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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29

#ssE IOFlSiIlai eOI DiCReHS Little D0ff1t. 81.
~ Ann and Charles the closest friend
ship-almost ripening into something
more-sprang up, and the old lady is
never tired of telling their adventures
and misadventures in the heyday of
youth.
Dickens had habit of giving nick
names to his friends and relatives. as
he had a way of giving literary names
to his sons. His name for Miss Milton
was Little Dorrit.
why did he give you this name?"
she was asked on her ninetieth birth
day. How did you come to get into
the Marshalsea and be famous ever
afterwardT r
Well, I cannot exactly say" she an
swered: "but. as I have told you.
Charles and were. think may say.
very fond Of each other. and one day
at home he told us. The next book /;
write shall put you in it, and shall
call 1t Little Dorrit"' Thus his next
work was named"
Mrs. Cooper, however. never was In
the Marshalsea debtors prison.
Margaret Sutton Brfscoe, who wrote
that capital book of stories. sJimty and
Others" is the wife of Professor A. j.
Hopkins, who fills the chair of chem
istry at Amherst college. Her home is
delightful one, set In the midst of ex-
tensive grounds and overlooking vast
range Of the Connecticut valley Mrs.
Hopkins has solved the problem of
how a woman may devote energy and
time to her professional literary work
without sacrificing her domestic life in
any respect. She has little daughter
who so enthusiastically approves of her
mother that she has already. at the age
De i've, avowed her determination to
become literary woman.
RICHARD TUPPER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29

Twenty-six German titles are worn by
American girls who have married
abroad. and twenty English peerages.
There are three French duchesses and
FIVE French countesses of American
birth. Seventeen Italian noblemen and
six Russians of title" have laid their
coronets at the feet Of American brides.
Holland has two harnesses, and the
sovereign Princess Of Monaco closes the
list. Times Democrat
All noblenen,' and yet the whole
bunch could scarcely hold their own
against an American citizeni But this is
the day Of titles titles, S SIS
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29
Two Bills Considered.

Austin. March 27.-The, house re-
sumed consideration of the bill by
Representative Williams of Tarrant
county to tax the intangible assets of
corporations. Amendments were of.
fered to include breWeries, hotels.
packing houses, coal mining and other
Industries. The senate considered the
Terrell general election bill. The bill
has been amended considerably.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29
Immigration Increasing.

New York, March 27.-Immigration
figures for March show immigration in
creasing in spite of the unusual strict
ness of Inspection On both sides of the
ocean. During the first twenty five
days of March 1852 immigrants ar
rived. or 1000 more than during the
same period of last year. About TO-
600 are due to land during the rest
OF the month.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29
Soon RenairRfi

Friars Point, Miss, March 27.-Peo-
pie here were sstartled from sleep by
pistol shots across the river A weak
spot had been discovered about one
mile below Westoyer, Ark It was
soon repaired. Many refugees are
here, driven in by seepage of water.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29
WITH THE WRITER'S.
two Anecdotes of Booth Tarking-
ton-The Real Little Dorrit.
Especial Correspondence

Especial correspondence
Chicago, March "a. - When Booth
Harrington, the novelist and legislator
OF Indiana, was first turned loose from
college. he at once began what he de-
scribes as ''fussin' with literachoor."
He helped to launch and keep afoat
for few months an obscure magazine
of the freaky, amateur sort
This magazine was called John-a-
Dreams and went so far as to construct
out Of whole cloth lady writer" to-
gether with excerpts from her works.
and to serve up to its small public Ian
appreciation" of the same
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29

The Cotton Belt Route will sell round
trip tickets to Los Angeles and San
Francisco on May 5, ~. 10, "a, IS. I6,
II and Is, at rate of $3.50, on account
of General Assembly of Presbyterian
Church and National Association Of
Master Plumbers of the United States.
All tickets limited to July rs returning.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29

The current revival of interest in
Charles Dickens, his works, his haunts
and In the originals of his most cele-
brated characters has resulted In throw
ing the glare Of publicity upon an old
lady at Southgate. England. who has
just passed her ninetieth birthday and
tells how she came to be the original
Of Little Dorrit.
She is Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper. Her
father, a well to do farmer, had place
at Sunbury, where Dickens in his ear
~ youth was a frequent visitor.
My Charles Mrs. Cooper has al.
ways called the novelist. Between Ma
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-29

