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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Cock Island Laws.

There are some strange laws in the
Cook islands. In the eastern Paeiflc. The
population IL Maori and each island
legislates for itself. The island eeun.
ell Of Manthiki one of the group. has
In force an ordinance to regulate vii
lage life within the island. 1t begins
by re-enacting 1.-THE ancient law Of
Manihiki as to dogs" and sentencing to
death any dogs OH the island. Pigs are
not to wander at large. and any person
going about after o p. N. may be ar
rested and taken to the courthouse to
explain bis reason for being abroad. No
debt incurred by native inhahitant ia
to be recoverable In any court. Selling
or giving intoxicating liquor to any
native inhabitant Is punishable with a
Ane of $50.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Ii Lepro.y f,urnble

The organizing secretary Of the Mis-
sion TO Lepers In India md the east in-
Forms us that treatment with leprnlln.
the new serum prepared by Captain
Rust. |. M. s.. IL being tried In several
e the Indlan asylums Of the Mission of
Lepers At Purtllia. In Bengal. where
80 society supports 900 lepers. three
csses are declared by the deputy san
itary commissioner Of the district to be
to all intent and purpose completely
cured. Others show less favorable re-
sults. II found to be of lasting ben.
cdt the society will adopt the treat
msnt In others Of It's forty-two asyIums
n India and the east. Meanwhile Dr.
Wilson OF MiraJ Bombay presidency.
has expressed the opinion that Captain
Host has made very great discovery
and again opened the door Of hope to
the lepers.- London GEbe.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

Great rs has been the amount of la
Dor expended on the various Bibles Of
the world. the palm for execution must
be given to the kutho-daw. which IL Il
Buddhist monument near Mandalay, III
Burma. 1t consists Of about 700 tenn
pies. each containing slab Of white
marble on which the whole of this
Buddhist Bible, containing over 5000
600 syllables. has been engraved. The
Burmese alphabet IL used. but the laa-
guage ID Pail. This wonderful Bible IL
absolutely unique. The kutho-daw
was erected In 1867 by Mindon-min. the
last king but one Of Burma. The vast
collection of temples together form Il
square. with dominating temple In the
center. Each of the marble slabs Oh
which the sacred text Is inscribed IL
surmounted by an ornamental canopy
In pagoda form.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
A SISTER OF PEACE SPEAKS.
PEOPLE Who "Ener3tse" Through
Life and the tndiffrrenttsts.

Generally speaking. energetic people
are II torment. They arc the cause OF
much OF the good hut still more OF the
lila Of this iifr. | cannot forgive them
the lii. 10" The. sake of the Euod. poH'
H.hly because possess that rare gift.
Il tcin.. of prui1urtiot. aud 80 can dis
ct'tn reintivr Nhltica.
Now this Hrt,1r Of proportion IL pre-
cj'irly whNt restless people in"k. They
arc energetic by temperament. not ny
REASON uf outward circumstances my.
| should r'tir" Mny III spite If oft Wn"'l
circumstances, They encrgi2r through
life amid the cnlulc>i uutl most m
provocative nt!HrolllldlncA to tie Infinite
discomfort of their utiieter brethren.
If Atcll II n!lr tieA lljN boot lnrc or cuts
hl& bread 1t III Il Nutirrt of much dis
ct,sAiou and fcveriHh excitement
Should one of the brethren Of peace
venture to cSIn,Rtlilute he calls down
OF himself Il hurricane of abuse oil the
evils Of Indifference aud the philosophc
importance of triiles
Certainly tribes must receive due
consideration. They must be treated
with respect, They should be attend
ell to sunmurily. rapidly. md then dis.
missed forever. They are not worth
excitement or nervous waste. and even
total Indifference to their claims IN II
lesser evil than the habit Of creating
for them n false atmosphere of mag
ntude. But the nervous waste Ia not
the chief evil of overenergy. The
greatcst danger lies in it's fatal attruc.
ton to ita twin sisters. interference
and Influence.
The energetic man observes that the
world around him Is out Of genr Some,
thing must 10 done Who should do 1t
II not himself? Obviously no one eiae
Ia attempting to Art things right He
never stops To think. "tnu anything be
done should anything be done. aud IT
so. nln the ri@ht man to DO it:' No:
his only certainty Ii that any action tx
better than no action.
Whit II fatal mistake. There IN no
action Of any avail save the absolute
right action ut the absolute right mo.
melt. Failing that. no action ut Ill Is
In every way Infinitely superior.
We NEEDLE in each others affairs
with influence and advice. Nine times
out of ten cur interference Inns Il pref
judicial effect Yet. being for the most
part thoroughly illogical and stone
blind ~ to cnuae and effect we pat
morally on the back and con
tinue seren"!y to NEEDLE till the end
Of our days.
Apathy has Il saving grnce-its tend
encY to sense Of proportion. Al
most invariably 1t possesses an intuI.
live knowledge Of the relative signIti.
rance Of the events Of daily life. When
sufficient occasion arises. 1t forms its
Judgments with clearness and rnpidity
and itones for its normal torpor with
bursts of intense energy and q height
II enthusiasm to which few energetic
people ever attain.
One Of the worst symptoms Of merry
'us disorder is the overmastcring de. |
ire Of the victim to "enereize." the to. |
al inability for rest and repose. The |
,atient wears out both himself and the |
world he lives among. Obviously III !
lifferentists are the philosophers of
life. MABEL +. YATES.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Where we Are uuclcan.

