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THE CAUCASIAN Lblwhed every thurbdat. Of TBB OACCAflAK PUBLISIIIlMt CO SUBSCRIPTION RATES. BMB YT.AR. 1.00 BIX .MONTHS . 60 THREE MONT 118 JI5 "THE IiKST MEANS TO PROTECT I THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE LOHHY " The Washington Post in" an edi torial discussing I ho influence of the lobby on legislation, say: A'eltlen of a' Wmtern SUtc nUJYh Wmt for some ujreptlim to the best means of protecting the ect,lc against the lotibv. lie Mivn'that as'soon hh the lstt- lature of hU State assembles the agent of corporation will. "resume business at the old (stand" that they will be supplied with moncV to bur leimUtive faTors and will Corrupt ' the fnien .whom the icoplj have rliown to reprewni mem. It U. pcrhap, not practicable at the. prewnt stajje of"noral progress to secure complete Immunity from lobby Rcandal. Hut It ought to be, ami we Itelicve, U, praetleabhao go a long way in'that direc tion. The first tep should le theexen lw of greater, care in the choicc of legisla tor. The remedy offered by The Post is good enough as far as it goes. The people fthould always take great interest in their primaries and conventions in-order that the best men may bo nominated, and tdtould then go to the tolls and we t hut the best nominee of all the parties is elected. It would be the duty of the people to do this even if there was no lobby, but some thing else must be dono to remove the evil even after the very best , men are selected as 'legislators. Tl.ov cl.r.iil.l l. nrntfrtfd from the a! inns of the lobbv. T llllVII l - w , To intelligently reach a conclu sion as to the best and completes! orotection airainst the lobby, it is necessary to understand what the lobby is. There are many kinds of lobbies around every legislature and every Congress. The only lob by, however, that is always around every Congress and every legisla ture, and which always attempts to corrupt such bodies is the lob- liv renresentin" mononolv. in our opinion the most powerful, effect ive, and permanent remedy to pro tect the people against the cor rupting influence of the corpora tions and monopolies through lob bies, is the referendum; that is, to eivo the people the power,-whcn ever they are dissatisfied with any law passed by a legislature to pe titinn to h:iv the law submitted to a popular vote. At the recent election the state of South Dakota adopted a constitutional amend ment by a largo majority, provid ing tluit whenever five per cent. of the voters petitioned to have any law submitted to a popular vote that then it should bo done at a spnfll election. The effect of Such a constitutional provision, giving the people themselves right to review and pass upon the actions of their representatives in the legislature will have a whole some and far reaching influence. In the first place, when the mon opolies know that the people can repeal any bad measure which they get through the legislature by corruption, then they will spend less money in trying to bribe leg islators to pass infamous laws. It will have a further inlluence than this: it will nurifv elections, for A the corporationists and monopo lists will spend less money to man ipulate primaries and control con ventions in order to get their man nominated and elected, if they know that the people have the power to review and undo the work of one of their tools after they get him. to the Legislature, In short, the referendum will make it certain that better men will be elected to the legislature. When the best men are in the legislature it is hard to corrupt sucli men,; and, besides, with the referendum in force there will not be such a lobby sent to try to corrupt such men. There are dozens of other far reaching advantages that would grow out of the establishment of the referendum which we have not the time and space now to discuss. Suffice it to say that the referen dum is pure democracy. Our form of government is not a pure democracy but is a representative form of government by which the people delegate pow er to others who often betray that power. The referendum gives the people the chance to neutraliie the evils of such treachery when it occurs. With the referendum es tablished we would have a demo cratic form of government. As it is now we have very largely a monopoly representative form of government. In the language of Mr. William J. Bryan: "The prin ciple of the referendum will net be opposed by any democrat who believes with Thomas Jefferson that the people are capable of sell' government, nor by any republi can who believes' with Abraham Lincoln that this should be a gov ernment of, for, and by the peo MiOLISII WHAT HAS VORKED WELL? inited