Harrington held the purely honorary
position Of staff artist to this publica-
ton, and because he disclaimed all
ability to draw he was allowed to sign
his sketches with his real name. Be-
cause he made some pretensions to an
ability to write he was compelled to
sign all his literary contributions with
the nom de plume Cecil Woodford.
This, of course, was very effective in
keeping Harrington out of the public
eye and away from public prints-a
service for which he now occasionally
longs as he reads in the daily papers
things he never said and accounts of
things he never did Such is the story
Of his intention to leave social life and
settle down on farm: likewise the
story of the doughnut factory-though
what he is reported to have said about
it has almost the ring of the true Tark-
ington humor
A friend one day was lounging Oh
some available space not covered by
'0iioaS piCSSS vi al IpIll-
porarily castoff clothes. Harrington
was keeping up a somewhat jerky con-
versation. Suddenly he dived into a
bureau drawer and fished up a good
sized roll Of manila legal cap.
That's the start Of new story he
said, looking at it and handling it for
half a minute as if he didn't know
what to do with it. II think it's going
to be better than anything l have yet
done. I've got it pretty well roughed
out here. I'm carrying it around in my
gripsack, and if I We're to lose it /
couldn't reproduce it,
This was the first manuscript of 1.-THE
Two Vanrevels." 1t had not occurred
to Harrington to have it typewriter
and leave one copy in safe some
where.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
RESCUED FROM ICE
But 1t Was Only to Lose Their Lives
by DroWninq

Middleboro, Dec. 17.-After being blown
more than half mile today over the sur
face of Lake Asdawampsett on a piece
of ice which had broken away from the
shore while the men were standing upon
it. Harry Harry HasKins. aged y years,
and Frank Allen. aged twenty-siX, were
rescued from their dangerous position,
only TO lose their lives by drowning when
the boat was swamped by Il syuan. Lewis
clung to the craft and was rescued.
During the day the ice had been grad
ually breaking up under the force of a
strong northwest wind, but il siill held
firmly near the shore. The young men
ventured unon it and when they were
a short distance from the shore the ice
broke and they found themselves adrlft
upon a cake not more than ten feet long
and three feet vice. The ice cake. driven
by a strong wind, was soon a long dis
lance out and rapidly moving towards
the center Of the lake
Lewis. who was passing along the shore
secured 4 boat. and. rowing out. took
them OF The wind. which had increased
in volume. was now blowing fuTiousIy.
Suddenly a heavy squat struck the boat.
and before she could be rightcd the
occupants were. preeipitated into the wa
ter. Lewis managed 10 grasp one If the
gunwales and hold on until rescued but
the others sand and did not reappear.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18

ulations OF his .najestys mint, is Il
shillings, 1919 pence per ounce of stand
ard fineness. was, during the years 1866,
1907 and 1868 as high as so shillings in
the market. Towards the end of 1s0S
it began to advance very rapidly and
continued very high during the whole
year 1909, the n arket price of standard
gold fuctuating from 50 shillings to 80
shillings per ounce. The market price
al 30 shillings is about 1512 per cent above
the mint price.
In 1874 long after this report. the price
of gold bars went as high as 104 shillings
per ounce. But for all this the obvious
reason was the banks refusal 10 sell gold
a all On the outbreak of the war with
Napoleon, in 1897, occurred a run on the
Bank of England It was met by sus-
pension of specie payments, which con-
tinued twenty-five years, gold payments
not being resumed until 1921. In the in
terval the bank notes deprecated. The
bullion report OF 1910 declared:
An ounce of standard bullion will not
fetch more in our market that f3 II shil-
lings, 101a pence. unless eS. Il shillings.
le1a pence in our actual currency is equiv
alent TO less than an ounce of gold.
This was a proper explanation then;
but it does not explain last weeks high
price of bullion. From an economic
point of view it would probably be cor
rect to say that the present difference
of twopence per ounce between the mar
ket price of bullion and the mint price of
gold is the measure of the average in
trinsic deterioration of British gold coin
in cjrctIIa ton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
OUR COUPON REMITTANcES
What We Have to Pay Foreign Hold
ers of Securities Next Month.

