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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

Rapidly Growing in Favor With the
Patrons of the System-Freakish
Things Sent Through Mails - A
Baby by Parcel Post.
A special from Washington to Mon
days Charlotte Observer says:
The parcel post system, which has
been in operation since the first of
the year, is working like a well-oiled
Corliss engine. The experimental
days seem to have been passed and
the people are trying to reduce the
cost of living by the use of the new
postal express. Postal employees are
doing their utmost to make the law
a success.
There are two sides TO the enforce
ment of the parcel post regulations,
one in humorous and the other serl-
Gus.
The strict letter of the parcel post
act is not being adhered to all along
the line. Many postmasters act with
out learning the rules and lessons
prescribed by Congress and Postmas-
ter-General Hitchcock.
Some of the infringements of the
law that caused merriment are re-
ported. In the mountains OF Georgia
trapper shipped an odoriferous
skunk skin to a friend at Seattle
The postmaster at the receiving poln'
did not know that the package con
tanned such a loud-smelling parcel
- o1~
ed it's way across the continent, leaV'
ing it's unique trail in it's wake, be-
fore the postal authorities were able
to detect it.
Anything with a bad odor is "un
mailable."
What is a bad odor!' the oe
partment has been asked.
S. J. Bats, a seed corn farmer o.
Raleigh, has entered his profess
against a law that permits the post
ing of skunk skins by parcel pos
and not seed corn.
81 see," said Mr.. Bats in protest
ing. where one of our farmers na'
lust sent a skunk hide which had II
be kept out of the building until tn
mail wagon started to the depot.
''Now, as see it, corn for nors'
can be sent by parcel post as faVores
above his master, but surely skunl
will not be preferred to the farmer
corn.
81 mention these things in argu
ment in behalf of seed corn. The laI
should be changed"
The Postoffice Department Is Il
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
LOWER RATE AND INCREASED WEIGHT
RECOMMENDED FOR PARCEL POST
Mails Carried Free Under Franks Caused Deficit Last Year Post Of
flee Departmen-Freash Things Sent Through the Mails Baby
by Parcel Post.

the system Is thoroughly organized
on that basis the scope OF the service
In its usefulness to the public should
be still further enlarged by increas-
Ing the weight limit. II properly
developed under efficient manage
ment. the parcel post will prove 10 be
a most important factor in reducing
the cost Of living"
Perhaps the most important recon-
mendation contained in the report Is
that the third and fourth classes Of
mail be consolidated so that books
and other printed matter may be for
warded by parcel post. At present the
postage charges for these two classes
OF mail bear no fixed ratio to each
other. For certain weights and
zones the parcel post rates are lower
than the third class rates, while In
other cases they are higher.
This condition." it Is pointed out
In the report. lis likely to result in
much confusion and should not ex-
! list. Packages containing books or
catalogues do not differ In any es-
sential particular from other parcels
and they should be handled by par
Gel post. Prior to the enactment OF
,, the parcel post law the Department
urged that these two classes OF mail
be consolidated, and the recommen-
| dalton Of such action Is now renew
ed"
The Postmaster-General recon-
mends an increase on postage for
newspapers, and hopes to give the
country one cent letter postage al
the expense Of the newspapers.
The Free Mail.
| During the fiscal year 1912 more
than 100000 pieces of mail, hav
! ing an aggregate weight of about 81 !,
100000 pounds, were carried free
through the mails under the frank!
of Congressman and of various Gov
eminent establishments Had post
age at the ordinary rates been paiC
: on this matter the revenues O
the department would have been in
: creased by more than $2O,OOO,0OO
POstmaster-Genera Hitchcock de
clares that cit is manifestly unfair t.
give the POstoffice Department n,
credit in the Governments fiscal &C
, counts for the expense of performing
this service. The department, there
J fore, reneWs it's recommendation tina
the practice of franking be discon
tinued and that legislative authorit
be granted for the use on official mai
2 of special stamps to be furnished b
= the Postotfice Department on tn
= requsition of those entitled to them
= The report recommends that "civi
r pensions based on length of servic
Y should be granted by the Government
t to postal employees when they becom
t superannuated. 1t is likely that tn
ei expense of such a system would b
e more than offset by gains in efficien
r cy."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

any personal attack he asked that
action On the bill De deferred II IL
vas passed uoE he would certainly
vote against IL Judge Council In
sisted that The bill be voted On nos.
Senator Wakefield called the pre-
sious question. The committee
amended. substituting ssoo for s7se
was adopted. As amended the bill
passed it's second reading.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
Move on Now!

