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CAUCASIAN.
Vol- XI.
GOLDSBOItO, N. C, TIIUItSDAY, IS JUXE. 181)3.
xo. :m.
EDITOR'S CHAIR.
OF THE EDITOR ON THE
OF THE DAY.
; Tracy, of New York.
leaders Of tllC Eastern
! I
1 he llOUSC, Sill'l TO H
Washington l'o.st a
the
I
4.1 ,: . t i 11 ssi n legislation in
t the meeting of eenrre.M."
... - hut I think that a simple
to repeal the Sherman
Ioth Houses. Of one
it :
, ,i.'u iinte sure, anl taat is
fr -e coinage law will Vie en
I I L. lieve there is a majority
,,. !n - coinage in the House
,. ;...;! will remember that
, ( ';. -v -l.iri'l was inaugurated, he
i I f ,1 ? 1 ,r v to take; a poll of con
on the silver question and that
toiiii i th;it a majority weie in fa
,,j :r e eoinaire. When they
fci-t ti'Xi Ian, 11 a iiiijuriijy .lie
r,- ;i-'aiii"t free coinage, it will be
it-.- .o.l evidence that Cleveland
t 1 'iT . .
, i,r i :j-it souieoony wiin paironajre.
;n, i so in' Minian in: uuieacue'i.
1 . 1 .... 1 .1 1. . : t 1
:,-. Mmiiom. Cleveland s Secretary
A-ri'--.i!ture, has written a letter,
.vhh li he ''lys tint he is opposed
the j.f-eiit silver law, which iu-
t.,.s tin- eurrency at the rate of
1 . . t 1
i,ii',i .nun a year, and tn.it lie is also
to the free coinage of silver
I the jie-eiit legal latio. In wind
l 1 r 1 .. 11
Iljt ;ie a 1 .Llll . ' r Me- .ill
vi-iii.- vagaries of the Ocala
Moiui. It would seem that he is
favor ot kicking out or the party
Ocala Democrats." Of course
i 1 man who endorses the Ocala
n a mis will resent the above de
fiance of our extreme gold bug.
1,1 nst heforc election the goldbugs
On: t he sweet refrain, "Repeal the
Lkinley bill." Since then, how-
Kr. tnev nave switched 011 on an
t .1 1 j 1 i
If i rely new song. Now you hear
rii droning out through their noses
monotonous plaint, "Repeal the
pcrntan law."
1'!iey wiint something repealed but
I not seem to know what it is. If
rjcy will sit quietly iu their high
fairs until the Populists get their
iter hot, they will be peeled and
pealed to their heart's content.
People are beginning to tumble to
the old party frauds. Ex.
If railroads do not take advantage
J this season to give the people fair
tt-s to tho Chicago Fair they need
(it be surprised if they hud at the
lose of the year that there are
fany more people in favor of gov
Inment ownership of transportation
aes.
i
ilf Attorney General Olney would
it display the same zeal for squelch
tg trusts that he does for closing the
World's Fair on Sundays the people
'4o earn their living by the "sweat
of! their brow" would feel much bet
ter and appreciate his labors a great
del more. Fayetteville Gazette.
,The rank and file of all parties
;ean well and hope for better con
Itions. The fact is, the leaders
fep them in the dark.
jWE CALL FOR THE "AUTHORITY."
!"It is now stated on good authori
that Judge Daniel Russell, of
ilmington, and Wm. S. O'H. Rob
i fson, of Goldsboro, have been nego
tiating with Mary Ann Butler for a
"lie of the State Republican party to
$e l'opulists. Developments may
I looked for. Butler is evidently
loving to the Republican ranks.
Jie great "reform movement" he
fis talked so much about is d wind
fig into a very common-place piece
I political machinery. We can't
fYww that the true men who have
fen led oft' by Butler will continue
I follow when they see whither he is
fving to lead them. Kinston Free
Iress."
1 "We call upon the Free Press to
ive its "good authority." We don't
fcUeve that paper can give any "au
. ,:fjiority" good or indifferent to back
Up its statement, We believe that it
simply one of the cowardly ways
at papers like the Free Press has
f trying to make political capital,
ft is a bad cause that is forced to
toop to such methods as the above
instead of argument. The Free Press
lays it can't believe that "true men"
(ill follow vhen they see whither
e are leading. There you are bad-
mistaken. All "true men" will
How when they see that we are
ading to honest elections and to
i!e of the people. And all "true
ieu" who are not blinded and pre
judiced by such untruthful detna
fogery as the Free Press and other
fuch papers print, will soon see it.
lvery "true man" in Lenoir county
who reads The Caucasian as well as
te Free Press will see it. All "true
s r:if n"who readsboth sides everywhere
see it. We are turning the light
h the rotten and corrupt practices
lii the machine in the last flection
I id leading in the direction of the
tile of the people whi-;h will mean
Jionest government. The people
"shall see and know the truth, they
ill theu vote to condemu . sush
ethods and the mn who father
jthera, and when they do, mark it,
heir votes shall be counted or
here will be trouble.
