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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
war.e Than Poor Greeley.

John G. Johnson. the noted corpora
ton lawyer Of Philadelphia, would make
poor writing master. Recently when
asked to make a statement regarding
one Of his cases for a newspaper he
told the reporter that he would write
out a statement and send it to the
paper in the evening. This he did.
When the manuscript arrived, the story
was waiting for it. The statement
which Mr.. Johnson had written was
Of undoubted Importance and was as
undoubtedly written in choice English,
but no man on the staff of the paper
could read a word of it. Not one could
tell which was the top of the sheet.
The reporter who had solicited the
statement took the manuscript. got in
to cab, hurried to Mr.. Johnson's resi-
dence and showed him the manuscript
"NoDe of us can read a word of that"
he said. The lawyer laughed and look
cd at the writing.
Now look here" he began, and then
he frowned. Then he scratched his
head. 'Well," he said, 81 certainly
wrote 1t, but I'll swear 1 can't make
out word of it. You go ahead and
write as l dictate" And in that way
the paper got the story.-New York
Times. /.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

literary SET ... "a ne New
York -Four Hundred. Her portraits Of
Miss Mary Johnston, Miss Mary Will
kins. Mrs. Annie Besant, Mr.. Edward
w. Townsend (Of Chimmie Faddeu
fame and Mr.. James L. Ford. the
daring satirist Of the Literary shop"
are as keen and complete character
studies as anything that ever came
from the pens of the subjects Unfor-
tunately for the literary world Miss
Green has been compelled to retire
from work on account of i'll health, and
the publishers who depended on her
for likenesses Of their pet lions must
for a time at least seek another por-
traitiSt CAROLINE WETHERELI,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
FIVE MINUTE TALKS.
The Transport ThCmas and It's CARGO
Of Teachers.
The Library Question Again
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

The transport Thomas, the largest aud
finest noat, left San. Francisco July %,
with 900 teachers for the Philippines. This
time the men were in the msjority, there
bling $50, and the remainder were the
female contingent of the Republics teach
irg force, for service in her Pacific posses
sions. A voysge OF ten days brought tn ,
eager sight seeing passengers to Honolulu,
where they disembArked and remained for
two days.
During the ten days passage the teacher
passengers, organized amusement clubs Of
various kinds, and several Alumni socle
ties, ''pour pssssr lie tems." Another
thirg they did was to organize an editorial
corps, and prepare a manuscript copy OF 8
little sheet, which they chose to christen
'''The Briny Budget"
On reaching Honolulu it was published
1T the flee Of the Commercial Appeal"
.snd cold for 10 cents q copy.
The editor In chief OF this unique little
sheet, born on the ocean wave, is Nc
Andrew v Smith Of Arkansas.
The five or more department editors
each made spicy contributions to tn
budget"
We are indebted to Prof A s Dale for
the pleasure Of reading the "Briny
Budget" and the "Commercisl 4ppeAl,"A
Honolulu daily, both being sent him by
his brother, MIR Thos Dale, who is one OF
the seven teachers that went from Louis
lana. The others are, Miss Mary Mitchell.
New Orleans; Z f Gayle. LegonIer; B e
Cheney, Clinton; e Il Farrar, New Or
leans; s A Miller, Dry Greek; B Bondrean.
New York led in numbers, there being IS
arom the Empire State, California came
next with 40.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
MUMEN VINO NHIIE.
MISS JOSEPHINE DASKAM'S DELIGHT
Full STORIES OF CHILD LIFE.
She Gets n Prominent Place In the
August observation-disclosures In the
Ranks of the Professional Book
observation-disclosures Notes.
Especial Correspondence

New YORK, Aug. 19.-Think of the
achievement, aspiring writers whose
| time worn manuscripts have been
vainly FASTENED from one unappre-
ciative editorial sanctum to another,
to have five different contributions
appear in FIVE different first class
monthly magazines Of the same issue!
Such, however, is the good luck of
Miss Josephine Dodge Daskam. whose
stories and verse appear cOnspicuously
in the August issues of McClure's.
The Century and Harper's Magazine,
The Smart Set and st. Nicholas. There
is no need to excuse curiosity about
the personality of such a writer. Every
one is wondering who writes those de-
LciOus comedies of child life that ap-
pear month after month, singly, in
couples. in trios. in quartets, and at
last even in Quintets. In those maya
zines which occupy the position OF
dictators to the public's literary taste.
Josephine Dodge Daskam is a young
woman and a spinster. ANY one might
guess that from the tone of breezy
humor that pervades her stories. Her
analysis of the child mind Is unhack-
neyed because it is purely objective.
Probably had she had the response
bility of bringing up some half dozen
of the merry youngsters whose misad-
ventures she treats of so deliciously,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

