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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
--latest I'm Blaekmail,

Paris has been the home of BLACK
guard arts and industries" ever since
the days of Viilon, and now. according
to the Figaro, the subtle art of black
mail has been earried to higher stage
of refinement by the use of the carrier
pigeon. Thus the Inventor: 1T is very
simple. When You have got hold of
some one by the threat of sensational
revelations. Of awkward documents, or.
more simply, when you have stolen
some deeds which you are ready to re.
store for u fair consideration you are
always pretty sure to get caught in go~
ing to the ppste festante to get tile re-
ply with the cash. With my plan there
are simply no risks You send the bird
in a basket to your client with little
note to this effect, If within twenty
four hours you do not set the pigeon at
liberty after having fastened under it's
wing ten 1000 franc notes, you will
catch it. - This is pleasantly called lie
vol au vol. ooh, that had wings OF a
dove will no longer he regarded as
the sigh of innocence.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

When Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois
was married, he was in decidedly poor
circumstances, and his mother. an eco
nomical Quakeress. who was anxious
to have him found household, said
to him. Joseph, now that thee is mar
ried thee must get thee a COW, Il pig
and hive of bees" Il took mothers
advice" relates Mr.. Cannon. Il tried
to milk the COW, but she kicked me
over, and had to give that up as {.
bad job. l tried to feed the calf, and
it butted me all around the yard and
tore my clothes nearly off. When the
bees got ready to swarm. thought
would go out among them like father
used to do and swarm them. The bees
got among me-crawled up under my
shirt and stung me in hundred diff
ferent pIaces-and had to let them go.
The only thing could get along with
ut all was the pig. | could feed that,
scratch its sides, and it would grunt.
got it good and fat and gave it away
to farmer. | didn't have the heart
to kill it,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
The King James Ribie.

In, telling of the lineage of the Eng
lish Bible IN Harper's Magazine FL. w.
Hoare pays tribute TO the King james
version and the scholars who made it:
Its scholarship marked IA conspicu-
GUS advance even on that of Geneva"
he says sits English was the peoples
English, yet rejecting at the same time
all the glow and glory Of period never
surpassed in, the whole history of let
tiers. Receiving the Jewel committed
to them with Il deep sense Of devout
responsibility, King James revisers
provided for it a setting of imperisha Bile
beauty. Ia strength and tenderness, in
its sustained note Of nobility and So
lemnity, in its wondrous pathes, in it's
chastened sobriety, simplicity and di-
rectness, in the sembiance of inevita-
bleness under which the elaborate art
of it lies concealed, in its haunting ca
dences, and rhythms, the richness and
power and grandeur of our native
tongue have been enshrined forever
more.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
Browning and the Bust.

Thomas Hardy says that while in
Florence lie and the late Mrs Baxter
Leader Scott" who has just died,
went to see the place where Browning
laid the scene of his poem, THE Statue
and the Bust" The statue in question
is, of course, that of the Grand Duke
Ferdinand |. Having seen the figure, ~
writes Hardy, we looked for the bust,
but were Informed by an obliging wait
err standing at door hard by that it
had unfortunately been taken down
from particular spot in the palace
facade, which he pointed out. He add
ed luminous details, and 4 gave him a
Ira for his information. On the first
Sunday after my return to London I
met Browning, and he was interested
to hear of the incident. But that wait
err he added. with a hearty laugh.
Why, invented the bustr''
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
THE PAPAL FANS.
Gift to America Secured by ME-.
Drexel From the Vatican.

