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The Caucasian., 1905-05-28
L. R. SIMMONS
Died in New Orleans ~ Mon hys
May a2nA

One BY one our irienes and comrades
depart Who has not 1ost 6riendl
The death Of '1ou" Simmons eor-
veyed in The Picayune OF May O.. was
a surprise to his old friends and com
rades in Shreveport 1t was not Known
that he was i'll! His name is linket with
many "reminiscences Of Shreveport,
where he operatd the largest print shop
ever established in This city, and was The
publisher of the "Standard, an af-
ternoon newspaper, which was ed
tied by the distinguished and scho1-
arly Judge Seay, and afterwards
by the present editor of the Caucasian
who was at one time the business and
Simmons
He had his failings and who has not :?
He was rather too liberal and generous,
jail to his detriment, but is not this trait
to be encouraged and applaudei rather
than the spirit of parsimony which
tightens the, grip to the appeal of one
in need or in distress.
The deceased had little estimation of
the value of money except to spend it.
but no sound or glitter of the dollar
could ever allure him from the plain
path of duty.
Having met with financial reverses in
Shreveport, which, he could have readily
improved by yielding his opinions to the
views of eNpedlency, he returned to
New Orleans, where he conducted a job
printery from which he derived COM
Portable livelihood.
Lou Simmons was married. He was
born in England He was aged 90
years. He had resided in New Orleans
50 years.
At the breaking out of the war be-
tewen the States he enlisted in the
Louisiana Guards, Company c, Dreux's
Battalion. Having served in Virginia,
on the Peninsula under General Ma
gruder who with about twelve thousand
rt1en resisted McClellan's army of over
one hundred and twenty thousand dur
ing three weeks of almost incessant
fighting, Lou Simmons with others of
the battalion whose terms of service had
expired, joined Fenner's Battery at
Jackson, Miss, and with this battery he
served to the end of the war.
He was gallant soldier and good
citizen, man who was esteemed to the
fullest measure of his worth by those
who knew him we'll, by those who had
shared with him the hardships of the
march and the bivouac, who had wit
messed his prodigality when in aff1uent
and when he had expert
enced the adversely which is the share
of many men in life. o
But he is gone; he is no more of
earth; he has been called higher. He
is with comrades gone before, with
loved ones forevermore
1t is we'll with Lou Simmons.
He was buried with military honors,
in the Association tomb in New Or
leans, by Camp No. 2, U. C. v, Army
Of Tennessee
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28
i. y. g. 8,ckhan. the candidate 70.

liv@ - Indiana,
whose governor has
refused . permit
of his eXtraditiOn.
In the three trials
through which he
has already passed
Powers has expend-
ed all the money in
his own possession
and that Of his fam
lily. In order 70 en-
able him to con
tinue his fight for
Ito or,3 1ihor- n
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

ANN$NAN4 - Wv
same school. He
bore the nickname
Of philosopher
O'Neill." At six
teen he was in Cork
seeking an inter
view with Bishop
Delaney. The lat
ter proposed that he
become a priest and
teacher. He jump
ed at the idea. An
accidental failure on
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

fore his election ~
the presidency Of
Dartmouth Or.
Tucker was pro:ni-
nent in the SO call
ed "Andover move
ment,' representing
liberalism in theol-
ogy, and is much
interested in social
settlements, having
founded Andover
House in R0Ston
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28
VACANT lOf GARDENS
y Return 60 Nature, Which o. Sa&h
Needed Among the PooF.

y Return 60 Nature, Which D. Sally
Needed Among the Poor.
INSPIRED b. the fact that scarces one
Of bee pupils ha0 eves seen real
gardes ana wauAe1 things growing, a
young teachee in a public school pf
Philadelphia o''tained ths loan Of a
vacant hs ana started . garden fsers
IT vas sutdisidtd bIee pluss, and each
child had ie~ own Nttle square where
1t wac prisjlrera t. plalt vtutevpr
II fixed On, cHn form no idea Of the
eN''itclnpnt vl!Ich prrvu!h~ Ihp small
as''icufs'iriSt> had e. i" e,Str;.j!.c,l tror1
di@-iux ur the seeds 2, ~,,, how soon
Dlrl W'''!i'l gtrW.
JlIis i,lr;t uf utilizing va,.Ant city
tots HHd SrEt'p1 yards Cor -..I''"n> is
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

