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that there was no use Of her coming to
Ogden az ! wouldn't hear Of t. after
which she was very quiet ana said no
more except that she would do as
said. etc.
well. dear, I am having more bad
luck an the State Board OF Med. Exam.
filed suit against me 70 revoke license
and enioin me from practising Med.
The charge was unprofessional conduct
in advertising improbable facts, etc,
etc. OF course. they couldn't do any
thing but cause me trouble and cN-
penso az 90 win cost mo 500 or $3.50
at least Trouble always comes at
once doesn't a.. dear7
Wen. darling. 40 not know whether
You will be expecting another letter
from me addressed as before so be sute
and write me as soon az you receive
this and let me know how YOU are ana
how YOU wish mo Co write IN the tuture.
Also give my love 90 baby BE sure
dear ana write me an about Mr.. w
and YOU. ] mean what he said sat
night and what you told him.
win close, hoping my darling is we'll
with love and kisses. your,
STINKER.
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fuence over me-" At this part OF her
testimony she sobbed bitterly, and
Walker buried his face In his hands
Arthur Mattson, bell boy at the Her
mitage. testified that he took Ice wa
ter 20 Dir. Beers room az about 10
o'clock at night. and Mrs. Walker was
IN the room with him. Beers told him
TO take the water to the next room,
which he did.
r. =. Hoag Identified the signature
and handwriting Of DIT Beers 20 letters
written ut ogden. dated sept "a and
IL. 10 Mrs. Walker The defense then
endoavored to have the letters intro
duced but Attorney Mariunis for the
state objected on the grounds
that the letters had not been proven
90 have been written by Or Beers to
the wife OF defendant. The court sus-
taincd the objection These are the
same letters that were ruled out al thu
preliminary hearing AZ the request
OF Attorney Hutchinson. Judge Howell
permitted tho letters 10 be copied by
the reporters. They are as follows;
ogden, Ut, 9-lt-'O7.
MY only darling Joe:
NO one can know how very hadtv
] feel at not being able 10 see my dar-
llng before she left but dear IL viii
not be many weeks before ] win see
you again and only hope it will DO
for always and that / will not be-
parted from YOU again. Dear it was
Impossible for me 20 get away as Or.
----- said I must stay. OF course. I
could OF done 40 but q would OF heen
at the sacrifice OF everything. and as
I told you, dear, 7 must ret every
thing In proper shape here before I
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You can save dollars and at
the same time remember your
family Xmas with something that
will be appreciated, give abso-
and be up to the
minute in style. Hundreds OF
styles in Money Back"shoeS and
slippers to choose from at no
more than you pay for the other
kind and everybody knows they
are worth more. Get them now,
they can be exchanged any time
after the holidays.
DAVIS SHOE co.
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write me how you wish me to address
your lettcrs
don't know Just how long we win
be here but YOU write me and I viii
get 10 here ana will tell you how to I'D.
dress IN tho future. Tell the baby Hello
and give her a kiss FOR me and take
one yourself IN return. thinking OF
me,
DO not worry. dear. about mo doing
anything ! said I would not do ns lt
is no tempetatlon FOR me To- do those
things with anyone else.
Wen. dearest one. I viii close for
this time Wishing you an good things
and hoping 10 hear from YOU soon,
Your lover,
ogden. Utah. 9-l7-07.
Ny Dearest Josephine
Wen. darling 1 couldn't walt eli /
heard from YOU before writing again
and as ] am an alone In my room at
Q 80 p. nm. and have been thinking ~
you SO win write n few lines before rec
firing Dear, ] am sure YOU miss mo
very badly. but do not see how Dc would
be possible for you TO miss me rs much
as I do YOU dear
or course. I was down 20 s J.. SUM
day; went down at p. m. ana came
back on the 11.45 Same evening the
same train you and I were thinking OF
taking.
Oh. yes dear. j was reading the pa
per this evening and as there was one
item Of particular interest I win in
close in this letter so you can see for
yourself what chances some folks
win take. or course. the lady
wanted some understanding and ! told
her It was 100 late at this time and
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leave here, as well as having some
money to do with.
Dearest we must look TO the future
as well as present happiness and I am
sure you will wish me 20 leave here
without leaving any bills etc; won't
you dcar2 Now. pet I want you to
write me and tell me an the news; I
mean all Mr., W said ana done and
what you are doing etc, etc, and also
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From october to May. colds arc the
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FOR Christmas, +. J. Hin Drug Co,
THE Never Substltutors"
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cI * SLIPPERS nobby comfortable slippers
pl'7S FOR the men Every pail worth u75 to s2.25.
&c misses chudren's gging
SOo INFANTS FANCY oEs. styles In all eoors and
W. desisns-a pretty RENE mbranoo for the babies.
81 IN RuRRER BOOTS for more win tickle
pAOO the dryer
ItH PAIR FLEECE LINED Sizes 6
HIGH CUT BOoTs-tan o black BOYS or GIRLS
sERvIcEABLE. ECONOMICAL. HEALTHFUIa They an want
pair ' ~
WOMEN8 FANCY Cavaliers TOrsev's
Fausth and dozens pretty new styles
Julets designs and coors and onbrs-
tons all tho delicate color no attn and 10
S0c infants trimmed Juiets brown wine and black
A. ex9ert chropodst and nleurst
Three manicurea g.00
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25
RIP VAN Wrinkles HAUNTS.
Novel Performance Of Play at Sup
posed VILLAGE Of FalIinu Water

