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BY MAI. GEN. WILLIAM a. BANCROFT.
President Boston Elevated Railway Company.

exception.
1t might appear first glance that little could of the city
but the that when great history
represented nothing like the preponderunce population which repre-
sents to-day In the beginning everything and only
changes at first and afewad rapidly did the urban population be-
gin outnunber the rural.
the present time it often difficult to draw the line where the city
ends and the country begins and harder make
ton between the countrybre and the cbr City conditions
penetrated the country very been
obliged to introduce rural conditions
The systems of parks which great established and
which they seduousy maintain testify the degree
environment has been appropriated by the city.
There villages, moreover which dn
gush from small cities and small cities which might easily mis-
taken for villages.
There eonged population large city where the
growing boy deprived of those essentials of physical strength
light fresh air and exercise but this condition has very
large wegulated municipalities and no doubt
will entirely disappear
In the country the other places where the growing
boy ovworkd and where his life
faculties undeyeoped grows up into dull and unoul
manhood 1t also that this condition the degree
which existed and that the time have dis
appeared through the establishment of
ton between the world of varied activity and the world nreevd
drudgey
My opinion brought up TODAY in small t
which has distinctly background chance of
than either the typical
to the advantages of both and natural
profit by the eager enterprise v
life and natural ot fOrego the pme pleasures rustic
life.
Of the place of birth nothing
environment is everything Environment than it
does The poet the artist be able work and to
fame surroundings but the case s
different regards commercial and financial affairs
Whatever natural for the great
the boy the country he will distinction in
lines unless he city, city training and
point the forces Of nres.ntos
on has been such that far wider knowledge commerce and
and industry required than before successful man Te
country boy may enjoy all the qualification ", a
for II t,s.s lines, s,s hs e.aaet % k1g
much without the city ezpeiene' Sss Z
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Rich men often sigh over the bur
den OF wealth. but about the only
man who can make this lament lit.
orally, and who wants really and act.
uaily no more weight of money upon
him is the Washington treasury clerk
who had his thigh bone broken by
bundle containing over a million
dollars in notes falling upon him.
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In the roll of Amcri-
cas- greatest men 1t is as
tonishing 10 note how
many Of them were prod
ucts Of what might be
called rural environment.
II is true that the most
famous man of our time.
Theodore Roosevelt. was
born in the heart of the
The Ordway new era., 1907-08-09

When member of the Belgian par
lament is making a long speech the
government furnishes his hearers
with brandy SO that they may be able
to stand the strain. We think our
scheme of permitting our statesmen
to retire to the cloakrooms while or.
ators are in action Is a better one.
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The biograph has just shown in
Melbourne the ruins Of Rome. follow
Cd by the ruins Of San Francisco. and
Il IL remarkable what likeness there
II between natures work Of 1900
years and that Of day or two, re-
marks the Imperial Review.
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p,.rln.d Wood for P's''

sheridan, wyo.-A cout.I rsIns (
the 0finneI rancn iS.d ~
With ground pet[r,.Isruslis II
tasned from noesF
Where va recentiy n
potri0o1 ~ three asS ~
sn6 foekv ~ n lsns 50
eonn1 4 r ~ -
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Those people who are looking for
the pole may not ind II, but they will
manage 70 keep cool even on the
Warmest days when the Thermometer
s1gss - hish q - dsgrsss below
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of education fails individual cas-" ule lal'n
still strong enough and the charity gentle enough 10 Judge
that there ought have been of 1t IN quantity or else
bcbcr Voltage the operation though the patient died
For all the social ills be universal pS
ton as blood letting older medicine II people are leaving ue
farms divorce undermining the family, the political ahe
lootnr the cities the found ucaon the schools must
look habit of opinion to-day The haot appears
to be good one opinion presumably substance correct
At the presenay belief in education Is our people
faith the They have developed Par pNu with our
democracy people persuaded that the maintenance OF our
peculiar institutions popular dependent their exist
ence and the workings Of these institutions upon their
efficiency appeared competent for pusnns the
decided and increasing popular conviction
The public and kept the school for all without
recognition and shape ITS work and plan
but rather the ~ opportunity for the best
achievement highest advance The present rigid system OF the
grades necessity must yield 10 per-
init the more rapid gifted and dgmt pupils The old dis
school, the grades humane Nowadays the
machinery grades and wonderfully perfect but the school
exists the child and for the grades.
place the child reference the grades time 10
what he has through the whether the
pages classes by work he able and do Too
wills ambitions dud by the routine
treadm the grades and that andagng the foot and strap
ping produce standard Particularly do the last
grades refreshed and daped The
school like commonwealth represents but
falsely shifts the value Of its is warned he dare call nothing
uncan that service of humanity large has cleaned
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UMAN society of this present time and place evidently oee
in education 1t is inclined to stake Its NE upon II, w
cyc ON the whole with faith that is chdike and bland 1t
often nrpeyed about what teach and why and how 10
teach it and through whom and yet the perpeNes seem oh
to sanctify the deep mysteries OF pedagogy and strengthen
faith in the systems that from the cloud wrapped mount
of education education fails in individual case he ian
still strong enough and the charity gentle enough 10 Juu
that there ought 10 have been more Of quantity else
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
LAMANA RETURNS.