by the then legally constituted gov
ernor of Kentucky; second. that in all
three of his trials before the Scott cir
cult court the juries have been solidly
packed with Goebel Democrats, the
political opponents Of the defendant,
and that under the Kentucky code this
selection OF Democratic juries is per.
missible.o
The campaign Of $500. when Goebc
end Taylor van against each other fol
governor Of Kentucky. was exciting
3nrtisans of TAYLOR claimed his ele>:-
tion, but the result was contested. ana
charges Of fraud were llade on both
sides. Taylor and his colleagues on
the Republican, ticket were inductei
into office. and tlle contest was carried
before the state legislature While
that body was engaged in consideration
of the case <;Oebel was shot. H. wa.
approaching the courthouse in I'-anl.-
fort. few minutes before the aryu-
ment IN his contest. and lis assassin
was said 70 have fired from Il window
in the courthouse over the offices of
the governor and secretary Of state.
Frankfort lad been filled with armed
men for several days. The doc,o2 tod
Goebel he had been fatally wounded,
but he declared ne would live to be
gOverlloe and ne did. Yhe legislature
decided the contest in his favor. and
he was sworn in. but died on Feb. 3,
1900
4. y. g. 8cckbam. the candidate TO
lieutenant governor Oh the Gocbel tick
ct, was sworn ia as governor, and Ken
tucky had Two rival executives from
that time until April ), 1900, when the
Kentucky court Of appeals declared
Beckham Che rig!ltful one, and Taylor
appealeS 70 the United States supreme
court. it, decision was against him
In the meantime it had been charged
that Inyior, Dpwers and others were ii
Z conspiracy to kill Goebel, and indct
.nents against them We're found Tay-
Tor ~ Nom the state and has since
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28
ARTISTIC DINING ROOM.
4 Pretty scheme OF Decoration For a
Small House.

White woodwork will make the
SNalleSes roon appear spacious, and
Tor This reason II was employed in the
small dining room shown in the
sketch. Notice the roomy mantel. with
ITS design of white pillars and it's
quaint oval framed painting hung in
the center On either side there is a
square, poSt-!ike arrangement which
holds an electric light incaSel III a
round glope like a lamp. Other elec-
tric globes also are suspended from
the raftcreG ceiling. giving 4 quaint eff
feet and 4 very @'Al light
Tie furniture is odd 1t is of ua-
hogany covered with old fashioned bot
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28
Fight For Life
Of Caleb Powers,
Alleged Murderer

IE coming trial 0
Caleb flowers On
the charge Of being
implicated IN tho
nlurleI OF the Iate
Governor Nil3ian
(.oebel OF Ken
lucky promises to
excite an eNtraur
dinary degree Of in
ecreste aor It Vul
he Mis- fourth 9ria!
on ehis Charge ana
wiz enlist elle f.
forts N' several OF
the greatest k'W-
ytrS III theco'!ut1y.
Ille leading cuun-
SCI FOR Powers ;,sn
fDHnRr executives
OF two Il Oh" Gore
NOH states in the
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

a1ter q contest OF
several months, de-
c | ar e d Governor
Peabody to have
been the choice of
the people for the
governorship in No.
vember last. be was
at once sworn in.
but on the under
standing that he
should resign next
day and allow Lieu
t e II a Ii t Governor
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

fund was raised By his friends. Both
Of the ex-gCvornors who will dcfonA
him are noted as criminal Awyers. Ex-
Governor Black was the predecessor u
Theodore Roosevelt as executive Of
the state of New York. serving from
1897 to 1899, and Ex-Governor Yates
was governor of Illinois from 1901 to
1905.
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28
LAP VS.. TROUSERS.

A bashful young drummer was invited
out to dine one evening, says the Her
aid He was very agitated. He sat op-
posite a mirror and discovered that he
had forgotten to comb his hair. Then
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28
Gossip
About Folk In the
Days News

HENRY
C.. POTTER Of
New York be.
lieves that the
civil Sc &c
should heextend
ed to all posi-
tions iA the dip
lonlatic and COP
S laP service.
lAlrine q trip
around me world
several ISearS age
he says he found
that tlle eOnSu!s
We Ee ignorane
ana absolutely
unth for the po~
sitions hey held
aing. be
said:
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

