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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-28
FASHION NEWS.
How a Smart Sailor Hat Is Trimmed.
New Collar Pins.

A very smart sailor has clusters of
moss rosehuds in the form of floral
aigrets high on either side of the
front and a wreath Of white hvacinths
around tie crown
New collar pins are made of gun
metal, with tiny flowers in pretty color
ings enalnoied on. They come in n va
riety of Shapes but the favorite seems
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-28

pOY's SUIT or WHITE AND BLUE-570o.
is strip of white with two blue pieces
cut like ~ diamond shaped buckle in
front. laced together with white silk
cord over white serge buttons.
Summer nightgowns are cut very low
in the neck and i'm some models have
no sleeves Others are made with Il
little bolorO effect. ana all styles are
,laintily intorIaced with colored rib
hons
Dotted swiss negligees are charming
this summer 4 bcwitching wrapper
of this, vito pink and white dots. WAS
made with fitted yoke and a sort Of
Mother Hubbard body. with wide pink
ribbons attached at the shoulders an4
crossing in front and back. where Il
generous bow was tied on the side,
with long ends flowing to the bottom
of the skirt
White linen. with collar and belt Of
blue. is the material for this exceeding
ly attractive boys suit which Is dura-
bic and sensible ns well IA good to look
upon The same model can be treated
in - number OF different ways-fOr in
stance, linen crash, with collar and
shield Of white, Is much used this
season. JUDO CHOLLET.
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Changed His Motto.

A southern representative In con
grcss h fcputed to be of such n per
sunsive manner that, no matter what
purity may be IN power he outdOcs his
colleagues in procuring favors for his
constituents.
one afternoon the statesman was
met by newspaper man. We'll. mn.
jor." asked the latter, "how many mp
pointmehts and appropriations hnvc
you arranged for today? We All know
your way of getting everything that
you go after"
Nothing today" responded the rep
resentative rather YEARLY. MY OK.
perlence this time reminds me of the
old Confederate soldier thui | knew IN
Tennessee L went into this war,
said he. with the motto "Neni, vidi
Wei" and | came out vice versa.
ST. Louis Republic.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Trouble comes natural IL some pcu.
pie. just like frecl>lcs or curly hair.
How differently our side OF n fuss
sounds when presented by our enemies
The chances are Z people distrusl
you the fault lies largely with your
self.
A man never cnrcs great deal f0i
the pictures taken of him when lie WIS
II baby.
The Idea that there are two sides Il
every question didn't originate with
any of the parties directly Interested.
II * right to start out in life Will
an ambition. but don't overlook the I'm
portancc Of enjoying the scenery on
the way
When II man picks up pair of pm
falcons he has not Worn In Iona
time. he always feels IN the pockets 10
see II he has left any money in them
-Atchison Globe.
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Explosion of Gasoline.

4 gasoline tank rarely explodes 1t
cannot unless II contains gasoline va
por aud air IN explosive proportions,
which latter condition Is almost never
present
II does not explode because 1t con
tans toe little air or too much gaso-
line Even If tank of gasoline were
10 burst from heat applied to Its eX-
terror the confined heavy gas would
mol explode If In contact with flame or
fire, hut would burn instead.
True, II tank of gasoline with no vent
could do considerable damage were it
10 burst and throw burning oil and
flaming gas about, but LOCO gallons of
gasoline in vessels blges would not
he SO dangerous from explosion as II
hundredth of that amount The larger
quantity would burn rapidly, while the
smaller would he sufficient, If mixed
with the proper amount of air, to ut
terly demolsh almost any boat.-Sci-
entitic American.
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ROBBERY IN PARIS CAFES.
No Prices ON Bills of Fare, and Waters
Impose on Guests.