Had Been to St. Louis and Chicago In
Search of Fugitives.
New Orleans, Sept Peter Lama
ma arrived in New Orleans Friday
night on board the southbound Illinois
Central train from Chicago, and there
was Jolly in the heart of his household.
Lamana stated that he had been to
St. Louis and Chicago in search of the
fugitives who are implicated in the kid
mapping and murder of his son, who
have not yet been apprehended. He
received information that the fugitives
had been recognized in St. Louis and
Chicago, but he could find no trace of
them, and his trip was fruitless.
The Black Hand burden in ST. James
parish has stirred the people in that
section, and the authorities are round
ing up the suspicious Italians
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
Indus BADLY BEATEN.
Mob One Thousand IN Number
Assaults Them.

Ballingham Wash, Sept. SIX
badly beaten Tindus are in the hca2i-
tai, 400 frightened aod half-n&..ea
Sikhs are in jail and the corridors OF
the city hall guarded by policemen.
and somewhere between Beiiingham
and the British Columbia line are $50
natives of India. hungry and half
clothed. making their way along the
Great Northern railway bound for Can
adian territory and the protection OF
the British flag.
The long-expected cry, Drive OUT
the Hindus." was heard throughout
the city and along the water front
The police were helpless. All author
ity was paralyzed and for five hours a
mob of hal Loco white men ralded
the mills where the blacks were work
ing, battered down doors Of lodging
houses and, dragging the invaders
from their beds, escorted them 10 the
city limits with orders to keep on
going.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08

TN HE first political campaign il
y the Philippines has passed.
L and the time is approaching
when the first national Assem-
bly, will be opened. Secretary William
H. Taft. Who is so popular among tn
Filipinos, is planning to visit the oti-
ent with the view 70 taking part ii
the inauguration Of this experiment in
the training Of these new wards OF
the United States for self government.
The elections for the national assem-
bly, passed OF quietly. but the vote
was small. 1t was about 10000 ont OF
a total Christian population of nearly
100000. The Moros. who are No
hammedans and more or less barbaric
in their customs aud mode of life. were
not given the privilege of voting. The
proportion of those who were entl.el
to vote who registered and cast The =
ballots for members of the national
assembly WAS small. Various reasons
are assigned as the cause of this. The
mass of the people. it is said, take lit
tie interest in politics and are ci.eily
interested in the daily problem Of re
ting enough to eat. Many conserva
tives and representative merchants did
not vote. being satisfied with the pres
ent condition Of affairs. A large pro
portion of those who did vote belonged
to the barely qualified class. The Ma
cionalistas the party demanding imme
date independence, cast the most
votes. Next in number We're the Pro
gressistas. who in their platform said
I'VE will willingly wait until Uncle
Sam is ready to grant independence"
Among those elected to the assem-
bly, was Dr. Dominador Gomez, the
rabid agitatov and alleged chief Of
ladrOneS.
Secretary Taft before his departure
from Washington said that he was by
no means downrast over the result Of
the elections for the first Filipino as
sembIy and that while tie radical eie
ment seemed to have the advantage
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
FOUGHT WITH REVOLVERS
One Participant Wounded and
Byssander Fatally Shot.

