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

toilet Ts1nw lis forwpaws - haa1s.
the mouse eons@1 The Waite fer On
bis breast. ane liek~<4 himself sncosA
and slsek- Satisfied At iengsk wath
bis appearances. ae e~EAn 10 seArxh
for food
He did no; asxe far 10 SO. for =
few stalks Of wheAf grow arzoug The
thick weeds seav az sAnd. TIE nnoaA~
was so large that he could probably
haze b~nt the stalk 6omu an1 brought
the grain wtthtn reach. II nos- be
could certainly have climbed the
stalk lie did not Try either OF tn~n~
plans. however. for these w~rv not
his ways- Sitting up very straight.
he BIT through the stalk As high az
he could reach The xeeds Hcre 50
thick that the straw could nos fall It's
full length. and the freshly cut cpd
settled down upon the ground. with
the straw stiii erect and the grain
out of reach. The mouse again bit
the straw in tao. and again the up
per portion settled own. In this way
be bit OF Eve lengths of straw be-
fore he could bring the grains within
reach OF his paws These forcpa as
were very skilIful little hands. and he
deftly husked a grain and ate II. sit
ting erect and holding IL 10 his mouth
as naturally as a boy would hold an
apple.-Our Animal Friends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

afraid 10 ride alone all about the
town.
Glen took great delight caring for
Star. At nrst he vas kind and gen
tie with him. But Glen had q quick
temper. and always wanted bis own
say. too, and then there was trou-
BILE. One day Glen was riding him
across the lawn. In q great hurry 10
visit friend. Star. however. vas IN
no hurry. He stopped every little
say to nibble grass Glen ierked the
bride and shouted. Get up" and
slapped him with his hat But Star
was hungry and would stop 10 eat.
Then Glen became angry and shouted
and scolded and kicked him.
Grandpa. who was sitting on the
porch. called him: Let Star eat.
and come here. please"
Glen came slowly and sat on the
lowest step.
Il want to tell you something |
saw in the war" Glen ran up the
steps and stood by his side. He liked
. ~nA SUI
Our army had Just returned from
Appomattox, where General Lee had
given his sword to General Grant:
that meant the war was over. But
General Grant gave 1t back to him,
and told Lee that his soldiers might
keep their horses, too. because they
would need them on their farms.
Wasn't that kind Il him? We were
all feeling happy because the cruel
war was over. Soon we would meet
the dear folks at home. Our baggage
was being removed from the landing
at City Point to our old camp ground
There were big wagons, each with g
six-mule team. The teamsters drove
their teams with one line. They had
to go up steep hill. Each teamster
when he came to the steepest point
would lash his mules and swear and
yell, growing more frantic till the tor
was reached; then the soldiers would
shout and cheer. One after the other
came up that way, except the very
! last load. That teamster made nc
ado. When he came to the foot o.
| the hill he let his mules rest. He
spoke kindly to them. Good boys,
he said, there is work for you, bu
you are good for it, When he reach
ed the steepest place he didn't shou
| or swear at his team He just crack
ed his big snake whip, and the mule:
| jumped into their collars as though i
were fun to pull that heavy load, anC
up they went. The soldiers stood
| looking on, too surprised to cheer.
said: Boys, there's a steamster fol
you. Why don't you cheer him? HI
deserves it. The man who can handle
mules like that has the making of
/ general in him
That's So they said; the chap
lain is right And they gave him {
rousing cheer.
Nov run along, my boy Star il
waiting for you at the gate H,
thinks this is fine day for a ride" -
Michigan Christian Advocate
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

Probably nothiax tires oa@ 90
En1eA ~ e~saw hsr~ted Wee - -.
early Esnrsisx the esy's asaIFs sswsa
60 oaess Ast~ztsca Beforehand aaa
there cones The wUa6sf kow - TIE
moria wsrrytAgxlE - 20 % srwczpissA-
I'd. she's every Inssrvupssoa - re-
essved imraslantlY. aaa The sioek -
sasehed IN distress as sts mc%sass
*ss pAss. ana thea tie snEnd tlr~s tie
body. We arw sroEE 10 drive ear
selves 9Th ship anA spar - sAta
say Eara 81 az IL prc- SD
ssreaEsh for tie eay. aaa re mzss
rot scar ourselves oat b. eruwatHs
tao days' tasks tstn one u ozty 80
can keep cool ard calm. rot allowing
ourselves TO - nesssree n azy say.
ne shnu be lsAs weartsd whsa &c
have reached the esraisAa- TIE call
dr~n may BE fractions. The servants
trying. the triend ue lore may fail 10
visit rs. the letter &c expect rnay nAt
arrive. but II we can preserve our
tranquility Of soul and OF denaAncr
&c shalt get through everything cred
ttably Health Culture
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
A PONY AND A SIX-MULE TEAM

