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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17

(From Pearson's Weekly

A minister once noted a crowd OF
urchins clustered around dog
What are you doing, little boys?"
he asked, with fatherly interest.
"Swappin' lies" volunteers one of
the boys. The fellow that tells the
biggest one gets the dog"
"Shocking!" exclaimed the minis
ter. why, when l was your age
You win," chorused the urchins.
THE dogs yours, mister"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
The Horses Hoofs,

II the horses hoofs are hard and
inclined to be shelly" do not let
anybody put oil or grease on them.
for this only clogs the hoof material.
which should absorb water instead Of
treated by soaking them several
hours together in warm water slight
ly sailed, or by turning out the horse
at night in a pasture where he will
get the hoofs wet in the dew.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
The Abundance i'm the Woods.

(From the Statesville Landmark
The crop of muscadines and other
Wild grapes, haws, persimmons, diff
Iefent varieties of nuts and other
thlngs that grow in the woods and
Helds and reach perfection in the fall
season, is unusually heavy this year.
According to the old-time weather
prophets, this is a sign of a hard
winter, the idea being that nature
anticipates severe winter by pro-
Siolng an abundance of food for the
"lo "creeturs," as Uncle Remus call
GU the denizens of forest and field.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
FOR BEGINNER IN POULTRY
Two Dozen Hens Are Plenty 20 etara
With for One With No Experience
American Breed Hest

For one who has had no expert
ence with poultry two dozen hens are
plenty to begin with. II In better 70
begin with one OF the American or
Asiatic breeds. The Mediterranean
breeds are weak when small because
OF feathering 30 fast Free range is
best, writes William Zimmerman of
Selma. Okla. In the Farmers Mail
and Breeze. II they must be put f..
pens, II hens and G cock 10 each
pen IL about right For good, strong
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
Kerosene.

Kerosene 10 sure death to Hoe II
applied al q spray. Spray the walls.
roosts, corners and nestings and the
oil will kill all vermin. Sprinkle the
bottom OF the nests with Il and cover
with a heavy coating Of straw.
Kerosene 10 also very valuable In
preventing and curing scale disease
In fowls. II It 10 used freely on the
roosts once q week you win have no
scaly legs. II promptly destroys the
red louise that preys on the fowls ut
night, sapping their very life blood
and retires 10 the roost poles during
the daytime.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
TIE NORTH CAROLINA celIEGE OF
AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS
THE STATES INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE

Four-year courses in Agriculture: in
Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Eng
ineering; in Industrial Chemistry. in
Cotton Manufacturing and Dyeing.
Two-year courses in Mechanic Arts and
in Textile Art. One-year and Two-year
courses in Agriculture. These courses
are both practical and scientific. Ex-
aminations for admission are held by
the County Superintendent ai ali
county seats on July llth
For catalog address
THE REGISTRAR.
West Raleigh, y. c
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
TREATMENT FOR BRooDY HEN
Unique Plan 10 to Provide Wooden
Boxes With Screen Bottoms-
Fowl Soon CooIs OF.

A unique plan for curing broody
hens II carried out by making Q few
boxes with screen bottoms with legs
attached to keep the box up from the
ground and allow free circulation Of
air. says the Iowa Homestead. Com.
mon window screen il all that should
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
SWINGING GATE FOR SWINE
Hinges SO That the Hogs Can
Push Their Way Through.

A gate which will allow hogs to
pass and at the same time will
found convenient on any farm, says
the Iowa Homestead. The illustra-
ton shows a small gate easily con-
structed which Is hung between two
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17
Swinging Hog Gate.

posts in the lower part of the fence.
Hang the gate downward with a pair
of small hinges SO that it will swing
both ways and the hogs will soon
learn to go through that way.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17

be used for q bottom. Into these
place the old hatchsrs until thsy
give up Matching. Several days In
such airy quarters cool them OF and
they 90 to laying.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
LIVES LOST ON THE TRACK
Workmen, Business Men, Women and
Children, All Numbered Among
Those Killed.

