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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
A Lady Baseball Scorer.

Something really new is the appoint.
mcnt of Il woman as official scorer for
q baseball team. The lady who occu-
pies this unique post is Mrs. Jessie
Reynolds Of Columbia. s. C. The base
ball team OF which the manager, Mr..
Earle, appointed her scorer is the pride
Of Columbia. Not the least pleasing
feature of the matter Is that good sal
airy attaches to the office Mrs. Reyn-
ODDS husband is one Of the leading
players Of the team. The Daily Colum-
bia Record says of the lady, Mrs.
Reynolds knows the game from start
to finish and can tell the difference be-
tween long chance and a fragrant
miss as well as the captain of the op-
posing team"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
And Even the Skirt.

When skirts are tight around the hips
hers is the tightest Of all, even il II
does cape in the back. Her train is the
longest and gathers and holds the most
dirt. 1t would never occur to her to
sew Il binding or mend a frayed place
No: wEe.i the skirt is worn enoagh
she merely throws it aside.
The untidy woman is the one escep-
ton to an almost universal feminine
fault-she never worries.
No. indeed! She sits in negligee none
too clean, with hair nobe too tidy, read
ing yellow backed novel. while the
room riots in widest disorder. The
maid vainly begs her presence in the
kitchen. and the children pull down the
flowerpots, rummage In her work bas-
ket or fall downstairs, according to
their own sweet fancy.
HELEN CLIFTON. Z
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
PASSES HOUSE.
Bill Prescribing Time In Which -
Remarry Prevails In Lower Body.

Hemarry FfevAnS IN Lower 6ooy.
Austin. Feb. 4.-The lower house OF
the state legislature Friday passed
the senate bill forcing persons giving
ground for action in divorce cases tc
remain single for three years, the other
party to the divorce to remain single
one year. This action of the legisla-
ture Is the elimination of the crusade
which has been waged against divorce
throughout the state for sometime.
Bill prohibiting assignment of future
wages went to thir reading.
House bill by Messrs. Love OF Dali
las, Roszer Thomas and Mays. pro-
yiding for county repositories for
county funds. was placed on second
reading Mr.. Thomas speaking briefly
for its passage.
An amendment by Messrs Gray and
Hudspeth. requiring specific descrip-
ton Of all real estate named in the
bend given by the depository and an
amendment by Mr.. Hudspeth. provid-
ing that no real estate outside Of the
county naming the depository should
be included in the bond were adopted.
Further condition was postponed I'M
til Tuesday.
House bill by Mr.. Blanton regulating
the sale Of railroad tickets. with COM
mittee amendments was placed on
second reading.
The senate anti-pass bill was finally
passed Friday. As it stands. it prohib :
its the giving Of free passes by railroad.
street railway and sleeping car COM
panies to any person whatsoever ex-
cep. owners. officers and bona fide en-
ployes of the corporation issuing the
pass Newspaper advertising must be
paid for in cash.
Senate passed Chambers Terrell cold
storage bill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
THE UNTIDY WOMAN.

She II the Curse OF All Around Her
whether She IL Single or Married.
OF all the unwomanly women the un'
tidy woman is the worst. Woman has
been likened to a flower and her infiu-
ence over mems lives to its perfume,
but I defy you to find anything to COM
pare with the untidy woman except the
struggling weed which ruins the effect
of whole front yard of fresh green
grass.
Put the untidy woman in q neatly ar
ranged room. and in five minutes watch
the transformation. The window shade
will be awry and the curtains will be
pulled apart. Scraps of paper will dec
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Mrs. Alec Tweedie.

This sprightly lady and gifted Brit.
ish author, who lately came to our coun-
try, is always welcome in the United
States. Wherever she goes she is one
Of the livest and most interesting of
women. She is an indefatigable trav-
eler in out of the way spots of earth.
Her first book was called "a Girls
Ride In Iceland" Another is "A Win.
ter Jaunt to Norway" Mrs. Tweedie
at home is greatly interested in dairy,
ing and agriculture as vocations for her
own sex. She has lately returned from
a second trip to Mexico.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Notable
WOme en-
An Ideal Friendship Be
tween Two Literary
Ladies

Mrs Kate Epson Clark. one Of the
most popular all round writer's of her
a quarter of century She is fond of
outdoor life, also of her own sex. who
love her as she loves them. Mrs. clark
and the late Mrs. Margaret Welsh, wild
ow of Philip Welsh. the humorist, We're
intimate friends for years. 1t was one
Of those occasional ideal friendships
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

Despite the clatter about outworn
creeds and the anxious look Oh the
faces of amateur diagnosticians as they.
sit up with the church and feel its
pulse the statistics are still Oh the side
OF the church. They show 1t vital, not
moribund. The figures for practically
every denomination show percentage
Of growth during 1904 larger than the
increase In population. - New Yorln
Gl0ba. h
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
BOTH INDICTED.
Mcdaniel Brothers Are Each Held !,
Ten Thousand Dollars.

