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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05
AGENTS WANTED.

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Caucasian in every county where "
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voting your spare time TO the wort
Address. THE CAUCASIAN.
Raleigh, N G
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05

Far away there in the sunsine are
my highest aspirations; I can not
reach them, but I can look up and
see their beauty, believe in them, and
try to follow where they lead
Louisa May Alcott.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05

Johnny, who had been to the cir
Gus, was telling his teacher about the
wonderful things he had seen.
can teacher" he cried, "they had
one big animal they called the hip
hip
"Hippopotamus, DEAR" prompted
the teacher.
81 can't just say it's name" ex-
claimed Johnny, "but it looks just
like nine thousand pounds Of liver"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05

1T Ii not a question o: hos -.
OF my money | will give TO Cod =.
how much OF Gods money vii a.
for myself"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05
Makes the Nation GaSn

The awful list OF injuries o.
Fourth OF July staggers humash,
Set over against II. however. IL u.
wonderful healing. by Bucklen'E A..
MICA Salve. OF thousands who su-s-.
ed from burns. cuts. bruises, bale,
wounds or explosions. It's the qulrt
healer OF boils. ulcers. eczema sore
lips or piles. Twenty-Five cents al
all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05

wANTED.-Man with horse az
buggy to sell and collect. Write
p. o. Box 203, Raleigh. n. c.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
CONTRACTS BY PRISON BOARD
ARRANGES FOR FOOD SUPPLIES TOR
STATE PRISONERS.
Penitentiary Board Held Busy Session
Contracting for Flour, Coffee, Rice
and Sugar for State eonvicts.

Jacksonville Mississippi Fenitentiary
board of trustees held a busy session
closing contracts for flour, sugar, coffee
and other food supplies for the coming
year.
The board passed an order requiring
that the cotton on the Parchman farm
be sampled, and that the samples be
kept in the sample rooms for the in,
spection of all buyers. Before it has
been the custom to allow agents from
the different cotton buyers to take
samples from the cotton and carry it to
their offices in New Orleans and other
places. Those agents who were success
full in securing samples had an advantage
over those who could not get smples
and necessarily an injustice was worked
on some of the buyers. Besides the in
justice OF this method, there was no
small loss from the cotton that a
taken away from The farms as samples,
this amounting to a great deal in a year.
Only one sample will be taken from the
cotton in the future and it will be open
to the inspection of all bidders.
Secretary Yerger stated that the board
had not received any bid for oats and
that he does not know where he will be
able to secure for seed some 200 bush
els of Apple oats and about 600 bush
els of Texas Red Rust Proof oats.
Flour to Hebron-CroXton company at
$5.45 per barrel.
Flour to I. Lowenburg for local ship
menat at 1925.
Coffee to Taylor-Wills Grocery ccm-
pan, POS sacks at II cents.
Rice to j. NJ. Shwabacher, 173 sacks
at 3 1-2 cents.
Sugar to McCIoskey Brothers at 5.22
cents per pound.
Blankets to Feibleman Brothers at 81
each.
Socks to Remington at 7 cents per
pair.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

what the gospel message Ia. and this
confusion Is making many Christians
unhappy as they contemplate their
mission an bearers of the gospel TO
the world. The most cordially &C.
cepted Interpretation of the gospel Ii
that 1t Is social service. Save others
physically and officially, and you save
yourself. Belief In ethical culture or
the work of moral and spiritual evolu.
ton working the gradual elimination
OF evil as now going on successfully,
= with many the gospel.
But who should be the most trusted
spokesman Of such a subject? Would
II not be one who Is very near to the
great teacher, Jesus? 1t would seem so.
and we believe the Apostle Paul was
Just such a persou. and that in the
text he answered the question, What
Is the Gospel" He said he was de-
claring the gospel which he had
preached, and Immediately follows this
statement with the text.
There are just two things here-the
death Of Christ, and the resurrection
OF Christ. The second of these Is pre-
scented without elaboration or com.
ment, Christ rose again from the
dead" but In the first, we have the
death Of Christ with the occasion Of
that death: the expiatlon of our sins.
and the confirmation Of the death by
burial.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

