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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

ton OF cruelty to animals In your
neighborhOod, form one. Let the chill
dren who can learn the most concern
ing the habits and anatomy of animals,
the methods of treatment best adapted
to them, be the banner members. 1t
is true that if all the cats and dogs
were allowed to live earth would be
overrun with them, hut for your own
souls sakes teach children that the way
to get rid OF these is not to stone and
starve and kick them to death, but to
put them out quickly and painlcssly by
drowning or 10y chlOroform. In most
towns there are now societies that, if
notified, will take away and put pain
less end to homeless and Objectionable
animals.
You women teachers-y You who exer-
else your pupils III mathematical gym
nastics till they can answer instantly
when you ask them Elf the nineteenth
part of a hair measures four tcn-thOu-
sandths of an inch, how much will the
ninety-ninth part measure f'-have you
ever asked them to explain to you the
ulIlcTcuCe DelWecn { 1T > CldWS anu IL
dogs paws? Do you know it yourself?
Have you ever taught them that to
give tug TO a cats tail is really giving
a tug at her spinal marrow and hurts
her horribly. even up to her brain7
Have you ever told them that n cats
whiskers are as sensitive as their own
eyes and eyelashes. and to touch them
even gives her annoyance. while to pull
these whiskers infiicts keen torture
upon her? Or perhaps you didn't know
that yourself.
And you. mothers. women teachers,
grandmOthers. grown sisters. aunts and
aldo you ever gather the children
around you and tell them stories of the
Intelligence and affection that animals
display to those who treat them well,
and that oftentimes human beings can
learn from them, dumb though they
are, as much as from books?
JANE STORY.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
Flel:...,o 1RAssHoPPERs.
Systematic Plans to Destroy a South
western Pest.
[Snecial Correspondence.l

western Pest.
Especial Correspondence
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Aug. 19.-South-
] ern Texas is being overrun by grass
hoppers-grasshopp of an extremely
voracious character and numerous
J enough to have become menace of
the gravest nature to the crops of that
| portion of the state. In fact, many
farmers are in despair. They see the
| grain wither and fail as though blight
ed, while the merry grasshopper. hav-
ing eaten all there is to eat, passes on
to fresh fields and pastures new.
Not only in Texas. but in northern
states, notably Colorado. Wyoming and
Nebraska, has the grasshopper proved
! a plague to the farmer. Now the agri-
cuIturist finds some grains of comfort
in the fact that the federal government
has declared war on the pest. and that
means are at hand whereby the insect
can be successfully combated.
To the farmers of southern Texas
have come bottles of disease germs,
fatal to the grasshopper. prepared
under the direction of Professor L. o.
Howard, chief of the bureau of en-
tomology. The disease germs are of
the nature of fungus. obtained from,
South Africa, where it has been used
with the greatest possible success.
whole armies Of grasshoppers being
literally exterminated by it. Were 1t
necessary to send continually to South
Africa for the fungus, 1t would prove
costly remedy. but it has been found
possible to propagate 1t arti6cially by
applying a little of 1t to a sterilized
preparation of blood serum and gela-
tin, on which the germs propagate
rapidly. The germs thus prepared are
corked In glass tubes. and each tube is
carefully packed in a pasteboard cylin-
der, directions for using the contents
accompanying every package.
On receiving a bottle of the fungus
the farmer puts number of live grass
hoppers in a wooden box, together with
a small portion of the fungus. Soon
the hoppers become infected, and all
but half a dozen are liberated. The
half dozen, when dead. serve to give
the disease to other hoppers placed in
the box later on. The liberated ones
quickly spread the infection among
their fellows, and the work Of destruc-
ton proceeds apace. To get the best
results the plague house" should be
covered with netting to admit air.
One thing is certain--the farmer
alone cannot successfully cope with the
hoppers. The insect is one of the most
serious problems connected with the
agricultural development of the west.
Nothing short of fire will check the
progress of an army Of hoppers on the
march. Water. unless In wide bodies.
is absolutely no bar to their progress.
The plague comes and in a twinkling
the fields are brown and sere and the
unfortunate farmer sees ruin staring
him in the face.
The grasshoppers themselves grow
as the crops do, planting in one season
the eggs which are to be Matched in
the next. The female drills a hole in
the ground with the horny tip of her
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
AFFECTED WOMEN.

