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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
4 CanaisinrAtz Hin#ieian.

Many Stories are told OF ihc jealousy
and Ill feelin. n,nun& musicians. 80 i
II Refreshing f. rntc That nj Let t one
genius did not fail in good nnturcd M
probation Of q follow artist. II l. To-
lated how l,nasni Walking one day on
the boulevard with the musician Era
20. was greeted ~ Meyeillear. who
nnxiouSly inquired after the health Of
hia dear Ioaein
Bad" an4wered The latter. FRIGHT
ful headaches. le@s I'll wrong"
After few minutes conversation
Meyerheer passed on mud Btagu aslsel
the great composer how it happened
TINT he had suddenly become SO ui-
well.
smilingly Roa9ini reassured his
friend ooh, couldn't he better. !
merely wanted t. please Meycfheer.
He would 50 like 10 gee me 80 to
smash." st Louis Republic.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
A CrosodiIe In a Tree.

An African hunter once found u
large crocodile hanging IN The fork OF
As the place was fully half n mile
from any water. 1t was difficult 70 nc
count for the crocodile's strange posi-.
ton. When questioned upon The sub
tect, the natives explained that II was
put there by nm elephant. It secns
TINT when the elephants wade into the
Lake Sgaini to battle the crocodiles are
In the habit Of worrying them and bit
ing their iega. Sometimes when IN
elephant Is annoyed beyond endurance
IL picks MP It's tormentor In It's trunk
puts It among the branches of a tree
and leaves It there London Graphic.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01


Mr. Makinbrake4 WIS expressing his
qualification ut meeting the valcdlc-
torian of the class.
Il am glad To know you, young mau,'
he said You have acquitted yourself
proudly never believed the old say
ing, however that the valcdictoflan Is
always an ass aud don't believe II
now, of course | only mention 1t 10
show how absurd Ia fact there was
no need of my bringing II mp ut
all only | was somehow reminded
though there Is no reason. to he sure
why | should have been reminded
except that always seem to ne max
ing Il double dyed. pumpkin headed.
blamed well, anyhow, I predici that
you will make n splendid record for
for what do you suppose, Mr. Eryton,
Ia the reason the Cubs go MI 10 pieces
when they p1ny the Pirates p Chicago
Tribune
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

abroad" said 81 tourist agent, "you
must call street cars trans anu street
railways You must call trainways. II
You speak Of trolleys over there you
won't be understood. The word tram
must puzzle the average etymploglst
It derives from mans name ontiam
-Thonins Outran. 0utfam lived III
DerbyRhire. aud IN the beginning Of
the last century he invented peculiar
sort of track That diminished the fric
ton between wheels and roadbeds
These tracks of Outruns though moth
Ing like trolley truck. wore called
first oulramwnys. then tramwaya. and
when street lines and street cars came
into existence they were dubbed re
spectiycly tramways and trans"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
Preferred che Bsby'E Voice.

A New York scientist. the father ri
n large and growing family. has h'q
troubles. one evening his Youngest
waa holding forth in her beat et5lr.
The mother roud do nothing With ne
child. so the man of science went tn
the rescue.
Il think can quiet little Flora" he
said. There's no uac hunming tn hct'
III that stly way. What she wants II
real music. Tic fact that ! used 70
sing in l)e glee club nj Yale and sing
we'll. too. may make i difference,
Accord ipglf. the professor took The
child aud. Ntriding up and down the
room. sang in hia lest manner. He
hauno finished the aerDnd verse of hts
song when 81 ring waa heard. Tue
door was opened. AMI there stood II girl
OF fourteen. VI hb said:
"i'm pne ef The family that's just
moved into tln fiat next 10 youta.
There's sick peraon with us. aud he
s7ya. if it's all The same 10 YOU, waull
you mind Letting thc baby cry instead
of singing - il r. Success.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

According TO Il reliable computation
single tree - able through its leaves
to purify the mir from the earlnnlc acil
arising from the respiration or con
siderable number Of men. as many as
Il 1oZcn or score. The volume Of
carhonie acid exhaled by q human he
Ing In the course Of twenty -four hours
IL estiniated Mt leo gallons, and q sin.
gle square yard Of leaf surface. count.
Ing both the upper and rilder sides Of
the leaves. can deeompn5e about y
gallon ofscalbonic acid II Il dry.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
BREViTiEa PUNCHED.
suffers from drouth

