davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Two Ohio Fisher Girls.

Proving cnce more that woman of
grit and perseverance can do almost
anything she undertakes. two girls of
Conneaut. O., have for some years
earned living as lake fishermen.
Their homes are on the border Of Lake
Erie, and their names are Kate Mat
thews and Bertha Miggs. Miss Mat
thews is large and of splendid phys
ical strength and courage. Both have
no end of courage. for that matter,
but Miss Miggs is a slender girl. not
so strong as her business partner, Miss
Matthews
Both the girls fathers were lake sea-
men. Miss Miggs' father was killed
in a collision on Lake Erie. 1t was
after his death that the two girls made
their venture as professional fisher
men. They got a small sloop. took with
them John Huelsman, an old man and
uncle of Miss Matthews, and boldly
sailed out to make living for them
selves and their families catching fish.
Their commercial headquarters are at
Huron Both girls were fairly goot:
navigators to begin, and soon they
learned the management of boat ant
nets SO well that they We're quite safe
to go out alone, leaving the uncle
ashore to mend nets and transact bust
ness They named their sloop the
Hope.
They have done so we'll as fishermen
that they now own the Hope and each
has her home paid for, somethin"
which seems to have been out of the
power of either girls father to achieve
They also have each considerable mon
ey in bank Thrilling escapes they
have sometimes had. Once in a high
wind boom knocked Miss Miggs over
board. Though both girls are strong
swimmers. the water was SO rough
that Miss Miggs would have drowned
if Miss Matthews had not gone over
board after her. Then both came near
being drowned, but managed TO make
the boat again. And once they We're
fired on by Canadian revenue cut
ter when they We're fishing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
The Beautiful Herons.

Bird lovers throughout the country
are alarmed at the near extinction of
the heron unless women cease to
wear its plumes in their hats.
Clubwomen everywhere are asked to
sign the following pledge:
whereas. the number Of our beauti-
full snowy herons is rapidly diminish
ing, with likelihood of their becoming
extinct; and, whereas, the demand for
aigrets for millinery purposes is re-
sponsible for the slaughter of these
feathered innocents and the conse-
quent death Of the nestlings; therefore,
resolved. that we, the undersigned.
pledge ourselves to refrain from wear
ing any such badge of cruelty as the
aigret or the plumage of any wild
bird and that we will use all possible
influence to restrain others from doing
co."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
BALE HELD.
haN With criminaIIy Assau'tirs
8sz and Murderina Lille Davis.

Cha With criminalIy Assau'tirs
and Numbering Lille Davis.
BRISTOL, w Va. March 30.-The cor
6ner's jury in the case of Lille Davis.
who was shot in the East Hill Gene
terry in Bristol's suburbs, Wednesday
night and died an hour later, render
ed verdict holding Aek Hale On the
charge of criminallv assauitine a~e
numbering her. Ack Haze had IeHv
with her all day Wednesday and was
with her at the time of the shoot
ing.
Additional evidence tending to prove
that Aek Hale deliberately conspirnd
to take the life of Lille Davis was 20
veloped by officers at Johnson CIV
the girls home. A letter from Hale
contains threats against Miss nav's'
life and says: "She shall never testify
against Roy"
Roy Hale. Ack's brother. recert'y
killed the dead girls brother The
coroner's jury's findings charging as.
sault and murder and talk of removirr
the prisoner to the Tennessee jail
aroused intense feeling.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Literary Women's Earnirss.