Drexel From the Vatican.
After years Of diplomatic effort Mrs.
Joseph Drexel. widow of the former
partner of J. Pierpont Morgan. has at
last succeeded in securing from the
pope the famous eight foot fans Of the
Vatican and has brought these HSophies
In triumph to America. They will be
presented 20 the American people and
placed on exhibition in the museum Of
PENNSYLVANIA university
Hisitors 10 the Vatican will c'member
these gorgeous smblems of imperial au-
thority. Sapapai processioe was com
plete without them. Whes the cope
was carried into the audience chamber
or Cook pars in any of the festivities Of
the church. the fans Nere always tn
evidence. either sarvieA aloft by "a
%ored pair of Nonle guardsinrs or AT
lowed 10 ss'sI against che papaI thsone.
Years ago Mrs. brsXsl saw cheese cans
and coveted them. almost ass favor
asked by this charitable W"mHis would
nave been vcadily Grnntrd by the pope,
~ associated with Oh. history of the
church :" s- allowed to leave sho Sat
lean. Yhcy had been familinr features
of Eoman catholic celebrations since
the days OF siuS AN. HIyl W"r" ha:-
lowed by sOO many memories lightly 10
be "clinGuishrd, even ut the request of
so good p rsient of the church az MRS
prrXcI.
Mrs. trpXr' was disappointed, but
not beaten. Year after year. when Wis
itng Europe. she had Hudirlcr Of the
pop, and renewed her Plea for the
fans, ANA at last Leo Mil. gave Il re
lurtAnt consent to the splendid sym
bnlS being carried eff by Mrs DrrxrI
In return the Vatican WIS presented
with another pair Of fans. even more
gorgeous than the cid ones. although
lacking the historical interest Of those
secured by Mrs Dr"xrl
Che Cams ar" splendid srontions. Tlee
sprpHt: is formed Of superb as: rich
plumcS tipped with ptmcork Gathers.
On the sticks. Nr what would be the
sticks lie an ordinary fan, are sur plpal
arms, worked on Il crimson tirlI i1s
heavy gold, the crown Studded with
Cubies and smcralds. Thp Umhnssch
pofcs Ahat support shc great fans when
carried al0fs are eff GrNSon vrlvSt ~
the base of Shr fans an inscription in
LATIN sec0r.ls Che Gact that the Lrrsen-
tatinn was ma.!e III cOmNpmoration Of
Pope o'us ~. haviug occupied the
papal throne fos u quarter of century.
vhe Cams are ~ present in Abe eases
iH which, they wcse carefully packed
Sor shipment from Rome. d special
ease will be prepared GOr their secep-
ton IN the Museum Of the University
of. Pennsylvania. where they will BE
exhibited side by side with Che price
less fan snade Gy the queen OF Italy
and presented to- Mrs. @rexel.-New
York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
QUEER TONES ON ANGLING.
Uniane Collection of Rocks on
Fish. Fishing and Fishermen.

There is one corner of the Harvard
| college library that is sure to attract
all lovers of angling for it contains one
of the most interesting collections Of
books on fish fishing and fishermen to
be found in the country. There are
books in Latin. in German and in
French: books that date back to the
| early days of the printing press and
books that were brought out n couple
Of months ago in f.on,iun or New York.
The greater part Of the collection is the
gift Of John BARTLETT an enthusiastic
fisherman who is known tea multitude
of readers as the COMPLEX of Bart
let's Familiar s(uUtntiunS," bus salu-
able additions are being HHdc Go IL
constantly from other sources
outside of better known books like
Izaak WaitonS "s;OmpIcas angler. of
which there are nearly sixty separate
editions, the collection abounds in
quai treatiScs of fishing lore tha0 bear
witness to our fOrcfathcrS' devotion a.
the gentle art" and often contain sug-
gestions and hints chat would not como
amiss In the handbOOkS of the more mp
to date angler eolls fsennyS who
wrote the ''SccrptS of Angling" put his
advice into verse. Shr first edition Of
his poem, which is slvid%l into three
books. appeared irs 1913 and is one Of
the rarcSt volumes in Englisls IitCrH
turr. Then there is old s'orvHsr MHrk-
ham. who COntcndpd that "a $kiIlfill an
gIcr ought to be IL general scholar" SO
that he might know how to "wr:tc o"
discourse on his art in true and fitting
terms either without Af'prtAti0n or
ruden"sS." AnOtH,r yCrSitiCr exhibited
his know ledge in lines like the follow
ing:
My strung line was q y;trdcs Iorg
l gave him a turn though
I found him strong
wound up my line to guide him from
The Land hook helps much but the cook
cry more
Perhaps next aftey Walton's "Angler"
in general interest comes the famous
Book of s.. Adams" the earliest print
ed volume OH sports published in Eng
lish or any other language. Only one
copy of the original edition of the chap
ter on fishing. which was printed in
1906. is in existence. but there are sew
eral excellent reprints, of the best of
which, published in 1910 and now gerry
rare. che Harvard collection has we'll
preserved specimen The book was
written by Juliana Barnes. or Bevners.
prioress of Sopwell. and so true u lover
of fishing. hunting and hawking that
she was called the "Diana OF the Eng
lish." She preferred angling above all
other sports. however. and some of the
advice she gives is sufficiently plain
and canny to be useful even now.
Success with the line" she says iN
one place. sis spoiled by twelve manere
of ympedyments whyche cause man
to take moo fyshe," and these ''impedi- |
ments" she declares to be: IL, badly |
made harness; 2, bad bats; 3, angling
at the wrong time; 4. fish stray away: |
5, water thick: 6, water too cold; :.
wether too hot; 8, If it rain; 8. II hail or
snow fall; 10. If there be tempest; IL. |
If there be great wynd: L. il the wynd
be east" ....-.. In
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
living In Paris.

