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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
I1xE .kAn. Q 4 81 sss..Sir
forever Young
Is the Sweet
Girl Graduate.
vUNE. the month of wedding bells

TUNE, the month of wedding bells
and graduation ceremonies, finds
new patches Of brides and sweet
girl graduates each time the year
rolls round to the summer solstice The
years may come and the years may
go. but the bridal professions and the
commencement essays and oratons and
diplomas and bouquets keep on for
ever.
Not so very, very long ago there were
no such sweet things as girl graduates
The boys went to college and got their
sheepskins at commencement season,
and their sisters and sweethearts ad-
mired and applauded. But they never
dreamed of such things for themselves.
no, indeed. 1t would have been quite
improper A young woman in those
days was circumscribed by Il great
many rules of propriety, and a college
education--well, that was something
never heard of and for that reason Of
course absurd. But times have changed,
as Cicero remarked in language with
which all college graduates are sup
posed to be familiar. and now girl
may not only graduate from d college,
but she may go through three or four
graduating functions before she par
ticipates in that most impressive and
solemn function of all, the march to
the altar.
In days gone by the colleges were the
only institutions which had commence
ment seasons and held graduating OK.
ercises. But now the high shoots
and the seminaries and even the
grammar schools have their grad
uating exercises. For the girl this
means many elaborate preparations
and oftentimes expenses which a par
ent with a large family and small
salary finds it hard to meet Gradual
ing gowns. class receptions and din
ners and dances and photographs all
cost money. and money in these days
cannot be created By a wave of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

magic wand, nor is ii usually in such
matters a case of every body works
but father" A paterfamilias who has
four or FIVE daughters. not to mention
sons, who must all do the customary
thing when they graduate from the
public school, the high school or sem
mary and the college and who. lit
tie later perhaps, must all be equipped
with suitable wedding trousseaux has
q task on his hands for which he needs
the support of a steady income and a
good bank account.
Realizing the demands on the family
purse which this season necessitates,
the principal of school in Charles
town; Mass, recently made sugges-
ton to the graduating class. Every
family. he said, had good many old
r1bbers lying around awaiting dep
osition In the ash barrel and If these
were collected they might bring some
thing. The suggestion was made at
the psychological moment, just as the
housekeeping season was setting in.
and the aggregation of old rubber
turned In by the pupils weighed $50
pounds. A sympathetic junk dealer
paid S22.72 for the lot, which went far
to defray the cost of the pictures.
White has long been the cony ention-
al color for the dresses of the sweet
girl graduates. and white is still the
rule, though variation from the pure
white may properly be introduced by
using class colors in girdle or scarf or
shoulder knot. A girl who gets a di-
ploma from college may pay less
attention to her graduating dress than
she who says formal farewell to a
high school or seminary. for at many
colleges attended by women seniors
wear the traditional mortarboard cap
and academic gown on commencement
day, and this makes for democracy all
around. The ample folds Of costume
sacred to scholarship and worn by men
and women alike conceal that which
Is worn inside. and rich girls and poor
may receive their degrees in simple
shirt waist suits. The other functions
incident to commencement week at
college are not in the case of a woman
so conducive to simplicity in dress. and
for these a graduating girl may need
different gown for nearly every day
Of the seren.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
RHlNOcERos BREEDING.
Facts About q Wild Animal That Is
Rapidly Becoming Rare.

The rhinoceros used to be far from
rare in Africa, but the species Is rap
idly being exterminated. So scarce
have some wild animals become In the
dark continent that there are now
farms ON which animals are bred for
the wild animal showmen. The pic
ture is of "A baby rhinoceros which is
being brought UP by German show
man on his animal breeding farm near
Victoria. in South Africa. The white
or square nosed rhinoceros, formerly
so plentiful. is now practically extinct
in Africa south of the Zambezi The
black species has been so harassed that
It may now be considered rare. Trap
ping it Is task of much difficulty and
danger. Nature gifted this animal
with exceptional strength. an abun-
dance of muscle and few nerves. His
hide is almost bullet proof. he has q
vision like that of a hawk and sense
of hearing as keen as fox. He Is to-
tally without fear and If he ever runs
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

