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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
DREADFUL DEATH.
Spanish Girl Ends Existence In
Horrible Manner.

Fresro. Cal, Au@. 17.-Juara Aristn,
pretty G~anish girl. committed sui
eide by iabbing herself in the aldo
men with = blunt SOLDERING iron She
placed the handle end against 4 niil:r
and forced The point into her flesh.
piercing tho irtestines. She came from
Spain three R,Cnths ago and was ';C-
spCnedent ever since her arrival. bat
made no ere her confidant. love
affair is believed to have been the
cause of the act.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Shaw Has Narrow Escape.

London. Aug. 17.-George Bernard
Shaw, the author, has a narrow escape
from drowning, according to the Daily
Mail He was swimming off Llanbedr,
Merionethshire, with a friend when
the current carried them away from
shore After a long struggle they
managed to reach distant sand bank.
Mr.. Shaw was utterly exhausted when
the place OF safety was reached.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
BELL PASSES AWAY.

Last Survivor of Confederate Congress-
Gro sses River of Death.
Bell, the last surviving member Of the
Confederate congress, and noted
throughout Georgia for his statesman
ship and legal ability. died friday
aged eighty years. Colonel Bell had
been colonel in the Confederate
army. member Of the secession con-
vention and a Confederate and United
States congressman. He served in
both branches OF the state legislature.
He was grandson of Francis Bell,
commissioned officer in the Confines
tai army.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Lonu-Time Official Arrested.

Boston, Aug 17.-Warren Hastings.
since 1864 trusted official of the
United States subtreasury at this city,
was arrested Friday on a charge of en-
bezzling from the 5000
In cash-June last. The money was
taken from a package containing $109,-
600 in bills prepared for shipment to
Washington TO be retired from circn-
latiOn.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
She Understands Dressmakinq.

Mrs. Victor Howard Metcalf. WIFI
Of the secretary of the navy. can make
her own dresses She thinks that al
women may find it convenient 70 stud :
dressmaking Then when a dress ism
right they will know why. Mrs. Met
calf is one Of the best dressed womcn
in Washington.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
"Bili" nye's Brother Dies.

New York, Aug. 17-Fred Nye.
brother of the late Bill Nye, is dead
He was a member of the editorial
staff of the World. Mr.. Nye wrote
many humorous poems and the book
Of The King and the Broker a
comic opera. His death was due to
injuries sustained by being hit by a
trolley car
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18


basket must be small and put toseti-
err with ribbons or tapes so that it can
be folded up and tucked into the desk
when not in use. \ noiseless box OF
this sort for pencils, etc. to stand OH
top of the desk may also be made. y
desk pad made from a stiff square or
oblong of cardboard and fitted at the
corners with tips of chintz or burlap
is a useful accessory to the school out
fit. If a sheet of blotting paper is
slipped underneath the tips it will
make neat desk cover, protect that
much abused piece of furniture from
injury and deaden the sound from
dropped pencils or books which is so
irritating in the busy schoolroom.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Fatal Boiler EXPLOSION.

Dadevile. Ala, Aug. 1.-THE boil
er in the Shaffer single mill near
here exploded and Tom McCarty and
William Givcns, employees. were killed.
Mrs. McCarty, who had been married
but a few months, was seriously in
iured.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Hand Sawed Off.

Groyeton, Tex, Aug. 17.-Alfred
Hambrick labOrer at the mills Of
the Trinity Lumber company, got
hand cut off by an edge saw while at.
tempting to operate the same.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Two Killed, Numbers Injured.

Buenos Ayres, Aug 1.-Two men
were killed and a number injured in
a labor riot which occurred among
dockmeu here. The police made nu-
merOus arrests.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Fall Breaks His Neck.

New Cumberland. o. Aug. IL
While walking in his sleep John Win
niki fell out of second story win
dow and broke his neck
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Game Warden Appointed.

Austin, Aug. 17.-R. w. Lowrance
has been appointed state game warden.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Cut by Blade of Mower.

Steubenvilla O., Aug 17.-Albert
Billiard fell in front of moving ma
chimes blade in this county and vas
probably fatally injured.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
As to Food Values.

