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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08

splendid will power. Now at ninety
she paints and does needlework with
out glasses, only occasionally using a
magnifying glass for a few of the
more delicate strokes of her brush.
Who, man or woman. can equal such a
record?
Mrs. Goodman has painted more than
a thousand portraits Nearly or quite
fifty years ago she began exhibiting
her work in the Royal academy, and
she has kept it up ever since She has
painted scores of the notable persons
Of Great Britain. She has also met So
cially most of those who have helped
make English history in the past two
generations. She has lived with her
working and enjoying faculties unim-
paired while five British sovereigns
ruled and four of them passed away.
George III. was king when she was
: born; she witnessed the coronation of
George w.; lived and wrought while
William ", then Victoria. reigned
and died-Victoria was seven years
younger than Mrs. Goodman-and now,
in full possession of her artistic pow
ers, the marvellous woman yields allie
glance to King Edward VII.
It is not for the old girls that I have
been at pains to trace out this life
story, not for those ancient females
who have let active life slide from
their grasp and now sit in a corner and
take things easy These are past
praying for. 1t is for the young girls
/ write, those of fourteen and upward
There is no woman in England more
honored than ninety-year-old Julia
Goodman.
Girls, most of you will live to be old
Will now that you are going to, any
how, for it is a priceless privilege to
stay here and keep learning something
all the time and giving loving service
to others. Stay here SO long as you
can. be as beautiful as You can all the
time, love, serve and learn all you can.
Above all, train your viii to be strong
and sfeadfast toward worthy aim
ycu desire. And that Il the moral
An IS LION.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
wy She
Ngz,er Succeeded
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n was an intellectual girl, uE-
commonly 50. She expected
grast things Of herself. She
4 Easily surpassed her classmates
.shaol gtndies, IHo1.iu" with con-
S.. 80; s an fhcsa who We - ..,::;tr' 1uan
s $3.50 she had, il ".5-!."".; t''"n. 8
81 and IA criticism fer those who
- diiferent from herself,
SlE's 49, goft school and went out to con
rhp world, She began with book
s .snv She learned it quickly. She
sSsssnca place after place. Non" was
ss s,'sl ii her merits. s." thought.
49, Urls rose at &, took their places
s,,sa;r desks at s sharp, worked till
Ss1#apl did not consider themselves
sAsaed SIZE rose at Z, went to work at
4 g.so uraug.lt with account look and
ss ss.'spr tin $50 or and considered her
fs |sssf ffe most abused martyr in city
d million people She. mind you,
"a exaetly what thousands Of other
IN rs daily III the business world and
3 s.s thankful they have the work to do;
5 So vailed and grumbled all the time.
she came home at night whining thus:
IL datl,t know why have everything
S much harder than other people
.,si because am not strong and well.
TaIay they put enough work on me to
s;lI horse and the office boy was so
5r.nsa1ent / had to report him. | made
4ast little mistake in my work and
sd Is do six pages over again, and no
ssIlT feIt sorry for me in the least.
il made me SO tired couldn't eat any
zI1neF and what | did eat just lies on
III stomach. and | know I'll be sick in
sle night and not sleep wink. My
nerses are all Of a fragile and I'm
searirg out with this dreadful life as
4 fast Is can. I'm so discouraged!'
= sbe bad antagonized the office boy
VaIking roughshod over him and
sgeaking harshly and authoritatively
d iliIn I'll the beginning. Thus she got
ID confirmed iii will, and Office boys
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
One Wife,s Tltimatum.

A woman left her husband on the
ground that he i'll treated her. Finally
she offered to return to him if he would
sign set of rules she drew up for his
observance. One of them was that he
should take a bath once a week and
put on clean clothes. The husband re-
fused fatty to sign, and it was all off
again. The wife was right. A husband
who will not take bath once a week
and put on clean clothes ought to live
In a stable
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08

ones heels and
| that method is
as necessary as
In other occupa-
tons. One Of the
m o $ t thorough
hou keepers 1
kne w sp e n d $
twenty minutes
every morning
!. b | a n n i Il g the
work of the day.
She says that by
sodoing she more
than saves the
twenty minutes
] tw e mt Y times
over. Before get
ting a meal stop
and think how
nang things you
will need from
the cellar and try
to get them all
at once. Have
the stove as near
as possible to the
sink and cup
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
MAKING HOUSEWORk EASY.
Hints Both For the City and the
Country Woman.

