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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

the courts recently.
Mrs. Brokaw is not
yet twenty-five. and
her husband is for
ty-two, and this was
his second marriage,
he having welded
Coralie G. Coudert,
who divorced him
five years later. MIR.
Brokaw used to be
a great motorboat
enthusiast, but had
so many sad expert
ences because OF his
carelessness that he
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

hpI1co DC v1,au rs +bo MARJORIE GOULD.
family chef and housekeeper. She
knows how to do all these things, any
Of which. well done, would make for
any dowerless girl a good living, an
excellent salary and independence.
And it is all because Mrs Gould, who
as Edith Kingdom made her own way
III the world, believes that women are
happier when they are busy.
Judge Horace Fl. Lurton, who has
been so much in the public eye since
his selection by President Taft for the
supreme court, was born in Kentucky
sixty-five years ago and graduated as
a lawyer from Cumberland university
in 1867 after brief academic career
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

he is planning to
make his home in
Gotham hereafter.
Some good stories
are told Of the time
when Mr.. Becker
was conducting his
campaign for may
or. Although the
fight W a s m a d e
along liberal lines
and a considerable
sum spent, it was
his money or that
of his family or i'm
friends. He
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

The admiral has
become president
of the Bluejacket
company. " b o S e
publication has
long been popular
with navy men the
world over. Every
number will here
after have a con
tribution from the
admiral, who has
always been a per-
sonal favorite as
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

in Douglas univer,
sity. later the Uni
versity Of Chica go,
which WAS cut short
By his service
through the civil
war. His first pub
lie Office was that
of chancellor of the
Sixth district Of
Tennessee, in which
he served t hire q
years. He was new
on aASpo ~ ,~lssz,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

& UDGE BEN B.
% LINDSEY o f
Denver, against
whom suit for $780,
600 damages b a s
been brought by W.
G. Smith, ex-speak-
er Of the Colorado
house Of representa-
tives, has gained
worldwide fame as
the founder Of our
juvenile courts, and
b / s methods have
been the means Of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09
NEW SnOWPLOW.
How the Tracks of Norway's Railroads
VIII Be Kent Clear

viii Be Kept Clear.
Thu opening recently Of Norw&y'S
new railway from Christiania to Der
gen has attracted considerable atten-
ton, as it runs across the snow clad
heights of that country, affording a
chance to tourists to see many new
and interesting sights. Much interest
is also being taken in the new snow
clearing engine that is to be used in
keeping the tracks Of this line clear of
snow a gigantic task indeed in that
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

1000
Lief that it was the work Of Leonardo
da Vinci, but no sooner was it placed
on exhibition than the world of arf
was startled By q certain C. #. Cock
sey of Southampton. England. whe
claimed that the wax bust was the
work Of a now oetogenarf8n sculptor.
Richard Cookie Lucas. about the mid.
die of the nineteenth century. The
work. Mr.. Cooksey declared. had been
exposed for Il long. time in a garden
This gave it the appearance of age. he
said. and e also accounted for the
datnaged lower part Of the work.
An examination was thegeupon had
IT the bust, and 1t Was claimed that III
he lower part there were found old
iafszFssaaeFs- Both IIr Bode ard En-
lseref a'iliiaal believe that the hust Is
slT "a. Incl. but many ezRerfs on sHea
Easlttefs do not agree with Laem
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09
VWWWWW% , p 2 ,
In the Limelight
Short Stories of People
Being Talked About


n NE of the most
" prominent fig
ureS in the
Nicarag guam affair
is General Juan J.
Estrada, and he has
had a stormy and
busy career. He is
not yet forty years
of age and has TAX
en- part in nearly
ever war in which
his country has en-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09
The Work
OF Doctor
JODneSCO
entire med

THE entire med
4 zeal profession
of the country
is at present in
tensely interested
in the work Of DR..
Jonnesco of Rouma-
MIA. now in Amer
lea. and, while some
of his remarkable
demonstra t ions
have won the high
est praise, our ply.
sicians Intend to
-, 1919 H. u
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

