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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
MATS MAKE THE HEIRLOOMS
Most Cherished Possessions of the
samoans, ard the Older They
Are, the Better.

Among the curious customs of the
Samoans Is that of making heirIooms
Of mats. BY some simple process of
reasoning the mat has come to be
Identified with the family, as the
heartstone is additionally sacred
among the Saxon race.
The Samoan mats are really fine
specimens of art. The people esteem
them much more highly than any ar
ticle OF European manufacture and
the older they are the more they are
regarded.
Some Of them have names known
all over the Samoan group. the old
est is called Moe-e Fulfil. or .sThe
man that slept among the creepers 1"
II got this title by reason of the fact
that 1t had been hidden away for
years among the creeping convolyulus
that grows wild along the seashore.
1t is known to be 200 years old. as
the names OF its owners during that
period can be traced
The possession of one of these old
mats gives the owner great Dover.
in fact. 1t is a title deed to rank and
property. from the Samoan stand.
point II Is no matter Ii the mats
are tattered and worn out: their an.
tiquity Is their value and for some nj
the most cherished OF them large
sums OF money would be refused.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Eating With a Millionaire.

In the March American Magazine
Hugh s. Fullerton writes an anus
ing, and at the same time impor-
tant, article on Eating" Following
is one of his stories:
"a few days ago | accepted an in
vitation to lunch with the heir OF
one of Chicago's packers.
Louis he said, after examining
the menu dangerously. A small por-
ton of the clear soup, and please
have Adolph brush the edge Of the
cups with sprig of garlic. He for
got it yesterday.
And, Louis, trifle of the goose
liver Please serve it on the inside
leaves of the head lettuce. A salad
of pimento and grapefruit, Louis.
l shall make the dressing. Please
bring me my own oil and my box of
chilli pepper. The flavor of that
which they serve here is much in
ferior, SO l import my own oil and
chilli he explained to me.
Gle concluded the order after
some criticism and effort and turned
to me: I'm beastly hungry, old
Top he remarked. I've really a
vulgar appetite. I've gone in heavy
for physical culture you know, and
l eat like a harvest hand
1.-The point of this story is l was a
friend of his grandfather. I used
to see him in the cattle pens at the
yards at 4 a. M, jabbing his .huml
into the ribs of steers, wading
through the mire and bidding Justify
About z a. m, when he had bid in
enough beef for the days kill, he
walked over to Gleim's sausage fac
tory.
And he and Looie, the boss sau-
sage-maker, would eat five pounds
of 'red-hots' and the gravy sopped
up with bread, drink a half gallon
of scalding coffee and discuss the
market. He lived to be seventy-two
His grandson will die before he is
thirty-five"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Leading a Dancing Bear.

superior young ladies, superior board
Ing school, and she used 1t on this &C.
casion. Both man and bear looked at
her in establishment and shook their
heads. They had never been in China
They were motioned to get out of the
road-to get off the face of the earth.
but the man smiled, and the bear went
to dancing. That settled things for
the pony. He had that cart tipped
over and was On his way home inside
of fifteen seconds. The girl went with
the cart and lay in a heap by the
roadside
From point half a mile away the
coming Mr.. Hopewell had witnessed
the accident, and he increased speed
and came up like cyclone. The bear
was hit and sent against the fence,
and then he descended and waded in
to the pirate and ran him far across
the fields. 1t was busy day for pirate
and bear. Under the strict rules of
romance the young man should have
gone to the rescue OF the distressed
damsel first Of all, but he was q trihe
excited and mixed things up This
gave Miss Ethel her opportunity. She
had fallen on a soft spot and was only
Jared. She smiled when the bear
went flying. and she laughed as the
pirate fed. She could have got to her
feet and brushed OF the dust and
picked up her hat-but she didn't. AS
soon as she saw her rescuer returning
she resumed recumbent position and
closed her eyes. Great care was tax
en- 70 make the position a graceful
one
Mr.. Hopewen came running and
breathing hard. He thought of broken
bones and death. He bent over the
girl and saw that she lived, and he
ran to q water-hole beside the high.
way and wet his handkerchief and re,
turned to sop her face. Miss Ethel
knew that 1t was muddy water and
full OF wriggiers. but she never
fiinched. She wanted to hear what
the young man would say. She was
gratihed.
Heavens. but hope she Is not bad.
" in5ured!" he exclaimed as he
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Would Place Early on an Island.