Says a policeman to a street crowd,
and whacks heads If it don't. 'Move
on now" says the big, harsh mineral
pills to bowel congestion and suffer
ing follows. DR.. Kings New Life
Pills don't bulldoze the bowels. They
gently persuade them to right action,
and health follows. twenty-five cents
at all druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
Turks Are Given Twenty-four Hours
to Capitu1ate.

London, Feb. 5.-The lombard
ment of Adrianople ceased Temporal
lily at II o'clock last night with Bull
garian and Seryian beseigers offering
the Turks twenty-four hours to capt.
ulate, according to advices from
Soft Operations will be resumed if
no advantage is taken of this offer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

Mrs Jeanette Ennis Belo found
er of the Belo Home for Girls at
Winston-Salem. died yesterday at
Cambridge, Mass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-12

Church. they can have no share with
| Messiah in His Spiritual Kingdom. In
however. they will be granted human per-
| lection in the resurrection. and thus quail
! fled to be princes of earth, representa-
tiveS of MeSsiah's Kingdom.
What the Dream Meant
Jacobs ladder represents that thought
of direct fellowship between Heaven and
earth. Through Jacobs seed this great
work of opening up relationship between
God and men would be accomplished. The
vision of God at the further end, and His
encouraging words, were to stimulate
Jacob to faithfulness and appreciation of
this great Promise as worth much more
than it had cost him The dream had its
intended effect. Jacob was encouraged
for the remainder of his life.
This lesson applies to Christians also.
With the fuller light of the Apostolic
teaching and the guidance of the Holy
ham. Isaac, Jacob and the Holy Prophets
of the past can bless the world, another
work must be done That work will be
done by our Lord Jesus, whose death
constituted the entire foundation for the
complete outcoming of Gods Plan for
mankind.
feature has operated: an elect company
has been called out of the world to con-
stitute the Spiritual Seed of Abraham.
If this ladder of communion came down
to Jacob. still more does it center in The
Church of which Jesus is the Head, and
the Church the body.
When Jacob awakened. he felt over
whelmed. To have the Almighty thus in
dictate His approval seemed wonderful to
the friendless man. He said, Surely this
place may be called Gods House and the
Gate to Heaven He then set his stone
pillow up monument, and poured oil
upon pom it. signifying its sae red a; 90
be known as the House of God-Bethel.
By and by as the Temple of God, Jesus
the Gate of Heaven, through which will
come great blessings to mankind.
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and put fire therein, and put incense
thereon, and offered strange fire before
the Lord, which he mmanded them not.
And there went out fire from the Lord,
and devoured them; and they died before
the Lord. Then Moses said unto Aaron,
This is it that the Lord spake saying, 1
will be sanctified in them that come nigh
me, and before all the people / will be
glorified. And Aaron held his peace
And Moses said unto Aaron, and
unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons
Uncover not your heads, neither rend
your clothes; lest We die, and lest wrath
come upon all the people: but let your
brethren, the whole house of Israel be-
wall the burning which the Lord hath
kindled. And ye shall not go out from
the door of the Tabernacle of the con-
gregation. lest we die: for the amounting
oil of the Lord is upon you And they
did according to the word of Moses" We
not to suppose that the same COM
mands are binding upon the Lords peo-
pie during the Christian Era. Those in
cidents occurring during the Jewish Dis
pensation We're to serve as types or illus
tratons of the more important arrange
ments of this present dispensatlon In
this instance, it was shown how the anti
typical priests would not mourn When
their brethren would fall away.
Q-When did good fortune come to
man because one night another man was
unable to sleep? (Miss NJ. Id
Answer - King ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Babylon retired one night and endeav-
ored to Sleep but his efforts We're partly
unsuccessfui as he dreamed of matters
which greatly troubled him and which
ca used him to awaken. He was unable
to recall the dream and sent for all his
wise men to see if they could not help
him. But all of them declared that the
thing was impossible unless the king
could furnish them with some clue by
which to unravel the mystery. Now there
was man in Babylon who was prophet
of the true God. and when he heard what
the king wanted he went before him and
told him that if he gave him a little time
he would tell the king all about his dream
and tell him what it signified. This man s
name was Daniel, and in the interpreting
of the dream he laid bare the history of
the universal governments that would
come into existence from the days of
Nebuchadnezzar down to the time when
the eternal Kingdom of God would be es-
he was highly rewarded. Daniel 2:1-49.
Daniel was one of the greatest of the
prophets and man of exceptional Wis
dom and faith.
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BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
THE GATE OF HEAVEN.
Genesis os:10-ee-Aprn 10.