they put their heads together and de
vised n means Of transit that for gen,
eral effectiveness goes ahead OF many
a more ambitious road Of rails and
electricity.
Today II your business takes YOU
from the market to the sea-a long
journey Of Il quarter of a mile-yOu
may ride on the tram line, the equip
ment Of which consists Of one white
mule, n driver, one seller OF tickets
"a w0man-one taker Of tickets-a
man--and one car that seats ten pas
Bengers. The mule Is decorated with
R bunch Of flamboyant feathers that
wave over his Ears like q gaudy orr
famine.
The driver is provided with a horn.
more brassy. more noisy than a dozen
ordinary fish horns, which he Is sup
posed to blow a few minutes before
the car starts on its journey over the
quarter-mile course and at every
street r as he approaches 1t.
Both the seller Of tickets and the col.
lector ride on the car, and both as.
sist with the horn and with the mule
when called on. The ride Ia never
devoid Of interest.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

The growing hatred of the Phari.
kees led them to make the long Jour.
ney from Jerusalem that they might
observe him and find wherein to nc.
cuse him, While they were studying
him they at the same time revealed
their ideal of the kingdom Of God,
They took special notice that the dis.
ciples Of Jesus ate without the careful
observance of the ceremonial cleans
ing of their hands. We must not un-
darstand this to mea sc much the
removal of actual ~uncleanness, but
rather that the disciples had neglect
ed the ceremonial W. Of the
washing Of hands Of which the Phari-
sees were 80 punctilious. Mark ", 3
and ~ adds illumination by calling
especial attention to these traditions
to which the Jews adhered SO tena-
ciously. Thus we can see that their
ideal Of mans relation to God vas
largely q matter OF external ceremony.
Purity to them was an outward mat
ter, something largely governed by the
traditions Of men and which they had
received to hold" V. 8, The answer
Of Jesus reveals a very opposite ideal.
He begins by calling the Pkarisees
hypocrites. A hypocrite Is a play
actor, one who hides behind a mask.
Then applying the prophecy Of Isaiah,
Jesus tells the Pharisees that they
are hiding their true character behind
the mask of ceremonial cleansing,
Such play acting Is but a poor lmi-
tation Of the real heart condition de-.
manded by God FPS. 5l:10). Their
hearts were far from God wen though
With their lips they psofessed to
serve him, and many like things
ye do" The service which is pleas.
ing to God is the doing of his will. 1t
consists not in the fulfilling of a rit-
ual, but in the fulfllment OF life, Q. g.,
a growing character. AS IL this an
Bwer were not sufficiently strong for
the nature Of the case and the evil
mentioned, Jesus openly accuses his
accusers by charging them with set
ting aside the commands Of God, as
given by his servant Moses, for the
traditions which they had accepted
from men. Moses had clearly taught
what q child's relation to his parent
should be, whereas according 10 the
traditions a man was excused from
such obligations IL he said. "Corhan,"
e. g., 81 have dedicated to God that
which would relieve your need" Thus
they prevented a man from serving
his parent and set aside the word OF
God. We may follow tradition so long
as it squares with the word Of God, but
when 1t Ia contrary to the spirit and
intent Of that word, we must at once
break with tradition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
Died for Our SIns.

/. Christ died for sins. The fact
of the death OF Christ on Calvary is
generally received, but with most per.
sons that death was simply that of an
unfortunate young man who had
lived u wonderful life, had manifested
unselfishness to a degree never equal
ed by man, but who made a mistake
by letting himself fall into the hands
Of his enemies and being put to death.
The first cause for the death of
Christ was our sins. With some per.
sons the death OF Jesus Christ has
no possible connection with mans re-
lationship to God, 1t is merely In
6pirational and of moral influence to-
wards a better life, beautiful to be-
hold II you could shut your eyes to the
physical agony and the grewsome
blood-sheddiDg, But such is not the
mission Of the death Of Christ In the
purpose Of God, nor have Paul or the
other apostles so thought. The death
had immediate connection with mans
relationship to God-every man who
Is Joined to Christ vitality, there died
to the world and world died to him
there was the shedding Of blood with.
out which the Scriptures plainly
teach there Is no remission OF sins"
The brief clause, "He was buried"
has far more significance than most
think. 1t Is a confirmation OF the
death which must be perfectly au.
thenticated. The story Of the death
Is quite complete, even before Joseph
of Arimathea appears on the scene,
and the taking of the body, It's burial
with all the details given In the COS.
pels. is quite full. The sepulcher was
sealed, a guard Of soldiers was placed
owe 1t, thus doubly confirming T.
burial Of q dead body.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
CORN CRIB BANK INSECURE
Fire Transforms 15o $50 Gold PIecev
Into a Mass of Yellow
Metal.