Paienville. \. Y. where an open air
performance Of rip Van Wrinkle" was
recently given, with George ODER in
the title role. is supposed to he the
original of the village of Falling Wa
ter from which Rip was driven by
his shrewish wife. Gretchen. and t.
which he returned stranger after his
twenty years sleep in the mountains
A little way up the kaatrrSkill Glove
Is located Rips rock" where Wash
ington lrving's legendary hero is said
to have met the dwarf with the kcg
of schnapps which put him "out" for
twice ten counts. and right near here
is the beautiful pine set glade selected
as the scene Of the performances The
Rip Van Wrinkle club. which conceived
the idea of getting up the affair. has
its headquarters at the Milbrae House
Mr.. Oher was quite successful last sea
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25
ON LINE OF NATIONAL RAILWAY OF MEX
ICO-A MEXICAN FARMHOUSE.

ON LINE OF NATIONAL RAILWAY OF MEX
ICO-A MEXICAN FARMHOUSE.
using his wealth to do good on a whole
sale scale. One thing he determined
upon was to give $1O,OOO.OOO to the
poor Of Mexico through the govern
ment. Little money, IL any, is to be
given outright to any applicant, but
each Of those who are found worthy in
the eyes Of the government officials
will receive small farm, be provided
with a home and in some cases helped
in establishing business. Some of the
fund will be used in founding free
schools and in aiding needy churches.
The new American invasion Of Mex
leo is encouraged by President Diaz
and by the governors of the states
Good relations between the govern
ments of Mexico and the United States
have helped to increase the flow of
money from the northern republic to
that of the south. Secretary Roots
tour Of the Latin-American countries
was an incident which had it's effect in
this direction, and it is expected that
his forthcoming visit to the Mexican
capital will result in still further
strengthening Of the ties which unite
the two countries.
1t would be strange if the great in
fux of money and people from the
United States into Mexico had not oc-
casioned here and there little native
hostility, but this seems, according to
the best authority, to be of small pro-
portions. About year ago an upris-
Ing of natives against the Yankees was
promised, but when the date arrived
for the demonstration. the Mexican
Independence day, it passed without
disorder. Much of the American cap
ital has gone into mines and railroads.
In the case of the railways an expert
ment has recently been made in the
direction OF control by the government
through ownership of stock. It was
In pursuance of such a plan that the
two great railway systems Of Mexico.
the Mexican Central railway and the
National Railway Of Mexico, were re-
Gently consolidated into a new com
pany having capital OF $500, 100000
In which the government holds con-
trolling interest.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25
INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK
Of The Shreveport Mutual Buildirl
Association.

