The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-28

Vice IL due chiefly to inattention; not
ignorance, but thoughtlessness. Il see
the better and approve, yet l pursue
the worse" In this case knowledge is
not absent, but defective. It is on the
margin instead Of In the focus Of con-
sciousness. In the language of physio-
logical psychology present appetite
presents It's claims on great pillows of
nerve commotion which come rolling in
with ali the tang and pungency which
Is the characteristic mark of immediate
| peripheral excitation. The future con-
sequences of the qualification of that
appetite, on the contrary, are represent
ed by the tiny, faint, feeble waves
which flow over from some other brain
center. excited long ago, when the con-
nection Of this particular cause with its
natural effect was first experienced.
| In such an unequal contest between
powerful vibrations shot swift and
straight along the tingling nerves from
/ the seat of immediate peripheral COM
motion and the meager, measured flow
Of faded impressions whose initial We
locity and force were long since spent
/ what wonder that the remote effect
seems dim, vague and unreal, and that
/ the immediate qualification of tho in
sistent, clamorous appetite or passion
wins the dayl-William De Witt Hyde
| in Atlantic.
/ A Curious OLD vessel.
A British army officer discovered
among some old manuscripts draw.
ing OF man-of-war which was built
In 1900 for the japanese government.
The vessel was Of immense size, was
covered with sheets of iron and cop.
per and was provided with two rud
ders.
! Furthermore the manuscript In which
the drawing was wrapped Gays that
ut contained very ingenious appa'
ratus. which was set In motion by two
dezen men, equipped with iron oars"
j The vessel resembled turtle In
shap pc and was armed with ten large
cannon.
i The drawing is very exact, and ex.
perts say there Is no doubt as to its
authenticity.
i The popularity Of the very common.
place nursery jingle. MARY had lit
j tie lamb" Is one of the mysteries Of
4 American literature. Nevertheless, 1t Is
4 popular. Therefore there are many peo-
pie, no doubt, who will welcome book
i purporting to give the true story Of the
real Mary and the real lamb as told by
Mary herself and by the latter's friend
and biographer. Fannie NJ. Dickerson.
i Mary, 1t appears, was one Mary Saw
! yer, who subsequently became Mrs. Co
Iumbus Tyler and died In Boston at
the age Of eighty-three on Dec. IL.
1885, The incident celebrated In the
Jingle occurred In the schoolhouse at
4 Sterling, Mass. It was seized upon and
verslfied by sbright yeung man.
d named John Roulstone, who happened
to be visiting the school at the time.
4 He, however, wrote only the first three
i stanzas. In 1929 in book Of poems
| published by Mrs. Sarah Joseph three
i stanzas were added to these" hence
the poem in its entirety as 1t Is known
to young and old even to this day.
/ Miss Dickerson has made one odd
mistake. For Mrs. Sarah Joseph read
Mrs Sarah Josepha Hale. famous
American Questioning and philan-
thropist OF the first half Of the nine
teenth century.
The Cat Journal has doubtless many
subscribers, for the circle of puss'
adorers has widened vastly and now
includes many more besides the lonely
. spinster.
The front page Of the journal Is
adorned by a portrait OF splendid
Angora, Red Rambler. Black Beauty
Ii another superb creature, and the
white Angora kittens Zodiac and Zenda
are pair Of feline cherubs. Another
beWitching pair are Tontita and Bon
ny.
/ Articles relating to the care OF cats
are also to be found In this periodical.
and altogether 1t Is calculated to prove
valuable to those who are interested In
pussy either Tor pleasure or profit.
The southern way.
Your northern girls may have the
style and all that sort OF thing" said
I southern gentleman to a northern
gentleman the other day, shut our
B girls have the breeding" And, indeed,
H says the Boston Transcript. southern
manners and southern courtesy are e
| different fabric from that which Is
known In our strenuous social and In
dustrial life. Take, for instance, the
southern way Of issuing Invitations.
Instead Of intrusting them haphazard
Il to the mail by careless messenger
the southern girls ill the family car
riage with their girl friends and a
generous hamper of lunch, to be en-
| joyed en- route, making pleasant
days outing. while stopping along the
way to leave the invitations for the
Forthcoming festivity. 1t Is delicate