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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-06

HEBE, what are you doing7 You will
ruin your eyes!" And Flora Winston,
hastily crossing the library to the win
dow-seat where her younger sister was
bending almost double over paper and
pencil, seized the shade and sent it with
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
Helped Her Husband to Office.

Mrs. George ~ Hurst Of Arkansas is
as good politician as her husband. if
not better. He admits that she was
the direct cause of his election to the
legislature at the recent election. Dur
ing the canvass Of his district Mrs
Hurst was her husbands constant corr
panion. She followed wherever he
went, and. besides shaking the hands
Of the constituents. she helped her hus-
band to prepare his speeches and act
ed as his secretary. attending to his
large correspondence and answering 81!
his telegrams making arrangements
Tor debates. When DE was found to be
elected and his neighbors called to
6erenade him Mrs. Hurst wds forced
to- appear and receive her share Of
congratulations: She will 60 with him
to the state capital when the legisla-
ture meets.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
A Girl Graduate Before the House
Of Lords.

Miss Chrystal Macmillan. Scotch
gift recently appeared before the bar
Of the house OF lords as an advocate
The distinction was unique. She up
peared TO afge the right of woman,
graduates at the Scottish universities
to vote for the election of university
representatives in parliament. Much
Of the argument turned on the mean
ing of the word person" Acts passed
In 1868 and 1881 gave the franchise to
all persons other than those subject
to legal incap:city, upon whom one of
the four Scotch universities had con
ferred a degree All other franchise
laws have referred expressly t , men
or male persons" Mrs. Macmillan
and the Scottish ladies associated with
her sought to prove that woman is a
person within the meaning of the
act and that the phrase legal incapac
ity'' could justify no sex Disqualified
ton. Her argument was listened to
With marked attention by the learned
wigs Of the old chamber. A fortnight
later the lords gave an adverse DE-
cfsion to the plea.
y MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

| some Of these have been of a Ions
| >i4le-iiva CT six moths very likely
! IL! ncr!apS it liii-lt seem Il little Ld{
hey shoHid conc home You see. it..
what vi. call animal Instinct. Th>
poor cattle have discovered in son.t
LAY that people are living here nov,
IA that they'll be cared for. s,
they're coming home. Don't YOU thil,
he idea is very beautiful:"
Yes. indeed" he asscnted earnest
i. Eat he was looking into her eyes
End watching the changes of expires
len on her animated face. And IL
VAS already congratulating himself
Vat his ranch was only thirty miles
way ard that the two Intervening
ones We're owned by family men. He
world be- more neighborly in the flu
,urc. \ girl like this ought not to be
Very much by herself in such an ex-
POSED pl;ice
'llans is very competent man." he
said.
YES. indeed. He does everything
nearly. The branding came hardest to
him at first. but he is getting accus-
toned to it some. as he has done so
much. He is out branding new lot
now. I always stay near the house
when he does that, 1t seems so cruel.
But it's necessary. I suppose"
Eyes. it's necessary. But l don't
quite understand. I thought your un-
cle's cattle were already branded"
so they were-in his way. But
you've heard how careless he was.
Even his branding is-is-we}l. shift
less Why. some of them have one of
the lines dropping nearly half an inch
below the other Just think Of IT,"
flushing with something very like
shame. II told Hans all the country
would be laughing at us. and he's
made new branding iron. larger
than the other. Of course. to cover the
extra length Of that line All our new
branding looks neat and regular now.
and-but won't you come and look Mt
it?" rising suddenly from the ham,
mock and looking at him shyly I'm
so new to It all. and l want to learn
Please tell me all you can. I hope
you'll come over real often now.
didn't suppose I was a bit lonesome
but just talking with some one from
outside shows me am"
Bell rose almost dizzily. so great
was the sudden agitation which sent
the blood rushing to his face.
But when they came to the narrow
pen into which Hans drove the cattle
for branding the color left his face as
as It had come. ard In its
place was an expression which car
ried his gaze swiftly from the cattle
to the girl and then to Hans. But the
girl looked at him trustingly and
Hans with stolid simplicity.
THAT animal instinct for coming
home has been a lot Of assistance to
you In rounding up the CATTLE" he
could not forbear saying.
1T certainly has," the girl agreed,
for Hans wouldn't even have had to
leave the valley but for driving other
ranchc7s' cattle home. He laughs Mt
Uf though. and says the fine grass in
>.7valley is the instinct that draws
~ sattle here. l suppose that does
help some. but-ugh" as Hans applied
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