Bowie, Tex, Sept 7-As the imme-
date result Of street duel with re-
EClvars here Walker Hargrove OF Fort
" rfh is seriously wounded and w. a.
81 iner, q totally uninterested party,
is III d precarious condition from the
w6ind caused by a stray bullet fired
by one OF the combatants. Porter Bro
die Of Bowie was arrested in connec-
ton with the aftray, as was also Har-
grow, both giving bond.
Th, two men met on the street and,
according to those who claim to have
seen the difficulty, began to fight with
dubbed pistols. After an exchange OF
blows they backed away and emptied
their reviewers at each other the rapid
succession OF shots bringing crowds
HargrOve. shot through the f.eshy
part of the left arm, and with a wound
glancing bullet, which is thought TO
have fractured his skull, is said to
have attempted TO enter a store, when
his assailant followed him, striking
him repeated blows on the back of the
head with his revolver.
The wounds inflicted by the dubbed
weapon, the doctors state, are the
most serious of his INJURIES, it being
thought his skull was broken by the
blows
Brodie was not hurt in the melee
but w. A. Stoner, young man who
was standing short distance away
vxynC CIV ,,1I, l>.l E.
sidewalk. 1t is not known which weap'
on fired the bullet. The doctors say
he has but little chance for recovery
Hargrove, despite his wounds, re-
turned to Fort Worth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
SWEOE STARVED,
In Pocket Was an Order Calling For
Ten Dollars.

In Pocket Was an Order Calling For
Ten Dollars.
New York, Sept. IAN unusual case
came o the attention of the police
They fond Richard Reynolds, young
Swedish blacksmith who came here
from Wa ertown, N. Y, to see Prince
Wilhelm, wandering about the streets
in starving condition despite the fact
that he had in his possession money
order calling for $3.50.
The money order reached Reynolds
In reply to request he had sent to his
home for funds
Reynolds, WHO had had nothing to
eat for three Nays. wandered about
until night, VIII IN nearly insane from
hunger, he appealed TO the police He
was taken to restaurant where he
ate ravenously and was cared for IN
til he got his order cashed and started
for home
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
UNION SUED.
Postal Telegraph Company Takes Ac.
ton Against the Organization.

Postal Telegraph Company Takes Ac
ton Against the Organization.
Chicago, Sept THE Postal Tele-
graph company began a suit against
the Commercial Photographers Union
of America on the ground that they
had refused to Pay for the transmission
OF messages. According to officials of
the telegraph company no answer was
made when the bills for the te,egrams
We're presented to the union. Upon
Inquiry they were told that the union
deciired to make payment unless the
telegraph company would certify that
their messages had reached their des-
tiHation by sending "chasers" after
every message. The company refused.
The messages in question were filed
with the company since the strike be.
gan. The case was set for Sept. II.
Warrants Were sworn out for the
arrest of Samuel L. Ulrich and p. N.
Nichols, striking members of the Com
mercial Te'egra phers' union, on the
charge of intimidation. George S. Da
Wis an operator in the employ of the
Postal company, was TIE complain
ant
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08

many OF the Nacionalista delegates
judgment.
American control has accomplished
in the Philippines one thing that it also
accomplished in Cuba-that is. better
Sanitat ton. AS q result Of this the
records of the Manila board Of health
not single contagious disease has
been coDspicuouSly in evidence. This
is the first time in the history of the
American occupation, or, for that mat
ter. in the history of the islands. that
such statement could be made.
There were fewer deaths in the city
Of Manila during June than ever be-
fore under American control
Forty-five of the 100 young Filipino
students sent to the United States by
their native government four years
ago to be educated in American col
leges have returned to the Philippine
Islands with diplomas in their pockets
prepared to aid their countrymen in
solving the problem of self govern
ment The others have decided to re-
main for the present at least on tie
continent of America. Every one CT
them carried OFF some kind of honor
or prize in the colleges in which they
studied The only trouble with them
was that they studied too hard and
could with difficulty be restrained from
overwork Every one seemed to be
thinking of the day when he would be
assisting in the conduct of the Filipino
government. The anxiety of the new
Filipino for education is one of the
things chiefly to he noted about him.
In large number of municipalities
the inhabitants have contributed freely
of their money and labor to the cree
ton of public schools. The municipali-
ties are clamoring for authority to use
their funds for school purposes. There
are at present about 500 American
teachers on the payroll in the pubic
schools and abort 500 Filipinos of con-
siderable intelligence and education.
All these are paid by the Philippine
government In addition there are per-
haps 1900 native Filipino teachers in
provincial schools. paid from provincial
treasures, who have bit little educa-
tion and speak very poor English.
The Filipino Is becoming somewhat
accustomed now t. the use of tools.
The American Or European style Of
dress is coming more into vogue. and
toilet articles like the toothbrush are
growing in fayo-. especially among
those natives who desire to be elegant
md up to date.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
LOST HIS CASE
Is Also Out Something Over
Four Thousand Dollars.
WAN HAD NO ATTORNEY.
After DecIar ng That Il Will Rot In
Jail Rather Than Sign That Deed
and Being Encarcerated a Year the
Case Goes Against Him.