The worst slave on earth is the
arty slave.
P
CLEVELAND'S EXTRA SESS!ON-
President G rover Cleveland ban
announced that he will call an extra
session of congress. But this fact is
not so important as what he says
about the work that he will dictate to
be done by congress when it meets.
Read carefully his words, which we
give in full :
"While there has been no mystery
nor secrecy in regard to my inten
tion in this matter, I think it not
amiss that our people should be in-
loimed authoritatively that the time-
is at hand when their Representa
tives in congress will be called upon
to deal with the financial condition
which is the only menace to the
country's welfare and prosperity."
What, is the financial trouble the
"only menace to the country's wel
fare and prospeiity f" Has the tariff
gone t Europe to spend the sum
mer ? You remember how last year
Cleveland said that tho tariff over
shadowed all other questions, and
then every little flunkey, politician
and gold bug newspaper said : "yes
the tariff ! the tariff ! ! is our greatest
anil only trouble." The Alliance and
the reform press were the only ones
whi) persisted that the financial ques
tion was the great issue. During the
last campaign Gov. Carr said that the
tariff was the greatest financial ques
tion, and that the greatest financial
question was the tariff. But it is
now time for him to change his opin
ion for Cleveland has taken snuff.
Cleveland goes on to say :
"It is well for the people to talk
upon the subject for themselves and
arrive at their own conclusions as to
the merits of the financial policy
which obliges us to purchase idle
silver bullion with gold taken from
our reserve."
Mr. Cleveland says that he is "ob
liged" to buy silver with gold. Now
Mr. Cleveland knows that is not true,
lie may fool the blind partisan mem
bers of his own party with such a
statement, but the people who are
thinking and reading for themselves
know better. They know that silver
is bought with silver certificates,
issued for that purpose, and that the
law says that these certificated shall
be redeemed in coin, either gold or
silver at the descretion of the ad
ministration. Now it is true that
Mr. Cleveland has ordered these cer
tificates to be redeemed in gold, but
why did he do it ? He claims he did
it to try to briner gold and silver to a
parity. But mind you gold was al
ready at a premium and scarce. This
action has increased the demand foi
gold and further increased its price,
thereby making a gi eater disparity
between gold and silver. If ?ilver
had been at a premium then it would
have been proper to have paid out
gold. No Mr. Cleyeland you were
not "obliged" to pay out gold. The
spirit of the law and the pledges of
your party should have "obliged"
you to pay out silver. The remain
der uf his statement is as follows :
"One does not need the. eye of a
financier to see that this gold thus
subtracted from the Government's
stock is eagerly seized by other na
tions for the purpose of strengthen
ing their own credit at our expense
It does not need the art of states
manship to detect the dangers that
await upon the continuance of the
operation. Already the timidity of
capital is painfully apparent, and
none of us can fail to see that fear
and apprehension in monetary cir
cles will ultimately bring suffering
to every humble home in our land.
I think that now and between the
meeting of congress much depends
upon the action of those engaged in
financial operations and business en
terprises. Our vast national re
sources and credit are abundantly
sufficient to justify them in the ut
most faith and confidence. If, in
stead of being frightened, they are
conservative, and if, instead of
gloomily anticipating immedhite dis
aster, they contribute their share of
hope and steadiness they will per
form a patriotic duty and at the
same time protect their own inter
ests. The things just now needed
are coolness and calmness in finan
cial circles and study and reflection
among our people."
The above paragraph is intended
as taffy to the people. "Study and
reflection among our people" is al
ready going on, and to such an ex
tent that every movement of the ad
ministration will be watched. And
unless the administration changes its
course it will have cause to regret
that the people are studying and re
flecting. The people are already be
ginning to believe that the present
financial disturbances are manufac
tured with a view to demoralizing
the people and business so they
will submit to the repeal of the sil
ver law and the issue of bonds. Let
the people' watch." The money pow
er is getting ready for the boldest
move on tho political chess-board
since 1873. Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty !
If vou want The Caucasian; for
a whole year, send us one of those
G5 cent silver dollars and we will
take it for . 100 cents. Don't you
wish that there were more of those
dollars?
"Kill the anarchists," yell3 a plu
tocratic paper. Kill the goldbugs,
say we, and then there will be no
cause for the development of anarch
ist ideas, ' ;
It is openly hinted that the Rus
sian government has made proposi
tions to assist the Democrats to seat
Cleveland as dictator. Denver Road
THE HIDDEN CITY
i
Ej WALTER H. M7J0UGALL
1
ICopjr right. 18BZ, bf CwmQ PnblUbln com-
uu puDuncea uf t pec Lai arranmncnt
with tliem.