States Commission were appointed to look ll report a i'oTm of govern or the newly acquired terri- llawaii have made tneir fTto the President which the ideat has iust submitted to iress. The report among oth- pgs recommends that thesys- postal savinj .banks now ;ssfn .in Hawaii Cork Jour- ses and Lathis part of their report of the best cartoons we have seen forometime was in the jour nal on inn question, it represents uawaii wun. a canule gmur, light labeled "Postal Savings Ranks," offering it to the United States. Standing in front of a lot of lank notes and papers is a well kept. healthy looking banker, with an extinguisher in his hand, attempt ing lo pui out the postal savings bantc light and to keep it from get ting any nearer the bankers' cou pons. The indignant banker is represented as saying: "Don't bring that thing in here. You might set the whole thing on fire. 1 his cartoon in the Journal tells the whole story of the opposition to Postal havings Ranks. In this connection we are reminded that in Porto Rico there are 470 miles of government telegraph now in operation. We sup pose that as soon as a form of government is established in Porto Rico that this piece of ad vanced civilization known as the jovernment Telegraph will also be abolished and the telegrapl system turned over to the Western Union monopoly, lhe only two pieces of civilization in any of our newly acquired possessions that was superior to our civilization was postal savings banks and pos tal telegraphs and it seems that we are to abolish these in the in terest of powerful monopolies that seem to be dictating every move of our government. THE CROW CAR DODGE AGAIN. seems now that the "Jim Crow 7 cars was the only kind ol white supremacy that the demo cratic machine was clamoring for. The Caucasian last week called at tention to the strange fact that as is the negro scarecrow cam paign had closed the democratic machine at once brought forward its great remedy to cure negro dom nation. Ihis remedy, strange to say, was the establishment ol the 'Jim Crow" cars. We also called attention to the fact that for twen ty years under Democratic rule ii never occurred to the Democratic machine that "Jim Crow" cars wen necessary; but having run a cam paign exclusively on the cry of ne gro domination, it was of course necessary to do something to keej the people fooled. So it was neces sary to raise some new sham issue of legislation. We also called at- teniion to me lact that as soon as A A .1 f . I the democratic machine began to advocate the uJimCrow" cars that the same railroad overseers and bosses who had backed the Demo critic party with their money and inlluence at once began to give in terviews opposing the "Jim Crow" cars. We stated it as our opinion that this was all an understanding between the Democratic machine and the railroad bosses. The railroads knew that it was necessary to do something to fool the people and so they had an understanding with the Democratic machine that it was to advocate ''Jim Crow" cars and the railroads were to seem to oppose them in order tomake the people think that the railroad bosses did not own the Democratic machine aud also further to make the people think when the next legislatuae adopted the ''Jim Crow" cars (as it will) that it was a triumph of the people in spite of railroad opposition We believed then we were stat ing the exact truth about the sit uatiorj, and we believe it now. In fact, only a few days ago the Caucas ian was informed that the railroad officials had no serious objections to the establishment of the "Jim Crow" cars and would rather have that done than any other legislation that could possibly be put up that would satisfy the people on the railroad question. Let the people take note of these things; keep their eyes and ears open and watch. EDITORIAL BRIEFS. ii mere is any danger oihegro ll 1 m domination in .North Carolina then the surest way to get rid of it is to get rid of a lot of the negroes. One thing is certain: there cannot possi bly be any negro domination where there are no negroes. Therefore, the fewer the negroes the less the dan ger. Then why not lay down the bars and invite "Pegleg" Williams in and let him begin to take the ne groes out by the thousands. me democratic machine prom ised the people on every stump that if they were put in power that they would eliminate the negro from pol itics. It seems that they got twenty five or thirty thousand new votes on this promise. .N ow the way to elim inate the negro from politics is to le down the bars and invite "Pegleg' Williams and other railroad agents to-come and take the negroes out by the thousands or to disfranchise the negro by constitutional amendment. We will