The prevalent idea that the tres.
passers who are killed while on rail-
road property are hoboes, for the
most part Of no particular use to so
ciety, Is c~ontradicted by the result Of
Investigations of deaths Of 1000 tres
passers, remarks the Providence Jour.
nal. The great majority of the per-
sons killed were regularly employed
workmen, business men and women
and children. OF 131 trespassers who
LOST their lives 80 had no known 90
cupation. Is had no regular employ.
ment and 10 aged and infrm persons
were recorded as Of unknown occu.
pations." The others were farmers.
snopmen. mechanics, carpenters, SAL
Tors, teachers. merchants, hotel men
and laborers, with a few minors. The
report on ~trespassers injured shows
substantially the same proportion Of
industrious men. In two lines there
are Few who had any business on the
tracks. The presumption is that the
rarlroad Is being used as If 1t were a
public highway. affording short cuts
and good walking.
The Official statements appear to
warrant the conclusion that through
out the country the killed and Injured
trespassers are for the most part men
and women whose lives were worth
preserving in their communities. The
saving OF such lives is not a problem
TOR new legislation. The laws against
trespassing are sufficiently compre-
nensive. What is needed is their
enforcement by railroad officials ana
the police departments Of cities and
towns.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08


Not only Is passenger traffic increas.
ing IN short-distance trains, but the
taking Of holiday trips. lengthy rail.
DAD journeys to the coast or from tho
coast inland. is becoming much more
common among an overwhelming cir.
cie' The passenger traffic between
the Rand and Durham this season IN
phenomenal and the excursions to thu
Victoria falls have been extensively
patronized. while weekend visits tn
places Of easy access from the laresr
towns may now be regarded as per.
manently popular.
There are doubtless many reasons
for this Increased desire for travel and
Its qualification, not the least impor.
tant being the low rates at which az.
cursion traffic is now run and the az.
celient arrangements made by the rail-
road administration for the CONVEX.
ance and convenience of passenger
South African Railway Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
PRESIDENT SENDS
CONGRATULATIONS
FRAERs CHANGE IN THE G0vEREN
MENET'S TARIFF POLICY.
1t Behooves Republicans to Gather Again
Around Their Standards, He Says.
Young Must Be Converted to
Sound Principles.

Cincinnati o-prcsident Taft con.
codcs N. e~I,,t;op of GOV. Wilson. He is
suod ,bc folIovipo statement from his
brotbers home here.
"Tbe returns insure the election OF
Gov Wilson 10 the presidency. This
means an carly change in the policy OF
tho ooyernment in reference to the tariff.
! II tbi. chonnc can be made without halt
inc urospcrty. | sincerely hope it may
lac
"rbo vote for Mr.. Roosevelt, the third
marty candidate and for Mr., Debs. the
Socialist candidate. Is a warning that
their propaganda in favor of fandmental
cbanpas in our constitutional representa-
five Government has formidable support.
"Whilo the eyperimcnt of a change IN
fine tariff il briuo carried out by the
Dcmocrotic administration. il bplIooyes
RonubIic,ns ia gather apain to the party
standard and nledpc anew their faith in
thcir n~,rfy's nrinciples and TO organize
AGAIN TO defend the constitutional gov
eminent handed down by our fathers.
Must Warn Against Reform.
"Wc must make clear to the Young
men of the country who have been
wcaned away from sound principles Of
government by promise of reforms, i'm.
possible to accomplish by mere legisla-
ton. that patriotism and common sense
require them to return to a support of
our constitution, Without compromising
our principles, we must convince and
win back former Republicans and we
must reinforce eur ranks with constitu.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
FAIR FOR

Enterprise.-The Commercial Club Of
this city has arranged a local fair for
farmers in this section on November Is.
Valuable prizes will be awarded for the
best agricultural and live stock exhibits.
Farmers in this section at the Alabama
and Mississippi Fair recently at Me-
ridian carried off the leading prizes
awarded for agricultural exhibits. At
the present fair arrangements will be
made to organize a truckers association,
in view of raising early vegetables in
car lots, for shipments to Northern mar
kest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
MISSISSIPPI FOR
WILSON BY $4,000
THREE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENTS WON.
LARGE VOTE A SURPRISE
Negro Vote Light in Jackson, But White
Vote ApprOximates Eighty Per
Cent. of Normal.

