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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

He is bored to death at home
Mrs. Quickly volunteered this excuse
for the delinquencies of the man in
question. We'll. it isn't only that he is
bored" some one else observed. hut
his wife Is so inconsiderate. | grant
you she Is stupid. that she doesn't care
for the things that interest him, that
she is all wrapped up in the changes
In fashion and her silly gossipine
friends. but why force these things on
him all the time? He comes home at
night to find the dressmaker still there.
pieces of cloth all over the floor and
patterns spread all over the chairs.
What is there for him to do but eat
his dinner as quickly as possible ai1,i
get out again? Then, he can't bear her
relatives, and there is generally one OF
two of them staying overnight or for
a few days She belongs to score OF
clubs, and the house is always full of
E9ssiping Memen, that sometimes
even on Sunday afternoon be can
hardly write a letter in peace. DO Yea
blame him for wandering away from
bis happy home occasionally? IN
derstand that he lived mostly at the
club last week because particular
bore OF an old woman was occupying
the best bedroom and most of the par
Tor at their house. Isn't wife foolish
to blame her husband when she is so
selfish and inconsiderate as tilatT'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

given away by the government Miss
Matte G. Beals. former telephone
girl from Wichita, Kan. acquired the
the neighborhood of the town of Law
ton, of which it is now part. Specu-
lators offered Miss Beals many thou
sands of dollars~for her 100 acres. but
she declined. and as the property is
now cut up into city building lots and
selling for a good sum per % by 100
feet it is safe to say that she will new
err again need to work In telephone
office.
Miss Olive Jones of Cleveland, o.. is
the latest prize winner. In the recent
distribution of the land in the Wichita
first claim. She had been visiting
friends at Temple. Okla. when it was
announced that the reserve would he
divided. The land was dispensed M
der peculiar arrangement. Those
who wished to take up claims We're
Jones sent In the highest bid and was
therefore awarded the first and choic-
est claim. Her land consists of 16a
acres in rapidly improving neigh
borhood. She intends TO begin built
ing on her farm at once and will call
1t Ranch No. i. 1t is her intention to
make Of 1t a model farm home and -
spend much of her time there. as she
finds the climate has done wonders for
her health. Ill health was the cause
OF her first visiting the southwest.
Miss Jones is fine horsewoman CO.
pert with the rife and fond of open
air sports. She is well known In
Cleveland society
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Umbrellas In Battle.

II is conceivable that the officers ot
" ellington's day thought him terri
BILE old bully He actually forbade
umbrellas in battle. He expected then
not only to expose and sacrifice their
lives at the word of command. but &C
tually to risk the furnishing of theis-
beautiful uniforms in the rain which
fell during battle near Bayonne. He
saw the Grenadiers sheltering under Il
forest of umbrellas and sent off Lord
Hill with this message: Lord yelling
ton does not approve of the use of UNI
brellas during the enemy's firing and
will not allow the 'Gentlemen's Sons
to make themselves ridiculous in the
eyes of the army" After the battle
Colonel Tyniing was reprimanded by
the duke for permitting the offense.
Said the great man. THE guards in
uniform may. when on duty at ST
James. carry umbrellas If they please.
but in the field it Is not only ridiculous
but unmilitary." Let it not be forgot
ten, however, that the delinquents,
handles though they were. proved
themselves among the bravest when
fighting was going On.-St. James Ga
Zptte
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
The L.lamas of Bolivia.

Writing to the Boston Transcript OF
scenes in Bolivia. the Hermit Republic,
the Rev. Dr. Francis e. Clark OF Chris
tian Endeavor fame. tells of the llamas,
the principal beasts of burden of the
country. "They are a little larger than
donkey" says DIR. Clark. land are OF
almost all shades-buff. black, white.
reddish and mixed colors. They par
take of the natures of the camel and
the sheep, for their wool is good for
clothing and their backs are easily
bent to the burden. They will plod
along at the rate of fifteen miles Il day
for weeks with load of hundred
pounds tied to their backs. never ask
ing for drink of water and content
to board themselves ON the grass and
moss and leaves they can find by the
roadside. Their only vice Is al un-
pleasant habit of splitting an evil smell
ing saliva when provoked or fright
ened, but even this habit they indulge
In seldom and. on the whole. are among
the most gentle. attractive and beaati-
full creatures I have ever seen. They
are almost as useful as the reindeer
to the Laps. for the flesh Is good for
food, the wool for clothing. the hide for.
footwear and the bones for looms and
spindles. A llama can be. bought for
So in gold and Is well worth the price"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
The Origin of q Great invention.

