davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
FERGuSoN'S MESSAGE.
Statehood Question and Other Matters
Are Deats With.


Guthrie Jan. 12.--In his message to
the Legislative assembly Governor
Ferguson says that Oklahoma should
begin the publication of politics by
the severe punishment of the "profes-
sional lobbyist" who. he contends. is
striking Il vital blow ut the govern
ment by the people; that Oklahoma is
deserving of and should be given state
hood by congress. and that a crusade
should be inaugurated for good roads
in the territory.
Concerning statehood. the message
says:
"I.et us all hope that when another
legislative assembly convenes in Okla
homa it will be after her star has been
given a place upon the field Of blue
the brightest and hest. The progress
Of the territory has been wonderful
during the period which has interven-
ed since the adjournment of the Sew
enth legislative assembly. This as
sembly will probably be the last of ter
ritorial character. 1t will be max
er of history. and may close the chap
ter of territorial legislation. We ara
living in the formative days of state.
Our people have been by their achieve
ments writing magnificent story.
The world has looked upon Oklahoma
and marveled at her accomplishments.
Her past has been full of interest and
her future full of promise.
Self government is enc of tire things
most highly chosen by every liberty
loving American citizen. The people
Of Oklahoma want statehood. The
people of the Indian Territory want
statehood"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
TOO MANY chill DREN.
Fathers Reason For Not Sending One
Of His Girls to School.

Fathers Reason For Not Sending One
Of His Girls to School.
Chicago, Jan. 12.--Having tao many
children was the defense OF Anton
Hermann. who. has been arraigned be-
fore Justice Prindeville charged with
falling to send his daughter, Katie,
eleven years old. to school. Hermann
testified that he was the father OF
nineteen children. six Of whom are Of
school age.
Il am too poor to provide clothes and
books to send ell six children to
school" he said. Il don't get much
money in the lumber yard where /
work. have been married thirty-sour
years. Now am living with my Sec
ond wife: my first wife died many
years ago.
It developed that Katie. tina girl on
whose account he had been forced into
court. was born on a steamship.
Hermann was fined SO. but pay
ment was suspended on condition that
Katie should be sent to school.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
sNOWSToRM SEVERE.

Third Day of Blizzard Characterized by
Much Frigidity.
fI.awton. Okla, Jan. 12.--.This section
is still frozen tightly and much snow
on the ground. Business has been
almost suspended. Telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light poets have
Teen broken. down and wires are
grounded
Contract work on public improve
merts under the direction of the inte-
rior department throughout the new
counties Is at an absolute standstill.
The melting of the snow will supply
the soil with a moisture almost suffi-
cfent to insure large wheat crop.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
SUBMARINE MINES.
3 For Them BEING Selected &C

Positions For Them Being Selected at
Entrance Of Frisco Harbor.
San Francisco. Jan. 12.--The work
OF locating positions at the entrance OF
the harbor for submarine mines has
been commenced. It has been decided
to establish switch board at Point
Bonita and from there to run cable
over Potato Patch and Ground the bar
ana South Beach. The location Of the
second switch board has not been de-
cided, but ii win be at either Preside
or cliff House.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
ENGINE ExpLoDEs.
Engineer ard Fireman Killed and An.
s ither Man Badly Injured.

ither Man Badly Injured.
+ cleveland. IAN. 12.-The boiler OF a
locomotive attached to an easthounl
fast express on the Erie road blew un
while standing at Creston. o.. station.
killing the engineer and fireman In.
sfantly and badly injuring another man
who was riding In the engine cab. The
dead are Frederick Keller. engineer OF
Gallon. O., and Fireman Walfilt of the
same place. James Newman Of Elmy
IA, O.. is the injured man. He will prob
ably die.
The cause OF the explosion is not
known. The train carried express cars
only. Aside from the engine. which
was completely demolished. none Of the
equipment was damaged. Traffic was
blocked-for four hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
Savings Deposits.

MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK
/ AND TRUST CO., CORNER OF
SPRING AND TEXAS STREETS,
SHREVEPORT, Ia.
The savings deposits Of the bank is
one Of its deservedly popular features.
Interest at the rate of three per cent
per af1nunns is allowed on all sums Of
one dollar and upwards remaining on
the calendar three or more calendar
months.
When made during the first three
days OF any month, interest is allowed
on these deposits as if deposited on the
FIRST day OF the month. Interest on all
sums not withdraWn viii be payable on
the first days of February and August.
and interest not then Withdrawn is add
ed to the principal thereby giving the
depcsitors compound interest.
Deposits may be made by married
women, men or minors in their own
names. 49,
Facilities are given depositors to
draw money.
Deposits made for a longer period
than six months draw higher rate
than ordinary savings deposits
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
IMMENSE FIRE

NY Partially Destroyed.
8 81 Louts. IAN. 1z-The immense
plant Of the St Louis Plata Glass COM
5pany q Valley Park. twenty miles
west of this city. was partially destroy
ed hy IRE. entaiIing loss estimated u
y16o. 900. Between 800 and 500 eTn-
sployes win be out of employment until
the plant u rebuilt The fire started
II tho furnaces After Eight of sew
eral hours the firs department of the
eounpany rot che names under contrel.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Four Men Alleged to Have criminaIiy
Assaulted a Girl,

Muskogee. I. r., Jan. 12.-Frank
Coursey. Miles Chastain. Chole Far
man and G. w. Henley had a hearing
before Commissioner Leekiy. They
are charged with criminal assault or
Betsy Baldridges sixteen year OLD
Cherokee girl living near TahIaquah
They were remanded to jail without
bail. The girl is In q precarious con-
ditio11.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
Southern Agriculturist
FREE 70 READERS OF the CAUCASIAN
NAsHvuLE, TENN.

For time will give every renewing sub
paper years subscription the Southern Agrcul
absolutely charge Subscribe and take advan
ta&e 0f this remarkable offer. 80.
you already subscriber pay full wear advance and
eet this valuable present g. 81
leading county paper and the lending Southern farm
per, both for the price Of
proposition open indefinitely hurry up
Sample copies Of the Southern Aguurist be- had ut this
bficks
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
AWFUL DEEDS.
Kills Wife and infant, Fatally Wounds
pauoi,ter and Suicides.

Daushter ard Suicides
Chicago. Jan. with pistol and
razor John Miller. s cook, killed his
wife and Infant daGz hter. Annie. Ia
tally wounded another daughter, MAJ
tha. two pears old, ana cut his OWN
Threat Jealcuss Il beIiesed 81 hAys
ben ~ cause
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Stupendous Work at Niagara.

From the Electrical Review.
That great power plants are being con-
structed on the Canadian side of Niagara
Falls is well known, but probably not many
recognize the stupendous character of the
work now going on, nor appreciate the re-
lation of the new plants to the total hydro
electric development of the world. The
three great power stations now being built
will have an aggregate output of 2S5, 600
horse power, distributed as follows: The
Canadian Niagara Power Company, 10000;
the Toronto and Niagara Power Company
600 and the Ontario Power Company,
GO,OOO. The last-named company intends
increasing it's stations ultimately to 10000.
Comparing the total for the present plans
of 2S5, 600 with the grand total for the
world which is given by the Engineer don-
dom as 1,4s300o, shows what an important
addition to the worlds water power the
Canadian plants will form. But this is not
the whole story, for adding in the addi-
tional 10000 planned for the Ontario
Power Company gives a total Of 10000
horse power for the new Canadian stations
more than 81 per cent of the world $
present hydro electric power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
A Cure for Old AgeP

Paris Correspondence of the London Telegraph.
Curdled milk of special kind, prepared
only on a Bulgarian recipe, is now sup
posed to be a remedy against growing old
NJ. Xavier Dybovski has made a commune
cation on the subject to the Academy OF
Medicine The substance is called yaghurt,
and can now be obtained in tins in Paris.
1t is supposed to be death to all the mimi
cal bacteria in the intestines, while those
friendly microbes to which Prof. Metchni-
koff pins his faith positively adore IL
Hence the property of yaghurt to prolong
human life to what is its normal span-a
century or So The substance looks very
like ordinary cream cheese gone bad, ana
tastes similarly. The solid portion is mixed
with white, thin liquid, which is exceed
ingly sour. People who wish to live to
hundred breakfast off yaghurt exclusively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
The Apple.