Chicago.-One hundred and fifty
bright and shining 500 gold pieces be,
longing to Thomas Ballard, owner OF
O farm at South Western venue and
West 135th street, were quickly con.
verted into an irregular lump of metal
a few days ago.
Ballard had a mania for collecting
$40 gold pieces. He liked to have
them around so well that he got to.
gether $4,000 worth Of them and stored
them In q corner OF his corn crib. To
keep them from getting lonesome he
carelessly Chucked In a matter OF $500
In paper money.
A short time ago he took a load Of
hay and started for Blue Island, The
morning was calm and bright and
Ballard dozed peacefully on the top OF
the load. He was startled from his
dreams by the sound OF his name be.
ing called. Looking around, he beheld
q man running frantically after him.
Your barn Is on fire." screamed
the nan.
Quickly wheeling his team, Ballard
pulled the hay rack around at right
angles and dumped the load by the
wayside and raced madly back to his
farm.
A pathetic sight met his eyes. Tho
barn had burned. Also a shed and
several smaller outbuildings, Fire had
Just attacked the corn crib.
Shouting excitedly for the men who
were fighting the fire to direct their
efforts to the northeast corner Of the
crib, Ballard told them that his money
was stored there.
1t was almost too late. The fire
spread with almost incredible rapid.
ity and was soon licking at the corner
where lay the golden hoard. The
flames were eventually quelled and
as soon as the ruins we're cool enough
the search of the ashes for the treas.
ure began.
Two or three crisped bills were
found; $4,000 In gold was n lumpy
mass; $1,000 retained some semblance
Of 500 gold pieces.
Ballard mOurnfulIy surveyed what
was left of a once beautiful pile q
coin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
BREWER RETURNS
FROM TRIP ABROAD
looked AFTER OLD BOND ISSUE
AND LAND DEAL.
OINED WITH LORD MAYOR
Saws Mississippi Can Get Better Credit
if Regulated Bond Issue Is Wiped
Of-Welcomes English Capital.

.Jarkson.-Hale and hearty after fout
weeks relief from state duties, Gov
Earl Brewer OF Mississippi returned t.
Jackson Monday.
The governor slipped quietly ava!
fn,n Jackson some weeks ago. No fan
fare OF trumpets or bulletin boards an
,ounccd his departure. In fact, it was
several days before even his friends
asarncd that his destination was deal
old Lunnon across the pond.
There were several reasons for the
governors visit to England.
In the first place, he says, there wa.
the matter OF the $ $1,000, 900 repudiated
bond issue of the Planters and Union
bank.
This transaction, which dates way
back to 1871, has given a black-eye tc
Mississippi credit, said Gov. Brewer.
Since the legislature time after time
refused to pay interest OF the bonds, il
Mas been a difficult problem for Mis-
sissippi as II state, her counties or mu
inequalities or corporations to borrow
money on interest less than a flat G
per cent, according to the chief eXecu,
tive.
The governor says that he has a
scheme under way by which this hin,
drance may be removed. He talked with
New York and London inanciers about
it and is hopeful that it might 60
through.
He would not discuss the exact nature
of the plan, saying that he had to give
it more consideration.
lhcn, too, the governor tried to i'm.
press English financial interests with the
value Of Mississippi land.
He is said to have options on several
thousand acres of Delta lands.
The option prices, it is said, range
from $40 to $75 per acre, with an aver
age Of $40.
The governor would not discuss these
deals in any particular other than to
say that if the investments were made
it would be a good thing for the state,
The English syndicate6, he said, had
plenty of money and were quick to in
vest it in permanent improvements.
Gov. Brewer dined with the lord may
or of Manchester.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

Meridian.-The lack of space to care
for the insane in Mississippi, especially
the insane of the negro race, was forci-
bly, brought forward, when it was
learned that there are three crazy ne
groes in the county Jail, having been
declared insane by a jury and ordered
sent to the negro state insane hospital
at Jackson. Tailor Wagner states that
he has notified the insane hospital au-
thorities at jackson that he has the
three negroes, but they in turn inform
him that they ave nc room for them
having rs applications on file.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
HAS ITS PECULIAR CHARM
Market Of Guadalupe One OF the
Most Beautiful That the Tourist
Can Visit.