Granger Tex. Feb. Nv w and
R. Mcdaniel formerly president and
cashier Of the First National bank of
Granger. have been indicted by the
Federal grand jury now in session at
Austin, and each held in $4,000 bond
which was furnished at Austin Friday.
On evidence furnished by National
Bank Inspector Logan and the con-
troller of the currency two indictments
were found against each of the above
brothers.
They are charged with false entries
on the books of the bank and falsify-
ing reports to the treasury depart
ment
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Burns Prove Fatal.

Edgew God. Tex, Feb. 4.-The little
child of Bert Ellitt died from the ex-
tensive burns it received some days ago.
While the mother was out of the house
the children lowered too near the blaz-
Ing fire place and the clothing Of this
one caught and burned nearly entirely
off the bodE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
An Athletic Old Lady.

A notable woman is Mrs. Louise A.
Wright of indianapolis, eighty years
old last birthday. though IL she herself
did not tell it nobody would know She
acts and looks like very spry and
healthy woman of sixty. She owes her
health and high spirits largely to out
door life and exercise. Last autumn she
spent three months In Kankakee. the
noted hunting and fishing region Mrs.
Wright was an indefatigabIe angler in
the Kankakee river and caught more
hsh than anybody else who tried the
stream.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
4. to Relirious Epi,emic..

Commenting on the extraordinary
wave of religious enthusiasm brought
about by some revivalists I'm Wales. the
Secolo of Milan, one of ItaIy's most
famous. newspapers, remarks. Even
the self possessed and sedate Anglo
Saxon Is not proof against such orfleaIs
and can on occasion give evidence Of
what the medieo psychologist terms the
hyperaesthesia Of an overwrought civi-
iixation..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Arrested Girls.

El Paso. Feb. Am attempt was
made to reopen the dance hall in this
city which was closed about three
months ago, during the cleaning up
here. About fifteen girls were arrested
IN a raid on the place by the police.
The proprietor announces that he will,
night the case to the last resort.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Gets Zinc Mine.

Paris. Tex. Feb. 4.--F. r. Holloway,
a Wells, Fargo express messenger on
the Frisco between Par:s and st. Louis.
owns small farm twenty-five miles
south of st. Louis. and while a. well
was being dug on the place thick vein
OF zinc was enc entered, which is safd
to be worth $50 per ton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
ARcHED EFFECTS.

They Add Much to the Beauty of a
Large Room or Hall.
In the picture we have very artistic
hall taken from an English home. The
woodwork is weatnered oak. and the
beautifully designed pillows support q
balcony hung with tapestry, the rail-
ing Of which Is ornamented with deer
heads.
Beyond the arched effect under the
balcony there are q rather ornate fire.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Fired At Officers.

Nacogdoches, Tex, Feb. 4.-when a
man by the name of Crippled Jim.
wanted at Shreveport, got off a train
mere offieers tried to arrest him. He
Hired twice at them and ran away
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Coal Of Firs In Mouth

Abilene, Tex Feb. 4.-The infant
child OF Mr. and Mrs. Ed N. Harris
Tell into the fire and was seriously
burned. One coal Of fire was taken
out OF the little ones mouth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
PosToFFicE DYNAMlTED.

Building Robbed, Then Set on Fire and
Utterly Destroyed.
Dallas, Feb. 4.-The postoffice at
Letot, twelve miles northwest of here,
was dynamited by unknown persons
and the safe robbed of $3.50. The post
master is r. K. Marks, who also con-
ducts a general store. The building
was set on fire and destroyed. The
amount of mony taken from the safe
was $3.50. nearly all of which was Mr..
Marks individual cash.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
TERRIBLE MISTAKE,

Infant Given Morphine Capsule H.
stead Of Paresoric.
Pari>, Tex, Feb. 4.-The two weeks
old infant of Henry Lefevers. n Delta
county farmer living near Lake Creek
capsule administered during the night
through mistake for paregoric cap
Sule,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Unable to Land.