Mrs. Philip s;i.owden. eloquent al
VOcate of the IrtiSll SuffrayiStS. now
visiting thi, country. is endowed wit |,
all the qualities which make We
man popular. She has beauty. a com
mandn. preScn G and is earnest in
her talk. Her Oratory is magnetic
Few public speakers of the opposite
sex are more persuasive. A cloud of
fair. wavy hair surrounds a placid.
gentle and hu,,orous face. Every
line i'm her face indicates sincerity
and power. Al hough she is not yet
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

bian rocks ard fauna of the United
States ard presented the results of his
researches TO the International geo
graphical congress- In London. Since
then his services in scientific matters
have been in frequent demand, and he
is the author of numerous works ID
his chosen field Of research
Some time ago an unnamed donor
made a contribution to TIE <smithso-
niah institution for the purpose OF OBJ
taifiing natural history specimens
from Africa Last summer Professor
Wnlcott learned that the president
would be agreeable to having several
representatives Of the institution nc
company him on his hunt. SO II was
decided to Join forces Three repre-
sentatives Of the Smithsonian were
delegated to accompany the president
and his son Kermit. each havfng some
special qualifications for his individual
part I'm the enterprise.
Although the Smithsonian institution
il to get the benefit of the additions
to scientific lore accruing from the
Roosevelt hunt, 10 part Of the cost OF
the hunting trip is to come out Of the
funds appropriated each year by the
government The institution has a
fund of 100000 entirely separate from
the allotments by congress, and from
this source in part TIE money for
the hunters Is to come. The president
and his son will pay :heir own ex-
penses. and the institution will outfit
the expedition and dcfray the expenses
Of the three scientists and the guide
No estimate has been made Of whal
the total cost will be- II IS stated that
while the institution frequently pays
large sums of money for specimens 1t
does not expect to purchase the Roose-
welt collection. 1t expects to get the
geological botanical and other speci-
mems fte.1 Of charge save for the cost
Of Quitting the expedition and the
travelling expenses Of the naturalists
and guide. The big game which the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
The he Y Ranch
Short Count
By FRANK n. SWEET.
By FRANK II. SWEET.
Copyright, 1908, by Frank II. Sweet.
.HE Y ranch outfit was ROUNDING
up, with the cowboys scatter
ed over twenty miles Of terri

NAH TduCu Quilt WAS rOu0G1D
up, with the cowboys scatter
ed over twenty miles Of terri
tory hunting stray lunches
IT had been good season. with plenty
Of water and grass. and Sam Bell. the
owner. was confident of passing the
10000 mark, the stockman's ambition.
But as the territory narrowed and
the truant punches were hurried in
under the eyes of the counters and
added to the main herds the estimate.
conservative as it had seemed. was
apparently much too high. When all
were in the count was still cOnsidera-
bly, under 1900.
There's gate down somewhere
said Bell to the foreman emphatically.
1--WE haven't made the increase we did
last year, when the season was bad.
Are you sure there weren't any strays
left in some out of the way coulees or
sink holes?'
"Oh. there may be few scattering
ones here and there, but a thousand!
Good land! Where'd they hide them
selves?"
That's So" Bells gaze swept inl-
patiently across the sea Ut tossing.
clashing horns, and hand dropped
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

III white hot iron to another aank
ana the odor bf burning Aesh nlled the
air. Its horrid. cruel! Let's 60 away
from here soon a. we cam" Then as
they walked hack toward the ham,
mock: what Is your brand and how
many head do you own That's the
proper question out here on the plains.
I believe. And Of course We fanchetS
ought to know each others mark.
I'VE learned Bergmanh's and Ollson's
already. And. oh. yes. Eve got about
1900 head branded now Poor Hans
doesn't know figures. so have to
keep count"
Bell did not hesitate, and he had
given up all thought Of going to Eu-
rope.
"My count is between 5000 and
9,OO0." he answered, land my brand
lie took an envelope from his pocket
and made on it a Y with very long
tail. SO long that he scarcely recog-
nized It himself-'is something like
this. Now please tell me something
about your life in the east"
When lie reached home It was late
81 the night. but the foreman and
several Of the cowboys ~1ee4e await-
ing Elm. They h4d' 6foue6t no one
1ack WITH them, Tor no oaliiS but shedi',
te1vGs had Mt t4ttle. Ben ilDtened
1aveys.se ss::s.s ~. as.s II
! ~1dayee ~ sof or cattle .seuayed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