"My little boy must go to bed
early tonight" said mamma, "for to-
morrow he will want to be up with
the sun to meet some one whom he
will be, oh, so glad to see."
"Who will it be, mammal" asked
Glen.
81 will let you guess" said nam
ma.
Grandpa" shouted Glen, dancing
about the room. Hip, hip, hurrah!''
Eyes, grandpa. Now fly away to
your nest, Glen bird" Mamma
caught his hand, and away they
romped to his bed. Soon he was fast
asleep.
1t seemed almost no time before
it was morning, and mamma was lay
ing out a nice, clean suit for him.
When he ran downstairs the first
person he saw was grandpa, a tall,
straight man with white hair and
beard. Glen ran into his arms and
said: "Grandpa, I'm glad you come,
I almost thought you were Santa
Claus. You look just like him."
Grandpa laughed and gave him a
big hug. Then they walked about
the garden enjoying the sunshine.
$50 you think I look like Santa
Claus, do you. Perhaps I am.
brought you the very incest gift you
ever had. And he led Glen back to
the back lawn, and there was little
pony, with a glossy bay coat, wavy
name and tail. Glen's eyes danced
when he saw him, and his feet
danced, too.
ooh, I'm so glad, l don't know
what to do
Ellis name is Star, because he has
a white star in his forehead" said
grandpa. Cup you co." and he put
Glen on the pony's back and led him
about the lawn. Soon he was not
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
THE VOICE OF NATURE.

Why did our Lord go every night
into the mountain? And why was it
His custom to walk SO frequently in
the garden? 1t was because he felt
the boon companionshiD of Nature,
the friendly helplulness of the vast
and the beautiful. Mountain and gar
den were allies of the spirit, silent
great-hearts, who ministered to him
in the pilgrim way. He sought the
mountain when he was bordering
over great decisions; he was found in
a garden lin the night in which he
was betrayed" He heard wondrous
messages in her voices; in her 81
lences, too, he listened to mysterious
speech. He read the evangel of the
lilies. He understood the language
of the birds. He read the face of the
sky. He shared the secrets of the
soil and the seed. He walked
through the corn-felds on the Sab
bath day, and the ears of corn minis
tered to a richer Sabbatic peace. He
stood to hold intercourse with the
81 eAoH' VI ShO hCAu. IL C "AhO oAoO6At
him tidings of other worlds. The
vineyards gave him more than grapes
and wine; they refreshed and
strengthened his soul. Everywhere
and always our Saviour was in com
munion with his willing and imme-
diate friends in the natural world
Nature was to Jesus a blessed col
league in the souls commerce and
H. JoWett.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
"LENn A HAND

One Of the early noted Italian
chemists was Particle. We are told
that many Of his discoveries. freely
given TO the world. led Up 10 the
present processes b. which refined a.
gar Ii produced This patient. hard
working. brainy chemist once told
this story concerning himself:
In my boyhood ~as mischlevous
and Wild. 1 never had = thought OF
work | was the despair OF nv school
teacher. One afternoon he asked ne
TO take . walk with him. and b.
cause ] could not well get out OF IL.
! went with him
when we were In the fields be
abruptly asked ne: Are the stars
useful. helpful said they were.
Then he wished 10 know IL thought
, tree useful. Or course IL vas Civ
ing shade. fuel. nuts and fruit. Again.
he asked II ! thought a COW. a horse.
a chicken useful. By this time | ~
, much perplexed. but explained 10 him
why | thought them OF value. After
this he said: Isn't ii strange, then,
that while you think all these use
. full. you look on yourself as the only
useless thing. You. whom God made
TO be OF use, are the most idle. care
less. useless boy In the village. Ey-
erything else Is useful but YOU
He said no more. but his words
went deep into my heart. They stung
me. and brought the blush of shame
to my cheeks. The longer / thought
about what he said the angrier !
grew, until finally | cried out TO my
self. IN show them all that | am
not useless. I'll be useful. and max,
everybody sit up and take notice.
From that time my whole natur,
changed. My hunger was 10 be use
full, to be somebody. | studied.
worked, | helped dig bitches to carr
money for books. / herded cattle Il
get myself clothes. And SO, in time
through the graciousness of God anC
!. my own determination to do whar
was right, l entered upon chemis
try, and won a name"
Bear ye one another's burdens
and so fulfil the law of Christ" Chris
did not hold Himself back. He is 1;
lend-a-hand Master, and only thos,
can be His followers who will com,
after Him in helping, each in Hi!
place-Pacific.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

