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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-04
THE CLUBWOMAN.
The Knowledge of the Kansas Va
rsety-Her Domestic Lore.

raety-Her Domestic Lore.
No talk about the Kansas woman
would be complete without word as
to the clubwoman. several thousand of
her. The most remarkable thing about
the Kansas clubwoman Is the awe in
spring, oil embraCingness of her knowl
edge. She knows all about Buddha,
Browning or buckwheat cakes and can
talk with equal fuency about the high
er criticism or the hired girl. She can
tell you with the same readiness the
date of the Italian renaissance or the
day and hour when her first baby cut
its first tooth. She Is equally capable
Of figuring out the next transit Of
Venus or of cutting q shirt waist from
q yard and three-guarters of goods by
a pattern that calls for three yards and
a half Unlike Horatio. there are few
things In heaven or earth Of which her
philosophy has not dreamed. and what
she has dared to dream Of she has
dared to do" Public parks and fot1n-
tains, kindergartens and restrooms for
farmers wives. Industrial schools, trav-
cling libraries and art galleries, schol-
arships In high schools and universe
ties, improved civic conditions and
beautified schoolrooms- these are some
of the dreams she has transformed into
realities. and her work is only we'll be
gun. The woman's club has ceased to
be an experiment and a jest and has
become q nucleus Of altruistic activity,
the center of an ever widening circle
whose circumference will one day
touch the stars.-Mrs. FL. T. Wilson.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-04

ENVELOPES, DIES AND ADDHEssER
lfneator. The envelope should match
the paper used and be Of such size
that one folding only is necessary.
There IL variety Of novel shades IN
both paper and envelopes that have re-
ceived the stamp of approval, and.
while creamy white is perhaps given
the preference, many choose pale blue,
gray or pink. Violet In delicate tone
and white bordered with q color are
also correct.
Originality in these papers is aehiev-
ed In the shape of the sheet and envel-
ope. Both square and oblong envel.
opes are used, and the flap may be In
some fancy shape. A decided novelty
Is a very thin white envelope lined
with colored tissue paper.
Royal Irish linen and bond papers
are perhaps the finest grades, though
imperial vel!um In gIaee or kid finish IL
preferred by many. Pongee bond and
linen lawn papers are smart and are
shown In the daintiest of tints and in
cream white as well. Those who pre-
fer thin paper will appreciate the
Egyptian linen.
The address die stamps the paper at
the center near the top of the first
page, but when crest is used the ad.
dress is written at the right hand. ex-
cept for note. when it is given at the
end line above the date.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-04
HARVESTING NATURE
VICTORIA FALLS, AFRICA, TO TURN
GREAT DYNAMOs
Power Plants Like Those of Niagara
Will he Butlt Where the Cape to
Cairo Railroad Crosses the Fam
hAxas
Especial Correspondence

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Especial Correspondence
Cairo, May 1.-The Cape to Cairo rail
soad, the great dream Of Cecil Rhodes,
the empire builder" is fast approach
ing completion. and within a year the
traveller may ride In a luxurious Pull
man car through the country which
Stanley and Livingstone traversed at
the peril of their lives.
The rails are already laid to the south
Of Khartum. while from Cape Town
the work Of construction has been
pushed almost to the Zambezi river.
below Lake Nyassa, and the building
Of the bridge which will span the long
unknown African river just below Vic
toria falls. the greatest of natures
wonders In the dark continent, will
soon be begun. Twice the width and
more than double the height of Mag
ara. Victoria falls will before long be
added to the Meccas which every globe
trotter includes In bis itinerary.
The connecting link yet to be built
between Khartum and the Zambezi
when the bridge Ia completed trains
from Cairo will be waiting to cross It
and finish the LOO mile run to the
Cape.
Branch lines are projected or already
under way which will open all central
Africa, and the Industrial development
of what Is likely to prove the richest
quarter of the globe will follow fast
upon the heels of the first train to pass
through It's heart
The most sensational feature of this
development will be the harnessing of
the Victoria falls. Since the success of
the methods adopted at Niagara has
been demonstrated scores of schemes
for utilizing water power In running
great dynamos have been put into eff
feet in America, Europe and Asia. But
nowhere has the work been conducted
on Az grand scale as OF Niagara. be-
cause the fails at the outlet of Lake
Erie are practically unrivaIed any
where in the world. Niagara's only
superior are the falls of the Zamtezi.
discovered and named Victoria falls by
David Livingstone In 1856. These falls
are about 600 miles from the Indian
ocean and 800 from the Cape of Good
Hope. The Cape to Cairo railway as
planned by Mr.. Rhodes would have
crossed the Zambezi farther down
stream, but year or two ago the route
was altered 50 as to intersect the river
nj fbc fufIa The uo rrfff fx<s ft,~rs,sy,,
over the gorge through which the wa
tiers of the falls boil after their drop of
over 400 feet. and from the car win
dows as good a view Of the waterfall
will be obtained as that of Niagara
from the new suspension bridge. The
bridge will have span of 500 feet.
Sir Charles Metcalfe, one of the con-
sulting engineers Of the British South
Africa company. brought the possfbili.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-04