Early, the former North CAROLYN
ian and alleged leper, is sill puz-
cling the authorities at Tacoma
Washington, his latest place of resi-
dence. The latest plan devised for
Early is to place him on Eagle Is
land, a dot on Puget Sound four
acres in extent, where 2 lighthouse
is stationed. The Spanish-Ameri-
can War veterans are taking up the
fight for Early and will demand that
his full disability pension of s72
monthly be restored. They will also
ask that the contract for keeping
the light on Eagle Island be given
Early's wife. This pays $500 per an
mum.
Early has three children, two born
since the disease broke out
Statesville Landmark.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Long Staple Cotton In CASTOR County.

Long Staple Cotton In CASTOR County.
The Gastonia correspondent OF the
Charlotte Observer says:
"Messrs. Edgar Lewis and J. H.
Lewis. brothers, who farm together
on Route l west Of town about a
mile, raised some Lewis long staple
cotton the past season. Six acres
were planted in this staple and a
stand was gotten on about five and
one-half acres. From this they real
lied four bales which they sold at
16 IL cents per pound on the Gas
tonia market at a time when the
short staple was bringing 8 IL cents.
They also planted fourteen and one
half acres in short staple and from
this realized six bales. AS yet they
have not sold this, but 1t is worth 10
cents now on the local market. In
addition to getting Is IL cents for
the lint, the Messrs. Lewis have sold
all of Their seed at 81 per bushel,
realizing SOS per bale for them, or
a total of $3.50 for the seed from
four bales. The small yield secured
by them in the case of both long and
short staples was, of course, due to
the very severe drought Of last sea-
SON."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Through the
Passing Shower
By s b. HockiC

Four years in Alaska vas lone
time And that length OF uEne
firm, her and no letters-seemeo "~N
fonr wears Of eternity TO Buell. Searcs
Sow he Was sixteen days On the way
home and he groaned With the remen
nrznce Of IL A womAns love io'
money had sent him TO the frozen
North. II was not Celia Acton wac
cared for noney-lt was Camilla Ac
ton. the aunt who commanded H00
marriage
The girls mother. widowed and dy-
ing. had given her. At three days o'a
To John and Camilla Acton: and &c
them the girl had given loving oeeof
enee. They were good 10 her. Inc
daughters OF the house had no more
advantages. But life In the Acton
circle took money. The three sons
spent much at college and out Inc
household purse was not growing per
ceptibly heavier with the years. When
the time would come for the estate 10
be divided among their own, the Ac
tons felt that there would be nothing
to spare for the little niece. Gems
must marry money.
But. unfortunately. Guy, impulsive
Guy. had In the Christmas OF his sen
Tor year, brought a classmate home
with him.
He's the best fellow on earth. NAM
SIZE" Guy had Informed his parent
"but"-this is for Doro's benefit. that
she might not mistake him for an eiig
ible-" he's poor-my!
Dorothy evaded Buell. Searcy, but
the pretty slight Celia. forgetting mat
rimonial needs, fell at once under the
charm of his soft brown eyes and gen
tie manners.
A year after, when some slight dc
gree of professional success was
Searcy's and he dared to ask the Ac'
tons consent to his marriage TO their
niece, he met hasty refusal.
IF | give up the law and 90 away
to come back rich, will you give heI
to me-" Searcy had asked.
Yes" they had answered. to be rid
Of him But he had believed In their
promise and gone to the Klondyke.
The aunt had stipulated that he
write only in reply to Celia's letters
When no answer came to his second
letter after 1t had been three months
sent, he was hurt and puzzled. At
parting, Celia had slipped a card In
his breast pocket, card bearing a
little spray Of forget-me-nots, and the
words. Buell.. l will wait" The for
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Many Driven From Home.

Every year, in many parts OF the
country, thousands are driven from
their homes by coughs and lung dis
eases. Friends and business are left
behind for other climates, but this is
costly and not always sure. A bet
ter way-the way OF multitudes--is
to use DR., Kings Nv Discovery and
cure yourself at home. Stay right
there, with your friends, and take
this safe medicine. Throat and luna
troubles find quick relief and health
returns. Its help in coughs, colds
grip, Group, whooping cough and sors
lungs make it positive blessing. sc
cents and $1.00. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
BEWARE MENTAL VAMPIRE
He Likes Best to Get His Prey lra
Corner and Drain Him Dry o.
Suggestions.

