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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
LEOPOLD'S GERMAN BATH.
Embarrassing Situation in Which the
Belgian King Figured.


That kings have feelings and are
subject to embarrassing situations
quite as frequently as ordinary per-
sons is proved by an incident in which
King Leopold of Belgium was the
chief figure. Henry w. Fischer in
his work, 1.-The Private Lives of EN-
peror William and His Consort," tells
of the incident as fololws:
Court Marshal Liebanau was all
in a fiutter when in August, 1890, his
Belgian majesty came to return the
Kaiser's visit to Ostend, for his col
league of Brussels had informed him
that the sovereign gentleman was ad-
dicted to the daily bathing habit and
demanded a hot bath at that.
"At last Liebanau hit upon plan.
He set up a modern enough bath that
was fed by a cold water faucet and
placed under one end of 1t a row OF
gas jets intended to heat the water
in the tub Should his majesty find
the bath too warm, calculated the
official, with true native acumen, he
can moderate the heat by turning on
the cold reservoir.
Now, Leopold had enjoyed the
previous nights festivities very
much, and, observing in the morning
that his slightest wishes in regard
to bodily comfort had been anticipat-
ed, he rose In right good humor.
Stepping buoyantly into his bath
at the cool end and turning
round, he sat himself down at the
other, which, the gas having Just
been turned on, was nothing short OF
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
Foolish to Worry.

"Oh, dear" she said after the musi,
Gale, I'm so mortified that | don't
know what to do! ! can't imagine
what caused my voice to break as it
did. 1t never happened before. What
must Mrs. Waddington's guests think
of me? How can | ever explain it?"
Don't mention it," her friend ad.
vised. They were all so busy talking
while you sang that probably nobody
noticed It,"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
RrlIIIant LIahtnIna Display.

A brilliant and startling spectacle
was witnessed a short time ago in
a Tyrolean valley near Tanneheim. A
violent storm arose suddenly, and sew
eral globes of lightning rolled over
the surface OF the lake. Then a col
umn of water arose thirty feet high
from the middle of the lake. and from
its top small flashes darted. The spec
tacle lasted about three minutes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
Soldiers, Paper Kettles.

Preparations are being made to fur
with paper kettles, which are a jap
anese invention. Although the uten-
sils are made of pliable paper, they
hold water readily. By pouring water
in'o them they can be hung over the
fire without burning for a length OF
time sufficient to boil the water. One
kettle can be used about eight times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
HAD TO READ "HoRRID" TALES,
Wife Wants Divorce TO Escape the
Perusal of Trashy Books.

Chicago.-Mrs. May Coleman in a
suit for divorce from her husband
Paul Coleman, said in her BILL she was
forced at late hours of the night at
the point of a revolver to read to her
husband "gruesome and horrid" tales
of Jesse James and other outlaws.
Her husband, the bill sets forth,
lay in bed smoking cigarettes and toy
ed with a revolver, and threatened to
use it If she ceased reading.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
The LONGEST courtshlp.

The longest courtship on record
was that between Franz Rosner and
Anna Renner, of Oberpolitz. Bohemia.
They had been counting for seventy
five years, but repeatedly deferred the
bridal day At last Franz became
fatally i'll, and was recently married
on his deathbed, at the age OF one
hundred and died two days later. The
age of the widow Is ninety-three.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
Laraest Chimney In World.

The new chimney of the Great Falls
(Mont.) smelter Is SOC feet in height
above the foundation and is the larg-
est. both in size and capacity. in the
world.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
Concrete RuIIdlnas In China.

The construction OF houses and
walls of concrete in China was insti.
tuted several centuries ago. and is
peculiarly common and extensive in
Swatow. where 1t originated in the
building of a chapel by a French
priest. The absence OF any brick
structures or walls give ample proof
OF the stability of the concrete.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
China EssentlaIIy AarIouIturaI.

China is essentially an agricultural
country and from time immemorial II
has been the custom of the sovereign
to initiate Chinese new year. which
begins in the spring. by turning over
a few burrows in the sacred field"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
CHICAGO HAS $1,000
ABANDONED WOMEN.

chicaso.-"At 81 1900 a head,
the average price of negro girls
on the auction block fifty years
ago, the 100000 white slaves In
the United States to-day repre-
sent an investment of S54o,ooo,-
900. Each year $1,000 or $780,
100000 worth of these women
are sacrificed in the highly
financed districts Of vice
throughout this country, and an
equal number of recruits are
procured each year to take the
places of those who have worn
themselves out in sin. OF this
vast army of unfortunates,
whose march from the home to
the morgue or the insane asy-
lum by the vice route has been
shown by statistics to average
but five miserable years, Chica-
go to-day contributes $4,000"
Or. Jean T. Zimmerman, Pres
ident of the National White
Cross League, spoke these
words before the Woodlawn
Woman's Club.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
Active voIcanoes Small.

