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is we'll known as a
blood purifier and
tonic. 1t is the
snl y guaranteed,
strictly vegetable
remedysold. Ifyou
have any signs OF
Scrofula, write US
and our physicians
will advise youfres
nuanv. Atlanta, Ga
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
II WORD "LoBsTER."
In It's Slang Sense 1t Has Been II
Use For Centuries.

In It's Slang Sense 1t Has Been In
Use For Centuries.
In letters from Sir Walter Scott to
William Clark Of Eldin, under date Of
Sept. 10 and 80, 1892, are found allu-
sions to the word lobster as a play
ful sobriQuet for the redcoat officers
a~ndsssodiers of the British army. In
this case. a boiled lobster is meant, as
per Evidence Of the following couplet,
nee familiar to the English street
boys, -%and4quoted whenever a rifeman
tnaAgreen Wal seen walking arm in
akmEWith*assoldier in red:
az Ess lei tive Holsters, claw in claw;
] ] s=s ap i. boiled and t'other's raw.
B ssir%Arthur1H azterigg, in Cromwell's
time, commanded a regiment Of cuiras-
siers, who from their complete armor
obtained the nickname Of Holsters"
,sBaldockss Cromwell as a Soldier
What, y |, mere raillery in England
may readily have grown into an ex-
pressfon--of hatred and-- contempt in
America at the time of the revolution,
and, in point Of fact, Bancroft's Ills
tory Of, the United States relates that
HOLSTERS was one Of the abusive
epithets applied to the soldiers by the
mob on the occasion: Of the Boston
ma sacre.-Philadelphia, Press.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09

In one way, the Lewis and
Clark exposition in Portland,
Oregon, means more to the Amer
lcan people than any previous
exposition. The fairs at Chicago,
Buffalo and St. Louis were great
in themselves, those at Chicago
and St. Louis much greater than
the one at Portland But they
were in regions already we'll
known to millions Of Americans.
The Lewis and Clark exposition
lies in a part Of the country too.
little known to the rest of the
nation, and is, therefore, of great.
national value in introducing
America to itself. The EXPOSE
ton affords an opportunity to
visit something immensely greater
than a temporary show, however
beautiful that may be. We can
learn from books that Oregon.
Washington and Idaho are rich
in mines, forests, arabic lands
and facilities for trade; that these
three states could support half
the population Of the United
States; that the country is beau
tiful to live in and the climate
healthful. What we cannot learn
from books is the spirit of the
people. We must visit them to
learn that. 1t is not strange that
the Northwesterner has led down
the melting SHOWS to irrigate the
valleys, that he has taken what
nature has given him and added
to it. That is not so wonderful;
the American is always enter
prising. The wonderful thing is
that Northwestern cities are built
solid and handsome from the
start; that schools and colleges,
churches and Libraries are grow
ing with the country, in a word,
that newness does not mean crud-
ity. The East does not know the
Northwest and suffers accordingly
in its ignorance of America.
The Northwest does know the
East and carries on the best of
its traditions-for from the East
the Western people have sprung.
Therefore the American of the
new Northwest, knowing more
of all parts of his country than do
men in the Eastern states, may be
called the national American.
The Portland fair will be a great
factor in Matchmaking all Ameri-
cans.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
Great Fortunes for Gems.

According to the compilation of the
government officials diamonds and other
precious stones Of a value exceeding
s3o,ooo,ooo were brought into the United
States last year. This is taken as an in
dication of the industrial prosperity OF
our country. The best indication Of the
popularity of the famous Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the fact that more
people are taking it to-day than ever be.
fore. Its great curative properties are
being recognized more and more every
day by people who have been per.
suaded to try it, and as a result thou.
sands have been restored to perfec,
health, many Of them willingly testify.
ing to the fact. If you suffer from in.
somnia, poor appetite, indigestion, dys.
pepsia, liver or kidney ills, or malaria
fever and ague, the Bitters will surely
cur you., Try it and see for youaself.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
OLD INDIAN PIPES.
Each Feather In a Stem Represented
an Enemy Slain.