Hints Both For the City and the
Country Woman.
This article applies both to women
living in the cities and to those whose
homes are in the country, although the
latter have many more Inconvenience
to deal with. ii
Certain women who have large houses
to keep in order and large families to
take care of never seem to need help
and, furthermore, have time to read,
attend clubs and, in general, improve
their minds Others with not half the
cares are continually at it from morn
ing till night Why, is this?
1t is simply question of method,
Women do not realize that in house
work one must make ones brains save
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
FOR CHURCH FAIRS.
Little Things Which Do Not Cost
Much and Are Useful

The winter months are the favorite
season for church fairs, and many are
the little articles which may be CON
trived by clever fingers at small cost.
For instance, the blotter in the Illus
stratjon is made Of to remnants OF
bright blue linen left over from a sum-
n1er gown. These are ornalnpntcd with
a coarse embroidery done in whit. and
gold cord Til" leaves Of uiottiu~ pa
per ar" buff and blue.
pincustIo1lS muI" 70 represent flow
ers and vegetables always sell READILY
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08

boards. Havethe HIGH.
mixing table high enough so that you
will not have to bend over it, and have
a high chair that you can sit in when
mixing dough. peeling potatoes. etc.
& Why keep the -four barrel quarter
of mile away from the pastry table?
Why not have little cupboard over
the pastry table containing the neces-
sary spices and ingredients?
Drop shelves are great advantage,
especially where room Is limited, and
zinc covered tables are also very use
full.
The farmers wife will find her work
ten times easier If her tubs are placed
In the kitchen proper instead of in the
shed adjoining: also II there is drain
through which she can pour the waste
water without having to go through an
outside door and some distance from
the house with her heavy burden. This
can be erected at slight cost and is I'M
portant on the ground of health also.
Build the washtubs high enough to-
avoid that backaehe.
A refrigerator will save many weary
trips down cellar, and so will window
box in the winter time.
Place things where they are most
convenient. and keep them there. Have
a different day for each phase of your
work, and eliminate all of it which is
not necessary HELEN CLIFTON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08

Ways Of making things Hnpleas-
: Az far lady hookkeepers. Tact. gen
i puliteness. remembering that
created ofiice boys of the same
aad blood as herself would have
atle tle youth her friend instead of
elaaz1
ll resigned and tried something
~ Rlth the like result; then another
tlien another. In every one
q she called it, was against
u slle was a wilmer and kicker.
year BIZ year, she grew more
nceated and tsot. in her ways.
as nothing in her mental hori-
olls herself; consequently she as
a g aerseif the proportions Of the
and whatever difficulty came
81 pain was exaggerated in pro-
Aoiehills others stepped over
q ana went on their way re-
- that they were alive became to
s1Qrfeu imagination mountains
sa as'ld luck had purposely placed
aF She coddled herself and
~ aeFself night and day with
7sen Of self pity. because, you
& ~ nlghf and day thought of
= aat herself. her clothes, her
per own superior ideas and
sne seemed at length to have
Wy feeling toward any creature
aa not many real friends, al
s''s was brilliant Intellectually.
sle thought her ideas so SUI
= 9fher peoples she meddled
persons business. She tried
her ways on them. 1t be-
81 her habit to criticise, an
claw and kick her way
world. From one oeeupa-
aetner she went, dabbling in
go succeeding in none.
8 ping, fault finding habit
nfly. The habit of whin-
+ ; over her bad luck intensi-
length she began to have
men stroke of what really
i aiiea III fortune. What won
koek herl She had been say
NE that failure was her
aat wonder destiny took her
She got what she de
herself. did she not? lnva-
l'ar on later, we really get
rslst n declaring we have.
y good Or evil.
@ Nay 70 obtain permanent
rough thick and thin to be-
apered and persevering,
{ pat out good viii to-
t lives. to BE always
a 3D. DIES
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
Helpless Women.