A. IA fair. ii takes on somewhat of
on official character now that
1t is known that the Smithsonian insti-
tutien IS 10 benefit from the enterprise
The Smithsonian institution is under
the direction Of the United States gov
eminent 1t was founded under a be
quest Of an Enslishman. James Smith
son. who died in Italy in 1899 1t is
administered by Il board at the head
Of which is the president of the Unit
ed States. although the practical head
of the institution is the secretary. who
has always been Il man distinguished
for scientific requirements. The first
secretary was Joseph Henry. noted for
his epoch making discoveries The
present secretary is Charles D. Wal
colt. former head of the geological sur
vey. To most visitors to Washington
that part Of the Smithsonian institu-
ton known as the National museum
proves of great interest. and it's mil
lions of specimens are viewed by thou
sands of persons every year. One Of
the Important departments Of the in
stftution is Il bureau of ethnoiogy, and
another is the library The work of
the institution as Il whole embraces a
brond field of scientific and historical
effort
Professor Walcot; who Is 4 native
Of New York state. fifty eight years of
age and n graduate of Hamilton col
lege. has made an international repu-
tation by his achievements in geology
and paleontology. Twenty years ago
he made a special study Of the Cam
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

d.
I'm the same portions Of Africa Wild
Mr.. Roosevelt will visit will lie van
liable asset to the expedition. Mr.. Hen
Ter has had large experience in anil
NAL collecting in Alaska. British Co
lumbia, the United States. Mexico, Cen
trail America and South America. In
the year 1898 he made collecting trip
of ELEVEN months to Galapagos is
lands. starting from San Francisco.
He is an enthusiastic collector as web
rs well equipped naturalist. He is
also the author Of scientific papers On
animals. birds. reptiles and fishes. At
present he Is assistant curator of the
museum of vertebrate zoology Of
University Of California.
Another member of the d.
j. Alden Loring. is field
whose training comprises
the biological survey Of fn
ment Of agriculture and in d
geological park. New York cit!
ms on numerous collecting trio
British America. Mexico and the
years old. Of ardent temperament AM
Intensely energetic. In August. SepN
TENDER and October. 1923. he made the
highest record for travelling collector.
having sent to the United States Ma
tional museum 800 we'll prepared spec
linens Of small mammals in the three
months journey from London. through
Sweden. Germany. Switzerland and
Belgium.
The other representative of the
company the president is Major Edgar
A. Mearns. medical corps. U. s. A. re-
tired. Major Mearns will be the physi-
clan Of the trip He has had twenty
five years. experience as an army doc
tor and IS well known as naturalist
ard collector Of natural history speci-
mems lie is dead shot Major
Mearns Is about flfty-three years Of
age and is the oldest member of the
tarty: For this reason perhnp1I has
the honor Of having charg1
Smithsonian portion Of the oE
While eAcli and every one q e.
Including the presidents sen
official photographer. has, sped
Ties assigned him. all viii mn
act together in many respects.
is anticipated that the scientific
Of the expedition. IN view Of {
usual opportunities ofreted. WIN
much value 80"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
MRS. PElLIP SNOWDEN.

thirty years old. she has had re-
markably active life. She has been
heard in nearly every English indus
trial center. and FOR ten years she has
been potent factor in the British
labor movement She was educated
to become Il sclooimistress She first
became known 10 the public through
her letters in the Liverpool Daily Post
in defense OF the pro Boer attitude of
the Rev Charlie, Aked, now pastor Of
the Fifth .AvcEue Baptist church In
York. Mrs. SnoTden's husband is one
Of the leading members Of the Labor
party and an influential member Of
the house Of commons. He is Grip
pie. and for that reason his wife fills
his speaking engagements. 1t is said
that she is the only English speaking
woman not possessed Of a title or Of
some eccentricity who can always
draw a large audience Of both sexes
Her first American speech was deliv
cred in Carnegie hall. in New York
and the audience that heard her
sounded her praise. She has made
her mark in the western hemisphere
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
on ACROSS TIM PLAIN HE SWEPT.