New York. Dec. 17.-Preparations under
way TO tnance next weeks January pay
ments to foreign holders of American Sc
curities direct attention to the present
volume of such Indebtedness and the ef-
feet the remittances should have upon
TIE movements OF foreign exchange. one
international banker calculated this week
that we shall have to remit between
Sl0.eJoo 600 and sl2.oo0.0co He based this
estimate on the theory that the $4,000 COO
short-term notes recently placed abroad
by. American railroads. together with the
absorption Of our bonds by European in
vestors during the recent period of stock
market liquidation. had gone some dis
lance towards ofT-setting the indebted
ness wiped cut through our previous re-
purchase OF foreign holdings of our
stocks This estimate is scarcely third
of Mr.. Alfred S. Heidelbach's estimate
on our semi-annuaI interest remittance
in 1895 which was $3.50 100; but IL coin
cides with the general trend OF banking
opinion respecting q movement that Il ad-
mittedly too large for any one interest to
gauge accurately.
When our foreign Indebtedness on Sc
curities account was at its height a
dozen years ago. demand for coupon
remittances.' for the last steamer mail
due in London before January I. used
frequently 10 cause a moderate gold ex-
port movement. We are far enough from
such possibilities today: In fact. bankers
are now asking how far exchange viii
move on the maturity Of the 50. 90 600
sIxJy-day bills put out during last
months sterling investment craze
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
POINT OF INTEREST
Cuban Sugar Now Comes in
at Lower Prices.
WHAT ABOUT OTHERS?
Great Britain, Germany, France
and Austria May Kick.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE president
signed the Cuban reciprocity bill a few
minutes before 1 o'clock this afternoon
When the house convened today the
speaker signed the bill carrying into eff
feet the Cuban reciprocity treaty. using
a gold pen provided by the Cuban min
lister.
Now, that the bill has become a law,
a question of great interest has arisen,
namely, the effect of the reduction OF
the duty on Cuban sugar upon import
atoms of sugar from other countries.
The British government has served for
NAL notice upon The state department
that under the favored nation clause it
expects that British sugar from the Brit
ish West Indies shall be admitted into
the United States on equal terms with
Cuban sugar, and it is not doubted that
Germany. France, Austria and the other
great beet sugar producing countries will
do likewise. An old holding of Attorney
General Oiney under President Cieve-
lands administration was adverse 10
such demands. but the question promises
TO be reopened with vigor.
The president this afternoon issued q
proclamation reporting the passage Of
the Cuban reciprocity treaty, 10 be eff
fective ten days from today.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
GIRLS AS USHERS.
New York Theater Will Try An Ex-
pertinent.

New York, Dec lin uniforms as chic
SIS those worn by the typical French maid
OF the stage, pretty young girls are to be
employed as ushers in the Majestic thea
ter on Wednesday afternoon. IL they
prove popular and efficient. they viii be-
come a permanent feature of the play
house.
Eight pretty girls have been obtained
for the Majestic. They viii wear black
skirts that just clear the ground. black
silk shirt waists, with turbaok cuffs and
turnover collars. and fischu of white
lawn Instead Of bows in their hair. they
will wear tribe of lace that suggests
the caps worn by service maids
Since It has been whispered about that
the girls have been training. the members
of the Babes in Toylandf company have
taken a curious interest in the matter.
The idea threatened TO thin the ranks of
the chorus. as MANY Of the fair ones de-
cided that they would rather dazzle be-
fore the footlights than behind them. and
sought the manager in the hope of full
filing their ambitions.
John s. Flaherty. manager of the play
house, decided. however, TO employ girls
who were new 20 The theatrical world.
The idea of employing girls had been
suggested by the fact that the show at
the Mapestic was especially for children,
and he thought that girls would be better
able 70 take care OF the little ones who
were expected at the holiday matinees.
Among other managers, the proposed
innovation is regarded with interest II
successful at the Majestic. the usher girl
NAV invade Broadway
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
ON MONEY MADNESS
John .. Rockefeller Listens to Sermon
on That Subject

