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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

RATED CASE
tees at first announced by Mr.. ROose-
Welt to take charge of the Nobel peace
prize fund was composed of five mem
bers-the chief justice of the United
States supreme court. the secretary of
commerce and labor. the secretary
of agriculture. John Mitchell, repre-
senting labor. and Marvin Hughitt. rep
resenting capital. Senator Daniel OF
Virginia has introduced in the senate
a bill which provides for the establish
ment of this commission under the
laws and adds two members to it to
represent 1.-The general public" Au-
thority is given to the body thus ere
ated to receive the Nobel peace prize
awarded to the president and by him
devoted to this foundation and to adj
minister it i'm accordance with the pur-
poses herein Defined
The Nobel medal, which recently ar
rived at the White House, is solid
plate Of gold about four inches in diam
eter. containing about $3.50 worth of
yellow metal 1t bears on one side
the profile of Alfred Nobel and on the
other three male figures, two of them
struggling in combat and the third act
ing as peacemaker. Surrounding the
figures are the words PRO pace ct fra4
ternitate centrum" (For the peace and
brotherhood of natiOpS1 The Dicture
shows this side of the medal. The d.
ploma given with the medal and prize
money is written in Morse and makes
known the facts as to the award, name
of winner etc The medal and diplo-
ms came to the president in beau
tifnlly decorated silk covered box.
which is also shown In the cut
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
Sitting.

In sitting maintain the erect spine
and the firm. square seat without any
ugly contortions of the figure or limbs.
Let the hands lie carelessly and in a
relaxed manner upon the lap, or one
may rest upon the arm of a chair or
other support Think of the most
beautiful human figure pictures, the
most graceful actresses you have seen;
study and initiate their poses. There
is no affeetation, not the slightest, III
training yourself TO be graceful.
Notice how some persons seem to at
tract admiration by their way of en-
tering Il room. their manner of sitting,
standing and walking. There were
majesty and dignity in the manner of
Susan B. Anthony from her head to
her toes that marked her wherever
she appeared. This may have been
natural, but it is more likely that the
apostle of woman had trained herself
to it, knowing how much first impress
sions count for.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
HEALTH AND GOOD LOOKS.
Faulty Ways of Walking, Sitting and
Standing Among Americans.

If one interested in physical culture
were out of Curiosity to search for the
people who AZ in the most awkward,
slovcnly. sprawling. tumbledown man
ner of any of the human race, he would
find that American men undoubtedly
fill the bill. Notice them in a not over
crowded street car--not one in ten
thousand but sits. if sitting 1t can be
called, upon his spine instead of with
the backbone squarcly erect and the
upper part of the legs at right angles
to it.
That American men are so careless.
i'll bred even, in their manner of sit
ting Is the fault of their mothers and
teachers. Little better is the manner
of sitting of these mems sisters, only
that their skirts and wraps hide their
awkward. tambledown posture some
what. and they do not allow their
knees to spread apart in such an I'M
comedy way as the masculine sex do,
though even here there are many sin
ners against good breeding The Amer
lean mans way of sitting reminds one
always of Dickens imhecile. old Mr.
Smallweed. whose shrewish grand
daughter had to keep shaking him up
all the time.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

will be seen that it is no child's play
to manage them. Then. too, If they
strike small snag or stump-weil,
there is nothing to do but to sweep up
the pieces. And yet there is talk of
forming womans ice boat club in
New Jersey. SO many women are in
terested in these lightning speeders.
OF course fishing and hunting are
old stories. but several we'll known wo-
men have recently gone into the wilds
with their husbands hunting really big
game. They wore mems clothes and
enjoyed every bit Of the hardship and
adventure
A prominent balloonist-and, by the
way. he must have nine lives. accord
ing to the number of times he has been
rescued from almost certain death
says he can't keep his wife out of the
car. She is simply crazy about balloon
ing. and the riskier the undertaking
the more tickled she Is. The children
run up and down clapping their hands
go up i'll the sky.
The number Of female scorchers ar
rested every week swells the list of al-
tomebile offenders considerably. One
blushing young girl gave as her ex-
cuse for proceeding at a scandalous
rate of speed that she was going to get
married the next day and wanted to
have Il good ride before the ceremony
took Plate.
With hunting in the fall, ice boating
in the winter. ballooning in the spring,
sailing in the summer and scorching In
an auto all the year round no girl need
complain Of having Il slow time.
HELEN DAVENPORT.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
Walking.