81 '~ ans . Attlt
bo;tf of seven tons.
the Spray Of mc
Ocean. Other boats
followed. and in
due time No buflt
bis present splendid
yacht. which has
done such tine serv-
ice. Though ne has
Travelled somo 500
e00 oliles epo1 me
ocean, Ne has ac-
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

medical science. The
fuOreScent treat
ment, by which Or.
Harper was curcd
Of an ailment lon:
supposed to be fatal.
has been called "liq-
uid sunshine"
consists in taking
internally certain
substances in sOlu-
ton which. when X
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

Some years aga he passed several
weeks In Maine country town. The
next season he received letter from
his boarding mistress asking him 70 re-
turn. In reply he stated he should be
glad 70 pass another summer vacation
with her, but should require some
changes.
First said the college president.
''your maid Mary is persona non grata; i;
second, think the sanitary conditions
would be improved about your house
If the pigsty could be moved a little
farther from the house,
President Tucker was reassured when
he received the following in reply:
MARY has went. We hain't had no
hogs since you were here last summer
Be sure and come"
Much interest has been taken in Che
case of DR.. William r. Harper. whose
life was threatened by cancer, not only
because Of his eminence as an educator
and author. but because the success of
the treatment used in restoring him 70
health marks all era in the progress of
The Caucasian., 1905-05-28

WHITE AND GREEN tS11,oH srII!.ME. 7
fathers rh:,r Hld clock in til" r.,1
they give :n artist" tpurI The
are Nn>ig,l""i in Il series Of arches,
e.I out with gold paint, which t
down a tr7t1r til" snowy effect
rug is grnel. and the floor hard wo)o>
The able is mahogany, and, j may sadd,
the dinner service in this room is green
ami white o. harmonic.
R.DE "a BACME.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
Wooden Nutmes Beaten,

you have heard" said the tobacco
dealer, '0f wooden nutmegs-those
were the things that gave a new fame
to Connecticut-but did you ever hear
of tobacco made Of wood? Such a to.
bacco was put out in cigarettes by an
enterprising British firm last year. II
was shredded pine wood, colored very
artistically and saturated with certain
drugs that gave 1t taste resembling
tobacco remotely" says the Philadel
phia Record. "The cigarettes were
cheap, and they had a good sale among
the young. The British firms business
increased. A good number Of ma.
chimes for shredding wood were in
stalled in its factory, and the hands
worked overtime to supply the trade
Then suddenly the law stepped in. The
firm was fined $1,000, and the manu-.
facture Of pine wood cigarettes came
to a full stop. Here. as a curiosity, Ia
Z wooden cigarette, one that I saved
1t looks. you see, like the real thing
I guess. too, that it would taste as
much like the real thing as many OF
the cheap cigarettes that are ON the
market"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
THE CITIZENS TICKET.

The ticket nominated Tuesday
night cannot fail to command the re-
spect of the voters of this city, and
that it will prove the popular one
at the polls is a foregone conclusion
The platform is clean cut. and stands
for law enforcement and good gov
eminent. That appears to be what
the city wants. 1t has had enough
of the arrogance of few saloon keep
ers who are laboring for an open
town in defiance of the law, the pro-
tests of the respectable elements of
the town and some of their own num-
Der engaged in the business.
The election of that ticket also
means a good business administra-
ton. 1t is composed of level-head-
ed business men and property owners.
The city needs that kind, as the next
council will be called upon to con-
slider many perplexing problems re-
lating to the welfare of the city. If
these gentlemen are called upon to
assume the reins of government there
need be little fear but that North
Yakima will continue to sustain her
reputation as the best and most prom
Using city of Central Washington.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
Catalpa Wood For Ties.

The demand for railway ties will
cause a demand for some substitute
for wood within the next few years
unless some method be adopted which
will replace the already depleted sup
ply Of timber suitable for this purpose.
White oak. the standard wood for ties,
Is too slow grower and renews itself
only once in a century. As early az
1918 General William Henry Harrison
called attention to the catalpa tree of
the Wabash valley as being of extreme
durability. Various railroad men have
since demonstrated the entire suitable
ity Of catalpa wood for ties. There Is
great probability of the establishment
of catalpa plantations by some Of the
enterprising railroads Of the country.
1t has been found that with good
treatment trees at twelve years will
make one tie each. At twenty-five
years Of age the trees will yield twelve
ties each, or over 1000 an acre. The
seasonal growth is about one inch In
diameter.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
Beachy Head Fall. Away.