ties OF the falls to the attention of Mr..
Rhodes some time before the Iatter's
death, and the Colossus had the matter
thoroughly investigated. Preliminary
work will be begun on an enormous
power plant as soon as materials can
be transported to this point by rail.
1t IL thought that a head of at least
200 feet will be available, that each
turbine and dynamo will have capac-
ify of 5000 horse power and that con-
duft eight feet In diameter will be suf.
icient to drive each wheel.
When at the food the volume Of wa
ter in the Zambezi IL twice that of the
Niagara. and the greater fall will give
an estimated total force of 10000. 600
horse power, while that of Niagara is
estimated at about 5000, COO. The mini.
mum capacity will be less than Mag.
ara's. however, ewing to the well
known Hhrinkagc In the dry season of
the African rivers.
Victoria falls present straight
front all the way across, unlike Mag
ara's horseshoe formation, and are tII.
vided into four unequal parts BY small
Islands. The gorge below the fa11sis mar
rover and deeper than that at Niagara,
and at first sight its rocky walls seem
Ike dam, 80 slight Is the opening
through which the wafer pours. The
roar of the cascade can be heard four
miles.
The first use Of the power drawn
from the falls will probably be to work
the coal mines Mt Wankie, from ffffv 10
g hundred miles to the southeast. The
work of drilling. hosting and pumping
~ several places IN the United States
and England Is now being done BY elec-
frfeity. a little farther To the nortl, are
beds of copper OF vast extent. There Il
talk. too. Of trying to WORT the go,d
mines Of johannesburg with eleetrieitv
from the Yictorfa fails.
tLToN dAGEE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-04
nanas1ton Grsans.

When the yellow blooms appear, dan
uellon leaves become too bitter foa use.
In boiling the greens to serve as veg
efable. especially If the leaves ARE d
trifie old. II IL well to throw off the va.
ter after FIVE minutes. add fresh boil
ing water aud salt and finish the cook.
ing. Mary persons Ike the flasor CIV.
en- b boiling srnall piece Of salt pork
It'll the green's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-04
FASHIONABLE STATIONERY.
Quality. shape, size and Color.
Crests and Addresses.

The character and quality of ones
stationery are of the greatest irpor-
tance. Etiquette and convenience have
established certain shapes and sizes Of
paper for social use. remarks the De-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-04
JURY VEEIRE.

Nenire Of Firss Districs 1ous@ %
Louisiana for May and June, soo3:.
For week commencing 8r1sth Syn
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
CITY CAN USE WAGNER
LAND FOR ITS BRIDGES
Suit of Loan and Trust Company for
Sixth Street Property Fails.

In the suit brought by the Mime
sofa Loan and Trust company against
the city to secure possession of GER
tain land purchased by the city from
the Wagner estate in 1891, upon
which the trust company claimed to
hold a mortgage at the time of the
transfer, the city won a victory yes
terday.
The case was tried before Judge
Jaggard. While the condemnation pro-
ceedings, by means of which the city
secured the land, were declared by the
court to- be invalid, rather than enter
into litigation the plaintiffs entered
into a stipulation with the city, by
which the city is granted an easement
of the property on which is located the
Sixth street bridge, and which is a
portion of the tract in controversy.
The city is granted the right of the
land for use in connection with the
maintenance of the present bridge, or
for use in the construction of any
bridge which may be erected in the
future. At the time the land was Sc
cured by the city the trust company
claims to have held a mortgage for
$50, 900, and contends that S25, 000 of
this amount is still due.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15