Americans who have stopped in Par
Is long enough to keep house find liv-
ing there quite as high as in the United
States. Meat is dearer but the cuts
are so fine that there is not so much
waste, according TO writer in the De
troit Tribune Chickens cost
about 60 cents apiece and salmon 81 a
pound Bread is about the same in
price as here and tea and coffee more
expensive, while fuel is very high, coal
and wood being frequently sold in small
quantities and gas costing about $50
per thousand feet. Domestic help ask
about the same wages, although man
cook demands twice as much as a wo-
man cook
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
Stories From the
National Capital
Especial Correspondence.

Washington, Jan 5-The automobile
has become quite the approved thing
for transportation in this City of Mag
nificent Distances. and goodly num-
Der of congressman are conveyed to and
from Capitol hill in the buzz wagons"
The other day two United States sena
tors who IL times past were familiar
with the brcking broncho of the west
had a novel and interesting experience
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

with a "bucking
auto They were
Clark of AIonta-
m and Elkils Of
West Virginia.
The Montana sen
ator came to the
White House of
fees to pay his
respects to the
president and. on
lea wing, invited
Senator Elkins to
accompany him
to the capitol in
his big French
automobile. Mr..
Elkins accepted,
and, putting the
chauffeur upon
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
| Short
| One Bureau.
| Long One
Jaekass

find bureau called for BY the way
bill. lie was ia possession. however, CT
vigorous young jackass that was not
down in the bill. So lie wired the ship
ping agent
4 am short one bureau and long one
jacSass. :
The answer came back
You are o. X. That bureau was a
burro." For the benefit of the eastern
tenderfoot It may be explained that the
burro is a small pack animal of the
jackass species.
The other day John, the big barber
in the house tonsorial room. dropped a
ane china mug just because Represent
ative Richardson thanked him for
brushing his hair.
Deed. judge, you mustn't thank me
for a-brnshin' of your hair. It's suit
tinly bad luck. Why, it's mos as bad
as a hearin' a boot owl.
All the house BARRIERS believe that if
they are thanked for brushing Il Gus
toners hair they will have bad luck.
Representative Charles Joy of st.
Louis who was defeated for re-elec-
60. ton, was dining tile
other day with stran-
ger at the house res
His job e'ss'fan..
"a newspaper CORE
Q --9 spondenss who was ig-
norant of the Identity of the man with
whom Joy was filming, stopped mo-
ment at the table and said:
Mr.. Joy. uSderstand you are go
ing 70 be the NEXT postmaster Of st.
Leais. =
Mr. Joy blushed and Wriggled iii his
chair. Oh. no. he said deprecating'y.
But / hear that it is all !. yed and
that you will succeed the present post
master. The reporter persisted
The stranger at the table looked at
Joy with strange expression of min
gled Inquiry and reproach.
Don't yoif believe it. put in Joy
hastily. 1t isn't so. assure you 1t
isn't so.
The reporter went away. a few Ia
Oles farther down the room he saw an
other st Louis man and asked:
Who's that man eating with Joyg'
That, /" said the st. Louis man. lis
Fred IF. Raumhof. the present post
master of st. Louis, who is trying to
get JOY to help him hold his job
SAMUEL HUBBARD.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

agent out west. his of
flee being a box car on
the siding. tells this
story ON himself. One
day in checking up a
ealload of immigrants
!. effects he could not
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
Well. there are the White noun.
tains. They are check full of granite
and will furnish more tombstones thar,
will ever be needed In Oklahoma"