The head teacher of cooking school
says she would like to revise the cur
riculum of girls schools. She would
introduce a course. not of cooking. as
some of the girls might never find that
of use, but of food values. which every
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Finds Much Honey.

Newport. Ark, Aug. III. T. Cam
found in a tree in White river bot,
tom honey sufficient to fill tub and
two water buckets.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
The NEAT GIRL.
She Scores Fig Hit With the Aver.
age Man.

age Man.
Men like fluffy women. ch. yes. They
love trailing ribbons ami ruff!es and
frilled paraSOlS but these must be i'm
maculate.
You will excuse me for mentioning
this
Yes. | know it takes IA lot of money
to dress that way and be immaculate.
1t means that ones fripperes have to
be renewed every other time 1t real
Iy means that one ought not to walk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Local Election In Haskell

Haskell, Tex, Aug. 17.-Haskell
county will have a local option cleo
ton Aug 81.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18

LIVING ROOM IN COUNTRY HOUSE.
are in rich shade of red, which is
further carried out on the walls and
In the fringe on the bronze lamp over
head.
There is handsome gilt mirror
over the fireplace. The ornaments con
sist Of pair of silver gilt candle
sticks. clock and some old blue and
white plates. The couch is of russell
leather. with red cushions.
The rugs are of the same warm tints.
and the many books snow TINS room IS
for use as well as for looks.
r. DE LA BAUME.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION.
Nine Souls Ushered Into Eternity ard
Injured Are Eighty.

Berlin. Aug. ia dynamite factory
at DoemitZ exploded Friday. Nine We're
killed and eighty injured
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Convenienees For the Desk.

If yon have some bright bits of Gre
tonne or chintZ you can make Il neat
little wastebasket to stand upon the
child's desk or underneath it. The
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18

or go downtown, but just roll around
in cabs to carry out the idea of the
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-21
Brevities
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 Legal blanks are for sale at the Press office.
 Ice cream and the best of sodas at the drug store.
 Pies and Bread are on sale at Rum sey's and Durham's. resh every day.
 The Red Men will give grand open ing ball at Imperial next Friday night.
 Regelar services ct opera house Sun day at II and o'clock; preaching by J. F. Tout. All are welcome.
 All members of Fraternal Brother hood are urgently requested to attend regular meeting Tuesday night at 8 p. m.
 Imperal and Fl Centro hines played a game of base ball here Sunday and Imperial, put it all over the home team.
 L H. Fry, of Rivera, sends in for a years subscription to the Press. He wants to keep posted on the Imperial Valley.
 B. E. Nosler is running the Fl Centro bakery and is furnishing bread to those who wish it The bakery is needed and no doubt will be well patronized when 1t is more fully known to be in opera tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-21
1I1l1IIIllIlIIIIl1IIlIIl } Personal Mention {

VIIITV NTTITIT
 w. E. Downing was Calexico visitor yesterday.
 Geo. Carter was doing business in Fl Centro Thursday.
 c. c. Bowles, of Brawley, was in town Wednesday.
 J. B. Carrier, of Downey, was an Fl Centro visitor this week.
 Thos. J. Hunt, of Riverside, was an Fl Centro visitor this week. \ w. G. Conley, of Covina, was regis tered at the Hotel Fl Centro Monday. I Editor Tout of the Calexico Chronicle was passenger in to Los Angeles Fri day noon.
 Jacob Stoner, formerly of the Imper- ial Valley, but now of Covina, was in Fl Centro this week.
 l.. w. Hollis, electrician for the Holt on Power company, is away on vaca- tion of couple of weeks. \ Andrew Woods left Friday noon for San Diego. He will be married in that city next Wednesday evening.
 D. H. Clark, of San Jacinto, was in Fl Centro, first of the week looking over our valley with view to probably investing.
 Mrs. D. D. Pellet and her sister, Miss Daisy Mead, came in last Tuesday evening from their summer vacation spent at Long Beach.
 Mrs. Elder, wife of the county clerk, came up from Brawley Tuesday even- ing and will remain here permanently. They expect to set up housekeeping shortly.
 O. s. Hecox, prominent real estate man of Oceanside, was in Fl Centro this week and was very much impressed with our little city and may locate in business here.
 Judge F. J. Cole returned Wednesday night from his trip to several Southern California towns. He took trip over to Holtville Thursday afternoon. He is getting nicely settled in his new office.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-21