AAoS4A III u SIG4 1SCpEVBSuv0O
an Enemy Slain.
It need scarcely be told that in the
pipes Of long ago each feather append
ed to the stem represented an enemy
slain. If one doubted the record Of
the war eagle feathers, the warrior
then showed the scalps Of the enemy,
which were kept as a sort Of a sacred
proof of his word. Such pipes were
used only on occasions of peace and
war. Speaking roughly, the best pipes
Of eastern tribes were in nodded clay,
the best of the western tribes in slate
pipe stone taken from the famous quar-
ry west of the Mississippi. Before the
great buffalo and antelope hunts, when
herds Of game were driven into a pound
or an Enclosed area of snares, it was
customary for the Indians to Whit the
incense of Precipitation to the spirits Of
the animals about to be slain, explain
ing that only the desire for food COM
PEELED the Indian to kill and that the
hunt was the will Of the Master of Life,
or Master ofsthe Roaring Winds" who
would compensate the animals in the
next world. The pipes used for this
ceremony usually show the figure Of a
man in conference with Athe figure Of
an animal. Others show the figures Of
Indians with locked hands. This typi-
f1es a vow Of friendship to be termi-
mated only by death. 1t was usually
between men, but sometimes between
a man and a woman, in which Ease the
p%latonic bond not only precluded, but
forbade, the very possibility Of mar
riage. After that who shall say that
the stolid Indian has no vein of senti-
ment in his nature?
One Of the most curious pipes / have
e I bought from a Cree on a reser.
walton east Of the refugee Sioux. 1t IS
in the shape Of a war Ratchet, Of O
metal which I do not know, though
suspect it is galena mixed with clay,
the edge being sharp enough, but. the
back Of the ak being a bowl and the
handle a pipe stem. The odd lines In
Indian carvings and woven work ARK
not without meaning. Fighting Mistah
could read a legend where we saw
nothing but bizarre markings. There
were the circular lines, hollow down
meaning clouds; the cross, meaning the
coming of the priest; the trees type
Of peace with its branches Sovershad
owing the nations; the wavy line, sig
nifying water; the arrow, war. The
ordinary Indian can read a tribal song
or chronicle from obscure drawings OF
the face Of a rock or crazy colore6
work on a scraped buffalo skin.-Out
ing.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09

GRANT HAGER of the St. Thomas
Times editorially announces that
for lack of patronage he will prob
ably be forced to suspend the
publication of the Times and seek
a location where progress is the
watch word and where civic pride
is not dead. The Times has made
St. Thomas what it is, and the
people can ill afford to force it to
the wall.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
POINTED

Be a gentleman, and some people
will not appreciate you.
Defeat is often a good thing, as it
shows a man how little he amounts to.
If you want to enjoy the society Of
people never become intimate with
them.
Rich men are hated and this is the
reason: We poor people r in the
majority.
The house is too noisy for comfort
with a child in it and too lonesome
for. comfort when the child leaves. And
there you are.
i, EEYeryr;house owner should ask him
self this question tomorrow, "Is my
house nuisance in the neighborhoodY'
Look yourself over.
As a man, gets older he finds that
the path from the cradle to the grave
isy not, near SO. long as it was from
soup to dessert when he was q child
Atchisonf Globe.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
Name. Of Birds.

Certain birds get their names from
st. Peter. According to a writer, "the
petrol Qn German Petersvogel, Peters
bird), a bird that skins the waves, is
named after the apostle who walked
upon the waves Of Galilee. But the
parrots is a less simple case. In
Spain and in Portugal, as in France,
the word corresponding to parrot al
most certainly represents little Peter
a familiar name playfully applied be
cause Peter was SO common a Chris
tan name. Similarly a house sparrow
is nicknamed 'pierrot' in France"
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09

" o. !. - +ls.HEsI5t '.i-t-I
The clergy Of Portland and en-
inent divines from all over the
country are showing'their disap-
eproyal of the Sundayxopening Of
the Trail at|| theI exposition by
esalneellingg. their nngagesm1esnts to
speak at tie fair Sundays DR..
IS Josiah Strong Of f. New. York, and
Rev. c. M. Sheldon Of Topeka,
Kansas, wesfe among the-hrstteg
break theirae Engagements, claim Il,
ing they we're justified in sof doing
since the fair management had
broken faith with them. :, -,,7,s
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
The River Kongo

Tropical rivers vary greatly in vol
m in the rainy season sweeping to
the sea in vast %torrential floods and
neal the end Of the dry season flowing
slowly and only in the central and
deeper portions Of their beds. The
Kongo, however, the largest river in
Africa, rises and falls very slightly,
and Commander Cameron accounts for
this popularity, which was at one time
considered inexplicable, by the observa-
ton that the basin of this great river
extends on both sides Of the equator,
and therefore n moiety of it's tribu-
taries are in flood while the other are
at their minimum volume.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
According tn scrinture.