Caro-. ILL.,. Feb IA Cotton Belt pas
senger train from Newport, Ark, with
zoo passengers was on board the big
transfer boat, Henry Marquand in front
OF this city Saturday morning in the
middle Of the Ohio river unable to land.
The boat had been fighting the ice for
several hours. but could make no head
way.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
sehooIhouse Burns

Wills Point. Tex. Feb. 4.-schooi-
house at this place. valued with fur
niture at $4,000, was destroyed by fire
Several children lost their books.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Steamer Aground.

Galveston, Feb. 4.-The steamer
Amazonese went aground on GALVESTON
Island. She rested easy all day Friday
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Covered With sIeet

San Antonio, Feb. 4.-This section
is covered with sleet. Unprotected cat
tie are suffering.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

between women which make this q
brighter, happier world. Both ladies
had families to care for, both We're
busy writer's. yet year after year after
the days work was done for each the
two ladies trysted on a certain street
and enjoyed a long, happy walk to-
gether ''in the edge Of the light" as
Mrs. Clark says. When Margaret Welsh
went out of this life Kate Epson Clark
was disconsolate
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

place and carved cabinet for books
and enrios. The large table in the fore
ground bears writing utensils OF BRASS
The chairs are upholstered In reddish
tapestry and red leather.
The rugs are CT a dull oriental red.
Palms and ported plants add much to
the cheerfnlness of the room.
Il, DE La BAUME.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
re KILL ROCKEFELLER eccsi!
ON OWN PROPERTY
0minous Threat Is Posted on
Country Estate OF William
Rockefeller.
JOHN Q. IN, RsFoRms
He Re ans from His Sunday sct.ao
Glass. md Rurnor Hrs IL That Ne
Will Quit Standard Oil Sc
cause of Its "TN,nt".

Malone. y. Y. May 3,-rhe sensa-
tjonal threat is made that If William
Rockefeller attempts 10 visit his prince
ly Adirondack preserves at Bay Pond
this summer. he will be shot. The an
,larily to his treatment. Of the people
of the village at Brandon, hare by his
100 square mites of bunting and fish
ing grounds. augmented ny his alleged
activity in trying to run down the as
sassin of Orlando p. Dexter.
Upon these and along the line of the
New York and Ottawa railroad, between
Bay Pond and Brandon. and in the
depth of the forest all on the Rookie
feller property. this ominous legend is
posted:
"A $50. eco bullet will stop William
Rockefeller the minute he sets foot up
on this property"
The signs are evidently by the same
hand, roughly printed. The reference
to the value of the bullet is not under
stood. and is no doubt a private con-
ceit on the part of the man who seeks
to intilnidate the magnate. The signs
have all been put up within a week.
Called up on the long distance tele-
phone at his home in Tarrytown. N
apprised of the threats. Mr.. Rockefeller
asked if he would defy the enemy
and visit his preserve. He made no
comment pom the threat. of which, 1t
learned later. he already knew. hut
said that he had made nc plans and did
not NOW when he would go 10 Bay
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
mACHEN PLEADS GUILTY
CORNER Prominent Post Office oAici.,
Has Two Years Added to
His Sentence.

Washington. May 2~5.-Ausust w
Machen. under sentence of two years
Imprisonment for connection with
postal .'auds, pleaded guilty today to
an additional Indictment in which he
is charged Jointly with Crawford and
LorenZ with conspiracy in the pur-
chase of letter carriers satchels, and
was sentenced to an additional two
years Imprisonment.
BY pleading guilty Machen escaped
trial on eleven other indictments. the
district attorney having agreed to
quash them. The two years sentence
will begin upon the execution a like
term given him upon conviction or the
indictment on which he was trie,. "a
year ago. BY good conduct Machen
will reduce the total imprisonment on
account OF his irregularities in the
postal service to three years.
In entering his plea Machen begged
permission of the court to explain his
action He said:
although l did not directly or indi-
rectly interfere with or attempt to in
fiuence the committee that received
and considered the competitive bids
the indictment was awarded and ex-
ecuted. yet l held an interest in the
contract and shared in the profits ac-
cruing from it. ! am advised by coun-
sci that acceptance of the money con-
stituted a technical violation Of the
statute.
In my closing words, and with all
the force and earnestness at my com
mand. let me urse that my plea shall
not affect the interests of other de-
eenaantS under this Indictment
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
BRUTAL ACT BY WON \
vs.x T.- end Feather a Member 81
Their Own Sex ard Are