New York. Dec T7.-John d, Rockefel-
Ter heard a sermon last night on Money
Madness. It was delivered by the Rev
Il. p. Johnston. pastor Of tie Fifth Ave
nue. Baptist church
The church was crowded All listened
intenJly. dividing their time between
watching the pastor ana scanning for the
effect of his words the face of Mr.. Rock
eiefeller Every once IN awhile the trust
builder nodded his head in endorsement
OF the speakers sentiment after which
he glanced around apparently to see the
effect upon the audience.
The eject was marked. and even John
4. Rockefeller made no prtence Of ignor-
ing H. The audience was there 10 be
affected. 1t began gathering early and
Was prepared TO stay late, for the pastor
had advertised his intention Of telling
the evils OF sacrificing all 70 greed
The first arrivals wondered il the old
magnate would be there They watched
every one who entered. wondering Is
II he?" The throngs multiplied and rs
each individual took his seat in his pew
h seemed 20 do as all before him had
done-crane his neck and the women fol-
lowed the example. 20 get view OF the
Rockefener pew.
Alone, slightly stopped, walking slowly.
a slender man moved. almost without
stepping down from the aisle. 1t Was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON.
Last Weeks Remarkable Bids fer
Bullion q Precedent.

New York. Dec 1.-THE Evening Post
SAYS the rise in the price % gold bullion
in London last week 20 IS shfIlings and
= penny per ounce. the highest figure in
a generation. a stil higher reported on
Tuesday. and the withdrawal II British
soverelgns from the Bank Of England for
export 10 this country. deserve u he
ciassea IS historic incidents. NORMALLY
the limit OF the prise ef gold bars paid
fer in Bank OF England notes should b
- shiIlingS. I5;z pence. because sover-
eigns are obtainsble al the bank by notes
presented fe- redemption. and = shilIiugs.
ie1z pence Il the miat price f0g gold,
Sna hence the irstrinsic value - the
SOVEREIGN az coinage
he Incident recalls very famous nod
ern tnstaonce-slle rise IN goid bars II
London between ISaS and 1ssl. The ePs-
so3e was the occasion Of the rspo-t Il
the bullion committee 70 parliament
IN ga One Of the paragraphs Of the
report was this.
Your committee have found that the
price Of gold bullion. which, 6y TIE reg
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18

convinced that it was her husband in
flesh and blood who stood before her. but
insisted that il was aa apparition.
She was finally convinced but refused
to go with Murtell and the latter made
a complaint before Justice Charles Cor
tese charging her with bigamy When ar
raigned before the magistrate Saturday
night Mrs. Murtell declared that she
was under sixteen years old when she
married Murtell without the consent Of
her parents and therefore the marriage
was not legal.
But | would not have married again."
she declared. had known that Mr. Muir
tell was alive. For two years / waited in
vain to hear from him. and then believ-
ed he had been killed in an gagement.
I sent several letters to his regiment bur
received no replies. and this convinced me
that he was dead
Murten declares that while he was in
the Philippines he sent money to his wife
regularly, but she denies having received
it.
Justice Cortese required the woman TO
furnish bail and sent the case to the grand
jury.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
DIETRICH WASINDICTED
Grand Jury at Omaha Brings
in True Bills.
ALLEGED ILLEGAL ACTS
Said to Have Leased a Build
ing to United States.

Omaha, Neb, Dec 1.-THE United States
grand jury made its report to the court,
returning IS true bills. These include
indictments against United States Sena-
tor Charles II. Dietrich for alleged il
legal leasing of building to the gov
eminent TO be used as a postofIice; for
mer Adjutant General Leonard w. Col
by, for the alleged enbezzlement of gov
eminent funds; Daniel Gained, OF Bas-
sett, Neb., for alleged perjury in swear
ing falsely TO homestead entries; former
state senator Elliott Lowe, for alleged
conspiracy TO bride a United States sena-
tor; Postmaster John c. Mitchell of Al
ma, Neb.. charging him with the il
legal sale of postage stamps; William NJ.
Irwin, on charge of acting as agent for
Mitchell and against II. n Allen, presi-
dent of the Standard Cattle company, for
the alleged illegal fencing OF government
lands. The other Indictments were SINH
lar to that against Allen, but do not in
volve extensive tracts of land.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
REASONS FOR INVESTIGATION.
Shipping Industry Is Passing Through
a Serious Crisis

