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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-18
A FIRE IN BURMA.
Destroyed a Village, and the In
habitants Enjoyed 1t.

4 Destroyed a village, and the In
habitants Enjoyed 1t.
1t is not easy to guess what native
Of Burma would think of the quick ac-
ton and speed Of an American fire en-
CINE and its company. What an Amer
lean thought Of Burmese custom at
such time Of need is recorded by Mr. E.
D. Cunning in his book, I'm the Shadow
Of the Pagoda." Mr.. Cunning was inter
ested in a mill situated near a small
Burmese village. One morning a fire
broke out among the lightly built bam-
boo huts and rapidly spread.
l ordered out the little mill fire en-
CINE, had the hands summoned and ran
the engine to the burning Village, says
Mr.. Cunning. 1t was blazing as only
bamboo and dummy thatch can blaze.
One house after another caught in rap
i'd succession. The men at the engine
pumped until they were tired out, and
then I called on the villagers to re.
lieve them.
No one moved save to urge others.
called again. An old man who was a
petty government official, and so prob
ably felt slight responsibility, rose.
girded up his loins and called for men.
His son and one other got up unwill-
ingly, carefully laid aside their cheroots
and took hold Of the handles. The rest
Of the population sQuatted and laughed
l turned to and worked, though weak
from a long fever. The old man soon
pumped himself out, and when he left
the others left. 1 pounced on two men
and made them take hold. AS they
began to work fight of paddy birds
streamed overhead. The flames gleam-
ed rosy on their white feathers.
"Red paddy birds! Look! Red pad
dy birds!' shouted the population.
This was too much for the men at the
handles. They sQuatted on their heels
and stared up in delighted astonish-
ment. grew desperate.
Whose house is that?" asked, point
ing to one just threatened.
"Your honor, that is the house of
Pho Foo"
"Where is he?"
Here" pointing to one Of the men
had driven to pump. He was crouched
on the root Of tree, smoking.
"Is that your house?" l asked him.
He nodded and smiled pleasantly.
ut will be on fire in a moment"
Eyes, your honor, I think So" he re-
sponded affably, looking at his dwell
ing with disinterested air.
l burst out laughing, and the natives
joined, rocking to and fro, roaring with
amusement, as If the idea of trying to
put out fire was the greatest joke in
the world. l told the men to coil up
the hose and take the engine home, and
l resolved not to spoil the innocent
pleasure those light hearted people
took in witnessing the destruction Of
their village
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-18
Took Advantage of the Occasion.

Took Advantage of the Occasion.
A barrister with a long experience Of
Irish juries tells the following anus
ing story as illustrating their eccen-
tricities:
A man was charged with committing
a murderous assault upon another as a
result Of some political differences.
The assault having been committed
at night, there appeared to be some
difficulty in identifying the assailant.
and, as a matter Of fact, the counsel
for the defense made out an excellent
case for the prisoner, calling witnesses
to testify that he was nowhere near
the spot where the assault took place
on the night in question.
Everybody concerned fully expected
that the Jury would bring in verdict
Of acquittal. yet to the general aston
ishment Che foreman announced that
the prisoner had been found guilty.
But" he added, observing the general
CONSERVATION created by his state
ment, mot guilty Of this assault, me
lord. This is the spalpeen who stole
Biddy McCarthy's pig last year, and
we foind him guilty Of thatv
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-18
Some People Are Blind to Chances


1t is a dangerous thing to wait for op-
pOrtunities until it becomes habit.
Energy and inclination for hard work
ooze out in the waiting. Opportunity
becomes invisible to those who are do
ing nothing or looking somewhere else
for it. It is the great worker, the man
who is alert for chances, that sees them.
Some people become so opportunity
blind that they cannot see chances any
where-they would pass through gold
mine without noticing anything pre-
cious-while others will find OppOrtuni-
ties in the most barren and out Of the
way places. Bunyan found opportunity
in Bedford Jail to write the greatest al
legory in the world on the UNFINISHED
paper that had been used to cork his
bottles Of milk. A Theodore Parker or
a Lucy Stone sees an opportunity to go
to college in a chance to pick berries.
One boy sees an opening to his ambi-
ton in a chance to chop wood, wait on
table or run errands, where another
sees no chance at all. One sees an op-
portunity to get an education in the
odds and ends of time evenings and
half holidays, which another throws
away.-Orison SWEET Marden in Sue
cess Magazine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-18
West Points Battle Monument.

