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The Caucasian., 1910-02-27


POSED CAPE COD CANAL.
lives and property worth S267,S70.
During the first period here given the
property lost each month was valued
at $6,394, a vessel lost every tifty-four
days and a life every four months; in
the second period for which the figures
are available $6.553 was lost each
month; vessel was wrecked and
life was lost every forty-6ve days.
1t is no wonder. then, that the canal
short cut has been talked about since
the days of Myles Standish The In
dams used to escape the angry seas
on the outer rim of the coast by portag-
ing their canoes across the sands of
the cape, and it was the path they fol-
lowed that suggested the project of
the canal, which the records of Plym-
outh colony show the cOlOniSts used
to discuss with animation
Since then the matter has been taken
up scores of times and Just as often
dropped, and it was not until 1899
that Il charter granted to the Boston.
Cane Cod and New York Canal rom
pany brought into the venture men Of
Massachusetts and of New York vino
made UP their minds not to LEI the
venture die. Mr. Belmont took the
financial arrangements. lie formed
company with $GOO0.OO0 OF bonds and
an equal amount Of stock and announc-
ed that he intended to sit up with the
plan until he came through the canal
or the first trip.
| It now looks for the first tine. rs If
| the Cape CcG canal was to be q real
! fly. and il is estimated that the mid
| die of 1912 VII see its completion
| The big eTcavator for the time is IN
| the center Of the picture. and 1he
dredge is in the background. But The
! two lnao hines are joint partners ju the
bus'hess Of making the big ditch Ehe
| excavator cuts the land down TO the
level Of high water, and then the
dredgcT will coIe into the play nil
along the way which the excavator
! has gone
The entire excavating machine
weighs 120 tons. 1t requires a crew Of
seven men to operate it-an engineer,
| two fircmen and an oiler, a derrick
man. tender or track shifter and a
commanding officer or captain.
Mr. Belmont estimates that 25,000,-
! 900 tons cf freight will go through the
earaI each year.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

lical scholar. He is PUT HER HERE!
a good story teller. too, judging from
the yarns with which he regaled the
Tennessee society at banquet in New
York recently. Here are two that he
got off:
''There was a certain governor of
Tennessee whose name don't have to
mention and who seemed to be taking
the duties of his Office pretty seriously
One day a member of the legislature
who knew this governor personally
dropped into his Office and, after some
little conversation, asked him what he
thought of being governor.
~fWell, do you know the governor
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27


they receive prop THE VICTIM "EPI.
er attention. 1t was the custom when
ever the conductors or porters of the
Pullmans found a man they suspect
ed of being a spotter to mark him for
the benefit of others This was done
by the porter making a nick in the
heel of the suspects shoe. When the
Traveller reached the next train and
put his shoes out the porter would
find the nick and report to the con-
ductor that spy was aboard. Then
they would make life miserable for
the supposed spotter. But frequently
mistakes were made.
One poor salesman had been mis-
taken for spotter. and be poured out
his woes to Mann. telling him how
badly the porters ard conductors had
treated him. Indeed, the fellow in
tended to stop travelling. He added
Ny business is bad enough ] sell for
an undertasers supply house. and that
is solemn. bur the way am treated
sets me Wild Mr. Mann looked at
the fellows shoes and found the nick
That settled it. He advised the man
to change his shoes and see If lnek
would not change He did so. ard
meeting Mann afterEard tie felior
asked what he meaat. as good forfas
had amiled upon him ever since
ehaRsed his shoes Then aIaan t
Eim
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

months ago the actor was hurrytne
home from a rehearsal when street
peGdlar with Il tray of Mexican lump
ing beaas caught his eye, and be be
came intensely interested i'll watching
the little curi0sities.
A few days later it occurred to him
that much pleasure might be derived
with them. and he has invented a
game that has spread all over Eng
land and is now being introduced in
this country The game is played with
the jumping beans and warm plate.
on which circles have been drawn
with pen The owner of the bean
which first jumps beyond the outer
circles takes the pool. The accompa-
nying illustration shows game in
progress.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

boartify Won an RIccARDo MARTIN,
American, wrote that song? he asked
Yes said L. I was born in Ken
tucky.
Impossible! It's as French as
Paris. 1t has all the lit and peculiar
rhythm of words and conception OF
real French wit and phrasing that no
American could ever acquire said
HameIle
with the utmost difficulty did l con-
vince him that | had written the song,
and / had to take him my other com
positions before he was satisfied. j
think am the only American who has
had a French song published in French
by French music house"
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