Men Can See Through Their Little
Mnnnerism. Every Time.
What's the use of acting differently
with a man than you would with a
woman? ! mean what's the use of pos
ing. of gushing and Of pretending a
whole lot of things which you are not.
In a word, what's the use of being af-
fected? Perhaps you think the man
doesn't know the difference. That's
where you make the greatest mistake
of your life. Ask any man. He'll tell
you. That's what did the other day.
The man answered most emphatically
in the affirmative. But how can you
tellg' 1 asked. 'Why. I can just feel
It," he answered. "just as l can tell
in business when a man Is trying to
bluff me-" do you know" I went on.
81 rather fancied that mon liked silly.
affected girls; they certainly seem to
90 with them more than they do with
the sensible ones OF my acquaintance"
The man laughed. why, of course
that kind OF girl amuses a man. It's
as good as going to the theater. and it's
all for his own particular benefit Do
you wonder that men get cOnceited
when girls put themselves to so much
trouble to please them? Why. ] have
known girls TO pretend they were just
the opposite of their natural selves
Just to make an impression on a man.
1t must have been hard work. too" he
unused reminiscently.
But doesn't man ever get taken In
and then find out his mistake after he
is marriedf" Not If he is a man of
any BRAINS" he answered. do you
know how wise man judges the char
acter of the girl he thinks of marrying?
He watches her when she is with other
women. That's the sure test. Then
thOfe's another even better. He takes
notice of the way the girl treats her
chaperon or the elder women of the
party-nOt how she treats them before
him. but how she treats them when
she thinks no one is noticing. Why, !
remember case which touches just
upon that point. A friend of mine was
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

engaged to a charming girl, and one Of
her most beautiful traits was the con-
sideration with which she treated her
old mother. 1t was nothing but dears
and darlings and kisses and little at
tentions. Well. they were staying at
the same summer hotel, and one hot
night when the windows were all open
he happened quite by accident to over
hear a conversation she had with her
mother. What a revelation it was to
him! There was one engagement the
less before the summer was over and
one sadder and wiser man."
The day when men admired affecta-
ton is gone by with the time when
they admired weakness in women.
Men today like to look a woman
straight in the eye and feel sure that
she is as free from hypocrisy as the
best Of their own sex; for there is one
masculine quality that a man does ad-
mire In a woman. and that is being
square" MAUD ROBINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
THE SOUTHWESTERN aRAssHoPPER.

THE SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTOPHER.
abdomen, and in this hole lays about
20 eggs, which are bound together by
mucus. The burrow Is then filed up
with the same mucus, which makes 1t
water tight. The eggs are enveloped
In tough little capsules. When new
born. the young grasshopper is covered
with sort Of veil. which soon splits
along the back. and he easily gets rid
of 1t. AS long as the .e is plenty Of food
In the neighborhood he takes things
easy and declines to travel far, but once
the provender Is exhausted he starts
out to hunt a new larder. Thus arise
the great migrations of grasshoppers.
variations Of which have caused skep-
teal easterners to hold up their hands
In amazement.
Before there was any thought Of
wsging war on the hopper by scien-
tific means the farmer used many
schemes of his own to avert the pest.
His best chance was to destroy the I'M
Matched eggs, and many schemes were
devised to accomplish this. the most
effective possibly being to slice of an
inch or so of the top soil, dry it and
pass 1t through sleeves to separate the
egg masses, which were then buried in
deep pits. LEONARD BALDWIN.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

To clean wash leather gloves make
1.-TWO quarts of suds with warm wa
'ter and good white soap and add to
them teaspoonful of borax dissolved
<tn half pint Of hot water. When the
.Suds are cold. put the gloves on and
wash them slowly and gently. as IL
washing the hands Rinse in like man
ner. draw or gently and hang them in
q shady place to dry. Whea nearly
dry, draw them into shape. When
quite dry. rub them between the hands
to soften the leather. Be careful to do
the work gently, for when wet the
leather is very tender and liable tn
tear.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
LOG HOUSES.



