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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Horses and Cattle Burn.

Durant. Okla. March 6-The large
barn Of ". L. Bates, twelve miles west
of here was destroyed by fire. Twelve
head Of cattle and a number OF
horses were cremated. Fifty tons OF
lay also burned The loss is $4,000.
Origin Of fire is unknown.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
LARGE Verdict Rendered.

New York. March Ga verdict
awarding the United States govern
ment s134,116 damages for unpaid
customs duties from the American
Sugar Refining company, was render
ed by the jury. which heard the
charges of alleged wisweighlng OF
sugar imports.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Protests Innocence to the Last.

Lincoln, Neb.. March 6.-Protesting
his innocence to the last, r. Meade
Shumay. convicted of the murder OF
Mrs. Jacob Martin, was hanged in the
aenitentia1y. Several members OF the
legislature were present.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Unlawful RIDING CHARGED.

Corsicana Tex, March 6.-Constable
Boucher of Rice brought in five men
charged with unlawfully riding an en-
CINE. Another man was arrested here
OF. the same charge, and still another
was arrested charged with disturbin E
the peace while in a Trinity and Braz-
os Valley passenger train.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Oxford Scholarship For Girls.

Austin, March 6-The university
authorities served notice on the young
ladies of the university that the Ma
tiOnal Federation OF Women's clubs
was offering an Oxford scholarship to
girls on the same terms Oxford schol-
arships are offered to boys II is ex-
pected that there will be number OF
candidates at the University OF Texas
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
LITTLE ONE ALIVE.

Given Up For Dead Three Days Before
and Nearly Buried.
Orange, Tex, March 6.-After all
preparations had been made Friday for
the interment of the two months old
daughter of C. C. Harrington, supposed
to have been dead three days the lit
tie one revived Friday morning and
now seems to be enjoying excellent
health. The undertaken had been mott
fled of the hour of burial and all prep
arations completed. Early Friday
morning the child began to move and
to the amazement and joy of the
watchers cried Justify. The parents
and friends of the family are beside
themselves with joy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Suit Withdrawn.

Denton. Tex. March 6.-The suit OF
A. ". Robertson against the city of
Denton for dissclving of the city's in
corporation has been withdrawn, the
plaintiff paying the costs of suit.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
BABY MURDERED.
Infant of but a Few Hours Found al
Dallas With Skull Crushed.

TnrdNt OF
Dallas With Skull Crushed.
Dallas. March 6.-Wrapped in a
towel and newspaper smeared with
blood the body of white child born
but a few hours was found on Hawkins
street, in the vicinity of the union de-
pot. The skull of the little one had
been crushed. evidencing some heart
less wretch had taken it's life.
The head of the little one, in addi-
ton to being crushed, had been cut off
and was lying with the body. There
is not the slightest clue. After the re-
mains had been wrapped in the towel
and newspaper they were PLACID in a
sack and put in an ally near Hawkins
street,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Robbed by Negroes.

Dallas, March 6.-J. D. Bacon of st.
Louis, travelling salesman, reported to
the police that he was robbed of $500
by negress. No arrests.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
LADY illustrates BURGLAR.

San Antonio, March 6.-Mrs. Jessie
Woodruff frustrated burglar prowl
ing around her home by keeping him
covered with a sixshooter until the pc
lice arrived.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Seven Houses Burn.

Dallas, March 1.-TWO fires at this
city Friday caused loss Of $1,000
Four residences were DESTROYED by
one fire and three by another.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
NEGRO ATTACKS LADY.
Latter Makes Desperate Resistance
and Escapes Into Her Home.

Rockwell. Tex, March 6.-While
Mrs. Arthur Mckinney was alone in
her yard near Royse City a negro at
ance the lady managed to escape into
her home and the negro fled. Before
leaving, the miscreant shouted he
would xiii her
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Knocked Out In Thirteenth.

New Orleans. March 6.-Freddie
Welsh of England knocked out Kay
Bronson of Indianapolis in the th1r-
teenth round of what was TO be
twenty-round bout.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
All Confirmed.

Washington, March 6-All cabinet
officers were confirmed by the senate
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07

More than 100000 persons living
in 100 cities obtain water for domestic
and Industrial purposes from the great
axes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
Gle
D. II. Jones
Log Drive.
Ely FRANK II. SWEET
Ely FRANK II. SWEET
Copyright, 1893 ~ American Pros.
association.