Ii you value your own ideas, L y
nave use, or even respect Tor Is
casual products of your Own o'1-
ware the vampire, He is. perchasa
at your elbow as you sit in frienl
and bibulous intercourse He iETn
mayhap. in the adjoining oa'~
chair, or lies In wait next TO yoa :
the street car. No poet has So
him. But he is close at hand, =
ready, with fiendish smile and sgs"
speech, to lure you into an eIpsns"
or an eloquent moment
frequently he Is the paraguay
on some daily or weekly publczn'-
Beneath his deceptive exterior o. y
speciality may even lie the EAis
ened heart Of jokester for CO.
Often he Is a writer Of fuglu'e
which means seldom seen-verse. =
ries, sketches, plays. even noVeis.
ways he has his note books azh2!
IL not In actual evidence, al leas@
hind those eager, listening ears :
his.
All is sustenance 10 the ls--
vampire. The eulogy of the co1-..
tor on a bad nickel, the complins.~
OF the chauffeur who carelessly =
es his pedestrian, the chaneHrs
the housewife, the small talk OF :
bars. the repartee of the ne"s'o.
the latest exploit of the dr2Pr
clerk But best he likes TO draw
prey into some corner and dram .
dry Of anecdote and Suggestion
ne is clever at his trade you VIII
even know your loss until you
some distorted image Of . pes s''-. !.
expression. opinion or fantasy =.
print By that time the vampire
taken his ghoulish appetite to 80
quarters beyond reach of your
eous wrath Ware him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Farm Topics
Cation That Sold for Is I-2 Cents.

What do you think OF thatF
IT sounds good and Is a fact tna'
a bale of cotton sold in States''ile
Yesterday for IS 1-2 cents pound
IL was not ordinary cotton now
ever. but the long staple variety
The cotton was grown by Mr. A u
prawley. the Barringer Township
trucker. and Is, so far as known the
Arst bale of long staple ever pro-
duced in Iredell. MIR. Henry steele
of statesyille. was the purchaser.
Mr.. Brawley says 1t costs niue
more 10 grow the long staple cotton
hut the difference in selling price
more than makes up for the cost.
His bale was produced on about Two
and a half acres but the season was
unfayorable. He thinks with good
season the long staple will yield a
half bale, or more, to the acre.
The seed sell for 81 per bushei'
but Mr.. Brawley has no seed for
sale. He will plant all the seed
from this bale and will try the long
stayIe again this season.-StatesVilie
Landmark.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07

get-me-nots withered and the writing
became dim with the pressure of
Searcy's lips but Celia's letter never
came Mrs. Acton alone. could have
told him why.
One day, months later, an appealing
little note reached an Alaska postmas.
ter, but he could reply only that the
gentleman named Buell. Searcy had
gone, nobody knew where.
Celia despaired. He is dead in
those awful billiards." she mourned
He would have written again, Oh.
Auntie, | know he is dead,"
Near the end of the fourth wear
Payne Lindsay. banker and man of
forty, met Celia and was charmed with
the Wlstful blue eyes. The aunt was
much elated when this difficult catchn
MADE first call. When Lindsay's at
tentions became pronounced, Mrs. Ac.
Ton arranged for Celia to spend a long
requested month with a cousin I'm his
city. ---0
we are gratified at the honor vou
pay Celia IN wishing to marry her +"
ran Mrs Acton's reply to Payne Lind.
says letter. a few days after. ~and
since you are compelled to 20 abroad
SO soon, you have our consent tn a,
immediate marriage. should she favor
you" A"'of
You are sure Aunt Camilla and Tn
Gle John wish it,"
Lindsay. smiling. unfolded the .r,.,.
letter aunt
Give me another day" Celia n,..s
ed with blanched cheeks. .aTomor-o.
tomorrow evening" win answa.
you" answer
lovers quarrel. darlins,- NJ
Irving studied Celia's pale S.o LIS
morning. next
NO. Cousin Alexandria. Mr. IT,.
duly. na spoke
men run out for a WALL .e
lunch. responded that h-,sL aoef
"aKer' relieved You need color.
VINO would have thought of ri
s :. Drlnant June afternoons Ce,,s
So hastily in the waitinT.roo wen !.
ue olg railroad depot which shs III ~
49, rsss and sat down behind a lit,1s
~Mle-haired lady in mourninr Tue
woman. who possessed q delic.t .ns
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
The Political Outlook.
Hickory Times-Mercury.l


We have been watching. The is
sues have been drawn. One can be-
gin to see what the outlook is. 1t
now looks like Teddy is in the race
sure enough. AS Frank Allen says:
Teddy is a dead game sport" He
may likely receive the nomination.
He would get more votes in this
State than Mr.. Taft, that is, unless
some do as they did two years ago:
get sore and refuse to work because
things didn't go as they wanted
them. Such politics is based on self.
which means sin, and is hateful
AS to the State, it looks like Set
tie will run for Governor, Morehead
be reelected State Chairman and
Butler be National Committeeman.
So the outlook seems, Roosevelt, Set
tie, Morehead and Butler. The only
objection to this ticket, or outfit is
1t might scare our Democratic
friends. A scared Democrat is hard
to head of, any tactics is right. This
is as the Mercury sees it. @
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07