tainly get ahead OF him in his uncle's
favor II he was neatly dressed and
ready TO greet the travellers.
Ii was slow work. this picking up
potatoes one at time. The sun
seemed hotter than ever, II IL was
nearly shutdown. Altogether, Toms
thoughts were gloomy: still he kept
bravely on, and at last had the salts
faction OF tying the last bag, and
starting faithful Dobbin toward
home.
The long-expected uncle had Just
arrived as Dobbin plodded up the
lane. Tom could see Joe shake hands,
and then jump TO get satche! and UNI
brella from the carriage. Really, the
bright, manipulating fellow, in his
best clothes, was so attractive that
Tom felt sure the choice was made
already.
"Ready-made boys don't grow on
every limb, but it looks as though
| you had the one l want right here"
said Mr.. Timothy Ball, quietly, to his
brother.
wait till you've seen the other
one" was the answer.
where's TOM" he asked, turning
to Joe. "Why, there he is now," he
exclaimed, without waiting for an
answer. How is this, Joe? Why are
| you here with your clothes changed,
and Tom only just coming homer"
| f'T thnnpht rnn'd mo born
meet Uncle Timothy" said Joe, his
| face flushing little under the steady
| gaze of the two men.
did you do your share of the
work." asked the father sternly.
Il worked till O'clock" came the
rather defiant answer
Come, James, don't be hard on
the boy; let us see what the other
fellow is like"
And, suiting the action to the word,
Uncle Timothy disappeared around
the corner of the house
Tom had just finished scrubbing
head and hands and feet at the
pump in the yard, and now, in spite
Of the bare feet and overalls, it was
a bright, healthy, good-natured-look-
ing boy who came to speak to his un-
Gle.
well, young men, why weren't
you here with your brother to meet
me? This is a cool welcome for an
uncle who comes only once in fifteen
years."
81 know it, uncle" said Tom, CIV
ing his hand. 81 was dreadfully sor-
ry not to come sooner, but I've only
just finished my work"
and you never leave your work
until it is fnished?" Uncle Timothy
asked, with quizzical smile.
ooh, yes! I might if twas my own
work." laughed Tom.
yes" said his uncle, 81 see.''
A week later, when Uncle Timothy
started for his Western home, Tom
was the boy who went with him.
"You see, Joe," he explained, the
night before they left, 81 want a boy
who will look after my interests; one
who is willing to work overtime, ii
need be. Look out for your father,
Joe, and perhaps your time will come
yet"
Father" said Joe, one day a week
later, what did you mean about that
special potato you wanted US to look
for?"
"Oh," laughed Mr.. Ball. 1.-The last
one was the one I wanted, and Tom
found it''-Sunday School Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
I WILL.

1 will start anew this morning with a higher
fairer creed.
1 will cease to stand complaining OF my ruth.
less neighbours greed:
/ will cease to sit repining while my duty'l
call Ia clear:
! will waste no moment whining and my
heart shall know fear.
1 will look sometimes about for tbs
things that merit praise:
Will search for hidden beauties that eludt
the grumblers gaze:
will try to find contentment In the paths
that must tread;
wi1I cease to have resentment when anoth
moves ahead.
I will not be swayed by envy when my ri
vaPs strength Is shown:
/ will not deny his merit. but I'll strive q
prove my own:
L will try TO see the beauty spread before me
rain shine:
/ Will cease to preach your duty and be mor'
concerned with mine.
British Weekly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

We must always remember the
conscious vigor of the departed soul.
They live--those blessed ones-a
fuller life brighter than this dim pro-
baton; not the fullest, not the
brightest, that lies before us all,
''that they without US should not be
made perfect. Canon Knox-Little.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

II thou Seekest This ar thai ard
wouidxt be here or there TO ontcy
thine own will and pleasure. thca
sha!t never b. quiet nor FREE from
care: for In everything somewhat
will be- wanting. and in every place
there viii be some tha; cross thee
Thomas a kempla
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06
THE SKILL OF A MOUSE.