On one OF the daily trips of young
Westinghouse from Schenectady to the
foundry at Troy his train was held Il !,
by bad wreck. Two freiehts had
come together IN Il head-on collision vi.
a piece Of straight track The en--
neers had seen the danger plainly. but
by the time the hand brakes were
brought into play it was too late The
young man allowed these facts to sink
into his mind. Then he said to one of
the train hands:
'If the engineers had been able to
control their trains from the cabs. the
wreck could have been prevented.
couldn't it?''
Control 'em how?'
Brake them
Eyes. They had lots of time"
That was enough. The air brake was
conceived. Amid the piled up wreck
age the thing that was to make the
name of Westinghouse familiar to ev-
cry schoolboy the world over was call
ed into being. 1t did not come in it's
perfected form, but the idea itself had
germinated.-Paul Latzke in Every
body's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
American Women and Royalty's
Old Clothes.

American society women who haGni
the courts Of Europe have maly Il
slanderous shaft leveled at their be-
witching heads. One of the latest is
aimed by the head maid OF the dow
ager Queen Margherita of Italy. In a
recent suit this person. by name the
Signora Orlicci. stated that she sold
the castoG garments of her royal mis-.
tress to American women, who after
ward appeared In them at the ex-
elusive functions of New York, Chi
cago and Newport. Among the per-
quisites Of the Signora Orliccf are the
queens discarded costumes, and she
claimed that she realized several thou
sand dollars year from her sale Of
them to royalty worshiping Americans.
Just how this loquacious Abigail of the
Italian court obtained her knowledge
of Americas exclusive functions is not
told-it might spoil the story.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
From the Millior.iress' Standpoint

Nine Creel. the wife of the Mex.
lean ambassador to the United States
and one OF the richest women In the
world, has favored the public with an
opinion as to what Is mere moderate
amount for woman to spend on dress.
She itemizes the bill as follows:
Three dresses at $40 each.
Two hats at $3.50 each
Fourteen pairs of shoes On boots at
SIS pair
Silk stockings galore at So a pair
Two embroidered bags for confec-
tfonery {madame must have sweet
tooth. $3.50.
-Four opera cloaks she considers es-
sential to well furnished wardrobe
but puts no price on these.
Handkerchiefs. purses aud the Other.
small belongings of dress she passes
indiferently over. They should cost
all the woman can afford to spend
without beinl, extravagant.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
The Results Of Eating.

The latest in culinary lore is that
what y,e eat Influences our disposi
lions.
For Instance, women who eat much
cake aud candy are aps to be insipid
and sentimental. Il am quoting from
m excellent authority, who is presi-
dent Of d cooking school, by the way
Women who eat much nsh are
braIny, but narrow minded.
Those addicted to stews and much
cooked meat are slow and rather timid.
Eateas Of green vegetables and salads
have the artistic temperament
Lovers OF fried food are irritable
{pfobahly because OF indigestion.
Women who like highly spiced dishes
~ Manageable.
<0ple fond of rare meat are encr-
getie aud ambitious,
Eli j, well balanced diet and you viii
be i well balanced human being.
MAID ROBINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
What a Hatpin Revealed.

A certain large millinery establish
ment makes Il specially of women,
trimmed hats at IS and $40 1t is cut
ting largely into the trade Of the sntati
er high priced dealers. \ short Time
ago woman of fashion went into the
establishment mentioned and tried Oh
several hats. but found none to suit
her Before going out she missed i
valuable hatpin. A careful search
failed to bring it to light. and its dis
appearance remained a mystery. \
few days later the customer, still look
ing for suitable hat. visited one OF
the expensive millinery shops in the
city. Among the hats shown to her.
none of which was priced lower than
$35. was one that closely resembled
one of the hats she had tried on in the
ten dollar store. She took it up to ex
anime it more closely. AS she felt
the trimming she noticed that the end
of hatpin was concealed beneath Il
bunch of artificial flowers. Drawing 1t
out, she discovered 1t to be her missing
hatpin.-New York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Professor Niece. W j.

