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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15

C from . great grandnother. C
whcxr nSe aad costly thiaws we're 10
rare Il would give c,sstnctso1 70 any
frock- Instantly. Dora was smiling.
she evcn p&fted her sisters hand.
saying. oh. but you are clever. Prns.
won'i Be naughty again for . whole
month
Then the two fell TO work. With the
result that Prudence had time next
day 10 81 the rosebud silk 10 slight.
pretty EIInor Leland feel more
than rewarded by the girls shy yes
genuine gratitude.
"You-you are-netter than q fairy
godmo;her. Miss Prue.- ste said
Because this beautiful frock won't
turn 10 rags even II | do dance On
past L. O'Clock
The Marston dance reached almost
the dignity OF ball Dora vas easily
the belle OF it-tan and dashing, vivid
In color. mobile OF face. she caught
every eye. The transfgured green
satin became her as no other gown
had ever done. II swathed her slen-
der. curving shape modesly. yet a.
luringly. Because she knew she was
looking her best. she was at her best
until the unexpected happened.
Elinor as unaccountably late In
coming. Truth TO tell, she had come
long before the rest, and spent the
interval in helping kind Mrs. Marston
with the fine, last details of supper.
She had been wise enough to rest aft
erward-even to sleep a little while.
AS a result she came among the dan
GERS dewy-eyed, and as rosily fresh as
the flowers upon her frock. They had
held color, and showed finely against
a ground once white but now the soft
est cream. The low bodice had a lace
bertha at top-the frostwork OF Il
was caught up In front with a knot
OF real pink roses. Tiny rufies
fiuffed over the foot of the full skirt
Truly, Elinor's feet, beneath. like
little mice, played in and out" Her
mass Of fair, wavy hair, simply part
ed, and coiled low, went beautifully
with the gowns lines. Altogether.
she was picture, the sweetest pic
eyes-Tazewell Gray's eyes.
He had hung about Dora half a
year, all the while conscious of ELI
nor's attraction. Commonly he had
seen her in the world of workaday-
a fragment Of the huge machine
known as public education. Rosy and
rose-beset, he knew her for what she
was-the woman of all the world to
fill and crown his life.
He strobe toward her, forgetting
all else. But before he came to her,
Allan Muir had whisked her of in a |
waltz. Indeed, for a full hour he |
could not get near her. Outblooming |
the roses of yesterday, she put even |
Dora in the shade. Partners, the most |
fnicky, the most eligible, swarmed /
about her-her card was full in a |
twirkling. By way of keeping the |
peace she even parted dances be-
tween the young fellows she knew
best
Tazewell would have no such part
nership. Audaciously, in the face of
an eager partner, he drew Elinor out
On the piazza to say:
Girls of yesterday didn't f1irt-vou
ook the part-are you going to live
ID to it?"
'No-because I don't know how"
1linor murmured, dropping lightly
oward him.
Then and there he kissed her
quite forgetting Dora.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15
Prospects Of Tariff Legislation.

Men are told there Is little likeIi-
hood Of any completed tariff legisla-
don at this session of congress. That
may be fairly accurate as a general
statement two or three months ahead
OF time. 1t Is very improbable that
there win be any revision Of the du.
ties on leather and boots and shoes
before the presidential election. The
reason for that Ia apparent. The pres
ident Ia now fully committed to the
policy OF not revising till after the
tariff board reports. and 1t Is not like
u that the tariR board can report on
leather before this session Of congress
adjourns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15
TARIFF GIVEN CREDIT
PRESIDENT POINTS OUT HOW 1T
HAS ADVANCED PROSPERITY.
Combined With the Economical Ad-
ministratIon Of the Government by
the Republicans the Record
ls Most Worthy.