Paris Dee 15.-Lecturins IN Paris re-
Gently. NJ. r &c Vogue summarized the
reasons which have impelled the French
government To appoint a committee 10 in
quire into the condition Of the French
merchant navy. He said that the ship
ping industry was At present passing
through a serious crisis the chief cause
OF which was that the laws inseded 20
protect the merchant navy had not al
ways had the results expected. The effects
OF the act passed last year. ne remarked.
were absurd. and the law was already
dead letter Consequently. It was reces-
sary to devise some other means of help
ing the merchant navy. Ship owners. he
proceeded 10 say. VIZ a.. urgently IN need
Of assistance IN France vessels cost
from - 70 - per cent more than IN
England while the regulations IMPOSED
were far more enormous than in other
countries. The result vas shat from
the second Place in the merchant navles
Of the world, which she formerly held.
France had now fallen 70 the fifth II
the list of steamers. and eighth il the list
Of sailing vessels. while three fourrhs
of her exports and Imports were carried
by foreign vessels. N otiser words. pro-
lection does not always protect
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-18
HE is YOUNG MONSTER.
London School Board Is Beaten By
Fat Boy Of Peckham

London,D &c. 1.-THE London school
board has been beaten by the fat boy OF
Peckham.
The fat boy of Peckham is child Of
six. who lives with his parents. working
people. at Colgrove Road midway be-
tween Rye Lane and the I'd Kent Road.
He is about four feet in height, with n
chest measurement .of forty -four inches.
and weight OF ten stone. He has enor-
nous strength for mis- age, and altogether
is the pride of Peckham. He is of school
age. and the school board has been con-
corning itself about his education.
After elaborate Inquiries and an exam
nation by doctor it mas been decided
that he is too big and too strong 10 go to
school. A correspondent in letter which
appeared in yesterdays Times. calls at
tention TO this months agenda Of tho
special schools subcommittee. in which
there appears the report of the doctor
who examined the child. In the course
OF his remarks he says: This child is
OF abnormal development physically. The
account given of his weight (ten stone)
is quite true. The increase in weight is
due not only to fat but to muscular de-
veiopment as well since the child can
easily lift an ordinary adult. Men
tally he seems in some ways precocious:
he is quite educahle. Owing 20 his
size and habits. / do rot think il f. pos
sibIe To place him in any school Ii Is
obvious he cannot attend an ordinary IN
fants' department; not only would hts
extraordinary appearance create disturb
49, Ill
his enormous strength would be danger
Gus 10 the other children.
IF taken TO a physically defective cen
ter he would take up the room Of three
or four children IN the ambulance. even
II he could ~ reused and dressed in tine.
which from his history II the case I
should think improbable therefore sug-
gest he be exempt from school attend
ance
The COMMITTEES admit their defeat in the
terse sentence Agreed TO exempt from
attendance"
Jack. as the boy f. known IN the
neighborhood IS himself happily uReon-
cerned about his e51catioH- During the
dag he Is generally to 10 found in or near
a beerhouse in Wnlowb-ook Road. xhere
n tile LfftL.lE afstG~+ +fAisAS IL Asff-
ne- b. acting as 81 advertisement
IN brain 10 L a quick-vrl;ed intelligent
ehnd. in body n seems a preposterous
exagrcratson- He has the breadth y
SHOULDER - big man, thighs ard calves
which 8 navy Nigh. - proud or. ard,
above az. he healthy open face cf 81
eantic baby
He rgus ID and S0xn the road % ihs
canal bridge vita a cheerful xsd6Ee. ard
shows an activity With pats ~ shame
those local prophets who foTetaid that -
would - ParaIyz@4 n fsis iowe- limbs
He VIII 1871 a a<fY-sfx pound weight vffh
eue hand % show y0a Rs hulk Il not
made up - Ia alone. ard despite ia
lack q esifscst.oa - knows the direr-
ence between six-pence and a shilling
FIa = favo-t;a Win 81 who kzo. hlrn-
AM fhs Pzckhsn po,lce-nsn ard orsnitzss
crgye.s are rsver tired % taking % harz