
you are recognized" Once more the
emperor left the room In disgust.
Returning to his room. Napoleon
was disguised for the third time. His
toilet complete. be went back to the
ballroom, which he entered as II Il
| were a barrack room. pushing and
staggering. He was at once detected
and some one whispered to him
"Your majesty Is recognized" An
other disappointment and another
change, still with the same result. ant
In the end the emperor left the EN-
bassy convinced that it was ilnpossi
Bile to conceal his identity.
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The Mathematical Problem.

work." After a great many perplexed
frowns and much nibbling at her pen
ell she looked up and said:
1.-THE only answer ! can get to this
example Is five and three-fourthS
horses Do you s'pose that Is right.
mamma =
"Well, l don't know" answered her
mother cautiously 1T sounds rather
queer"
A long pause: then the small aritn'
metician's face lit up with O smile
"Oh. / know" she cried; I'll reduce
the tbree-fourths horses to cOlfs.-
Woman's Home Companion.
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ceased. and she now looked up. with
pitiful inquiry in her eyes.
where's my baby?' she asked
wistfully. A low cry from the bushes
answered her. In moment the baby
was brought and placed in her arms.
"An' did the boy get all them burns
a-savin' hit?" Tom Peters asked. with
strange look on his face
The woman nodded
II thought hit war an angel" she
said simply "sent ter answer my
pra'r."
Unconsciously her hand began to
stroke the boys face. Either the pain
or something in her touch seemed to
arouse him. After moment he open
ed his eyes and gazed at them Gu
riously. Then he recognized Peters.
"Is your gun loaded?" he asked con-
fusedly.
NO." and the strong voice trembled
a little. II low there won't be no
more use fer guns atween u.s.
"But I low there will" And by a
desperate effort the boy struggled to
his feet Il feel sorter queer. but |
reckon In hold a gun. An hits time
this quart war settled"
The man folded his arms.
"You'n shoot eff you like ter" he said
quietly. "but I'm through"
The boys eyes blazed scornfully.
$50 you're n coward's wells spy
m dorg killer?" he taunted
A quick flush passed over the mans
face.
~ don't know what you mean by
spy m dorg killer" he said. "but Tom
Peters amt centrally spoke Of az a
coward"
"Didn' you bring the officers down
on pap's still:" fercely "Didn' you
kill my dorg? Amt you been. sneak
in spy all 'long?'
81 never heered of the still bein' took
till this mornin'" was the calm an
swer. IAN amt man rs kills dorgs.
l seen lot O settlemint boys huntin'
yesterd'y. an mebbe some o. them shot
him" Then he added gently. "You m
me can't fight any more"
The fierce light died slowly from the
boys eyes.
"But | seen you talkin' with the off.
Ger down to the settlemint." he said
doubtfully.
"He war askin' me bout darky
who used 10 work fer you all. He
| ,loxr.ol ~, hr;h;n, hin, hut ho6 nr
idee what t war fer
The baby began to coo softly. and
the boy reached out to touch It. Tht
poor blistered face could not smile
but the eyes had grown very soft and
tender
"Then there amt no cause fer quar-
atween u.s." he said musingly. "I'n
right glad Pop thought a heap o you
That's what made him so bitter. HI
lowed you war spyin' ag'in him"
"Id ruther be frien's with your pal
than with any man in the who'll
worl'." was the quick answer. I'D 9
made up long go. but knew t wa
no use. He war that bitter he'd {
shot me on sight"
A faint shadow across the sun mad
them look up. Far away In the SIX
and almost lost to view were sewers
dark spots. They were the vulture!
Even as they looked the spots disaI
peared.
The boy reached ont his hand. an
the man grasped 1t warmly.
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Passionate Fondnsss.

do you think that most people now
adays worship money!"
''No; | won't go az far as that" an
swered the home grown philosopher.
'but | will say that the love Of money
b seldom platonic. "-NtwY York Journal.
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A FAMOUS BANKNOTE.
The One That Cruikshank Drew and
the Crowds It Drew

The One That cruikshank Drew and
the Crowds II Drew.
One day about the year 1918 George
Cruikshank was passing Newgate on
his way to the exchange when. seeing
a crowd collected. he went forward to
learn what was the matter aud saw
that it was the execution of several
men and women. He was Mortified ut
the spectacle and on inquiring learned
that the woman was being hanged for
passing counterfeit one pound notes.
He learned also that this punishment
was quite Il common thing even
though the poor wretches often sinncd
In Ignorance. being the dupcs of men
who sent them to buy some tritles and
return the change to them WrunE
with pity and with shame. Cruikshank
went home and Immediately. under The,
inspiration Of his feeling. sketchetl q
grotesque caricature Of binknOtp
He called IT bank restriction note
not to be initiated. He represented on
It a place Of execution. with spaces
about filled In with halters and mana.
cles. q figure of Britannia devourir.
her children and transport ships bear
ing the lucky or unlucky ones who had
escaped death to Van Dieman's Land.
or Australia. while In place of the well
known signature Of Abraham Newiand
was that Of u Ketch.'
He had just finished this when his
publisher. Hone. entered and. seeing II.
begged to have 1t for publication. So
Cruikshank etched 1t and gave It to
Hone. who exhibited It for sale IN his
window with startling effect Crowds
quickly began to gather and purchased
| 80 eagerly that the Issue was soon ex-
hausted.
Cruikshank was kept hard ut work
| making more etchings. The crowds
| grew so great that the street WAS
blocked. and the mayor had to send
soldiers to clear It, Hone realized "rer
f7O0 in few days.-IOndon standard
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Well Enough.