On the shaft Of Battle monument at
West Point appears the following in
scription: "In memory Of the officers
and men Of the regular army Of the
United States who fell in battle
during the war of the rebellion this
monument Is erected by their surviv-
ing comrades" On the pedestal of the
monument appear the names Of all the
officers of the regular army who were
killed in action in the civil war or who
died as result of wounds received in
action. The names Of all enlisted men
who were killed in action or who died
as a result of wounds appear on
bronze girdles surrounding granite
spheres which form part Of the base
Of the monument. The shaft IL sur
mounted by figure Of Victory design
ed by Frederick Macmonnies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-18
CONVENTION WITH THAT OBJECT
IN VIEW IN SESSION IN
RHODE ISLAND.
duce All States to Make Their
Laws Uniform.

NARRAGANSETT PIER, r. l., Aug.
1S.-The commission for the promo
ton of uniformity of legislation in
the United States opened its sessions
here today. Most of the eastern and
many of the western states are repre-
sented by specially appointed COM
missioners. The subject of bringing
greater uniformity into the laws and
legal methods of the various states
has been agitated for several years
and the appointment of the present
commission is the first step toward
determined effort to bring about the
evolution of a uniform system of
legislation. The commission will make
a special effort to induce the various
states to make their marriage and di-
vorce laws uniform.
the commission by Walter S. Logan,
of New York, the vice president of
the commission. At the opening meet
ing Mr. Logan read a letter from
Governor Pennypacker of Pennsylva-
MIA, urging the appointment by every
state in the union of commissioners
to the coming conference in Washing
ton which has been called for the
specific purpose of bringing harmony
and uniformity into the divorce laws
Of the various states.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-18
BARGAIN PIANOS.

A cheap Piano is never bargain. A
good piano at a fair price is a real bar
gain. You cannot afford to be deceived
You buy a piano but once.
You should select it with due care
buy a piano of known value-buy it
from a reliable grm-buy it at the
Stanley Music House.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
Some Novel Shapes In Hats.

I have left myself but a small space
to speak Of hats. The subject requires
volume with a sequel, so I will say
but few words about the latest
styles. This year women have so much
latitude that every one can wear what
she likes and still be in fashion. The
funny but becoming little Tommy At
kins hat, sometimes called pill box, is
one Of the nattiest. The continental
comes next, followed by any number
Of toques, turbans, chic sailors made of
milan braid, chip or silk braid plateau
shapes, which set us wondering how
they hold on, and no end of tip tilted,
side elevated and bent brims, with so
many flowers that the wearers look
overloaded. Roses in punches, in
wreaths and in every conceivable man
ner are seen, and they are marked by
wonderful perfection. There are pla-
teaux Of lace straw in single and also
mixed colors, and all are pretty. The
turbans seem rather better adapted to
elderly faces than to the young.
The novelties shown in mohair dress
goods pass belief, so many there are,
and all Of them excellent for wear and
appearance. They are in stripes and
checks as we'll as all black. -
OLIVE HARPER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No. o476-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, La. Felix
WELLER VS.. Charles c. Calhoun.
By virtue OF writ of seizure and sale,
to me issuea IN the above entitled and
numbered sun, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, I have seized and will offer
for sale, at public auction, for cash, &C
cording to law, without benefit of ap-
praisement, at the principal front door
Of the court house of Caddo Parish, in
the City of Shreveport, La, during the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY. -, 1905,
the following described property to-wit
Three acres of land off the north end
of that certain eight acres of land &C
quired by Mrs. Fannie E. Painter from
Mrs. Sallie A. Hudnall by act of dona-
ton recorded in conveyance book 7 in
August 1889; and by Mrs. Hudnall from
Mrs. Annie D. Cook, as per act in book
3, page IS, situated in the northeast
quarter of southwest quarter of north
west quarter section 5, township II,
range 10, with all buildings and improve
nlents thereon, situated in Caddo Par
ish, La, and being the same property
purchased from the said Calhoun BY the
said WELLER.
Said property seized to be sold to sat-
isfy the debt specified in the said writ in
the sum of three hundred and fifty dol
lars, with 8 per cent interest on $4,000
from February Fl, 1900, and like in
terest on $3.50 from November "a, 1902;
and the further sum of 5 per cent on said
sums and interest as attorneys fees and
all costs of the suit
S. J. WARD,
Sheriff of Caddo Parish, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30