I am with thee and will keep thee. with
ersoever thou goest. Verse Is.
Jacob was over forty years old when
he left home. forsalling the possessions
which belonged to his purchased birth
right. He counted all earthly possessions
insignificant compared with the Abra-
hamic Promise. to which, he had become
heir. That Esau cared nothing for Spir-
ftuaI Promise and was quite content with
the earthly inheritance, is manifest from
the subsequent story.
In his journey toward Haran. Jacob
came to Luz. He did not seek lodgings
there but placing stone for a pillow,
wrapped himself in his mantle, and lay
down in a quiet spot to sleep His deep
religious convictions, his faith in the God
of his father and his grandfather. his de
sire for a share of the Divine blessing.
had made him an outcast. Doubtless he
felt lonesome and heart-sick. He was
leaving his friends and going, practically
penniless. to find some kind of service.
Jacob Have L Loved"
This Scriptural statement is borne out
by Gods dealings with Jacob. He had
shown his courage, his faith Now he
needed encoura cement, and therefore was
given a dream of beautiful import. In
his dream he saw a ladder extending from
his side up to Heaven and crowded with
angels. At the further end, in his mind
he saw God and heard His words, full of
announcement. God assured him that He
recognized him the legal heir to the
great Abrahamic Promise.
me phraseology of Gods Message IS
nucb the same that was given to Abra-
ham, and confirmed to Isaac Now it was
confirmed to Jacob. He was thenceforth
in covenant relationship with the God of
his fathers
Neither a jew Nor a Christian.
Jacob was not a Christian; and there
fore Gods providences over him Were not
of the same kind as those Of the Church
He was not invited to share in the high
calling, He not promised a change
of nature to the Heavenly condition All
o. the promises to him were earthly, as
were those made to Abraham.
Neither was Jacob Jew. The nation
Gale Israel, afterwards known as Jews,
were Jacobs children; but they were yet
unborn. They became nation by being
brought into covenant relationship with
God through Moses and the Law Cow
enant.
The patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac ana
Jacob-under neither the Law nor the
Gospel-constituted a distinct class. To
them especially lin conjunction with some
of the noble Prophets and Worthless of the
Jewish Agel belonged Gods great prom
ises respecting the blessing of all man
kind. Not being of the spirit-begotten
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plane, We say that the faithful disciple
of Christ is a can do" servant.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
Never esteem anything as of ad-
vantage to thee that shall make thee
break thy word or lose thy self-re-
spect.-Marcus Aurelius.
- - -
The thing We long for that we are
For one transcendant moment.
Lowell.
All power is a trust and we are ac-
countable for its use.-Disraeli
Difficulties are things that show
what men are.-Epictetus.
II - %
Conservation is not something done
once for all; it is maintained habit
of the soul.-Monod
I believe
That the feeble hands and helpless
Cropping blindly in the darkness,
Touch Gods right hand in that dark
And are lifted up and strengthened
-Longfellow.
j. :. IL
1 am promised infinite power to
work and when ever L have trusted
it fairly and squarely l have found
that the promise was true.
e. E. Hale.
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BIBLE STUDY.