Shreveport, La, June I, Ioo7.-Pu-
suant to notice, dated April 10, 1907, a
copy of which is hereto annexed. and
which has been published in the Shrevc
port Times for more than thirty days,
and printed copy Of which notice has
been mailed, postpaid, addressed to
each stakeholder, at his usual place Of
residence, more than forty days pricr to
this date, a meeting of the stockholders
of the Shreveport Mutual Building AS
soclatlon was this day held, at its Office,
No. 222 Milan street, Shreveport, Louis
lana, at o'clock pm, at which meet
ing five hundred and seventy-three
(573) stockholders were present in per-
son or by proxy, said stockholders own
ing and holding ninety-three hundred
and ninety-fve (9,3o5) shares of the
stock of said association, of the par
value of one million eight hundred and
fifty-eight thousand ($I,858ooooo) dol
lars, said amount of stock being more
than twothirds of the total amount OF
the capital stock of said association, said
total capital stock being thirteen thous-
and nine hundred thirty-hve (I3o35)
shares, of the par value of two million
seven hundred and fifty eight thousand
dollars ($2,758,Ooooo), and owned and
held by I,oIo stockholders.
Whereupon, said meeting was organ
lied by the election by said stockholders
of NJ. J. Goldsmith, stockholder. as
and George w. Stone, a stock
holder, as secretary of said meeting.
The following resolution was then
read to the meeting, when it was moved
and seconded that it be adopted, and
the question being put to a vote, it was
adopted by unanimous vote, viz:
Resolved, That the capital stock Of
this association is hereby increased from
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

eral hundred thousand dollars in stocks
and bonds, in the possession of Mr.
Sherman. Mr.. Chanler has been liv-
Ing for some time in Roanoke Mills, N
G.. He wishes to return to New York
and enjoy possession Of his estate and
recently brought suit in the federal
court of the district to force Mr.. Sher-
man to restore to him his property
To make sure that he would not be ar
rested and reincarcerated in an asy-
lum IL he set foot in New York state
to prosecute his action he applied for
an order restraining any one from inter
fering with his liberty. The judge re-
fused it, deciding that where a court
Of competent jurisdiction had adjudged
a plaintiff Iunatic 1t would be a
strained exercise of discretionary pow
er for the United States court to make
Itself the custodian Of such a person
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25


1t refers to tll" colintry's sub
lection by the Spanilr,!S of course.
But there is another conquest now in
progress, aud tins is one unacculn-
panied by the clash of arms or the ter
rible sights ard sounds of war. 1t l.,
the peaceful conquest of Mexico by
Americans whose ammunition is their
capital. which they are using in the
development of the territory SO rich
in mineral and other wealth 1t is IL
conquest welcomed by the Mexican
government and the Mexican people.
who through the prosperity introduced
by the Yankees are enjoying more of
the comforts and luxuries of life than
they ever dreamed Of i'm days gone by.
An estimate of the amount of Amer
lean capital now invested in Mexico
was made by the Mexican government
not long ago and the figures We're
placed at $7OO,OOOOOO 1t is believed
that since that time another 100000
600 has been put into Mexican indus
tries by business men of the United
States. making the total amount of
capital from this side the border which
Is being used to develop Mexico close
to $SOO.OOO,OOO.
Mexico Is a country with a wonderful
past and. as many believe. with a still
more wonderful future. 1t was an an
cient country when the Spaniards I'M
der COrtes snbdued it. 1t has ruins
which tell Of the industry and skill and
artistic achievements of peoples whose
very names have been forgotten and
which have challenged the curiosity
and interest Of archaeologists the world
over. Relics Of the wealth and gran
deur Of the Spanish era are on every
hand. There are cathedrals whose
chancels are incased with pure gold
half an inch thick. There are in the
palaces and homes Of the national aud
state capitals Gobelin tapestries and
thousands Of the most beautiful works
Of art There is Mexican Carnegie.
Don Pedro AlvaradO. who is trying to
die poor and who recently offered to
pay of the national debt This gener-
GUS offer having been refused by the
government. he sought other means of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

