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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
KEEPING TAFT WELL.
Presidents chun1 and Physician VIII
Ee 6usy on the Tour.

Presidents Chun1 and Physician VIII
6e Busy on the Tour.
President Taft started on his great
tour recently in splendid physical con-
dition for the journey, and from now
on ii will be the duty of two of his
companions on the trip to see that he
remains so. These are DR.. ]. J. Rich
ardson and Captain Archibald Butt.
his aid Captain Butt is one of the
most splendid physical specimens in
the army. More than this, he is u royal
good fellow and the presidents chum.
He will see 10 Mr.. Taft's exercise,
while Dr. Richardson will be on hand
in case his services are needed.
Some of the presidents exercise will
be taken in his private car More will
follow on golf links from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and from the gulf of
Mexico to the Potomac river, to which
Mr.. Taft has been invited for an occa-
sional game.
The president will get more natural
but equally violent exercise in the in
Vulnerable automobile and horseback
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
COOKS HC| 0RS ABROAD.

Denmark ana NoryTcy Paid High Trib-
uta 10 FsmcG7 Explorer.
Whateye: hono.S come to DR.. Fred
etick y. Cook in his own country. it is
safe to say that he will never forget
the Kindness and good will shown him
in Denmark. the nome of arctic ex-
ri""ers and scientists. From first to
last The entire country paid tribute TO
ti:r nan wIo had returned from the
rigid tun of The earth. ard Copenha-
- l,;ir':2d with visitors from every
where, fairly mo5bed him, 50 anxious
were they 10 honur the famous Ameri-
can who had reached the pole
Or Cook was Also lionized by royalty
Whi!" i'll Copenhagen. He had several
audiences with the king and also dined
with him. it being the first time that
private citizen ever sat at table on the
right hand of the Danish ruler. The
y accompanying Illustration shows DIR.
Cook just after he has landed in Co.
penha&eu. He has Il bouquet of flow
ers presented by the crown prince of
Denmark.
In Norway. toe, the highest honors
We're paid DIR. (G3ooE From daybreak
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

Bronze medalist on two occasions. and
i'll the national Championships. before
beg success. at Eirkdale CHS year.
Championship she captured the silver
medal and three bronze Medals.
piss Campbell therefore comes to
CHS country with very formidable
record aud should give a good account
Of herself, She is sch@uled to partici-
pate in several international matches,
including the Enited States Golf assp-
citation @omen's championships. to be
played oil che Merton Cricket club,
Haverford. &a., and in these contests
sill meet some American woman play
ers who have also snade great golf
records.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

Photo copyrighted by Underwood & In
derwood.
BRADLEY ON HIS ARCTIC SHIP.
degrees offered at Cornell His cour-
age and scholarship attracted the at
tention of the faculty, and when Com
mander Peary in arranging his expe
dition to the arctic four years ago
asked Cornell to lend him vigorous
man to collect scientific data there
was no hesitancy in selecting Marvin,
who was able, ready and willing for
the adventure.
Professor Marvin and Commander
Peary became close friends. and the
moment the latter decided upon a final
venture to the polar region he invited
Professor Marvin again to become first
assistant Marvin accepted on the
spot
Physically Professor Marvin was an
athletic man Of powerful build. He
was five feet eleven inches in height
and weighed $50 pounds. Before gradu-
alton from Cornell he completed the
two years course in navigation on
board the New York nautical school
ship st. Mary's and later held a posi-
ton as quartermaster there for one
year, visiting the seaports of Europe
and northern Africa for three sum-
mers. He received the degree of A. B.
from Cornell university in June. 1905,
and Immediately upon graduation was
chosen as Commander Peary's score
tary and assistant for the expedition
of 1866.
AS Peary's chief New York hacker
Herbert L. Bridgman's name has been
mentioned frequently in the news dis
patches. but little has been told of his
career. Mr.. BridSman is an authority
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