grapes are raised as easily in this
state as anywhere. The celery indus
try is also in an encouraging condi-
ton
In conclusion Prof. Green gave some
statistics showing the large increase
in the trucking industry and the tree
nursery industry.
About $50 agriculturists attended
yesterday mornings session of the
convention. Dean w. M. Liggett pre-
sided at this as we'll as the other two
sessions.
Prof. Robert Shaw, of the Agricul-
tural College of Michigan, gave an in
teresting talk on Economy in the Pro-
duction of Meats He criticised the
farmer for allowing his stock to run
down in breed. Inspectors had found
that in the majority of beef cattle
shipped from the Northwest nearly all
varieties of the bovine species had
been found united in the individual an
imal. = Many of these composite breeds
had come from Minnesota A. ]. Love-
joy, of Roscoe, Ill, read valuable
paper on Swine Husbandry."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
SUM OF SIS SOOTHES
FATHERS DISTRESS
Refuses for That Amount to Prosecute
Man Who Broke His Boys Skull.

The payment Of IS to Frank Kizka
put stop to the prosecution of the
case against Jacob Pawlske. who was
arrested Tuesday on a warrant sworn
out by Kizka, who charged him with
having fractured the skull of Michael
Kizka, the little son of the complain
ing witness.
DR.. Binder stated that he had been
called to attend the boys injuries and
found that the lads skull had been
fractured, that he had suffered a con-
cuSsion of the brain, and that his hear
ing was permanently impaired. The
boy is still in a bad condition and un-
able to leave his bed.
After swearing out the warrant Kiz-
ka settled with Pawlske for the sum
of IS.
When the case was called yesterday
Kizka said he did not care to prose-
cute, as he had been paid to drop the
matter.
The case against Pawlske was dis
missed but on account of the boys in
juries, which are very serious, Judge
Ffnehout gave the father a good lee
ture. PaWlske is said to have pushed
the boy over on the frozen ground and
then left him in an unconscious con-
ditiOn.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
ARCHBISHOP SAYS
STORY IS ALL ROT
Declares Yarn That st. Paul
Cathedral Is to Be Torn
Down, Absurd.

An evening paper last night con-
tanned an account of how the st, Paul
cathedral was soon to be RACED and
the property purchased by the Siegel
cooper company, of Chicago, wherein
to build modern store, and thus add
the Sanity City to their already large
chain of stores.- According to this ar
rangement. ST. Joseph's church, of ST.
Paul, and the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, of Minneapolis, were
to be utilized as temporary cathedrals
until another could be erected. In the
report the bishop coadjutors were al
ready chosen in the persons Of Father
Lawler for Minneapolis, pastor of the
Cathedral, and Rev. Father Dolphin. of
Minneapolis, for the district of st. Paul.
But it develops that there is abso-
lutely no truth in the entire fabric, and
the denial Of the statement comes from
no less an authority. than Archbishop
ireland. When seen at his residence
last evening, the archbishop said:
It's the absurdest of absurdities-I
know nothing of it whatever. 1t is all
news to me. I have seen or heard
nothing of such an arrangement, save
that which has appeared in one of this
evenings papers, and all of which !
did not take the trouble to read-it is
so absurd; 1t is WOrSe-it is absolute
rot
The ideal" he calculated, as he
glanced down the article In question.
''St. Joseph's church to be one of the
pro- cathedrals! I wonder where they
got all their information? Of course
they know more about it than 1 do. ]
am not gifted, as they seem to be,
with second sight. ] cannot look into
time and rend the veil Of futurity and
see all that is TO happen! For aught ]
know the time may come when there
will be church on every corner. But
these papers know everything.
mo, sir, know nothing of it at all.
I simply know what have seen in the
paper, and 1 do not believe that"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15