soon see in what way the Democrats will keep this promise to the people. It now'' seems that Congress take np for serious consideration the question of building the Nicaraugua Canal. This canal should have been built long ago. There is every com mercial and military reason why it ghould be built now and built quick, ly. It should be built aud owned and operated by the government. It would cost a great deal less to build it than we pay each year for pensions. When the canal is once built we do not have to build it again. We have to spend more than enough to build the canal every year for pensions and will continue to spend that amonnt for years to come. The railroads managed to put the anti-scalping bill through the house under whip aird spur last week, bnt be it said to the credit of the mem. JIM N,vfn notice able that many members of Cong ress dodged ana did not jrje. Monopoly is determined to seize tvZJESVSn?- Vthr?hUJ Assembly in which the Demo. Congress a bill to establish a large cr.j. mruT. l standing army. It has been the !fJT 7 T0PT? arf tmU lionre and all the plotocrats for a r UI "century to geiiarge standing army. Democratic machine papers are constantly boasting that a large I uuwucryi iwHuuTouuioeijeD- uurauc uc an m ine recenteampaign. "v","r.",,.,""w,w,u the Democratic ticket bnt therewere vastly more negroes who voted the Democratic ticket than Populists. The Caucasian has received from nearly every count? in the state reli able data which indicates that the Democratic party would have been beaten in the last campaign had it not been for the number of negro votes that it received. This is true to say nothing of the thousands of voters that wptp nrevent! frnm nk, I ing by intimidation. If the Demo- cratic machine can hold these negro votes they may keep a majority in the state. If the v do net they will I go by the board unless they re-estab- ish pull pens and proceed to steal ballots as they did in 1891. An early signing of the Peace Treaty is now expected. It is be- leved the treaty will go to the Sen- ate soon after the Christmas holi- davs. - The indications point clearly to the fact that the Senate is in favor of the construction of the Nicarauga Lanal. Upon what conditions, how- vr romain xrot fr Ka gaan Tho im. I portance of such a canal from a commercial and military standpoint uemaaus us construction, out. ii me oucKiier men wno put tueir princi government is to furnish the money pies (sound money and monopoly .1 a i i - j -t l to build it (and every proposition looks to this end) why should not the Government own and control and operate it:' A movpirifint has hppti stat-rrt in the House to abolish the present plan of appointing consuls to foreign countries subject to removal by ev ery incoming administration and to adopt instead a system similar to the one which obtains in European coun tries of. selecting consuls" from a trained diplomatic corps, each ap pointee to hold for life. The Spanish Peace Commissioners express great indignation at the im plication in the President s message that the Maine was destroyed by Spaniards and say that Spain will again submit the question to an in ternational tribunal composed of England, France and Germany. RAILROAD ATTORNEYS AND FREE PASS TOTERS. In another column we publish a list of railroad attorneys who are furnished free passes by the rail roads of the state. Those who have just been elected to Congress or the Legislature are published in capitals. Every voter would do well to clip out this list and keep it for future reference. Governor Andy Lee,the Populist Governor of South Dakota, who has just been re elected, has made a strong and determined fight to uphold the railroad commission and secure a reduction of freight and passenger rates in his state. Of course his strong and patriotic fight on justice and good govern ment has set all of the monopoly organs ot his state liKe the Uhar lottee Observer of this state - to howling at his heels. They never speak of him even in a respectful manner. They never deal with argument in attempting to reply to him but always in abuse and at tempted ridicule. The following is clipped from one of these mon- . ... -. -r ..I uuoij eunuuais. -iiuu uccuuguuto show the people that every be put in a cannon loaded with promise has been carried out. Don't f . . . .... . . i r o Iriiw b- . nvts! nhAt fnfl fi.ot inln o xv u ij iv KJll auu oiiui ucau uioi iuiu the Missouri River." This is such an elesrant mece of monoDolv edi- torial logic that the Charlotte Ob- server will no doubt be green with envy that it was not the author of it. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q..on each tab let. TO OBSERVE A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. mi ii i . i . xnere win do a total eclipse ot 4-1. ; If tnnn. 1 It. u Ztav i su' 'r, T " yatory wants an appropriation it, i 1 1 1 i.himihii it ill i.rim tv J4 7 44 i i inaoi. from Congress of $5,000 in order thatit may be properly observed "The eclipse," Capt Davis says, "is visible at Washington only as a partiaheciipse. The path of to- tal eenpse passes through New yieans, Lia. ; Mobile. Ala. ; Kal- gh, JN. U., and iSorfolk, Va. It woum De necessary to select ob- 1 1 . . . . . serving stations at several points on tnis line, to wnicn stations properly equipped parties from this observatory would be as- signel." foreign parties will be in this country to observe the eclipse, and the superintendent of the ob- servatory is anxious that this country may not be behindhand in such work. THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR CHILS and fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. Never fails to cure; then why experi ment with worthies 3 imitations? Price 50 cents. Your money back if it fails to cure. . r.icOi'imoriG? THE IXDEPIVDEST TOTK Biblical Recorder. The -electoral contest of November ft M1f3 it. , : r rt Uon of th? Mm didates. and of aeten Democratic Corses men. The election o largely Democratic, and foil campaign w fraught with bi campaign so fraught with bitterness and with doubts, that the daneer now is that the successful candidates ni begjn io glorify the party organizs tion 0r the party name and forget the transcendent fact that the people rale, and that to them evenr thinir is owed. Vve thank (!ol that we hate i ?. , f ... t come upon a time when no party or ganizitioa can carry an election in riorth Carolina. The recent election was carried by the changing of votes, by the independent votf. It it be understood, therefore, that this vote will change again unless affairs are administered well. IT IS 1'ROBABLE, Our Home. It is generally believed that the bourbon Cleveland Democracy of the South has a secret understanding with the gold trust to allow the Re- publicans undisputed control of na tional affairs provided the gold syn dicate will aid them (the Democrats) in holding the State government of the Southern States. This will give monopolists absolute control ot both State and national affairs. Yv hether or not there is an understanding of this kind, the result of the election in North Carolina shows that the monopolists have abiding faith in the "refined and cultured Democra- cy of .North Carolina. It had the hparfv minnnr nf tm-irl trull tHomnn- eyed Mckinley men of the towns and cities and alto of the Palmer and I . I t ai domination) above party. A SOUND OPINION. Our Home. Our opinion is that the Cleveland element in the Democratic party will be abundantly pleased with the new Legislature, and probably the happiest of them will be Col. A. B. Andrews, of the Southern Railroad He had a tough time in controlling a majority of the last Legislature, but really we don t believe he apprehends much trouble when the next Lens lature meets. A proper system .of compulsory education, strictly enforced, would produce a better and nobler man hood aud relieve the next genera tion oi the Durdeu oi paying so much tax for cost on trials like some in our last court. We are a free people, but not free to bring burdens to others through our own neglect. An ignorant aud uncul tured person is a detriment to any community, bucn characters run our courts, fill our jails aud peniten tianes. Hickory Times-Mercury. Locke Craig's name is being urged as the next available aud consist ent silver Democrat in the State fo.i Speaker of the House. ilick ory Times Mercury. We notice that some of the State papers, notably the Asheville Ga zette, are advocating the repeal of the 6 per cent, interest law, and the re-enactment of the 8 per cent. We hope the legislature will steer clear of political breakers, and leave the mterest law severely alone. High Point Citizen, Dem. The Tarboro Southerner (Dem), in an editorial headed "What will he done?" says: "Will the next legislature pass an election taw so that intelligence may rule, or will it keep the negro lor political capi tal! The present election was car ried solely by drawing the color line. Let it stay drawn by giving the intelligent voters only the right ot franchise. The press an over the State is harping on who is en titled to spoils. First do something M.i Al.n 1 . l...nn..mn-...l ' I ' I . , . let 1Ut.IIl ln3 uisaupi'iuicu. xuc Democrats are the State's guard ians for the next two years, so let them do their full duty. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke lour Lire iway. To quit tobacco easily find forever, be ma? uetic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-B-ms, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men stroi . All druggists, 50c or 81. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York- WE WILL SEE. fl n l.ilaiivn Mnor nnmmanfinir x.C 6u ""'""S upon a recent interview oi Senator rntcnaru s says: Tl.-1.-1 j "We give elsewhere an interesting interview oy a repreBenunve or me - . i . , , r mt rust witu oeuaior irntuuaru. "lhe Senator is naturally averse I . ,. . .. ... " to the elimination ot the nefrro vote. ti u i t..- i fn. l.-x " ieave "I8, Pa"7 arl i .si i i ii ii i vArnfo nil t AT t na v ii i i ii ii i to nira ' "Irori voters of the State. "He seems to fear that the act of the De to restrict this affairs will be resented bv the North. who will deny to the South, or such Southern States as restrict the gov- erning power to their white citizens, the full representation now enioyed m the Congress and electoral col lefre. I " - o We will . remind the Senator that Massachusetts has a qualification for voters which precludes large numbers from the privilege of voting, and yet no dimunition of the representation of that State has been proposed? or is likely to be carried out. : This was promised the people, and, by an overwhelming vote, acd un- preceaentea unanimity among the white people, including large num- i ' . - oers or wmtes wno nave amuated witn me senator s party, ana who :il x i n i possibly will do so again in National affairs, these white people have de creed that this constant menace to good government in the State must end. And they will not be disap pointed. We publish the above simply as a j matter of record. We will see Boon I how it turns oat BAILEOAD ATTORIETS WHO TOTE FBKE PASSES IN OBTH CAIttJLIXA. SEABOARD A1E LIXK. William Kmitb, Adjuster. -,. C F. MacUae, Special Agent, Uieal Attorneys an follow: J. L. Webb, E. Y. Webts T. C. IlanijMjn, J- II. Bridgers, V. II. Day, Ja. D. MaclUe. Jo a. IL Hatchelwr, Jno. . followed ajnw.Jo. U.ohaw, Jrn Halter ' - ur'e i - ' aist-r, r.. I - fr nlert I J. W. Wiulou, F. L. ,a,Ier: ,!w,.MrartN Ktm. ii. u. AUams.T J. JKKUMK, ATLANTIC COAST LINK. Local Attorneys an follow: J. L. Uridgers II. C. Ilridger, U. M.Uo, B. A Truck. F. A. Iia SI ELS. .1. II. SMALL. R H.Itunn.J. M.Sbrr- iod. II. W.STUliBS, J. J. JACK MN X. A. McLeau, 11. W. Wl.nl Iwe, H. L. Steven, A. O. ltakrd, W. II. Day, and David Im II. ! . I'E FEAK AND YADKIN VALLKY BAILUOAD. W. F Carter, Local Attorney. A. II. Joyce, " J. T. More bead, " J. 11. Hudson, Associate Counsel. ieo. M. Hose, General Attorney. CAROLINA AND NORTH WF.STEKN RAILWAY COMPANY. A. H, Brice, General Couusel. Local Attorneys a.s follows: Ed mund Jones, W. C. wland, T. II. Hutham,S. G.Finley, O. F. MASON, J. F. lincc NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Delos Thomas, Div. & Com. Agt S. 11. Smith, It. A. Evans, it ii ii it it O. L. Summers, M. D.,Couipany's Surgeon. N. M. Johnson, M. I)., Company's .vTi, .. 'y Lewis, Sect, of North Car ing Men's Christian Asso v ciation. Local Attorneys as follows: Wil liam A.Guthrie, Willir.m Ii. Guth rie, II. H, Scott, lteuluMi 1). lieid, A. U. Joyce, C. I. Watson, J. Buxton, Thomas W. Mason, F. C. liobbins, E. E. liaper. ATLANTIC AND NOKTII CAKOLINA RAILROAD COMPANY. F. M. Simmons, Legal Services. C. Ii. Avcock, A. D. Ward, P. M.Pearsall, ii it it ii it i( A. C. Davis, Assistant Attorney. Geo. II. White, Local Attorneys a? follows: Ii. W. Williamson, Swift Galloway and N. J. Konse. SOUTIIERN RAILWAY COMPANY. F A. Busbee, Assistant Division Counsel. C. A. Cook, Counsel. J. C. PlttTCUAUD, Local Coun sel. Thos. Settle, Local Counsel, ('has. Price, Division Counsel. J. D. Glenn, Law Agent. 11. B. GLENN, Assistant Division Counsel. G. F. Bason, Assistant Division Counsel. Clement Mauly, Assistant Divis ion Couusel. J. II. Tucker, Special Counsel. .1. D. Murphy, Special Counsel. Local Attorneys as follows: A. B. Andrews, Jr., E. S. A BELL, T. B. Ba lev, W. W. Barber, J. (J. Biggs, J. L. C. Bird, James F. Gamble, 11 Brideers, J. M. BUOWN. T. D. Brysou, W. P. Byuum, Jr, 11. L. Cooper,!. F. Dortch, S. J. Eryin, W. B. Guthrie, J. L. Gwaltney, W. C. HAMMER, J. A. Hendricks, J. Q. Ilolton, A. E. Holton, Geo. A. Jones, J. W. Keerans, Kobt. B. King, T. F. CLUTTZ J. Ii. Lewellvn, T. C. Linn, O. F. MASOM, P. B. Means, J. M. Moody, W, E. MOOliE, Mar shal Mott, E. S. Parker, C. E, Par ker, A. H. Price, A. E. Posey, J F RAY. R L Rybum, J F Spaihhour, E D Steele, Z I V alser, Z V Wal ser, J Li weoD, L Li Witberspoon, A C Zollicoffer, VV A Guthrie, J W Ferguson, W C Newland, S C. Welch, J T Panuill. Beauty la Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. 