(Continued.)
CHAPTER VIII.
THE TOKsi OK THE DICE.
Chalpii'it success in entangling Knlcan
in his haarei was not wholly the result
of a wtll laid t-cheme. It was largely
due to circumstances. The young priest's
suddenly developed taste for gambling
was Miiipiy tne lounuation upon which
Chalpa based his villainous plot, and ho
tmcceeded beyond his exudations v.-hen
he induced Kulcau to wager his sister.
Chalpa did not love her; he was proba
bly incapable of the pure passioD. Ilo
wanted ler merely Wanse he felt that
fcbe would strengthen his claim to the
vacant chair of office.
Many of the priests and wealthy citi
zens frequented his rooms, which were
large nd comfortable, and were ren
dered attractive by a liberal dispensation
of ait.si. The gamo which was played
was but one of many ancient forms of
dice throwing.
The players sat on the floor around a
square stone tablet and made wagers
upon the odd or even numbers ou the
dice as they fell out of an oblong box
upon the table. The dicebox had a
round opening at each end, ana waa
balanced upon the apex of a prism shaped
piece of wood. This p;rniirtM the
manipulator. Chalpa, to throw the dice
out of either end, as he wished. The dice
were small cubes of baked clay, num
bered like modern dice, and the game
when played f.tirly was one of even
chances. But, as Gilbert suspected,
Chalpa did not play fairly, and his de
vice, a simple, almost clumsy one, would
have been easily detec t 1 in a .ambling
room in any civiliz. d evnur.niiy.
When he vvi:-i;e I to '-i'.-.it h'j Kubsti
tutad for the box atiot'i-.-r, vita n parti
tion dividing it di;iyoi:a;y into two
parts, thus:
Aperture.
Aperture.
There, was a set of eleven dice in each
compartment, Hie odd numbers predom
inating in one side and the evon ones in
the other, so that he could throw out
on tho table the proper set to win th
largest, of the wagers, as tli6 players
placed their money on the odd or even
sido of jtlie table. Ilo used this false box
only iu the presence of the more inex
perienced or intoxicated and therefore
careless players, and he waa extremely
skillful in the sleight of hand necessary
to secrete it quickly under his long white
robe.
KulcKn, however, even after he sus
pected hhn of cheating, was unable to
detect hhu in the act, for he imagined
that he deftly changed the dice instead
of the box, and so when he reported to
Eric, after watching Chalpa awhile, he
confessed that he had been mistaken and
wii:i unable to explain the operation.
The next day Eric informed Iklapel
that he required a thousand taos of sil
ver and asked him to obtain it for him
from tho subterranean treasury. The
old man readily consented, and request
ing Gilbert to accompany him led the
way to the room beneath the temple.
The treasure vault of Atzlan.
He allowed Gilbert but a moment to
look about him, and v ent down a steep
ly inclined and devious passage which,
from its many side openings, showed
that there was a labyrinth beneath the
city, and which ended in a round cham
ber, the treasure vault of Atzlan. It
was a room fifty feet wide, hewn oat of
the solid rock. Iklapel held the light aloft,
and Eric saw that the floor was covered
with heaps of gold ingots, statues and
images, vaes, IkjwIs and rnde orna
ments, strancre in form and of inesti
mable value, piled together in rich con
fusion, Some of the sta tues were of life size,
beautifully modeled, and there were
myste riously shaped objects of ancient
ceremonial use; chairs, or rather stools,
tables, tripods, uvns, platters, cups, bra
ziers, censers, chains, suns, moons, stars,
flower work, armlets and anklets, all of
solid, heavy material and skillful work
manship. Along the side of the chamber were
ranged three rows of urns filled with
gold dust, a kingly store of itself, that
equaled the wildest fantasy of the Ara
bian story teller and made Eric almost
fear that he was dreaming. Among all
these treasures Iklapel picked his way,
and Gilbert followed him until the old
man paused before a heap of silver bars
and lifting several passed them to him,
saying:
"Six of these are all that you require.
They are worth a thousand taos and
more, but we need not be particular.
Jt is years since these things were
touched. We do not have as much
need of them as we once had, it seems."
'How long have these treasures been
accumulating?" iuquired Eric.
'Many thousands of years. In the
ancient times we had twenty temples,
and ,these statues adorned them; the
Utensils and furniture were used in
them, and the people yearly brought
new and rare gifts; but as our race de
clined they were gathered here, and here
they have remained." , 1
"But are they 6afe here, with no
guard?" .
"Very safe, indeed, for no one knows
except .(-!? m 1 ve cf their -xittence or of
this i 'tiniijn r. Of onnw our jw-ople
know of th' maze of underground it
Mice, btit they fear to penetrate them,
and tli? pa-sage le vliug to this room i
Weil c ji)f eal-1. as you otwrved. Brxl
we will remrn with otir burden before
it grows Ute." And the aged priest
moved tip the dark way with th light,
while G iilit -Hined the silver ingot.