Il tell Nou." said the returned Euro
pean Traveller, taking Hp the hll of
fare. ITS Il good deal of relief To get
10 Il place where one ean know the
exact cost of things 10 eat and drink,
When on the other side | narrowly cs-
capped nervous prostratton because of
the latitude i'll the prices of items ON
the menu Paris Is about the worst Of
fender among European cities In this
respect In restaurant after restaurant
there prices are omitted from the bill
Of fare simply 10 give an opportunity
to rife the pockets Of the mWary
Take my advice and have AS close an
approach To an ronelad agreement as
possible With your garcen regarding
the 'domnition total of Your meal be
fore giving Your order. II you don't,
there's trouble and pceunary loss
ahead The waiter with the couniv-
anee of the proprietor of the cafe.
will do all he can to impose upon you.
"Onc tragic story that can vouch
for may be of interest te American
tourists. 1t shows one val iety Of res
taurant robbery In Paris illustrating
incidentally French ingenuity. IN
American ", mat. gave n small lunch
con at We'll known place to Il half
dozen friends She had TO intention
OF making Ii an elaborate affair. She
knew French ways and had II careful
estimate made of the cost of the rcpast
ordered After the second course she
noticed that the walters were pressing
upon her guests delicacies for which
she had not stipulated and she oh,
served too, that II point WIS made of
asking each person II she would have
some of this, that or the other thing
OF course the yiunds We're accepted
These extras We're succeeded by 9th
ers, the poor hostess not being uhle Tor
felt she was unable, which amounts 10
the same thing to stem the tide rap
Idly overwhelming her pockctbook
When she had II stormy session with
the proprietor she could get no sntis.
faction The things We're offered; they
were enten. OF surety. madame had
ordered them, else they would not
have been served. II Is Impossible
that madame would wish to have con-
sequences most unpleaSantH She
wisely paid the bill. but the experience
cost her dear
$50, You see, holdups ARE not con
fined 10 our beloved country. In fact.
| think that our polite contemporaries
aver the Atlantic know things about
| the game about which our desperadaes
are In entire ignorance. - New York
| Press
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HUMORS OF WAR.
A Federal Lieutenant Who Was Worse
Than Surprised

During the civil war the commander
OF marching detachment looked along
his line, scowled Mt Its irregulnrity,
then shouted aloud: CLOSE up Close
up. you fellows. Why, if the enemy
We're 10 fire on us now they couldn't
hit one of YOU" Another commander.
while n battle was In progress. came
upon Il straggler who MAS running
checks My man. don't be baby"
the general demonstrated, thinking to
shame the renegade. hoo hoo. Wisht
| was n baby, and II gal baby at that"
was the answer that showed him the
case was hopeless
That Is less humanity amusing than
the answer of Il guileless lieutenant
who with half company had been
captured and paroled by the ubiquitous
John Morgan. Upon reaching Federal
territory the lieutenant made haste IL
report TO the nearest post commander
who, after duly welcoming the new
conner. said: Tell me how all this
happened. Were you surprlsed?'
'Surprised, \ heap worse'n that
tell You. l was plum astonshed TO see
thcrl gray fellers. | was. fer n fact,
colonel the lieutenant answered. with
the air of one who fully covers tho
case. Success Magazine.
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PROPER BREATHING.
More Essential Than Beautiful Voice
For Perfect Singing.

VI foi'ott SiHg'UDs
cannot too forcbly insist that the
mere possession of II lovely voice IL
only the basis of vocal art Nature oe-
casionally startles one by the prodl-
galitN of her gifts, bat no student has
any right 10 expect 10 sing by inspira
ton any more than M athlete may
expect 10 win race because he Is nat
urnlly fleet of foot.
Methods of breathing attack and
the Use of registers must all he perfect
~ understood by the successful singer,
who should likewise be complete mas
ter of all details relating to the strue-
turc and use of those parts above the
voice box and be convinced Of the ne
cesSty of IL perfectly controlled chest
expansion In the production of tone.
Iter perfect singing. correct breath
ing. strange aS II may sound. Is even
more essential than II beautiful voice.
No matter how exquisite the vocal
organ may be, lis beauty cannot he
adequately demonstrated without prop
CT breath control. Here Is one of the
old Italian secrets which many singers
of today wholly lack. because they are
unwilling to give the necessary time
for the full development of breathing
| power and control i'hrasing. tone
resonance, expression. MI depend upon
| respiration. aud, In my opinion, musical
students, even when too young To he
allowed the free use of the voice,
should he thoroughly taught the prin-
eiplcs of breathing Nellie Melha In
GputIrV
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Aldtich's Birthplace.