FACADE OF NEW CARNEGIE INSTITUTE
BUILDING.
temple and encourage investigation,
research and discovery to the improve
ment Of mankind The new admins
tration building is located on the Ave.
nue. Of the Presidents, near P street
northwest, on one Of the most valuable
sites in Washington. The structure is
built of white marble in the Gothic
style of architecture.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

though lifelong Democrat
In 1886 he was appointed a justice
of the supreme court of Tennessee and
held the Office until 1898. For time he
was chief justice Of that bench. Pres
ident Cleveland made him a judge of
the Sixth judicial circuit of the United
States in that year. though President
Harrison had named Benjamin Han
chett Of Michigan during the last days
of his administration Time was lack
ing, however. for senate action on the
Hanchett nomination. Judge Lurton
has served in this post ever since. He
was a colleague of President Taft in
that circuit before the latter became
governor of the Philippines The two
men are close friends.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

Guglielmo Marconi. who has been
awarded the Nobel prize for physics,
unlike many of the worlds inventive
geniuses. was born to comfortable cir
cumstances and could afford to work
and wait. His father was wealthy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09
Short Stories
OF Well Known
Stage Folk
m ECAUSE Wal

n ECAUSE Wal
I'd ter Jones, the
comedian, for.
got to shave him
self one morning
some years age
the stage was Civ
en- the character OF
the tramp comedt-
an" so we'll known
TO theater e ers
Very few persons
in the audiences OF
today who laugh at
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

reforming thousands
OF boys who would doubtless have
grown up and become dangerous GRIM
inals. In his magazine articles, now
being published. the inside history of
Denver politics is alleged to be given,
and the suit is the result of one of
these articles, Mr.. Smith alleging defa-
nation Of character. Judge Lindsey
also gives much of his early life in
these articles and tells Interestingly
Of his struggle with poverty and de-
spair.
Il found my first employment in a
law office, copying letters, running er-
rands. carrying books to and from the
courtroom, reading law in the inter-
walls and at night scrubbing the foors.'
Milwaukee's famous kid" mayor,
Sherburn M. Becker. is in the limelight
again because of his purchase of a seat
on the New York Stock Exchange, and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

Marjorie Gould, who is so much in
the public eye these days on account
of her brilliant social success and re-
ported engagement to a duke, will in
herit an immense fortune. but if left
penniless she could earn an excellent
living, being most accomplished girl.
She is fine musician, a splendid lin
gust. gifted as vocalist far above the
average. possesses great talent in the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

in her professional career as a singer
She is now touring the country in con-
cert and modestly says that she re-
CARDS her fathers political achieve
ments as nothing compared with her
own ''E in alt" which is Tetrazzinf's
top note.
While Miss Wilson was the social
mistress of the Washington estaLlisl
ment of her father, the Hon. James
Wilson, secretary Of agriculture. ono
of the sources Of greatest delight to
the coming opera star was the fntimate.
friendship that existed between Mrs
Mckinley and herself. She was ra-
ceived at the White House as a daugh-
ter.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09


front in these affairs since he was old
enough to bear arms He was a colo
mel in the war of 1896 and two years
later was appointed governor of the
province Of Cape Gracias a Dios. In
the war Of 1899 he was seriously
wounded and visited New York for
surgical treatment Following the op-
GRAFTON his recovery was rapid.
When he returned to his native coun-
try he was made chief Of customs Of
Nicaragua. This position he held for
two years. when he was appointed
governor OF Bluefelds. a place he held
until the war with Honduras. At the
close Of hostilities he was admitted to
the cabinet as minister Of war.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

Miss Marie Booth-Russell Is an ac.
complished equestrienne, and when
ever it is possible in her work as lead.
ing woman Of the Robert ManteI com.
pany she keeps herself in proper con.
dition by riding When playing lone
enga gements she has her horse sens
on. In a town of the middle west Miss
RUssell's horse was stolen from tha
stable where it was kept. The thief
evidently became alarmed. fer be sent
the horse back the next night How
ever, the district attorney, who want.
ed to make Il nice showing for Miss
Russell. arrested one Patrick Rei4v
and Miss Russell was in courr the neyf
morning while be was being tried
The district attorney mace out
very strong case against Patrick. ana
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

would take no con-
tributions from corpora lions, nor did
he appeal for financial assistance. He
declared himself against the politician
for revenue. and he announced that he
would not stand for a ''shakedown."
During the fight a professional touch
err visited him at his headquarters.
I've got 300 men in line for you, Sher-
bie," he announced. Good" answer
ed the candidate, handing him cigar.
But I'll need a little money to keep
them in line" he added, with a smile
as he lighted his smoker. "You go and
tell your 300 to break ranks" was
Sherbie's reply.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

seldom uses one now.
Once he was doing some cruising in
ninety horsepower motorboat when
his gasoline gave out near Camden.
He drifted along at the winds mercy,
and finally a lobster fisherman came to
his rescue. The lobster fisherman had
never seen motorboat before He
was naturally very critical and scorn-
ful of the disabled one Where did
you come from in that thing?" he said
'All the way from New York" was
the reply.
The fisherman sneered lncredulously
When d'you leave New York; h:
asked.
June 81 said Mr.. Brokaw.
The fisherman gave loud laugh.
what year?' he asked.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