'No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities trom the body, isegin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c THE SOUTHLAND IS SNOWBOUND. Freezing "leather Where There Should be Summer Weather and Orange Blossoms. New Orleans, La., Dec. 9. The weather throughout this State, Mis- sisnppi, ana JNorth ana uentrai lex as,. is the worst experienced in De- (umW frf manv VAara Slnntir tn ilia r r denth of several inches covers the j rrrrn n fl I t, "" . tllofl Tafl 'Th r.nv .nrm toVi- h nf nnnn flRfpr I " "'v-" h-" ----- J " d continued until noon today. I tk. ;nnLo th. A o;;i- nn,i;f;nD I uimiiai luiiuuiuuo riiov i uu v t.. XiUlll aittiouaii iu a. u auu the Red river to the Gulf. The cat i. t'P ranges are in baa condition in t.t hoo. of a n a' j ra""" J' A QUESTION. Goldsboeo, N C, Dec. 8, 1898. Caucasian: L While von are askinff Questions 1 J . about the late election suDDoae you ask how it was ttat with 39 Tegis tered colored majority in rt ecmct u. in the city of Goldsboro that Pou's, Dem., majority over Dockery, Rep., was only 11. when Daniels, Dem., over Person. Pod- 95. andScottt, Dem.. over Farmer, R , was 76 arid Kornecav. D . over O'Berrv. R.. was i o j ' 75 and Orman, D., over Cox, P., was 79 and so on all along down the line.' If this was not voting niggers . - or done bv intimidation what was it? ' Wayne. CiM-rf-;ts'a!Mlv ( 'atluutie, Un- o.i v.a JiS i' U in. .i.a ilx...i.rv of tin: :.5!ft. !W.o i. a.- .'v. ailing to the tasie, .vi irentl? J . . . . . i ..... i .-id . i . v.-iy on KMiney, liver auu uuvww, clcuiisiDg the entire system, disiiel colds, care headache, fever, hal.:'.r?i constipation and bUioaftness. Psj" b" and try a bos of C C C to .lav ; lo - . 0o rents, bold sad uarantec4 to cure (kugista. To Whom It Pr9-,frwm rmiW Horn. Sural UfMUeK I ea . . . lIe4 to tMM Col am baa, x r?z:r s. xx mi of ra-ra-aa. aal picture Vw.a. Sxa: M IUUT MmOUUlM 111 ID funil UKUUI m't auimacn iroubl. aa4 all aalu la pra yy ww rriucuj tor rroonuacBU From tha Colambua, O. rru.n has ben cooraiuxaia xx 7s Ty sr l our niff n Ask your Druggist for AHDERSOX HAXGED. THE OLIVE PECKER MURDERER PATS THE PER ALT Y OP HIS CRIME-ROPE SHARPED AUD HAD TO HANG HIM TWICE. Norfolk, Va., December 2. John Anderson, the Swedish cook of th schooner Olive Pecker, was hang twice in the yard of the Norfolk ci jail Ihis afternoon. Up to the the condemned man hoped theP ident would intervene, but at 3 o'clock no word having come from Washington, Uuited States Marshal Treat proceeded to carry out the 8everal-tjrues-deferred execution of the sentence first imposed last De cember. Anderson's spiritual advis er wept as he kissed him in farewell. Then the trap was sprung and an awful scene ensued. The rope, which wd been tested four times with 200- pound weight snapped under An derson's 130 pounds, and the unfor tunate man was thrown violently, head first, against the base of the scaffold. He was hastily picked up, and taken, in an uncouscious state, it is claimed, upon the scaffold again. The noose was for the second time adjusted, the black cap fitted, and Anderson s body again shot through the trap. This time the rope held, and after fifteen minutes the body was cut down. Anderson marched from his cell to the scaffold unsupported and with firm tread, ascending the steps with- out assistance. After prayer by Itev. J. B. Merntt, chaplain of the sea men's Iiethel, he made a short speech, saying he had forgiven the men who swore his life away, and would die at peace with the world and God. He spoke pleasantly to and smiled at the death-watchers and on the crowd be low, and in a firm vo;ce said: "I am ready." As the black-cap dropped over his head it hid his smile from view. Deputy-City-Sergeant Rals ton, of Richmond, who strapped bis limbs, says there was not the slight est tremor of a muscle. When the rope broke a thrill of horror ran through the crowd, and Anderson, after being picked up, and placed in a chair, never spoke, and prepar ations for the rehanging were hur riedly made. The other end of the rone the end with whu-h the neero murderer Downing was hanged here, December 12, 1896, and later a man in Mecklenburg was used. LOOKS WELL ON PAPER. Here is a nine day's wonder a farmer making a fair profit iu growing cotton on a small piece of land. He lives in beventy-hrst. is thoroughly reliable, and gives us the following account, which he has kept with strict accuracy, of a six and-a-half acre cotton patch : EXPENDED. Fertilizer , $ 35.00 Picking 24.00 Labor 10.00 Bagging aud ties 3.75 Total $ 72.75 RECEIVED. Five bales of cottn $123.52 Cotton seed 1 5.00 Total $143.52 Profit 70.72 Of course there is also to be reckoned in this the intercut on the land, the cost of hauling and maybe one or two miscellaneous items, all of which