Our peoples manner of walking is
scarcely better than their jellyfish way
of sitting. Here women are worse sin
ners than men. Young women hitch
and teeter tOtter along with nervous.
uneven steps, depressed chests, weak,
wabbling knees and frequently a toe,l
in walk. Old women PUNK along with
solid. stiffened necks and shoulders,
coming down heels first as If they
weighed ton-a ton of lead at that
Now, it is a disgrace that Americans,
certainly the best looking race, disfg-
ure themselves by their boorish care
lessness of carriage
It Ia said that even in the New York
Four Hundred, whose women have had
every possible advantage Of physical
training. only three know how to sit
gracefully. All the rest sink down In u
heap or cross their legs or curl their
feet or loll back like an inclined plane
or else hold their arms as if they We're
sticks. A thing not to do Is to sit or
stand with stiff. folded arms. BY the
way, on entering room, If you have
any Strengthening up to do. do it before
you appear in the doorway.
We all know exactly what we should
do-hold the chest up, with the spine
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
Acquiring Gracefuiness.

Dancing school training is good to
correct Il boorish, slovenly gait in chill
dren. Still greater, If possible. for
both girls and boys, is a regular mill
tary physical training. with soldiers
drillmaster for an instructor. A ia
nous English actress, noted for her
1.-THE gracefulness and her superb vi
tality both Of which she retained to
old age, lived in her childhood in a
garrison town. Her mother was de
ternined the girl should acquire q
graceful. erect carriage and timber
muscles. so called in the army drill
sergeant who regularly trained the sol
diers.
And no woman in whom is still the
breath OF life is too old to learn to be
timber and graceful.
MARY GOULD LYLE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Rail Fly

The investigation Of United States
Senator Bailey of Texas has degenerated
into much ado about nothing" After
having been charged with various and
stlndry irregularities, unbecoming the
dignity of his official station, he has
been suddenly exonerated of all charges
by decisive vote Of the Legislature OF
his State. Having denied all allegations
and defed the allegators, i'll a speech
filled with passionate rancor he has de
clared that he will not be satisfied until
he shall have obtained redress over his
enemies. After ALL it seems that the
Bailey investigation has been tempest
i'll a teapot, but if Bailey be wise he will
find it more congenial to be temperate
and conservative, as the men he styles
his enemies are strong, and in time will
lead to his undoing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

jump begins. The skillful jumper will
make hundred feet or more before
landing
The worlds record jump was made
four years ago in Norway. 1t is 1874
feet q inches. That Is almost phenom-
email But number of Americans.
most of them Of Scandinavian extrae-
ton. however. have made better than
hundred feet. 1t is said that at a
tournament where hundled men are
!. in competition the jumps will average
sixty feet The highly skilled men. of
course. far surpass the average
Skees are. simply long strips or rum
ners of pine or ash wood, about four
inches wide and from six to ten feet
long. They are turned up at the front
end and are strapped to the feet about
the middle. At this point the wood is
an inch thick. The thickness tapers
off toward the ends. The runner usu-
ally carries long pole for steering or
braking when running and for balane-
ing himself when he takes the flying
leap from the bump Men who are
experts in siSeeing disdain the assist
ance of the pole. It is advisable for
most persons to carry one. however.
The jumper who lands upon his feet
aad keeps going wins over the one who
may jump farther, but falls into the
snow. While this sport may seem dan
Cerous to the uninitiated. accidents sell
dom happen 1t is highly exhilarating,
as may be imagined.
President Roosevelt when he visited
the Yellowstone park few winters
ago made an attempt to learn skeeing.
but he lacked the time to become IN
adept. The detachment of United States
troops in that snowy region has skees.
xand the men wear them sometimes ON
kduty.
In Norway. Sweden, Russia and Den
mark there are regular skee regiments
in the armies. These soldiers carry
their rifles and q bag containing thir-
ty-six pounds of provisions. blankets
and clothes. They carry triangular
canrases. which they put together al
night to form tents.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
CHARTER
OF THE BIG 4 OIL COMPANY