We are most particular about clean.
Hness III our houses many servants
mist keep them swept and garnish for
us land about cleanliness IN our food.
eating only OF frst class materials.
daintily prepared. But with all this
delicacy OF habit the most greasy say.
age II serHph clean compared to us In
the matter of mir. He breathes pure
air rich In oxygen. We get together
in vast herds. detile the air with all
manner OF disagreeable and revolving
matter, including disease germs. and
then eontentealy breathe it.-Charlotte
Perkins Gilman In Good Housekeep-
ing,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

Archbishop Thompson was greatly
surprised when he was given the arch
diocese Of York. He had been suffering
acutely from toothncbe and upon med
ical advice had resorted to narcotics.
After particularly bad night he ret
out for his doctor. though his wife had
besought him not to submit to further
narcotics, rs after them he wna mot
himself" for some hours. On the way
he met the postmnn. who handed him
letter announcing his preferment
from Gloucester to York. lie ruHhed
back and burst exciteily into the
house. the toothache all forgotten. Zoe.
Zoe!" he cried. what do you think has
happened? | am archbishop Of York;
"There what did tell your rcjoined
his wife You've been taking that llor.
rible narcotic again and are quite out
Of your head"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
a Historic Knife,

The German emperor Is the subject
of m aneedote which Is certainly snffi.
clcntly characteristic to appear true.
During one Of his forest excursions, on
The occasion or the visit OF the car OF
Russia. William II. was about to light
his cigar. but found he had forgotten
tho knife that he used % cut or the
end The car was no better provided.
- esle Of the forest keeperAastepped FOR
ward nnd proffered his own.
The emperor used 1t and then return
ed Il Saying impressive 'rake back
your knife. II Il now L historical RET
&c. T.onsIen Telegraph.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
A WHIsKEY ARGUMENT
A JUDGMENT,
No o4o7--ln the First Judicial District
Court. held in and for Caddo Par.
ish, Louisiana: Mrs. Louise V

No. o4o7-ln the First Judicial District
| Court. held in and for Caddo Par.
ish Louisiana: Mrs Louise V
Boney VS., Wimbcck Boney.
In this case. by reason of the law
and The evidence being in favor of the
plaintiff and against the defendant and
by further reason Of the default Of the
defendant, it is ordered. adjulged and
decreed that the plaintiff, Mrs. Louise V
Boney, do have and recover judgment
against the defendant, her husband,
Wimbeel Boney, dissolving the COM
munity Of aequets and gains heretofore
existing between them. -t
She is hereby authorized to carry on
business in her own name for her own
use AMI benefit. and to acquire and hold
both real and personal property separate
and apart from her husband for her sep.
araie Use and benefit.
This done, read and signed on this
t4th day of January, 1905.
7. +. BELL, Judge.
Endorsed: Filed January ID, 1905.
]. II. LEW.
Deputy Clerk.
A true copy.
F. A. LEONARD. Clerk.
January IS, 1905.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Church Cossunen.

of NIL the innfactlcable suggestions
ever inat.e hy man lis III what woman
should or should not do one oe the
most amusing h that recently made
by mn English writer for nil church.
gs,eTs 70 wear i uniform costume hi
orsler 20 eliminate the element Of snol,-
bury from the ey ereise III religious dir
ties. How long would It take 4 mod.
ern Ingenious dressn aker to evolve m
sxpensive md distinct Esse Vie of sack
cloth coafs New York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Doctors ard Celthnex.