she might have lost her rollicking tone
with the accession of responsibility. A
mother is almost always tiresomeIy
psychological when she talks of chill
dren, whether her own or some one
else's. She can rarely view them with
the disinterested. literary eye. In her
senior term at Smith college, about
two years ago, Miss Daskam began to
attract attention by her contribution to
The Youths Companion and the New
York Saturday Evening Post. She was
one Of the ablest editors of The College
Literary Monthly that Smiths ever
had. After her graduation the Scrib-
ners published series of Der sketches,
called Smith College Stories" which
were deservedly popular with those
who like to know Of scholastic life from
the point Of view Of the college girl.
Since then The Atlantic Monthly, The
Century and Harper's have published a
great deal of her prose and verse, and
st. Nicholas has used a series of stories,
for which the French right of transla-
ton and publication has been asked by
publishers across the ocean. All this,
with another book issued by the Scrib-
ners, is good deal for q woman, young
and a newcomer in literature, to have
achieved within two years. Miss Das-
kan lives at Stamford, Conn.,, and is as
modest about her work as though her
spurs were yet to be won. Miss Das-
kan is the descendant of an old Hugue-
not family, the D'Askams, and on her
mothers side traces her descent back
to the Aldens of the Mayflower.
A recent recruit to the ranks of the
professional book reviewers is Miss
Anna Paret who contributes several
pages of bright and pertinent remarks
on current literature to each issue of
Harper's Bazaar. Miss Paret is the
sister of the lawn tennis champion.
]. Parmley Paret. Miss Paret was for
several years on the staff Of the New
York Herald. Miss Jeanette Glider
and Miss Bertha RunkIe have won
eminent successes as reviewers. There
is probably In their special lines no
opinion that carries more weight than
those Of the literary editors of The
Critic and the New York Tribune.
There would therefore seem to be a
field for women as book reviewers.
Certainly today the majority of book
readers are women. and who so well
can gauge their taste for literature as
one of their own sex? Miss Paret has
intelligence and individuality, and her
criticisms so far have been a very
entertaining feature Of the magazine
In which they appeared.
Every one who reads literary periodl-
Gals has admired the artistic photo
graphic studies of celebrities signed
Floride Green. Miss Green, a south
erner by birth and a Californian by
adoption, was encouraged by a famous
Paris and San Francisco photographer
to devote the skill which she had ac-
CURED as an amateur to the taking of
for an income. She came
to New York city. opened a studio and
eventually gained the patronage Of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
The Anr,rer of Enith

Collins. the freethinker met plain
countryman going to church lie ask
cd him where he was goiag. To
church, sir" What to do iivre? To-
worship God. SIR Pray is Noar Sod
a great or little GodT He Is both.
sir" Row can he be both e IKE Isl
so great. sir. that the heaven Of heay-..
eEs cannot contain him. and 50 little
that he can dwell in my heart"
Collins declared that this s!r1i.s- aa-l
swer from the countryman had mere
effect upon his mind than all the -
umes which learned doctors had writ
ten against him.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
THE LATEST YACHTING COSTUME.