UT He DIJ 4 I'LL NOMI AIN L :
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that this day before me,
George Whitfield Jack, notary public
in and for the above named Parish and
State, personally came and appeared O..
II. P Sample, DR.. John p. Scott, DIR. +.
E. Schumpert and w. B. Mccormick,
all residents of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of Act No. q
Iof 1904, of the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana, as well as all other
statutes of the State relative TO the OF
ganization of corporations, they have
formed and do by these presents form
and organize themselves into corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and
under the stpulations hereinafter set
forth, which they do hereby accept as
their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE ].
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE BIG 4 OIL COM
PANY. By that name it shall havs
power and authority to have and enjoy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

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Idly over lne snow than he could go
on the ordinary snowshoe used by
some of the northern American In
dams. As a matter of fact. skees are
used also as flying machines on a
limited scale. That Is where the fun
comes in. Skee jumping ii is called.
The Norwegians and Swedes who
pioneered the states Of Minnesota.
Michigan and Wisconsin introduced
the skee. They had been used TO it at
home. They found plenty of deep
snow and the necessary hills for the
sport In their adopted country and
gradually taught their neighbors. the
born Americans, the usefulness and
the joys of skeeing. There is ma
tionai skeeing association. which holds
annual tournaments in Minnesota or
Michigan, at which contests in skee
jumping and running are held. There
is nothing so exciting as these tourna-
ments. Washington's birthday was
chosen for the date this year and Red
Wing. Mimi. as the place for the tour
naments
For skee jumping steep. long hill is
selected. where the snow is several
feet deep. IL no satisfactory hill be
found, sort of toboggan slide is rig
ged up for use az the first and steepest
part OF the course. The skeemen climb
TO the top of this on ladders or walk
MP along the side of the snow covered
track Far down the course is the
bump or take-off. which Is an obstruc-'
ton built of wood and covered with
snow. The runner strikes this and
leaps into the air That is where the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
THE NOBEL PRIZE.
Mr.. Rooseveit's Use OF the Fund to
Further Industrial Peace.

The fact that President Roosevelt did
not appropriatp to his own use tee NO
bel peace prize money. amounting 10
about 1000. but devoted it to. the
establishment of Il fund for the promo
ton of industrial peace. mas Naturally
occasioned comment. The award to
him of the peace prize hy the Nor
wepian parliament gave the president
an opportunity to carry out pan ne
had cherished Of bringing into beng
commission which should labor for tue
abolition of war between ahoF anu
capital in industry. The board OF trus-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
OPEN FIRES.

They Lend Charm and Cozy Cheer
fuines5 to Living Room.
Not all the gas logs and ornamental
bookcases in the world can take the
place of the real thing in roaring wood
logs, and interior decorators are be-
ginning to realize this.
The picture shows living room
made cheerful by long brick fireplace
and comfortable settle facing it. The
style of the room corresponds. There
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
DARING WOMEN.
Their Number Is Now Increasing Rap
idly Every Year.

In sheer love for adventure women
are proving themselves the equals OF
men nowadays.
1t is characteristic of the new move
ment of the sex that it does not want
to be left out of anything.
Nothing is too swift or dangerous.
Take ice boating, for instance. A mile
q minute is considered a slow record.
and vet several women are INDUCING
In this sport this winter. When you
take II into consideration that some of
these boats weigh 3.000 pounds and
carry hundred square feet of sail 1t
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
CHURCH AND STAGE.
A New Relation Between the Two Is
Now Being Cultivated.

Church and stage are usually por-
trayed as opposing institutions, but at
times in the history of the church it
has used the drama in the illustration
of religious subjects. In our own time
parishes for the young people to give
amateur dramatic performances. But
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

straight always. In walking take the
step from the hips and not from the
knees, shoot the foot forward with a
long swinging gait and come down up
OH the front half of the foot. This
gives the springing step of childhood
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
Ns-& >-1
The Joys of
Skee Jumping.