Many of the women Of today have
been kept in such state Of financial
dependence that they have no more
Judgment than q child when it comes
to spending money. Where this is the
case, however, it is generally the fault
Of the women's husbands Of fathers.
who have never alEoWea them to learn
how 10 Iake care Of money
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
is GJc:7''ouS
To Lice long
nj G22esi

FRENCH writer Of tie name
a Of .tS4gl. Somewhere sls2"aS Of
81 the Iuccl o. Str"Hi;.S i will pow
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03

girls. This exceedingly pretty May
Manton model is suited to the many
soft materials in fashion, but is shown
in white null with bertha and trim
mings of lace. 1t, can be made simpler
by the omission of the bertha If
palmer waist is desired.
The waist is made over fitted lining
and closed with it at the centre back.
Both fronts and back are shirred to
yoke depth, then left free to form soft
folds between that point and the waist
line. The bertha is arranged over the
waist on indicated lines, and is finished,
at its edges. with narrow bands of the
material held by fancy stitches and
is further ornamented with small orna-
ments of crochet. The sleeves are
shirred to fit the upper arms snugly
and form soft fulness above and the
dropping puffs of fashion to the wrists,
where they are held by narrow cuffs.
but can be made in elbow length If pre-
ferred. When a transparent effect is
sought the lining Is cut away beneath
the yoke and omitted from the sleeves.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and one
half yards twenty-one inches wide,
four yards twenty-seven inches wide.
two and three-fourth yards thirty-two
inches wide, or two yards forty-four
inches wide, with one and one-eighth
yards of all-over lace for bertha, collar
and cuffs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
Afraid She Wanted to Flirt.

1t was a hot day, and when the girl
got on the IL" train at South Ferry
she was about ready to drop. She
tried to open one window and couldn't.
Then she tried another and failed
again. There wasn't another person in
the car. She sat down mournfully and
decided to wait for a conductor. OF
course he was not forthcoming-con.
ductors never are when they're wanted
so she decided to ask the first man
who came into her car to help.
She had not long to wait, for soon
one of the lords Of creation entered.
II beg your pardon" said she. "But
do you know If this window opens or
not?"
He looked at her with the air of one
who would say: "My goodness! Who
is this young person who dares to SO
address an unprotected man."
mo. 1 Ton't," answered he, and then
settled lack in his seat. The girl
flushed scarlet, looked. and then, as
the humor Of it dawned upon her. she
began to laugh.-New York Press.
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without difficulty are always in de-
mand by growing girls, who seldom
have leisure to give to the tighter sort,
and at the present time are In the
height of style. The very stylish
May Manton model shown Is adapted
to cloth, to silk, to pongee, to mohair,
and all the cloaking materials Of the
season, but, as shown, is Of tan colored
cloth with facing of silk and trimming
of fancy braid on the fronts that roll
back in revers.
The coat is made with loose fronts
and hack and is shaped by means OF
shoulder and under-arm seams. The
back is laid in an inverted pleat, that
means fulness and grace. and the
fronts can be turned back to form the
revers or buttoned over as shown In
the small sketch. The sleeves are the
new bishop ones finished with Follower
cuffs that are stitched with corticelli
silk. The neck in the case of the model
is finished with deep collar that gives
a cape effect, but, if preferred, the
coat can be made simpler and the strap
collar. shown in the small sketch, used
in its stead.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (ten years. Is five
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
why She Cooked 1t.

The happy faced man swung on to n
College avenue car, and this was the
story he had to tell as an explanation
for his good humor:
II have good joke on my wife. We
have a new girl, German, just over
from the fatherland. She is hard and
willing worker, but is greatly in need
of judgment and common sense. Yes
terday my wife ordered fish and in
structed the girl to serve it for dinner.
AS soon as I tasted it 1 knew there
would be something interesting when
my wife discovered it was not as fresh
as it should be. Her first mouthful
caused her to ring for the girl.
MARY, is this the fish that came to-
day"
"'Yes, ma'am.'
"'Didn't you know it was not good
when you cooked it?'
".Yes, ma'am.'
"'Then why did you cook it,
"'Well, you bought it. and ! thought
YOU knew it, too Indianapolis News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
The Dimensions Of q Whale.

