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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

of a reveric as to he almost in danger
of losing his w;iy when he was over
taken and accosted by n blithe little
Hebrew clothing dealer who, evidently
not knowing him and his habits of
thought, struck up friendly. general
sort Of conversation.
Good efening.' he said. Vas you
a-going to hear Carleton?"
I WAS replied the poet, sadly and
truthfully. Am | in time to get there
before he begins:'
"Oh, sure. You hat lakesful Of
time" rejoined the other HAT you
efer heard him."
Yes" replied Carleton mournfully.
ss'Sevelul times
."Do you know him personaE''
Not Very we'll" replied Carleton
YEARLY DO you?''
: Sure" replied the clothing store
man. u haf had some hot times with
him in New York. He is high roller
now. l tell YOU. He owes me for a
suit Of clothes now, but do not press
the BILL .-.
YOU VIII never get it." replied Carrie
ton. -.. -. .a
We'll, it is all right If | don't" re-
piled the Hebrew. I'VE owe. something
TO such men -Iaf you Il seat?"
why. no.: replied tire lecturer. 81
thought itiW0uld be easy enough to &C.
+ cure one when | got there - -, -
"You. Will not" replied the other.
s'Tgey. are all sold. But you seem to
be a good fellow, and you may hat
mine, if Fou only bay the admission
fee. | know the manager. and he viii
put me sornewheres. ="
The lecturer promised to avail him.
self II necessary of the others gener-
osity, and they went in together. 1t Is
said that the Hebrews face was Il
study when he saw his high roller
companion throw off his overcoat and
mount the platform.
The January Atlantic opens the new
year with cheerful editorial welcome
as from Park street. In which Mr..
Bliss Perry .wittily sums, up past
achievements of this typical American
magazine and promises happily for the
future. Editor Perry writes of the
magazines new home:
Park street is short. sloping, pros
porous little highway in what Rufus
Choate called our 'denationalized' Bos-
ton town. 1t begins at Park street
church. Gil Birthstone corner Of you
ever happened to read on some chilly
Sunday afternoon in boyhood the ser
mons of the Rev. DIR. Edward Dorr
Griffin. the first minister Of Park Street
church. You will perceive how Brim=
stone corner won it's Hanle.t Thence It
climbs Ieisureiy westward toward the
Shaw Memorial and tie statehouse for
twenty rods or SO. and ends at the
George Ticknor house, ON the! corner.
Of Beacon The street Is 1oolslered on
the south bg tile Common, and It's solid
built, sunSard fronting houses have
something of a. holiday afr. perhaps
because the green outdoor worlds lies
just at their feet. They are mostly
given over in these latter days to trade.
The habitual passer is conscious of
pleasant blond of bookshops. flowers,
prints, silverware and then Park
street is behind him. #
THE restless guest has settled down
Mt last in this spacious sunny room on
level with the elm tops. Once at
least in it's century old history the
room was the chamber of bride
Here are her initials, scratched upon
the window pane with her ring while
she was waiting for the carriage to
bear her to the church more than forty
years ago." RICHARD UPPER.
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
An ORDINANCE

Be it resolved that any person cross
iiag the Nicksburg, sShreFeport and
Pacific bridge over Red river without
paying fare shall Be subject TO fine
of not less than sa.So and not more
than $500. and on failure to pay fine
shall be imprisoned one day for each
dollar of the fine imposed.
Adopted December i :, 1909
ANDREW QUERIES. Mayer.
G. G. RINES. Comptroller.
f. G. HAY ESS.
Auditor and ES Ofhcio Secretary
Dec. Fl, 1902.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
i AlIpERs

HI 7salsd bids are hereby invited for The
afsae Of collins and conveying CITY,
g The city cemetery for the term
aas with the citys annual contracts.
ss3a llssls % &c i'll the hands of the
ller by pm, January q. 1909.
Il 6 ri So EsS, Comptroller.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

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Iss 81 slls first II tie year State
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

Got AIRY bill heads Better order some
before the first. You'll need en- then.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
The Dynamo.