Fighting Bob" Evans is now the
man behind the pen and will hereafter
direct the verbal broadsides fired
monthly from the typographical guns
of the Bluejaeket in defense of the in
terests Of the enlisted men Of the navy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

A divorce case that has attracted
much attention because of the wealth
and prominence of the principals is
that of the w Gould Brokaws, who
have been airing their marital woes in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09

the actress began to
feel some compass
sion for the mau.
But when the pris-
oner's attorney be-
gan the defense he
represented the de-
PENDANT to be lily
white and absolute
~ Il b We horse
thievery SO plaus-
ib!e, il fact, was
his argument that
the jury lost no time
in brig @in~ in Il We
The puzzled ext
quilted mans Gag
attention. and a Il
--Ff a.1r-, .-~H-1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-09
g 9 9f~ - - - - r.0~~o~~~@
Tales of People
Gossip About Celebrities
In the Public Eye

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New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
nsREmEaON,

whole morning work my opera is spodt A.tH
HtiH-no. sir YOU don'di'
Angrily he applied his own hands TO the rope and
down again shot the baby; but the dumb waiter
got only midway to the bottom. Kenny big hands
caught the rope Strain after that as he might,
Bernstein could not bulge the inch farther IN
Kenny direction. Both men were pulling till their
eyeballS bulged. The rasp of the hard rope against
the musicians tender hands. however urged sur
render, and Bernstein just about To let go when
Kenny himself very unexpectedly did.
GREAT aStOnlshment was the cause for tins LIT
- tie Mrs. Kenny standing trcmblingy behind
her husband had suddenly abandoned all other con
sderations save that of the baby's perouS position
OF shuttlecock III dumb waiter shaft Suppose the
rope should break Into her husband 5 her voice
sounded. shakily but distinctly.
Don't-don't try to make him take it" he heard
her say. " "ltS-it's our baby!"
This was what made him invountarily let go the
rope as he turned to face her and the dumb waiter
instantly dropped To the very cellar bottom OF the
SHAFT with Il whackng thud.
Mrs. Kenny covered her face with her hands ON,
the babys kilt" she moaned
Kenny, looking winter than ever FASTENED 10
draw the dumb waiter up. Out of the lower COM
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

suing crashing sounds, frightened the baby; at any
rate he cried and wouldn't stop. When Bernstein
wheeled about scowling horribly of course the BABY
cried the louder When Bernstein came forward,
saving hee-COOChee!' with crafty design at
c0nsolnq him into silence the baby simply shr1eked
In the end it had become absolutely silent, and Bern
stein was almost concentrated, when the baby. Just
bv way of a last word it were, emitted one sharp,
final wall. That proved the last straw.
'Hiulu1eli" cried the fat man violently Git me
dot kit,'
His wife re1inquished it. reluctant. women are,
to admit any lack OF persuas1veness with DaOy-
Bernstein promptly bore 1t to the elevator smart
Resignedlv, Mrs. Bernstein him place the baby
aboard the dumb waiter.
Rap four times nit der rope she instructed
He did and when there no response raped
again four times This the call that brought
Kenny to the shaft expecting to find piece OF ice,
but staring instead into the face of a smiling baby
KENNY. believing SOME mistake had been made
n hauled on the rope starting the car upward.
say" he called, where do you want this baby TO
You qit id" called Bernstein in smiling relief.
Me-" bawled Kenny Do you know who We re
talkin' to-
.Sure-Mr Kenny"
.'N,5 .Nci5y" said Bernstein calmly. g. You got to
have it sometimes. Now YOU got to hatt II. am
composing. -. w,
Kenny tried to be calm himself. What do ye
think I'd be wantin' Wild this brat for: An what 5
this talk its BEN as much my odLy as yours
Here-take it backi
Kenny applied his strong hands to the rope send
ing the flying upward that hit the root OF the
shaft with bump.
Bernstein was no longer calm L don'd take it
back" he yelled down the shaft. "Already my
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