1. Through whom hath God spoken i'll
these latter days? 1:2.
man? 80.
8. Why could Israel not enter into the
Cana of Gods rest? 3:19.
4. To whom is rest promised? 40
5. After whose order is the priesthood?
s. What has become of the Aaronlc
priesthood? 7:12.
T.. WHAT is necessary for the remission
of sin? 500.
s. What is the place of Christ? 1912
9. What is faith? Ill
10. What must the Christian lay aside:
H. What is said of abiding place
r. Every chapter of Hebrews SETS
forth the Christ.
/. The Son of God We.
>. Our salvation. V g.
g. The head of the house. VIZ
+ p phe rest rest Of H the people %
o. Our forerunner. V 20.
:. Our intercessor. Is.
5. The meditation of the new
g. our perfect sacrifice. VS.
10. Perfecting the sanctified. 10.
II. The only object of faith 6.
Il The leader and pattern of faith. V l.
IL. The shepherd of the sheep. VS..
As you read the book of Hebrews under
ine the word better and notice to what
the word refers. Keep in mind that Christ
was to be exalted to the first place in the
hearts and minds of men.
Read over the List of Womens names
as frequently as possible you may be
able to know them when described in th,
Contest and be better able to enjoy the
Bible Glass Womens Pageant on Tuesda =
May 20 MRS. c. F. MENNINGER.
THE BRIGHT SIDE.
There is many a rest in the road of life
If we only would stop to take it
And manw tone from the better land
If the quarulous heart would make it;
In the sunny soul that is full of hope
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth.
The grass is green and the flowers are
bright.
Though the wintry storm prevalent
Better to hope though the clouds hanr
FOR the sweet blue sky will soon peep
through,
When the ominous clouds are rifted.
mere was never a night without a day,
Or an evening without morning
And the darkest hour, the proverb goes,
Is the hour before the dawnir1s
Better to weave in the web of life
WI ch we pass in our idle pleasure
Ihat is richer far than the jewelled
crown.
Or the miser's boarded treasure.
1t may be the move of a little child.
Or mothers prayers to heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks
For a cup of water given.
Better to leave in the web of life
A bright and golden filling.
And to do God s will with a ready heart
And hands that are swift and willing
IMAM to snap the delicate, slender threads
OF our curious lives. asunder
And then blame heaven for the tangled
ends,
and sit and grieve and wonder.
M. A Kidder
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EvERYBODY'S Bible BOX,

Q.-ls it true that the race of mankind
mas mas neen on this earth for millions o.
chronology, shows that man was created
about 4Go4 B. c.. but this does not agree
with some of the estimates formed by
many eminent scientists and even tho
leader of our Bible class seems to think
that possibly the Scriptures are inar
curate on this subject, as he declared al
our last meeting that mankind had prob
ably existed upon the earth for more
than 5000 years. What is your view OF
this matter? (Laura.)
AnsWer--The Bible is the ONLY histOr.-
ever written that starts out with the he
ginning of the creation of man. and gives
a clear and connected record of hIIman
events down to the time when the entire
world. all of the willing and obedieni
Sal enter into the conditions of eternal
necessary to write history in advance, IN
the prophecies and time features of the
LlbIe- There is a wonderfully clear and
connected chain of time links contained in
the Bible chronology which shows thai
the creation of man occurred in the year
<l3S B. G. The links in this cham are as
folows:-From the creation to the end of
the Flood. 1,656 yrs. Thence to The
covenant with Abraham, 427 yrs. Thence
TO the Exodus and the giving of the Law
40 yrs Thence to the division OF Canaan
40 yrs The period of the Judges $50 yrs
The period of the Kings. 513 yrs The
period of the Desolation, 20 yrs. Thence
chronology, differs from Usher's by Iat
years, Secular history begins to be au-
IH6nI1C ABOUT the time OF the building Of
the city OF Rome. ard also at tia time of
the first Olympic Games, 1853 and 776 B. G..
respectively.
Q.-The Scriptures teach that the first
man was created perfect, in the image
and likeness of God: that he was formed
of the dust of the ground. How can this
teaching be harmonized with the theory
of evolution, to the effect that man anu
the various animal species were evolved
from lower forms of life? The evolution
theory must be true, for L saw in the
columns of a prominent paper recen tIy.
an account of a human skull which had
been found in excavation, and which
by its peculiar formation gave every evil
dence of its being but & few removes from
the beasts. DARWIN
Answer.-Scientists have for centuries
been searching for what is termed the
missing link. and every now and then re
ports are circulated about over the COM
munity that the long lost one has been
found. Up to this writing, however, none
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Coughs and Consumption.