Few of us can watch dynamo in operation without feeling akin to awe, though the inspiration may arise from very different sources. To. the Iayman 1t is little less than a miracle that the simple spinning of mass of iron and copper should suffice to light his house, carry him from place to place and do all the countless things for which to- day electricity is operative agent. To ehe engineer this feeling comes from a different source. He knows and under stands the accepted theory of the opera tion of the dynamo and is familiar with It's construction. Hence it is the sim- plicity of the thing and the beauty of sts operation that impress him. Of the action he knows just as little as the lay man, for our theories merely give us something plausible to think about and of themselves prove nothing. .-Elec- trical Review.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
PUDDLING FOR BUlLPoUT.
How the Fish Are Caught with the Bare Feet in Canandaigua
 Lake, New York.

"Puddlin' fer pout' is a novel method of catching what are commonly known elsewhere as bullpout or "bullheads a species of catfish common to all the lakes, ponds and mud -bottomed streams of this region It is done with the bare feet says the New York Sun.
 The puddlers-and there are only a few of them, owing to the truly ticklish nature of the pastime-frequent the marshes along the inlet at the Head-of- the-Lake at the season when bullheads '"hole in." A puddler's outfit consists of a basket or bag thrown over his shoul- der to hold the fish. Nature does the rest.
 The puddler goes into the marsh in his oIdest-and sometimes his only garments, first rolling up his trousers and sleeves as far as possible. Then he moves along cautiously, hare-foeted, on the muddy bottom, feeling with his feet for the holes that form the lying-in re- sort of the female bullhead. When his carefully groping foot comes into con- tact with a smooth, slimy, slightly squirming substance he knows that he has found his quarry Deftly reaching down he slides his hand along the fish s body so carefully and gently that the preoccupied bout suspects no evil. He maneuvers until his hand can tightly grip the wedge-shaped body of the bull- head and then, quick as flash, he grabs the fish and has it in his bag almost be- fore 1t can flop.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21

phatically that 1t has arraigned any man. office holder or otherwise. for having an opinion and expressing it when occasion called for it, or for ad- .vocahing the election of his favorite candidate. The American ds talking through it's office cat when it inti- mates such thing. And now we do wish our contemporary would give the boycott question a rest. Water bury has heard enough about that for several months. and 1t is hardly the timing flor our stadd but nisinformed naighbor to be ringing 1t in at every opportunity. Tn the meanf1me keep your ear to the ground and get onto the next office holder that declares himself early, or else the Democraa will publish the news first and cause you to indulge in another pipe" And as the Democrat said few weeks ago in regard to the two democratic can didates, May the best man win"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
HEARD IN PASSING

If Professor Langley doesn't begun to fly soon the pigs will get ahead of him. -AtEanta Journal.
 Leutenant Peary thinks he will be able to find the north pole in two months. The rest of the time will be spent i'm trying to find Peary -W Wash ingbon Post.
 Perhaps we should not be too hard on the Turks for bTtcherhng a few AIacedoniaIls Our football season will open i'm a few weeks. TT K ansas City Journal
 Mayor Tom Johnson has just com pleted seven acre trout pond which cost him $40,000, but as yet he has sent Grover Cleveland no invitation to come and fish in Washington Times.
 It should be remarked that the man who goes much about New York city in these days needs to carry more ac- cfd.enf insurance than the dweller in Hockanum or Poquonnock Hartford Times
 From the statement that a COW garzimg on the track derafled a train OlI LIG DcT I1PdSSpO11 VI IlaC W.T. solidated one is forced to the alterna- tive conclusion that this railroad should mow the grass on the tracks of Its Berkshire division-New London Day.
 That the old men are befng gradu- ally showed off the stage does not ap- pear to be the case in Germany where the average age of the professors in the universities has been heightened in the last decade from 51.5 years to 54.4. At the same time the day la borers may be more and more gener- ally young men, About that we have no data. .--Bridgepo Standard.
 As a rule, trials in England are com paratively short, and when the verdict has been given it generally stands In this cogmrry, if the case is import ant, the reverse is the rule. As soon as man is convicted his lawyer gives notice of an appeal or moves for a stay of execution on some technical ground, and there is hardly a reason too fimsy to be advanced for these purposes and listened to respectfully by some judge. The execution of jus tice is delayed and very likely frus- trated by devices Wndcn come WlGnlI the letter of the law, but tend to de feat the object for which the law ex ists. Hartford Times.
 Explanations from President Roose veE and a statement from Sir Thomas Lipton combine to show that newspa- per statements to the effect that the president objected to the presence o1 Lipton at a dinner of the Seawa anha ka Yacht club, was purely fabrication without warp or wool or trubh--a mos unfortunate lie. not calculated to in crease Lipton's love for American methods or bp inspire him to challenge again for the cup, 1t was one o1 those newspaper reports which loWel public opinion of the press and do ar incomceivable amount of damage, nc matter how many corrections art mode in connection with them. An sonia Sentinel,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
re111ng Time by the Porch.