From the New England Grocer.
From the most remote periods the apple
has been the subject of praise among writer's
and poets. The allegorical tree of knowl-
edge bore apples, and the fruit of the or
chards of Hesperus, guarded by the Sleep
less dragon, which it was one of the tri-
umphs of Hercules to slay, were also ap-
pies. Among the heather gods of the north
there Were apples tabled to possess the
power of comforting immortality, which
were carefully watched over by the goddess
Iduna and kept for the especial dessert OF
the gods who felt themselves growing old.
AS the mistetoe grew chiefly on the apple
and the oak, the former tree was looked
upon with reverence by the Druids, and
even to this day in some parts of England
the custom of saluting the apple tree in the
hope of good crops fingers among farmers.
The apple is most perfectly naturalized in
America, and in the northern and middle
portions of the United States succeeds
well or, as we believe, better than in any
other part of the world. The American or
Newtown pppin is now pretty generally adj
mitted to be the finest apple in the world.
No better proof of the perfect adaptation
of our soil and climate to this tree can be
desired than the seemingly spontaneous pro-
duction of such varieties as the Baldwin,
the Spitzenberg or the Greening-all fruits
of delicious flavor and great beauty of ap-
pearance- No fruit is more universally liked
than the apple. 1t is exceedingly whole
some, and incidentally IS considered cooling
and laxative and useful in all inflammatory
diseases. AS the earliest sorts ripen about
the last of June, and the latest can be pre-
served until that season, ii may be consid-
cred as fruit in perfection the whole year.
Besides its merits for the dessert. the
value of the apple is still greater for the
kitchen; and in sauces, pies, tarts, preserves
and jellies, and roasted and boiled, this fruit
is constant and invaluable resource of the
kitchen,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Neglect of the Teeth is Culpable.

Lady Violet GreV1lle
Dentists tell us our teeth are rapidly de-.
teriorating The Scotch peasants who lived
and grew strong on milk and porridge now
drink tea and eat herring for breakfast,
while the rich regale themselves on soft
food and made dishes of every kind. The
poorer classes pay no attention to their
children's teeth and while in that wise
country Japan and among the Hindoos
daily teeth brushing and cleansing is never
omitted it is the last thing poor people
think of in England. A man or woman In
the prime of youth, but almost toothless, is
a common sight. They neglect their teeth,
then they get toothache and have tooth
extracted, and when their teeth are gone
they can neither masticate nor digest. L
would have children taught in the schools
something about their health and how to
keep it, how to preserve their teeth and
how to feed and bring up babies facts OF
which, at present, they are deplorably ig-
norant Even well-to-do people display
culpable Indifference about their teeth, and
often omit to clean them before going to
bed, which is the A Of all teeth preser-
walton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
SAID HE WANTED wIsHBoNEs.
But the Polite Foreigner Was a Foe
to High Prices,

Bon jour, M'sieu. If you please. desire
some weesh bones" was the remark made
by a foreign gentleman who entered one
of the leading drug houses of this city yes
terday morning.
MY dear SIR said the polite proprietor
of the establishment, who came forward to
wait on him, I'VE have no wishbones."
MATS Oui, pardonnez moi, you have"
said the stranger Il notice many in your
windaire.
"Oh, yes,'' explained the druggist. You
mean whisk brooms.'
''Certainement, that is what I mean.
Tanks, ware much-weesh brooms. How
much are they cost?'' said he.
He was informed of the prices, varying
from ten to fifty cents, and concluded to
expend his cash on the dime quality, but,
to his surprise when he found that they
were not sold at the price of a dime per
dozen the gentleman from la belle France,
or some other sunny land across the sea,
bowed himself out with all his native cour-
tesy, and no purchase was made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
SWEDEN-NORWAY PACT
EVERY INFLUENCE ExERTED TO
PREVENT DISRUPTION.
King Oscar Has Deferred Trip to Nor
way-Separation of Countries
Not improbable.
Special Cablesram to The Evening Star.