President Taft In a recent interview
said:
Again, there is my economy com.
mission. If, as l expect, it can tell us
how to run the government so as to
get the largest returns for the small
est outlay. hope congress will give
1t an extension O. three years to dem
onstrate Its conclusions experimental
~.
And speaking of economy reminds
me OF what We have accomplished
even without the aid of any board. On
entering office | warned every cabinet
member and bureau chief that should
hold him individually responsible for
cutting to the bone the expenditures
under his control. On July l, 1909 we
faced a deficit of $56,000,0O0; July /,
1910, saw that changed TO a surplus
OF $14.OO0.0OO; and by July l, 1911, the
surplus had risen to s47O0O,OOO."
Pardon me, Mr.. President. but do
l understand that you attribute all this
10 your administrative economies?"
-Oh. no; l am coming to that. Just
now, though, want you to note that
The normal increase of government
expenditures each fiscal year is about
four per cent; yet the expenditures
which were $662,000OCO during the
fiscal year ending June so, 1909, had
shrunk by June 80, 1911 to 1854, 000.-
600. an actual decrease instead of the
normal increase. This scaling down
process Tor the fiscal year 1911 in
volved cutting the estimates made By
the department heads $4,000, 900.
But to come back to your question:
i fully realize, and | wish our people
would, that the present prosperity of
the treasury is due in no small meas
ure to the existing tariff, which, not
'withstanding all its faults, is a rev
enue producer. There is a good deal
more that can be said of that act It
gave US a maximum-and-minim tar
IN proviso which deem of the highest
importance, and which tended to in
crease our foreign trade substantially.
1t gave free trade with the Philip
pines which has made the islands more
prosperous than ever In their history.
without injury to any American in
nustry. 1t gave authority that used
TO create and appoint a tariff board.
which. though not the commission I
sought. is doing a most useful work:
and 1t imposed a corporation tax, on
which l had set my heart, but which
at times despaired Of getting
through"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15
Properties of Metals.

Is Is well known, some metals are
unsuitable for casting, while Others
nke IRON, can readily be cast In any
desired shape. The property Of cast
ing wen is said to depend upon wheth-
er the metal contracts or expands on
solidifying from the LIQUID form. Iron.
IKE water. expands in solidifying. and
hence the solid metal may be seen
floating in the liquid iron about IL
The expansion causes II to I'LL the die
into which 1t is poured. and SO II can
De cast easily. Gold and silver con-
tract In cooling. and. therefore. are Nos
suitabls for casting
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15
Come Back to Republican Party.

Day by day thousands of voters who
temporarily left the party or stayed at
home on election day Of 1910 are re-
GREETING their action and announcing
their return to their party. They
VIII be found supporting the candidate
and platform Of the Chicago conven-
don and when the Democrats wake up
on the morning Of November 9Th next
they win find that the victory they
are winning on paper now will be a
stupendous defeat, and that old time
Republican politics and principles have
prevailed
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15


be loves the sson. IT.,
brought fresn there. az
them aroua6 The fous,,s. IS y
have to look =; then eve, NJ
He took her little tr,zss-N
In his strong grasp. IA
Look ~ me- be co--
she raised her eyss a. n
steady glance "14,,ss-I- L
set the fairy princess 20. ssa
enchanted garden But a.. =
me do IL In my o~n uay-s.s
me-wiii sheg- "a
-oh. yes" she hresthoa
Every day after Ira, !.
Rosamond did no. know w.. Ia
he used 10 charm her mi. 'eFr
older man grew eager .o- -
arguments with the ro--~ ~
They iunched together Aae -,
gether. and every day Rors-~., .
at the table content 70 L.. :
meet the glance OF the ..,s> x
which seemed to say. alw.r,. -
me"
And she did trust hin .r.-
one day he went By her ul,s -.
head as he passed through a.
den on his way TO his no,o- -
At lunch she had the lev
situation. Il have though. $,
times" her uncle said -~..,----
that the doctor looks al re- -.
he loves you-it would Be : 60
II he should learn to care p. =
Rosamond."
Rosamond's own heart k4a, 4.
riously. but she said carelessl7. -.
scarcely notices me At all uncle
The next day the doctor cana
TO the garden. Il must speak "a =.
before your uncle comes" IA "a :
Rosamond. who had arisen a. ID, :
proach. II love you-I van, 70 :.
MY wife--but-I don't wan, -. :.
marry mo in order 10 esca-e -.
bondage. You must know love 80
before you leave your garden
Rosamond's eyes drooped h.,
the alteration in his. There.
is one man with whom ! could liz. 4
ways in my garden" she WHISPER
He bent 70 hear her. Tell z. y,
name" he commanded. then r,-,,,
her in his arms as she whispers
You"
1 can't carry you OF like ~
In the night" he said after a rav-.
Gus moment II shall have TO bs,,,
the lion in his den, dear"
He'll never consent" she ml
fearfully.
Wait here for me, my Rose" A.,
he kissed her and went away.
Ten minutes later in the dim s,vt,
two angry men faced each other.
IF you do not give your conseu;
shall run away with her." the doctn,
said steadily. You are killing her
Il not physically, at least men.sly
and spiritually-no girl con live co,
stantly with your old gods and sar
yive."
Tomorrow she goes back TO lntI
with me-" said the raging grartla.
You cannot take her away froz
me. I love her too well to have he.
hurt"
Yet you are hurting her. There d
no ache like a heart-ache. Surely 70.
know that, sir"
The old man stared as IL he "a.
been stung. then covered his face :
want to save her." he said.
Then let her love and be loved"
The younger man came over n!
put his hand on the bent shoulder
All that you would have been "a
he woman you loved, will be to
aosamond. Can I say moro tia,
.hat?"
The face that was raised TO bis has
n 1t remuneration, combined Wit
lope. Make her happy" quaveret
he old man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-15