Now and then" said prominent
member OF the Cosmos club, enquiries
are made concerning the names of
members OF our club. and am EN-
barrassed in endeavoring to explain
the name Of our distinguished scientist.
Professor w MCGEE, whose emf
hence has placed him In the front
ranks of biologists of the world. Ev-
cry one assumes that w are initials.
and almost invariably they are printed
with periods after them. The fact is
they stand for nothing at all. Profess
or McGee's name is w j, and that's
all there Is about It But never ex-
pect to see the day when the news
papers will acknowledge the brevity
OF his name by leaving or the usual
period after each letter.s-washington
Star.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

"There is peculiar thing abou.
lions," said a hunter who has trapped
big game In Africa for menageries.
''They will not eat the flesh of fowl.
You might tempt them with canvas
back duck or the daintiest squad. but
they would refuse it. remember
once having a swan which had broken
it's wing. We killed it. dressed ii care
fully and threw 1t into the cage of the
lions. but they would not touch it. and
it finally had to be taken out and
thrown away. have repeatedly put
pigeons alive into the cage just to see
what they would do. | have thrown
grain down among the lions and the
pigeons have actually got down ana
hoped around the big brutes. even
hopping on their backs. the lions max
ing no attempt to disturb them. even
seeming to enjoy their companionship.
There is something rather strange
about this which 1t is difficult to ex-
plain
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Tobacco as q Germ Killer.

Is tobacco in the form OF cigars and
cigarettes an effective germ killer?
Smallpox was prevalent in Canton,
China, during the recent visit Of the
Duke and Duchess OF connaught and
the Princess Patricia, and the visitors
were compelled to smoke cigarettes In
cessantly as preventive OF the dis
ease. The duke never ventured ont
without cigar In his mouth
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
obliterasion Of the pefoe..

On April %. 1881. there died of n
lethargy at lodging In Ropemaker's
alley, Moorfields,' one Daniel Defoc.
rebel, secret service agent. bankrupt.
hosier and author of the immortal
Robinson Crusoe. The old manor
house at Mitcham where the famous
classic was written Is doomed to de-
struction, and In a few years we shall
have little save memory and our graf
itude to remind us of the worthy Dan
lei. OF his family there is none now
living. Less than FIVE years ago Miss
Mary Ann Defoe, his great grand
daughter, died and was buried In Alb
ney Park cemetery. About fifteen
months before that the last descendant
on the male side, James W. Defoe. had
passed away In the workhouse at Bish-
ops Stortford. -pall Mall Gazette.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
imitation of Ebony.

There are two processes. says the
Carriage Monthly. in use in the imita.
ton of ebony. Take a fine grained
piece of wood. use French black pol
ish. made black with fine coloring mat.
ter. or good air drying black varnish
may be applied. This however. gives
only superficial coloring. and when
the edges wear off the light colored
wood shows. The other method is to
wash three or four times any dense
wood with boiling connection of log
wood. allowing 1t to dry between each
application. Then wash with solu
ton of acetate of iron. which Is made
by dissolying iron filings In vinegat
This stain is very black and penetrates
into the wood SO that ordinary wear
and chipping will not show the original
color
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Women Who Do
Women Prize Winners In South
western Land Distributions - A,
Milhonairess' Idea Of Economy In
Feminine Dress. :: :: ::

Oklahoma seems to be the Ell Dorado
of women. The number of women
who have gained independence, not to
say fortune, from recent distributions
of land in that delightful region has
never been estimated, but certainly it
is great. Women seem to draw the
prizes too. 1t will be recalled that
Apache reservation in southwestern
Oklahoma was opened for settlement
of the $500 quarter sections of land
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

THE HOusEFUL OF CHATTERING WOMEN.
conchology instead of mortgages, inter-
est stocks and bonds. Meantime the
sharks that always cluster around a
woman unused to business have usual
II grabbed good percentage of the
small estate left to her. Thus she
learns wisdom through bitter, sad ex-
perience.
The purpose of this up to date school
IL to prevent the necessity for any
Huch experiences by teaching at least
the rldiments of good investment and
management.
There is also a course OF elementary
law. such as any woman would need,
one essential part being the drawing
up Of Wills, what the nearest relative
should do In the case of a sudden
denth without will and the duties of
an enthusiastically, which differ in al
most every state, by the way
Women need just such knowledge.
As Il Is. they usually have to depend
upon the Judgment of some man, to
whom they are consequently obliged to
give the power of attorney. More
trouble has arisen from giving the pow
e of attorney than from almost any
other cause. as many a widow and
orphan can testify.
It's far better to keep matters in
ones own hands. Schools of the sort
] have mentioned are needed In every
city In the land to eniighten the ig
norant.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Ants the ideal Communists.