Special Cablegram to The Evening Star
STOCKHOLM. March 4.-The intended
departure of the King of Norway has been
postponed on account of the political situ-
alton.
The press here generally urges that every
effort should be made to preserve the
union between Sweden and Norway, depre-
eating the speculation OF the Norwegian
press regarding eventual separation and
the substitution of a permanent alliance
or confederation for the present union.
At the mixed council held recently, In
| which the discrimination of negotiations
was decided upon, the Norwegian ministers
showed no disposition to respond to the
kings appeal to both people in favor of the
! union.
In the year 1892 the Norwegian storthing
| passed a resolution in favor of creating
foreign consulates of it's own, at present
amba ssadors and consuls representing both
| Sweden and Norway.
Treaty Union in 1915.
Indeed, the king and the foreign Office
| are the only joint constituents of the two
parts of the kings dominions. In 1915
Norway, which for four centuries had been
united to Denmark was joined to Sweden
| the result of a treaty signed at ktel
| the year previous. Each country retained
| its own government, parliament army,
navy and customs and IN 1897 Norway
obtained the right to fly its own national
nag. L ne dSlldtlon ptSuH thirteen years
ago for separate consular representatives
was obviously matter of great difficulty
and delicacy, and though King Oscar and
the Swedes have tacitly accepted the prin-
ciple the negotiations have fallen through,
and the Norwegian minister of state re-
Gently announced that deadlock existed.
proposals and counter proposals being re-
jected by the two governments.
War of Independence.
1t is not impossible that the result may
be war of independence. the NorweGians
demanding entirely Independent inter-
national existence. Norway is essentially
a land of freedom Its people have ever
since the union been impatient of monarch
ical indifference and eager for democratic
reform.
Owing, perhaps. to this spirit of indie
pendence the country has thriven COM
mercially, while in literature Norway has
given lead to general thought, the
great European influences of the past quar-
ter of century being found in Isben, Jorn-
sen and Lilo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
|(AMQNG THE
lA FRATFRNITIES

DR.. D. Elmer Wiber, the new Pythian
supreme representative-elect, is a native
of Washington, and a graduate of the pub
lie schools and the medical and dental de-
partments of the National University. He
is former president of the District of Co.
lumba Dental Society. He has been a
member of Webster Lodge, No. THE third
oldest Pythian body-for seventeen years,
and passed the subordinate chairs a num-
Der of years ego. He is also member of
the Masonic fraternity and the Royal Ar
canum. In the Pythian Grand Lodge he
served as grand lecturer, and was grand
chancellor in 1901. He recently achieved
notable success as chairman of the general
committee having charge of the Pythain
fair, the proceeds of which played SO i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Blandness Of Lord Chancellor.
Food Authorizations.
DR.. 81. Wiley in Pearson,s.

III. IL. w 1ley III
Dairy products have been more generally
investigated for authorizations than almist
any other kind of foods. The addition of
water to milk is probably not very extern
svely practiced, but the abstraction of
part of the cream and selling the residue as
whole milk is still in vogue. A more COM
mon method of adulterating milk is to milk
the cow only partially, leaving the greater
portion of the cream in the udder. The
part first obtained is sold whole milk
and the remaining portion serves as cream
The most common adulteration of butter
is the use of artificial coloring matters.
Formerly only vegetable colors, such as
annatto, were employed, but in late years
the development of the chemistry of dye
stuffs has offered to the deft dairyman
many beautiful yellow tints, which are not
only cheaper but more easily mixed with
the fat than the old-fashioned vegetable
colors. In the United States, especially
has the sin of butter coloring been pushed
to an almost unlimited extent, and it is
difficult to find upon our markets uncolored
butter, even in June.
Cheese is not only artificially colored, but
sometimes the milk fat is removed and a
fat of another kind substituted. The prod
uct is known as filled cheese
Honey is probably as extensively adulter-
ated as any other common food product.
Glucose made from Indian corn starch, and
resembling honey in its physical character
iSticS, is the most common adulterant.
Sugar which has been treated with an acid
to make it resemble honey more closely is
also at times used, or mixtures of the two
One method of adulteration is to place a
small part of genuine honey in the honey
comb in jar and fill the jar with glucose
or a mixture of glucose and the sugar men,
toned above. The condiments, pepper,
salt and spices of all kinds, have been made
the subject of debasement to a large ex-
tent. The mixing of sand with
sugar is, I believe, never, or rarely, prac-
ticed in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