symptoms alone. During the year 1901
horses were tested with mallein. The
number killed in each county was as
follows:
Blue Earth, /; Becker, 6; Benton, :.
Carver, 1; Cass, 2; Clay, 2; ChippeWa
z; Chisago, l; Dakota, 2; Douglas, 8;
Hennepin, 6; Hubbard, 1; Jackson, 3;
Kittson, 49, Otter Tail, 7; Marshall. A.;
Mower, 4; Murray, /; Nicollet, 2; No
bles, / Polk, 90; Ramsey, 80; Red
Lake, 1; Redwood, s; Renville, q; Rice,
l; st. Louis, 8; Steele, 8; Swift, 6 !;
Todd, /; Traverse, /; Wilkin; 2; Wash
ington, 5, and Wadena, 3.
Hog cholera was reported in seven
teen counties in the state.
Tuberculosis in Cattle.
The total number of cattle tested for
tuberculosis was 1922; in the case of
712 there was reaction, All were con-
demned and killed, III were retested,
and reaction followed in SO cases.
These figures do not include cattle
tested in November and December in
Minneapolis. Neither were there any
reports from Minneapolis as to the
number retested during the year.
Reports of lumpy jaw were received
from eight different localities during
the year. Reports of black leg were
received from Grant, Dodge and LIE
Sueur counties. Many cattle have died
from outbreaks of hemorrhagic sep
ticaemia in Stearns, Wabasha, Todd,
Pipestone, Dodge, Faribault Norman
Otter Tail, Becker, Morrison, Aitkin,
Wadena, Mile Laos and Ramsey coun-
ties.
There was but one outbreak of ma
lignant catarrh during the year, and
that occurred in st. Martin township
Stearns county.
Cases of swamp fever, which oc-
Cured in the northern part of the state
have received the attention of the de-
partment. Over so cases were studied
clinically, 20 were .autopsies made, and
80 blood specimens examined.
Rabies was reported during the year
in thirteen counties of the state, as fol-
lows:
Hennepin-s Single Creek. 2 cows. /
dog: pigs and several chickens and
ducks.
scott-Belle PLANE, 8 dogs.
hog
Goodhue-Cannon Falls. 1 dog.
Sibley--Arlington 6 dogs.
Rice-Northfield. dogs
Hennepin-Rogers, "A hogs. 8 calves, ]
COW, 8 dogs.
Scott-Shakopee. 1 dog.
Meeker-Litchfeld, 1 horse.
Hennepin-OSseo, l calf
Sherburne-Clear Lake l dog
Wright-Howard Lake cattle
Grant-Herman, 1 dog.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
M'CILL ENDORSES
POST CHECK BILL
Postmaster Thinks Castles
Scheme Is a Feas-
ible One.

Il in every way indorse the post
check scheme which Capt. H. A. Castle
is now trying to induce congress to
adopt" said Postmaster A. R. McGiIl
last night. 1T would be a great con-
Ven1ence to the public and would elimi-
nate to considerable extent some of
the bad features that the present postal
note system has"
The post check scheme which Post
master McGill so heartily indorses is
the OutgrOWth of q vigorous crusade
on the part of the mail order firms and
business houses generally throughout
the United States, which demand a
system that will permit the transfer of
small sums of money without resort to
the use of bothersome postage stamps
or the more cumbersome money order.
In answer the postal department has
conceived what will be known as post
checks, form of paper currency in
denominations from % cents to S.,
which, when signed by the remitter and
Endorsed by the payee will be nego-
table at any post Off1ce. The scheme is
akin to the 'shinplasters'' of war times,
but instead of being a circulating me-
dunn, are retired the moment they are
cashed. The work check more properly
describes them, as each must carry
both the names of the remitter and
payee and will be cashed when in
dorsed only by the latter. A 2-cent
stamp affixed to each is the pay the
government will receive for it's trouble
The scheme is mainly for the pur-
pose of sending small amounts of
money through the mail, and has the
Endorsement of all firms whose bust
ness is of this character. 1t will elini-
nate the use of stamps and coin and
do away with the money order, a sys-
tenn that is decidedly inconvenient
when small amounts are involved. I'm
like the old postal note, they will not
be subject to tampering and cashing
by persons other than the owner. The
cashing Of each only upon the indorse-
ment of the payee will render them
safe, while the small fee demanded will
make them decidedly acceptable
There is a general fear that the
scheme will have the effect of reduc-
ing the business now done by the
| money order department Postmaster
McGil thinks it will have that effect
at first, but not to the extent predicted
The convenience to the remitter and
| the consequent increase in business,
he says, will more than offset the loss
in the other service.
Capt. Castle is now explaining the
scheme to the house committee on
postoffices and post roads and there is
every indication that the act authoriz-
ing the new service will be approved
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
WIFE BEATER SENT
UP FOR THIRTY DAYS
Judge Hine Does Not Give Ignatius
Howbart Option of Paying Fine.