It wa no mean load; thy weighed
many pounds, and hia anna ached when
they reached the sacred chamber and
climbeJ up into daylight.
That night Eric went with Knlcan to
Clialjia's dwelling fr the fiit and only
time, taking the silver with him. They
arrived late, and as they entered heard
loud and boisterotw voices in eager
clamor. There were four half drunken
priests squatting around tbe tablet of
stone eagerly watching the tilting of the
dieebox. Their uproar drowned any
noise that Kulcan and Uilbert'8 entrance
had made, and Chalra. with his baek to
ward the door, did, not perceive them ad
h sat waiting for the bet to be made, a
sneering smile upon his face and bis
hand over the end of the box. lie start
ed as Knlcan stated himself at his tide,
sajiug:
"Chalpa, I have come with the thou
sand taos to once more, and for the last
time, test my luck and yours. Remem
ber the agreement all my losings and
luy sister against a thousand taos."
Chalpa turned pale, stole a scared
tlance at Eric and faltered. lie found
.i.:i.-iw.f in a difficult iosition. He feared
Eric most mightily and felt that his
methods were suspected if not kuowq
to him; but he dared not hesitate, and in
a moment he had resolved to allow Kul
can to regain hU wealth, or seem to a
least, by the same device whereby he
had lost it. He smiled and said, with
well assumed heartiness;
"It is well, my Knlcan. I wished to
give you an opportunity to recover, If
Ios.sible, what you had lost. It is a fair
bargain."
"Then I wager you now on the odd
dice rive hundred taos against my sis
ter!" cried Kulcan, placing three ingots
qtj the tablet. A couple of other players
laid wagers also np.m the odd side, and
Chalpa tilted the lox.
One glance showed that Kulcan had
won. Chalpa's face was serene, how
ever, as he replaced the dice, and the
young priest again wagered live hundred
taos against Lis lost property. He tilted
the box aud shot the dice out ujon the
tablet once more, and Kulcan won again,
ne had freed his sister and regained his
estates, and now for revenge! With a
look full of meaning into Chalpa's cruel
eyes, he cried:
'.'Once more, five hundred against five
hundred taos on the even numbers,'
Chalpa did not dare refuse nor did he
dare cheat, j-et five hundred taos was an
immense sum forhiui, successful though
he had been in his oierations. He felt
Giltert's keen searching gaze upon him,
and he feared to look up. His. nervous
fingers shook the box, and the dice rat
tled. "Come," cried Kulcan. "You do not
fear the test now. You have taken the
same wager before from me!"
"1 fear nothing." the gambler an
swered. "I take the bet!"
The other players also placed smaller
sums upon the lioard upon the even side,
and the trickster tipped the box. The
eleven clay cubes rolled across the stone
with a clinking rattle, and the eager eyes
counted quickly. Kulcan had again
won. Chalpa had lost the fruits of sev
eral years of swindling and usury.
Gilbert had seen t'latthe odd dice had
come from the left and the even ones
from the right end of the dieebox and
formed his conclusions, but he refrained
from announcing his discovery, or rather
his suspicions, and when Chalpa had
made over to Kulcan the sum of his
winnings they withdrew, followed by
the other players, who were delighted
with Kulcan's good fortnne.
Chalpa, on being left alone, threw
himself upon the floor in a savage frenzy
of rage and despair, and then and there
resolved to kill not only Kulcan and Gil
bert, but old Iklapel, for he knew the
secret of the treasure vault and sur
mised how the silver had been obtained.
Although he would have feared to touch
it himself, he realized that Iklapel would
give it willingly to Eric for any purpose,
and he saw all of his hopes aud plans
vanish into air with a heart so full of
bitter hate that he could not rest, but
wandered in the canyon until nearly
dawn. When he came home he had per
fected a scheme of revenge diabolical in
its ingenuity and hellish iu its complete
ness, to which, from that day forth, he
devoted all his thoughts and his tireless,
sleepless, unresting energies.
But Gilbert did not suspect this feel
ing, although he observed that Chalpa
was endeavoring to guiu his liking by a
careful attention, but he suspected some
purpose much less serious. However,
he did not allow it to disturb him, and
his thoughts at this time were too full
of work and plans to admit of much else.
More than a year and a half had
passed since his arrival, and in the last
few months he had done much work.
He had thrown a strong dam across the
stream, built a stone mill, made the ma
chinery for it in the old German method
of wood and silver, and was almost
ready to turn the water into the sluice
way upon the silent wheel. But a few
details remained to ierfect the mechan
ism and astonish the Atzlans by the
eight of the river grinding their corn.