There was once time when doctors
were doomed to celibacy. 1t was at the
conclusion OF the medieval period,
when medicine was In the hands Of the
monks. In France the habit Of celibacy
persisted long after the practice Of
medicine had passed Into lay hands.
For two or three centuries the doctors
protested but il vain. The matter was
finally laid before the pope and toward
the end of the fifteenth century the
VOW was abolished.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Rret Harte m a consul.

Bret Harte's consuiship at Glasgow
was sort OF joke. William Black
told me that once when he was return
Ing from tour with Harte as they
slowly entered city Bret said. 'What
huge. ugly place Ia thisT'
ut is." said Black. 1.-THE city In which
you have been consul four years.
Moncure Daniel Conway's Autobiogra-
ply.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
ro.tpon,ment rnev,tab,.,

'.If yoh husban' beats yoh. mabhe
yoh kin hab him sent to de whippin'
pos" said Mrs. Potomac jackson.
IF my huspan' ever beats me-" said
Mrs. Toliiver Grapevine, "dey kin send
him to de whippin' pos II dey wants
to, but dey.Il have to wait till he gifts
out'n de hospital. - Washington Star.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Two Points Of Views.

think, said an exasperated old
deacon US he slowly elevated himself
from the pavement to a perpendicular.
the full grown man who throws an
grunge peel on the sidewalk liz no
Christian Well" said Il bystander.
what do You think OF an orange peel
that throws Il full grown man on the
sidewalka"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
J Qualified.

II wish they'd invent a new expires.
sion occasionally, said Top as he pc
rused the account OF recent wedding.
Its always tie blushing' bride.
Well replied Mrs. Top. when you
consider whit sort Of husbands most
girls have TO iaarry sou can't wonder
Mt their hlushillg.''
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
Ia After Years.

Old Fogy Father--My father never
supplied me with money to sauander
on fast horses, theater parties. late din
ners and the like. Up to Date Son Oh.
that's oil right, dad. You must remetn-
Der that come OF a more aristocratic
family than yon did, Chicago News.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
rnera. At,aut 81. n..

.How is your boy Alfred suecee,iin.
at college,
I'm afraid Wen find out pretty soon
that he's been running Iii debt He's
writing to Is once a week w."-t%l1;
cago Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

Among items for colonial tea the
Delineator includes a Washington cake.
made as follows: One aud half cup.
fuls OF butter. two cunfuis of sugar.
one cupful OF cream. four egsl. four
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19
After the Consultations.

Well. hrs. Brown and Smith are
going to opera e npon old Gotrox. .
n the operation necessary r
nv. YES. brown has note coming
due, and Smith wants an automobile.
Puck.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

cnpfuis OF graham -four. two teaspoon.
fHis each OF baking powder and lemon
extract. Bake In two loaves and ice
with Teslasv iffny. cifron leaves and
slf.asa 81. eitt;;..s.esi cherries form The
daeesH lo,i.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

Say walter. this nlate must b.
cracked. the tsshle II II IL. !.
8 10. sir: there's d leek iii the sonp,''
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-19

y may not be wealthy. but can az
ford my own carriage and pair. saId
flte fu.sd fsstssas HI fs.....f,
#nIung tlse ~ esiienI
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13