Somerset, Pa. Sept. LEWIS D.
Shaffer of rot in jail fame, lost
$4,2625O because he would not en-
ploy an attorney to defend him in
case tried in court in which John H.
Shaffer of Listie was the plaintiff. He
said he would not trust an attorney,
The trial is unprecedented in Somer
set county.
Although Shaffer was advised by
friends and the court to employ Coun-
sci he steadfastly refused. He could
not challenge any of the jurors be-
cause he was not represented by coun-
sci. and Prothonotary Charles G. Shat
fer challenged four jurors for the de-
Tense. Il have no attorney he re-
piled when Intercepted by the court,
but | will present my books" The
plaintiff was the only witness called
and testified that his accounts We're
correct The jury returned verdict
against the defendant.
The Skaters were engaged in the
liquor business at Windber. Lewis D.
furnished the capital and Johr ~ was
general manager. The profits We're to
be equally divided. Last fall the court
ordered Shaffer to execute deed for
valuable mineral tract to the Ber-
wind White Coal company in compli.
ance with an option. He refused and
was placed in Jail for contempt Of
court
His phrase, Il will rot in jail rather
than sign that deed" has echoed
throughout the state. He remained in
Jail for nearly year, and was released
tecause there 's'as a technical flaw in
RI q commit mont
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
TWELVE PEOPLE KILLED
Like Number Sustain In;urie,
IN a Wreck
ON ROCK ISLAND ROAD.
Passenger Train Moving at a Speedy
Rate Jumps the Track When Get.
ting to a Siding and a Freight Is
Run Into.

Waterloo, "a, Sept Twelve per.
IONS Were killed and twelve injured in
The wreck Of an express train on the
Rock Island railroad at Norris, la. The
train, which was northbound. jumped
the track while going at full speed, and
coilided with freight train standing
On the siding. The dead:
B. B. Oliver, Waterloo, la.
w. H Goodman, Waterloo. Ia
Jim N. Watson. Waterloo, la.
c. L. Landphere, Shell Rock, Ia.
w. R. Johnson, Dixie, la.
B. r. ChTistv, MINNEAPOLIS
l.. Toia, Hammond. Ind.
w. H. Myers. Burlington.
Laborer. name unknown, Hammond,
Ind
Three unidentified men.
Three of the injured may die
The nOrthbOund express was ter
minutes late at Norris siding. small
station three miles north of Ceda;
Fails, ard where the freight train was
awaiting the express, which came al
terrific sreed Just as the engine
OF the train was about to pass the
freight engine the trucks OF the trair
jumped the track. aud the eneir-
crashed into the errine of the freicht
w"eckfng both engines and telescop
Ing the baggage and mail cars ant
demolished the smoker
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
THINKS HIMSELF MAYOR.
NEGRO Breaks Into Office and Takes
Possession Of Letters.

Baltimore. Sept Possessed with
the Authorization that he is mayor OF
the city, Isaiah Lampson. negro,
broke open the door of Mayor MahOol's
office at the city hall and carried away
some fifty or sixty letters addressed
to that official, which were lying on
the desk. Lampson took the letters
to his own home and was seated at
a table opening them when the police
came upon him. One of the letters
contained a draft for 5000. This was
the second time the negrog OF into the
city hall On the other occasion he
declared that he was mayor, and put
up hard fight before he was over
come.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
STOMACH SAVES SWALLEN.
Doubtless Owes His Life to the Fact
That He Has Large One.