He had established the knowledge and
art of glazing pottery, the making of
candles; he had improved the looms and
added modern devices, perfected their
stills, taught them how to preserve
fruits, smoke their meats, and in a hun
dred other ways effected great changes
and found the people eager to adopt
labor saving methods.
But he wished to make still greater
changes. He had found in some of the
gtrata of the canyon walls iron in great
plenty, and he was so constantly ham
pered by the need of this indispensable
metal that be had begun the erection of
a furnace and ordered the extraction of
a large amount of ore. The supervising
of these operations completely filled his
days with arduous labor. He had com
menced his furnace with modest ideas,
intending to smelt his iron in the crude
manner which Livingstone found the
natives using in Central Africa in sim
ple conical clay furnaces with rude bel
lows, but producing iron of such a supe
rior quality that the savages refused to
use the English metal, alleging that it
was rotten. But his ideas had expanded,
and he had erected a stone structure
with a complicated blasting apparatus
that filled him with great hopes as he
watched itnearing completion and made
him eager as a boy to see it in full and
perfect operation
Lela would come to him and find him
so occupied and intent upon his duties
that sometimes he feared she would
think him cold aud netriectfnl. and aha
icihr y fearful of distnrbir-g or aa
tHy?g him that th feijiif t-d In
h r f.e a 't hovt red ai,a. l im. At
tin tune h wouM. 1 k iuto Lr ey
wirli oeh ip. earr.e.; I-Tut$ia that
he wcnM crv? t- v. him. wied br
mi ftbrrttt Lis !.. whh ri-nt:y wor
shiping ejes nnd clinging ki., fT a
fev? moments and then say demurely:
-Oh. I inn-t not bother my drlScg.
i so b:i.y, ujy grwt minded hero," nd
mrk a motion a it to leave. Then
tin y would waste a half hour more in
loving dalliance, when she would t,nd
djuly atMime an air of stern displeasure
and l id him to go to work while the at
Ui de-1 to bectaries. "
These mvuimtj came rften, too, dur
ing the summer days, when only hi as
sira?it in all Atzlan were buy and at
work, and they made tbe hour of ilf
iiiitxt-d toil 6horter and p3eaanter.
t he took the fondest interest in every
thing he did, and hhe had, too, many
pltrg of her own for the education and
advaneeujent of her sex in Atzlan.
which were the outcome of her love and
the knowledge obtained from Eric. Her
aptitude for learning amazed him at
tioies; it beeiued bo pbeiiuiuenal in one
whose life had heeu passed in such an
environment. But in truth the Atzlan
mind was in some Fnch state as was the
pav.'an world ut the time of Christ. Like
cliildrenthe Atzlans listened, believing
all thut they heard, aud desirous to em
ulate the people who had learned m
mcch they watched all of Gilbert's en
terprises with a vague wonder and huge
exj ectaucy,
TO BE COXTINUEb.l
HON. IIKNflV V.TTi;itso
Spoke Last Might Before the A. nii.l l.
The Xews & Observer referring to
the epeech ami visit of Col. Watter
son says:
"The visit of Hon. Henry "Wattor
son to llaleigh during this week will
afford us all an opportunity of seeing
and hearing one of the tnost coii
spieious publie men of tbe dav.
Col. Wattereoti is a man of line
parts and in the use of language
rivals the famoup Ingals, He is at
Editor whose loldiu-stj is nnparal
lelled and who has made as deep a
mark on public affairs as any other
gentleman connected with the Press.
He is probaoly about fifty -six years
of nge and has been a leader of
thought and director of events for
twenty years. He is an orator of
unusual powers, and indeed there
are few men in America go gifted
and so brilliant."
Kemeuiber we will begin the pub
lication of his famous speech on the
political partes in next Issue. Sub
scribe now, get your neighbor to sub
scribe. WAKE FOREST COLLEGE
We were absent from our office
last week and there were several
things left out that should have ap
peared. A well written account of
the 58th Commencement exercises of
Wake Forest College was one of the
thing.- wo very much regret not get
ting in. It would not be news for
this issue. However we publish the
following closing paragraph of the
communication:
Hon. J. C. Scarborough' spoke in
behalf ot the Board of Trustees.
Among other things he announced
the establishment of
A SCHOOL OF LAW,
to be opened at the College with be
ginning of the next session. The or
ganization of this new department
has been put in the hands of the le
gal member of the Board, and will
be carried bravely forward.
Taken all in all this has been an
eminently successful session. Many
new features have been added to the
various departments, the require
ments for degrees have been made
more flexible, and the whole work of
the College has been put into ex
cellent shape for the session of '93-
'94.
The handsome new catalogue is
ready for distribution. It may be
had by addressing President C. E.
Taylor or Trot. B. F. Sledd.