The free wool Democrats who were
steam rolled by Underwood last ses-
sion threaten to upset ,the machine
this season. More harmony.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
DEFENSE SCORES
 IN THE SNEED TRIAL

Fort Worth. Tex. November 2o.-Out of d day of controversy between oppos- ing attorneys as to the admission of testi- mony bearing upon events preceding the killing of A. G. Boyee, ST, in this city last January for which John Beall Sneed, Amarillo banker Is on trial here. two bits of luminous testimony was produced by which the defense Is endcavorlng to show mitigation for Sneed's act. The one was brought out in letter written by the elder Boyee to a friend of Mrs Sneed in which he said: Tell Lena AIrs sneed) that l am with her and will stand hitched if she will This was after Mrs. Sneed had been brought back from Canada where she eloped with Boyce's son. A. G. Boyce, Jr The defense unsnccessfully sought to introduce another letter by which it sought to prove the Boyces were conniving at the elopement.
 The second important event of the day was the testimony Of W. l.. Farwell, as- sistant cashier of bank at Dalhart, Tex, that he had loaned the younger Boyee money just previous to the elope- ment and had in fact secured tickets and sleeping car reservations for Boyce and Mrs. Sneed.
 All these acts subsequently were brought to sneeds attention. the defense argues, and lnflamed him to the point where lie was incapable of mature delib- eration.
 Farwell was on the stand when court adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
STRIKE SITUATION
 IS STILL SERIOUS
RumOred Federal Govern ment May Take Hand
 in Matter

Charleston N. Va, November 2o.-Oc- easional rifle fire directed from the hill- side into the West Virginia coal district, militia anxious There were few develop ments of importance. Tonight none of these concerned in the militia movements today are optimistic.
 Major James I. Pratt returned from the scene of the trouble late today. He said eonditions were bad.
 At a number of isolated points where militia has not yet penetrated practically a condition of anarchy exists. Reports tell of bands of men traveling in dozens boarding trains and putting passengers through a thorough inspection. num- Der of persons have been severely beaten. some of them who were innocent travel CTS.
 Governor Glasscocl is expected to an- nounce soon the sentences passed yester- day by the militia commission following the trials of three men tried for in limitation of workmen and holding up passenger trains. A fourth case was tried and completed today but nothing has been made public.
 Reports are current tonight that the federal government may take a hand in the situation. The federal grand jury convened today and is said to have con sidered the matter of holding up trains carrying mail
 It is rumored that federal troops may take hand. Two carloads of men were sent into the strike district tonight The train bearing the alleged strikebreakers was heavily guarded, a detachment of the militia with d machine gun being on board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
MORSE CODE WAS
 OF IRISH ORIGIN

Washington, November 2o.-rhe Morse telegraph alphabet. by means Of which messages are flashed over the wires enmeshing the civilized world, was not the invention of Samuel F. B. Morse but was of Irish origin, being the old Gaelic dot. dash and space al- phabet of the year 1150. This declar- ation by Prof James Money before the Archaeological society of Washington has stirred up heated controversy Professor Money declared that the Gaelic alphabet or the Ogem system as 1t is known, was actually the basis of the so-ealled Morse code He in sisted his contention was fully carried out by the records of the ancients
 There were IT letters in the Gaelic alphabet" the professor declared and these began with one dash going UT to five dashes and then from five dashes down to one dash and then began the dots. very much the same as the Morse alphabet used in telegraphy."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
SELMA MAY ENTER COTTON STATES
 LEAGUE IN 1913