The most delightful vacation home is
n log cabin. There are log cabins and
log cabins, Of course. from the palace
like establishment of the Adirondack
millionaire, which resembles a cabin
only on the outside, to the humble
shack of the hunter. All, however. are
equally fascinating if they are fur
nished In the right way so that the
rustic woody" effect is not lost Not a
single piece of wood should be painted
either within or without the cabin
The most effective furniture is on the
bent wood order. and much of 1t can be
made from the young forest trees. The
trees themselves stripped of their foil
age and with their branches cut down
into little knobs make very effective
pillars for the rustic veranda. and they
are often used TO give a massive look
TO the fireplace. In most cases, how
ever, this is made entirely of cobble-
stones, as in the Illustration, which
represents the interior of the living
room of an Adirondack camp.
This room is long and low. with a
heavily beamed ceiling. There is no
attempt made to cover the walls. and
as the logs are smooth and beautifully
oiled they add to the effect. The floor
is of hard wood, brightly polished. The
furniture in this case is of pine. stained
a deep brown. The cushions on the
settee are red and hunters green.
Hunting prints on the walls further
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
Teach The
Children
Kindness
5OArsin1alS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

A cheering, beautiful sign of advanc-
ing civilization is the constantly in
creasing good viii and consideration
shown toward dumb animals. Cruelty
to the helpless is a survival of saw
agery. Red Indians beat and starve
their ponies and torture inhumanly
their captives in war.
The individual in his development
passes through the same evolutionary
stages as the nations now civilized
have done. In his childhood he is a
cruel little savage unless his eyes are
opened by some one older and wiser
than himself. one who will teach him
that pain inflicted on an animal or on
a child younger and weaker than him.
self is sure to be visited on him later in
some sort of punishment that fits his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
CAREtEssNEss ChAnaED.
II Il Alleged This Caused the Wreck oi
the Steamer Golc0nda.

Paducah, KY. Aug. 29.-The horror
Of the City Of Golconda disaster six
miles above Paducah Monday night is
just beginning to be fully comprehended
by the people of Paducah as body after
body is brought into the city and taken
20 the undertakers.
The boats register has not yet been
recovered. but it is certain the death
list will number II and probably %.
An official investigation will be made
as it seems certain that the most Gull
pable carelessness caused the catastro-
phe.
A. A. Peck, the pilot, claims the en-
gineer deserted his post and that he
could not manage the boat with the en-
gines helpless. The engineer denies
this and claims that he remained at the
throttle until the water was waist deep.
Frank Enders. one of the passengers,
correlated by several others, declares
that the effort to land brought the side
Of the boat around so that tie wind
struck it full force causing the wreck
The work Of recovery is slow because
the furniture is piled on the bodies
The boat is being dismantled as she lays
in IS feet Of water in order that the
dead may be reached. A sickening odor
already emanates from the wreck and
hundreds Of people are on the scene a.
spectators and volunteer assistants.
Groups Of sad visage people dot the
wharf here awaiting tidings from the
rsscusrs. while the parlors Of the Rich
@ond ass allied with weeping women.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25
THE LIVING ROOM.

carry out this red and green idea.
Deer's heads, antlers and skins are
used lavishly wherever they give the
most effect. Over the fireplace there
is a row OF heavy green and white
china plates and pewter dishes. The
fireplace is as large as the room will
allow. and it is fitted with Immense
black andirons and an old fashioned
crane One entire side of the wall is
hung with firearms. snow shoes and
fishing tackle. At the left of the fire
place winding staircase leads to the
sleeping rooms. Above and at the foot
Of this lies black bear skin. Low rus
tic bookcases bold a variety Of summer
literature, a welcome addition on rainy
days. r. DE La BAUME.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

Oklahoma City, o. T., Aug. 24-Wil-
ham Favor, the negro held here ON the
charge Of being connected with the
murder of Miss Gazelle Wild at Pierce
City, No., was released on writ of ha-
beas corpus Friday afternoon, but was
Immediately rearrested by the sheriff of
this county as fugitive from justice.
A telegram was received here from the
governor of Missouri stating that the
requisition papers for Favor were on the
way here. Favor.will be held pending
the decision of Governor Jenkins in re-
gard 10 the requisition. 1t is believed
here that the governor will not honor
the reputation unless assured that the
negro win Be protected.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-25