TO say. II Is possible that japan Is dis
posed TO be most liberal in the treatment
OF Chinese interests, that she does not
intend to hold any Of the territory OF
that empire OF deprive II Of any Of its
legitimate rights still from the point
OF view OF its own future security japan
may insist upon certain requirements
not altogether acceptable to China. AZ
TO the statement that the Chinese gov
eminent will refuse to recognize any ar
rangements made at the conference un-
less II is considered I'm the matter, II is
hardly to be regarded seriously. japan
being absolutely master of the situation,
China must accept whatever is required
Of her, or take the consequences. She
Is utterly unable to do more than protest
and any effort on her part to make pro
test effective by force would simply
mean an irretrievable loss of territory.
All China can do under the circum-
stances is to make her wishes known
and trust to her victorious neighbor to
give them fair consideration. There IL
reason to think that japan has no inten-
tons that are not friendly to China.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13
WHY is JAPAN BoRROwINGr
Theories as to striking Change of
Financial Plans.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post.
That there is something Of mystery about
Japan's new sl50O0O,OoO 4 per cent loan.
announced last week. and to be brought
out shortly at London, Berlin and New
York, is generally admitted. The last loan
OF s15oOoo,Oo0 vas foated at the end of
last March; the bulk OF subscriptions were
paid only six weeks ago. and It was ON
cally stated, at the time of its issue, that
It would sufice for Japan's war require
ments during the rest OF 1905. This was
indeed a reasonable superstition; for Japan
has raised. since the war began $500 90 900
from public loans, in addition to which,
as its lately published government year
book shows. SST OO0,000 has been appropri-
ated from increased taxes and other reve-
nue. operations.
II the war has averaged 100000 daily.
this would cover a period running close
TO the end OF the present calendar year.
As a matter OF fact, japan has not yet
drawn heavily on the balances accruing
from the loan OF three months ago. None
OF the prior loans, issued at home. or
abroad. this year or last, can be redeemed
until 1907: therefore the new borrowing
DO not appear TO be for redemption pur-
poses. In fact, the superstition as to re-
demption plans has been that Japan would
borrow. on its public credit only. to take
Up the foreign loans with a special lien
on the revenues provision which has
been rightly considered. by Japan, as
humiliating. Yet this new sl50oooOOo loan
again orrers the tobacco monopoly as q
pledge.
There are several possible explanations.
The London theory seems TO be that the
new loan Is designed 20 impress Russia
with the sight OF Japan's high credit. and
thereby hasten peace. Such a policy, reg
ularly practiced. would lead 70 rather fool
ish finance: but Il is conceivAhls. II may
be that JapAn's agents have warned Il
that the late autumn money market win
not be as favorable as the July disburse-
ment period" This would. however.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13

The Lincoln Journal quotes an un-
named authority contrasting Lincoln
and Omaha as they appear to people
throughout the state, as follows:
Lincoln reflects the prosperity of the
state, of course, and does II more vigor-
ously than Omaha because everybody looks
on Lincoln as a Nebraska city. Omaha Is
considered grasping and selfish and quar-
relsome and In no sense a typical Nebraska
town. The real reason for Llncoln's growth
Is its good reputation. People believe that
II is a good place to live in and when they
come and try II they are not disappointed.
know your growth surprises even you
Lincoln people. You wouldn't be surprised
IL you went out In the state and heard the
people praise the clean moral tone OF their
capital city. When you raised the saloon
license fee to $500 you made thousands OF
the best citizens of the state make up their
minds to move here at the first opportunity.
Whether Lincoln has better reputa-
ton as a city than Omaha is doubtless
something not quite susceptible of con-
elusive proof, but this can be said, that
Lincoln newspapers, with one or two ex-
ceptions, have seldom omitted an oppor-
lunlIy 10 run uOWn Ounhhd NSpuNahoh
and in this work of detractlon, unfor.
tunately, have been aided and abetted
by some Omaha papers and people with
personal or political axes to grind.
When people OF Omaha send spokesman
abroad to bewail the degradation Of
their own city and to blackwash their
own municipal government they can
hardly wonder that credence is secured
for the stories set afoat by jealous
rivals.
The fact is that Omaha is experien-
cling a notable period of growth and ex-
pansion both OF population and of ma
terial resources. All are agreed that
the campaign to build up Greater
Omaha calls for united and concentrated
effort. While we are inviting working
people to come here and make their
homes with us and capitalists to invest
their money In mills and factories or
real estate Improvements, 1t i'll BELTS
any Of us to counteract this work by
advertising Omaha as a place unfit to
live In. Omaha's reputation abroad is
largely in the hands of its own citizens
II they will speak we'll OF the city on
all occasions and in all places other peo-
pie viii have good words for us also.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13
THE "REsPEoTABLE. CRATER.
Money Made An Franchise Deals Not
Considered Tainted"