Wooster, O., Sept. John Swallen,
fifty years old, man weighing fully
$50 pounds. probably owes his life to
the fact that he has large stomach
While Swalen was making repairs or
an iron bridge over the Pen1Sy:vania
lines tracks a sCatfcid gave way le
ting him drop twenty-seVen feet 70
the paved street below Sawwel naind-
ed on his stomach, which upholstered
the fall He was injured beyond
spraining his left wrist, although I'M
conscious from shock fer several hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
SERVED MANY YEARS.
t.is Escapa6es Cost Maryland County
Ten Thousand Dollars.

Elkton, Sept AFTER having serv-
cd thirty weight years in jail here,
James Andrew. aged seVenty-four, a
heroic service in the civil war for two
years and obtained a furlOugh and
went to Elkton TO visit his mother.
He then deserted.
In 1869 he attempted to assault
woman and was sentenced to a long
term. He has escaped Jail many times,
was placed in an asylum In Baltimore,
only to escape. and has had more ad-
vantages than any criminal in America.
His escanades have cost Cecil county,
MARYLAND, $4,000. Andrews will end
bis DAYS in the aims house.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
MURDER, NOT MARRIAGE,
Young Man Killed on His Way
After Future Wife.

Nacogdoches, Tex, Sept Fifteen
known young farmer, who was en-
route to this place to be married to
en- by some miscreant and murdered.
His corpse was found in the woods
about 200 yards from the roadway with
the skull crushed. The marriage IL
cense, soaked with blood, was found
in pocket. 1t is supposed robbery
was the motive
After being shot in the head Owens
body had been dragged with a rope
to where it was found
Miss Wil!Aerson is Frustrated with
grief
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
Message and Speeches.

Oyster Bay, Sept. president
Roosevelt will devote the remainder
of his summer vacation to work on his
annual message to congress and the
completion of the series of speeches
he is to deliver during his trip through
the west and south. Secretary Loeb
said that visitors to Sycamore Hill
would be decidedly scarce from now
m
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
WILD BOAR HUNT.
This Has Been Planned For the presi-
dents Enjoyment

Houston, Sept. Reports reached
here from San Antonio that a wild
boar hunt with javelins for weapons
instead Of rifles, is being planned for
President Roosevelts participation An
experimental hunt with javelins will
shortly be made in the district south
of San Antonio. Several of President
Rooseyelt's acquaintances expect to
take part in in thus hunt, and they
are authority for the statement that
if the sport with the primitive weanons
proves good the president has prom
ised to join in a hunt during his com
ing his southern and western tour
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
One Life Lost.

Montgomery, Sept by the wreck
Of log train, says special to the
Advertiser from Elba. Ala. on the
Henderson-Boyd Lumber company's
railroad near Richburg, Fireman Joe
Bryson lost his life and several others
were badly hurt. The engineer of the
train was eating his dinner and the
fireman was at the throttle at the
time of the accident. The engineer
was badly scaldei.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
OLDEST iNCiANIAN DIES.
His Age Is Given at Ore Hundred and
Nine Years.

Brownstown. Sept. 7.-George s.
Hammell. the oldest man in Jackson
county, and probably in Indiana, died
at the county poor asylum at this place
general infirmities. He was 100 years
of age. He was born in Germany July
10, 1888, and came to America in 1888,
landing at Baltimore, and came to this
county in 1856.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
OSTRICH RUNS AWAY,
Comedian Murphy Has the Time Of
His Life as Result.

comedian Murphy Has the Time OF
His Life as Result.
Jacksonville. Fla, Sept. 7.-While
Tim Murphy, the noted comedian, and
company were billing their engage
ment at this place the former visited
the ostrich farm, located here Jim
Wilkinson, the superintendent, hitched
Dewey, the big racing ostrich, to a
sulky, intending to take the comedian
for ride. Mr.. Murphy climbed on the
sulky, but before the reins could be
handed him the ostrich ran away at
mile a minute clip. After running
over mile the sulky overturned
throwing Murphy out. Except thor.
ough shaking up Murphy Is unhurt.