1t would perhaps be pushing meta
phors to an unwarranted extreme to
speak Of dignity of labor In eonnec
ton with the occupations Of ants. But
If by the phrase we mean that labor
is the honorable lot of all citizens. and
that all labors of whatever sort are
upon the same level of responsibility
then we might venture to apply the
saying even to the labors of an ant
hill. For therein all are workers. from
the newly fiedged callow to the veteran
of second summer.-Henry McCook
in Harper's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Retribution Of the Law.

Judge Ito lawyer)-Mr. Sharp, are yon
defending this prisoner? lawyer
am. your honor. Judge-And how
much Is he charged with stealing?
Lawyer-Fifty dollars. your honor
Judge-We'll let him go. He'll be pun
ished enough anyhow. Lawyer-What
do you mean. your honor? Judge
Why. by the tisse you get that $50 and
then he works out the other 500 you'll
charge him he'll be sorry enough be
ever was dishonest.-T0ledo Blade.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
He Placed an Order.

A small, sharp faced boy. one Of
whose eyelids had an inclination to.
droop in chronic wink. entered a
tailor shop in upper Broadway. APP.
preached the proprietor and silently
handed him button. The tailor took
it and looked puzzled.
whats this for?" he asked II
don't want it. I've got plenty Of but
TONS"
Oats all right" said the youngster.
But yer want business. don't yer?"
YES"
swell. just sew a pair O. pants on
dat button
The small boy was half way up the
block before the tailor reached the
door.-New York Globe.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Il Was still There.

The story Is told Of a clergyman.
who, after he had finished his sermon,
heard one Of bis congregation say.
Yes 1t was a good sermon. but he
stole IT,
A short time afterward the preacher
called on the man, resented the accusa-
ton and asked him totretract what he
had said.
II am not" answered the man. like
ly to take back anything that have
said. but In this case will. for on re-
turning home and referring to the book
whence ! thought you had taken your
sermon. found that 1t was still there"
st Louis Republic.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
inseIIioent STRENGTH.

bells may be set in motion by man
or even boy who pulls the ropes at
tached to them at proper and regular
intervals, even when their weight or
metal is so great that the strongest
man could scarcely move them sensibly
II he did not apply his strength in de
terminate periodical intervais.-Helm
holtz.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
A Useful Innovation.

A progressive woman has establish
ed school in New York for teaching
business methods to the members of
her own sex, so that they can manage
their own money or what may be left
to them by the sudden death of their
husbands or fathers.
Many woman has lived to curse the
fate that sent her to fashionable
school where she learned botany and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
An Enitaph.

In little churchyard near Llanymy-
mech, Wales. is tombstone with these
lines upon 1t:
In crossing Ger the fatal bridge
John Morgan he was slain.
But 1t was not by mortal hand.
But by q railway train.
John Morgan was the huntsman to
the Tanatside barriers and paid the
capital penalty for taking a short cut
along the Cambrian line.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Both Hard and Touch.

ITS hard said the sentimental
landlady at the dinner table, TO think
that this poor little lamb should be de-
stroyed In Its youth just to cater to our
appetites.'
Yes. replied the smart boarder,
struggling with his portion. lit Ia
tough. -Philadelphia Press.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Not Literal.

Papa. this paper says lot of men
in Office had their heads cut off. Did
they cut them OF with an ax?'
NO. my boy; with sharp move
Baltimore American.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

The language Of the face and man.
ner fs the instantaneous shorthand OF
the mind. which Is very quickly read
Success Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
In MITIGATION.

Judge-Prisoner. have you anything
to say to the court before sentence is
pronounced: Prisoner-I beg the court
to consider the youth of my attorney
White and Black.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Never Did.