fifty one years and is still teaching reg
ularly at the age of eightytwo. III
has made lifelong study of language
and especially of the history and con
struction of the English language. lie
is one of the members of the now fin
nous Carnegie spelling board. which Is
seeking to introduce the SO called sim
plified spelling
Professor March is a native of Mill
bury. Mass. and graduated from Am
herst in 1916. He studied law and
was admitted to the bar, but chose ths
vocation Of an educator instead of that
of practitioner of the law. He has
received the degrees of Lit D..
d. G.. L., L. Ii. d. and LII. D., Is presi
dent Of the Spelling Reform associa
ton, has been twice president of til"
American Pathological association. sue
ceeded the late James Russell Lowell
as president of the Modern Languages;
Association of America. Is consultinc
editor of Funk & Wagna1Ts dictionary
and belongs to large number of learn
ed societies.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
A VETERAN SCHOLAR.
Professor Francis A. March, the
aGrand Old Man" of Lafayette.

Lafayette college at Easton, Pa. ~
seventy five years old, and. though the
birthday of the institution is In May,
the principal observance of the dia-
mond jubilee will be in connection
with the usual graduation exercises
In June. The college was chartered In
1926, but was not opened until 1882.
It has now about 800 students. over
thirty collegiate buildings and property
valued In all at over S1.OOO,00O. One
of the greatest scholars of the cOuntr
Is Francis Andrew March, one Of L;
fayette's professors. He is known rs
"Lafayette's grand old man. for be
has taught in Lafayette college for
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09


HIM.
negie hall. New York. As he was sail
Ing for Europe some one asked him for
his opinion on the much discussed
poet question. and he said there were
no poets left now, either in this coun-
try or England, with possibly the ex-
ception of Swinhurne. He smiled when
asked about Rudyard Kipling, said he
had not read HIM much and remarked
that he showed sparks of genius which
were quickly extinguished.
Though this was cruel blow, coming
from d fellow member of the literary
guild, Mr.. Kipling will hardly mind 1t,
as he has become used to sarcasm at
his expense He has been perhaps the
most praised and the most abused of
contemporary English writer's of verse
and fiction. He has been cartooned
land caricatured great deal, too. and
has face and figure which lend them
selves well to the purposes of the
comic artist. The accompanying serio
comic portrait Is one of a series pub
Eshed recently In the Bookman.
Offers In the same series took Off
the personal peculiarifies of Richard
Watson Glider and George AIDE. Mr.
Glider has strIkingiy intellectual face,
but one of a type whose peeuliarities
can easily be exaggerated by carica-
turist He has never enjoyed very
good health and is retiring to the point
of bashfulness. But he was not bash
ful about responding to the summons
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

1.-THE editor OF the Century IL not
merely passionate amorist; he Is q
charming nature poet as well. Mid
all the turmoil OF going to press, the
anxious duties Of rejecting manuscripts
for his magazine. he Is yet able to feel
not merely the pulse of the public,
but the great simple heart Of the
world beating and to hear her voice
calling him wistfully even through the
well guarded doors of the Century
club.
1T seems a pity that a man with so
sincere a love of nature should be con-
demned to earn his living by such in
human means us editing successful
magazine. How Mr. elders heart
must sink when after some days in the
country he feels the dread. irresistible
change coming over him once more and
realizes that the dark being who. lives
side by side with him in his mysterious
double life Is about to resume his girls
ly shape and the ,Jekyll of the amorous
lyrics be lost In the editorial HYDE"
day would have to go out of business
If they could not use slang or dialect.
One of George AIDES works IS called
Fables In Slang" and its title led the
noted critic and essayist. Professor
Henry van Dyke, to say:
"If | can persuade men to see the
difference between Shakespeare's writ
ings and Fables In Slang | think |
will accomplish a great task"
AS soon as this remark got into print
the question was put to Mr.. AIDE as
to what he thought of the professors
attack on slang.
well. | don't want to say anything
against Shakespeare said Mr.. AIDE
"He couldn't. reply. and, besides, | am
In position to sympathize with him.
Neither of us Is much of a go In New
York. My Bad Samaritan went to
smash in Broadway because 1t was too
innocent of slnng. | guess that puts
me in Sbakespeare's class all right.
But Shakespeare has plenty of
slang Falstatf and Pistol used little
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
Short Stories
Hbout People
[ Wbo Mrlte.