would not amount to over $10. Fayetteville Observer. Educate Tour RoweU With Ca rt. Candy Cathartic, cure cnnfttireiiinn fore- J Kc. 23c If C O C. fall, drncwi rcf uud moneo PHILIPPINE CONDITIONS. Washington, December 9. The Navy Department has received a cablegram from Admiral Dewey summarizing the conditions at Manila and such points in tho Philippines as have been visited by. his officers. Advices have also been received from Qeneral Otis, the command ant of the United States military forces in the islands, and they both go to show a notable im provement in conditions and the growth, or a better spirit among the factions of the natives which the worth of the peatlemen condoctinjf Uila g-rra ixpect a meritorious articla onlr. from tout cataJ ! 1 4 .1 . . .. .. " f promised to give trouble. May Concern. eJStUlt if til Jmi rtf. Z ICarfc. If a m of Cb!mW OuwWom Exbcttitk Drrr.Crrr or CoLnm T mkrm it my ctvnu: ami cWrftttr of Um vrry rrrti Mwibl Wafil la of caUrrh d oUmt A tmmtam of tkm wmt tar xa farms. ThU rvmrJ t K.t.K!uv h i ut biaoa or uo po?lm m of Um fi ponibl worth d rrnatar. 1 bvl lr. Uartmaa fur BiaUr of mn. m . . tmj that t 1 cm of Um l41aj araa oi Uvtedlr. xbajx of Um rrr LtrUst t chancier la Um rucxMiaaitj. BrtpectXBllj. Sanrcx L. um TuinUi iBrMtrjOhMNat mUrstt U at 09 Wct fr1 O.. brara witaaa Vi U. Ilerw U Culooel Ilamlll BeaUIea nartar U mr4 . . . : W DO Mr lAkCB ft ftf ammcr aau wiaUr cat 1L II on. Samacl J. SvracwK CoLtra Mtdkimt C pi r 1 (VtiUctix-n: Th r re-ra-aa ao trratlfyinc cacaot bat rm on t raadT. aLantiinv in aait jr. aal prrpaml tn to it 1U rral worUi Reapect ruJ. Swaara. 183S OF SHADOWS. w f tk Nmr mt Crtia tM-ra paail f n.'tu hand h, au the gn-ra ,fnt-ration which at tbry Lara of wleJe. K-aTiiiK tbetn aa a care f ctoiUnaing th di oi -uimn liiwinnii aud oi to diajpat tha shadows of Ig br little tbee rlod inrj disN.r mA and tha ttiucb of info-Iligi-uce flautva the nion radiaatlj in the Midst of the traYailing niaaa. But all of a sudden a veil covers the torch something sarj-ca op which aeema like the tlarkufss of another age. One frels that in a corner of this civi lization monstroos thing hare place. Here they born a woman accused of sorcery ; there in roahia a tribunal con demns to four days of iuiprisoument ria1bore.r ?ho tad disinterred theoon oz an lnianc lie wanu-d to make urace- lets of its finger nails, which, according to a belief held in that country, conkti- tato a sovereign remedy againt oulic. And all the stories of vampires, of elfe, return to the mind with all the victims they havo made and are making tilL It seems in reading such things that the "power of shadows" is still impen etrable to all that science has done and that, as I have said, the effort is vaiu. Figaro. 0 tb Eatlag of Loom. Man is a crca . prejudice. In Scotland he will t eels: in Con necticut he will A at sturgeon, the royal fish of England, where the first one taken in the Thames goes Vi the queen's table; in New York he will not eat lampreys, miscalled "lumper eela," which are delicacies in Connect i cut, and in England some old king I never could keep a record ut kings- died from a surfeit of lampreya. With these prejudices in mind, and I hate all prejudices except those which I enter tain, I decided to eat the loon. There may be differences among loons. as there are between pigeons aud squabs. 1 preier an adult pigeon to a squab, there is better chewing un it, bnt if a man wants real hard chewing. with a flavor of raw fish, let him tackle an adult loon. That bird could not bo picked. It was skinned, and in its stom ach there was a catnb recently swal lowed, one partly digested and the bones of another. The triggers of the pectoral fins of the catfish were set, but the stomacn of the loon did not seem to be troubled by that fact. Fred Mather in Forest aud Stream. A Iloldbooded Kp!y. A naval officer, very well and favor ably known in Loudon, has for some unknown reason been advanced in his profession very slowly, tbouth be has grown gray in the service and indued lamentably bald. Recently one of his j unions was bold enough to question him as to his remarkable absenoe of hair. "How comes it that yon are so very bald?" The officer replied promptly and with much vindictiveness : "Yon, man, you 'would be bald. think, if you had had men stepping over your head for years in the way I have. fiTi rlrm Jnil. "- A Toar Y I Acnn r r nanar. r I - .raTrtb JLh) 1 A Catarrh Leads , to ComsiuimptSoini A Forerunner of the Moat Fata! Disease. Though its offensive features are sometimes almost unbearable, few people are awaro of the danger of which Catarrh is the forerun ner. Catarrh invariably leads to Consumption. Crowing worse and worse each