~tKlNG a big log drive there Is
II" time for anything but Just
keeping the legs in motion es-
pecially if the current no sv;p.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24

first Of November. at which time a
conference Will be held with the rail
road for a final settlement Of the ar
gument-
This is a decided victory for the
naval stores trade and the Board OF
Trade is conceded by all who are ia
miliaT with the details of the contrO-
versy. A hearing was held in Allan
IA on Wednesday. Mr.. Purse and Capt
r. NJ. Hitch presenting the case
against the railroad. There was con-
siderable argument by both sides, al
ter which the commission announced
that they we're powerlesS to act in the
matter. The commission, however,
recommended a conference of the two
interests, and this was held immedi-
ately after the hearing.
At this conference Mr.. Purse sue
ceeded in convincing the railroad au-
thOrities that there were certainly two
sides TO the matter, and that If iZ0
pounds as estimated weight was too
little for a barrel of turpentine, 44J
pounds was certainly too much. AS
an outcome Of the conference the rail-
road officials agreed to continue BILL
ing tUrpentine at the old figure FOL
the rest OF the month, at the expira-
ton Of which another conference VIII
be held and a reasonable figure de-
cided upon. According to dealers here
there would be no objection TO tur-
pentine being billed at as high as 43O
pounds 10 the barrel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24
ION BEING PRACTICAL,
By BONNIE BURNHANf-

beyond the veil of commonplace
things. and you may see her, perhaps,
adopting a code which batterS down
all the ideas of straight right and
wrong which we've faithfully followed
adown the good old years that have
passed and gone!
She'll be accepting, for instance.
this soul mate idea-that latest aud
most scientific affinity proposition,
and she'll be thrustiBg her poor little
nose into fiction entitled DO We Ac-
tuaIIy Exist. The Dawn of New
Existence" and a lot of other equally
delightful rot
Give me the woman who clings.
blindly. hOpeIessly, perhaps, but still
holds on TO the purely practical when
the sanctity of the home is con-
cerned! She comes out best!
Our Own Affairs.
The trouble. you see. with most of
us is that We just won't be practical
enough TO attend strictly TO business,
and let the affairs of other folks slide
gracefully on without our personal as
siStanCe.
If~we're sufficiently practical, don't
you know. we've our minds placed
strictly on the cold straight business
proposition Of Making GOOd-and
we've not really the time TO bother
around with other folks
I hate to see the big huIking pros
porous sort OF a kicker jump onto the
struggling. cOming-up kind Of young
man and give him fits for the things
that will somehow be registered now
and then in the interesting, varied
lexicon Of youth,
And I despiSe to stand up and
watch the elderly species of female
gossip-who'd probably be scTUbbing
somebody's steps il she had by chance
been called on 70 rub elbows with the
world, let her good tongue rip and
lacerate some unfortunate girl whose
one great glaTing fault Is the fact
that she's out for an honest living,
despise that Sort OF thing-hate 10
know 2 thing about tt-~for Pm always
afraid that the little rrick NAV not
have sufF eient good smooth scrapping
propensities, and maybe needs help
After all, let's ali be practical,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24

A nervous sort of unsettled person
said to me just the other day-and ne
said II furtively and with far-aWay
dream kind of look in his eye, Young
Woman-do you really think that
you've settled in your right sphere
your correct soul sphere, TO speak?
Do you think you have grasped the
meaning of all this mysterious exist
ence of ours-are you properly placed
IN your own plane of being and seem
ing?"
looked at that man to be sure
Yes, l had met just that sort OF
occasional moony bOok-wormish per
son in college days, three-four-
maybe FIVE years % ago-and l knew
the type; sort of q misfit conception
OF q regular ism crowded brain-a
fellow who wouldn't go in for good,
snappy healthful athletics and the
rest of the things-but sat around
biliously and studiously Matching I'M
healthy ideas.
That was his sort exactly.
So / said. well / reckon I've
struck the right sphere and so on
II seems all right and good enough
as long as / haven't had time to
worry about IT."
Then he said unpleasant things
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24

crossed In business aRsirs-the busI-
ness OF Making Good"
To an extreme?
Not your ideal man, for he's a well
balanced, fun-loving soul, and takes
his sport in its proper turnI
He's tender, patient, polite kind
little children. too, and he under
stands and appreciates the various
temperaments Of various women,
A dreamer?
Away with the thought,
He merely looks life squarely in the
face as he honestly sees il. and is
content. The friends he has and the
general esteem in which he is held
speaks volumes, too, for the practical
mani
And the practical woman-what of
her?
in the first place, she's going to
keep strictly away from your par
tiCular business.
Shes going 10 probably ask you TO
do the same, or there's more than
likely to be some practical. systematic
sort of trouble for some One-Well
planned and effective always.
She's not going to be carried away
of her feet whether people approve
or disprove, but she's going to do just
as nearly right as she's capable of
figuTing-and she's on the square,
like this practical sort OF a woman
love to trust her implicitly-foT
know that I may,
It's the dreamers and people ad-
dicted to fancy flights who just
naturally breed these earth troubles
of ours-take it from me,
The Dangers of 'Isms.
There are probably more divorce
suits more affinity situations and
more unhappy marriages generally in
the country today which are due to
this business of figuring out these
high sort OF 'isms, than from any
other one cause
Pat one or the new ideas--the
brand new 1sms on human living In
general in the hands OF the average
dream kind OF woman: make her
think she has an ultra-artisJic TEN
permanent which is capable of peering
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24