J. B. Carrico, of Downey, has been in the Valley this week, and after look ing around to some extent, he bought thirty acres near Fl Centro, and added the Press to his list of papers.
 l.. H. Cooper, superintendent of con- struction for the Holton Power com pany, came back Sunday night from his vacation and started work on the power plant and on the addition to the ice plant.
 Paul Palmeter got six months for as- saulting little Frenchmen at Calexico last Tuesday. Paul was arrested not long for beating up chinaman, but got off on technicality. This time he's in jail.
 The Fl Centro Realty Go. has grow ing list of properties. They are anx- ious to list all the property for sale; they will see to it that possible custom CTS see these lands. See them at their office Hotel Franklin. 24tf
 MT. and Mrs. F. w. VanBuskirk and MT. w. E. Bolles, of San Diego, have been in Fl Centro this week. They were here to see the valley thoroughly and have driven from this place to Sils- bee, Calexico and Holtville.
 Nv. E. Downing has added number of new shaving mugs for his customers. He has ordered another case to put them in. The collection is an interest ing one, and by looking at any one you can tell what the owners business is or to what order he belongs.
 Mrs. Ida Tout will open a millinery and ladies toggery in Fl Centro just as soon as suitable building can be secur ed. Miss Abbie who conducted the millinery store in Imperial last year will be home in few days from her va cation and will take charge of that de- partment
 Al Heydhof was in Fl Centro Thurs day visiting some of his old friends. MT. Heydhoff owns fine ranch in the Mesquite lake district, but has been in Los Angeles for a few weeks past and had not been to the county seat since the wheels of the new county govern ment had been set in motion. V
 A MT. and Mrs. Harvey Mead are late arrivals to the Imperial Valley. MT. Mead brought down car load of horses and implements, arriving Wednesday morning, while Mrs. Mead came in on Tuesday evenings train. As yet they have not definitely located, but will re- main permanently. They are the son and daughter-in-law of MT. and Mrs. B. Mead, of the eastside.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-21
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Effective Sept. 3, 1907.
FiOItou-Intsrurban Railway Company

wESTBOUND: No. 1-Leave Holtville 8:45 a. m. daily except Sunday. No. 3-Leave Holtville 1900 N. includ- ing Sunday. No. 5-Leave Holtville 400 p. m. daily except Sunday.
 EASTBOUND: No. 2-Leave Fl Centro 1000 a. m. daily except Sunday. No. 4-Leave Fl Centro 100 p. m. daily including Sunday. No. 6-Leave Fl Centfo 500 p. m. daily except Sunday. Freight days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, trains Nos. 5 and 6. w F. HOLT, c. E. PARIS, President. Gen'l. Supt.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-21

W O. w., Fl Centro Camp 264. w meets every Friday night at Ma sonic Hall. Fl CentFO. Cal, H. R. Kyle, council commander, J. L. Trav- CTS, advisor, K. H. sherman, clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-21

SoUTHBoUND: No. 502-Leave Fl Centro-9:40 a. m. BOA '" !" -9:27 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-21
Southern Pacific Railway.

NoRTHBOUND: No. 503-Leave Fl Centro-12:48 p. m. 505- |" -11:25
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

he seems to have learned lesson from their
cruelty, for he was little more humane.
In early youth he was sent to the uni h
he was instructed in all the princely graces
of the time He came back young prince
broken down by dissipation and deeply In
debt.
couraging, but just then the American Revo-
luton offered a field for his army, and his
twelve hundred took service under the Cross
of st. George. He sold them outright for
five hundred thousand dollars.
Prince of Waldeck is almost entitled to a
patent of responsibility: The princes OF this
betty State were soldiers themselves, and
could look back upon line of fighting men.
Waldeck lay westward of Cassel. Being
a small country, it could not furnish many
were equipped and sent to our shores. They
are said to have made the best soldiers of
all the mercenaries, and distinguished them
selves on several battle-felds.
those who took English gold and gave in ex-
change therefor sturdy German soldiers is
Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst. He
was looked upon as the caricature of the
petty princes of his day. He controlled bare
iy twenty thousand subjects, and spent nearly
Gutenberg, and forbade his servants to trou-
HE him about the affairs of his principally.
His army of two thousand was mainly
upon paper 1t numbered no less than eleven
colonels, and its condition was such that when
the prince agreed to furnish so many troops
to England, he was compelled to go beyond
his boundaries to complete the contract.
Anhalt-Z erbst had neither arts nor manu-
features. 1t had suffered from war, pesti-
lence and famine; but its ruler needed money
and had to sell his soldiers to obtain it. Brit
ish gold was the key that unlocked the bar
racks of the German States.
OF the several bargains made by England
for the services of the Hessians $50 called
from the prominence of Hesse Cassel, which
furnished the most mem, the Prince of Hesse
Jared the best, while Brunswick was least
fortunate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
Tho Sellers Of he .HeSSzdnS