Selma, November 20 (special) )-Selma will be offered berth in the Cotton States league at a meeting of that organi- zation which will be held during the next few days. Present indications are the franchise will be accepted and that Selma will have a club in that circuit huring the forthcoming season Steps will be taken here within the next few days 10 organize n stock company and to send representative to attend the next meet ing of the league
 II is believed that active steps towards the formation of a stock company to pro- mote baseball in Selma next summer will be taken within the~next few days. To have organized baseball in Selma Eext year it is necessary to pay off about 800 Indebtedness which is still outstand- ing against the Selma club of the South eastern league of last year. The baseball association which took charge af the Selma club of the, Southeastern eague toward the latter part of the past sea son will not go in for the game ncxt summer, and for that reason it will be necessary to organize a new company tC finance the club. 1t is believed that this can be done, as there are a large mum Der of baseball fans in the city ana with tho proper attention the club could be quickly put upon paying basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Claremore. Okla.-H O. Jeffries, ed : itof of the Nowata Advertiser, was acquitted today of the charge of mur- dering Mrs. Irene Goheen, an adver- Using solicitor employed by his paper The Jury returned the verdict of not guilty this forenoon after deliheratins since late in the afternoon Tuesday.
 Charleston, $. C.-Thousands of per sons tonight thronged the harbor front here to view the II illuminated bat tleships of the Atlantic fleet of the United States navy while Admiral Os- terhaus and the other officers of the fleet were guests at ball given at the government navy yard here.
 New York-An addition Of S2.OOO. 900 10 the endowment fund of the Carnegie toundation for the Advancement of reaching was announced by Andrew carnegie al meeting of the trustees or his foundation here today.
 Chieago.1rJack Johnson. negro pugilist under federal indictment for alleged violations of the Mann act will De arraigned before Federal Judge Car penter tomorrow morning. He will be called on to enter pleas to each of five indietments recently returned.
 New York.-oetober was a record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
Officials Apprehensiye

Washington, November 20.-Although without confirmation of the reported mas sacre of Christians in the neghborhood of Jaffa. the officials 'nere admit they have been apprehensive of such troubles or the Syrian coast, where the religions differences between the Mohammedans and the Christians are more pronounced than in any other part of the Ottoman empire.
 large owing to the extensive fruit trade and because of large number of Amer ican missionary and educational nstitu- tic Ds. Within 20 miles of 5affa, which is the port of Jerusalem, arc threelinportant American missionary stations-Tayyibeh, Ranlallah and Ain Areck. There is also large Jewish popula alton, but so far it is not known that they have been disturbed by the Turks or Arabs. whose ill feeling appears to be directed solely against tho Christians
 The foreign warships have been lying at Beirut. about 1J0 miles north of Jaffa and presumably one of these has been dispatched to the latter port Rear Ad- miral Knight. on the armored cruiser Tennessee. is now speeding directly for Beirut His ship is due at Gibraltar to-
 morrow, but it will require almost 4 weeks time for the -crluser to take on coal and traverse the length of the Mcdl- ter iranean to the syrian coast.
 The state department had been coagrat-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
WILSON HAS MADE
 NO SELECTIONS
William ]. Bryan Will Not Visit While in
 Bermuda


 Hamilton. Bermuda, November 20.-.ai statements about selections for the eabi- net may be disregarded until l make the announcement myself" declared Presi- deut-elect Wilson tonight, when he was told of the reports published in the United States
 Governor Wilson said he had not of tered or intimated an offer of a person in his cabinet to any one William J. Bryan, it vas learned today, has not been invited to Bermuda and 1t Is said he is not expected during Mir Wilson's stay.
 Wayoross. Ga. November 20--'I have not conferred with Governor Wilson since the election and have never dis eussed with him at any time. any per- son in connection with any office, and | have no intention Of going to Ber- muda."
 This answer was made tonight by William j. Bryan in response to num- erous messages regarding reports pub lished today that he proposed to visit the Presideut-elect in connection with a cabinet appointment.
 "The public knows that Governor Wilson has gone to Bermuda to rest and that he Is not selecting a cabinet' added Colonel Bryan. They ought to let him do the selecting and not spend their time in guessing. If they do guess I see no reason why l should spend my time discussing their guesses." Colonel Bryan. accompanied by his l vile is en route to Miami. Fla, where they will spend the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
Massacre Renorted