MONFG OMERY IN waVS dOin o
THE OLD TOWN. stunts on the slack
wire and joined a circus when only
fifteen. When | came out to do my
turn women would say it was q shame
to have such a sweet child doing such
perilous work. Then | would stick
my tongue out to prove that l was a
boy. I'll never forget the day my
father came to see me. He wore a
high hat, and there was a big wind
storm. He was standing directly un-
der the wire when the wind blew one
of the sideshow banners against it
and knocked the balance pole out Of
my hands. That was my first fall,
but l escaped without injury. The
balance pole crashed through my ia
ther's silk hat and raised a lump OF
his head the size of a caulifower He
threatened to sue the owner of the
show, and to pacify him they took
him in as partner"
How much money did he put up?'
Mr.. Stone was asked.
"About $3.50. You could have
bought the circus for SO. Later on
joined stock company" continued
Mr.. Stone. ''I was playing in such
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

singer, but a sue
cessful composer,
one of his compost
tons at present hav-
ing an enormous
sale in France. Mr..
Martin tells how he
sold this song to a
Paris publisher of
music as follows:
when ] had play
ed it and hummed
the words for him
ha Iauohpd m n g +
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

dislike. The medicine mans name was
Big Snake Chancing upon him one
day, the trader said:
''Good day"
"How?" said Big Snake coldly.
"Say, Big Snake" said the trader,
what was that medicine you gave
your pony? That cayuse that | paid
SO much for last spring has the same
distemper yours had"
Big Snake told the trader the, mag
zeal remedy he had used.
Three days later the trader again
met the Indian. and the following con-
versation took place:
You know that medicine you told
me about? Well. gave it to the pony,
but he died"
With just the slightest CLEAN in his
eye to bespeak the intense satisfaction
he felt, Big Snake said:
$50 did mine"
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

man invited him,
thirty years ago.
to come to Wash
ington and there
take a position in
the press gallery.
In a reminiscent,
mood recently Mr..
Mann told a story
that will be of use
TO the thousands
who travel on
sleeping cars and
who do not think
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

scribes interesting
Iy his hunting ex-
peditiOns and also
African conditions
as they exist today.
In his chapter on
MY First Lion" he
says:
"Who shall at
tempt to describe
the feelings of a
man who after long
waiting, when the
Id e n c b a n c-e
com e s to b j III .
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

playwright than as
a novelist. He has
four plays in hand
at present, and all
will be running in
New York next win
ter. There is The
3 a t IL e." which is
now in its second
S e a s on, and Mr..
Moffett is actively
engaged in the pro
duction of t hre e
other plays lately
come from his pen.
For q number of
years he has made
b;S hpD1n in EroT1on
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they didn't know it
all He calculated that there were a
few tricks that could be learned from
a real live one from Tennessee. A
friend met him after he'd been three
months there and asked him how it
was going.
: Well, said he, I've about made up
my mind that if they'll let me have
mine they can keep theirn'"
Custodian Of the House Press Gal
lery Charles Mann was Pullman car
conductor before the late Senator Cor.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

you know about STONE N TIE
that?' ohp io"N
Although both of these actors saw
much hard luck in their early careers.
today they are among the wealthiest
and most popular comedians on the
stage. Montgomery says that at one
time the appearance of half dollar
in the company he was in would have
precipitated a riot. 1--WE used to sit
around" he says, trying to recollect
what a dollar bill looked like
Some years ago while Frederick R.
Seaton was on an Indian reservation
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

and now spends about half of his time
there He has a villa in Paris, shut off
from the world outside by high walls
and tall trees. During his long resi-
lence in Paris where he did much
newspaper veFil, be acquired famil-
iaFity with the French tongue which
enables him 10 use it. both in speech
and in writing. practically as well and
as easily as he does English. In fact.
he has noyr sc. i,-g in France a novel.
written in collaboration with a French
man. called "T,a Femme Rien Aimee de
NJ. QuPaGeli." The central theme Of this
Is; tbs. sap!a as that in one of bis forth
rorlieg plsHs. Esther Trcar," On the
ser hand "Thrergh the Wall writ
) E.st T.. Engl!sh IN Paris. has been
.,.atas!ateG iatn Frhnei and WITH n
Few medifcatiers II Is BEING hrouSI;
out by u af,'' kaas.7 F,fe.'. > Epve'i
Ia that n,.1lag.. rs d coli.. bcrtTi0Ii
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