All the troops hired did not leave home at
the same time. From year to year recruits
sent out to America to the various
divisions.
These additions required new impress
ments, and, some of the little countries were
taxed to their utmost capacity. Men were
taken from the field and workshop; they
were dragged from their families and crowd
ed into hated uniform to fight against lib
erty because their rulers had sold them for
a mercenary purpose.
This action of the German princes in traf-
ticking in flesh and blood aroused the indig-
nation of Europe. Lord Imam cried out
that the landgrave of Hesse had his proto-
type in Sancho Panza, who said that if he
were prince, he should wish all his subjects
to be blackmoors, so that he could turn them
Brunswick rendered Germany vile in the
eyes of Europe"
Mirabeau, the eloquent Frenchman lam
pooned the same princes in scathng pam
phlet, and Frederick the Great said that had
the landgrave come out of his school, che
would not have sold his subjects to England
as one sells cattle to be dragged to the sham
bles"
1t is said that on several occasions the king
compelled the Hessians passing through his
realm to pay so much per head for the privi-
lege like cattle being driven to a foreign
market.
Having sold their subjects. the German
princes did not seem to care how they fought;
The Hessans, in some instances, made good
soldiers; but they were rapacious and cruel,
like most mercenaries.
Many deserted at the first opportunity, and
never returned to their native land They
furnished to the historical struggle such Of
ficers as De Hester, Knyphausen, Donop and
Rail, the. latter of whom fell in Washing
toms attack on Trenton.
In the end the man-sellers of Germany reap
ed bitter. fruit from their inhuman action.
The sending forth of the able-boded men
stripped the harvest-ields of laborers; it de-
populated the little countries, brought sor-
row, want and woe into hundreds of homes,
and profted only the rapacious princes who
had sold their subjects to a foreign task
master, and then but for brief season.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
Water Football

Two goals are placed 100 feet apart. and
six men are the complement on each side
The players stand. or rather swim. in The
centre and the referee at signal throws the
ball between them
Then comes the tug of war, scrambl;ne
wrestling and fighting to push the ball, which
is of inflated rubber, seventeen inches in cir
conference, to the goal.
There are no particular rules of plav. and
the players must be expert swimmers. as the
game is played in deep water, and it is moth
ing unusual for eleven players to pile on one
and the entire twelve then go to the bottom
1t is a common sight to see a violent an
tagonist suddenly disappear from view. as Il
seized by man-eating shark or alligator bnr
in this case merely pair of hands about the
swimmers ankles
The ball must be kept in the water and
showed, not thrown, between the goals This
leads to desperate measures in front of goals.
and frequently the entire inning of fifteen
minutes is played within few feet of the
desired point without any result
The innings continue fifteen minutes and
the best two goals out of three constitute a
victory.
1t looks like rough game to the onlookers,
but it really is much less dangerous than the
ordinary game of football and is certainly
more enjoyable
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
= How the Girls Went Chestnutting H.