With the fortune whose foundation
was laid by Mrs. Wigs Of the Cab
bage Patch Alice HeganRice esta5-
lished a bank in Louisville Kate
Douglas Wiggin and Harriet prescott
Spofford used some Of the money their
witch pens drew to them to build love
ly country homes in Maine. Although
Edith Wharton was well to do before
she took up novel writing. yet many OF
the dollars that came to her from her
weird House of Mirth" and other
stories have gone to the identifying of
her summer home on Laurel lake Len
OK, Mass. 1t is notable because Of its
artistic furnishments. IN England Ma
rie Corelli has put some of her earn
ings into Il luxurious country home
hidden away in the woods. willie Mrs.
Humphry Wards place in HEREFORD
shire is really like an old haronial es-
tate in its proportions.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
MISSION FURNITURE.

with a green and red shade. The plain
paper is in soft shade of green out
lined with darker tone. A tapestry
panel on the wall represents figures in
which tones of red, green and buff
predominant The windows have small
panes and are fitted with simple dimity
curtains.
The settees and chairs are roomy and
comfortable
Altogether this is an ideal country
sitting room. r. DE LA BAUME.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
REQUEST RESTRAINING.
Circuit Court at Anstin Asked
to Prevent
PAYMENT Of DIVIDENDS.
Croker Estate Company and Thomas
II. Hubbard File Bill In Equity In
Regard to Certain Bonds of South
ern Pacific Railroad Company.

Chicago. March 30-Attorney Henry
C. Crawford of this city announced
that bill of equity in behalf of the
Croker Real Estate company of sa1
Francisco and Thomas H. Hubbard ct
New York has been flied in the ci.cvi;
court at Austin, Tex, asking that TIE
Southern Pacific Railroad company bc
restrained from paying dividends uooi.
It's common stock, amounting to 81
10000. The court is asked to decree
that the Union Pacific railroad con.
trolls and operates a system of rail.
roads which is in constant and natural
competition with the Southern Pacific.
between San Francisco and New Or
leans, contrary to public policy, aaG
In violation of the laws of the United
States and the laws of Texas. The.
bill asks that the court enioin the
Union Pacific and it's officers or agents
from hereafter voting on any stocL
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad CON
pany or exercising any direction or
SShAAOi o'Si edC OOulutIu TOdG
or over its finances, including the Gal.
weston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
company
1t is said by the complainants that
to fully protect the liens and priori.
ties of the second mortgage western
division bonds" that the court will
either appoint receiver for the ives,
ern division or direct the mortgGg.
trustees to enter into possession and
operate the lines under the directioz
of the court
The compliments say that they hc.i
more than $2,000.000 of the total CT
$6,3b4, 900 of secdn mortgage bonds
OF the Galveston. Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railway company, and aver
that the interest and sinking fund in
stallments, past due, amount to ST.
100000, and claim that inasmuch as
the Southern Pacific assumed and
agreed to pay the interest and sink
ing fund installments, the bondhoIders
have the right to enforce their claims
against the Southern Pacific CEN.
pany.
1t is claimed in the bill that the
road payed interest on bonds, and c.
clared dividends, when they should
have paid the interest On the mort
gage bonds, and the court is asked
to decree accordingly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
The Reason Why.

A certain woman was not popular.
She wanted to know why.
You are too self conscious" answer
ed friend.
The woman looked surprised and
hurt.
well, why did you act SO oddly
when l introduced you to Harry Jones
matinee?"
'I-well, the fact is was wondering
if my hat was on straight"
There you are. You should have
forgotten about your hat and talked
brightly to him. l am sure he never
would have looked at YOUR headgear
and he did notice your awkwardness
and silence. If you will excuse my
saying SO, you are always thinking Of
your own self instead Of other people.
When lot of US drove out to that inn
in the country. do you remember how
you kept going to one side and rub
bling your face with powder puff TO
make sure it wasn't shiny? Now. al!
of US had shiny noses as we'll as you.
but we didn't care. Then ON the way
back you didn't join in the singing be
cause you wanted people to think yon
had better voice than you had and
She stopped short, because the room
WAS empty.
'Oh, very WELL she murmured to
herself. If a woman doesn't want
the truth. why does she ask for it?''
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Wolllal's World
The Reason Why Some Men Do
Net Mary-The Disadvantages
of Self Consciousness-Don't Mix
the New With the Old. :: ::