TWHE Winston Churchill Of Eng
land. who was recently appoint
ed privy councillor Of the Lib
eral cabinet. il II very young
man to have achieved what he has and
to have distinguished himself In SO
many different fields. At thirty-three
he has mastered things which most
men would take half century to learn.
In the dozen years since he reached his
majority he has been in army cam
paigns in India. taken part In the bat
tie of Khartum. been Il war core
spondent in South Africa. has foughr
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
JULES DREYFUSS,
President Pro Tenn
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
ESRTAY NOTICE.

Estrayed before the undersigned au-
thority, by NJ A. Wasson, one yearling
one and half or two years old, marked
with two splits in right ear and hole in
left, no brand. White face, neck and
belly.
The owner will come forward, prove
property and pay carges or the yearling
will be sold at Mack Wasson's farm on
Saturday, June go. 1907, as the law di-
reefs.
w. Z. WATSON,
May. %. Justice Of the Peace.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
cromweli's Brain.

Oliver Cromwell had the largest
brain on record. It weighed a little
over sixty ounces. but was found to be
diseased.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

THE MAN WITH THE HOE" AND EDWIN
MARKHAM.
labor law 1t is too often made null
through the lies that the children's
parents make them tell A minister
asked a poor, thin, paIlid bobbin boy
how old he was.
IT depends the boy answered eau
tiously.
DependsY said the minister. De
ponds ON whatT
If I'm goin on the train I'm under
twelve, but IL I'm lookin' for a job I'm
over fourteen"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
All she He'd.

In the abseAce. of h.: wife and the
illness Of the servant Mr.. Taylor I'M
dertook to help three-year-old Marjory
to dress
He had succeeded in getting her
arms In the sleeves and through the
armholes of her garments and had
buttoned her iii.o them. Then he told
her to put on her shoes herself and he
would button them.
He soon discovered that she was
vainly striving to put left shoe on
her right foot
"Why Marjory." he said impatiently,
don't you know any better than that?
You are putting your shoes on the
wrong feet"
"Dey's all de foots dot, papa" re-
piled M.arjory tearfully Youths Com
panion.'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
FOR SALE
Jersey Cattle, Berkshire Hogs.
Plymouth Rocks, Wyan-
dottes and Leghorns.

We are headquarters for the above
breeds. We have a choice lot Of young
cockerels and can please the most fas-
tidious. Eggs for Matching $500 per rs,
$1,000 per hundred Address Caddo
Downs Poultry and Stock Co. Ltd, S.
Q. Hollingsworth, Manager, Shreve-
port, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

she Beers and been captured by them,
safterward effecting remarkable es-
cape has Travelled in America and the
Philippines, been parliamentary lead
spf on 10th the Conservative and Lib
Rasd sides and attained fame in the
Held of literature. He is very boysh
looking. Some time ago hs thought to
give himself an appearance of greater
age by raising fnustache. About that
time he had occasion to take into dim
ner lady who had reputation for
wit.
MIR. Churchill" she said, Il like your
politics as little as l like your mus
tache.'' 1t should have been q crush
ing shot, but not SO to Churchill His
reply was on the instant. Madam. you
are not likely to come in contact with
either
The now historic question, Where
are your poetsy' was asked by Ambas-
sador James Bryce at a dinner In New
York and referred to America. But ac-
cording to the Dutch writer. Maarten
Martens, the same question might ap-
propriately be put with regard to Eng
land also. This writer, whose real name
Is ]. Nj. w. Van der Poorten- Schwartz
too long and hard name for literary
signature-was In the United States re-
Gently In order to attend the national
arbitration and pence congress ut Car
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