The two great explorers were the
leaders in their eespective enferarises.
but without (ehe backing and assist
ance of many others, who also en-
dured great hardships, they could got
of course. have reached qlR8 coveted
goal.
4mOst prominent figure in Qlle Cook
achievement is (gchn G, BradIeya who
financed the expedition, Sitting it out
at great Expense witbg an equipment
that had much 20 do with the success
OF the(eSplorer. The two men plan
ned and studied this trip months be
fore it. started, ana DR.. Cooks hacker
was sureef the result FROM she begin
ming.
Mr. BtadIey is gesidenE OF NFw
York and has gained much fame as
hunter a10) traveIW He has shot big
game in nearly every eountry in the
world and has als@ made some apted
exploring trips lSh@tly after Cook ge-
turned to civilization De BirM Bradley
as follows:
Neither in lshe frigid triumph 80,
pole nor in the stormy harvest Of the
present have1 brgotten tha& o. sohn
R. Bradley belongs 40 least one-half
of the credit"
Shortly after Peary's announcement
of his arctic success came the sad
news of the death of the chief scien-
fist of his expedition, Ggrofessor Ross
Gilmore Marvin. who was drowned on
April 10 forty-fiye miles north of Cape
Columbia. Professor Marvin was a
young man, less than thirty years Old.
and was born in Elmira. n. Y He de
priyed himself that be might obtain
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

I@ as engineer Oh inc
DaScot. Juliet. Hugona ana several
others, spending Owe six yeags an she
employ OF one firm.
He was again in the employ Of the
Bucksp0rt shipyard when the Noose-
Welt was being conStructed>Q here. This
awakened i deep interest in the enter
prise on his part. and. being perfectly
familiar with all her construction and
workings, he was well fitted to be
come her chief engineer and I1as so
engaged on her first trip norts This
intimate knowledge Of her COnStructfOu
proved Of great value throughout the
last voyage.
Many others on the Roosevelt did
good work on the "trip to the pole and
are entitled to share in the honor bur
only one Of them participated in She
last part of the dash to the pole
This is Matthew Henson. Commander
Peary's personal assistant. who was
born Of negro parents at Washington,
Aug. 8, 1861. lie is forty-two years
of age, FIVE feet ten inches in height
and weighs $50 pounds. At the early
age Of eighteen be first came in touch
with Commander Peary in his work III
Nicaragua. Already Matt had knocked
about considerably, having made 4 trin
to China as cabin boy. He has been
with Commander reary ON every one
of his trips and has been in Com
mander Peary's employ, either in the
arctic regions or at home. almost
continuously for the last twenty
years.
Since the last expedition ne has re-
manned aboard the Roosevelt in the
capacity of ships husband. Although
of tropical origin, Matt is as much ut
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
re HE illness that struck Govern
E or Johnson of minnesota was

- =
E or Johnson uf minnesota WAS
81 unexpected and came as Il
great >hnck TO his many
friends and admirers throughout the
country. Brief dispatches had been
printed from time to time saying that
he might have to undergo an opera
ton. bus that the trouble was Of a Sc
riouS nature WAS not generally known.
Shortly after he was first elected
sofa magazine article appeared en-
titled Prom Pauper's Son to Gov
ernor." and. despite its startling sig
nificunce. it was indeed il true epitome
of the life Of the famous executive.
Handicapped by odds that would have
proved inSurmouutable obstacles for a
direct ambitions, he defed scientific
theories Of heredity and literally
fought his way from poverty in a
drunkard'S home to the elegantly APP
pointed executive chamber of the mar
BILE palace which the people of Mime
sofa have constructed for a capitol.
Although d Democrat. he was twice
chosen b. an Overwhelmingly Repub-
ican state to occupy that chamber.
and his second victory was Il more
decisive one than his first
John A. Johnson was born at ST. Pc
ter, Mimi, July %, 1861. His parents
were both natives of Sweden During
his earliest years his family was des-
perately poor. and his mother had to
take in washing to keep her boy in
school until he was twelve. At that
age he insisted on leaving his studies
and going to work. He got d JOB in q
general store which paid him $40
month, every cent of which he turned
over to his mother. He toiled early
and late, and at the age of fourteen he
was earning enough to relieve his
mother from mental toll. Soon after
ward he entered the employ of a rail-
way contractor at a salary of SIS a
month
He progressed rapidly He educated
brother and sister and bought the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
SHE BUSY AVlATORS.
Many &ore Wonderful Flights Have
Been Made Abroad.