Jamaica suffers from drouth
The burned district ut coney Island
Is to be at once rebuilt.
New York aud Canadian parties will
build railways in Brazil
An arch If Tho Erie canal gave way
at Syracuse. n. Y. wrecking four
boats.
Mrs. Harry X. T'haw gays she will
not return TO he stage. but IL TO study
music.
Joel D. Blair. Sr. n prominent citi
zen of killeen. Tex. died after a year'a
Illness
John w Gates and son. Charles. win
tour Scotland in an auto and hunt IN
France
Cortland l.. Parker. the oldest mem
Der of The New Jersey bar. died At
Newark
George White. who established one
Of the frat business houaes at Iancag.
ter, Tex. Is dead.
James Veal. pioneer of Stephens
county. Texas died nj Graham while
visiting relatives.
In future the International and Great
Northern railway chops ut Palestine,
Tex. will be union.
Amos Il. ftumbauRh of Washington
fatally shot himself in the head at
Colorado Springs. Colo
Retiring Director of the Mint Rob
erts estimates The total amount of GOLD
In the mints at ST .AS4 845 ESQ
For last quarter the United States
Steel corporation declared dividends
of $f5 SOB 705. breaking all records.
Alleging false arrest. Watt McGee
fairfield has brought suit for $4,000
at Wazahachie, Tex. against Sheriff
Minniclf ard bondsmcn.
A st Louis company will establish
peanut plant ut Shreveport Ill will
employ goo people. using the output
of 25.o00 acres in north Louisiana
Captain T G. Alexander. veteran
OF the Mexican and civil wars. In the
latter fighting for the confederacy,
died at Meridian. Tex, aged eighty.
three He Ieasas a widow and eleven
children
~puusasxzz = .2~-s..-. - essss
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
JAPANESE COOLIES.


Waahnstou. hug 1.-The ~,lta d.
rarimeni has taken M with 3oFic0
the aubtoct of immigration Of iapaa
csc coOliaa into the l'Gitrd Htatr#
across tho Mexican hurdor. The rldo
tice of thus brin"tns In this undeaiI
able aud forbidden clement has ~
eumed alarming proportions. and th"
inspectors of the Immigration afryice
are being taSed beyond their abalt
tCa to dlacevor and tln back Hu"h
japanese Tho basis for tn" repre-
eeutatiou of the state department o.,
rather. a precedent for IL, WA fourd
in the representations made by fh#
state department to the Canadian GOV
crumcut whom Chinese coolies were
gwarming across The border Of Brit
ish Columbia. in violation Of Our pE
cIu&ton laws ON that occa@ton TN"
Canadian government enacted law"
imposing heavy las on Chinese ell
tclng that country. which did not
uitieat" The trouble. mud II II believed
that Mc1ien will pureu" IA similar
course
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
THE UMPIRE.
How He Feels When the Excited Mob
Demands His Blood.