eence-invfting face. was t,r,..
tired-looking man
And this Is the frs; rsss
seen In four years. NJ
where have you been
-f've been where tAe-e,
ture bu, frost respone~. :. "a
Its q miserable place q, -
live. madam" be vent OF
not send rny worst enere e.. -
Ny friends we're sorry u
me. but glad TO see ne g.; an. =
10 see any one leave that Az L
try"
j hope you orpuxh, ,o-g..s
said bis companion
Not T." The man s-rss
Cold Is not piled up in =.
there rs We foolishly bs.gsr,
we 80 10 see I am a snail -
my hands" Re held up a pair -
hands with enlarged joints a.
my hands are large Ws., q
and grinding. made them 50 =.
was worse than useless -,
she" He canght hinsel, 60
You left some one eeh!rs.
listener haxarded.
MY sweetheart" he aasu.-.
she never wrote 10 me after -.
pie sent me away. suppose th.vs-
suRded her to marry another I -
not have come back. but xn -
sick for better things.
And you are goins
supplemented.
I'm going back where tire.
my work for a will O. the "a. !
begin all over again"
Your train. madam" II.
lifted the travellers bag.
Goodbye and God bless Won
SON." she said. You will wr+,. :
me? /. !, too. am alone In the vo-s.
She passed on. He turned tor.h.
look. Celia who had listened. sl,,,
ing her hands until the nails CT, -,
her delicate palms. looked stra!Es, :
to the mellow brown eyes O, B.,
Searcy. The room whirled before :.
Searcy reached her In one 49,.
"Celia-is 1t you? Why did yos Il
write to met" Quivered on bis .g.
ished lips.
81 did" she faltered, three tina
Buell., and when you did not ansus. I
thought. o Buell.. l thought you vsz
dead"
And II thought some rich "a
had claimed you. Has he. CeHar
The girl flushed. A rich man Gsk.,
me to marry him last night, Al :
answer him this evening"
The mans worn face grew a sAas
paler. Il never expected TO SEE 20
again. / haven't any right to ayl
word. for I've come back as poor a
went away, but now that | And 20
free. Celia, don't tell me"
Her soft hands hurt under the ~
of his strong ones. People were 81,
Ing at them.
Il must go home" she said. draVa
her hands away gently; the ra.I .
over and the sun is out"
He slipped her arm in his and ioes
ed into her eyes.
Il want to know" he persisted q
she drew him hastily toward =
street. IF the sun Is out for he :
has set forever. Celia. you were "
ing once to take me penniless-Eo-k
yon be willing now?"
Celia smiled through the tears -
sprang to her eyes.
Il would" she said simply. "Wt;ho's
any ones permission this time"
And Searcy wished that the tr1Ts
ing public could be blotted from -
face of the earth that he and she Eiss
be for one instant alone together.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07

eapbsu the handkerchief II nsF nos@
Poor girl. Poor girl. | wonder
wno ate la She's probably badly naft.
and ought to 60 for q doctor. DIV
bow can | leave her here | nas1
walt It'll somebody comes along "ns
haven't I got brandy-why-sny-
Miss Ethel thoEss: IL would BE good
policy TO sigh 4 Iongdra~n sigh just
g. this moment
Thank heaven for that. feTsenu!
exclaimed the young man
Another sigh. and q movement OF
the head and feet
she IL revivtng! ! hope-on. ]
hope"
The damsel struggled 10 sit up and
was kindly assisted by the young man.
who had hold Of both her hands
"Where-where am T."
Are you hurt! Are any bones
brokeng"
II think not"
I'm SO glad. II was the dancing
bear that scared your pony. and the
cart was upset and you thrown out /
have my auto here. and | must take
you home Can you stand on your
feet? II not. can carry you the few
steps. / can't tell you how frightened
/ have been"
The mantle bearr
They are In the woods over there.
Ha! Excuse me. Ny name Ia Hope
we'll"
better. i can walk. thank you. | can't
tell you how thankful I am While I
was unconscious | thought | heard
somebody say, Poor girl! Poor grill "
Yes. under such circumstances peo-
ple-that is-yes. You live on this
road. do your"
About three miles away"
Let me make you comfortable In
your seat, and / will drive carefully.
You may have an injury after all"
do you think you injured the bear
for life?" asked the patient as the
auto proceeded at a snail's pace.
"Why-why, how do you know that
he was injured at all? You had fallen,
you know"
I'm my unconscious state | thought
I saw the machine hit him and send
him flying"
u believe something Of the kind
happened"
And seemed to see you chasing
the pirate across a field and striking
at the back of his neck"
II might have done so. Strange
case-very strange!"
Conversation Jagged after that. Miss
Ethel had all she could do to keep
from laughing, and Mr.. Hopewell had
chills
There was commotion when The
Willows" was reached. The pony had
come home dragging the wreck behind
him. The mother and servants came
rushing out, and all was excitement
for five minutes. Mr.. Hopewell offered
to carry the injured girl into the
house, and was somewhat amazed
when she made use of her own limbs
with a sort of hop, skip and Jump He
was invited in, and his part of the ad-
venture was listened to with great In
terest. Then Miss Ethel came down
on the veranda to take the mothers
place.
Has the doctor been telephoned
for?" asked Mr.. Hopewell with con-
siderable anxiety
Not yet" was the reply.
But there may be some internal
injury. You smile. You laugh. What
Is It, Miss Lynn"
"The way that bear went rolling!
The way you came running! The hand
kerchief and the muddy water! Ex-
cuse me, but-but-!"
Miss Lynn" said the young man
very soberly, you were unconscious
from the fall"
II guess so'
But aren't you sure?"
Not real sure"
Then with your permission l am &c.
ing to call here until you are COZ.
ytnced that when I said poor girl It
was no half-dream of yours,"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07