verified piaits. and buttons like those on
mems coats. The collars are high. as they
were last season. and the sleeves mar
row bell shape. In fact, all the coats
have the same shape Of sleeve, more or
less pronounced. The most of them
have rundown collars in man style,
with the revers. One very novel shape
is long enough to reach to the hips
only. and is shaped slightly in the back
to fit the figure. Down each of the
three seams is a strap Of the kersey,
and this is cut at the bottom to repre-
sent feur-de-lis and is stitched three
times around. In front 1t is a simple
REFER shape. This design Is repro
duced in castor, oxblood, brown, navy,
mode, pearl. tan and black. All the
best styles are brought out in all the
seasons colorings, so that every one
may be suited. Another odd style has
the REFER front, and the back is a COM
bination Of box shape and fitted form.
The side seams fit, but the back, which
Is cut in two pieces, makes it a regular
box shape, with the little notches at
the sides. A yoke across the shoulders
In the back is the novelty in one more
coat The rest of the back is In two
shaped pieces half fitting and trimmed
with narrow black soutache.
Some of the handsomest automobile
coats are made Of real Irish frieze.
They are AZ inches long and lined with
satin. Stitching is the best trimming,
and velvet collars are almost obllga-
tory. All are double breasted.
Short capes are made of black kerr
sey and of melton. Almost all OF them
are strap stitched and all have high
collars-haring ones. There are cheviot
and other heavy cloth suits made with
a tailored blouse Jacket, and from the
immense number Of these we must be
sure that the outdoor blouse suit has
not been forgotten and win be popular
for the younger contingent at least.
Some Of the advanced surtouts are res
markable things. One for instance Is
of ivory white cloth and reaches below
the knees. -. OLIVE HARPER,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
Hearty be tneli welcoms.
Plenteous their reward
Gosh! the box wood ruler
IL mightIer than the sw )rd."
H N Ayers, in Commercial Appe al,
Homo zulu.
The Library Question


The consolidation OF the two libraries
was not effected at the meeting called for
that purpose Tuesday evening. But we
hope it will be at an esrly day. 1t hinge
on just two things, viz: The payment oil
the small Indebtedness now due by the
Mechanics Library and a revenue OF $7j
pc" month to maintain the Library. OF
this amount S25 monthly is given by the
city, the remaining $50 could easily be
raised by increasing the yearly dues, say
to S5. It is on: of she question to think
running library without a decent rev.
Srue. The 81 annual dues of the Shreve-
port Library are totally insufficient for its
maintenance. Tbs time has now come,
when both libraries rlrst do something or
fall through. Although Shreveport Is not
a reading town, surely, there are two
hundred people Ia 1t who Will pay s. a
year to support a first class library. The
privileges and benefits OF the library need
not be expatlated on here, but l will say
this: 1t will save money, for one that
reads. to belong to the library at s. year;
for any three of the current publications
will cost that much, while % will give
the members access to more than 1900
volumes.
Think of the matter friends, and put
your name on the list for IS snbscrip-
ton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
The Thomas aad Her history

The transport Thomas lie the finest In he
service Of the army. She was built 81
a5elfsst, ireland, in 1894, for the Hamburg
American line. Her first name was the
persia. Not being able to make the speed
desired by this company, she was sold to
the Atlsntic transport line.
She was bought ~ the government In
1895, being then known as the Aiunewsska,
troops from Savannah to Cuba.
In 1893 she vas reehrIstened the
.4Thomas" and W . refitted at Philadelphia
by the Cramps.
This il her eventh trip across the
Pacific. Her tonnage il 1888, length as;
feet, draft q feet and she carries four g.
pound Iauld fe guns for defense. The
Grew numbers - men.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
IAN Incident

Sweet vdlg teacher
On up pr deck seen
Residing p little
Talkik between,
To nicdeliow
On o Pcsits side
OF sabi passage
NOtbry wide.
she drying
Tokake him believe
-rhathe is very hard to deceive.
apt 30 very,"
Hehid, looking round,
II see that your booklet
Is bslde down"
From Briny Budget.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
nOnOiulu Clippings

Headlines on first page OF Commercial
Adysrber, an excellent II page daily
-DublISd at Honolulu, Hawaii, reads:
aCud and the Woman Busy"
as1ol Teachers In Favor of Early
.Marrge."
..Vdding Marx the Stop Here. Cupid
has On at work among the Eve hundred
pasbgers on board the transport Thomas,
in ID earnest. There are thirty
DaSf happy brides and grooms on board,
anarrjed within week or so OF the date
-otlrting. . Tbs beautiful moon
liy which has lasted Rearly all the yoy
amay have been largely responsible for
Estate Of affairs, as the great corners Of
tlupper deck, were NEST OF the ums oc
4Ied by assorted pairs OF peiAgogues
Dying the soft light OF the orb"
teat hers will do the real act sometimes
long as teachers are men and womeD,
Ia the moon shines. aud eyes are bright.
Ia hearts are true. they will do-HelI,
ley will do, however foolish it may seem,
lst as other folks do.
-.
kanny Things Said and Done on Board
Thomas
"Yeu ought TO nave seen that little
poodle acme one brought aboard. He was
Be sea sick he just staggered about the
deck and did ike The rest Of Ne. The
poor little devil was just IS sick as-as q
DOG"
"It IL said thar young couple aboard
are prscticing the most rigid economy.
having sold one Of their steamer chairs.
after leaving thai one would do very
nicely"
Men IN shirt sleeves will not be allowed
on the upper deck. By order Of Capt
@ M U. army commanding.
-.
The BoxNo0d Ruler
ssThomas bringin' schoolmarms,.
That's funny racket.
Used to transport boys in blue
On that same old packet.
Flghtn' men with hghtin' tools
Coin Tor 70 clay
Filipino patriots, who
Blocked INK Samuel's way. s'1l
several hundred schoolmarms
And mAsters goin' through.
to the torrid Philippines
TO teach the rule Of Two.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
MARRIED