Jackson, Miss.-Aecording to advicea
received by National Committeeman Rob
ert Powell, the vote aggregated two
thirds of the normal in Mississippi. In
all the larger towns the vote was much
larger than expected, while the fair
weather served to bring a larger pro
portion of the rural vote out than has
been east before in a presidential cleo
ton since 1884. Judge Powell wired
Chairman W. F. McCombs, of the ma.
tional committee, that Wilson and
Marshall electors had polled 10000 ma
jority in the state.
This is the largest majority given the
national Democratic ticket in Mississippi
for twenty years. The total vote of
the state will reach 5000. The inter.
est of the public was so strongly GEN.
tered in the news from the country at
large that little attention was paid to
the result in Mississippi. Great crowds
co~ngregated at the newspaper offices
where the returns were received.
All eight of the Democratic nominees
for congress were elected without oppo-
sition by increased popular vote. The
three constitutional amendments sub
mitted on the ticket have been adopted.
Vote Is Large.
When the polls closed in Jackson and
Hlnds county the size of the vote cast
was somewhat of a surprise to some,
being much larger than customary at ma
tional elections, though rather below
the expectations of Others, the aggre-
gate vote in the city of Jackson was
slightly over LOO, or about 80 per cent.
of the normal.
1t vas noticeable that the negro vote
was very light, not much more than 25
having exercised their franchise in the
city out of a registration of 100.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

psychology visiting here, Chicago Is
the scene Of hundreds Of panics daily
the modern city, In fact, is made up
OF elements strongly conducive to In
applicable actions outside the zone Of
reason and custom.
A striking example Of city panics
occurs every time a suburban train
arrives at a station. The English
psychologist thus relates the resulting
phenomenon:
AFTER we had passed several sta
tons / began to watch the passengers
and discovered that as the train drew
near the station at which they wished
to descend from the cars they in
variably grew nervous and preoccu-
pied. Conversations which a moment
before had flowed along with ease
seemed to halt and hesitate as the
train checked its onward rush. Per
sons buried In books and papers
actually seemed to feel the proximity
Of their destination although 1t was
minutes away. Books were closed,
papers folded and all preparations for
an instantaneous departure from the
train were made.
Then an extraordinary thing oc-
CURED. Instead Of waiting further
these uneasy passengers arose and,
sway1ng back and forth recklessly,
made their way to the end of the car,
passed out, and went on through the
train to the rear end. where they
waited standing. All the while they
peered a~nxiously forth as though
something whispered to them that the
train was about to be wrecked and
that the sooner they left It the better.
Il was strangely interested and
also arose and followed them to the
rear coach. There l found a line Of
them reaching all down the aisle and
took my station there and waited
knew not why.
"At last the first signs Of the alta.
ton appeared and the line pushed
forward. making the situation of the
men on the platform p~erilous indeed.
saw then that there was to be a
rush from the Ear It seemed that
some great danger was at hand and
was only to be escaped by promptness
In leaving the train. At last the en-
CINE flashed by the platform and the
brakes were applied strenuously. But
the men on the platform dared not
wait for the full stop. One after an
other they leaped from the speeding
train and more than one of them
came near pitching of the far side.
BY the time the train had slackened
Its speed and come to a standstill It
was empty. The passengers mean.
while had turned and started their
mad flight toward the steps which led
up to the street
Since then ! have watched manv
times and always the same thing han.
pened. There was always the anxie.
" as the station approached-always
the line of those waiting for the train
10 slow up slightly and always the
tempestuous rush up the stairs-fol.
lowed in every case by the quiet and
demure anti-climax as the street wos
reached. It was pure panic."-Chi.
cago Daily News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
Cheap Fare on Russian Lin.