.H K Norwegian
sport of skee-
ing is becoming
quite popular in
those parts of the
United States where
there is enough
s no w. Skees are
elongated and mar
rewed snowshoes.
They are intended
for carrying the
Traveller more rap
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03

REV. Mr.. KOGEES REHEAESING a PANTO-
MIME.
it is somewhat rare that clergymen
take to writing plays. There are some
instances of clerical playwrights
Home, the author of Douglas is
said TO have been the first clergyman
TO win success as a writer of dramas
The picture shows an English clergy
man. the Rev. E. Rogers of st. Sepul-
thres. Holburn. giving instructions to
youthful performer in children's
Pantomime written By him and pro-
iuced at st. Adams hall. 1t is en-
itled The Demon King Captured"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-03
O. II. P. SAMPLE.
w. 3. MCCORMICK,
JOHN ?. SCOTT.
r. Z. SCHUMPERT.
Attest:

Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
Having examined the foregoing act Of
incorporation and finding nothing there
in contrary to law, hereby approve the
same this February I. 1907.
J. VI. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
Of Louisiana.
Endorsed Filed and recorded Febru-
airy 2, 1907.
T. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Offcio Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true andocorrect 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 the end day of February 1907
F. A. LEONARD
Clerk and ex-Oficio Recorder and No
tary Public
Feb 4 E-sttry'
ASb' - I'D 49, = -
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Business Combined With

BeiuS the Diary of Person who Took
some Work 90 the Seasilel
Mon Needn't START the very first dsv
Tues--More 10 Sec in this place than
Wed What decent people one meets
lu si.a hotel
Thurs.-ei. in tho shade Comment need
less
Fri-One inch Of rain. quite fascinat-
ing To- watch.
Sat-Must make a fresh start Oh Mon
dav
sunday ~ roSt
Mou.-Au the week before mo-
Tues -Couldr politely refuse 20 join
the picnic.
Wed Neuraleia through sitting on
damp grass.
Thurs -AcqIaintauces luckily leaving
20 morrow. Then nous verronst
Fri-Secing them Off
Sat-No use attempting uov 20 mend
a bad weeks work
sunday of rest as before
MOn.-Neditations on the vanity OF hue
MAN wishes.
Eues-Out fishing ali cae. % ..r-,i5
making fresh friends who think ono as
Idle as themselves.
Wed.-Should work better i'm apart
n-nts Looking for same
Thurs Find can have private room IN
hotel next week.
Fri-W aitinr for next week
-at-Suadeuly reCcNrct must return o.,
town ON Tuesday Eardly worth while
engaging private room for ono day
Sun.-Day Of rest. thank goodness,
Mou.-N aluug FOR TucSdaN
Tues. Return To- town with work Com
hination OF business with pleasure thor
oNg.lN ENJOYABLE Punch
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THREE WIVES AAIVE.
AND ANOTHER DEAD

BIRMINGHAM ALA. january ST.
Jonn osborn. ALIAS Dr. Elwood j. Osborn
az Elizabeth. y. j.. was arrested here
tonight on the charge of bigamr. lie is
clarscd with having three wives Twins
and r. fourth dead, who was deserted
during her lifetime. Osborn admits tho
charges. he represented himself here
a, physician bat Il develops that d.. is
"a mach.nist. Tho women Doe married Zee
Bessie Betty. Elizabeth. y. j.. hy whom
he had one child. Miss Van Nostrand.
Joncs1urg. y. j.. deceased. who ieft two
children, Mrs. Ella Barry. 40. SOB North
Twenty-third Street Philadelphia, Mrs
y. b Wnitakcr 40. GA South Sixteenth
Street, Birmingham. Osborn came here
and represented himself as tlc son Il
q br. Osborn. Of Philadelphia.
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| AM NOT GUILTY"
SAYS PERKINS
This Is the Answer J. p. Morgan's
Partner Makes 70 Forgery
Indictments.

NEW YORK, January 81 am not
guilty OF tho oneuscs charged against
me by tho indictments. did not make
the entries in the books Of the New York
Life Insurance Company specified IN the
indictments, or any OF them: NOR was I
in amy way concerned IN the making OF
such entries; nor did I aid and abet tho
making OF such entries. nor did I. de
rectly or indirectly. counsel. command
induce or procure any other person %
MAKE such entries
George w. Perkins. formerly vicc-prcsl-
dent Of tho New York Life Insurance
Company. made this sworn answer to-
day 20 the charges that hc had caused
false entries 10 bo made in fhe com
panys books 70 conceal tho real nature
o. some OF IT'S stock transactions. These
charges form the basis % the -lx indict-
nents Tor forgery ia Tie tlfd degree
handed down against Mr.. Pertins and
Charles $. Fairchid a week ago Friday.
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LE, Astronomer of the University Of PennS