ing fern. The floor may be covered
with green art square, and the wood,
work Of the room may likewise be
stained the same tone Of green.
Notice the room in the picture. How
artistic and yet how simple it is! The
fireplace is good thing in the dining
room of a summer house on account of
chilly mornings and evenings. Bits of
green and white china will add to the
decorative effect. The easement win
dow is the making of the room, and it
Is hung very simply with dimity cur
tains. Any woman might have a din
ing room like this for a very small sum.
r. DE La BAUME.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30

these are very dressy. They reach up
quite as high as the stocks and are
made in two styles. Some are only to
be pinned on outside the dress, and
thus they simulate a chemisette, while
the others are so fashioned as to fill
in the square or V shaped point in the
waist. l saw some that were almost
as bad as the guimpes of detested meur-
ory, but these are intended to fill in
square necked waists. Many of the
prettiest dresses arc cut square in the
neck and are to be filed in with the
chemisette in the earlier part of the
season and left open when it shall
grow warm enough.
Hand embroidered dresses Of batiste,
lawn, white broadcloth, crepe de chine
and the old-new radium silks are
among the newest of the dainty and
incidentally costly dresses for sum-
mer, which is now so very near to us.
Besides the expensive hand wrought
embroidered gowns there is an endless
list of machine embroidered ones. In
some the pattern is all over and in
others only along the f1ounces and 9TH
er portions intended for trimming.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
HOME FLOWERS.
They Crafty and Develop the Sense
of the Beautiful.

Few mUrtlerer> OF desperate Crllni-
nais ever go out from noli.es where the
people are gentle hammered ;,uu the
surroundings refined and inviting
Flowers in and AROUND 4 home 30 not
get half the credit they deserve as Il
civiliZn5 agent.
The very niili.>lc>t cottage i'll all this
land, il it 'illVe Il li!lv patch OF ground
about it, NIlv DC lll.:,.e the center OF Il
bower of beauty. 80 time to raise
flowers: If you notice You will lind
that the hardest worked mothers you
know often have the lovelicSt flowers
about their cottages. Does any of her
sex toll moHh or lonSer than the Ger
man peasant woman who comes to our
country to rear her children among our
pushing, get there race? It is better
and more healthful to let fancy work
and stitching go undone and work in
the soft, rich earth outdoors.
So let us clear away the ash heaps
and winter debris that cumber our
back yards and plant flowers. The ash
heaps make admirable compost for
roses Begin with few choice hardy
| varieties of these. Have you an I'M
slightly shed or corner of your house
that you wish to cover from view?
Plant beneath it the glorious Crimson
Rambler rose. 1t is SO splendid that no
words can do justice to it in the days
Of it's richest bloom. l have many a
time stood in silence before it, drink
ing in its beauty in a sort Of rapture.
1t is climber and runner and will
quickly cover everything unsightly.
One plant often grows from ten TO
twenty feet year.
The Crimson Rambler does not bloom
more than a month in early summer
1t simply gathers itself together and
pours out all the fullness of it's rich
ness with one impulse; then it gives US
during the rest Of the season the shade
of graceful leafy climber, and that
too, is attractive. Numbers of hardy
garden roses, however, do blossom all
summer long and till late in autumn.
Of these some Of the most reliable are
the we'll known Gloire de Dion, rose
salmon in color; General Jacqueminot,
deep crimon: American Beauty, deep
pink; La France, pink; Safrano, vel
low. The roots Of rose plants should
be set nine inches below the ground sur
face the earth about them tramped
firmly and the plants themselves well
watered evening or MNrning.
A ''rockery" greatly enhances the
beauty Of a dooryard. It can be merely
a pyramid Of rough stones with rich
earth in the crevices among them and
a saucer shaped hollow in the top af-
fording a tiny bed for pinks, verbenas
or asters. A nasturtium rocEery is one
of the handsomest and most brilliant
In pilin" the stones in the beginning
leave W: e cracks here and there for
flower s; eel. Fill these with loan from
the woods if you can get it, then sprin-
kle it with mixed hasturtium seed,
lightly covering them with the earth
Next after the Crimson Rambler rose
nothing is more satisfying to the sense
Of beauty in color thansthe vivid, burn
ing bright nasturtium.
A clump of scarlet geraniums is a
thing Of beauty all summer long. For
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30