Miss Nell jackson and Mr. Sid
ney Smith,
Miss Nell jackson of Ruston and Mr.
Sidney Smith of Shreveport were married
in Monroe, Monday afternoon, BY Judge
Charles Scbulze, In the presence Of q
gathering Of friends.
The bride, the daughter OF Mr. Jackson, q
conductor OF Vlcksourg, Shreveport and
Pacific tram, is charming and accom-
plished young ady and lie very popular.
The groom is young man Of sterling
qualities. He was . volunteer in active
service during the 5panIsh-American war
and attained the rank of captain. He was
reared in this city, his home, where hf is
held in the highest esteem.
Mr. and Mrs Sidney Smith were on the
train Monday afternoon going to New
Orleans.
We join their many friends In hearty
congratulations.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
Mics Cecilia Wagner and M
j g McUabe

j q McUabe
tuesday night, at 9 O'Clock, Miss Cecilia
Wagner, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs L e
wagner, and Mr. James Gaynor MoCabe
were married ut the residence Of the
BRIDES parents, 1905 sprague street, by
Rev Mr. Curry.
me bride 10 . charm ing and aect M
plished young lady, and the groom, who
is worthy young gentleman Of Monroe,
may. congratulate himself In having won
the heart Of 50 estimable lady.
The HAPPY couple left on this mornings
tram for Monroe, where they VIII reside.
May they live long and 1arosper and
realise the fullest measure Of happiness
through life.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

England has coming woman animal
painter, Miss Lucy Kemp WEIGH.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

A summer woods camp for girls has
been suggested, where they may live in
freedom and enjoy physical sports at
will Yes, but they will have a lot
more fun to take fathers and brothers
along-their own brothers, also some
other girls brothers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
Personal.

IeTSOudls
Prof and Mrs A Dale left last week for
Centerville, La, where Prof Dale viii take
charge Of the CsnIerville High School.
Mrs Dale will organizs class In elocution
and during the winter win give . series Of
readings In South Louisiana. Mrs Dale is
eminently h'ted for this work by special
study and natural gilt. She has q pure,
sympathetic voice, which is the frst con
sideraticD, graceful movements and . very
attractive personality. Prof Dale is a
teacher of experience and ability. We
wish them success in their eg home.
Miss Josie Carter returned Wednesday
from Hot Springs, Ark, where she b; Q
spent the past month with her father, who
10 still undergoing treatment at this
famous sanitsrium. Mr. Caters obstinate
mAlsdy, il ImatOry rheumatism, is slowly
yielding to the skillful treatment of DR.
Garnet. one Of the most eminent physIcisns
In the South, and we hope to see HIM at
home sooa fully restored to health.
Mrs A ID Battle OF New Orleans, who
has been the guest of Mrs L N Carter, the
past month, returned to New Orleans Sat
urday, much rested ard improved by her
stay 10 North Louisiana.
Miss Teresa BodeDhsimer and Mr. J
Myron Levy returned THURSDAY from Hot
Springs.
Mr. II Loeb and family have gone to hot !
Springs for q month's stay.
Mrs ID Tlmberlake of Benton and son,
Mowar1 Timber one of the brightest |
lads OF our acquaintance, were in town |
Wednesday.
Mr. T Alexander returned Wednesday
from . months stay Ia the Rockies.
Mrs John McCullogn and Miss Oracle
Keuns are prOlonging their stay in Colo
RADIO, and are now enjoying the pure air Of
Manltou.
Miss PInka Jones Of Fort Worth is the
guest Of Miss Nettie Boisseau.
Mrs D Hicks and children are visiting
friends In Bethany, La.
Misses Allie and Julia Sample OF Grand
Cane are In the city on . visit, being the
guests OF their aunt, Mrs . q r Sample.
Mrs Holbert and Miss Mamie Bour-
luin have returned home from a pleasant
Vlsit to Mineral Wells, Texas.
Miss Lizzie Hauser has returned home
from a trip TO the PAn.American EXPOSE.
ion, Buffalo. Y 7.
Mrs A L Duringer is home again from q
visit to her daughter and gra=e-
laughter, at Lake Charles.
Miss Birdie Murphy has returned home
roIa pleasant visit TO friends in Ruston,
Miss Anna Bell Clark Of ClarksviIls,
Tenn, who was guest Of Miss Clara v
Prescott. has gone to New Orleans to visit
READS. ~
Miss Alma Kerr Of New Orleans, the
daughter Of Capt MKT,
Itate engineer, IL in this city on q visit
nd ls the guest Of Miss Martin, on Spring
treet. s.z
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