Don't forget TO sprinkle some powder
into your gloves before putting them
On II your hands are given to perspire.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-10

The little fistic affair which oc-
CURED in the New Castle court room
Saturday afternoon must have been
rather cheerful diversion in the
long drawn out trial of the case OF
Dobbins rs. the c., Il. Il NJ. railroad
company. Richmond is reasonably
conservative and can stand about as
much monotony as human endurance
ought To be taxed with anywhere.
But when the limit has been reached
her warm blooded sons enter such a
vigorol protest that our ncighbors
stand aghast and even adjourn their
courts in confusion. Here such diver
sions expedite rather than retard
business in the courts. They are re-
gardcd rs the escape valves for the
electricity that accumulates in 2
court room from week 5 steady fric
ton of brilliant intcllccts. Without
means Of escape the subtle fluid might
cause an explosion that would en-
danger life and property. Compared
with such a possible catastrophe n
little mouth shooting, hair pulling or
removal of cuticle are the most harm
less diversions Imaginable.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-10
CHRISTIAN
EuDEAVORERS
Elaborate Arrangements
for Their Reception
at Cincinnati.

The most elaborate arrangements
have been made for the twentieth
international convention OF tie
Christian Endeavor at Cincinnati,
July Il to 10. AS manv were unable
to attend the convention in London
last year larger attendance than usG-
al is expe cited, especially since these
conventions hereafter will be he'd
only once in two years. The choir
Of fifteen hundred trained voices will
be a feature at Music hall. Other
large choruses have been trained for
the exposition and other halls, while
all the churches and their choirs
have been engaged for the occasion.
Bands will discourse sacred music in
Washington park adjoining Music
hall for the open air meetings. COY
crnor Nash, Mayor Fleischmann ard
local committeeman will deliver wei
coming addresses, Saturday after
noon, July g. DR. Clark will deliver his
annual address and Secretary Bahr
will make his annual report Saturday
evening. On Sunday morning there
will be special addresses on Twenty
Years of Christian Endeavor, in the
afternoon temperance rallies and in
the evening meetings for Sabbath
observance The regular programs
with meetings by secti' rs will De
carried out on the four following
days, with many OF the most eminent
men in Christian work participant
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-10
TiIKSE TEIEGRAMS


in railway wreck at Vestal, y. y.
Western Reserve university at Cleve-
land, O. celebrates its 10Th anniversary
this week.
The report circulated in the United states
that General Cables has surrendered is I'M
founded. says a Manila dispatch.
AT Eddy. Oklahoma, a tornado killed
three persons The property damage in
adjacent parts Will aggregate 100000
Italy Is making constant progress in the
development of its manufacturing indus
tries, especially in the northern section.
Six thousand rshriners are in Kansas CITY
today at the opening Of the nth annual
meeting of the imperial council of the Mys
tic Shrine.
The transport Hancock has arrived at
san Francisco from Manila with 81 off,
GERS and OBJ enlisted men of the 3lst
volunteer infantry.
The stakes for the 10Th annual meeting
~ the Kentucky breeders Trotting Asso-
citation At Lexington. Ky, in October, has
closed with heavy list of entries.
President Harper of the University Of
Chicago announces that the university has
begun to establish affiliated preparatory
schools in different parts Of Europe
Mrs. Louise Botha. wife Of the Boer
comma nder general. arrived at London from
South Africa. She refused to grant an
interview but ii is thought she is on
peace mission.
Major " H. Daily. surgeon general on the
stan OF Lieutenant General Miles in Porto
Rico. committed suicide his home at
PittSburg sunday by shooting himself in
the right temple.
The Mobile and Ohio depot at Sparta
his, was robbed by two masked men who
bound and gagged the night operator and
locked him in box The safe was
blown and $500 secured
Mother Amadeus. the mother general Of
the Sisters IF Charity Of the diocese Of
Cleveland. il dead ut the convent in Lake
wood q suburb Of Cleveland aged ca years
She had been In the convent for ~ years.
General CailleS the insurgent commander
IN the province Of Laguna, has promised To
surrender with $50 rifiemen. under terms
which senior Dancel. who has acted as
intermediary, states have been modified and
accepted by the authorities.
Principal Booker T Washington Of the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute,
has been notified by John D. Rockefeller
that he viii he glad To provide the money
for the erection IF one u the much needed
dorinitorieS for boys at the institution.
The most elaborate arrangements have
been made for the 2rh international con
vaution # the Christian Endeayor at Gin
einr.atf JAY 6 to 10. As many were unable
70 attend the convention In London last
year. larger attendance than usual Is
tod
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-10