Coughs and colds when neglected, al
ways lead to, serious trouble of the lungs
The wisest thing to do when you have a
cold that troubles you is to get bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery. You will
get relief from the first dose, and finally
the cough will disappear. o. Fl. Brown,
was down in bed with obstinate cough,
and i honestly believe had it not been for
DIR. Kings New Discovery, she would
not be living today" Known for forty
three years as the best remedy for coughs
and colds. Price SOC and $780, Recon-
mended by Campbell Drug !Co.-Adv.
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Episcopal, corner of Laurent and
Quincy streets, North Topeka, the Rev.
Albert 2. Mack, minister in charge.
Services for the third Sunday after
sermon at IL o'clock; evening prayer
and sermon at o'clock Sunday
school at 10 O'Clock.
The Church of Christ. Bible study
at 10 o'clock; communion at IL
o'clock; preaching at IL o'clock SER
vices by Evangelist j. NJ. Briggs. also
at 1880 p. M, at chapel at corner of
Fifth and Western avenues.
First English Lutheran church. Fifth
and Harrison streets. The pastor. Rev
M. F. Troxell, will preach in the morn
ing at eleven O'Clock on the subject
Making the Most of Life" and in the
evening at 7:45 o'clock on the subject
"A Remarkable Dream and It's Inter
pretation.'' The eastern conference of
Kansas Lutheran synod opens at this
church Monday evening at O'Clock
the sermon being preached by the pres
ident of the conference, Rev. Beis-
wanger, of Kansas City.
Seward Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, corner Seward and Scotland
avenue. Rev. A. s. Clark, pastor. Sun
day school 10 O'Clock. Morning service
IL o'clock, subject, 'The Conditions in
China" by DIR. Charley G. Ensign a
return missionary from China. The
pastor will preach at Highland Park
in the morning, subject, Life The
evening service at o'clock. DR.. Martin
Field, agent for the home for the aged
will preach at Seward in the evening
There will be service at Highland
Park Regular prayer meeting Thurs
day evening.
Third Presbyterian church. corner
Fourth and Branner streets. Rev. Jay
c. Everett, pastor. Sabbath school at
9:45 o'clock c. E. Juniors meet at 2:3O
O'Clock. Seniors at GAS O'Clock. Morn
ing and evening worship IL o'clock and
o'clock with sermons by the pastor.
Special evening theme will be, Wages
and Sim There will be a special
musical number.
First Church of Christ. Scientist. cor
ner Huntoon and Polk streets. Sunday
services HOO o'clock and 500 O'Clock
Subject of lesson sermon: Are Sin
Disease and Death Real?' ChiIdrens
Sunday school at $3.50 o'clock. Read
ing room in church edifice open after
moons from 300 to 500 O'Clock, ex-
cept Sundays and holidays. Testimony
meeting, Wednesday evening at 500
o'clock.
corner Tyler and West Fifth street
Morning meeting at 10:45 O'clock sub
ject: Following God Fully" Evening
meeting at O'Clock, subject: Paul
Before Felix" John Koehler. pastor.
Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal
church, Sixteenth and Harrison streets
E. E. Urner, pastor. Public worship
at II o'clock and O'Clock. Preaching
at the morning service by the Rev
S. S. Martin, ID. D., field secretary of
the Methodist home for the aged. The
pastor will preach at the evening hour
on the theme: Lessons From the FAN
of Judas" This is the second in the
series of special sermons to men.
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,r,n,s Great Fxperience.

A Mean Mars Great Experience
The International Sunday oc ,l ~
Lesson for April % Is JACOB at
RetheI." Gen. 28:10-22.
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First Baptist church, Robert Gordon,
pastor Sunday school $50 o'clock;
morning worship II o'clock The
GideonS will attend in a body and Rev.
Mr.. Gordon will speak on Selling by
Sample Rev. Mr.. Lerrigo just re-
turned from China, will participate in
the service. Y. P. S. c. E., 6:15 O'Clock.
Above services will be held in the Sun
day school rooms of the church. The
evening service at 7:45 O'Clock, will be
held at the auditorium. Rev. Mr.. Cor
dons theme, "A Drama in Three
Acts"
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Evangelical st. Pauls church. The
Evangelical St. PauFs church, Third
and Hancock, of which Rev. H. Beck
er is pastor will have services on Sun
day morning at IL o'clock.
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st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
church, corner Second and Van Buren,
streets, P. d. Mueller, pastor, German
services 1890 o'clock. No services in
the evening.
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East side Methodist Episcopal
church, Seventh and Lime streets, d.
A. Shut, pastor. Morning and even
ing worship with sermons by the pas
tor. Special music by the choir.
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Third Christian church, corner of
Third and Lake streets, Rev. Herbert
J. COrwine. pastor. Sunday school at
9:45 o'clock: Christian Endeavor at 80
O'Clock; preaching and communion at
IL o'clock evening service at 7:45
o'clock.
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HORSE SHOEING
PLOW AND REPAIR WORK

Why pay more than $1.25 to have
your horses shod, if they wear number
fours or under. l have had 20 years
experience. DAVE WISCOMB,
Phone 977 w. 9O8 f. Fourth St.