For Heafen's sake took your baby Any other
time yes; but not now | can't haf it! Hurry up!
Took it," the voice cried. And then, Half YOU got
it all righd.
A T the very moment when the possibility of such
"A a disaster had flashed into little Mrs. Kenny 5
mind circumstances evolved toward her exposure
For twelve wears Bernstein had devoted every Sun
dlv morning the exalted task OF composing great
grand opera 1t had not yet gone beyond the
first act = but what of that? What were twelve
wears to an act if the work accomplished in the end
should be monumental Answer Bernstein that! He
had often asked his wife to do so.
She had long ceased to criticize the duration of his
efforts Instead every Sunday morning she ar
ranged the parlor for his work,-opening the piano
placing blank music sheets and pen and ink and his
pipe and tobacco and pot of fresh coffee on table
near it. And She herself in the next room while he
hummed and thrilled and whacked out chords
tiercelv or tcIled at the keys in the direction
Of sweet harmonies, maintained a most respectful
,uiet taking not to rustic the pages of the
1aper she was reading She turned them.
But this Sunday morning new element, ele-
Inent of disturbance, had entered. II the baby
Perhaps the sight of Bernstein beating time wildly
or savapcIy assauIting the keyboard, with its en-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY l3' 1910

dumb waiter carefully thrustng him as tar back IN
the compartment as he could be made to mt After
that she would knock four times with the rope on
the wall of the shaft, and that would unta1hngiy
hrinp Mrs Bernstein to the top floor opening, and
Mrs Bernstein, who insisted that her arms were
surder and better able for the task would maui the
baby up to his evening home
zone and the breakfast things all cleared Mrs.
Kenny would rap four times AGAIN with the rope,
and back would come the baby, bundled IN his
shawl via the dumb waiter, perfectly de1ghtful
baby who smiled a Joyous welcome to her out
stretched arms Frail and wthered arms they We're,
vet ,,-ondrorsy warm with love for the little tat
traveller. who Undoubtedly understood this feature
of them very we'll
90 ,,ono+onouslv and sadly had little Mrs. Kenny
y 1;fa craw1ed for so long a time that her wits
were not so active as they otherwise might nave
been Consequently, at late Sunday breakfast sie
suddenly found herself sitting PACK III ileI Td lI
her eyes widely vacantly fixed on her husband
stern orav face and a siCken1ng apprehension aSl-
tatng her breast. She had entirely forgotten ABOUT
S,,nday-that he would be home all day SUNDAY!
Moreover one of the reservations she had maze III
efectinq ARRANGEMENTS with Mrs. Bernstein was that
she had not admitted that she was ConceallhS l,le
babys presence from Kenny somehow after 8 tl!e
laughing good natured manner IN winch BernSteiE
had received the little fellow Mrs. Kenny had founu
it impossible to confess so much regarding the cold,
ness of Kennv's disposition. She had merely sad
the baby might annoy Kenny when he was hgurlnS
on estimates and other things at home nl8htS.
Mrs Kenny put down her teacup with rattle, as
it occurred to her that at any minute Mrs bernstein
might send Timmv down in the elevator, and then
her heart tightened with its keen suter1ng She dld
not want TO lose little Jimmy. She was now IN the
habit of calling him that-her own little boy had
been named Tim after his father-s1nce the second
dav of the babv's advent, when she had invaded a
sacred conpartment in an old bureau and brought
out some old baby clothes and dressed the new baby
in them and then, for several seconds afterWaTu, ware
hroqed him tightly to her with blurred SpectacleS
completely binding her eyes.
she decided that she must swiftly ascend the
New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