Bob Eualie. the veteran umpire of
the National league. was asked the
other day where lac kept himself when
h" want on The bah field.
4 mind my own busne3a.' he &c.
Piled But say, here; COME back
! didn't mean that in an offensive way.
II IL literally true 60 away from the
ticld and Try to forget all about my
husiup4H"
But what | meant" said his friend.
TWAS That baseball umpire Seems to
be such Il general olitCast from NIL
humankind That ! have frequently
wondered if lie didn't creep INTO q hole
as soon ~ the last man was out and
remain there until the bell rings for
The ucXt game"
Not ut al." was the reply. "'!'be
baseball umpire goes to his dressing
room when the game 1t over. changes
his clothes and leaves the field to min
gle with ha fellow ulen just ia lNn
bah player to.a. for, uutt'14tnnd thit
don't believe there H. man rrultiriug
who doesn't Ito his level. conscientious
best Therefore. when the game il nj
an eu1. whatever may have marked
the progress OF the game, he has Il
clear conscience and l. in much better
condition 10 enjoy bia dinner than
some of those who have trcuted him
like crook during the game
Tell me" r,nellc was HsIsed. how
man feels in The middle of an nrcua
with 10000 people OH All sides reyiIiug
him. calling him roblrr aud dcmand
Ing hls blood
l,m.,lje smiled.
IT he's 81 new mnn in HE business.
hr probably feels scared" was tifc ~
ply. "if he has had experience. he
fceIa inclined to Gltiic for he knows
chat they don't ppHn II. That theF are
wrought NJ with n desire for their
home club to win and arc therefore.
pardpnHhiy preindiccd But. WllHfh.'.
old or now III the business. The reu4t / J
ontioila umpire Hteela himself against
any loss or nerve hF The feeling tllif
he hnp done hi4 beat in rendering th'v
decision that il criticised. and he Is for-
tiled further hy The knowledge that he
was closer tp the play thau any one
Bave the prltera and therefore hneW&,
Il think the thing that gets ITS nm-
pire most Is 10 hnto oil friends aIuouA
The players Jump on him. OF course
he expects iiA best friend To protest
If u decision Oh II cipae play IL against
him. but when II comes 10 profanity
anI that sort of thiag MI umpire. be
ing human being. feels Just NJ you
would It's Il hard job ut best. but
gttcaa no harder thar any other. aud
when man does his best he find, sat
iafaction In that hich out weighs uii
the jeora. hiesca and groana. YOU may
get n notion OF loW effective H. that
philosophy when you consider how few
bnseIinll unpires ever answer back or
give any eign That the protests Of the
players or the shouts of the crowd
have been noticed by them New
York American
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
D-d sc.i the Giuetard Pot.

Eu4ine tie rchcursalg ol a PINTO.
mime IN Il Scottish town GlaasoW. |
think: ttla "niy las always Itern an
eyentful place to pcI child was
wanted for tbe Spirit Of the Mustard
Tot What more natural than tlgt my
father 5l'oud otter my serriycsI | had
shock nf pal" yellow hutr. ! W5a
small runugh to lac put Int" the prop
criy mustard pat aud tha Glasgow
EtaEe mauDecr would easily Il umc
that hni Inherited talent My father
had acted with Macrcady in The stool;
seasons both ut Edinburgh and elias
gov and h1r,' very hloh reputation
with Scottish audiences. Eut the stag"
manager AMI fnthrr alike rcckonod
without shrir actress, When they tried
to put nc into the mustard pot ! yelled
Justify aud showed more lung power
than aptitude for the atn
put your child into tis pot.
Mr.. ferry" said the pta t er.
"iiang YOU and yoCr p.a pot,
sir" said my mortified father wont
frigttcn my child For ynu OF & " one
else "
Eut. all the enme. he was bitterly dis
appointed ut my trat dramatic Failure.
and when we reached home he pat me
IN The corner ~ chaaten ING. "Nou'i II
never make an actre4s,' he said. shHk
Ing n rcnrnaChful finger ut me Ellen
Terry in Met lures Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
ANS OF KATY.


Dallas, Aug. 1.-The faty railway
has selected both Fort Worth and this
city as now freight division points
This Is made necessary by recent leg
ielativc ruaefmenta SnuctHtu" like
$500. 000 will he epent between the two
citica. OF which the EfcaIor potion
will he expended nj Fnlt Worth At
Dallas the ya Is wilt he enlarged n
number nf Ems honans torn down aud
coal thntc3 con ;lnrtad aud tracks
laid. At Fort Worth IN immcna"
roundhouae rs 10 he built o'ao a large
laid
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

wharton Tex. Aug. IA peculiar
and unexpio'natio accident happened
Mt Peach creek hyidge rs The Southern
Pacific train ~na passing. on which
Stella 1aekaon. "A negro girl, was
knocked from the track. only living
about an hour. che having hers right
leg severed entirely from the body.
left arm broken md htns crushed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
Altoona, q Railroad University.