1.-THE greatest gift a woman can have
is that OF being sensible" observed
thu. bachelor. 1t is because there are
SO few sensible women that l am un-
married"
"Indeedw retorted the spinster CFy!y.
81 suppose when a man arrives at /"
certain age he begins to look for COM
Portable qualities III 4 woman
Yes, and before that, my dear re
turned the bachelor. the necessity fer
them usually strikes the peer chap
about the time Of the waning of the
honeymoon. AS for me, l don't want
the honeymoon to wane at all. so
shall remain single until However
that is neither here nor there"
Are you so wonderful yourself that
you expect perfection?" she sneered.
NO, but l am sensible in everyday
matters Most men are. and most Wo-
men are not: hence trouble, plenty of it..
How many women know how TO pick
and choose in Il difficult situation, ans
pick and choose right! RoW many NO
men could he told the details of their
husbands businesses? How many wo-
men are free from silly vanity and Il
desire for extravaganza: How many
know how to keep still when man is
tired? Are there any who won't Tag
him when he goes cut to iaeet his
friends for change and comes home
early in the morning? How many
wives take the right view of men and
life in general. averaging up the good
and the haa, like philosophers, and ac-
cepting the whole? why do women al
ways want to make it a woman's
world? Why do
"Oh. why is a mouse when It spins?'
interrupted his listener dissustedly
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Care of the Teeth and Skin.

No woman can be attractive looking
unless she has good teeth and a clear.
shining skin. Girls are often wickedly
neglectful of both. AS to the skin.
perfect cleanliness, the daily bath, a
pure and entirely harmless cold cream
for the face and simple food will do
wonders, especially if the woman is of
a cheerful, kindly disposition. If the
teeth are not naturally of the best, call
in the services of good dentist AS
between getting fine new dress and
hat and getting your teeth put in order
choose the teeth every time, even if
you have to wear your old hat and
gown three seasons. 1t pays to put
money into the mouth. If you are
lucky enough to have good teeth to
start with, keep them SO.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
No New Wine With Old.

There is no truer saying in the whole
Bible than the warning not to put the
new with the old. You can apply it
to almost everything in life from i'll
assorted June and December marriages
to the old lining the woman of poor
judgment puts in the new gown.
And, by the way, let this be my
spring lecture: Don't buy new material
to go with old things. Either fix them
up with other things which cost moth
ing and are equally old or put them
aside and work with new material and
new patterns.
Many woman has made a nervous
wreck OF herself at this time Of the
year and wasted her money besides
trying to make over in elaborate and
painstaking fashion "old things"
MAUD ROBINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
DREAMED OYSTERS IN cHAFING DISH.

a dish of cold chicken left over FROM
dinner and one hot dish. This can be
creamed oysters in the chahng Giah.
Let the sauce be made in the kitchen
beforehand, then simply warm it i'll
the chatting dish, adding the oysters
and bit OF chopped parsley.
French artichokes. when they can
be procured, may be served on fancy
salad plates with hollandaise sauce.
The salad forms course by itself.
Strawberries and whipped cream in
fancy glass dishes that stand on feet
are very pretty, and with these lady
fingers and fancy cakes may be serv
ed from a tall compete dish
Tea is poured at the table from the
best silver teapot. of course.
Broiled chicken and stuffed toma-
toes may be substituted for the oysters
and artichokes The chickens are small
ones. split, allowing a half for each
person.
A tea of this sort may easily be serv-
ed without the assistance of maid.
ELINOR MARCH.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
"a ~aRkR. 80 . u .,ss ~ ~axl
SUNDAY NIGHT ,SuPPERS.
An inexpensive ard Enjoyable Way of
Entertaining.

Who does not dread the home SUn-
day supper compounded of leftove.s
from the midday meal: Avid who does
not gladly accept an invitation away
from ones own fresiGe on this occa-
sion?
Many a young hostess makes the
mistake Of giving elaborate dinners for
which she has difficulty in finding
guests when d Sunday evening sup
per invitation would be half the trou-
BILE.
Set the table with doilies under each
plate and center dolly Put cut
glass bowl filled with fancy salad
in the center of this instead of flow
ers if you do not wish to buy the
latter. Have the table lighted with
candles under soft pink shades Have
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
HEALTH AND GOOD LOOKS.
increasing the Height and Making tas
Waist Longer.