In the matter Of fares the Trans
Siberian puts all other railroads to
shame. For first-class the charges
are about two-thirds Of a penny psr
mile; second (only a little inferiorl.
less than a h~alf-penny for the same
distance. while If you care to risk =
tnird-class journey you get your four
miles for a penny. Even this ia the
neignt OF extortion when compared
with the emigrant rate. This works
out at something like a shilling for 8
hundred miles, and II the emigrant
does not possess the shilling the gov.
eminent will lend It him!-Londop
Tit-Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
Few Killed on British Linz.

The safety Of a passenger on Enn
hsh railroads, as compared with that
OF the employees, is greater than th.t
OF an ordinary pedestrian comnsrsd
with a steeplejack or a iying.man-
Last year. on the British RAILWAY.
only n passenger was injured ont ~
every 100000 carried: but of the am
ployes n was injured out Of evarv
1850: In other words. the emplovs
mas 5000 chances Of losing his life -
the passengers one chance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
GREAT CAUSE HAS TR|UMPHEO

Princeton, N. J.-Rcsponding to a tele-
gram from the Democratic national chair
nan asserting that Gov. Wilson was
elected, the Democratic candidate sent q
dispatch to Mr.. McCombs as follows:
Il deeply appreciate your telegram and
wish to extend to you and the members
of tn, acmpaign committee my warm
congratulations on the part you have
played in the organization and conduct
of a campaign fought out upon essential
issues.
"A great cause has triumphed. Every
Democrat, every true progressive, of
whatever alliance, must now lend his
full force and enthusiasm to the fulfill.
ment of the peoples hope, the establish
ment of the peoples right, so that JUS.
tice and progress may go hand in hand.
This was Gov. Wilson's first utterancc
of a public character after his accept.
ance of the reports that he had bee,
elected.
Capt. "Bilp Excited.
Gov. Wilson sat with. a party Of
friends around a brilliantly illuminated
dinner table as the elections returns
came in. The first results the governor
got were favorable and his comment was
That's very encouraging" The returns
that continued to come in from Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and New York all
favored Wilson, and the party about the
dinner table showed its pleasure.
Capt. "Bilp Mcdonald, the Texas
ranger who is the governors bodyguari,
read a stack of returns and felt so happy
that he exclaimed.
Il wonder if I'd get arrested If I lust
shot off my guns. If it keeps up this
way Ill have to just turn 'em loose"
Capt. Mcdonald is a close friend Of
Col. Roosevelt, but differs with him DO
litically.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
BRYAN is HAPPY.

Lincoln, Neb.-William ]. Bryan, ex.
pressing his pleasure at the election of
Gov. Wilson, said:
"As a religious hymn has been brought
into the campaign by one of the parties,
I think that I am justified in asking the
lines of another hymn to express my
feelings:
"'This is the day I long have sought;
And mourned because l found it not
Il am happier than Gov. Wilson, for
his Joy is repressed by a sense of respon
sibility while am happy and frea."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
MISSOURI.

st. Louis, Mo.-Wilson wins In Mis-.
souri by 1000, 900.
Democraticc ongressmen were ~re-elec.
ed in the First, Third, Eighth and Ninth
districts, and a Democratic congressman
returned from the Fifteenth. In the
Twelfth, Dyer tR.l led Gill, his Demo
cratic opponent, by 1000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

A boy has Just been killed by a gun
supposed TO be empty, but which had
been really loaded for AZ years. These
emptyloaded guns seem never to get
too aged TO do business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

wv YHEN the ambitious white man sets out to lay two or more streaks o.
vAE Steel from one point to another, more or less distant he fixes his eye
on the terminus. and, no matter what the obstacles may De-mouG
tans, rivers, ravines, farm houses, anything he neve, stops untl.u s
iron horse speeds majesdcany from start to finish. over 3 course "a IL
smooth. solid, and straight Is human resources can create; and he does ns
work in summers heat and in the rgors Of winter.
Herewith we show one Of the processes in railroad building, known as 8
I'LL" This is o. what is known as the Hampden railroad, being laid out
from Athol Junction to Bondsvfle, in western Massachusetts, The process
Is interesting. The top of the tresue having been brought to grade, earth
and rock n dumped along until the treste Is buried and becomes o part
OF the bank over which the permanent rails are laid.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
FIrst Storage Battery rr.,.