didn't I tell you to let well enough
alone?' said the doctor to the cOnva-
lescent who had disobeyed and was
suffering q relapse.
Eyes. doctor" whined the patient,
''but I wasn't well enough. Detroit
Free Press
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DR.. E. G. Allen, of Shreveport,

Announces that he has opened an office
in the Cooper Building. Dr.. Allen is
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-01
SCORES ANTICIPATED METHODS.
Chairman Ives Says Railroads Waste
Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars
on Anticipated Terminal Facilities.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Scoring the
methods of handling freight on rail-
roads, and declaring that hundreds
of thousands Of dollars ere annually
wasted by the railroads because of
antiquated terminal facilities, D. O.
Ives, chairman of the transportation
department of the chamber of COM
merce, resumed his testimony today
before the interstate commerce COM
mission in the hearing on increased
railroad rates.
Mr.. Ives said the freight service
generally throughout the country had
deteriorated, and that the railroads
constantly Disseminated in favor of
a large center of traffic to the detri-
ment of smaller centers. The side
lines over which the great volume of
freight moved, he said, have been
suppressed. The fast freight train
service has been encouraged on all
lines, in Mr. Ives opinion, but it is ir-
regular and not generally acceptable
to all classes of shippers.
George A. Post, president of the
railway business association of New
York City, the next witness. said he
had been summoned because of char
ges made by preceding witnesses
against the association, in that the
association had urged shippers to
support the contention Of the rail-
roads for increased freight rates. He
declared that the association had re-
Trained from expressing an official
opinion upon the question of rate ad-
vances and did not propose to do so in
spite of public reports to the con-
trary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-01


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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-01

Weather n@r~~n k~Ys Tms~~~n~~Aay
Odd wamxA~w VIII Isrv~~dz uwwsmx
th~ ssxs Fww n.yw Over Tss~xrsws
K@ss ct IAe Mnwks~~.
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fsw dsys ossr practically - aassrs<ss
east O. tie noSky Mesaf.ans - pre-
ds<zed - tie weasAsr Hsar~As Co re-
pcrss 81 - sxtxaxlve are. - AlxA
haruustrix pressure oxsr Alaska sna
the sxtresns norsAwess. wAere tea
peratnrs8 are COZ tie lcwems - tie
s@Ason-
Dnrsng the lass - hears mnxA
colder weather has prevailed - TIE
ohlo Valley md Calf ana sossAe~n
Atlantic States. and there we're frosss
~ far South - soatA Flcrsda.
Storm warnings are dsspixved to-
day on the Sew Eagisnd coast On &C.
count q the disturbances. ~haeA Aas
been moving norsheassard from the
Caroiinas
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-01

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marie Kxs rs.eA<4. and feF an zIkss
enxiss~rsag pra5ses ef meSssa tsm@
20 he lsstis tewn ef M.sksys. exaxaa-
sily called Mseksy's Ferry. eaa whlss
sas changed With The p.ssaax o< 10
old fsrry steamer -JoAa w. 0xxr~st-"
thai piled the waters 81 tie Aiee-
marie Tor yesrx no otAsr ro&3 -
the eoust.y eesl4 serve msais - -
dinsrs % IL pasrons ss1sr ssss 81
usual and novsi sarroan6iaxa
TIE Norfolk eouthsrE las improx-
cd tn passenger ssrvies woaasrfaIiy
within the i.st Tee menska only
within tho past fsw weeks q alsAt
service vita Pullman sasspsnx ear
vas inaugurate1 hesween this city
and ooldsooro. TAs vast fertile sse-
ton OF Eastern North careiins
through which its lines travsrss -
brought into closer and more snti-
mate touch with The business later
est OF this city. and where before
the bridge over the Sound vas eoa-
strncted and transporsatien. both
passenger and freight. was allow and
unsatisfactory. fast and comfortably
equipped express trains now operate.
bringing the section soath OF the
Sound. and az far south N New Bern
and Beaufort. .nto closer commercial
and social relations.
The road 10 20 be heartily eongrat-
ulated upon It's wide-awake spirit and
should be literally patronized b. the
public and the business interest
xhieh It serves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-01

Will Probably Be Ready by Saturda!
Night.

Washington. Nov. 30.-The mes
sage that President Taft Ia now pre-
pairing for Congress Is expected to ex-
coed in length any that he has ever
sent In. According to the best fore
cast available at the executive Office
of the White House today 1t will con-
tain over 10000 words.
Though the president is spending
every moment available on his task
it was stated today that the message
probably would not be ready for dis
tribution to the press associations un-
til Saturday night or Sunday.
Newspaper men are beseiging the
White House daily in the hope of get
ting the message at an earlier date,
but thus far Secretary Norton has
been unable to promise them any
thing better than Saturday night
In his message President Taft will
urge Congress to pass a pension re-