BABY RHINOCEROS IN ARMS OF ANIMAL
BREEDER.
away from anything 1t Is through &
mistake. An old animal trainer VIII
helped to capture six Of these beast
once said:
I captured Barnums first rhinoceros
and that animal cost him more than an.
four lions or tigers he ever owned. / wa,
the first animal hunter sent over to AT.
RIGA by an American. and / had 1t all t.
learn. l sent home lions. CRATES. eie
plants. buffaloes and hyenas without am
great trouble, but 1t was whole year be
fore I got my first rhinoceros.
He got him through enticing him int
Il pit.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

else, and The Merry Wives of Wind
sor' is almost continuous stream OF
colloquial English. People don't know
what pressure is brought to bear for
slang. have tried my best to get
away from It."
Edwin Markham has written many
other things that have helped to es-
tablish his rank In literature, but he Is
still known as author of ''The Man
With the Hoe" 1t has been said Of
this poem that ''it rang throughout the
land and awoke responsive echoes ev-
erywhere." Markham has been con-
tributing TO Harper's and Scribner's
and the Atlantic for thirty years and
more. but it was not until '"The Man
With the Hoe appeared that he awol1e
to find himself famous. The poem
opens with these lines.
Bowed by the weight = centuries he leans
Upon his hoe and gas on the ground.
The emptiness of ages In his face,
And on his back the burden of the world.
Mr. Markham, being poet who ex-
presses the yearnings and aspirations
of the oppressed and downtrodden.
naturally takes an interest in such
movements as that designed to ABOLISH
child labor. He once attended dinner
In furtherance Of the movement in New
York In the course of his speech he
remarked: Where we have fair child
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

Subscribe for The Caucasian ard keep
Ip with the procession.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14

effect July 1 next to the situation in
the south.
While no statement was given out
the discussion bore largely along the
same general line as at the meeting
yesterday, and there was the same
satisfaction expressed as to the out
come. the decision indicating on the
one hand that the new law would not
deprive the states of any rights al
ready conferred, and that the CON
struction of the law as given by the
attorney general was satisfactory;
and on the other hand that the states
have no desire to go beyond the law
in assisting immigration, and that
they expect after a short time immi-
grafton will NATURALLY drift to the
ports Of the south.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14

President Roosevelt would desig-
nate as. "Mollycoddles" more than
those young men who have SISSY
fascination for girls" The fa,l and
winter announcement of mems
styles said the New York dandies
would wear corsets the better to
show off or add to the charms and
graceful outlines of their physiques.
Along with this usurpation of wom-
ans toilette. an inquiry among To-
cal shoe stores reveals the fact that
they have steady and regular sale
of women's shoes to men.
Some of the styles in women's
shoes in the larger sizes, while re-
tanning distinctly feminine shape,
are made strongly along masculine
lines. Many women like the manish
touch to their footwear and the sale
on them has grown steadily, since
their Introduction. This half femi-
nine, half masculine shoe affords the
opportunity for the young men whose
feet are small, to get a shoe that no
strictly mems line affords. The shoe
dealer says that they have to reckon
with this growing element among
young men, who like to be the fash
ion plates for their aequaintances.
eve have number of young men
customers" said one shoe dealer the
other day." who won't wear anything
but women's shoes. Not only the wo-
mems shoes which are built along
masculine'lasts are in demand. Many
of them want the delicate shapes of
the purely feminine lasts and they
squeeze their feet into sizes that
render al criticism of woman's love
for display, and blind following of
style, unfair These are the young
men who wear the latest wrinkle in
ties, in collars and who generally
take the exaggerated ideas of any
legitimate style. They like to show
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14
Young Men Purchase Women's Shoes,
and Trade is Increasing in Paducah

their small feet off before the girls.
And some of the shoes are so made
that you can't tell they're women's
shoes, without looking closely. The
heel usually gives the shoe away as
they are a shade longer in women's
shoes. The toes are more pointed,
too. OF course shoe. men can spot
them evey. time but the public and
their girl friends think they have
simply smaller feet and know where
TO get smarter shoes than the men
who wear the regulation shapes.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14
IMMIGRATION
SUBJECT OF PROLONGED CON-
FERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE.
Southern States Representatives and
Cabinet Discuss the
Question.