The oldest system by which men have told the time of day is sun dials. There are sun dials still in existence since long before the Christian era; iD fact, they have been found in Egypt dating before the Pharaohs. The In dians and wild nations told the time by the position of the shadows of trees or mountains. The Chinese have carried the art of sun dials to perfec- ton, and even to-day use pocket sun dials instead of watches. One Chinese watchmaker has arranged his front porch in such way the shadow of tho posts tells the time by which to regl. late the watches.-Ada Paterson. in the Pilgrim.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21

There seems to be nothing that can stop this Unsuitable greed of bloated trusts except business depression, says a Washington correspondent. That with its resultant reduction in the peo- ple's purchasing power will prove the only effective means to bring prices down again to a reasonable limit, so long as the republican party remains in the saddle. So far as legislatures and courts are concerned, they are, ap- parently, unable or unwilling to da anything to protect the consumers, Antitrust laws passed by the law givers are, as rule, promptly and neatly knocked out by the judges, who seem to be. exceedingly anxious to pro tect what they consider the constitu' tional rights of corporations Did you ever hear of the constitutional rights of an individual? Never in your life
 Some months ago newspapers were full of statements to the effect that the federal government wouldn't do thing to the pernicieus, rapacious coal trust after Editor Hearst had put 1t ID hole, soaped the sides and pulled IF the ladder. Well, what has been ths resnlts Nothing. The coal trust IS still doing business at the old stand and determined to give prices another boost this winter. Verify, the con sumer's is an. unhappy lot He pays double prices for the things he needs and at the same time looks in valn TOT redress for grievances innumerable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Locomotive Headlights.

At the last annual meeting of the Railway Master Mechanics association William Mcintosh, of the Central Rail- road of New Jersey, read a paper on
 headlights, He said that of the 42,3O0 locomotives in the United States 37 ,450 still retain the oil lamp and planished
 reflector for headlights, 3,200 have electric headlights with the ordinary reflector and generating electricity with small steam motors of the reciprocat- ing or turbine type, and 1,650 have acetylene generators mostly in connec- ton with lens mirrors or searchlight refieetors, the latter being much more compact, powerful, reliable and dur able than the former. ngineering
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
unexnecfad.

A benevolent-looking Quaker, fin drab clothes and broad -brimmed hat, walked into the lobby of a Philadelphia hotel a short time ago, and was walking up to the desk, when he stubbed his toe on an uneven place in the flooring and meas rushed to assist him to his feet.
 Boy" said the old gentleman, sol emnly, stdoes thee swear?"
 "Oh, no, sir; indeed said the boy, taking his cue from the Quaker's pious appearance.
 fUm! Too bad, too bad, 2 said he of the broad -brimmed hat T would have paid thee handsomely to have sworn for me. 2 -PhiiadeIrhie T.oSoer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
GEN. CLAY SURRENDERED.
The old Kentu~Aaan Acknowledged the Justice of a Corre-
 spenskent's Plea.