were d sclared elected N smbers otthe .
society.
The table OF cut flowers consisted
Of roses. peony and poppy by Han
nah c. Grave. roses and snow ball
Mary f. Ratliff roses, Mary Hen
ming; wahoo and magnolia blossoms
and mock orange, Malta Ratlitf; ;
mixed bouquet, Agnes King; and
southern magnolia blooms Of Chatta
nooga, Isaac Dougan.
The fruit table showed Beck ;
pleasant apple, gooseberries ard cur
rants. Sanford Henning. Thirteen
varieties 81 straw berries by Stephen
Kutb, viz. Libo, Clyde, Michael s,
Early, Staples. Beder Wood, Excel
sior, Lovett, Nick Dinner. Bubach,
Glen Mary, Warfield and Ridgeway.
The committee on fruit decided that
the Libo excelled all others, all points
considered
After discussion of miscellaneous
character, the society adjourned %
meet at the court house in July.
CALEB ". KING, Pres.
WALTER RATLIFF, Sec y.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-10
Kitchener and Botha Mute.

London. June 10.-The Weekly Dis
patch, which recently anticipated ac-
curately several official announce
ments in regard to the peace negotia
lions in South Africa, says Lord kitch
cner and General Botha, the Boer
commander in-chirf. accompanied by
two aids as witnesses, held Il pro1ract-
ed meeting few miles from Stander-
ton on June 5. and arrived at a tenta-
tive settlement. The government is
keeping the terms secret. but the Dis
patch says it has tranSpired that the
outlook for the conclusion of peace
is more hopeful than mt any time since
the first meeting between the two gen
erals some months ago. The paper
also states that within the last few
hours the government has counter
Inanded orders for large shipments of
horses ana stores TO South Africa. and
that announcements To that effect Will
doubtless be made in the house of
commons during the week.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-10
Noted Afrikander Clergyman
On Special Mission TO
America.
REFUGEES SUFFERING
Rev. Won Rrockhuizen Says the Con-
dition OF the Women and Chill
dren Is a Horrible one.
Sorry Tale of Lack of Provision
Made For the Helpless Ones
BY the British.

New York, June IO.-The Rev. II. ID.
VonBrockhuizen OF Pretoria. South
Africa, the minister who closed the
volksraad with prayer after President
Kruger's ultimatum had been read 10
that body. is ia this city. His brother.
DR. H. J. NoIBrockhuizen of the
Orange Free State. VINO served in the
Boer armies, accompanies him. Their
mission III this country is To raise
money for the Boer women and chill
dren now III refugee camps. Rev. lDr.
EonBrockhuizen said in an interview:
Our women and children. who are
at present concentrated in camps es-
tabliShed by the British. are in a hor-
rible condition. 1t was bad enough
when | left South Africa. but | know
from letters that | have recciyed-one
only the other day from my sister
that il is Il hundred times worse now. ;"
When the doctor left South Africa.
he said, he was virtually banished by
order of General Maxwell, military
governor of Pretoria. Or. NonBrock-
huizen said further of the camps: In
an official report made by Or Ronald
L. MchtuZlt OF the bIltiSIi iiiiN pu
Feb. Is OF this year. the British gov
eminent is notified that the conditions
are horrible, the death rate appalling.
and the food furnished wholly unit
To eat"
The Afrikanders. Rev Or. Won
Brock huizen AYERS. Will never be over
come and all reports to the contrary
are false. The Boer army numbers
$4,000 to It 600 men and is constantly
being augmented by Cape Colony
Beers. The Boer forces are now
armed with -MctIord rifles. he
says, ana they have tons of ammuni-
ton buried which they can use at any
time against the British.