Been Made Abroad.
While the world has been too busy
OF late reading about the north pole
discovery to pay much attention 10
the work of the aviaEors. these gen
tlemen have not been idle. and many
successful flights have been made.
Following the &heims contests, the
work was continued at Brescia, Italy,
and here America again demonstrated
her superiority rs the producing coun-
try Of flying machine 9iaryels. Glenn
81 lEurtiss, She American who at
Rheims won the worlds champion
ship, l9nek the grand priI" at SrcScla
covering the course Of six $Gd one
9Th miles. o. required, five times in
4@minutes 81 seconds. 70 also sven
theRrize for the QuioGr5t $sNrting, Bis
time being 88-s seconds.
Anotht8 famous American @eronaus
OrvilIe Wright. has Gson adding 60 his
brilliant achievements lhroda1 and Dis
exhibitions i'll s9egain hilsR attracted
great attention 90 orc of NE Sights
there lie eas acc@nlganied by Q w@'
man. 9srS. san gi!debrana, ana ehes
remaine6 ue eleven minutt&
In GngIal@ rp:'entls G0ltdRSI CODY
justified She eoS6dende Ss bis eFiends
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
AFTER AMERICAN TITLE.
NqB1an Golf Champion to
PlaY Ia Wis Country.

Eritain's Wa81an Golf Champion to
Play In $l'js Country.
The visit to this country Of Miss
Dorothy Campbell, the British woman
golf champion, has created ii big stir
in the gOltng world. and the matches
She is to take part in while here are
being locked forward to with intense
interest. q native and resident Of
Scotland, Miss CappbeII learned her
golf ut one OF the Oldest Scottish
schools. ana her Saccess is due to is2r
early painStaking tSaining. sic plays
a game 81 style, elegance and all
around eacellenC& thas many Of che
male professionals migl@ eusS
BESIDES winning ene Scottish wo-
men's Championship Shree ttnles, Aiss
GamabpIl has heen ahe silveg and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

rides planned for his entertainment,
in the constant struggle with great
crowds of his admiring citizens who
will blockade his path wherever he
goes and III the hard work of practical
living on hoard an eighty foot car
after weeks of freedom on twenty
acre golf courses and never ending
Massachusetts rcndWays
For some time before starting on his
trip President Taft worked like "a
dock laborcr to rrtlucp his weight I'M
der the eye Of Or Barker, an expert
dietitian. AZ he is to attend twenty
two banqiets on his swing around
the circle he viii have 10 exercise his
will power Z be hopes to return to
Washington /: November in good con-
dition for the winters work
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

the residents of Christiansand had
been eagerly awaiting the arrival Of
the ship bearing him from Copenha-
gen, Every vessel in the harbor was
gayly dressed with flags. and all the
available small craft had been char
tered to bring out sightseers from the
shore. A salute of seven guns was
fred from the deck of the Melchior
and answered by seven guns from the
Christiansand fort. This honor was
accorded Dr., Cook, civilian, on
special order issued by King Haakon.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

DICK MIS-. IUaTE IEhBEhI I. BKIDO-
and wee stranger Man.
who had been born in the land of snow
and ice. This was Mary Peary. now
girl of sixteen.
In 1893 Mr. Bridgman was with the
.Peary north pole expedition as a tax
idermist and in 1901 was placed in
charge Of the relief ship Erik and
proved himself 9 capable commander
incidentally the friendship between
himself and Peary was cemented even
more strongly, for the explorer knew
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
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o . . o Q 6 90 9 SS zee .
Who's Who
liz the Affair ;
Gee 500 9 ee se ssssaesseGss.

tAat no one wished Cor bis SUCCESS
more than Brid@man.
In 1890. the year that Sir Bridgman
returned with >I'eary after his expert
eute:, * a taxidermist, The Ppary Are
gjc club was organized. and Sir. BShtg
mag was made secretagy and sreas-
urer. WHICH position he has IpehS ever
since.
Captain Robert 3 GsartIesSs saisin.s
master and ice navigatoE az Che Roose-
welt, who did such good work on tIre
Heagy expedition, was born in BRigus,
Conception Gay, near ST. JohB'so =. g.,
aug. a., 8S75 Thiry-ehree wears OF
age, six feet in height weighing $40
pounds, he O. the tdeaQ type of the
hardy Newfoundland seateg ausI ash
&Eman. EOung i'll years. De is We!I
matured in arctic experience and 4
fine representative of the new genera
ton of The Bartlett family, already
famed for its successful arctic wOEE.
George y. WardcII, chieS engineaS OF
the Roosevelt, was born az Yankee
parents at Bu~ksport, Nee Feb a..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