The quaint old town by the sea call
ed Portsmouth Is the only seacoast
town in New Hampshire and Is one of
our very oldest settlements, for II was
founded In the year lG23, and Ii has
II history worth knowing, 1t was an
old town when Thomas Bailey Aldrich
was born In one of Its quaint and
ancient houses ON the 11th of Novem-
Der In the year 1896 and he has writ
ten II very delightful book about Ports
mouth called An Old Town by the
Sea" while his famous "Story of a
Bad Boy" Is II very true account of
his boyhood In the New Hampshire
seaport. l.. Harbour In st. Nicholas.
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YOUR NERVES.
The Most untiring of All Are Those of
the Heart


The most easily tired nerves in the
body are the nerves of smell. They
can detect the faHtest Whit of per-
fume. As you pass IA rose in the gar
den the quantity of perfume that gets
into your nostIil must be many mil
lions of billions of times smaller than
strongest perfume on your upper lip
and IN IA few seconds you fail to no.
tice H. the nerve of smell is so quickly
fatigucd,
The heat nerves and cold nerves.
which are quite distinct from the
nerves of ordinary sensation, also give
over working very quickly. a bath
that seems quite hot when YOU step
into 1t very soon ceases 10 cause hny
particular feeling of heat
Nerves of hearing and sight can go
through an enormous amount of work.
For sixteen hours day they work
hard and are still willing TO do more.
The nerves of the heart are the
most untirlng of all. From the first
dawn of life until the last gasp they
work without stopping for one instant
And even after death If some sailed
water Is pumped into the heart IL com
menees 10 beat again, showing that the
nerves are still willing pearson's
Weekly
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her hands of further responsibility,
and Gordon usually filled them In.
Once ut home she hurried to her
desk. She had Il prejudice against
keeping her check book in order, and
an appalling number of hastily scrawl-
ed stubs confronted her She worked
busily. covering pad with figures and
counting up totals on her fingers But
II was slow work, and near the end
voklngly
1t was blank
She leaned her elbows on the desk
and. resting her chin in her hands.
stared hard into space. There was tho
cheek unaecounted for. and he had
filled ii out for $4,000. No one knew
how many others he had used He
was welcome 10 the money. She would
not fight 1t If she could But he had
seemed SO different, and she had trust
cd him. Slowly her head sank on the
desk and the heress of the Maxwell
millions cried her eyes out like any
ordinary lovesick girl.
1t was ten hours later-ten dreary.
interminahle hours-that the clock on
Betty's dressing table chimed I.
Betty shivered No sleep had come
to her eyes. Getting out of bed, she
slipped into dressing gown. She
would read Anything would be bet
ter than lying In bed open eyed and
sleepless moaning over james Gordon.
Her book WAS In the library She
opened her door and ran hurriedly
down into the hall below. Pushing
open the library door very gently, she
entered the room, then uttered faint
| scream
The room was lighted by the faint
rays of bullseye lantern
Standing ut her desk with his back
to her, opening her check book. was
Tom Cornish.
Starting convulsively at sound of her
| cry. he turned and confronted her.
white to the lips Betty" he STAN
mered
Miss Maxwell stood very still.
Tom" she said. why did you do
IT."
But Tom had fallen into chair and
iu't III
Its all up" he said hoarsely I'm
dead broke. and thought ] stood n
chance 10 stake myself once more I've
had the devils own luck lately
lost every cent of that other check
| Betty looked ut him as IL in dream
The check your check | was dead
broke debts everywhere | got
hold of your check book knew Cor
| don did about rs he pleased and II
was your signature all right | meant
TO give II back To you. Betty. as soon
ms my luck turned | really did
But 10 his mystiiication Betty was
looking at him with shining eyes. 1T
was you who cashed the check for
ten thousand" she repeated softly. at
was YOU 1t was YOU"
| 1t was weeks before she told Cor
don, and he, being ii wise young man
In his generation. said no word of her
bygone injustice, but his arms went
round her. and he held her close, while
she, crying quietly. hid her face against
| his coat.
NO other man would have under
stood" she whispered softly.
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Her Very Good Reason.