winter, those who rely upon the usual treatment of sprays, washes and inhaling mix tures find that it is impossible to check the disease with these local applications which only reach the surface. The offensive discharge increases jail the while, causing a feeling of "personal defilement, and gets deeper and deeper until 1t is only a "question of a short time until the lungs are affected. The importance of the proper treatment can therefore be readily appreciated. But no good what ever can be expected from local applications, as such treatment never did cure Catarrh, and never will. a Imt for An M Ikmm wwuua HUM I at. 1 I I vaa all that M Ml tf rwtaU Iia Larl -r k J- J. Jrokiua arcur-nl C' u and graduate at thr I i- Tatty tf North CVr4it.a, with a-aaa a a a a Wt-nl and ith thf firt rucHr f pd-1 firlda if Alaska L art mt f-r tb KKudtkt. !lu of first t r-ach tb ajot. Um was vrry larky and u tMw mil- .uair-. lirrtilur--ltrrriuil-ti--J- htj. Ilia trifr, bm bLa.lb-ft n !vn h ranciMxt, bmr bt t ua Klonlil i-nrr wi aufTrno-; and h took Lr amall famtlv au an many truviiona a ! null carry and wrrut ft bim. Ll Sun- lay 1 Ulkd to thnr brubt oa 4 right, who had tralil-r-d rr thw Chllkoot 1m n foot. Tlo hill felloa haa tv r 5i) in tbr I auk rbirh hr aiftrl out of thn rrf u-m aauda hiiuat-lf. Mr. William J-n kins ritiirtirl to Li old loiu in Chatham lat umui-r. aftrr an al-M-iict of fifu-t r fighU'ru yeurv, to visit hi rlti, and -cially bia Lrotbrr l4i whom b in wurruly atUcbrl. -!mti-tiou of tb- trip to tb Klondike and of tbo txiala tbty uudrrafitt sound like a fairy Wash ington miitcb. GOOD FOKH IN SKNIMNtl CHH1STMAS GIFTS Xver Ht-nd a Chtbluia without your cam or tnnr luteins of idetitlticatioii; uki-Im do not lik to have their i!faun trtn lcrel with tnjhU-ry. A gra ting, as Mtrry (.lnit- mas, or vvasoii ti fueling, when umJ, is written on tb ut- per part of the face) of the rani. it lieu Miupiv a uaie is umi, um "Christum. liO!." writ it in tho lower left-hand corner. Chri.tuiaM gifts should always bo neatly w ram Hid iu wrftci)y frth pajN-r, ami daintily UM with a nice bit of string or narrow rib bon. In M:udiiig a gift iu town, wen Ut oue'u next-door neighbor, e iu ploy a nieKWiiger or a KTvant, never a member of the family if it 4 can be avoided. Always plan, a nearly ax imj- sible, to have a Christina gift reach its destination on Christ maa Day. lletter the afternoon or evening than the night before. It i protter to wud giftx, veu to frieiidn in town, by mail. ever fail to acknowIeige a Chrihtmas gift within a week ; the nearer the date of receiving it, the better. From "Gur (3irU.M iu Deinoret'i Magazine for lMvm ber. TIIHAKMV I.NX'KKASK. Washington, D. C I. 8. The lIouto Committf5ou Military Affaire began consideration to. lay of the imjKjrtant measure! for tb reorgani&ttiou and iucreaMjof tho army to 10ojOX) men U tn-t th conditions arising out of the war. Such progress was made that Chairman Hull aid at tbecloof the meeting that lie exp:tel uot only to rvjKjrt the 'bill to the Hougt before the holidays, but alt$o to pas it by that time. Iu order to exiedite the work daily committee meetings will be btM. Dur'ng the Sunday School ex ervies at a church near Lwrys ville, Sunday morning, Mr. J. Ilarvy Lucky, suterinteudent, was stabbed and probably fatally wounded by Allen Howard, who had stepped into the church just after the school oftened. It it not known what the trouble was between the men. Howard made his escape and has not been ap prehended. Lincoln Journal. "I had soeh a severs ess of Catarrh that I lost ray hearing in on mt, and part of the boos ia my doss fV-iift4 off. I was constantly treated with prays and washes, bat each winter the disease seemed to have a firmer hold on me. I had finally ben de clared incurable when X decided to try 8. 8. 8. It seemed to ret right at the seat of the disease, and cured me permanently, for I have had no touch of Catarrh for seven years. "Mas. Jostraivs Pounx, -Doe West, 8. C." have had the first touch of Catarrh will save endless suffering by tak ing the right & outset. Others C who have .for Vi CnlAr7 rears sought re lief and found only disappoint ment in local treatment will find it wise to waste no further time on sprays, washes, inhaling mix tures, "etc, which are only tempo rary and can not save them from Consumption. Catarrh is a deep seated blood disease. S. S. S. is the only remedy whieh can reach the very bottom of the disease) and cure it permanently. Books tent free bj the Swift Specific Company, AtlxnU, Ca U litll Those who y i - ' ' ' 1: - - " ' " t V --. - " - V." r " ' ' ' X- -iv. " ' -L y.
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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