-.''',9''''''' = = of the United States
nuG Of Mexico that the presidents OF
the Iwu republics hHve exchanged
Greetings wuitr in office. and the event
il one q. u#u>ual interest because it
VIII III @i probability be the great
}l>xivHn.s last trip l9American soil.
TWeuIy-SiX years ago Gin came TO
the United States. bur that was before
his wise ri.v had made him universal
~ recognized as one Of the great men
of the world This visit will be made
by ruler whose greatness is prov
erh. whereas the visit Of 1888 was that
merely Of Il southern ruler whose
>Iauiiu% among nations was only be-
ginning to he felt rs better than that
Of the little APSpots farther southwark
An added interest is lent by the fact
that the Grpap work to which9General
<Niaz has given his life is practically
accomplished and Chat before long
Mexico will have to demonstrate for
herself whether her superiority over
other sOul bern countries is due only to
Diaz or whether she herself deserves
some Of the credit.
President Diaz first Will visit Mr..
Taft in the city OF Oh paso. Tex. Then
the president. crossing the interna-
tion&I bridge ever the Rio Grande, will
return the call in the quaint little
Mexican village Of Iiudad .Iuarez.
Tntted States froGDs viii be gathered
at EI TaSo and McZican troops at Cill-
dad Ju2rrZ 10 tend an official aspect TO
the exchange Of formalities.
In FL Paso the president and other
distinguished guests will view a gor,
geous pageant. which will pass the re
viewing stand nj - O'Clock. Bands
and military Of both republics viii he
at the head of the parade. and these
will be followed by civic and fraternaE
organizations cf both Ell Paso and Juas
reg ami by thousands of school chill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

1861. E3e is forty
seven gears ~ ages
five feet dsIe We n
inches in height
and weighs 90
pounds. He is mag.
ried and has q
wife and one s0R
He learned hss
Grade as @ marine
engineer Tn che
shipyards W be SO
the Roosevelt Yves
later constructed.
After this ne went
90 sea and Served
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
c @ sse se 9 sseeeeeaooe
Finding the
North Pole


YAR HILE "pst
wv people are
now IA nil
I&ar with the careers
of both DR.. Sired
9rick .. Cook ana
Commander Rob&l
E Peary, little has
>8een written abnlt
Others Who figure
prominently 80 the
north pole discoE-
<RVy and tie CON
troversy following
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

on arctic expIora-
ton, having made it
a study for years.
He has long been
a close personal
friend of Command
er Peary and has
backed various ex-
petitions made by
him. hey became
acquainted III 1892,
and in 1894 Mr..
Bridgman went OH
the relief ship Fail
con. which brought
back Mrs. pcarv
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

PRESIDENT DIAz- cial feature The
streets of Juarez will also be decorated
with the colOrs of the two nations.
From the IUarez banquet hall pTet.-
dent Taft will he escorted 70 the
Chamber Of Commerce building in II
Paso where he will be rendered q rs-
ception by the Ohio society and viii
be royalty entertained.
While President Taft is benz e1-
tertained on the American side - tt-
afternoon the citizens Of JUatpZ VIII
be entertaining their president. irast-
dent Taft will leave El Pas0 "how
O'Clock the night Of Oct. Is, and Irn--
dent Djaz vii! start sooD after .A.t
hour on his homewHrd trip t. t.. in
Of Mexico. sd
President Diaz Of Mexico is "a ~
ularkabIe man. and it is safe to say
that the president If G1e Jnitef
Star,rS will be impressed with his dy-
mamie glance ana his wonderful! rigor,
for. fhouca over seventy years @
age. he'appears shout fifty
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03
BRIDGE PRESIDENTS WILL CROSS.

W
0ren from the .qwo cities. who will
cheer both presidents as they pass the
Seviewing stand.
FEom the reviewing stand and FROM
SveIe building in the downtown dis
Sgict Che colors OS both the United
States end MeXic0 will float to the.
DreeD GveID street will be brilliant
@itb ne go. whte and blue of the
G0ite1 SsalteG and the red, white and
Ereen of @eXice prominent in the
line 20 9ar,We a'ilI Zoe the Ohio society
of El Easo. Wiz it's membership of
so. zoe 0lewRrs % 3hicb will wear
Buckeyes. as winPsesideD0Taft.
AFTER To- Qaaads has passed Presi-
Gene TaA and che presidential party
sst8 soaHb che Dal;4iai Grain of Presi-
'seme Dia1 and go o. Mexico with him.
So Surge GSresiderS Taft. his cabi-
rec effic9rS and Ghe others of his party
as &eIl as the city officials of FL Paso
D@ilI De guests q Banquet rendered
ay Rresidera Biaz She federal gov
ernment OF Mexico ems expended 500
0O0Dp the erection Of banquet hall.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-03