The two wives were discussing the
pecunlary peculiarities of their respec-
tive husbands, and they conceded with
great unanimity until they reached the
point of their own relation to the purse
strings.
"My husband never gives me penny
unless he growls about my extrava-
gance," said one
mine does the same thing" attestcd
the other.
But l get even with him. And her
face showed the color of satisfaction.
How do you ever do II =
II go through his trousers pockets
when he's asleep"
Goodness gracious exclaimed the
other. II wouldn't do that for any
thing"
"Why notf Haven't we right to
the money as well MS they havef
Yes, but wouldn't go through my
husbands trousers pockets for It,
I'D like to know Why" said the
first, quite Indignant ut the apparent
reproof
because" blushed the other. he
carries his money In his waistcoat
ocket"-Pearson' Weekly.
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HE REVISED 1T.
Young Author Was Anxious to Comply
With the Editors Request.

Your story possesses merit" wrote
the kindly magazine editos. in return
lux n manuscript TO n STRUGGLING young
author of Washington, but you have
cmbcllished 1t With too much descrip-
ton. atmosphere and other Irrelevant
matter. What we want Is story set
ting out the simple facts facts, just
plain facts. If you Will revise your
story according to our IDEAS, we will
be glnd TO pay you SO for it,
A few days later the editor got the
following from the struggling young
author of Washington;
Herewith revised story Please send
check by return mail, as l need the
money"
And this was the story as rewritten:
Jonas loved Eliza. but he was poor.
and wealthy papa kicked. Jonas went
into Wall street and made million,
incidentally banhrupting papa. Then
Eliza went fishing, fell of II log into
the mill pond, and Jonas iished her out
Papa relented and borrowed hun
drcd thousand from Jonas Marriage"
Washington Post
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BONANZA POKER.
A Game That Staggered Naughty
Commercial Traveller.


Poker, say those who can remember
back 10 the times of the old west has
seen its best days. No longer are such
royal battles wugcd over the green
cloth ms when the newly hedged min
Ing millionalres met with money to
burn and with plenty of sporting spirit
10 burn ii.
IT was III the famous Silver Bow
club ut Helena, Mont, that they used
To play big poker" says II man who re-
members. AT the game one night
sat Marcus DAILY, Senator Hearst and
j. Is. lIngIin when there burst In II
radiant New York drummer who hud
Il two weeks cad 10 the institution
He marched up to the players aud po-
litely asked II he might take II hand.
why. yes. come right In said
Daly
The drummer threw IL hundred dol
lar note on the table. Let me have
chips for that he said grayely.
lie went To hang up his cont and
hat When he returned the bill still
hay ON the table.
Whats the matter, gcntlemenf
the travelling alait hnrghtils inquired
Mint my money good
Why. yes. 10 be sure said paly.
Hearst, give the gentleman one white
chip Scrap Book
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The Trouble With Decorators.

The great trouble with the decorator
who falls Ia succeed Hes IN his predi-
lection for one particular school Of de
sign lie becomes a monollinnihc, dc
clarcs Interior Decoration. on the sub
jec of some special school of decora-
ton lie goes In for arts and crnfts
and knows nothing else. He becomes
colonial mad or he aiiiliutes With the
French school, aud nothing Is right
that Isn't French, or perhaps, being n
German and German by education, he
espouscs German or Flemish art, or,
being English ind English by educn-
ton nothing is quite correct that Is
not Ellzabcthan or Georgian.
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IN A SUBMARINE.
What Happens as the Vessel Takes tho
Plunge Beneath tho Sea.