WALSH Longer.
No woman enjoys having L short an!
durpy figure, even though nature size
it to her Few are aware. E3WcTS..',
that it is quite possible 10 make o2@-
self at least an inch taller and at The
same time lengthen the waist. The
thing is done by stretching exercises.
Any woman Of any age caa bring
about the desired result, bat the youn
ger the person begins the sooner the
work will be dcne.
Have a horizontal bar placed at such,
a height that you can just grasp it by
standing on tiptoe. Then grasp the
bar firmly with both hands and draw
yourself up as far rs possible. support
ing your weight by your hands and
holding yourself thus as long as you
can do so comfortably. Then let your
self down TO rest minute or two, aft
er which repeat the stretching I'D act
till You have gone through il, with al
ternate reiayings about ten times.
Then grasp the bar with one hand, put
the whole weight of the body upon the
left foot and stretch your left side up
as far as possible. Repeat tie process;
FOR the right side till you have gone
through this exercise also ten times,
Do not 90 at the thing too severely af
first DO this exercise morning and
evening. While you do it relax al the
muscles of your body except those in
actual use and put all your strength
and mind into these
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Exercises For the Lower Part of
the Body.

TO lengthen the waist, stand quite
erect. chest lifted, hands upon the hips
pressing downward Then breathe
deeply and work your feet briskly up
and down at the ankles. at the same
time pulling your chest and upper
body upward with all your might. At
times pause d little and feel how the
fine nerve currents run up your spine.
IN all physical culture exercises it IS
we'll to make these little pauses after
strong effort to note the thrill of the
delicate nerve currents. Repeat the
working of the ankles twenty times.
Next put your hands upon some firm
support, like the arm of a heavy chair.
and stretch first one leg, then the
other, as far backward as it is possible
to do so. Stretch with all your might
till you have done this ten times with
each leg or not so often as that If it
fatigues you too much. Finally stand
back from the chair arm so far that
you cannot easily reach it with your
hands. Then, putting your arms before
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Evolving Beautiful Face.

\ very plain girl can make herself
absolutely handsome by cultivating her
mind and heart as we'll as body. Envy,
bad temper, malicious gossip, unkind
criticism, would in few years make
the face of an angel hideous. An in
fallible preventive Of allowing our
selves to grow urgly In this way is to
put ourselves mentally every time In
the place Of the person we are on the
point Of eondemning Then we shall
find the fault is oftentimes in our
selves. II not that, then it In caused
either by the ignorance or suffering as
the person we blame, and In eii!.er
eass the person needs our help AID
sympathy.
NARY GOULD LYTLE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Women Who Do
A Bright Literary Star Ct the
Pacific Coast Is Mrs. ASIce Pres
colt Smith, Who Lives In San
Francisco. :: :: :: :: :: ::

1t has been predicted that twenty
FIVE years hence the Pacific coast of
the United States will be in all respects
of more Importance than the Atlantic.
Well, it looks that way. Even along
the line of literature the number Of
gifted writers who hail from California
is remarkable Mrs. Alice IrescStt
Smith is one of these. Her latest nov
ell, "Montlivet,' proves her to possess
fascinating power as a delineator of
historic fiction. "Montliyet': goes away
back, 200 years ago. when il seemed
an almost even toss up whether French,
Indians or English should permanently
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
A High SaIaried Woman Cook.