NEXT WEEK
We will commence the pub
lication of the great speech
es on the political parties.
Be sure that all your neigh
bors read this debate. If
they will not subscribe, then
sabseribe for th em for three
j . -.
months each. Remember
we will send five papers for
$1,00. This offer is good un
until June 24th.
.uev. j. 1. - is. -noover is now
down in the north eastern counties
of the State, Kearly every uay we
get a letter from there telling us of
the splendid work that he is doing
therefor the Alliance. We regret
tnat our space will not permit us to
publish- them. We need a dozen
men like, Hoover and Thompson in
the field
The average Southern Democrat is
a typical intellectual slave. '
flll.l ia tTTl! tt.M til' l. !
Tb I htmIu (W It Rrd.n a kf h j
We announced Ut wek th death j
our rt ad r tht -rk a fin Mrtrait of
the tragedian and a ktrh of hi
life 1 iw. The body wan interred
Saturday in Mount Auburn iVm
etery, Ptunt Iaachu ttK.
EDWIN BooTll.
SKETCJI,
Edwin liooth was born near Balti
more, Md., November loth ls.1.1. He
is a son of the actor Junius Brutus
Booth, and was trained for the dra
matic profession. Having filled
many minor part, ho made hi llrst
regular appearance on the stage as
Tressel, in IJiehard 1 1 1, iu place of
his father, who had been sud
denly taken ill. After a tour
thtouifh California, Australia, many
of the Paeihc Islands and the Sand
wich Islands, he re-app(tred in New
York ill 1K."?, visited England and
the Continent in ISCl and retutmnir
to New York commenced a series of
Shakesperian revivals at the Winter
Garden Theatre LS(:5. After a se-
rits of successful eniratrenients in
Boston, Philadelphia, and other
a rge cities, he commenced in 1N0S.
the erection of a new theatre in New
iork, which he opened February
5rd 1809; but the cost of the build-
ng, in which Mr. Booth had invest
ed all his means, 'prevented ultimate
teeuniary success, and the theatre
iltiiough it till bears his name.
jassed from his hands. For several
years he virtually retired from the
stage, but near the close of 187 lie
began in New York a series of bril-
lant performances. He rarelv un
dertakes any but th.e leading char
acters of Khakespere Hamlet, Othel-
o, lago, bhylock and Richard III.
Hamlet is considered, bv some, as
1 .. -
us masterpiece, but by others his
Richelieu and the fool, in "The
Foole Revenge'' are considered his
best parts. His lago has no equal
on the stage. In 1SS2 Mr. Booth
played in Knglaud, receiving great
applause, playing in London at the
same time as Irvinsr. In 18H.'l he
played in Germany, the company be
ing composed of Uerman actors as
elsewhere he carried everything be
fore h im. The Booth family have
produced tragedy in real life as well
as being pre-eminent therein on the
stage. Ihe father. Junius Brutus
Booth was noted for his intemperate
ha'-its and symptoms of insanity
suoweu liiemseives just previous to
his death, bd win's bvother, John
Wilkes Booth was the assassin of
Abraham Lincoln. The assassina
tion took place in the building that
collapsed in Washington on last Fri
day with 500 government clerks in
it. It waa then Ford's Theatre.
JEFFEH30N AND JACKSON
Were Oiioel t. I;wik of Iue Uoili
State ami Nxlional.
Andrew Jackson it was who said,
if congress has the right under the
constitution to issue paper money, it
was given them to be used by them
selves, not to be delegated to indivi
duals or banking corporations.'
Thos. Jefferson it was who said :
'Bank paper must be suppressed,
and the circulating medium must be
restored to the nation to whom it be
longs. It is the only fund on which
we can rely for loans, it is our only
resource which can never fail us, and
it is an abundant one for every neces
sary purpose."
If you believe in the doctrine of
Jefferson and Jackson and have the
manhood to back up your belief with
your votes, what will you be acting
with to-day f tf .
HEAR BOTH SIDES, THEN DECIDE.
There was recently a greaf. politi
cal debate in Philadelphia. The
question discussed was : "Which of
fers the best practical political means
for the benefit of the working men
of this country, the Democratic par
ty, the People's party, the Ilepubli-
can party, or the Church T These
spwhes are very long but they are
by very able men representing the
four sides. We' will publish at least
two of them if not all. CoL Henry
Wattersou, editor the Courier-Joar-na1,
spoke for the Democratic side.
We will publish his speech first.
Subscribe now eo you can read both
sides. If
The Caucasian is so cheap at
$1 a year that we must get 20,000
at $100 to be able to make a living
ontof it. When we offer for the
next two weeks to send 5 copies 3
months it is not because - we can af
ford to do it but because we are so
anxious to get the truth before those
who will not subscribe.
He who hath brains to think, let
him think. . . - . '
9.
CHILDREN'S COBNER.