two million five hundred thousand dol
lars (S2,5oo,ooo.oo) to FIVE million dol
lars ($5,ooo,ooo) divided into twenty-five
thousand five hundred (22,5oo) shares
of two hundred dollars ($2oo) each, and
tive thousand 5000 shares of one hum
bred dollars (SIoo) each. Said in
crease of stock, viz: Twelve thousand
five hundred (I2,soo) shares of two
hundred dollars 5000 each may be is
sued as full shares of two hundred dol
lars $500 each, or as half-shares of
one hundred dollars ($1oo) each.
Said meeting then adjourned.
NJ. J. GOLDSMITH,
Chairman
GEO. w. STONE, Secretary.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me, David T. Land, Notary
Public, i'll and for Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared Nj. J.
Goldsmith and George w Stone, who,
being each by me duly sworn, depose
and say that they were respectively
chairman and secretary of the meeting
of the stockholders of the Shreveport
Mutual Building Association, held on
June I, 1907, and that the above and.
foregoing IS true and correct copy OF
the minutes Of the proceedings of the
said stockholders meeting, and that all
of the facts set forth in the above copy.
OF said minutes are true and correct
NJ. J. GOLDSMITH.
GEO. w. STONE.
. Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9th day Of August 1907.
DAVID T. LAND,
Notary Public.
Having examined the above and fore
going proceedings, and finding nothing
therein contrary to law, I hereby ap-
prove same, this August 6, 1907.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
OF louisiana
Endorsed Filed and recorde9 Angus.
s, 1907.
\. F. HAYNES.
Deputy Clerk and exOffcio Deputy Re"
corder.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
| hereby certify that the above and fore :
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears on
file and OF record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal Of OF
fee this 9th day OF August 1907.
A. F. HAYNES
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oaicio Deputy Re.
corder.
AugusS6, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

GEORGE ODER AS RIP VAN wINKLE AND
HOTEL MILBRAE, HEADQUARTERS OF RIP
VAN WINKLE CLUB.
son in the impersonatio Of the char
acter made SO famous by the late JO-
seph Jefferson. He uses his own YER
sion Of the play.
In the open air production at Palen-
Vile stage scenery was introduced
amid the pines to reproduce the village
Of Falling Water and other localities.
Jefferson once played RIP Van Win
kle" in skating rink in the town Of
Catskill and while staying in the vii
lage was an object Of almost super
stitiOus awe to simple minded inhabit-
ants. The story is told that colored
waiter at the hotel pointed him out. ito
an English tourist as de ole fellow
what slep' fer twenty yeahs in de
mountains and den when he come
back hyar to CatskiIl his own folks
didn't know him."
"My word" exclaimed the English
man. you don't believe that story is
true. do yOu?'
True: Why. it sho' is true. sab.
Amt dat de berry man a-settin' dar
nOw?'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25


the government against the so called
powder trust. 1t is alleged that he
Is one of the principal stockholders In
the concern which is the dominating
element in the combination of powder
making companies. He was chosen
to the senate after a memorable strug
gle lasting many years. and his victory
meant the downfall of ex-senator Ed
ward r. Addicks. Senator Du POnt Is
sixty-nfne years Of age and was in the
class of 81 at West Point On the
outbreak of the civil war he at once
went into active service and made a
remarkable record for bravery. receiv-
ing congressional medal of honor.
In war Colonel Du Pont was sol
dier who loved fighting even above the
rank of general. In peace he has been
an aristOcrat Of an aristocratic family.
Because he preferred to hold forth on
the fighting line with his favorite bat
terry of twelve pound guns he retired
with the rank of colonel, three times
spurning offers to be elevated to briga-
dier general When the civil war
ended, Colonel Du Pont returned to the
home of his famous father. General
Henry Du Pont. near Wilmington.
where he has been a man Of peace
ever since.
Winterthur is the name of his coun-
try estate. 1t is a model place It's
expanses Of lawn. its landscape effects.
its finished walks and roadways. are
the pride of the senator's heart. But
no automobile finds welcome within
the portals of Winterthur. Carriages
may drive through its shaded roads.
but the modern motor car-no! Colo
mel Du Points famous horses were good
enough for him in, the civil war. and
horses are good enough for him now.
His shereefian majesty Abdul Axis.
sultan Of Morocco. is a ruler with troul-
bles on his hands most of the time
The powerful tribesmen of his realm.
who are continually defying his au-
thorfty, manage to keep him in hot
water with the civilized powers by
carrying into captivity rich or influen-
tial foreigners who chance to be in the
sultan's domains. Most powerful of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25