More than 10000 men are ia daily
attendance upon the largest railroad
university in the United Statea which
Is conducted Ivy he Pennsylvania rail
road ut Altoona. In. Altoona is Il busy
little city Of 10000 persons. an1 for
the month uf December. 1906, $4,000
men received ut That point pay uggre.
pating &S@9.tGO from the one corpora
ton which practically controls the des-
tiniea Of the municipal population
First OF al. us Frederic I,louut War
rem points ont II tho Engineering Mag
azinc. Altoona II u railroad city. where
the Industries. oltha. churches ani 80
ciety exist Il, Il railroad atmosphere. II
r. the home 81 Inc largest freight yard
In HE world. this ltip. seven miles
long from end 10 cui AMI accommodate
jng total of -. mites of track. III
one month last year lot. y caiGi. ra b.
cd through The town. The total illpvc-
ment Of freight cars through the Al
toona yards IN one Ycdr "aS 2.o0i6 j3.
The average II day IL about G.oc'1 ears.
Ninety nine freight trains have been
known to come in from The west in II
single day Of twenty four holir9.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

Houston Ang. t-Themaa +. Hen
Messy n Santa be swiirhman. killed
himself ut his home hy shooting him
self in the mouth 1fenncsy had been
employed ~ foreman by The Sap rail
road lie IS survived by wife. but
had NO children.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

"whai's your fares" asked old Flint.
si,in 1 hi4 ealihy the other day aa1
WINS met wita the s:eren'yped reply:
"aeit. ate. VII leave that 10 Won .
''rhaak Yen. ycu IRE very Kind, a;tit'
cid Ifiintalsin. hHttonlng rp his pocket
ard Walking eff. You're the FIRST ~:
son who evet left re anything yet III
london Mail
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

beaumont. Aug. l. Because he can
not pay railroad fare. ~ required by
the new Texas law. Deputy United
States Marshal H. y Wilson has re
signed. lie says he cannot make liY.
Ing AS deputy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01

BcckviI'e. Tex. Aug J. nieg (
porter'8 nianor and gin burned to
gether with t6o.o00 feet If luinher
Loss about $t0.0on No Insurance The
bucket brigada saved 0o0.0 feet Of
lumber from burning. aud also the
town The plant will be rebuilt at
Ourp.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-01
Herd Luck.

Mrs. dash Mother says that 81
wants to be crsmateal. Dash Just -.
luck. haven't match with me-
Smart Set.
Evening journal., 1907-06-06
TIE "RED ROSES"
AGAIN WINNERS
Lancaster Repeats Its Victory
Over WiImingtOn.-SCOre
7 TO 4

LANCASTER, June 6-Untn the
eighth inning the game between the
cred Roses" and the Peaches" was
even-up. but in this round the locals
did the trick with two down. the final
score being to in their favor.
Lancaster duplicated Tuesdays ef-
fort in stealing nine bases. five of
which were pulled off by Tom Downoy.
The veteran Grady was back of the
plate. but he was helpless to stay the
Roses speed. The slow delivery Of
Pitcher Roy enabled them TO gain an
advantage in getting away.
Roy was drubbed without mercy,
and only three Of Lancaster's hits were
wasted. McCabe was effective until
the NTH, when Lauternorn. Ramsey
and Mcfarland punched singles. In
the sixth Mclean caught one to his
fancy and clouted it 20 centre for a
homer and in the seventh Roy Tailed
on his single. and drives by Mcfarland
and Grady.
Lancaster broke the ice in the sec
ond, when Odell doubled, took third on
Raub's out and scored on Deals hit.
The latter stole second and scored on
McCabe's single.
In the sixth Foster cracked a two
barEer TO right. and drives bv Raub.
Downey and McCable sent in two runs.
The score was even in the eighth,
when q smash by McCable. Roys
error. a triple by Newton and Hart
iey'e,ssingle landed the goods for the
omotteam. The score:
Evening journal., 1907-06-06
NOW TO PROBE
COAL CARRIERS
Conspiracy Alleged in the
Bitumin0uS Coal Trade
May Be Investigated