about practical, unfeeling minds in
general - awfully uncomplimentary
things, in fact, from the mouth OF a
moony, PARKWAY sort of a gentleman
straight into the teeth of a harmless
business lady,
Do you know the really for sure
trouble, now, with that man?
He's worrying too much about him
self and the measly little part we're
all playing in this play-world of ours !,
He's thinking too much of things with
which the present mind is unable,
really, TO grasp and to realize-and
he'll pay for il, too, some day
There are things, by the way.
which, in their overwhelming mystery
we should steer far and away from,
and strive valiantly to be sweet
souled. pure, practical men and wo-
men with a code of our own, perhaps,
to follow,
Practical Men and Women.
Think, for an instant, of all the fine
sort of really worth while people you
have known.
Thinking?
Now picture an ideal type or two.
If he's a man-this practical world
" person of ours-he's deeply en-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24

worth while people
Let's let the rest of the world slip
on somehow, and put all that extra
energy on our own particular personal
success-and then just let's seel
Here's something I've been thinking
whole lot about-and so will you:
In men whom men pronounce divine
| see so much Of sin and blot
In men whom men denOunce as i'll
l see so much OF goodness still,
hesitate TO draw the line
Between the two
When God does not"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24
"a. a a NATURES CURE
SbS6S6 FOR RHEUMATISM

painful rheumatism
but
with
body viii and the
esaean 70
It nature remedy for this disease made entirely
advice freet o al ,
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-24
ard Rather Die, Doctor,

than have my feet cut on" said NJ. L.
Bingham, OF Princeville. Ill But
you'll die from gangrene (which had
eaten away eight toes) IL you dom"
said All doctors. Instead be used
BuckIen's Arnica SalVe Till wholly
cured. Its cures of Eczema. Fever
Sores. BoiIs. Burns and Piles astound
the world. 2Jc. at all druggists.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13
JORDAN TALKS OF
DARWIN'S THEORY

Berkeley. Jan. 29.-After fifty years
wandering through theories Of hered.
ity, Weissmannism, mutation, segrega
ton and what not, we have returned
to the general principle laid down by
Charles Darwin, and the problem of
evolution remains today in about the
same place as It stood when the scicn'
tifc world accepted the origin of the
species"
With this statement. President
David Starr Jordan closed an address
on "The Present Status Of Evolution,
delivered under the auspices Of the
Philosophical Union at California Hall,
tonight. The lecture commemorated
the fiftieth anniversary of the publica.
ton of Darwin's great book on evolu'
ton.
President Jordan was introduced by
Professor Charles II. Richer, presi-
dent of the Philosophical Union. The
speaker gave resume Of pre.Darwin.
ian theories, and careful analysis of
the laws of variation and evolution.
He declared that Herbert Spencer, by
carrying over the evolution theory in
TO the realm Of Philosophia, has given
science one OF the worst setbacks 1t
has had In the last half century.
"The gospel OF evolution" he said,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13
STANFORD BARS
THE SINCLAIR PLAYS

Stanford University. Jan. 25.-Un.
der the auspices of the Stanford So.
cialist Club, Upton Sinclair will pres.
ent three new plays In Palo Alto next
Friday evening. The plays are one.
act dramas, recently written by the
well'known novelist, and are said to
he more radical in tone than any
which he has yet produced on the
stage, 1t was the intention of the So,
cialist Club here to present the plays
to the public In the University Assem-.
Fly hall, but permission was refused
so a Palo Alto hall has been provided
for the purpose.
The author Of "The Jungle" has
planned to give his new plays wide
presentation and will place them be.
lore the people of all countries. The
new dramas deal with the great cues.
ton of predatory wealth and corpora
lion greed, and they attack the
wealthy who have obtained their
money by questionable methods. The
titles Of the three plays arei THE
Indignant Subscriber" "The Second
Story Man" and "The Adventure"
The last deals with the career of John
D. Rockefeller.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13
CALLS CANAL
war MEASURE
Chicago Professor Says
It Is of Little Com
merCiaI Importance

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-"If the United
states wants to build the Panama
canal it should present to the people
the only legitimate reason for the
work and that reason is that II Is UNI
iertaken simply as war measure"
So said Professor Frederick Starr In
an address last night attacking the
Government method of carrying out
its Panama canal policy. He declared
that the canal would never better the
commercial interests Of the country
and would always be burden.
"The canal will not be able to com
pete with the Tehauntepec Railroad"
he said. This railroad is In the cen
ter of Mexico and connects the Allan
tic with the Pacific. 1t can transfer
merchandise cheaper than the canal
will"
Professor Starr called the proposed
Pan-American Railroad Ethiopian
dream which never could be realized"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