"Down at my home in Mississippi
said Representative John Sharp VIII
liams to number of his colleagues,
1--WE have dear old before the war
negro NANNY who never learned to
read, but who has an intense curiosity
about the process.
zone day | was sitting in my library
reading book. and nanny came and
looked over my shoulder
What is it. mammy?' I asked
Deed, judge she said, L wuz DIES
wondcrin' which it is you read-de
white or de black"
A party of congressman were the
other day recOunting their experiences
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
| Journalistic
| Enterprise
| In Oklahoma

bers of the senate subcommittee on ter
ritories
While Id Woodward county the New
Hampshire senator had a rare expert
enee with one Of the progressive week
If journals Of the territory now seek
ing admission to the Union as a state.
The enterprising editor was apparently
short on nhetograp hs Of the distin-
gulshea members of the subcommittee
on territories. Nevertheless, lie had
plenty Of pltent medicine pictures and
from the assortment did the best he
could 70 siansF his readers what kind OF
looking senaters they had III their
midst. For Mr.. Bnrnham he guessed
badly. having selected 4 statesman of
long. flowing beard.
To make good. the territorial e1iter
wrote an article around the pictures.
Just as though he had seen them and
talked at great length about statehood
with them. OF the New Hampshire
senator he said in part:
Just here Colonel Virgins clapped
Old man Burnhan on the back and
asked him Il they had anything tn old
New Hampshire bigger than Wood
ward count The senator studied
few minutes. combed out his oiled
vhiskers, bit of the end of cigar and
slra wled:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

during the last con
gressional campaigns
when Senator Heit-
field remarked:
Il spoke all over ada
no during the CAM
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

the rear seat, the
THE NAchl Ne hkouehf copper king"
''- AK ''''' took his place at
the wheel. He guided the machine all
right in making the turn toward Penn
sylvania avenue, but Il short distance
in front as old cab horse occupied the
middle of the street, cutting capers and
bloekading the way.
Senator Clark had to do some fast
thinking to prevent collision. In Civ
ing the wheel ii turn his big red ma
chine described a sharp semcircle. ran
into the curb and sweIyed back into
the street.
Senator Elkins braccd himself by
grabbing the sides of the seat. but his
look of uneasiness disappeared when
the big machine was brought TO stop.
Then Senator Clark attempted to start
again by slowly applying the power,
but the machine was contrary. bucked
and plunged across The street and was
brought up with shock against the OPP
posite curb.
This time Mr.. Elkins concluded that
he would rather walk and hastily got
out of the automobile. The big French
racer started and stopped. snorted and
bucked for a few minutes. but was
finally subdued by Senator Clark. and
when 1t had been reduced to a good
temper Mr.. Elkins' courage returned.
he re-enbarked and the two millionaire
statesmen sped toward the capitol at
as high speed as the regulations per
init.
There was a congenial party of story
tellers in the house cloakroom the 9th
a---------a er day Representative
0.:G "a ~ Morseof Kentucky was
or's'h q me one Of them.
MINT 5uiep well. !. remarked the
kentuckian, you fell
lows have told D bunch of mighty
stale stories and perpetrated pun as
an atrocious climax. | think can tell
one that viii break mp this party. tt i
is suggested BY my friend reference
TO mint jsIlep. suppose none of yol
ever heard the story Of the origin of
the mint julep'
There was i stampede from the cloak
room. Everybody went save Brande-
gee, the new member from Connect
cut, elected to ill vacancy. 70 him
this story was told
In tile early days in Kentucky a
stranger stopped over night with a dis
filler, who had some fine liquor and d |
very notable spring OF water Grow
Of mint The stranger mixed the mint |
with the liquor, spring water and some
sugar. and he and the distiller got far
into the night repeating the dose
Next spring the stranger passed
that way again. A woman came to
the door, Where's the old manT the
visitor asked
!. Dead. replied the woman.
!. Dead 7.
{ Yeps Il fellow came along here last |
spring and taught him to put grass In
his Ticker. and 1t finally Killed him. !"
A short time before the reassembling I
of the present session OF congress Sen
ator Bnrnham of New +
Hampshire. who. by
ss' ''aa.ssi the WAY. does not I
4 Lh.eFpriss wear full beard. Wis
ln oklahoma tied Oklahoma in com
g $3.50 pany with other mem
bers Of the senate subcommittee on ter
ritories
While Id Woodward county the New
Hampshire senator had 4 rare expert
enee with one Of the progressive week
ly Journals of the territory now seek
ing admission TO the Union as a state
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