then darkened and an eclipse Of the moon
takes place.
This VIII occur ON January -ttr. al
O'Clock Sra the morning The moon Wal
enter the shadow. which ls ta- large
shaded circle IN zig J.. at g minutes past
g. IT'S centre will pass along the line VI
y. reaching the point r at - minutes
past S o'clock This v-3l be- tho time
Of greatest eclipse. but even then the
moon will not he wholly darken-d.
small are % the shape y + will stil be
visible because at this eclipse the moon
is NOT wholly immersed ia tic shadow.
AT Do minutes past Do O'Clock the moon
viii Doe ~ O.. and the eclipse VIII 10 over.
havils lasted three hours and folr min
uta-.
Unfortunately al Philadelphia the moon
sets az nineteen minutes after I'm tle
morning. 80 that u Observers ncar the
Atlantic coast only the very beginning
ol tre ECLIPSE wiu be visibie-such OBJ
servers Will see tie fru moon just sink
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pass between the earth aud tie sun: the
shadow 81 the moon viii then sweep
across the swiftly turning earth. and ~
ai points upon which this shadow falls
tle light ~ the sun will Dc completely
hl1tted out The path Of which the
shadow VIII follow during tho eclipse
OF this month IS shown hy tic shaded
area in Fig 3. Observers within this
region will see the black disc II tile moon
very slowly creeping over tAe disc OF the
sun. and as the darkness decpcns the
planets Mercury and Venus and the
brighter stars viii shine out Although
To astronomers AN eclipse IS tile most
welcome and important ~ all astrouomi-
cal phenomena, we can perhaps only
family imagine the surprise and terror
with which mulutudes OF people in Cen
trial Asia are destined % be visited on th.
18th Of this month
When The sun IS completely ecnDsed the
beautiful scarlet-colored promlnences may
he seen. extending out from behind the
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moon 10 enormous distances. There ar.
erupuons OF various metals and gases at
d" ineonccivahly high temperature. which
are being violently elected from the SUM-
u was in these urominences that 10 was
discovered thirty years ago. that "a new
unknown element named Hclium existed
10 was not until twenty years later that
this element was found on the earth
it is remarkable that Helium which re-
slSts Reconsideration more stubbornly thar
any other gas, Is found IN meteoric stones
those visitors from outer spacc-aud
that although il is so rare on the. earth
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NOT THE MAN.
Pittsburg Police Say Powley Is
Not the Murderer

special 70 The Alrie- IIlarafrh.l
P1TTSBCRG. PA. January 5-Supcr-
intcndcnt of Detectives Thomas r. SIC
Cuaidc. tonight. after reading tho de-
scrip lion % the man Po~loy. tho train
robber arrested and held as ITirsch. tho
indicted murderer * Capitalist James
Agnew MCMILLAN. ga this cItv. several
weeks ago. said ne 0as satisfied that tho
wrong nam Was in tie custody OF tb.
Virginia police
iirsch iH both smaller and heavier tian
tne virginia suspect Tn addition. OBJ.
scar 81 Powirv- face does not correspond
Uith that which marks IfirscA-s features.
Tho local detective bureau IS expecting
that Hirsch VIII hc arrested somewhere
81 the West Detective Fillmore WIZ, y-a-
about 20 ~ o. Richmond % look at the
prisoner there. has been told o. remain
IN PlttsburE
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SENATOR CLARK BUYS
100000 ACRES IN MEXICO

THIN iDAb COLO. January 5-It was
reported TODAY that Senator w D.
Clark. ~ Montana. Lad purchased Ver-
mefo Park ~ William q Bartlett. Of
Chicago The tract embraces eoo 001 acres
nfty miles west of Trinidad ln Sow Afcxi-
60. The consideration is sail 20 be
s. OQ10p0
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servation and with its rose colored bands
and its four bright moons rs a beautiful
object by noticing RS position tn ref
crcnco To- tho two bright stars az A and b,
Fig. /. II VIII Doe seen to be moving west
ward among the stars Bt February 18th
II viii Poe pcrrcrtihly west Of the start ~
A. its rctroErade motion viii then cease
and 10 will begin 20 move rapidly east
ward. ovortaking aud passing Neptune on
May list.
Neptune may be found little above
ana 20 tho w"st 80 the star at e. Fig l.
tn small telescope IL can only ha reoog-
nizod by its duh light and it's rrronish
color.