As characteristic of Gen. Cassius M. Clay, correspondent sends the follow ing story:
 Under an act of the legislature the re- mains of Joel T. Hart, the famous Ken lucky sculptor, were brought from Flor ence, Italy, where be died, and buried by the state in the cemetery at Frankfort. Gov. Proctor Knott invited Judge w. M. Beckner, of Winchester. to deliver an address on the occasion of the final in- terment Judge Beckner wrote to Italy and to New York, Philadelphia and other places for information concerning MT. Hart and his work
 Among others he addressed a letter to Gen. Clay, who had been Hart's first patron as a sculptor, asking his recol- lections of the dead artist. He got an answer on a postal card, the substance of which was that the general had put all that he cared to say about Joel T. Hart into his memoirs, which had been pulp lished, and were being sold at six dol lars per volume Judge Beckner imne- diately sat down and wrote him as fol- lows:
 AS1E1RSA yO0l SA4k 61Af GA I40NAAASSA1e ' of your book written on postal card. and must say that l am surprised. If you had been spending as much time and energy to do honor to a dead friend of mine as have to pay public tribute to one who was as devoted to you as was Joel T. Hart, and had written as good 8 book as they say you have, and you were as poor as I am, and l as rich as you are supposed to be, and you wrote me for facts about nay friend, which had put into print in my book, would send you 9 copy, even if it's price should be so enormous sum as six dollars"
 The next mail brought to Judge Beck ner the following reply:
 White Hall, Ky, April 12, 1S87.-- Dear Judge: have ordered the Me- moirs to bs sent you. If you plead all your cases as well, you will be rich enough yet Yours, c. M. CLAY"
 The book was duly received, and the general attended the delivery of the ora ton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
The Amerioaas office eat must hay

The Americans office cat must haVe got inbo the editorial ohadr of that pa ner Saturday to discuss the local po- lttical question. or perhaps it was the after effects of the lime storm Wnlcn wrought such havoc to persons and things in exposed places. There sure ly was blow enough about the arucle' but wind and nacts differ sometimes. Ina accuracies and misrepresentation ap- pear in almost every lime, and the writer of the squib must have had what the boys call a pipe dream." II we have been rightfully informed neither MT Lynch nor his friends have bothered much about the office hold CTS. It was to be presumed that they would fall into Line without any drum ming up, which is sometimes neces' sary dn the case of the rank and hle
 But what line they were going to fal
 into was a mystery until the mel themselves gave out the information
 either direct or by their actions. The Democrat disclaims any of the honol for the strenuousness of the campaign now being waged, unless its endeavol to give the news, political and other wise, may be taken for strenu uousness
 It is no doubt due to the fact that boft of the candidates are young men, pop ,1lar. and with hosts of friends look. ing out for their interests. Neither of them. we are sure, needs neWspa
 per advocate at this time, for theil packers in the rank and file are seeing to it that no stone is left unturned fhat will advance the interests of theil xaYorite. The Democrat denies em-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1908,

The democratic outlook in Water bury isn't excessively favorable either for harmony or hominy. -Hartford Post.
 Tut. tut, man! Tut tut. The out look never looked better for democratlc success. The campaign for the mayor atty nomination is spirited and con ducted on lines that will not leave the least sign of a sore spot. and It Is bound to round up the luke"aIn democrats and bring them into line TOT their favorite. 1t might surprise you if we stole and alderman or two rom the first and third wards this nme' but the indications point that way
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21