PUT She went no further Despite tae go 5|Rr Is5
u her own heart the fury ot rerooli'(",. 'll,3isr
long nursed against him. what She SAW eL ESrr-
writhing pain in the mans fJcc. "t 81 'tll-'9 Wei
in his ewes. made her suddenly stop re+N'if. car
I've got work | don't need any "NT[ "o. .g--sf f1,
take. care of my baby. I'm going She s'--i-'
the door. -.,r on us
J,r,tirt herf It's Tins hoy-oir Tim MS -,
An She was good faithful wijs to h'', tbe t5 ist
wrote it TO me ON his death bed. I. ~19N W. rlyer
ter. Tim; III show We the letter. Iis III ll'
But even as his wife pleaded tlF III Tim The Ni dor
His His face was more gray. more drawn than ever. and
there was pulled unsteady stare mi m ms ~ hard
the straight lips no longer Gr''Ll9'tI I'm at tht
sharp line. They twitched and dre" - hard
corners. He put out his big. skinny g5r''' ga
and rested it heavily on the glrls Sn'Gr,; he sad
I've should have come % Us pei'iT son' II
thirL1v Who'd have wanted We TO ps 80 was
want an hunger with yer child. iI LE,8 y| an with big
as hard rs that, hen ne swept ..SnnI Cod ne
glance of anger and reProach-
C5sssssi 7U V-gs -
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
GET POWER.
The Supply Comes From Food.

If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use OF skill
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements of the body
Poor fuel makes poor fire, and a
poor fire is not good steam producer.
From not knowing how to select the
right food to fit my needs, suffered
grievously for long time from stom-
ach troubles" writes a lady from a
little town in Missouri.
ut seemed as If | would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
that could eat would stay on my stom-
ach. Every attempt gave me heart
burn and filed my stomach with gas.
l got thinner and thinner until lit
orally became living skeleton and in
time was compelled to keep to my bed.
"A few months ago was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and It had such
good effect from the very beginning
that have kept up It's use ever since.
I was surprised at the ease with which
digested 1t. 1t proved to be just what
I needed.
IAN my unpleasant symptoms, the
heartburn, the inflated feeling which
gave me such pain disappeared My
weight gradually increased from 9s
to 116 lbs, my figure rounded out, my
strength came back, and l am now
able to do my housework and enjoy it.
Grape-Nuts did it"
A ten days trial VIII show anyone
some facts about food.
Look in pkgs. for the little book. "The
Road to Wellville." There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf new
one appears from time to lime. They
interest.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
ASKING Too Much.

The mother OF little six-year-old
Mary had told her number of times
not to hitch her sled to passing
sleighs. feeling that 1t was danger
GUS practice. 1t was such fascinat-
ing sport, however. that Mary could
not resist 1t and one day her mother
saw her go skimming past the house
behind a farmers "bobs."
When she came in from play she
was taken to task, her mother saying
severely: Mary. haven't told you
that you must not hitch onto bobs?
Besides, you know, it is against the
law
Mary tossed her head. oh" she
said. don't talk to me about the law.
It's all can do TO keep the ten com
mentsl"--Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-02-11
THE W0NDERBERRY
OR SUNBERRY
Has Proved Great suecess-Theu.
sands Say It's the Best Thing
They Ever Grew.

The Wonderberry or Sunberry, the
marvellous garden fruit originated by
Luther Burbank, and introduced by
John Lewis Childs. the weil-known
Scotsman OF Floral Park, N. Y, has
proved great success all over the
country. Thousands of people say II
is the best thing they ever grew.
Mr.. John Burroughs, the weil-known
author. Naturalist and bosom-friend OF
Theodore Roosevelt. says 1t is the
most delicious pie berry he ever tasted,
and a marvellous cropper.
A Director of the New York Agrfcul.
tural Experiment Station says 1t fruits
abundantly even in pure sand. In the
short season OF Northwestern Canada
1t Is godsend, and fruits long after
frost has killed most garden truck.
d. S. Hall. Wichita. Kan. says thirty
people grew 1t there last season with
perfect satisfaction.
K s. Enochs, Hammond, La, says
It yields $3.50 worth of fruit per
acre with him. Mrs. J. II. Powers
1872 Kenwood avenue. Chicago, raised
enough berries on a space 4x10 feet
to supply herself and friends.
j. p. Swallow. Kenton. Ohio says It's
equal for all purposes does not exist
Rev. II. b. Sheldon. Pacific Grove
Cal, says he likes the berries served
In any anil every way.
W. T. Davis. Enon, Va. says It Is
true to description in every way. and
fruits in three months from seed.
Judge Morrow, of U. S. Circuit
Court, says the Wonderberry is simply
delicious raw or cooked.
Mr.. Childs exhibited one plant five
months old bearing 10.375 berries
which measured about eight quarts.
Mrs. Hattie Vincent, Hayden. New
Mexico, says 1t stands the long. hard
droughts OF that climate and fruits
abundantiy all summer.
1t is certainly the most satisfactory
garden fruit and the greatest Novelty
ever introduced.