Ir.R lUi ami ;tKixI tniit
you all hate rnjoyeU tbr lut two
Morie, "lhu Jcel 1W and
HLWtiv's CaUunotiiif. V il t,w
week comniciiw a iu nrv
It ai written by Franc
Richard Slot kstou, Now would ou
not like U know omcttung Uul
him? lie uai U.rn in Philadelphia,
April 0th, P.;JI. He a ixlucaied
at the central llich School in bi
native ritv and graduated in JtCtJ
For a number ot vro h w&i
journalists, but later tn-gaiu urititijr
(mioKs and storied. The following
aw ume of the lok he iuu writ
ten: "Rudder (.range," 44 A Jolly
Fellow ship," "What Might llatr
Ueeu Kwx-u-d,"A Flouting Prinet"
'Ti u-Lin-," -Tab s out of St lnto!'
"Hnindabout Ranibhn," "The IjwIv
or the Tiger" & etc. Ilia writing
are mostly of a bunionm nature.
He ii still living and l,.,je will
write many moic stories for our !ovi
and girls Year wry truly,
Al vt "Mauv A nx."
; ! n Cottttty.
Jakov, N. C., 0th, 1k:i:1. Mr.
Knnoi;. Phase allow inc to cuter
trie Children Column once more,
1 will not take but a hhort space in
it. I like very much to read the
letters atid help . answer the pie
lioii!?, 1 think one would learn a
good thai by aakii g and answering,
b) only a little trouble I will an
swer part of Fred Johnsou pieidiou.
Hath contains the oldest church aud
is now uned tor public won hi p. I
ill no ask otic Whji discovered
the Mississippi river, and when was
it discovered? I will close, wishing
The Caucasian' much sneers.
. Your friend,
Lucy J. Ha it ico v.
FO.tVOlMi rot.H' Csl !MtATHN.
A Prelty Iti.ler a let Her Mlrnt Slrr;
1 Hi le UrU' lre.
The accompanying sketch presents
a new and pretty bit-tele costume
It is Composed of knickerbockers, a
short, closely-kilted ekirt and a Nor
folk bodice, and a suitable materia!
is line tweed of a neutral tint. To
make the skirt, lirst nit several
widths of material of the length
chosen, which in this model des-
cecds below the knee though it
could as well be ankle length if
preferred. Kiiough tweed must lc
joined together to make from live
and a half to ix aud a half yards in
width; the lecp plaitrf tike three
times the width that it is desired to
make the skirt, so ihut when finished
it thou Id he uliout one and three
quarters to two and a quarter vardi
around. When the seams are sewn
and pressed a deep hem is turned up
at the lottuni, and completed with
two rows of btitehinjj, Thh is well
pressed, bein? first dampened if the
material permits. Next mark the
centre uf the skirt, taking the mid
dle of a w dth. Form a deep box
plait four inches across, and tack it
if
4f
its pfri-ose evident.
from one end to the other; the cen
tre of the width should be exactly
in the middle of the plait; each pleat
must touch the next, and they should
le sufficiently full to meet under
neath also. When this is finished,
the top of the plaits is nntacked,
and they are crossed as much as
jiossible in order to reduce tbe size
around the waist. The bodice lin
ing is of an ordinary shape to the
waist the basque liejns nnlined.
Join the back and side pieces in
lining leaving the underarm pieces
on one side to be covered with a flat
piece ot tweed. Xet measure the
person for whom the dregs is leing
made from the point of tbe shoulder
touching the collar to the end of the
basque; cat a half breadth f f mate
rial, making a plait in the centre.
The other plaits commence at tbe
top of the shoulder seam, and are
brought close together at" the waist
by pinching in the material under
them. A box plait is at the back.
This is tacked to the lining at the
top of the shoulder seam, and then
the centre plait is arranged over the
fastening. The left front has only
one plait. There is a turn-down
collar and fnll sleeves. A dark belt
and buckle is worn. The costume
is finished by a cap, striped to match
the colors of the twei-d.
The second illustration shows a
very pretty dress for a girl' of ten to
twelve years. Its material is printed
linen, and the flounce, bertha and
cuffs are of embroidered tulle. The
hat is pale green straw, trimmed
with a bow of shot ribbon. Another
tasteful child's dress ia ; recalled,
made in olive-green Wool crepon in
the quaint 1830 style. The phited
chemisette is of pale turqroise blue
silk, the sameilk also being nsed
for the lower part of the. sleeves.
rv. ,, -i ;.i
fl ' ft 1 ('I
A tcry prttty Uign of rm'.r.J. ry
ia two ftWm f blurailkornamrnti
''th ttw Urt and Ulw, Th hat
ort ith thu i an hapc in
owl t nrmt lined undrmh with
t hf, aud trimnl ith oiiir-gitrn
ttf cU feather. Many ho y d rt t
fr Htllc orm ar- fli-ml hU h Tr
ohjrrtionabU? Imuw Ibr uudulv
ap- l)w rtirrrot UK! of gmwo.up
folk. The modrl jutl drwriU4 a
quaint and prvltv, hut w uw of t h
Ln pin atd I .vloWitun hi hrc
tiiodtaVd for c hildrrn from it u
t'lirttvii 1 cum rv much in.ir f
ful than Want if til. Wimtrn rr i
often htn hu would lr acli il:r !
but for their tendency to aid rir-
grrafod rffect, and tbey imprvM th
xMfM of phwj tai.! ao titiplca.