on ACROSS THE PLAIN HE SWEPT.
lnvoluntarily to his belt. His thoughts
had flown to the same solution as the
foreman's One-half; Of the count,
5000, he had intended to send to mar
ket and then spend the winter In Eu-
rope, his first relaxation in ten years
Of rnnching.
whats your idea ?" be snapped.
The foreman made a. significant mo-
ton Of lifting, then swung his arm to-
ward the foothills.
There's no hiding place this side O.
the bigger hills and ravines." he said,
~an' that number O. cattle wouldn't
stray SO far from home without in.
6ucement. Then, ag'in, no cattle litter
would dare to steer straight for mar
ket with our brand showin' plain
'Just what think. Now. boys"
91ancing about at such Of the cowboys
- were IN bearing and his voice grow
1f1G quick and decisive. wen run this
0king into the ground right here ard
low. Just enough Of you remain to
no6p the0e cattle In the reighborhooa
A the rest scatter round to all the
Surrounding ranches and find out who
Ave 0et cattle. Then we'll organize
= quick hunt Of recapture and ey-.
1sfmlnaf1on Who has the v ranch
noW, f6f6 miles to the north. toward
II 1oothiiiSrs =,
Or IT tie cowboys guftawed.
4p1tty little 3irife Lost away from
- - taA.-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

Mr.. Garrett
heavily arme
had no pccal
use his
though there
times. he declar
when he had to
up nights and be
the lookout for [
;reacherous Dya
10 fnfest the Z
ests Of BO.. I
There were tim
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
e,sous Tee Makes Hair LIGHTER

6snna Tea Makes Hair Lighter.
Washing the hair with henna tea
WIN sometimes aid in making i light.
The ia = made By sleeping an ounce
az the broken leaves IN 4 half pint ~
boiling water for 6ft<en minutes.
When cold 4 b strained and the hrir
ustsseifly. ths liquid drying on.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

troops went through the dense fore
armed to the teeth" but never
fore, he added. had white man md
the trip alone. During the Filipino|
surrection Garrett served in the I'd
lar army in the Philippines and ?
a careful study Of the habits
acter of the natives.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03

pre- i,."At viii kill will hc given
oHt emerge.
II" youngest member of The Sr
sonian representation on the tri
Edmund Heller. Il graduate of
fcrt' university, class of 1901, Il
ou"hly trained naturalist. whose
cia work viii be the preparation h.
preservation Of specimens OF large ami
mails. Mr.. Heller is about thirty wear,
of age. His former experience. wher
associated with ID. c. Elliot and Mr.
Arkley of Tie Field Columbian mu
scum in collecting big game animals
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
An Adventurous Explorer.

An Adventurous Explorer.
Some strange adventures have I
experienced by Erwin Clarkson(
Hett, University Of Pennsylvania
who with two native servants red
penetrated the jungles Of BOrne1
was the h.st white man to dG
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
Horrid Thino.

"Why do you hate Mr.. Wendell
the sweet young mother was ask(
"The horrid thing refused to |
my baby because' he was airs
catching something"-Houstono
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-03
ROOSEVELT'S HUNT
Avn TIE NATIONAL MTISEI INT