One day naturalist lay motion
less on a fallen log in the forest,
and silently watched an animal at
play in the grass near by. This was a
large, brown-backed mousse mead
ow mouse, that had come out from
tired of play, had sat up to make his
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-06

These best sign that a man believes
anything is not his repetition of it's
formulas. but his impregnation with
Its spirit.-Phillips Brooks
The Washington herald., 1913-08-11
SUFFRAGISTS TO HEAR
CHAMPIONS TONIGHT

The vanguard of the delegates to the
first national convention of women voters
will journey to the roof garden of the
New Brighton tonight, where the won
ans cause will be discussed by two
prominent suffragists-Miss Jeanette
Rankin and Mrs. Jessie Harry Srubbs
Mrs. Nina Allender. president OF the
Stanton club, under whose auspices the
meeting will be held, will preside. Ths
public is invited.
A paper will be read during the con-
vention by Mrs. Stubs, which will In
cIude a consideration OF the present-:iay
methods of party government through
the appointment of committees and The
action of the party caucus. The paper
also will consider the concentration OF
responsibility for all legislative action or
the dominant party today.
Mrs. Stubs announces that all womer
who are in Washington and are voters
in any of the equal suffrage States vii
be eligible to attend the closed meetings
of the council by registering at the sLf'
frage headquarters, in F Street. and nay
ing a nominal fee. Only women voter:
will be permitted at the meetings.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-11

lent. They deal, they must deal II thrills
4 temperate amount of thrill is excellent
for children, provided the .h-ill be the
right sort: a stelly succession of thrills
is as misChievOus in their nervous systems
as a steady diet Of mighty seasoned food
for their 'jttle growing b>dies.
This issue has begun to stir guardians
Of the public veal in Engl and. Canon
Rawnsley and the he1drnastar OF Ea.nn
discuss il in the Hilbert Journal. pre-
senting a convi lcilg indictment Of oe'-
tain classes of films accused Of Causing
juvenile degeneracyley their evil sug-
gestiOns. Canon Rawnsley declares that
there seems to be passing over England
real craving for scenes of terror. and
that the cinematograph has borne a rep
rehensible part in creating 1t.
From recent measures of restriction in
Liverpool the inference is that the thing
has been allowed to go its way more in
England than with us. Our films are still
sensational; that is their stock in trade.
Many of them are vulgar. A few Of them
are slightly suggestive of evil.
There are picture shows innocent of
these offenses; there are many more
guilty. and we have taken too little
thought of this.
One think more. Here in these moving
picture theaters is a titanic engine for
popular education. The film should be for
the cultivation of the public mind what
the telephone has been for business This
tremendous power runs wild in the pic
ture theaters. 1t is ours to harness il
for social ends. Not to do this would be a
staggering blunder. The movies are
the play of the people. In that medium
they can be not only amused but edu-
Gated. Set the best brains to de-
vising these entertainments and you pro-
vide a show so much better than the SEN
sational thriller that the business comes
of its own accord. This must be the fu-
ture of the picture shows The frnda-
mental fact of them is that properly used
they are not a diversion at all. They
are a mighty social force, like the press
The Washington herald., 1913-08-11
NEW ARMORY BILL
FAVORED BY SIDDONS
Comnissioner Believes Appropriate
Structure Should Be Built for
District National Guard.

A bill recently introduced in the House
by Representative Dyer of Missouri, pro-
viding for a new District Armory. was
indorsed yesterday by Commissioner F.
l.. Siddons.
The need of a new District Armory
is apparent" said Mr.. Siddons. AN ex-
orbitant rent now is paid to house the
District guardsmen, and they are not
given the quarters they should have.
Il would not want building of this
kind to look like a fort. 1t should con-
form to the classic style of architecture
which Is seen in such a large number of
public buildings in Washington. But
this architectural design still could be
carried out and a building provided that
would be useful as home for the guard.
and serve as a coliseum where big con-
ventions might be held. I believe the
business men of Washington should get
behind this movement for a new District
Armory."
The Washington herald., 1913-08-11
Rain Stop. President.