A CREDIT To II Kit l l.tiKUS.
Hid I v. that it stvttn a gnat pilr to
garb un ill children iu miniature im
itation of them. Divm the tnU and
growing L'irli hand. me! v and richl?
f ou will, but doll t utilize the tn ih
Millets for the etprewioti of ecvu-
nc or f.intu.itic not'onn.
F.hTtl.LU
YU Foils' Pest "Office.
nnuii I'.iunl),
oica, X. June :iid iwu Miu
liMTuit. I am a liitl?giii 1J eum
f age, c are all dear lovers of Tit K
Caucasian. I like to read the
Children's Corner very much. I will
aii-uer Paul Crumplcr qucttit n, (
I sv it wan not aiiKwcivd lal !.)
Window glass wim lirid iom-.I in
Voiir unknown fiiend,
XaN'MK C. ItEVNol m.
HUNTl.KY, X. (;., June 4tll lS'lJ.
Miu Keitok. May I la K-rmitUd
to end u few lines tt yiur valuable
paper being much iutercnted iu the
the Childreu'is Corner. My father
takes TlIE ('Al'CAhlAK and in well
pleased with it an mod cKjMt ially
its editor alve all other men lie ever
Haw. I lr.ve not heard anything
from any of the little Suh-m girls
or boys iu the Children Orner and
it being that 1 wan one of the hiuall
girls 1 thought it nothing wrong to
try if I fai lil. I will try to uoswer
one of the question akf d iu the Jaxt
issue and ask one al. The lirt
printing press was net upinX. C.
in the year of 1 74 H by Janus Davis
in Xew liemc, it was brought frtmi
Virginia to Xew Heme X. (J., and
laws and prwwding of dVucrnt
Apsembly were Home of the Urat,
things piinUil on it. Who au!
where was ttie lirnt white t hild U.rn
in America? Wishing The 'aica
ki a x and ifw editor much succcm, I
will dose. 1 am your little
fSaleui friend,
Moi.I.IK CiMH'EU.
)! latMl.lr.
(ioJ.Dsnomi, X. (.!., June d IX'Ji.
Mu. Kditok, Dear hue. J urn verv
much intercftied in our column. 1
will answer llliau W's queniioti.
The wonl Jchoiah occurs in the
Pdble tJ.K.i.'i times. I will close will
ing you and your pajier itiuch ftic
ceds. Vour fiiend,
15 ESS IK j. .SWI.NMJV.
Whiteviu.e, X. C June fith
lHiJj. Mil Kditoiu I will answer
Lillian W. of Monroe. The wonl
Jehovah is found in the liible ;:
times. I w ill nk co-wins a ques
tion. Ho long war it from the
creation of Adam to- the translation
of Enoch, according to chronology.
I am a girl iu my teens, 1 think Ti e
Caucasian the lwt defender of Ihe
people's sight iu the. Stale. I want
you and Dr. Cy Thompson to tj.t-.ik
in this county durittg summer. With
Ijest wieheg for The Caucasian.
Vou tp, "
Ida Si'kncek Sellers.
. Ilrtl Cuu tly.
San Horn, June fith, IH'jX
Mix. Kditok. I have see u so manv
questions asked I will ask one. When
wa the firtt settlement made in the
tbe United States? "Wishing vou
and vour najer much succeis,-l am
your
unknown menu,
(iIKRELL WILLIAM".
Ktl I Co n t jr.
Leooetts, X. C, Jure, 1L, "180.1.
Mr. Editor. As I have been swing
letters froai almost all over the State
I will also try to write one and ak
a question, yy whom was the first
Bteamboat invented?. I-will cIosj
wishing you aud your paper mncli
SUCCeSS. ANNIE tt. Ht'IVEY.
Wl VOU WAXT TWO I'AI'KKS?
We will send yon for one year The
Caucasian and any of the following
papers for the amount opposite: :
Dakota Kuralist, . ... - $!,..
eople's Party Paper, , $1,75.
owa Farmers' Tribune, $ I,7.".
National Watchman, ; $1,35.
For the above amounts wa will
send you two paper? one year.
Addresn
The Ca cca man,
Uoldsboro, 2i. C.
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