when women spent months and often
years embrOidering trities later, going
to the other extreme, they cluttered
their houses with knickknacks Of the
baby ribbon and tissue paper style
all pretty in shape and color, but lack
ing durability and actual intrinsic val
ue. The home of today has a more
practical appearance. Much of the
ribbon and paper work is giving place
to leatheret, real leather and wicker
work, remarks a writer in the Ladies'
World in making the following sug-
gestions:
There are no articles in the home Of
more constant use than rugs, and for
that reason they should be as sub
stantial and as beautiful as possible.
The advent of the leather rug has
suggested q practical use for wornout
shoes. AS a rule, the soles, toes and
back seams give way, leaving the up
pers almost as good as new. 1t is from
these that the rugs illustrated are
made. For the rug shown cut right
angled triangles measuring four inches
along the straight sides. Two triangles
can be cut from each shoe.
The rug measures 16 by "a inches. 1t
requires the uppers from twelve pairs
Of Shoes
Eyelets like those used in shoes may
be purchased at % cents per box
several hundred in box. By means
of school punch, which costs only a
tritie, the holes are punched and eye
lets fastened in the holes at the same
time. If one does not care to purchase
punch aud eyelets the holes may be
made with common punch. In either
case the pieces are laced together with
shoestrings.
The leather may be cut, punched and
laced together in few hours, and
you have a rug that will last life
time.
To make the Indian bag illustrated
cut off the uppess Of pair of tan
shoes. This gives you two pieces of
leather nicely bound at the tops and
having eyelets down the sides.
Lay the twp pieces together, placing
the right facas inside. Stitch across
the bottom. Open up and lay it
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30

would certainly look for it more care
fully before committing themselves
The trouble with most men is that they
make too many allowances for the diff
ferences between men and women.
They think because a girl can't under
stand it is because she is a woman. It
is not. 1t is because she is the wrong
woman. There is a right kind of wom-
an for every man, and she will have
the same tastes as he has; she will
laugh at the same things and cry at the
same things.
That is being a real chum, and it is
the married chums who lead happy
lives.
Most women have no idea Of the
meaning of being chums. A husband
tries to tell his wife things, and he
gives up in despair because he thinks
that being a woman, she can't under
stand (Which is libel on womanhood),
or she makes a scene when things
don't so her way instead of stating her
objections quietly and giving him good
advice
The papers are full of lovelorn wives
asking for advice, and the advice is
very simple. 1t is the same for all:
BE his chum; be sunny and cheerful;
forget your petticoats occasionally and
your narrow prejudices; be a friend to
him as his men friends are; share his
trouble and. above all. his point Of
view; like TIE things he likes and take
him, and en- almost willing to wager
everything have that he will like your
things and think everything you do is
just about right in the end
HELEN CLIFTON,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
MAY FASHIONS.
Gossip Concerning Materials and Col
ors Which VIII Be Popular.

Wolfe is so soft and pretty that it is
no wonder it is so we'll liked. 1t now
bids fair to be among the very best
fabrics Of the season, though, to be
sure, it is not altogether new. But
women are learning that it is better to
hold on to some things which have been
fOunt! desirable than to be always
seeking something entirely new. The
voileS are presented in all the season 5
colorlngS aid in white and black. This
gives them Il wide range Of usefulness
and adaptS the material to almost any
requirement and an kind of trimming.
| have seen some wolfe gowns with vel
vet Sarllitures, others with lace, more
with set pieces Of fancy braid and
still more with no OrnamentatiOn save
tucks or shirrs or some other kind Of
hand work. There seems to be nothing
not adapted to this semidiaphanous
material. 1t is generally made over a
skirt Of taffeta either Of the same or Of
a contrasting color.
But wolfe is a difficult material to
manage, as it is SO flexible, and the
amateur dreSSmaker is bound to be-
dew it with tears before it is done. l
think lace is the natural complement
of this pretty stuff, and the illustra
ton shows how 1t may be effective
~ applied. The sleeves are short to
the elbows, and then comes fall Of
three rut1les of lace hanging down we'll
over the wrist. The waist is in the
form of a short bolero and along the
front and around the neck is a notched
band of fine white linen batiste, with
tiny white linen buttons in the notches.
1t makes quite dainty trimming.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30