Tlre immediate future of the locai market appears somewhat unceraaln' says Banker Clews- There IS no cause whatever for loss of confdstnce ce ir, fine undertome, but the current drafr of prices is not as decidedly upwards as intrinsic conditions warrant Re por1ts of railroad and industrial cor norations show the effect of mcreased operating expenses. This does not mean any change in dividend raees' and will probably result in nothing more than diminished expenditures for improvements It indicates, how ever. as in the iron trade, the turn or the tide; and amy curtailment in ex- pendatures by the radlroads whose out lays had much to do with the rush in the iron trade has consequences far reaching an important Present prices have amply discounted these revela- tioms, but as they come out they are apt to start fresh selling movements in the present sensitive condition of the stock market While there is no reason for dfscourag cement, operations for the rise should be conducted with particular discrimi and limited to securities that are unquestionably selling below intrinsic values. Both money and stocks are at or near 5 per cent basis, which should give the la'hter a preference to investment hold CTS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
FOR SALE,

New six tenement block, rents for $86 per month; must be sold. Also six tenement block in east end can be bought low. Will pay 12 per cent One family house, 13 rooms, Hillside avenue, $8,OO0. Don't want money, want to sell.
 F. H. CARROLL, Real Estate Man. Odd Fellows' Buildins.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-21
Losses to Italian Ffshermen

Swiss and Italian fishermen on the shores of Lake Lugano have suffered serious losses owing to disease which has already killed at least a. million fish, valued at s12.000. It is caused by bacillus which comes into the lake with the sewage of Lugano aud other towns.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

Nine. Schalcha and the new tenor had
| great difBculty in making themselves heard.
When finally they succeeded, they crleo:
| Give praise where 1t Is due-to Master
| Rieti."
Another tempest of questions, congratuia.
| tons, what-not? Rieti. however, insisIea
that the garden scene be hnlsheu peA0
he would explain. ,-
And az the music was resumed. while
some Of the musical g~eniuses present kept
tap.
These gentlemen told your correspondent
that Signora Schalcha possesses a voice
three and a half octaves compass, such as
has not been heard since the days Oh Tue
| great Catalini.
As to the new Faust, 1t was opined that
none of his upper notes belonged to the
| head voice, and that the singer never even
| tried to blend the head and chest voice: NO
break had been noticed throughout the long
scene.
After the piece was finished and the APP
| plause having subsidized, Rieti invited the
| professional musicians, operate impresarlos
| and the critics in the audience to his study
| and requested them to give their unbiased
| opinion.
There was a great deal of talk, but finally
a consensus was had.
1t was to the effect that whatever method
had produced those exceptionally fine sing
| ing voices in persons heretofore bereft Of
that quality or talent deserved the highest
praise, being pregnant with good things.
with untold happiness for the great mass OF
musical people. who have the will, but not
the power, to sing. and for untold millions.
%delighting In hearing good voices when such
pleasure is to be had for love or money.
After that Doctor Rieti consented to give
a plain statement as to how he built voices
in the two persons previously considered
] voiceless in a musical sense.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

Specisl Correspondents Of The Sunday Republic.
Bologna. Italy. April ia Jean De
Reszke and a Lilli Lehman made TO Or
der at twelve months notice by a man
combining the title of Doctor of Music
with that Of Master of Surgery is the lat
est.
This manufacture Of voices Of the high
est quality is Doctor Rieu. of this city.
The man and woman whom he enriched by
the greatest Of money-making organs are
citizens Of Bologna, moving in ordinary
walks Of life.
Their friends knew them as musical en-
thusiaSts and passable performers OF GER
tain minor Instruments. but at the same
time they knew that neither had a voice
worth culdvating. The present singers dbl
not know 1t themselves until. about a year
ago Doctor Rieti proposed to make them
n~frionafres
They thought he was Joking. and accept
ed in the same spirit. also signed papers
promising TO submit to certain operations
and restrictions. at the same time acquit-
ting the physician beforehand OF damages
his method might work.
Last Sunday night Signor Buetd and
6ixrora 6chalcha. with a hundred other
people. attended a musical soiree at the
Doctors house. and the programme beins
fnfshed. Risti begged permission to intro
duce some fstmusical prodigies lately discov-
cred"
When Buetti stepped to the piano. those
knowing him best began to laugh. Surely,
the doctor was foolinz. The mock applause
greeting Buetti subsidized only when Signora
echalcha mounted the platform from the
opposite side.