The first railroad train ever oper.t.
ed with storage batteries supplying
the motive power made a run betweon
a railroad station In New York ana
the Long Island railroad terminal A
Long Beach. N. Y. The trip Of ahor,
~ miles took R minutes, approx.
mateiy the same time made Nv 80.
run daily BY third rail electricity
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
T VAS LIGHT.
25 to l Against Taft and 8 to l Against
Roosevelt Recorded.

New York,-Rorely has there been a
presidential election in which the betting
has been so light.
The fact that the election of Gov. vii.
son was taken for granted by the sport
ing fraternity in general was conducive
of tight bands on bank rolls. The odds
on Wilson were 1 to 6.
As high as $ to l against Roosevelt was
offered, with few takers, Several small
wagcrs of IS to l We're recorded against
President Taft.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

A Rhode Island doctors dictum that
q baby is worth 500 at birth will be do,
MED with wrath and scorn by every
fond mother who is firmly convinced
that her particular darling should be
rated in the billions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

A court Of appeals has decided that
tips are personal gifts. Wonder II
the court also considered the amount
Of moral courage required to refuse
'em.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

A Brooklyn Judge decided that II
was not cruel treatment for a wife tc
throw the breakfast dishes at her huo
band. He probably went ON the well
known fact that a woman never hits
anything at which she aims.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Enemies Of the hobble skirt come "a
the fore with the announcement that
they reveal knock knees, Why don't
they claim that they make EN-! II
would be a better weapon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Man, according to a scientist, is
tossing his memory, Bet those stats.
tics were gathered by him during
Some OF tho Investigations OF the trust
magnates.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Clinton.-Clinton precinct, 90 votes
cast. County attorney, rs for, II against.
Amendments: First Sc far, II against;
second, Sc for, II against; third, 4s
for, 81 against.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

A Moscow merchant dropped dead
when he heard that $35O,0O0 had been
stolen from him by his brother. Steal.
Ing $350.0OO must be unusual In Mos
COW.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

A coroner's physician OF New York
City shut off the Judges wind to show
him how a murder was committed
What happened to the coroner's phys,
clan is not reported.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
G

New Haven.-Connecticut, which four
years ago gave Taft a plurality of "A. 900,
gave good-sized maiorities to Wilson for
president and Baldwin tD.) for governor.
Democrats also elected Ave congressman
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

An Indian woman has invented a
muller which, she claims, will render
crying babies inaudible. Ought to be
tried OF some autos and motorcycles.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
G. o. P. ANNIHILATED-T. R.

Col. Roosevelt Says Progressives Win
Control in 1915.
New Iork.-Col. Roosevelt telephoned
friends at the Union League Club that
the Progressive party has annihilated
the Republican party in the nation and
would control the national committee ant
national convention in 1916.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Using dynamite as an argument Is
not advisable, as experience teaches
that It destroys the premises and
therefore undermines the conclusions
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Perhaps aviation 10 advanced by the
sacrifice OF men, but what Is aided
by the broken knee caps and cracked
skulls OF football players?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

Tho death of a living skeleton" 10
reported by a foreign paper, no doubt
due TO one Of the Ills that flesh 10
heir to.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

The professional beggar OF Spain IL
in jeopardy, as a decree has been is
sued against the profession of mendt-
cancy. We can equal 1t right here to
home How about that anti.tipping
eghtf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

English military authorities have
discontinued the use of the aeroplane.
England has a big standing army. but
II couldn't stand the depletion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08

This washing OF old bills Is oil
tight, But what Is a man going to
live on when he's sent his weeks
salary to the government laundry?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-08
FLORIDA.

Jacksonville. Fla.-Wilson carries Flor.
ida by The VISUAL Democratic majority.
Every Democratic candidate baa bpen
elected