Really, ladies', there is no occupation
that pays better than cooking. To see
picture of Mrs. Rosa Lewis, chef of
the Cavendish hotel, London, one
would think her a handsome yOun.;
society woman. She is refined and
ladylike looking, and. as a matter of
fact, she is both refined and ladylike
She earns $4,000 year as head cook,
and so famous is her reputation that
she is sent for all over England to
prepare dinners for great occasions.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

you, lean forward SO far that only for
the chair arm you would fall upon
your face. Repeat this also number
of times till you are tired. Keep up
the body stretching exercises, and you
will gradually find your waist measure
growing smaller and your whole body
becoming 1.-the and longer. Hard
work? Very we'll. You wish to be
come slender and taller. don't you?
How long does a piano pupil have to
practice before she attains proficiency?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
PARTICULARLY PATHETIC.
George Sharpe Was on His Way to
Forgive and Forget.

Forgive and Forget.
Los Angeles, March 30-The death
list of the Sunset limited wreck al
Cotton is placed at twenty-five.
Death of George Sharpe of Muncie
lad, whose life was instantly crushed
out, was particularly pathetic. Sharpe
was on his way to this city to meet
his wife from whom he had become
tranged years ago. He formerly resid
ed here, but when he and his wife
separated he returned to Indiana. Pc
Gently he notified friends here that he
was coming to Los Angeles to see his
wife and secure reconciliation
Sharpe did not know that she had Sc
cured divorce from him more than a
year ago and had remarriede.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Que to lndenendent companies.

Lima. o.. March 30.-The Standard
OIL company advanced it's paying price
Tor Somerset, KY. crude oil 16 cents
barrel. II is said that this unusual
advance is made as a result of the en-
trance of independent companies in
The Kentucky field.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
FIFTY-FouR DEAD.
Dreadful Results Brought About by
the Explosion Of Dynamite.

Johannesburg. March 30-Four
white men and fifty natives were kill
ed and three whites and fifteen ma
tives injured by an explosion of two
cases of dynamite at the Dreifonteine
mine. One of the men killed was
William Harvey. an American. The
explosion occurred at time when the
mine workers were mastering prepare.
tory to going to work. A native tam
pered with the dynamite.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

possess this continent. She handles
her theme so skillfully and Keeps 50
much of an atmosphere of mystery per
vading the tale that she has been cocl-
pared to the great Cooper of Leather
stocking" fame. Another of her striz-
ing novels is The Legatee"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
Mccleary Sworn In.

Washington, March 30.-Former
Representative James T. McCleary OF
Minnesota was sworn In as second as.
sistant postmaster general.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31
FOR COUNTRY HOUSES.
Simple Furniture Which Is Wei!
Suited to Them

Mission furniture is the very thing
for country houses. as it does not col
lect the dust and its soft brown tones
harmonic well with almost any color
The room illustrated gives very fair
idea of the possibility of a living room
furnished in this way.
There is q large table in the center
of the moss green rug bearing lamp
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

KEPT DABBING HER FACE WITH TINY
POWDER PUFF.
''Some of your remarks have as much
sense as that old riddle"
But the bachelor only leaned back
in his chair and smiled. He knew he
had an idea, and he held ON to it in
silence.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

A man lately applied for divorce on
the ground of cruelty and barbarous
treatment" The cruelty consisted in
the fact that his wife would not cook
to suit him. Poor man. And yet one
could hardly blame him if his wife's
cooking was like that of some women
/ have known.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

Take notice! There is one portion Of
the world where woman is badly
wanted and where there cannot be too
many Of her That is in Canada, par
ticuiarly in the newly settled regions.
An English paper says, For the wo-
man who can run a boarding house
she need not be young, but she must
know plain cooking and have common
sense-the new towns of western Can
ada and British Columbia offer many
chances Of showing how profitable is
the right application Of "a woman's
touch"
The Central Federated Union Of New
York, an organization composed Of the
combined trades unions of the city,
has Endorsed the legislative bill equal
izing the pay Of men and women pub
lie school teachers
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-31

Israel Zangwill, the novelist. is one
of the most faithful and enthusiastic
champions of the suffragette women in
England. By the way, women will
get the franchise in Great Britain be
fore they do in America. Englishwo-
men are working