Hudson. Mich, MN ManS suits
at law have been started, among then,
damage suits a~gsregatils $50 o0. a di~
Norce suit and critalpSti proceedings
All have grown out II AN eNeuinS
visit paid by the ~"avenstns angels rs
Mrs. Mae Post. whom they toupd IN her
apartment playing cards with her di-
vorced husband. ord Post. and otis
kephus, a well connected Young husN
ness man of Hudson.
rhe visiting band was made up or
men and women in about equal mum
bers. Tn men. who were armed, drove
and kept Mrs. Posts male companions
into an adjoining room. while !he wonl-
en- angels cut OFF Mrs. Posts hair.
administered a coat of hot tar and en-
bellished the nasty mess with a storm OF
feathers Not content with perform
ing these outrages, the woman who was
apparently a leader among the female
v%igilantes despatched the walls and
floor of the room, the clothing cut from
the Woman's body and her other wear
ing apparel with ancient eggs. The
vandalism was carried to such al eX-
tent that the woman'stentareE wardrobe
was ruined. embtSo Chickens being
found in practically every drawer of
her dresser.
The alleged reason for the acts OF
these men and women. most of them
residents of h town and
community. was the supposed intimacy
of Mrs. Post with Loren Barrett. a
well to do stockman living near Hud-
SOL Barrett is a married man and at
least three of the band of "%avengiag
Two others were his own broth
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
INVENTs QUEER BOAT.
Iowa Mans Auto. Cushion Boat Prom
Uses to Revolutionize Ship Con-
struction-Skims on Water.

New York, May 25.-A muscular
farmer from North McGregor, Ia, ar
rived here a month ago n has all
ready convinced a group of capitalists
that his principles for building every
variety of vessels that travel the wa
ter will revolutionize the construction
of launches, ships n war vessels. He
claims that il constructed according to
his plans, high power naptha launches
will attain a speed of thirty-tive miles
an hour and t~orpedoboat destroyers
with 5000 horsepower and the ordinary
displacement will be able to make at
least ffty-ive miles an hour.
This farmer inventor is William b.
Motheral. Though he has received
scarcely a years actual schooling in
his life he has always been an assidu-
Gus student of higher mathematics. He
conceived the idea of supplying a cush-
ion of air for the boat to travel on.
vessel with air pipes leading from the
top of the moat to ne bottom. all
pointing to the stern. He ATTACHED a
force pump to the engine and drove air
through apertures. When he has at
tanned a speed of nine miles an hour
he was surprised to find that the pump
was not needed. but that the air was
sucked from the top of the aunch UNI
~.derneath the bottom. He found that
the launc fairly SKINNED over the
water.
MY launch is thirty-four feet long
and six feet WIDE" said Motherall.
and with a seven hors epower engine
and two men in her we hav 1900
pounds displacement. She will make
sixteen to twenty miles an hour. An
ordinary speed launch makes eight and
"a half to twelve miles. With fourteen
horsepower in my boat i will make at
least twenty-six miles. With fourteen
twenty-four at least thirty miles.
My principles can be applied to
warships and to any other seagoing
vessel. Torpedoboat destroyers could
make sixty miles an hour and run on
wo feet of water
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
JOHN D. Or. G. USES A STIR.
His Sunday School Class Is speculat-
inn Upon His Meanino.

New York, May 25.-John d. Rookie
Teller. :ir. according to a discussion
among members of his bible class. in
tends to follow his action OF resigning
the leadership of the class by With
drawing from all official connection
with the Standard Oil company.
This determination. it was said. is
due only in part. if at all, to i'll health.
but is largely the growth of the great
public cutlery against tainted money
recently raised by a number of Con-
gregational ministers in New England.
and taken up by %clereymen of other de-
nominations and by the people at large.
1t was further said. and said specifi-
cally, by 9 membe of the bible class,
that he understood that young Rookie
feIer had held several rather heated
interviews with his father on the gem
eral subject of Standard Oil methods.
Rockefeller, jr.. according to this
member Of the bible class, had made
it clear to Rockefeller, ST. that the
former did not approve OF all ot the
Standard Oils modes of doing business.
but regarded them as affordiug at least
an excuse for the cry which mad been
raised against tainted money
The younger Rockefeller has devoted
himself with every show Of enthusiasm
10 his bible class and Has, within the
last few months. gone publicly on rec
crd as saying some sharp things about
modern business methods. He has
preached absolute poverty. He has said
that a corporation that did not do good
To others as We'll as 70 Itself would
ultimately fail. All his talks to his
class have been marked by earnestness.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
BEWILDER RUSSIANS.
Big Engagement is imminent, but tho
Jap Plans Are Kept in the
nark