E. 49,. #nEEsI-. .-. III
A certain tailor Of very strict prin-
ciples was in the habit Of excusing the
faults Of his assistants only in they
could justify themselves by Scripture.
One day a woma entered his shop
and asked to see some material, but
refused to buy it because it was too
cheap. After showing her some other
goods, the assistant brought back the
same material, this time asking a high
er price, whereupon the customer
bought it. Afterward, the proprietor,
who had witnessed the transaction, re-
proved his assistant severely. The lat
ter, remembering the rules of the es-
tablishment, replied: "Oh, it's accord
ing to Scripture all right. She was a
stranger and I took her wallpapers
Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
"A -IJE = n LIT I 4 .E&.E Z
~ JAPAN sent three mensto Amer
lea this summer f6y purchase high

s- JAPAN sIls sent / three mhenIZfo Amer
lea this summer 5f6 purchase high
era. grade horses a5 ;:ffo5g !. breeding pur-
poses, Il Il; NM; MNlnpr'otri, one Of these,
recently returned to his; count ~
from Tacoma On the: tttea1mrlship
Ya1ngtsze, taking With him 81
splendid horses: They were
mostly runners and Il RIOTERS It ,Ihe
poorest in tie: Tot 't5ost f,ooo5 and
several raj IN many I. times that SGreat
preparations were made for the
comfort and safety 81 these High.
bred beauties andseyeral. hundred
people watched ~interestedly while
they werey He'd downcythg gang
plank and us5hheered to their quar-
tiers On tie upper Edeaks Each
horse had d small house of his
own, padd9dY fospirSteN the oceu.
pant from injury III NJ open at the
upper part Of each end for air.
ssBeesaigdssI tRp merh loK.sare Iof 4he
animals, aaa veteafilhfarfAan Accom-
panied the shipment. Japan will
buy more stheacoming year. Mu4
rOri saws. ,3nrsll, ani4ifsy,, s}aiff
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
A Taste Of Fame.

When Thackeray was a candidate
Tor parliament from the city of Oxford:
rsonne zone remarked TO him that he:
must be- well known to most Of those.
whose votes he sought. "Now," said;
Thackeray, laying downahis k~nife,nnd,
fork, and holding up 9 finger, sthere,
Whss ;only one man among all that i
Went to see who had heard my name
before, and he was a circulating IL
brarian. Such is mortal famew That
was in 1857 and vanity Fair had
been published ten years. tB
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
speed Rates.

Few men could tell, If they were
asked, how many feet per second they
walk. The average man walks four
feet a second. A dog, on its ordinary
jog, goes eight feet a second. A horse
trots twelve feet a second. A reindeer
over the ice makes twenty-six fed. A
race horse makes forty-three feet. A
sailing ship makes fourteen feet
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09

In spite of the many dwellings
erected this season, the supply is
by no means equal to the demand.
Nor will the twenty or more now
building make the situation much
better for new residents come in
faster than the houses are built.
Watch Dickinson grow.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
TWELVE hundred people were

TWELVE hundred people we're
in New Salem September 2 and 3
to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of the establishment of cream
cries. The creamery industry is
Of immense value to this section
and with a practically limitless
market for creamery products
west, itssvalue will steadily in
crease. t8es5
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
Smallest Bird.

The golden crested wren is the small
est not only of British, but Of all Euro
pean, birds. Its average weight is
only about eighty grains troy, SO that
it would take seventy-two Of the birds
to weigh a pound. The length Of the
feathers is about three and a half
inches and the stretch of the wings
about five inches, but when the feath-
ers are taken off the length Of the body
does not exceed n inch.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
THE increase in value of North
Dakota crops for 1905 over 1904
is estimated at $40, 100000.

The taxpayers of Mandan are
grumbling because of a II mill
levy, and we do not wonder.
In Dickinson some people think
that's Is mill levy is high, but
they evidently do not appreciate
moderately low taxation.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
Attacked BY q Mob

and beaten, in a labor riot, until covered
with sores. a Chicago street car conduc-
tor applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
was Q o sound and we'll. 81 use it in
my family" writes G. ]. WEIGH. of Te-
konsha, Mich, "and find it perfect"
Simply great for cuts and burns. Only
25c at T. J. Green & Cos drug store.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
Got the Thorn,

Young Thorne Ito his ideaD And
your name is Rose? What a sweet
name Rose is! Rose-I am glad you
like It. But-but-but I do not want TOT
be a rose without a Thorne.
What could a fellow say after that?|
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
she knew.