President Wilson and DR.. Cary Cray
son attended the services at the Central
Presbyterian Church yesterday morning.
They went for a ride in the afternoon
but were forced to return early on &C
count OF the storm.
| Mrs. Wilson, wife OF the President, her
three daughters and Mr.. Francis Sayre.
Of New York. fiance Of Miss Jessie Will
son, this morning will leave Crawford
Notch where they spent the weekend.
and will return to the summer White
/ House in Cornish. by motorvia 1ntervale.
North Conway and Lake winnipesaukee
thus terminating a very pleasant motor
trip of a week through the New Hamp-
shire mountains.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson spent the day as the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Beach at Rock
vile. Md. The Misses Burleson are the
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Beach.
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. William
b. Wilson, the Misses Wilson and the
young children. will return to Washing
ton in several weeks from their home
| in Blossburg, Pa, and will take posses
| sion of their new home in the Avenue
of the Presidents. Secretary Wilson and
the Misses Wilson left Washington Sat
urday to join Mrs. Wilson and the rest
| of the family at Blossburg.
Major Edward j. Hale, U. s. A., and
Mrs. Hale, the new Minister TO Costa
| Rica, and his wife. have sailed from New
York on the Pastores for Port Limon.
Costa Rico.
The recently appointed Second Secre-
tary of the Chilean Legation, Senior Don
Santiago Rivas, has arrived at the sum-
mer legation at Asbury Park.
The Secretary of the Navy will visit
Asheville. n. G., sortly to deliver an
| address there at the State fair.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has arrived in
London from Paris. Gen. Miles has
been touring Europe for period of
some months. and is now on his way
back TO America.
The Misses Patten, who are spend
ing the summer in Europe, have ar
rived in Berlin, where they are the
recipients of many attentions.
Senator and Mrs. Guggenheim, who
have been stopping at the Ritz, Lon
don, nave taken
ness, Scotland.
Mrs. Richard Townsend has left
Paris for Munich, where she will stay
for several weeks. She will not re-
turn to this country for a month yet.
Mrs. Francis F.. Leupp and the Misses
Leupp are at Narragansett Pier.
Former Assistant Secretary OF state
and Mrs. Huntington Wilson are now
in London.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles p. TAFT OF I'm
cinnati. are visiting former President and
Mrs. Taft at The Taft summer home,
Murray Bay, Canada.
Former Secretary of the Navy Meyer
accompanied by Mrs. Meyer and Miss
Julia Meyer is at Kissengen, Germany,
where Mr.. Meyer has been taking the
cure.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-11
Takes Diplomatic Post at n,
After Years of Party Service
Maj. E. }. Hale, Typical Southern Democrat of Oh
School, Recently Made Minister to Costa Rica-F Five
Times Delegate at-Large to National Conventions.

New York, Aug. 1o.-Anxious to take
up his work, and confident that he will
enjoy every phase Of Central American
life. Mai. z. ]. Hale left New York yes
terday morning On board the Pastores,
OF the United Fruit line. for Costa Rica.
to which country he has been appointed
United States Minister.
To see Mai. Hale and to judge his age
even after half an hours conversation
would be an almost impossible task.
for he appears to be not more than
nifty, yet he tells Of having stopped at
the old Astor House in 1874. The Major
Is seventy-four years old. and Is Of the
second generation to own the Fayette-
vile Observer. of Fayetteville, n. c..
sub,
Though his extensive travel has done
much to obliterate the twang from his
speech, it seems only to have heightened
the courtly Southern touch of his man.
ners. He was in New York one day.
and during that time a reporter talked
with him.
1t was difficult to persuade the Major
that he was to be the subject OF CONVEX
sation. but after many attempts he
finally confessed to having been United
States Consul at Manchester. England,
for four years from 1875 to 1883. So ac-
tive had he been in the service Of his
government that he soon after returned
as the United States Commissioner for
the Manchester Ship Canal, in which
Office he bent his energies toward in
creasing the use of the English water
way. Before his return, however. Mai.
Hale served as one OF the vice presi-
dents OF the Congress on International
Navigation. which then met at a time
when the Nicaragua Canal scheme was
being pushed.
But North Carolina and the Demo-
cratic party then claimed the major for
their very own, and during the interval
Of almost twenty years Mai. Hale's part
in Southern politics has been neither
small nor to little effect.
Il believe l hold a sort of a record
as far as Democratic conventions CO."
he confessed. y have been a delegate
at-large at five national conventions"
Mai Hale was one OF the seven men
who framed the original draft Of the
platform of the 1886 Chicago convention.
I'VE were criticised right and left then
and since" he said, but l noticed that
most Of the policies we laid down have
since been adopted or are on their way
to recognition"
In 1893 the late Grover Cleveland Of
fered Maj. Hale the post of Minister
to Turkey, the office of Ambassador not
then having been created, but the pub
Usher ~ the Fayetteville Observer re-
fused the place.
There was too much to be done at
home" he said. but when President
Wilson asked me 10 accept the position
Of Minister to Costa Rica-well, | wanted
to go, in the first place, and then my
son is taking hold OF the observer-he's
the third generation of Hales to own that