Beachy head. with ito seven white
cliffs Of varying height. called the
Seven Sisters. says the London Times.
10 prominent and well known head
land on the south coast. the highest
point being $50 feet above the level of
high water. Unfortunately the cliff in
front Of the lighthouse Of late years
has shown signs Of insecurity. which
In 1893 eliminated In 4 very heavy
fall. amounting. 1t IL said. to no less
than 5000 tons of chalk. Again In
1896 another dislodgment occurred Of
an estimated quantity Of $1,000 tons.
By these serious downfalls the dis.
lance between the lighthouse tower
and the. clif edge was reduced from
100 to 70 feet, and there are not want
Ing signs that further disintegration Of
the cliff may sooner or later take place.
Thus has arisen the necessity for q
new lighthouse ON . more stable and
enduring site.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
YAKIMA MINERAL SPRINGS co.
Factory East End Chestnut St.
Phone 1881.
SHALL IT BE PROSPERITY?

1t is time that we who are inter-
ested in this valley should wake up
and realize that we are letting slip
by us one of the greatest opportuni-
ties for advancement that ever has or
ever will come to us. Not only may
we lose the opportunity to make
homes for 100, 900 people, but we will
be bringing upon ourselves one Of
the greatest calamities that can pos
sibly happen to any community.
To have the title to water for all
irrigated land in the valley tied up
in lawsuits that will not be settled
for years will absolutely prevent any
further development, and will depre-
ciate the value of farm and city prop
erty more than can be calculated.
No one will care to invest in prop
erty which is wholly dependent upon
a doubtful title for its value. You
who are interested, or have a farm
under a ditch, and want to get more
water than you have beneficially
used, might as well look the matter
going to do about it? We who are
interested in the welfare of the coun-
ty want to know. Are you going to
and are you willing to hold up this
community by bringing ruin and dis
aster instead Of prosperity. by bring
ing your doubtful rights before the
courts, and thus prevent the gov
eminent from going ahead with its
plans of development?
What are you going TO gain by it?
VIII it avail you anything il you do
succeed in establishing what you con-
slider your rights, if you have brought
disaster. to the community? Your
prosperity depends upon the prosper
ity of the community.
This is no pipe dream. 1t has hap
pened to other communities. It has
either retarded their growth or
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22

HELD IRRIGATION MEETING
At COURT HOUSE
Congressman Jones and Others Adj.
dress the People on How to
Get Irrigation.

There was not as large crowd out
to hear the questions on irrigation
discussed as it had ben hope would
greet the speakers last Monday after
noon. In fact, great many of those
who should have been there were alb
sent, Among the speakers were Con-
gresham Jones, d. c. Henney, James
H. Fraser and others. Mr.. Jones
delivered an instructive talk along
the lines that are now occupying the
minds of those who are taking the
greatest interest in these matters.
1--WE must get the water agreements
signed up is the slogan of those who
are working for the best interests of
the valley and city of North Yakima
Congressman Jones emphasized the
fact, as did also d. c. Henry, the con-
sulting engineer of the reclamation
force. James II. Fraser. who is the
chairman of the committee that is en-
deavoring to get the water agree
ments signed up, presided over the
meeting Monday afternoon Mr.. Fra
ser went over the work that has been
mus lrl dttoilpilSlltI w TIE
tee. His report also showed what
there is yet to be accomplished before
the government can be free to under
take any project in the valley AS the
situation now stands. nothing can be
undertaken in the way of government
irrigation
Congressman Jones was the first
speaker Mr.. Jones said that the gov
eminent asks only of the people that
they limit themselves to the water
they demand to the amount that is
in the river at the low water period
He said that they could have all the
water that is in the river, but before
the government could undertake to
expend large amount of money on
projects, the people must settle
among themselves the proportion that
each man shall have. That settle
ment is not the governments, but the
work of the people who own the
water rights at present. The surveys
have been made. the money is ready
and the projects have been approved.
and all that remains to be accom-
plished is directly up to the people
of the valley to do.
Mr.. Henry voiced the expressions
Of Mr.. Jones. He said that the gov
eminent depended upon the business
ability and clear sightedness of the
people Of the valley to 60 ahead with
the work Of securing an amicable set
Element Of the water rights question,
and unless this was done, all the
work of the engineers, and the mon
ey that has necessarily been expend-
ed within the last two years would
accomplish nothing.
Mr.. Henney answered a great many
questions that were asked him dur
ing a general discussion of things.
Mr.. Henry said that in his opinion
all the projects now under considera-
ton would in time be pushed ahead
so that nearly all the tillable land in
the valley would be brought under
cultivation.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
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!. A NEW MORNING DAILY. g..