Edith-You don't know how glad Il
am to see you, Clara, dear. Clara Dear
oh, yes, I do. Johnny told me hel
heard you say you would rather diei
than see me again.-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1905-09-09
Mail orders receive our
prompt attention,
Shirt Waist Sale.

Sssss-@ 96b0s
Ladies' Shirt Waists, regular price
rs cents, sale price. 49,. Acc
Ladies' Shirt Waists, regular price
$1.oo, sale price............... 60c
Ladies' Shirt Waists, regular price
sl.25, sale price ............. SOC
Ladies' Shirt w Waists, regular price
$3.50, sale price 49,. ......... CSC
Ladies' Shirt Waists. regular price
S1.75, sale price 81 10
Ladies' Shirt Waists. regular price
$500, sale price. 81 30
Ladies' Shirt Waists, regular price
$3.50, sale price. ........ 81 10
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
VERY EXCELLENT THING
The Up-to-Date Stenographer Is No
at Loss for Authorities on
Misspelled Words.

The stenographer who couldn't spell
was called into the private office. relates
the Brooklyn Eagle.
This is outrageous!' exclaimed the
employer.
whats the matter??' asked the stem
ographer.
Half of these words are misspelled
said the employer.
But the stenographer was resourceful
Only a day or SO before she had been
reading an article on spelling reform.
How do you know they are?' replied
she asked.
ANY dictionary will prove it." replied
the employer.
"What's the use of relying on die
tionaries?' asked the stenographer. eve
are in period of great changes
Thereupon she brought out six diff
ferent magazines that had articles on the
different methods of simplifying Eng
fish spelling and demonstrated to him
without trouble that authorities could
be produced for any old combination Of
letters that she cared to put together.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
THE GREAT STAG
Struggle for Supremacy in Wrestling
Will Be Witnessed Monday Night
When Parker and Dwyer Meet

Excitement over Monday nights big
stag at the Shreveport AthIct .Asso-
citation seems to increase as the date set
for the great attraction draws near.
Congratulations are being Showered
| on the management OF the club. and es-
pecialy on the committee who has
charge of the clubs stag cntcrtain-
;ncnts. Mcs>rs. Raycr>dorffer, Steven
son and Rocl1n, who have arranged sew
cral stag entertainments already given
~ the club, have worked hartl to make
The coming stag" the higgc~, and bc,,
;hc club has yet offered its patrons, and
|thc card they announce for Monday
night shows how we'll they have sue
rcrdcl in their lahor>.
The Parkcr-Dvvcr wrestling match is
The greatest attraction ~ it, kind ever
brought to Shreveport, and this feature
alone should serve to pack the auditor
rirm Of the club next Monday night
The men are not only expert catch-as-
'lN l'tl NIA>tiAiN, Dtl dit also we'll
vcr>cd in the Japanese style OF wrestling,
]lu Jit>r and as no holds are barred in
Monday nights match, it is likely that
he audience will witness some Of the
holds that have made the Ja]> famous
as Wre>tlcrS.
Parker insisted on the hammerluck
and >trangc holds being barred. but a,
DWycr would not consent to anything
but (; straight match with no hold,
barred, Parker agreed to this arrange
mcnt and the match wa, made
Kelly and Carey, the boxers who will
also do star part in the evening
are in fine iettlc and
promise to i've the best exhibition Of
scientific boxing ever witnessed in this |
vicinity.
Both men are reputeL to be clever,
game and fast boxers who never lag !
after the bell sends them into !
action, and their bout is expected to
prove ust as exciting as the wrestling
Match
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

JOHN PAIL JONES AND BUILDING BENEATH
WHICH HIS BODY WAS FOUND.
ing so much attention. Jones was
born in Scotland in 1747 anI came to
America about ten years before the
war Of the Revolution began 1t was
from his Ship TIE It&lg"r, that the
s:;!ri ::I.'! stripe first fr"trl over the
sea, and Ii" fought twenty three bat
ties for the American c:iiIse His great
est triumph was the victory he won in
the BonhOmme Richard over the Brit
iSh warShip Scraps. After the RevO-
luton he was much in France and vas
very popular among the French He
died in Paris in 1892 and was buried
in the old Protestant cemetery Of St.
Louis.
The records as to the burial were
lost, the cemetery was abandoned. and
buildings were constructed over it. For
years none knew where the bones Of
the hero reposed. About FIVE years ago
search for them was begun. Ambassa-
dor Porter supervised the task The
whole cemetery was tunneled under,
and hundreds OF collins were examined.
y -" ZEN coffin VA at length eHhumet!.
which contained the hero5 remains.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