The market Of ]Gaudaloupe Is one OF
the most beautiful Of its size In the
western world. Its huge glass dome
Is pierced by tall palm trees that form
natural pillars supplementing those OF
iron that support the roof of glass.
The fish exhibit is the show OF the
morning, the blue silk" and pink
silk" FISH taking precedence over all
others for real beauty. They are laid
out on shining marble counters, next
to the baskets of flying %fsh-great
piles Of shining silver.
A few years ago It dawned upon the
people who were running the market
that they might do a larger business If
they had a car line Of some kind, So
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

ty boards Of heath will gladly taxa
charge Of this department.
Z. Show in some graphic way the
differelt soil types OF the county, with
suggested fertilizers, crop rotations, pas,
ture grasses, hay crops and 50 on.
s. Induce the manufacturers OF CO,
ment to make an exhibit Of all the prin.
eipal uses 30 which cement can be put
IN the farm; the manufacturers OF dy.
Mantle to show the uses of dynamite
the manufacturers of cotton seed oil
products 10 exhibit the many products
and so OH and OIL.
3. Offer substantial prizes for the
best farm exhibit in each Of three On
four divisions in the county.
10. Offer liberal prizes for the best
exhibits of live stock and farm products.
IL. Offer liberal prizes for exhibits
by the ladies.
IL. Offer prizes for the largest dele,
cations OF visitors sent by farmers
union farmers, clubs and other organ.
iEaLlols OF farmers.
10. Let there be racing but no bet.
ting. There should be local ia
V0rites and race to show who has the
fastest saddle horse or driver in the
county. After the directors OF u county
fair have proved they are capable OF
furnishing the public a fair that never
panders to vice or demoralizing aces
SORES, they should have the backing of
the county to u limited extent. The
board of supervisors should aid, either
in the purchase of grounds or erection
of buildings or guaranteeing premiums,
as may seem best.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, / have
just simply offered a few suggestions
with the object in view Of making a fair
in your little city that will have an edu.
c%ational value second only to the work
of the public schools, and have a more
direct influence in adding to the wealth
of your county through the increase of
live stock and crops and their greater
value because Of improved quality and
pr0ductiveness.
I have faith in you people. | believe
that you will make exhibits from the
A. & NJ, the l. l.. & c., the State Normal
and other state institutions, the expert
ment stations, the state department Of
agriculture, the state and county depart.
ments of education, lectures on agricul-
turaI methods and health, exhibits of
farm implements, farm crops and live
stock, blowing contests, butter making
contests, the judging Of live stock, corn
and cotton, four and six-horse plows
and the tractorplow, and so on and on,
the attractions of your fair instead o
the "YNild Man from BorneO."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
Disciples ~PerpIexed.

Jesus takes advantage Of this dis
cussion and turning to the multitude
upon whom the Pharisees would bind
such a g~rieyous burden of ceremonial
ism and falsehood Matt. 23:4) warns
them that 1t is not so much that which
enters into a man that defiles him, but
rather that which proceeds cut of a
man, v. IS. 1t seems quite natural that
the disciples should be perplexed and
should ask Jesus what was meant by
such q statement. Jesus answer, v.
1923, shows US very clearly that
these things coming forth, reveal the
corruption within. Read Matthew
1894, 35, Gen. 6:5 and James BLOB.
Real purity Is purity Of heart, If the
heart be not cleansed, what will II
avail II we wash the hands? What,
then, Is the application for this pres
ent day? Clearly we are taught the
danger of lip service without a change
OF heart. The danger Of substituting
the good for the best. Forms and
ceremonies are good and have their
place. They are significant. They
are important teaching factors, but
they must not be substituted for o
pure heart. We must beware lest we
hide behind such a mask, and allow
ourselves to play a part. The heart
is deceitful Ger. 17:9)). We must let
God implant a new heart (EZek. 11:19,
20).
There is here also the plain teach.
ing as to jesus estimate Of the Pen,
tateuch and ~inferentially of the proph,
ecy Of Isaiah. He specifically calls II
the Word Of God" Surely we can
accept his estimate az contrasted
with the traditions Of the elders OF
the consensus of modern thought"
There is here also a great opportu
nifty to emphasize flial duty. This
is a day and a time that needs empha
sis upon the fifth commandment. Con
sideration Of parents sacrifice, coop
GRAFTON with them In the bearing OF
burdens, comfort for them In sorrow
and adversely, and cheer for them al
they journey down life's pathway. Fill
iai d~isrespect and az iconoclastic r
reverence Of things holy are TIVE
things that are cursing the rising gen
aration.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