Railroad superintendent-That new
engineer doesn't use much coal. His
Assistant know. He used TO be
ianitor brooklyn Eagle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

Flowers IRE the most acceptable
gifts for friend and the most appro
pirate for the sick. Their cost should
deter no woman from having them Ii
she cannot plant her own flower gar
den, she can have window boxes. 1t Is
wonderful how many plants will thrive
in small compass. A package of
mixed flower seed or even few plants
to begin with cost very little. With
care they can be kept blooming al;
winter. Plants IN house are an indi-
cation that its inhabitants are people
of q refined and cultivated taste.
CAROLINE wETHERELL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-24
Estados-Unidos y
las lslas FiIipinas.

Manila, agosto 24.-En vista de la actitud que
van tomando los par,darios de la independencia el
gobierno ba creido prudente adoptar algunas medi-
das para eviar agaradas, no por la egada de Taft,
pues Easta octubre "a no estara aquf sino simple
mente para que no Sc altere 81 orden. Entire las
medidas pubicadas por el gobernador fgura en- pri-
mer termno la prohibition de que Sc ena.bole la
bandera dc Katipunam. Tambien Sc ha prohibido
la venta de insignias insurrectas FL eMauila Ame.
rican0 aplauie el proceder del gobierno de6ende
al gobierno de los ataques de los peri6dicos taga-
los, que lie acusan de arrogarse atribucones, dicen
do que las Fill pinas las goberna el Congreso no
rige la Constitution.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-24
Intrepidez arabe'
Valor y heroismo

Casablanca, agosto ALA intrepidez el sa-
crfcio que demuestran Ell sus cargas los arabes,
causan admiration las flas francesas. Los arabes
no Sc preocupan de que tienen delante armamentos
modernos, contra los cuaes las hazahas de arroo Sc
estrelan, egan hasta cuatrocientas yardas de las
trincheras cuando vienen darse cuenta de su in
sensatez. Hay dias que pierden 1000 hombres en-
ataques infructuosos. Los europeos aquf RESIDENCES
Green que Francia tendra que arontar una inevita-
BILE guerra de conqusta pues aunque por el tratado
de Algeciras quedaron encargados de mantener el
orden en- Marruecos, Francia y Espaha, la primera
de estas nacones virtualmente combate sola sobre
ella mas directamente habran de grsvitar las conse-
cuencias del presene estado de cosas el mas grave
de cuantos han provocado las tribus rebeldes que,
81 le fueran adversas, comprometerian el poder de
Francia en- e Mediterraneo su domination en-
Argel
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-24
Congreso de la Paz
tribunal de presas

La Haya, agosto "a. - Ha sdo aprobada la
proposition hecha por Inglaterra, Alemania los
Estados Unidos para estabecer I'm tribunal de pre-.
sas nternacionales cuya mission sera deermnar acer-
de quiGn debe poser los barcos que Sc capturen
en- tempo de guerra. Qued6 pendente Ia forma
que Sc ha de consttuir el tribunal, lugar donde
ha de funcionar pormeuores acerca de los jueces.
Esta proposition de un tribunal de presas fuk hecha
pOr Inglaterra, pero cuando Sc discuta e punto de
lamar proyectles desde gobos Inglaterra Sc opuso
tanto que los delegados Sc mofaron de ella porque
decian que como ella dominaba en- los mares teniia
no poder dominar en- el espacio tambien. Enton-
ces Inglaerra abandon6 la proposci6n pero la Sos
tuvieron los Estados Unidos y Aemania, aunque
esta casi la hace fracasar por querer nclur ella
puntos va derrotados.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-08-24

es cierto que es el que mas afios de
Hrvi1o tiene.
En- resumen, la Compafita del
maestro Campos trabaj6 muy bien
en- la noche del jueves, y los ruido-
SOS splausos que lie tribute el pn-
blico fueron muy mercedes. C.lc-
brariamos mucho no tenerle que
censurar en- nuestras pI6ximas re-
vistas, 10 que creemos puedc CO; Sc
guir procurando siempre ensayar
muy bien las zarzuelitas que way; n
4 rtpresentarse, y penet andose,
ante todo, de aquel proverbio que
DICT; oZapatero a tus zspatos'; es
decir, que no debe salirse. de las
obras del gknero chico, q; E es en-
donde sobresale la genial artista y
.impatica seiora Blanca Matras.
Que Sc repita sLa Gatita Blan-
cas-
US EsPEcTADoR,