Captain Davis, one Of the most ia
nous of the old-time American whal-
ers, gives these as the dimensions of
right whale yielding 250 barrels of oil:
THE blubber of such a whale" he
says, "is half q yard thick, and if put
together in strip would be sixty-six
feet long and twenty-seven feet wide.
The upper jaw would make a room
nine feet high and twenty feet long.
The lips and throat Of the brute, with
the supporting jawbones, will weigh as
much as twenty-five oxen Of 1000
pounds each. The tongue alone will
often weigh as much as ten oxen.
1.-The spread Of the lips is thirty feet.
He can take in fifty barrels of water at
each mouthful. When feeding whale
as big as that Sits track Of sea
quarter Of mile long and fifteen feet
wide in one run. Then he raises his
head, forces his mighty tongue into the
cavity Of his whalebone sieve and
drives the water out with immense
force.
1.-The tail of right whale is twenty
five feet broad and six feet deep, and
the point of junction with the body is
about four feet in diameter. In it lie
tendons as big around as a mans leg.
"The greatest blood vessels are more
than foot in diameter. The blood
that is forced through them by a heart
as big as a hogshead runs in torrents
hected to 104 degrees.
"The respiratory canal is more than
foot in diameter. The rush of air
through it is as noisy as the exhaust
pipe of q thousand horse power steam
engine, and when the fatal wound is
given a cataract of clotted blood is
spattered over the hunters, so hot and
nauseating that the crew Of whale
boat often becomes helplessly SICK
Washington Star
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A Borrowed Dinner.

Away out in the suburbs Of Brooklyn
an anecdote Of a borrowed dinner
is going the rounds. 1t seems a GER
tain thoughtless husband brought three
men home to dinner one night without
giving due notice to the wife Of bis
bosom. Cookie had left the same day,
as i'll luck would have it, and there
was nothing but cold meat in the
house. The hostess confded her woes
to the handy man who did odd pobs
around the place. She knew he was a
man of ready resource. ingenious and
clever: but when he assured her he
would serve dinner fit for a king
if she left the coast clear for him to
operate in she could hardly believe
him. At the proper time. however,
soup was brought in by boy he had
pressed into service, and was followed
by fish, entrees, joint, and. in fact,
everything comprising a perfect din
ner, the only fault being that the in
terv1e between the courses were
rather long.
When the well-fed &, ests had de-
parted, their hostess ran to the kitchen
and asked how the repast had been
procured.
"Oh, the cook next door is engaged
to me-" he said. beamingly. land she'd
do anything for me. Her lady was CIV
ing big dinner party, and quick as
the things came out Of the kitchen my
Lottie sent some Of them here."-New
York Press.
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nearly. q page of certain enterpris-
ing. journal. for he was found and
brought back to San Francisco in a
specially chartered tug by two Of their
reporters. After they had photographed
and interviewed him to their hearts
content, he hurried off to Fisberman's
Wharf.
Where is the Padrone?" was the
first inquiry hurled at him fercely.
Dog! Coward! Where is the Pad
rone?' And the fishermen gathered
about him with their fists.
Louis seemed not to see or fear the
angry looks. He had been thinking of
the ordeal of facing Nita with the
news.
ut was at the little cove on Saddle
Rock" he replied doggedIy. Il was
half dead, and he threw me up on the
ledge. Then the seals slid down and
killed him"
Dog! Beastr came the angry
chorus. "How dare you come back
to tell it. Death to the coward" And
several knives were drawn.
Manuel, a tall, wiry Italian. who,
next to the Padrone, held Highest au.
thority over the men, pushed Louis
into q shed, where the fish were stored,
and blocked the doorway.
"Waitv' he cried sharply. Listen
to reason. We will leave the matter
to the daughter Of the Padrone. If
she desires it, We will send him to her.
# motive will punish. Pedro-go and
find what she wishes: = --A'.~.''-"-
A stalwart young fisherman quickly
started on the errand, and returned
with an expression of savage JOY in
his swarthy face, for he had been an
admirer of Nita.
"She says that she does not wish to
see him again." he painted.
A cry of approval rose from the
crowd. death to the coward" they
insisted.
1T is decided. then" said Manuel,
calmly. I'VE will take him back to
Saddle Rock. to die towards death,
where he might have died a mans.
We want no towards in the fishing
feet. Pedro, we will 60 in your boat"
Four fishermen, turned executioneers,
glided out through the Golden Gate in
Pedro's boat. Louis lay in the bottom
bound. sullen and silent with bitter
resignation. A fresh northeaster
brought them to Saddle Rock just be.
fore sunset.
Good" said Manuel, eagerly, 1.-THE
seals are there. Quick. boys, before
they become frightened"
The sail cluttered down, and two OF
the men bent to the oars. Manuel
picked up the helpless Louis and hurled
him up on the beach with all his
strength. then pushed off with his leg.
The men backed desperately with the
oars, and the little craft drew of. none
too soon, for the foremost seal collided
forcibly with the bottom of the boat.
When the men looked at the little
beach again it was deserted.
In the little cottage on Telegraph
HilI. Nita offered Aves to the Ma
donna's picture for the repose OF her
fathers soul. No one prayed for the
soul Of Louis. whose only crime was
ill-luck.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
Tho Wolnbat and the Auto.