An English woman, Mrs. Assheton
Hartford, has u notable record and
has had most interesting experience
as a balloonist. She has made 100
ascents in her own balloon, and has
taken part in six balloon races.
Three times she crossed the English
channel by balloon and In one of the
races referred to she counted twenty
FIVE balloons around her in the air.
In another race her airship covered
lac miles in seventeen hours, and
during much of the time floated so
near a rival in the contest that the
occupants of the two could converse.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13
What Army and Navy
Folk Are Doing

should be. That does not mean mar.
tial law. but civil law under civilian
authority entirely consonant with
American principles ana practice.
There could scarcely be anything
more extensively m.Amcrican than
any attempt to apply the Constitution
Of the United States to q land which
is not, and In all human probability
never Will he. part Of the United
States. Unless there shall be shown
some very strong reasons for n
change, which are now entirely m.
known to the American public, the
present efficient, 'hIghly crcdltable and
prosperous status of the Canal Zone
government should be left undisturb.
ed"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13
DESERTED BY A COLONEL's SON

Los Angeles. Jan. 25.-Tho secret
marriage of John S. Carman, son of
Brigadier.General Ezra +. Carman, u.
S. A., retired, to young chorus girl
was published to the world for the
first time in a divorce suit tried today
before Judge James. Tho spurned
daughter.in.law of the wealthy and
aristocratic military family, now
stenographer, went to court asking for
maintenance, but when the testimony
was half completed her counsel said
that II IL were all the same to tho
Judge she would rather have a di.
vorce. She got an interlocutory de.
cree and young Carman was ordered
to pay her $40 month for three years
unless she should remarry within that
time.
The secret ceremony was performed
in Detroit at the home of the Carmans
three years ago, and the husband and
his mother soon afterward came to
California, leaving the bride to shift
for herself. She finally followed him
here. Young Carman testified that he
Is penniless and cannot support
wife. He said the marriage was kept
quiet for business reasons.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

The Empress An of China, whose
death was chronicled some time ago,
was the child of poor parents and at
an early age was sold as a slave by
her parents on account of her power
~. She was beautiful, however. and
became the wife of the emperor for
that reason, but it was her superior
mental grasp that made her control
SO well $4,000 officials and nearly
27O,OO0,O0O of people.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

The English women are delighted
over the recent appointment of Miss
Sophie Il. jackson as school physician
of the Crydon Borough. She is the
first woman who ever held such an
Office in England. or course, the
English women hope that, while Miss
Jackson is the first TO occupy such Il
position, she will not be the last, nor
the only one in years to come. They
feel that once the beginning is made
the good work will continue and
that thereby a new field of usefulness
will be opened to the professional
women of England.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

Mrs. WI, wife of WI Ting-fang,
has made almonds popular by serving
almond cakes, with almond wine and
almond flowers for table decorations.
AS the table decorations are not so
easily attainable, artificial ones are
used quite frequently, and may be
obtained from the Chinese stores.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

II bread is set to rise over night
and there is the possibility of II chill
Ing, put hot-water bottle under the
pan or crock, cover completely with
a wooden article and the heat will
be retained throughout the coolest
night. Hot water bottles are so SER
yiceable but not quite so convenient.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

Use chloride Of lime for a disin-
fectant. A solution Of this lime will
remove mildew If the goods are soak
ed in It for little while, but 1t
should be rinscd out as quickly as
possible, as It has a damaging effect
on the fabric. It is only suitable for
white articles, for 1t is a powerful
bleaching agent
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

To prevent mating from becoming
yellow on the floor. wash of OCCASION
ally with a large coarse cloth which
has been dipped in strong solution
of salt water. This will not only
prevent It from becoming yellow, but
will give the various colors fresha
and new look.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

Grocers and candy merchants are
said to be glad that women wear
their wells tied down under the chin,
az 1t will save them lot in the sam
pies women cannot take under the
new dispensation. a woman comes
into a candy store to buy a dimes
worth they say, and while 1t is being
tied up she eats a nickel's worth.
Now the woman cannot taste any
thing in-the stores.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

The new college for colored stu
dents to take the place of Berea,
which may not admit such students,
according to the ruling of the Su-
premc court, will be about fourteen
miles from Louisville. Mrs. Russell
Sage and Miss Helen Gould have both
been interested in It.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

There is only one family of the
members of the presidents cabinet
Inv which there are any young chill
dren. A boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. George b. Cortelyou recently,
the third son, and this is the only
baby in the presidential family. -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13

Blank books of all sorts, ledgers.
etc, manufactured by the Bulletin
Publishing Company. J