industrial justice and good "ii1
among men"
Former Governor Fort, Of Ne"
Jersey. said. In part:
Among the mistakes OF the past
three years has been our failure 10
keep faith with those who expected
a downward revision OF the tarin.
The President should never have
temporized with the Payne-Aldrich
tariff"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07

II you will let Him walk with you
in your streets, and sit with you in
your Offices, and be with you in your
homes. and teach you in your church
es, and abide with you as the living
presence in your hearts, you, too,
shall know what reedom is. and
while you do your duties, be above
your duties; and while you own your
selves the sons Of men, know you are
the sons of God.-Phillips Brooks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Boston Boom for Roosevelt Begins

Boston, Mass, March "A tele-
gram from the Roosevelt National
Committee in Chicago stating that it
appears to be about to 1 for Roose-
velt, letter from the Colonel him
self, and speeches by former Cover
nor Fort, of New Jersey; Governor
Stubs, of Kansas, and Senator CIapp
OF Minnesota, signalized the opening
of the Roosevelt progressives New
England campaign in fremont Tenn
pie tonight. Colonel Roosevelt s
letter said, in part:
This is more than a mere party
contest; this is contest to establish
the right Of the people to rule them
selves, and through their own efforts
to work for the cause of social and
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
The Real Purpose Of the Duke OF
Richmond"
Western Carolina Enterprise.l

Western Carolina Enterprise
The Honorable Richmond Pearson
gives some reasons why Taft should
not be nominated and some other
reasons why Teddy should-all OF
which are more or less logical and
to the point. But the reason he fail
ed to include is also a strong one,
|. e.. SO the Duke of Richmond may
consistently become a candidate for
Congress.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
TAFT FOLLOWERS IN BOLT.
Leave Oklahoma County Convention
When Roosevelt is Endorsed.

Tulso, Okla, March 2.-The Tul-
sa County Republican Convention
here to-day Endorsed Theodore Roo
sevelt for President and George
Priestly, of Bartlesville, for National
Committeeman, and instructed dele
gates to vote as a unit
The Taft forces, forty out of 149
delegates, bolted the convention.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
simmons VIII Run From a Joint
Discussion

Lincoln Tines
There Is strong talk of Tom Set
tie as the Republican candidate for
Governor. Mr.. Settle would make a
good run, and If elected would make
an ideal Governor. but We are still
for John VI. Morehead for Governor.
In our opinion he will poll more
votes than any other Republican in
the State. II any Republican can
beat Craig, Morehead can.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
Not on Account of Simmons.
Wilkes Patriot.

Governor Kitchin charges Senator
Simmons with having "done much
to RepublicaniZe the public thought
of North Carolina" We doubt if
upon the Senator. Thinking and
we'll informed men like R. NJ Miller,
Jr., and other prominent manufac-
turers and business men who are en-
bracing the Republican faith are not
Influenced to any great extent by
politicians. North Carolina is being
"Republicanized" because she has
natural resources, manufacturing
enterprises and farm products that
require protection, and the people
are beginning to find it out
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07
lnouisftIve Hostess

Small Girl (entertaining her
ers caller)-How Ii your little gun
Caller am sorry to say, my
that l haven't any little girl.
Small Girl latter a painful
In the conversation)-How Is
little boy?
Caller-My dear. / haven't any
boz. either.
Small GirI-What are yours wv
ans Home Companion.