2. The burial paves the way for the
second main propositIon-the rising
again Of Jesus from the dead. Paul
preached to the Corinthians that Jesus
rose again from the dead. We must
read here between the lines, and we
do not question but that Paul present.
ed the fullHess OF this notwithstanding
It first to enforce the necessity OF the
new Iife-for you have been risen
with Christ" This refers, of course,
to the spiritual resurrection, very
~forcefully represented In the resurrec.
son Of Jesus Christ,
But Paul also a preaching a COS.
pei to secur a man spiritually resur.
rected against all future contingeu.
cies. Man must die physically, and
even to the Christian the passing into
the unknown hereafter is something
disturbing to contemplate, but Paul
gives him the glorious hope that he
shall rise again from the dead even as
Christ, who was the first.fruits of
them that sleep, rose from the dead.
The chapter from which the text Ia
taken is known as the great resurrec-
ton chapter, and Paul reaches the eli
max at verses 81 and 81: We shall
not all sleep but we shall be changed,
in a moment, in the %twinkiing OF an
eye at the last trump; for the trumpet
shall sound and the dead shall bo
raised i~ncorruptible and we shall be-
changed" On account of this, he says
at the close OF the chapter, Beloved
brethren, be We st~eadfast, unmovable
. your labor Is not in vain In
the Lord"
The Gospel Of the death Of Christ
and OF the resurrection OF Christ Is
not narrow, In fact. offers the only
platform broad enough on which can
be built the doctrine that man needs
to deliver him from the curse OF sin
which Is now upon him, a curse here
after infinitely greater; and, to enable
hau to have the positive blessing OF
resurrection.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
Pistol Duel From Buggies.

Kershaw, S. edward Gregory ia
dead and Oliver Watson fatally wound
ed as the result Of a revolver duel in
the road near here today. The two men
met in buggies, and when the wheels Of
the vehicles became locked both began
to shoot at close range. Gregory was
shot through the head and instantly
killed. Watson il wounded in the lefs
lung and has little chance to coyer 1t
Is said that a feud has existed bstwses
the two for years
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

dackson.-Judging from reports reeeiv,
ed here from over the state, it is not
hkeIy that the office of county attorney
Will be abolished in more than a half
Oo1en counties of the state, and this re-
SUIT IS anticipated only in those eoun-
ines Of small size and sparse population
where the existence Of the office is hard.
" necessary. In a large majority OF the
counties public sentiment is strongly in
iaVor Of the retention of the office, and
IN recent grand jury reports it is declared
70 be the most effective measure for law
enforcement that has ever been devised.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11
Feared Wife Would Kill Him,

Chicago.-Minor Cortelyou, a sales
man, appealed to the court for protection
against his wife. In arguing the case
his attorney, Isaac Lipson, said:
"No mans life is safe from an attack
by an Infatuated woman since the freeing
Of SO many women accused of having
murdered their husbands"
CorteIyou testified his wife had threat.
ened to kill him and had driven him from
home. lie had oeGn arraigned for alleged
wife abandonment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-11

Vicksburg.-A Surprise was sprung by
the state in the trial of the State vs.. c.
j. Searles, charged with operating a fut'
ure dealing business, when a court record
was admitted as evidence, the record
showing that in a demurrer of the de.
PENDANTS attorneys in a lawsuit the
claim was set up that the defendant was
not liable for a debt, as he was operat-
ing a business dealing in future con.
tracts.