said, sometimes |
don't think I'm fit
to be governor of
this here imperial
state
" Put her here.
gov the senator re-
piled instantly.
That m a k e 5 it
unanimous
"A Tennesseean
told his friends be-
fore he moved to
New York that he
intended to show
those New Workers
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

passengers than there are seats. In
order to prevent the rush of people
trying to board the cars at the STOP
ping places small metal boxes have
been affixed to lampposts.
These boxes contain small metal
checks with running numbers, and
everybody who wants to board stage
OF. car takes one of those checks. The
passengers enter the cars according to
their numbers. and all erowding is in
this way avoided.
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

story he tells OF
how the republic
encountered the &C.
mand for votes for
women" at its very
first election. The
girls supposed they
would have tile
right to vote rs q
matter of course
and were indignant
when they found
t b ey could not.
They declared they
maid tayaS tho Sa ma
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

rollicking produc-
tions as Camille
East Lynne Fan
chon,' 'Fogg's Fer
ry' and the popu-
lar stock pieces.
After | had slain
the heroine's IA
ther and lured the
village belle from
home I'd come out
and do a song and
dance. What do
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

lily presses the yielding trigger home.
that he is ''on?" That triumphant in
slant may be the result Of some dark
survival of barbarism within him. All
the same he is living! It is glorious!
1t was mine and is part of me for
ever
Dr. Rainsford's lion measured ten
feet and five inches from the tip of the
nose to the tip of the tail.
William e. George in his new book,
'"The Junior Republic" tells much Of
interest concerning the republic where
the too hilarious youth is made good
citizen. Very much apropos of sub
ject of public interest just now is the
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
NOVEL BULLETIN BOARD.

Large Sums Spent by English News
papers In Recent Elections.
Great Briiain's recent election Gre
ated as much excitement and interest
as we see here in America during a
presidential yea14Sand never before in
the history of that country has so much
money been spent by the newspapers
to keep the public posted as to re-
suits. In this respect there was the
keenest rivalry.
Of the many unique bulletin boards
erected by the publishers for this pur-
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

he heard an American phonograph. At
another rather out of the way town an
official played merrily on an American
typewriter to the tune of the compli-
Gated Russian alphabet In Moscow
shopkeepers galore ring up the ko-
pecks on Yankee made cash registers.
To cap the climax Of this apprecia-
ton for Uncle Sans wares the author
adds that in a certain Siberian town
in a shop window-as jaunty as when
she made her debut in Detroit, Mich
'Hiawatha" looks down from the Gov
er of a piece of music, while next to
her stood "Mumblin' Nose" in philo-
sophical contemplation of the strange
and diversified multitude that floated
by in this faraw way land.
In his new book. 1.-The Land of the
Ti0n" the Rev. w S. RainSfOrd de-
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

find enough of them
in the house. |
dropped a quarter
around here some
place. and I've been
looking for the
blooming thing for
half an hour. You
fellows get busy.
and help me-"
l Secretary Dickin-
son is q good Bib
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

IN the west gamer
ing material and
impressions for the
Indian parts for
which he is famous
throug hout the
country b e W a S
amused by an oc-
.currence W b C b
took place between
one of the medicine
men of the tribe
and a tricky trader
for whom the In
diauS had n great
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
ENGLAND'S NEW GAME.

jumping Beans and a Hot Plate Pro-
vide Much Amusement.
Cyril Maude, the noted British actor
is gaining fame in new way abroad,
and had he need of press agent that
gentleman would have some rather
novel material with which to keep his
employer in the limelight. few
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

as the boys and therefore ought 10
have the ballot.
The question was discussed with the
greatest interest. all the girls and
many of the boys favoring suffrage for
them, but some of the boys opposed.
Finally one of their champions intro
duced bill in their legislature confer
ring the ballot upon the girls, and it
was carried enthusiastically by two
thirds vote
In suggestive final chapter Mr.
George expresses his conviction that
boys of ali sorts ought to have the op-
portunity Of some such training in
practical citizenship as the young peo-
pie get at the Junior Republic
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
JOHN Is MARRIAGE
EosmsF NeavySeigE1A GhaWpioa @s6s
5weeahears % His Youth.