Washington, March 14.-An i'm
portant conference on the subject of
immigration was held at the white
house. Attorney General Bonaparte,
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Strauss, Commissioner General of
Immigration Sargent, Commissioner of
Labor Neill, Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Cooley, Secretary Foster, of Lou
isiana, President Gompers, of the
American Federation OF Labor, D..
A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, n. c.,
and former Mayor smythe. of Charles
ton. s. c., were among those who
participated in the exchange of views
with the president.
The conference which was a sequel
of that of yesterday, in which the mat
ter of assisted immigration in
South Carolina, was discussed. tasted
two hours. Every phase of the south
ern immigration problem was dis
cursed.
The question raised by several
states in the south bearing on the
labor problem, the need for the pres
ent of. bringing foreign labor from
abroad to work in the mills in those
states, the. recent decisions of the at
torney general and the secretary of
commerce and labor on the subject,
were taken up, and a general under
standing was reached as to the ap-
pllcstion of the present immigration
law and the new law that is to take
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14
MoDIFlEs COAL LAND ORDER.
President Roosevelt Directs That 2S,-
100000 Acres BE Opened.

Washington, March IA In a
letter to Secretary Garfield, dated to-
day, President Roosevelt has directed
a modification of the orders issued
under his direction last year, with
drawing certain lands from coal en-
try. Conformably to the presidents
directions, about 2S,OOO.0O0 acres Of
coal land viii be Immediately opened
to entry, with other lands to be open
ed as rapidly as the geological sur
vey can make proper examinations.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14
QUEBEC PLANS NEW TAX BILL
Sleeping Car and Express Companies
TO BE Assessed on Capital.

Quebec. Que, March 14-The pro-
vincial treasurer has introduced a
new corporation tax bill under which
sleeping car companies are to pay
'one-third of 1 per cent Of the capt.
tai invested in cars used in the pro-
vince. Foreign express companies
are taxed one-half of l per cent. on
their gross earnings in the province,
the tax to be not less than $500 an
nually. Each main line of railway
tracks is to be taxed $50 per mile
and $15 for each additional track
along the main line.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14

Mayfield. KY, March H. Philip
Hooker, of Gainesville, Tex, has
written to his father Judge J.. w.
Hooker, of the city, that Mr.. d. Per-
klns, of that city, was very low and
not expected to recover. He is suf-
fering from paralysis and moved
from this county few miles north
of the city about 25 years ago. Mr..
Perkins is a brother of Jake Perkins
of near Mayfield and has a number
of relatives IN the county.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14

at 5 p. M, and was received here at
G a. m. 1t read:
"Dr. Marvin. Dear Sir: / will be
able to return your child for $4,000.
Don't be worried. He is safe and
well"
In the lower left hand corner. was
drawn picture of boat and a nag,
indicating that the child might be on
a boat or sloop. such as was at first
mentioned in the case.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14
ASKS $4,000 FOR KIDNApEp BOY
DIR. Marvin Receives Postal Card Re-
questing Reward for son.

Dover De-, March a. Horace
Marvin today received postal card
dated Philadelphia, on which was
demanded a ransom of $4,000 for
the return of mis- lost boy. The pos
tai was stamped from Station 2,
West Philadelphia. mailed March IL,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14

To invest In real estate is sim
ply to put your idle dollars TO work
for you.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-14
Spring Clothes
fire Here

ITH Easter Sunday in sight--although the n
may be a triAe raw it's time you we're THU
Spring Clothes. This is to remind you to t
connection, about WEILLE'S. And when W
result in action, that brings you in, we wan