fragrance and prettiness both there is
mignonette, which may be planted in a
deep crevice in the rockery too. It is
rather the fashion now to neglect and
underrate the rose geranium which our
mothers valued so highly, yet fo, green
and for pleasant odor in a bou luet it
has never been excelled. It grows in
great clumps outdoors and ought to
have place In our garden.
Sweet peas are easily grown and
yield great return in loneliness as we'll
as in their faint, delicate perfume. A
little later come the brilliant phloxes
and the. summer asters, also easily
grown froni<fhe seed. Later yet, even
till after FROST the chyrsanthemum
sheds its brightness and blessing on
the earth. II the buds Of ehrysan-
themum are nipped off as they form in
summer and the plant kept back it can
be potted in September and brought
into the house when frost comes, where
In a sunny window it can be made to
bloom at Christmas time.
Earliest to greet US in spring are the
bulbs, dafrodils, jonquils and narcis-
suses. These likewise tulip bulbs, should
be planted in the earth in autumn, tax
ing root and then resting till March and
April. Pansies are approved home
beauties, too, but to make them bloom
early the seed should be sown in the
late winter In window boxes or in cold
frames and the young sprouts trans
planted into the garden bed. II you
have shaded spots where little sun
shine comes, remember the ferns-just
the wildwood ferns that live from year
to rear and need only room to grow
and little enriching OF the soil 4
Lastly, no dooryard effect is perfect
without I'll spaces OF smooth green
grass. MARI ELIZABETH HAIR
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
Lace Much Used For Trimmings.

Laces for trimming of gowns and the
short capes and coats may be any kind,
but bruges, galloons, bretons and
heavy carrickmacross, duchess, Irish
crochet cluny and several fancies in
best except for the very thin lawns
and batistes. For these valenciennes is
the proper kind, for none Of the rest is
fine enough. Nearly all these are so
made that there is an insertion to
match. The new fancy for chemisettes
creates an added demand for lace, and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
Bluetlsh, Spanish style.

onion cut fine; then add quart Of to-
matccs, canned or scalded, into which
have been put half a pint Of water. q
small piece OF butter. half a Glove of
garlic, a quarter Of teaspoonful of
cloves and black pepper. a teaspoonful
of salt and two tablespoonful of vine
gar. Boil for twenty minutes. then put
into the mixture a medium sized blue
fish cut into large pieces When it is
done thicken slightly with -four. add a
small bunch Of parsley and half of a
green pepper chopped fine. Serve hot
g cold. Good Housekeeping.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Shreveport, La, April I, 1oo5.-No-
tice is hereby given that a meeting of
the stockholders OF the Smith Furniture
Company, Limited, will be held at its
office, in the city of Shreveport, La, on
the and day of May, 1905, for the pur-
pose of voting on an increase of the CAP
ltal stock Of said company, and for such
other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting (SignedD
NJ. l. MORELAND, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30
WIVES WHO ARE CHUMS.
They Never Ask the Editor OF the
V[onlaE'S Page For Advice.

The, Never Ask the Editor OF the
NomaE'S Page For Advice.
Why are 50 Elan.' marriage, failures
Hec:,ll>,. the Eri,l; and groom have no
tastes i'll tDlMn!un.
\ man L!ur.it< Il girl because she is
pretty; a Eill marr:eS a man because
he has Il gpDI income or Il good appear
ullce. After they settle down together
what remains: He likes to read; she
wants 10 g. out all the time. He is in
tereSteu in athletics, she In poetry. She
loves opera, and he won't go inside a
theater unless to hear comedy, and
very often he has a sense Of humor
and she has none at all.
This last is positively a tragedy.
If men would realize how necessary
sense Of humor Is in a woman they
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-30

smoothly on an ironing board. Cover
with cloth and press with a very hot
iron.
Now lay the two halves together.
with the right faces outside. Lace
the sides with tan colored shoe laces.
The fringe and draw strings are
made Of shoe laces cut any length one
fancies.
TO carry the Indian idea still further,
the fringe and face Of the bag may
be decorated with large colored beads
A fri, Of narrow tan colored ribbon
completes the bag.