At last an animal has been found
whose fur is suitable for automobile
coats. Bearskin. the fur of foxes,
lynxes. minks and other animals have
been tried, but they We're not durable
when exposed to the pelting of dust
and gravel, and they were easily soiled
by gasoline, grease and rain. The
wombat is the animal which has come
to the rescue of auto cranks. 1t is q
member of the marsupial family, and
halls from Australia and New Zealand.
The fur can be dyed nearly any color
but brown has been found to stand the
test better than any other shade. So
valuable are the wombat pelts for auto
coats that they are not used for any
other purpose.-New York Press.
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the epaulettes which give the broad
shouldered line now so much in vogue.
AS shown it is made Of white batiste
with trimming of Valenciennes lace
and tiny white bands, but it could be
reproduced IN any of the washable
fabrics and also in the fashionable
simple silks and soft woods.
The waist is made over fitted foun-
dation and closes with it at the centre
back. Both it's front and backs are
gathered and joined to the yoke, then
allowed to fall in soft and becoming
folds that are gathered again at the
waist line. The epaulettes are ar
ranged over the shoulders and held In
place by the bands. The sleeves are
new and graceful. The full portions
extend to the elbows, where they are
gathered into bands to which are
Joined the dropping pointed frills. If
the transparent effect is desired the
lining beneath the yoke can be cut
away and the sleeves made quite un-
lined.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is five and three
fourth yards twenty-one inches wide,
five yards twenty-seven inches wide, or
three yards forty-four inches wide,
with one-half yard of tuck.2g for yoke.
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IN THE RAIN.
In the rain

In the rain
Perched upon my window-pane
Sat sparrow sleek and vain,
Wondrous wise, all sound and sane,
Chirping sharp nert refrain:
Let me in"
"Let me in"
Fast the rain
Oashes Ger the window-pane;
Why should sparrow not complain,
Scarce foothold to retain?
Bolder now her shrill refrain:
Let me in"
LET me in"
How the rain
Surges 'gainst my window-pane,
will breast it might and main,
Open wide; now, not in vaini
Soft the wee things glad refrain;
II am in"
81 am in!'
. Fierce the rain
struggling at my window.pane.
Hark! mid city's roar and din
Voices of human waits in sin!
Out of the darksome street and lane,
With means of anguish. cries of pain,
Sobbing like the sobhing rain,
This, 0 God, the sad refrain:
'Take me in !"
"Take me in"
Frances Fenton Sanborn. in the Boston
Transcript.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
New "Nighty" Sleeve.

Quite the most charming excuse for a
sleeve is noted on a new French night.
gown. This dainty affair in nainsook,
beautifed with real Val. and some of
the most exquisite hand-embroidered
sprays, shows sleeves which are moth
ing but little round tabs that fall near
ly, or at least half way, TO the elbow.
The trimming is a continuation of that
adorning the yoke. Under the arms
there's only an edge of the Val. This
is as pretty as it is new, and in 1t
the woman with pretty arms will find
q wonder of becomingness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-03
Some Maine Epitaphs.

She lived with her husband fifty
years and died in the confident hope Of
q better life.
John X. (killed in the battle Of Shiloh
was born in the State Of New York,
where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest.
Here lies Barnard Lightfoot, who
was accidentally killed in the forty
fifth year of his age. The monument
was erected by his grateful family
New York World.