What Happens as the Vessel Takes tho
Plunge Beneath the Sea.
Under ordinary conditions us soon az
the hood is closed for the plunge tho
captain opens the faucets and II quaint
~ of water. Which makes the ship
heavy enough TO sink, rtshcs into the
reservoirs located ut the sides of the
vessel. Even the most hardened of the
sailors say that the noise of the water
rushing into the boat gives luguhrious
impression, and II requires men gifted
with cool hcads and possessing tested
courage for the hazards involved In
operating these little boats Rut, in
spite of their fragile appearance. they
are terrible Instruments OF war. and
Notwithstanding their dininutive size
they are controlled by twelve men,
each of whom Is Indispensable To thelr
navigation.
The hood once closed, the submarine
is absolutely cut of from the world Its
shell calculated to support Il pressure
of seven or eight ntmespheres, gives II
the ability In theory TO 20 down to Il
distance of thirty to forty meters, but
In practice II Is considered sufficient to
drop to Il depth of fifteen meters, and
AT such Il level ii is in no danger of be-
ing Hooded. The most strongly armor-
ed vessels of the ordinary type extend
downward only ten meters.
The vessel Is directed by two vertical
governors. one above and one below
the stern. ms they are always placed on
and going down of II boat there arc
two horizontal governors. one Mt the
stern and one mt the bow. Metropolis
tan Magazine.
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Oh. for some Asmodcus of morality
10 make not only roofs and walls trans
parent Ia his favorites. but Also to lift
the veil Of discrimination, fraud. hypoc.
risy. prct"nsc falsehood and deception.
which Is spread over all things, to show
how little true honesty there Is In the
world and how often. even where II Is
least to be expected, behind all the eX-
terror outwork of virtue secretly and
In the inncrnost reccsscs. unrigliteous
ness SITS at the helm. II Is just Oh this
account that 81 many men of the bet
ter kind have four footed friends. for
to he sure. how Is II man 10 get relief
from the endless dissimulntion fnlsity
and malice Of mankind If there were
no dogs into whose honest faces he can
look without distrusti
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How They Fooled the Preacher

When our grandmothcrs arranged To
have chicken for Sunday dinner for
the preacher they picked out the big
Best Gnd fattest and toughest old hen
on the place Saturday afternoon and
had the boys and dogs run her down. "
A tough old hen TINT Is chased MI over
the place and frightened out of her life
IL AK tender as n spring lamb when
cooked. Fright makes any animal
bird or fowl tender 50 the books say,
aud IL appears from this that our
grandmothers knew what they We're
about when they had the tough old
hens chased before killing FL Dorado
KanJ Republican.
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II Blew.

When n British battleship was lying
In New York hurbor II lieutenant Of
the visiting vessel was discussing
can naval ulcers. one of whom re-
peatcd the tale Of the day that was so
windy that the crows had TO walk
home
still. that wind was nothing to one
we encountered In the bay of Bis
cay" laughed the lieutenant. why,
1t blew so hard that It took four men
To hold Prince Louis hat on, ana even
then ii blew the anchors Off the but
tons on his cont" -Womnn's Home
Companion
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The Early Bird.

Bishop brewster of Connecticut Is
noted for bis funny stories. and his
latest Is said to be about aH old repro
bate who decided 10 repent and an
nounced to every one that whatever
wrong he had done should be madc
right. 20 Il man whom he had cheated
out OF a large sum of money went
around mt midnight to demand II.
"But what did you come AT this hour
for and wake nae up Why not walt
til tomorrow" said the old sinner
GROSSLY.
Il came now" replied the man. ito
avoid the rush IIarpcrs Weekly
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Wanted Help to Be Thankful

The minister's children were out In
the field one day, while visiting on II
farm, when suddenly II rum came to-
ward them all ready to butt In" Lit
tie Arthur, aged five, said to Dorothy,
nged three "Oh, Dorothy, say your
prayers.'
She said, Il cant think OF any" so
her brother told her to say any one
that she heard their father say. The
ram was getting closer, and In her
fright she said the only one she could
think of:
20 Lord help us to be thankful foI
what We are about to receive"
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Enriched by an Earthquake.

with all the harm that earthquakes
do" said Il rug dealer I'll Is pleasant To
hear Of an entire town that an earth.
quake enriched The town mean Is
Ouzoun Ada on the Caspian sea, the
terminus Of the Transcaspan and Sa-
markand railway. Ouzoun-Ada In the
past had a miserable port. but few
years ago an earthquake visited her,
and on its departure she found herself
the richer by harbor deep enough to
float the largest ships. Since that for
tunate visit Ouzoun-Ada's population
and wealth have trebled."
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The Folly Of Delay.

II IS one of the strangest things In
life how few people have settled In
their own minds what 1t Is they really
want or who VIII take the trouble to
be happy 81 have often thought how
much | should like 10 do SO and sc"
We hear people say, and nine times
out OF ten It Is something they could
very easily have done, only they al
ways put 1t Oft London Spectator.
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II Killed Him.

II should fancy the laundry business
was about az easy us any 10 start.
What makes you think soF
"All you have to do Is to lay In n sup.
ply Of starch
"Yes"
"Well, that'Il starch you all right"
Three days after there was It burial.
London Tit-Bits