Athens, Greece. November 2o.-Reports of massacres of Christians in Jaffa, Pal estine. caused the commander of the Rus sian cruiser, Oleg, to weigh anchor and depart hurriedy for that district today.
 Five Christian missionary societies are located in the area. The Christian and Missionary alliance has a station with one man, the Church Missionary Society for Africa and. the East two men and two won.en; the London Society for the Pro- motion of Christianity among the Jews two men and two women; the Seventh Day Adventists Mission board one and one woman, and the Tabetha mission school four women. There is also an American orphanage. There are sup posed to be about 10,000 Christians among the inhabitants, the total of whom is es- timated at about 55oe9. There are eight Christian churches and four Jewish sym agogues. There is an English hospital and a French hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
UNDERWOOD VIEWS .|NDORSED IN MOBILE
Urge City to Purchase Lot and Build City
 Auditorium

Mobile. November 20.-(Speciatl l-In a session prolonged by debate in which many shades of opinion were expressed, the Chamber of Commerce and Business league in a general meeting tonight adopted resolutions calling on the city to purchase d lot and build thereon an au- ditorium, endorsing the proposition to call a Panama trade conference. endors- ing proposed bond issue of several hum dred thousand dollars for school purposes hnd endorsing Congressman Oscar W Un- derwoods views on merchant marine. eN- pressed in a speech at Birmingham Tues day night. appointed committee to call on tho city commissioners with view to effecting the abolition of the farm produce wagon tax and requested the local newspapers 10 publish in full a re port containing nearly 150 suggestions from members of the chamber concerning what Mobile needs and how these needs might be supplied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
SUGAR CANE TAKES
 PLACE OF CANDY

Chicago. November 20.-- Special. )- Sugar cane will supplant candy in the affections of younger Chicago next week. George A. Maloney. special agent of the department of agriculture, In charge of the Mobile Bay exhibit at the United States land show. received 8 carload of the succulent stalk yester- day and will see to it that every school child in the city gets taste. The northern child" he said, doesn't know the ecstatic delights of chewing sugar cane which to experience. the southern child will gladly risk a licking. Down Mobile way sugar cane takes the place of candy and we feel as if the northern children have heen overlooked by never having had an opportunity to taste the rich sweet juice"
 The Mobile exhibitors will also give away thousands of Satauma oranges not to speak of candied vans, cooked by two old fashioned southern mann mics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
BARTLETT CLAIMS BULGARS
 WON IN EARLY BATTLES

attack at will the main. line around Hademkeui itself
 "stin more serious was the fact that they eeuld enfilade the Turkish left wing and if they peirced the center at Hadem- lSeui, both wings would be eut off and would be compelled to retire in confusion if were It possible 10 escape at all.
 Having captured the outer works, the Bulgarians devoted the entire day to q tremendous bombardment of the renaiu- ing works. They also demoralized the re- serves by concentrating a section of their fire on the exposed camps. The early morning mist made the fire on the camps ineffective. but later, when he day cleared shooting was resumed with the old-time accuracy, and the effect became painfully apparent among the troops of the first army. A steady drihble of men began to leave the lines. making for shelter -in. the rear and apparently no effort was made to stop them.
 Soon whole battalions began to clear off in masses. and the whole army corps showed signs of breaking up and retiring in confusion, Throughout the morning the Turkish artillery hardly replied to the enemy's fire, being either chary of dis closing ther position, or short of ammu- l hilton.
 It was evident that this bombardmont of tine first army corps was only in- tended to demoralize the troops. and to keep in check any counter attack against the main Bulgarian advance on Hadcm- | keui.
 l During the morning and afternoon no attack was delivered against the maln position which was subpect to the same concentrated bombardment as with the outer works.
 1 Mir Bartlett, telegraphing Wednesday 7 from constantinope says that the Bull 1 garians found the advanced position un- favorable for artillery operations The Hademleui valley by reason of its low l lying character, was exposed 10 the full brunt of the Turkish guns. Therefore, | finding the position not as had been an | ticlpated and their losses becoming ex- cessive. the Dulgarians decided to with draw to the positions which they held be- ! fore the atta K.