II ITHOTGH tn" Roosevelt hunt in
Va Africa is entirely Il private AT
IA fair. ii takes OF somewhat of
oo official s.harnctor NOW that
Evening star., 1909-05-09
HELD FOR Death OF CHILD
FOURTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL
ACCUSED OF POISONING.
Charged With Administering Lauda-
mum to Boy After Being Repri-
manded by the Mother.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 8. 1909
Frances Williams, a fourteen-year-old
colored girl was tonight held by cor
oner's jury, summoned by Coroner Tay-
lor of Fairfax county, for the death of
the fourmonth-old son of Mr.. and Mrs:
John S. Collins of Woodford, Fairfax
county, Va, who died at midnight last
night from the effects, it is alleged. of
laudanum poisoning. The jury assembled
at 7:3O o'clock tonight in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins. and after examin-
ing Drs. ]. P. Smallwood and A. q.
Coumbe and the father of the girl, re-
turned a verdict in which they recon-
mended that the girl be held.
Arrest of the Girl.
The girl was taken in custody this aft
ernoon by Sheriff Allison and arraigned
before Justice w. NJ. Farr and held in
bond in the sum Of $1,000 for her ap-
pearance at a preliminary hearing We'd
nesday next. Bond in the foregoing
amount was at once furnished by the
girls father and she was released.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Collins.
as stated in this afternoons Star, died
at midnight last night from laudanum
poisoning. The girl was accused of hav-
ing administered the drug by Mrs. Col
Inns, and she stoutly denied being guilty
Of the offense. 1t is said that Mrs. Col
Inns left the house Wednesday evening
after she had reprimanded the Williams
girl, who served as a nurse, for picking
holes in some eggs with a pin. Upon
her return she found the child in a
stupor portion of an ounce phial con-
tanning laudanum which was on the man
tel was missing and the child rallied
after being given emetics, but subsequent
ly passed away.
1t is said that the Williams girl bears
good reputation with the people with
whom she formerly was employed
Evening star., 1909-05-09
IN THE LAND OF OLD PEOPLE
MRS. HESTER CORDRoY HAS
REACHED 112 YEARS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DELMAR, Del, May S.-The Oldest
woman on the peninsula embracing Della
ware and the eastern shores of Maryland
and Virginia is a resident Of Delmar.
She lives in house by herself She is
Mrs. Hester Cordroy, aged 112 years,
east of Delmar February l., 1897. The
most remarkable part of it all is that
this woman actually cultivates two large
gardens adjoining her home, and sells
along the growth of potatoes, corn,
onions, ETC., and when she becomes tired
she gets a large spoon from her kitchen
and utilizes 1t while crawling down the
rows Of plants.
A Familiar Figure.
Mrs. Cordroy, who is familiar figure
TO all of the residents of Delmar and
vicinity. has ten great-grandchildren
Upon the death of her second husband.
forty-three years ago. she built home in
Delmar on a lot which she bought for
$50. This site is now worth $1,000. This
has since been her residence, despite ,.ie
attempts of her grandchildren and great
grandchildren TO dissuade her from liv-
ing alone.
Aunt Hester" as Mrs Cordroy is
y
ilton Neal, a wealthy farmer. When
fourteen years old, her mother died, leay-
ing her and her father to run the farm.
She had twelve sisters. all OF whom mar
ried early in life, and two brothers, who
were in the war of 1872.
The Oldest woman on the peninsula tells
graphically how she plowed all day when
girl, and then MIXED seven cows after
dark. If the girls OF today would do
more work work and think less of the
parlor. she said, they would be health
Ter and live longer"
Another Aged Resident.
Another aged resident of Delmar is
Mrs. Rachel Carmine, aged ninety lone
years. She has more descendants than
Mrs. Cordroy, having seventy-one great
grandchildren and fourteen great-great-
grandchildren She has not been in good
health, however, for three years.
Both of these aged women are the
great-grandmother. on the maternal and
paternaI sides of Mrs. Edna Nelson
Powers of this town. The latter. there
fore, enjoys a distinction of her own.
Mrs. Anna Carmine, the only daughter
of Aunt Hester" was me mother of
fifteen children, four of whom are liv-
ing. They are Mrs. u. Grant Nelson of
Delmar, Mrs. Alice Davis. wife Of Rev.
F. G. Davis of Emporium, Pa, Levin
Carmine of Rehoboth. Del, and James
Carmine of Preston, Md.
On the occasion of Mrs. Rachel Car
mines ninety-second birthday, August II,
q family reunion will be held here.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
FRENCH VIEWS ON THE TARIFF
MINISTER OF COMMERCE PRO
DUCES ARRAY OF FIGURES.
Palpably Designed to Prepare
Ground for Negotiations for
Minimum Rates in Bill.

PARIS, May S.-M Cruppi minister of
commerce. in an interview in the Temps.
palpably designed to prepare the ground
for negotiations for minimum rates in
the new American tariff and to support
the contention that France does not "un-
duly" discriminate against the United
States within the meaning of the bill,
produces an array of figures to prove
how much better, comparatively. France
treats the United States
French exports to the United States,
he says. only amount to 100000. 900 francs
$50 000,c0O yearly, yet they pay an aver
age of per cent in duties whereas i'm
0OoC00. of which only sc, 10000 francs pay
the maximum-40 600, 600 the specific and
95.OOO.OC0 the minimum duty, while 40, :
100000 are free.
There is no comparison" continues NJ.
Cruppi, between the highest protection
advocated here and the measures pro-
posed in the United States"
Concessions to Uncle Sam.
The minister points out the special
concessions to the United States In the
new draft of the French bill prepared
by the senate commission in the mat
ter of agricultural machinery and other
schedules. as contrasted with the special
discrimination against the so-called
French luxuries in the American bill
He warmly praises the work of NJ
Jusserand. the French ambassador at the
same time regretfully noting the cancel
lation of agreements which were mutual
ly beneficial and which he had hoped
would lead to further arrangements. He
concludes by saying: Il cannot believe
that there will be an economic rupture,
although it is natural that fears should
be aroused, and that there should be
talk of reprisals. which the government is
trying to avoid"