The marriage recently of Johe 4.
Sullivan, former heavyweight cham
pion of the world. 20 Miss Katharine
Harkins has Fevealed a pretty ro-
nance Gears ago Miss Harkins
might have been Mrs. Sullivan had
not Sullivan angered hey by becoming
Q apugilist As the Boston strong boy
De was triea OUT q the old Cribb club
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
Snapshotr at
Washington
* Notable.c.


ton Of the grass in a park near the
capitol
Now, there is a sight which does
me good" remarked one. Il had al
ways supposed that Mann thought OF
nothing else but legislation morning.
noon and night And yet here he is
out here in the park studying nature.
Let's go over and see what new kind
of plant he has discovered"
The two representatives Joined Mr..
Mann, who, after greeting them short
IL, continued to walk in circles. poking
his cane in the grass.
He seemed angry and perturbed, and
occasionally they could hear him NUT
tering to himself, and once when a
curious canine came along and Joined
the group Mr. Mann turned on him
and started him on the run up the
street with yelp.
"Jim," said one of Mann's friends, 81
did not know you were interested in
botany"
Neither did l." returned Mr.. Mann,
still gazing intently on the ground.
why" returned the other in sur
prise. Il thought you were looking for
some kind of plant"
sPlant!" roared Mann. '.Plant! Pm
not looking for plant in this park. I
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
cHAnGs ARE BUSY.

New Ambassador and Family Learn
ing Our Customs and Language.
The family of the new Chinese am
bassador. Chang Yin Tang, have at
tracted much attention in Washington
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
SEATS FOR AL.

Paris Has a New Plan to Prevent
Crowdine In Street Cars.
Paris is far ahead of most cities in
looking out for the comfort of her citi,
zens. Take the strap hanging and
crowding in our street cars, for in.
stance In Paris street cars and
stages are not permitted TO carry more
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

UNIQUE ENGLISH BULLETIN BOARD.
pose probably the one shown here at
tracted the most attention, it being
surrounded day and night toward the
end of the fight by thousands of people
anxious to know the latest election fig
ures. By manipulating the figures at
tached TO the board the public could
at all times be kept informed of the
progress of the fight
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
GIRLS is MESSENGERS.

BerIin's Fair Mercurics Make Good
Tiraa GA Their Wheels.
All Germany is Interested in an ex-
pertinent being triPl III Berlin which
will DO doubt be adopted in other coun-
tries if it proves successful. This is
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
Books
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Authors
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DOOk Halt a
Chance" has been
so widely read, is an
indefatigable travel
er. He reports hav-
ing seen during his
recent visit to Rus
sia many articles in
dicative of the ever
growing activity in
American exports.
At a small place
near ST Petersburg
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

Ricardo Martin, the American tenor
whose work has attracted much at
tention recently. is not only great
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27
Plays
and
Players

q NE of the new
- successes is
1T b e Old
Town." thanks to
the amusing activ-
tiles Of its two
leading citizens
D vid C. Mont
gomery and Fred
A. Stone, and much
is being written
about t b e m. In
telling of his early
life recently Mr..
Stone said:
"As a kid l was
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

Probably of late years Cleveland
Moffett has become hetter known as a
The Caucasian., 1910-02-27

In his new book. 1.-THE Land Of the
Lion" the Rev. W. S. Rainsford de-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