Ignat1us Howbart, butcher living
on Avon street, was sentenced to thir-
" days in the workhouse by Judge
F1nehout yesterday after being found
guilty of assaulting his wife. The SEN
stence was imposed without the option
or paying fine. Mrs. Howbart with
her face bruised, was in court when
her husband was sentenced.
Do you want him sent to the work.
house q the woman was asked by Judge
Finehout
Indeed 1 do, and don't care for
how long. He is of little use about
the house." the woman replied.
When it was learned that Howbart
had more than 800 on his person, he
was compelled to give $25 to his wife,
which he. did in a very reluctant man
ner. The woman took the money and
smiled as her husband was taken to
the hold-over
1t is more money than I have ever
had BEFORE she said.
Howbart said he had slapped his
wife, but said he had not done so un-
til after she had driven him into a
corner and pelted him with plates and
other missiles. This enraged him, he
said, and he slapped her few times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15

against the Western Union Telegraph
company was on trial before Judge
Lochren and jury in the United
States circuit court yesterday, the case
having been commenced Tuesday.
Schmidt was an employee of the
Great Northern road, and was work
ing in the construction of line of
telegraph. Schmidt was struck in the
back of the neck by a crowbar, alleged
to have been negligently placed in po-
sition by the foreman of the telegraph
company's crew. Although his neck
was broken, Schmidt still lives, and
has brought suit against the Western
Union company for $4,000 damages.
He will never again be able to work.
The complaint filed by Schmidts at
tOrneys contains a unique clause.
Schmidt was forty-one years old at
the time of the accident, and the COM
plant states that, according to the
laws of nature, a man forty-one years
old should live thirty three years long
er. AS he was receiving 50 per day
when injured, the prayer is for 50 per
day for the thirtythre years of life
to which he is entitled. This would
amount to $4,000, and medical serv-
ices and compensation for suffering
bring the total up to $4,000, the
amount asked for.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
CHARGES JUDGE
WITH COLLISION
A. Weichert Accuses Justice
OF Peace Blackwell of
Violating the Law.

In suit commenced yesterday, JUS
tice of the Peace J. R. Blackwell and
Attorney F. E. Baker are charged by
A. Weichert with fraud and collision
in the trial of cases before JustfcG
Blackwell, the action being brought by
Weichert to have vacated q Judgment
rendered against him in the formers
court in favor of A. B. Thorne.
Attorney Baker appeared for Thorne
at the trial of the case, which was tried
in an office said to be occupied jointly
by Justice Blackwell and Attorney
Baker. The complaint alleges that
Justice Blackwell is a duly elected JUS
tice of the peace Of the Hamline dis
trict, and that he has no legal author
1ty for conducting a court down town,
the case having been tried in the Wa
basha street office Of the justice.
Attention is also called to the pro-
vision of the statutes which provides
that an attorney occupying an office
with a justice of the peace, or being in
partnership with a justice, cannot
practice in that court.
The plaintiff alleges that he was
induced to have the case transferred
to the downtown office by Attorney
Baker, counsel for Thorne, and that it
was for the purpose of having judg-
ment rendered against him regardless
of whether or not Thorne proved a
case against him.
1t is alleged that Justice Blackwell
and Baker have for some time been
occupying the same Office, and that the
attorney has been in the habit of
practicing in Justice BlackwelTs
court. The claim is made that Justice
Blackwell has no jurisdiction outside
of the Hamline district, and for this
reason the courts are asked to vacate
the judgment rendered against Wei
ebert.
More than usual interest attaches to
the case for the reason that the ques-
ton Of the jurisdiction of Justice
Blackwell to hold court in the city is
expected to be determined by the
court when the case comes on for trial.