Gunshu Pass, May 23.-A general en-
gagement is imminent. Oyana is de-
ploying heavy forces against Line
vitch's left and is contracting his
troops along the center, but his base il
opposite the Russian right. 1t is not
yet clear which wing is making a dem
onstration and which will deliver the
main blow. 1t is evident from Line
vitch's preparations that he entenos TO
accept a decisive battle.
ST. Petersburg. May 20.-The val Of
flee confirms the report from Gunshu
pass that Oyama is on the eve of :ak-
ing a general offensive. No doubt is
entertained here that Linevitch will &C
ccpt battle in his present positions. The
naval staff believes Oyama'S advance
was precipitated by CUB regarding
the issue of the coming naval battle
between R~oiestvensky and Togo. With
an unbealen army in front of him,
Oyama's position might be critical il
his communications with Japan were
interrupted ever temporarily.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
RockEFELLER's TIP.
Son CT Gil Maenste Rewards earbe,
fer Coco Haircut.

New York. May 25.-Extravagance
never vas of John u. Rockefeller,
jr.'s. bad traits. Nevertheless. the bar
Der who Cut his uburn locks recently
is in possession Of 4 piece of evidence
that indicates that the oil kings son
is not parsimonious.
John j. Phelan, who at present
guides the razor n shears IN Il barber
shop al y Spruce street. mad the homer
of clipping the hair of the millionaire
SUNDAY chool teacher last December,
and because of the great care he took
John D. Rockefeller, jr., tipped him.
This is said to be the only tip the
young man Ver, gave the barber.
Phelan formerly was employed in a
barber shop in the Standard Oil build
ing. 70 Broadway. John d. Rockefeller,
jr.. was a customer of the place. but h.
always waited for q certain barber 10
cut his hair.
But the lucky day came for Phelan
when all the men in the establishment
We're re:SvinE whissers n boards
the Sunday school teacher came in.
He was in a tremendous hurry. as he
intended sailing for England and had
only a few minutes to catch a steamer.
You're next" shouted Phelan, anx-
iously.
Rockefeller climbed into the chat
and asked him to trim his hair quickly.
He explained the cause of his haste
and Pi.elan got busy" finishing in a
surprisingly short time.
Good work" said John o.. ir.. as he
felt in his trousers pocket for the
change. TAX this" he said. as he
HANDED Phelan a coin.
What is it, a gold piece" asked the
other BARRIERS. as they crowded about
Phelan.
Holding the coin between thumb and
forefinger, Phelan displayed it. a
hearty laugh came from his friends as
he held Rockefeller's tip before them.
1t was a 6 cen piece!
Il will keep it forever said Phelan.
Accordingly he has had the nickel
framed. decorated it with the following
inscription:
John D.. Rockefeller. jr.'s. one best
tip
The framed nickel is hung in the
parlor Of Phelan's home, 582. Baltic
street. BROOKLYN.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
RUSSIA ENTERS PROTEST.
Report japanese Intend 10 Remow>
Erperor NJ Norma

st. Petersburg. May 23,-The Rus
sian charge d'aifaires at Pekin has m
formed the Chinese government that
according To reports the Japanese in
tend removing the emperor OF Korea 10
Japan, IN c~ontraNention of the treaty
of ~Shimonoseki. guaranteeing the indie
pendence of Korea. The Russian gov
eminent has protested against such ac-
ton TO all the powers
Washington. May 20.-"The treaty
of Shimonoseki, which brought TO "a
close the Japanese-Chipese war. guar
anteed the independence of Korea.
Japan will not violate the terrls of that
treaty. Statements that the Japanese
government c~ontemplateS removing the
emperor of Korea to Japan in contra
vention of that treaty are incorrect and
are circulated with a mischievous puY-
pose in NieW.'
This Was the comment on the st.
Petersburg dispatch that Japan in
tended TO remove the Korean en-
peror TO Japan, made by Minister
Takahira of Japan tonight. AS be-
tween the governments of Japan and
China it is realized that so long as
interests of the United States are not
enace there is 10 ground for this
governmen to interfere in this con-
nection. except, perhaps, to exert it's
good influences for the continuation
OF friendly relations between them.