virtue, strengthened with the high incen-
tive which is ever a shield to woman
hood and is a safeguard 20 the home and
its sacredness.
In the life and the trial of Nan Pat
terson is offered an object lesson
and a moral which is stronger than
a lecture, more powerful than a
sermon. Summarized in few words
there can be, after ALL no greater
incentive than virtue honor and honesty.
Men ,lepraved may be recalled and re-
l1abilitatcd, but what hope, as a rule, is
there for a woman who has dropped
from some cmpyrean height? But why
dwell on the story Of such a fall?
1t is very probable that Nan Patterson
will be rcalea>cd on bond and in time
her case will be ended by a n"Ilc PROSE-.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
THE CHARM OF SIMPLICITY.

An ancient screed which. despite its
antiquity, has been resurrected to attest
the average editors capability of verbal
self-defense when with the inclliostro
wand of his profession in hand inspira-
ton flows from its magic source in dla-
lectic streams tinged with the essence of
diiacticism, as evidenced by the follow
ing effusion:
In promulgating your esoteric cogita-
tons or articulatak your superficial SEN
tilnentalities and amicable, philosophical
or psychological observations, beware of
platitudinous ponderosity
Let your conversational communica-
tons possess a clarified conciseness, a
conpacted comprehensibleness coales-
cent consistency and contalemated CO.
gency.
Eschew all conglomerations of hatu-
lent garrulity, jejune babblement and
asinine Alterations
Let your extemporaneous descantings
and unprecedented expatiations have in
telligibility and veracious vivacity with
out rhodomontade or thrasoncal bonn
bast.
Sedulously avoid all polysylabic pro-
fundity, pompous prolixity, psitaceous
vacuity, ventriloquial verbosity and va
naliquent vapidity, shun double enten-
dres, prurient jocosity and pestiferous
profanity, obscured or apparent.
In other words, talk plainly, briefly,
naturally, sensibly, truthfully, purely.
Keep from slang don't put on airs,
soy --l-~- 49, :cicc..' an1 t1lc~-7 WHAT 70;
say. and Goa't use big words.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
INTERESTING PROGRAMME
The Literary Meeting Of Mrs. A. ".
Baird's Sunday School Glass;

The literary meeting Of Mrs. a. w.
Daird's Sunday school class was held
TUESDAY last at the lovely hons of the
beloved teacher. This proved to be enc
of the most interesting ae we'll as largely
attended meetings since the lie of tt,s
beneficial department of the class Mr..
/. Leslie Pennington, chairman of tho
programme committee, presided, Incl
dentaly causing the materialzatic, ct
the following menu (for twas surely
treat) to be served: Prayer, Mrs. A..
w. Baird. Class hymn, entire class.
Paper, Young mans duty as class
MEMBER Mr.. B. Phillips. Musical Sc
lection, Miss Long. Defamation, Web
ster's Apostrophe to Washington. MIR.
Merret. Paper, Young ladys ;luty as
a class MEMBER Miss S.nit' Re.'ta-
ton, How Ruby Played" Mr. Vaughn.
Valse de Salon paul Wach) Miss Rob-
inson. Recitation, The Face Upon the
Floor" Miss Nelson. lncuisltive paper,
"Why?" Mr.. Pennington. Vocal solo,
Mr.. A. w. Baird. Grapho?ncuc. Master
Baird The regular monthly busincs,
neeting will be held Tucs'lly in the
Sunday school room Xxx
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
DISGRACE TO OUR CINILIZA-
TION

Our esteemed Tri-State Sun presents
modern law and order. as she is with our
prison guards, in these pungent words ::
The shooting of men by guards at
the parish road camps is a disgrace to
our civilization. If the crimes commit
ted by these men are too trif1ing to merit
a short term in the penitentiary. then
surely they do not deserve to forfeit
their lives at the hands of petty officer.
No earthly excuse should be accepted
for such an act For centuries the ball
and chain has proven effective in re-
straining the most unruly, and whole.
some fear of extra time in the average
offender. If such as this is tolerated.
Our boys will learn to regard the TAX
ing of life as small matter instead of
one of the blacklist in all the list of
crimes
The foregoing, clipped from the Jour
nal, should address itself to every citi
zen of Shreveport and Caddo parish.
The conviction is being forced on the
people that the working of the public
roads, under the present system, should
be abolished. 1t is to be hoped that the
grand jury will probe deep into COM
plants which are discreiit to civiliza-
ton.