Representative Gambler of Missis-
sippi was speaking on the pure food
bill in the house and took the occasion
to praise the food products of his own
state.
Il should like" broke in Representa-
Mississippia question about another
product of that grand old state. How
are the bears holding out?"
"Wonderfully WELL" Gambler replied.
Even presidents cannot get them.
Still we all hoped the president would
shoot one, so he could see what pure
bear food we produce"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
!. Why He
| Preferred the
Senate

What DE- you want to go to the sen
ate for?' asked Representative Cannon
of the chaplain. why do you want to
leave the fewer garden of the house for
the graveyard of the senate? It's a
graveyard over there. >
II KNOW said the blind chaplain,
''but Il fellow stays longer in a grave
yard than In flower garden.
The bill to appropriate $1,000,000 for
the eradication of the foot and mouth
disease among cattle was being dis
cussed the ether day
I'D vote to make 1t 100000" said
Representative Shattuc of Ohio. IF we
could apply some of 1t to the mouth dis
ease in congress"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
Knew Of
No Monkey
Ranch

paign. One day up III the northern
part of the state Il wheel came off the
buggy in which | was riding. walk
ed along the road Il piece until cane
to a ranch,rs house The only person
l could tint. was Il big. shock headed
Swede
my friend | said. can YOU tell me
where | can find IL monkey wrenchT
He looked at me bIankly for Il min
ute and then said:
mo: this har ben II sheep ranch.
an over thar ben Il cattle ranch.
don't know where there be monkey
ranch
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

candidate for the chap
lainey of the senate,
left vacant by the res
ignation of Chaplain
Milburn, who is also
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

Re1. Mr. Couden, the blind chaplain
of the house of representatives. is a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

Senator Elkins of West Virginia. who
In his young days was railroad station
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

] atDi' BtIrilllam OF New
Hampshire. who, by
the wa I. does not
wear a full beard. Wis
tied Oklahoma in com
pany with other mem
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

Representative Charles Joy of st
Louis, who was defeated for re-elec
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15

er day. Representative
Morse Of Kentucky was
one of them.
WELL remarked the
En1lf,rnI.fn ar1.n Eel
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-24
FOR CAPITAL TO CONSIDER.
President RoOseyelts AdmOnition q"
Moneyed Interests Regarding
the People.

One point made by the president in his
recent address is worthy of special con-
sideration by corporations and capital
lists, viz, that they should welcome
legislation which makes property bear
it's just share of the burden of taxation
and regulates combinations of capital
in the interest of the people. The presl-
dents argument was that, besides being
intrinsically just, such legislation tends
to disarm popular jealousy of capital
and deprive its enemies of plausible
argument against it. If corporate cap
ital defies the law, eyades taxation, lg-
nores its duty to the public, or seeks TO
cypress the people it may expect popu-
lar opposition and perhaps, unfriend!y
treatment The best way for corporate
capital to secure legal protection and
popular favor, says the Indianapolis
Journal, is to accept cheerfully all legls-
lation which aims at making it bear its
Just share of public burdens and deal
fairly with the people. AS the president
puts it: THE capitalist who is really a
conservative, the man who has fore
I lIlOuBll dS "tli do pau lOllSllit
heartily welcome every effort, legiSla-
tive or otherwise, which has for it's OBJ
ject to secure fair dealing by capital,
corporate or individual, towards the
public and towards the employe." The
president mentioned several pieces Of
legislation including the franchise tax
law of New York and the interstate and
L L. \, oh, IA,-
garded as really beneficial to capital be-
cause they aimed at making capital do
its duty by the state and the people. I'm
no way" he said. "is the stability of
property better assured than by making
1t patent to our people that property
bears its proper share of the burdens of
the state; that property is handled not
only in the interest of the owner, but in
the interest of the whole community"
This is something for corporation man
ayers and capitalists who look beneath
the surface of things, and who look
ahead, to think about. There is no surer
way for capital to make itself odious and
to lay up wrath against the day of wrath
than by adopting policy of the public
be id" This is what corporations
and capital do when they attempt to
evade taxation and other duties to the
state and the public. 1t is very short
sighted policy, and one which will sure
ly react against them. Briefly, the presi-
dents position is that if capital expects
the protection of the law and popular
favor it must obey the laws and not op-
press the people