portant a part in the building Of the
Pythan edifice. His term will commence
January 1. 1906, and is for four years. He
will succeed John c. Yost.
The Pythian Grand Lodge at it's session
just closed voted down the proposition
presented by the Supreme Lodge to all
Grand Lodges reducing the membership
age limit to eighteen years. The propo-
sition is, however. very strong in the Su-
preme Lodge and legislation on the sub
ject is expected at the next convention.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
has also had the subject under considera-
ton for number of years 1t is ques
ton upon the merits of which there are
positive opinions on each side.
At the annual convention of the Pythian
Grand Lodge of North Dakota, the domain
made an excellent showing with a journal
handsomely prepared, printed and bound
The number of lodges and the membership
have both increased. This domain was the
home of the retiring supreme chancellor
Tracy r. Bangs. The Grand Lodge voted
a fund for past supreme chancellor
jewel for him-or rather fund to be
added to any sum the Supreme Lodge
may vote" Mr.. Bangs has been a member
OF the Supreme Lodge of North Dakota
from the time the Grand Lodge of that do
main was instituted, and is now, by virtue
of the supreme constitution, life member
of that body. There are now forty-seyen
lodges and 2506 Pythians in North Da-
kCta.
The neighboring foreign domain of
Manitoba also shows good gains, although
in total membership it is the smallest one
in the supreme domain. 1t had an i'm
mense proportionate gain in the year COW
cred by the last annual report. Six new
lodges were instituted and two dead
ones" revived The membership increased
by 2i5. Grand Chancellor J. O. Williams
was rewarded for this excellent work by
being reelected, he being the only Pythian
chief executive in the supreme domain to
be honored. On the contrary more
than three-quarters of the grand keepers
of records and seal were retained in their
official positions.
Superior Lodge, No. 81, K. OF P, held it's
first meeting in March at Pythian Temple
last Thursday evening. Much business Of
interest was transacted, and the lodge is
getting ready for good work this year.
Capitol Circle 315, P. H. c., is having in
teresting meetings the second and fourth
Wednesday of each month At a recent
meeting, after the regular business, the
members INDUCED in a progressive pedro
| party. The prizes, donated by Mrs Tellum,
were won by Mrs. Sadye Chauncey (first
| lady's prize) and L. E. Chauncey first gen.
| tleman's price. The second prizes were won
| by Miss Susie Courtice and w. A. Reid.
| At the last meeting the ladies had entire
| charge Of the good Of the order" and en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Life as It Really Is.
he philadelnhia Bnlletin

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The man of grand impulses sheds lus-
ter on all around him.
When a woman says she is of little con-
sequence she does not expect she will be
taken at her word.
man usually estimates his value &C
cording to scale of his own making.
Men speak of women's vanity some
thing which is part of every woman's
makeup.
The kiss of love fingers long in the MEM
ory of a woman.
When man undertakes to prove his i'm
portance he is inclined to overstep the
mark.
Every woman feels she knows just how
far to go in the matter of assisting nature
with her face and figure.
Many commanding men are easily con-
trolled by those who seem to be other than
commanding.
The woman who thinks she can manage
her husbands affairs never makes known
how she would do it..
A man of many troubles has the satisfac-
ton of knowing something comes his way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Woes of an Absent-Minded Man
he Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal
During the rush home before dinner the
other night dignified man, deep in
thought, smoking a cigar and carrying a
handsomely bound book. boarded Troost
avenue car at the 9Th street viaduct.
The wind whistled in at the open door OF
the back platform, and 1t evidently oc-
CURED to him to go inside where it was
warmer. Absently, with a quick nervous
gesture, he threw the book over the railing
to the street below, thrust the lighted cigar
into the outside pocket of his overccat. and
started up the crowded aisle. But there
was no lack of alertness in his manner
when the pocket began to smoke and he
realized what he had done. He got OF
the car at Wall street and went back after
the discarded volume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Bagpipes Again in Favor.

From the London World.
THAT terrible instrument. the bagpipe, is
winning favor in certain circles. It is even
whispered that there is fair royal piper,
and that the daughters of Scottish mobiles
are rapidly becoming proficient in the art
of skirling the pipes is the hapless expert
ence of many visitors to the north. There
are those who find the bagpipes trying at
the best of times but II they are to be
placed in the hands of the amateur Will
life beyond the border be worth living?