Money Made An Franchise Deals Not
Considered Tainted"
Franklin w Parker in The World Today.
In the operation OF a city government
graft appears In four great forms: Police
graft, or the profit derived through the po-
lice department from lawbreakers and
criminals: payroll graft; contract graft, or
the Illegal profit on public contracts, and
franchise graft. Police. payroll and con-
tract gratis are disreputAble, vile and 10th
some They are commonly and generally
50 considered. They are usually the work
OF small, cheap mean men Those whoen-
gags in such undertakings are for the most
part Of the viler sort They do not make
influential friends What they are doing is
plain stealing and Il Is 80 regarded by
everybody. They can not become men OF
real standing in the community. They
steadily and naturally sink into social in
significance.
Franchise GRAFT is connected with the
grant, extension. regulation and control Of
franchises for public utilities In the United
States franchise graft is respectable The
franchise bOOdler. II skfiful and intelligent
becomes leading eitiEsn and respected
member OF the community, q supporter o.
charities and not infrequenty a good
church man He steadily mounts the lad
der o. social, financial and political distinc-
ton Douens of Chicago and Illinois men
who have made fortunes out Of the public
utilities. OF who are commonly believed 10
have been frAnchise Erafters. or Who have
been openly charged with q. nov occupy
a. nspt uous % itions. app tn I've OF e'sctive-
In the national, state and city governments,
and Il r. puooahls ths sane Wtth ether
| states and sitisA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13

Mr. Root is unlike the average American
with business ability who would rather be
rich than be president
The sea serpent is getting hopelessly out
classed as a sensation. A Connecticut
schooner lately caught a turtle weighing
nearly 900 pounds. And they have the tur-
tie TO show for It,
Our masculine chalengers for lawn tennis
honors in England all suffered defeat, but
Miss May Sutton Of California easily van
quished all feminine rivals for the ALI
England championship.
According to a Missouri newspaper which
maintains that there was no sickness be-
fore doctors were invented the Amer can
people are paying SSO,0OO,OOO per year less
for physicians fees and drugs than they
paid ten years ago.
sacajawea, the Indian woman who
guided Lewis and Clark through odd Ore
gon," has her statue-and. more than that,
she has apparently be luckier than the
majority of persons tbs honored in that
her statue is graceful and pleasant to
look upon.
Judge Bishop Of the Juvenile court in st,
Louis thinks It is good for boys to fight
occasionally. The foreman of a brewery
caused the arrest OF two 12-year-olds who
had been engaged in a game of fisticuffs.
The judge reproved him for doing So lee
tured the boys and sent them home.
WILDER F.. Sanders who died recently
in Helena, Mont, was one of the most
picturesque and stalwart figures in Mon
tana life during its frontier period He was
the head of the vigilantes who rooted out
disorder and ruffianism and cleared the
way for the terrltory's peaceful develop
ment.
Secretary Hay. less than a year ago, pre-
dicted that he would not live twelve
months longer. This was in conversation
with James Dubois, a State department
official, and others. The latter expressed
the hope that Mr.. Hay would remain in
the cabinet during this presidential term,
and thus serve longer as secretary OF state
than any OF his predecessors. The secre-
tary said: mo, shall not live to serve
another year"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-13

new 1OTk lTlDuue.
Twenty thousand Norwegians residing in
or near Chicago have forwarded petition
TO President Roosevelt making this request:
I'VE, citizens of the United States, OF
Norwegian birth and blood. do earnestly
hope and do respectfully petition that you
will at the earliest opportunity signify your
recognition of the new government OF Nor
way" AS probably 10000 or more citizens
Of the United states OF Swedish blood and
birth are ready to petition TO the opposite
effect, perhaps It will occur 10 both Swedish
and Norwegian citizens OF the United States
that as good citizens It would be just as
well for them to wait like the rest of US
for developments.