by transfer, but an ambulance will be
sent to meet any train, day or night
on telephone notice. Telephone Home
10061, Sunset 1910.
A prominent feature Of the California
hospital and an Integral part thereof
is the training school for nurses, which
offers unusual opportunities for thor
ough, practical experience in medical
surgical, genealogical and obstetrical
nursing.
While all other objects are subserv-
lent TO the paramount one of curing
those who become patients in this in
stitution. yet the management realizes
in this Training School for Nurses
they have a work that is worthy Of
their best efforts. The great aim is to
so thoroughly train and educate Cali
fOrnia young women that they will
have no superiors in this most noble
calling. There Is no vocation in which
more good can be accomplished than
that of good nursing It involves self
sacrifice, SingleneSs of purpose and a
good conscience. The young woman
beginning as a pupil nurse should en-
ter upon her three years study and
work in the training school with an
enthusiastic realization of what the
work involves.
This School for Nurses is now be-
ginning its eleventh year. The course
of instruction covers three years, dur
ing which time the students receive
thorough theoretical and practical in
struCtion in all the subjects that make
up a we'll balanced course. Provided
for the school is a well-equipped lab
oratory, while the maternity depart
ment is superior to that in any other
building west of Chicago.
A good English education is one of
the requirements for admission to the
school, as the high degree of ability
demanded of the nurse Of the present
day requires a solid foundation for the
professional training, and, this being
the, case, preference will be given to
women of superior education. Be
tween 21 and 80 years is the most ac-,
ceptable age. A certificate of health
from a physician and letters from two
responsible persons as regards char
acter and education are required of
each applicant. There are many other
qualifications that are unnecessary to
detail in this connection.
The California hospital is one Of the
most prominent institutions of the
city, and with its superb location. its
corps of eminent and welI-skilled ply
sicians, its able, efficient, skilled,
trained nurses, it deserves and should
receive the best consideration from
every citizen who desires the best Of
medical attention, either for them
selves, members of their families or
friends. The popularity of the Cali
fOrnia hospital is not confined to Los
Angeles, for patients are received from
all parts of the United States and
Mexico, many coming hlther to seek
its superior advantages.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
CLARA BARTON HOSPITAL
DOUBLED IN CAPACITY
Big Addition Is Completed at an
Outlay of About $75,-
OO0-More Room

Public appreciation of the superior
service obtainable at the Clara Barton
hospital, which is located conveniently
at 447 South Olive street, has made
the institution not only a fixture, but
an enterprise which is indispensable
to the good health and comfort of
the afflicted from all parts of the city
and in many sections of Southern Cal
ifOrnia.
The Clara Barton hospital was in
augurated in a small way at No. 1901
South Hope street, with twelve beds,
by DR. II. p. Barton, a nephew Of the
famous Clara Barton This was in
1904 the institution being Incorporated
on August % of that year. The quar-
ters proving inadequate for the de-
mands upon it, on April 26, 1905, the
Deaconess's hospital cat the present
site) was purchased, a building of four
stories, centrally located at No. 447
South Olive street, and which con-
tanned fifty-two beds.
This institution, during its brief ex-
istence. has gained a reputation with
the profession and the public as being
one Of the most complete establish
ments Of its kind in the country. DR..
II. 2. Barton is president and general
manager; DR. r. r. Hastricter, vice
DIeSlttIL. Ut. y. a. oIldlltE, SttteltlTNs
Drs. a. Thorpe and Z. e. Sherrard,
directors.
The new addition to the Clara Bar
ton hospital, built at q cost of $4,000,
provides fifty rooms for the care Of
patients, also the finest operating room
to be found in any hospital in the
country, furnished as 1t is with full
equipment Of instruments and other
facilities selected with special care by
the physicians and surgeons identified
with the institution. This addition,
with the old accommodations which
have served so well in the past, will
more than double the capacity of the
Clara Barton, and with the numerous
new features introduced viii still fur
ther increase and extend the high
reputation of the hospital for thorough
efficiency.
Scores Of trained nurses are con-
stant1y in attendance. Sanitation, VEN
tilation and cleanliness, features Of
special Importance, are much in evil
dence throughout the hospital, a fact
that is recognized by the many lead
ing physicians and surgeons of Los
Angeles, who from the beginning have
rendered DIR. Barton their cordial and
continued support.
Especial attention is paid to the diet
ing Of patients, for which ample pro-
vision is made under the direction of
the mana cement.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
NOVEL EXPEalENcE PARTY

The Invitations for this novel affair
were given over the telephone. The
hostess asked each of her guests to
come prepared to tell in nve minutes
some incident of the summer Most OF
them had been on vacation trips. In
this way an hours entertainment was
furnished. Then there was a reading
that lasted twenty minutes given by
a friend who was good enough to share
some of her unpublished stories. The
place cards laid on the tables were all
foreign scenes, collected by the hostess.
Delicious sandwich rolls We're served,
iced coffee, olives. salted nuts and bon
bOnS.