WASHINGTON. June 6-The Ad-
ministration has under consideration
the advisability and feasibility of in
stituting proceedings under the Shcr
man Antitrust act against a number
of the largest coal-carrying roads of
the Middle States for alleged conspir-
acy in restraint of the bituminous coal
trade.
The matter is now in conference be-
tween Attorney General Bonaparte
and Judge Martin A. Knapp, of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
upon their conclusions. which will
shortly be reached. will depend the OK
tent to which the Government will
enter upon prosecutions.
Both the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the Department of Justice
have been engaged in independent in
vestigations of this subject and re-
ports based upon both investigations
have been brought to the attention Of
the President The Investigation under
the auspices of the Interstate Com
merce Commission was taken in pur-
suance TO the directions embodied IN
the Tnlman-G Gillespie joint Congression
al resolution of the first session of the
Fifty-ninth Congress, requiring the
commission TO investigate alleged
monopolies in both coal and oil carry
ing trades.
The commission made only partial
investigation. which included within
it's scope the bituminous coal-carrying
trade Of Maryland, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia and the relation of the
Pennsylvania. Baltimore and Ohio,
Philadelphia and Reading Norfolk and
Western and other Eastern roads TO
the shipment OF soft coal 10 the tide
water distributing centers. The Till
man Gillespie resolution gave the COM
mission much wider scope. but mem-
bers Of the commission have been too
busy thus far TO get beyond the soft
coal situation. A partial report was
made to Congress at its last session.
Since then Il has prepared no other
report and made no other recommen-
dations.
The Department Of Justice. by direc-
ton of the President, last year In
augurated an independent investiga-
ton of the coal-carrying roads. Special
counsel We're engaged for this purpose.
Charles E. Hughes was originally
lected, but before he had gone much
in the matter he became involved IN
his campaign for the Governorship OF
New York. and the Department Of
Justice selected Messrs. Simpson and
Todd as special counsel. who. about
two months ago. made a special re-
Evening journal., 1907-06-06
Just Say
MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS

A. r. spaid, superintendent Of the
New Castle county schools, informed
the New Castle county school commits
sioners, at their meeting here yester-
day. that Pennsylvania law now re-
quires that no school teacher in that
State shall receive less than $40 a
month for her services and that no
Normal school graduate teaching in
the State shall receive less than $50
a month. Professor Spaid said the law
was likely TO interfere with Delaware
school work, as many OF our teachers
have come from Pennsylvania. The
increased salary act win not keep them
at home. Later the commissioners will
take up the subject of increased pay
for the rural teachers. The commits
sioners made arrangements for observ-
ing the provisions of the new COM
pulsory school law. Newark was
granted another teacher.
Evening journal., 1907-06-06
LAW TO PROTECT
THE "MARSH HEN >
speelal to The Evenlng Journal.

Rpetldl 10 Il ne ENenAll5 Joul Aoti'
DOVER. June 6-The marsh hen or
mud hen" as a very valuable bird
and large game bird OF this peninsula
is known. is found to be protected
under the laws of Delaware. although
such was at first understood not to be
the case. Game wardens now point
out that the section of the game laws
which protects ortolan or rail birds is
applicable to the marsh or mud hen.
Every man. therefore. who has been
shooting this bird is a violator of the
law and is liable to a fine of s. or
imprisonment, for each bird he has
shot.
Ornithologists have given the Della
ware Game Association the opinion
and are ready to so testify in any
court. that the marsh or mud hen is
really a "clapDer rair' bird. Its pecu-
liar name is not gone into for a de-
rivation in the decision, but neverthe-
less it is brought within the statute
which says, "any ortolan or rail bird
is protected - Delaware from Febru-
AIRY TO September /.
Evening journal., 1907-06-06

port in the matter to Attorney General
Bonaparte.
Mr. Bonaparte examined their report
from time to time, and reached certain
preliminary conclusions in the matter
about a week or ten days ago. He
brought his conclusions to the atten-
tion of the President. and at the Presi-
dents request had a conference a few
days ago with Judge Knapp, of the In
terstate Commerce Commission. 1t is
authoritatively stated that no conclu-
sion has yet been reached in the mat
ter. and that it win require some very
careful consideration of questions in
volving both law and policy before ac-
tion can be determined upon.
Evening journal., 1907-06-06
soeietv EIeots Offoers.

At the annual meeting OF the Delaware
State Dental Society held in the offices
OF Or. c. r. Jeneris last evening the
following officers were elected:
President. DIT. S. II. Johns; sice-presi-
dent. Dr. C. r. Jemeris; treasurer. DR.. p.
II. Keaveny; secretary, Dr. philip Tray
nor. The executive committee is composed
of Drs. Jones. Nincaid and Buckmaster.
During the evening there was an inter.
csting demonstration on crown and bridge
wcrk by DR.. Mccullough, of Philadelphia.
reavare will be represented at the
International Dental Congress to meet at
jamestown on September 10 TO u by Dr.
c, r. Jeneris, sr., and Dr.. S. Il johns