Dorothy looked up with CLEAN of mis-
chief in her eyes.
'.If tell you where we got them, will you
tell us how it was you didn't get any,"
-, Hal hesitated, and then his curiosity got
Eyes, I'll tell you" he said, slowly.
Honor bright"
Honor bright, of course, Dorothy; only
you've got to tell me first"
"Well. / will"
And Dorothy proceeded to give glowing
account of their afternoons adventures.
said at the end for Hal looked the picture of
establishment, and Carl was crimson with sup
pressed laughter.
Now it's Halls turn" said Beth. 'Haps
going to tell us why he and Carl didn't get
any chestnuts."
"Oh, l can't tell YOU said HAL shaking
his head mournfully. "You tell EN-, Carl"
"Indeed I won't. Brace up, Hal, old fell
low, and out with it,
'Well," said Hal, plunging in. 'TYou see,
girls, we were after Farmer Hawkins chest
nuts all the time. After we left you we lost
our way, and it took us good while to find
the trees, and when we did get in sight of
them, there we saw Farmer Hawkins, with his
big dog, under them, and we didn't dare come
near"
Dorothy began to laugh.
Didn't you see us, Hal?"
"We saw two girls, but we didn't know
they were, you and Beth We thought you
had gone home"
Never mind, Wen forgive you" said Beth,
with motherly air. Wont we, Doro-
thXT .;4o WON :, or, obo.4..
tonight VIII you come%
Hal looked at Carl, Carl looked at Hal.
and then in one breath they answered.
We'll, I rather guess we will
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR

Shower after shower of chestnuts came rat
Ting to the ground. 1t was very short time
before both baskets were full to the brim with
great, shining chestnuts. Then Farmer Haw-
kins insisted that the little girls should fill
their pockets.
az amt going to have your father say
didn't treat you square," he said, when Doro-
thy declared that they couldn't possibly car
ry another one.
"Now, if you'll just wait till / hitch up,
I'll meet you round by the road and take
you home. Louie, you bring em to the road,
and carry their baskets for en-
Mrs Merton was on the porch, watching
for the children, when up the carriage road,
in the twilight, came two happy, tired little
girls, laden with autumn leaves and chest
nuts.
ed Dough of yellow leaves in gree IT,
ma%ma have the R8Hs gotten 6aek bsr. did
they leave you? You surely didn't come home
alone? =.
smoke ND Beth. 1--WE couldn't keep up with
the boys, and they went off and left u.s."
'But where did you get all those chest
nuts?"
"Farmer Hawkins dog scared us!" explain
ed Dorothy. >-"And then Farmer Hawkins
came along and said he knew papa and he'd
the two big trees on his place and dubbed
us all these, and then brought us home, and
he has a boy that's very kind only"
"Only he has freckles," finished Beth,
"Wen, Hal and Carl deserve good scold-
ing for leaving you," said Mrs. Merton.
"Here they come now" she added, as two
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

bargain with the agents of the King of Eng
land. He knew that George was hard press
ed for soldiers, and such was the hnesse ne
displayed in the negotiations that counting
the levy money and subsidies, he optalneo
nearly 1870 for each man.
He agreed to furnish $1,000 soldiers, but
afterwards furnished smaller detachments'
for each of which he made special bargains,
George to vince.
William, the son, who at the time governed
the independent county of Hanau, was tne
fathers equal in many respects. He 100
was close-fsted and a hard ruler. When
son was born to him he added, as tax: one
kreutzer (about cent? to every bag, of salt
taken from the mines. The money thus oo-
tanned he placed to the credit of the child.
William was a petty tyrant. of the Gesler
order and man wholly devoid OF feeling tor
subsidy which he received from England for
his troops, he RENTED no taxes, except to
the wives and parents of the hired soldiers.
1t has been ascertained that he furnished,
all told, 20,422 men for service In America
He would have sent more if he had had them
at his commando but, his territory being
small, he could rot crafty his wishes IN this
Several accounts say that Brunswick sold
about seven thousand men to King George
Duke Charles was the ruler of the country,
and was deeply in debt. Indeed, at this time
there were few princes who had any money
The duke was a man who was willing to
do almost anything for gold. Alchemy, or
the so-called art of making gold; was one of
the delusions of the day, and the avaricious
ness. Night after night his castle was the
scene of these futile experiments, and the
shrewd alchemsts pocketed the dukes gold
and left none in the melting pots. Therefore,
the man-hunt of George III was a godsend
to him and closing the bargain as soon as
possible he received more than half mil
lion dollars for his troops,
Anspach and Bayreuth had been lately
united under the margrave, Charles Alexan-
der His predecessors were merciess men, who
shot their subjects without provocation; but