The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
NEWS IN BRIEF
A Budget of Interesting Items Gathered
by Caucasian Representative.

| still beCkOnlng them on, stands AleXall-
| der the Great of AIacedon. Because he
was the son of powerful king Alex
anders opportunity came early; yet his
marvellous gifts could not have been
long concealed in any station. High
spirited and passionate of temper, full
Iof imagination, and yet able in crisis
to mask his feelings, his subtle father
| Philip, recognized in him a greatness
which surpassed his own.
He penetrated India, then almost TN
known, and finally in sheer despair at
finding 10 more worlds to conquer
plunged into luxury and excess, and
died of dissipation at the age OF 81
Another youthful warrior was Henry
V, who at the age of Is became King of
England. Within seven years, he had
practically conquered France, winning
the great battle of Agincourt, and fore
ing the French monarch to acknowledge
him as heir Charles XII of Sweden
became king at the age of Is and died
at 81.
In his life he had fought scores of
battles, won great victories, met great
disasters, and had never lost the fiery
courage and reckless daring which led
an English poet to write of him:
He left name at which the world
grew pale,
10 point a moral or adorn a tale
In American history, Stonewall Jack
son, who died at the age of 80, had won
supreme distinction.
Half soldier and half saint was the
sweetfaced peasant girl Jeanne dare,
who, when 10 years of age was burned
to death by order of a French court
under the control of the English.
At the same period Nine Roland died
upon the guillotine at 80, leaving to the
world the famous exclanlation,-"Oh Oh,
Liberty, how many crimes have been
committed in thy name!'
Byron in the 80 years of his wild life,
dazzled Europe by his genius, estab-
lished the romantic school of poetry,
and died while heading the revolt of the
Greeks against Turkish tyranny
Raphael, the greatest painter of mod
ern times, and an accomplished archi
tect and sculptor, achieved all his mag
nifceilt work early in life and died at
the age of 81.
Of musicians for whom short life
sufficed to gain immortality, it is enough
to mention the great names of Mozart,
who died at IS, and Schubert & Men
delssohn who died at 81.
Mozart displayed his genius for music
while little more than an infant. He
was rightly called wonder-child, but
unlike many other wonder-children he
fulfilled the promise of his childhood
At least three famous actresses have
achieved lasting reputation in the
early years of their short lives. The
first of these is Adrienne LeConvreur,
the brilliant star of the Coincide Fran
caise in the eighteenth century. Her
death, at the age of SO, is said to have
been caused by duchess who was her
unsuccessful rival, and who sent her a
bouquet of flowers inpregnated with
subtle poison.
Margaret Wellington, better known
as Peg Wellington, was a saucy Irish
girl who sold oranges and salad in Dub
lin, but who, at the age of ten appeared
upon the Stage, and soon became a star.
She was stricken down upon the stage
while speaking the epilogue of play.
Elise Rachael was the greatest &C
tress of the nineteenth century. She
reached the height of her career at the
age of 22. Death came to her when she
had reached the age of 81, leaving her
memory to illustrate once again the
truth that life is not male up of years
but of achievements.
THE MISSION AT ST MARKS.
The mission held at St Marks church
by Archdeacon Weber of Boston
closed Friday at noon. From the open
ing 'service, Friday evening, November
20, to the last solemn, sweet communion
service, devout interest was manifested
by the congregation. Christians of 9TH
er denominations attended, and heard
with reverent attention the great SER
mons preached and felt the deep thrill
of the missioner's power and spiritual
ity. Archdeacon Weber is indeed
man of power. His pervading thought
is conservation of our daily lives to the
service of Christ His personal know1-
edge of many people, his broad sympa-
thy and pervading spirituality enables
him to carry conviction to even iniif-
ferent hearts. The effect of the mission
will be lasting, and will consecrate anew
the lives of those who heard this be-