+ On Tuesday, November 2Sth, !!
+ The Herald will commence the ::
= publication of new morning !:
!. daily. 1t will contain the Asso- ::
i ciated Press reports, and will be !:
i strictly up-to-date in all its ap- ::
:: pointments :.
! With the growth the city is :.
!. making, and the great future in !.
!. store for it., the time is close at !.
j. hand when a morning newspaper !.
i will be necessity. We believe !:
i the people of the city would pre- !.
+ fer to see Inc Herald occupy :.
!. that field, rather than some out !.
i side party; hence the step at this !
!. time. For the many words of !.
+ encouragement, and unsolicited !.
! pledges of support that have =
i come to us since the announce =
! ment of the new papers estab- =
i lishment was made, we are duly =
!. grateful !.
!. In the meantime, send in your !:
j. name and address, and so cents, !:
! the price of a months subscrip- !:
!. ton to The Yakima Morning ::
!. Herald, delivered by carrier or :
+ by mail, and start off with the :.
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22

AAebhGooo n FL 8uo0 DOC1eVys
Not long ago certain young Amsri-
can was guest in q country house
which received an unexpected visit
from royalty. It seems that when the
party was first made up the royalties
were included. Then. something inter
vening. the great guests thought they
could not come. and their places were
filed with people of less Importance.
But after the party has assembled the
hostess received a telegram saying aft.
er all, II 1t would be convenient, their
royal highnesses would come with
pleasure. The young American went
at once to his hostess. saying:
snow. l understand thoroughly that
II your party had been arranged to
meet royalty l should not have been
included, and want to relieve you Of
any possible embarrassment by going
at once"
She only laughed at him. you'll
stay just where you are. Rather, you
will move up story higher. You are
the very least Of my troubles. wish
the others were all as sure Of accepta-
bility to the royal guests. II you were
an Englishman. there would have to
be great care and selection before you
could be asked to meet them, but as It
IL one only has to say you are 'Ameri.
cam That satisfies all possible in
quiries." 1t is hard to say whether
this is matter for pleasure or for re-
sentiment. But there always seems to
me still certain condescension in this
very friendly Observation-Disclosures Rob.
erts In Worlds Work.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22

What will the newspaper Of the fu
ture be like? Mr.. Victor Murdoch. ad.
dressing the Kansas Editorial associa
ton, declared that within forty year.
the daily newspapers In large cities
would be issued In series Of editions
each being devoted to one kind Of
nswa In each city there would bl
only one paper. and ! single corpora.
ton would control the papers every
where. Political Information would b
given mainly in the form Of authentie
i1tssviews with public men. But TIN
paper - . whole would have no politt
eal biaA-London Express.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22

spelled absolute ruin, and 1t Is what
will happen to ours.
The responsibility rests with those
who are insisting upon having more
water than they nave beneficially
used, and with those who are vast
ing 1t. Do you want to assume this
responsibility?
The government has conceded all
that It can legally concede, and I'M
less the larger bitches can be con-
tent to get what is to be had Of the
low water flow of the river, and un-
less those who have been wasting wa
ter are willing to be content with a
reasonable use, the game is up, and
1t is apparent that Yakima valley
will have a legal ENHANCEMENT in
which every ditch will be caught, in
stead of government project and
government control of the reservoirs.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22
Fruit Inspector Without an Office.

State Fruit Inspector Huntley Is at
home for few days visit with his
family. Mr.. Huntley's Office is in
Tacoma by virtue of the state law.
His ONCE Is in the headquarters build
ing Of the Northern Pacific. but few
days ago he was notified to vacate.
As there are no funds available for
ONCE rent. he has up to the present
time been unable to secure an ONCE
room in Tacoma. and he is in a guam
dairy as to what he is to do. The
state has large fruit exhibit, and
Mr.. Huntley is Of the opinion that he
will have to pack 1t up and store 1t
and secure desk room In some ONCE.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-22

Henry H. Lombard, who has been
chosen to head the Citizens Ticket,
is a man in whom the taxpayers of
the city have the utmost confidence.
He Is public spirited and fairminded.
All interests will receive Iair and i'm
partial treatment at the hands of
Mr.. Lombard. He is now president
of the Yakima Commercial club, and
has always been one of the leading
business men OF the community.