The woman who tolls like a slave
and obeys like slave will be rewarded
like a slave.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

New York state and Norway are
abreast Of each other in their stage Of
development on the woman question.
Each gives suffrage to property owning
women on propositions to raise money
byGaxation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

Women, live outdoors all you can;
get all the physical health and strength
you can. Your brains and character
force will develop In proportion. and
you will be surprised at what you
can do.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

Elizabeth R. Hoy is examiner in
Latin for the New York board of state
regents. She was appointed to her
place through the state civil service
commission.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

The acting secretary Of the Boston
Democratic committee is a woman.
Miss Mary Meyer. She has been en-
ployed in the Democratic headquarters
13 years and knows more Of the details
Of the Office than any man does. In
election times she has worked 46 hours
without stopping. Yet probably not
more than one in ten of all the men
who know Of her capability would be
willing she should vote.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-24
DRAWINGS FOR NEW SHOPS.

Plans for the p, w. & II, Railroad Co.'s
Proposed Plant at Todd's Cut Under
Way.
Plans for tho proposed new shops of
the p, w. u B. Railroad Co., which
are to be erected at Todd's Out, are
being made and IL is understood will
be ready for the perusal OF tho officers
OF the company in short time. The
drawings, 1t is said, provide for CON.
eentratlon OF the oompany's plant by
having the locomotive and car shops
at the same place. They are to be on
larger scale than at present, which
will give the company better facilities.
Ia the locomotive shops there will be
provision not only for repairing but
also rebuilding locomotives, and similar
facilities will be provided In the car
shops ,n
The conn any has owned the land for
some time, aud the survey was made
some time ago. just when the work
OF building the proposed new shops
will be begun Ia not known but it is
thought the start will be made in the
near future, as the room occupied py
the present shops will be required in
connection with the elevating Of the
tracks the building OF new station
and the. extension of surface lines for
freight business. The removal of the
freighthouse to a point over Eleventh
street bridge is said to be oontem-
plated. ~ ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-24
LEVY COURT GETS STRICT.

Also Holds Private Session and Talks OF
Issuing Bonds for seventh Street Bridge.
The Levy Court Tuesday afternoon
adonted the following resolutions:
Resolved. That all bills against New
Castle county must be in the hands OF
the comptroller one week before they
will be passed on by the Levy Court.
Resolved, That no warrants for bills
passed. by the Levy Court can be takvn
from the book until the day following
their passage.
After adopting these, the members Of
the count went into the comptroller's
Office and In secret session considered
the question of borrowing money to pay
a balance on Seventh. street bridge.
AT the time the court, the old court,
awarded the the. contract to Patrick
Fahey for the bridge last summer, il
had no provision in its budget for pay.
ing for it.. The contract price was
1926, 600, and since the beginning OF the
work, Sl2, 900 has been paid on account.
y The court, Tuesday, did not firally
decide the question, but II will proba-
bly, ask the Legislature for authority to
issue bonds for whatever amount is
deemed necessary.
After returning to the courtroom, the
body adjourned until next Tuesday
morning.