II by ~ feet. In the
EatiO Of the federal
building. The dec
0Fations of the re-
eeption and BAN
quet halls will be
ma gnifcent.
AT t b 5 banquet
the two presidents
will ha ve OppDrtu-
nifty of exchanging
views. as cOnsiGera-
BILE time will he al
lotted for this So
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
GUESSED WHAT CITIZEN HELD
Neat Method by Which Deacon Fore
stalled UnweIcome Contribution
to Church Plate.

William A. Pinkerton, the head Of
the famous detective agency, was
talking in Chicago about the inter-
esting statistics Of his recently pub
lished report.
eyes, it is true" Mr.. Pinkerton
said, shat We catch the criminal
more frequently than we used to. 1t
is true, too, that knowing the GRIM
inal's ways, we forestall him-we
take preventive measures that re-
duce crime enormously.
"We are like" he resumed, "the
Delmar deacon. This deacon was
passing the collection plate one Sun
day morning. When he came to a
certain penurious Delmar citizen,
he noticed that the man extended
toward the plate, not a hand with a
coin displayed between finger and
thumb, but a tightly-closed fist.
''The deacon frowned at the fist,
and jerked the plate back from it.
"'Give it to me, Mr.. Keene,' he
whispered audibly. One has just
come off my vest"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
ROMANCE.

If you find the characters in an
historical romance doing curious
things pray consider how necessary,
in the exigencies Of art, that may be.
For instance, these characters in
their originals are not seldom per-
SON. so wistful to keep their pur-
poses to themselves as to render OBJ
scure, in real life, much that need be
plain as a pikesta1f in the story.
Where a public finds itself unable to
read and chew gum and think all at
once, a few choice spirits will cut
out the gum, but the majority Of
mankind will prefer to revolt at
whatever exacts of them any consecu-
tive thinking.
Therefore. it is that we have
Miltiades telling the chambemaid at
tie hotel precisely how he intends to
whip the Persians at Marathon, and
Scipio unfolding his plans for the
destruction of Carthage to the tray-
cling man in the berth across the
aisle.-Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
A Nine Days Wonder.

In The Pacific Monthly for
December. Frank ]. McGettigan
narates in detail the remark
able occurrences at the Sanders
Harps home in Portland, Oregon,
when for four hours of the after
noon of October % the entire
contents of the house from Gel
lar to garnet were tursed topsy-
turvy by some unknown force.
He gives the statements Of
several witnesses, together with
an account of his own ohserva-
tons. In broad daylight, in a
very commonplace dwelling, in
plain view of hundreds Of peo-
PIE, chairs and other articles of
furniture repeatedly tilted or
overturned themselves. Crock
cry and various fragile articles
hurled themselves to the floor
causing a heavy loss. by break
age. to the American working
family occupying this house.
This is probably the most re-
markable and best authenticated
occurrence of it's kind of which
there is any record, and great
interest has been aroused among
scientists everywhere since the
Associated Press gave the first
account of it to the world. The
article attempts DO explanation,
bat merely gives the facts.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
OPPORTUNITY.

Mems failures have been due
largely to the lack Of their knowl-
edge of opportunity. This word
means Opposite the port" and grew
out Of the idea Of the tides rising
when the vessel was opposite the port
that it might sail over the bar into
the harbor.
Every man has his opportunity,
and not one, but hundreds. Tides
are rising daily in the lives of indi-
viduals. 4 mar in business sees it
and attains success; another, perhaps
more pious, but blind to vision, sees
nothing and lies outside of the har-
Dor.
Emerson was right when he said:
"This world belongs to the ener-
getic," Wisely directed energy at the
opportune time will bring success,
and opposing odds are nothing be-
fore it.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
WIRELESS CARRIED FAR.

Reports are frequent of wireless
Geographic communication over an
enormous range, Recently the United
States army transport Buford, while
nearing Honolulu, succeeded in ex-
changing messages with the Califor-
MIA coast. The distance covered was
1880 miles. This does not mean
that there has been a wonderful ad-
vance in wireless biography, but
merely that atmospheric conditions
were unusually favorable.