by their better halves. But has it nev-
or occurred to you that there Is another
side to the question? Don't the actor
the painter and the poet sometimes dc
deal of tormenting themselves?
Il have a friend. playwright His
wife is good and beautiful Last New
Years eve he said to her at dinner:
Darling. | cannot begin the new
year better than by cOnfessing my tur-
pitude to you. Know. then. that ours
was a bigamOus and illegal marriage
My real wife, with her three children.
is living in Denver
ooh. oh" cried the lady. She ran
distractedly from the room.
"'Calm yourself.' the playwright
shouted as he put down his knife and
fork and hurried after her That isn't
really true. 1t is only a speech that the
villain makes to the heroine in my new
play. and l wanted to get some idea as
to bow the heroine would take it."
Charles 8. Francis of Troy. N Y.
who became ambassador to Austria as
a consequence Of the now historic
StOrer episode and who recently left
his post for a visit to his home in this
country, has liking for newspaper
men. being one himself. He Is owner
and was for some time editor Of the
Troy Times, founded by his father. the
late John NJ. Francis. In talking to an
interviewer recently he said:
Il have just had an instance Of how
important apparently unimpOrtant
things may be. You know the bungs
that are used for barrels? Well in
March, 1906, the Austrian tariff rate
on American yellow pine bungs was
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

shed, possibly in the disruption Of the
Union"
Mr.. Jenkins was born in England In
1913, but has been good American
since he was nine years of age, ut
which time he became Il resident Of
Baraboo. Wis. During the civil war
he served three years with the Sixth
Wisconsin volunteer infantry.
Richard Mansfield whose nervous
breakdown has occasioned widespread
comment, is by many considered the
foremost living American actor. He is
not native of this country. as he was
born fifty years ago in Helgoland, an
island in the North sea. but he came
here as a young man. and his career is
chiefly identified with America.
At dinner in Chicago Mansfield once
told some "reminiscences about MEM
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

these tribesmen is Raisuli, who took
Ion Perdicaris captive several years
ago and who has recently added to his
renOwn as a kidnaper by carrying off
Kaid MacLean, the 'canny Scotchman
who was adviser to Abdul Aziz and
chief of his military staff. Brigandage
is profession which is held in con
siderable honor in Morocco; hence
Raisuli, whose adventurous exploits
would make him most entertaining
figure in comic opera, enjoys a pres
tige quite unique in it's way. He has
a grudge against Abdul Aziz, since it
was this monarch who was responsible
for his being chained to wall for
three years. Raisuli is the Robin
Hood of Morocco, is a devout follower
Of Mohammed, is tall and wears i'm
maculate white robes.
Congressman John James jenkins,
chairman of the judiciary committee
OF the house of representatives, takes
q serious view of the railroad rate
controversy in North Carolina and 9th
er southern states. He says there has
been no event since the civil war that
calls for SO severe condemnation as
what he terms senseless TRADE on be-
half of states against the nation.
! 1.-THE civil war was the result of such
agitation, and we may have earlier
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

raised from 8 to IL
kronen for 1OOkilOs.
A large manufac-
turing firm in Gin
cinnati filed a pro-
test against what
1t termed this in
justice with the
state department.
which referred it to
our embassy.
81 thought it a
small matter at
first, but the more
l looked into it the
greater l found it
to be. There was
vOluminOus CORE
SpOndence. together
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. II,473|In First District Court of
Louisiana: Succession of Mrs. Anna
Virginia Hargis.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo ::
Notice is hereby given that William Ed
ward Canterbury has this day applied to
be appointed administrator of said Sue
cession, and unless opposition be ma lie
thereto within the time specified by law
he will be appointed as prayed for
Witness the Honorable I. F. Bell.
judge of said court this 10th day of
August 1907.
J. H. LEVY,
Aug 81 Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

preme court of New
York decided that
he was insane,
committed him to
BloOmingdale asy-
lum and appointed
Thomas L. Sher-
man to take charge
OF his person and
estate. But after a
time Chanler es-
capped from the asy-
lum and went to
Virginia, where the
courts declared him
competent to man
age his property,
nnn iSfinn Af snu
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25
WHICH is WHICH?

The Resemblance Between w. J. Bryan
and c. K. Wolf.
To some persons it may prove diff
cult to decide which of the two ac
cOmpanying portraits is that Of Will
liam Jennings Bryan or whether both
may be photographs of him taken
from slightly different points Of view
AS a matter of fact the lower portrait
of the group represents Mr.. Bryan.
while the upper one is portrait of
c. Il. Wolf of Dallas, Tex. who is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25

bers of his and
other artistic pro-
fessiOns as huS-
bands.
"Daudet." sal d
Mr.. Mansfield. lin
his charming book
cal led Artists
Wives shows us
how the actor. the
painter and the
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