There are 27O active volcanoes In
the world. many OF them comparative
ly small.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05
ssSsNa ,mese Twins.

r~ .s0, sl"-.dch excited by the
& 20 PKilvakalla OF twins Joined to-
gether in the same manner as the IA
nous Siamese twins. Both are girls
and have been christened Martha and
Mary.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05

Greeks Invented Backgammon.
The game OF Backgammon was In
vented by a Greek In 1924.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-05

More than s5O.oOO.oOo worth of soar
is made and sold in the United States
every year.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
BOARD OF HEALTH.
,ital statistics of Shreveport for tn,

Vital statistics of Shreveport for the
week ending July g. 1910.
Marriages: J. S. Baifeld and Miss
Lillian Jones; NJ A. Hayden and Miss
Emma H. Quinn; J. M. Monroe and
Miss Willie Breazeale; Isa Froner and
Miss Jennie Recher. Black: Nose Che1-
son and Beatrice Mckinney.
Births: Louis Clark and wife, boy.
Black: Bill Lewis and wife, girl; VIM.
Peck and wife, girl; w. J. Johnson and
wife, boy; Eddy White and wife, girl;
Will Hines and wife, girl.
Deaths: j. c. Beasley, 70 years.
Black: Francis Rollin, so years; NJ. Co
der, 4o years; w. H. Lee, 4 years; Al
berta Morris; Ethel Zeigler, 23 years;
Ellen White, 23 years; Gertrude Jami-
son, II years; Carrie Davis, 28 years; !;
Octavia Reede, 26 years. Non-residents /:
Mrs. Kate Dalton, 81 years; Lizzie De-
witt, 20 years; Andrew Collins, IS yrs. !;
c. Garcia, 23 years; Jim Gray, 78 yrs. !;
/. Sims, 86 years; Ike Davis, a8 years.
Of above S died at Charity Hospital.
A. S. REISOR,
D. B. SEAY, Sec. Health Officer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
SERVICE IMPROVED
The Traction Company Under the Man
agement of Mr.. Sullivan.

There has been a notable improvement
in the service of the Traction Company
since Mr.. Sullivan succeeded Mr.. Levin.
son, who has moved West. The cars
with "fat wheels operated over the
Highland Park route have been re-
placed by cars with wheels less noisy
and better adapted to the comfort OF
travellers. Besides, instead of wait OF
twenty and thirty and forty minutes as
under the Levinson management, cars
are obtainable every ten to fifteen min
utes. IT is needless to say that this i'm
provement III the service by Mr. Sulli-
van is appreciated.
On the West End line the service has
also been improved. 1t is as unlike the
management of Levinson as day is from
night. When directed by Levinson early
morning cars for working people were
in a sense "a snare and delusion. "
Working people who failed to get on
this car had to wait thirty to forty min
utes or walk. The same rule governed
in the afternoon when the working men
returned home. Now under the man
agement of Mr.. Sullivan the early
morning car service is filling long felt
want $500.
How much money the Traction Com
pany lost in this neglect of the public
when Levinson was the boss" is not
possible to estimate. The people appre-
ciate the service given by Superintendent
Sullivan. Instead of long waits of thir-
ty minutes, cars are within reach every
twelve to fifteen minutes.
On the other lines the service is also
improved.
1t may be noted that conductors are
more attentive to the fair sex, especially
when with children, than when Levin
son was in charge.
There is an innovation, something
new in Shreveport, the calling of street
crossings, especially at important points
such as the Union depot.
While the Caucasian is not inclined to
indulge in praising individuals, it is due
Mr.. Sullivan to say that he has brought
about great improvement over the
Levinson system, which is winning the
good will of many citizens for the
Traction Company.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
LAW BREAKERS
A Lively Tilt at Mooringsport-Deputy
Pink Taylor in the Melee.

Friday night Deputy Sheriff Pink
Taylor had melee with lot of law
breakers at Mooringsport He was Dept
tized to make an arrest and when he
was about to take his man he was as
saulted by several others. He held his
ground and the resistance he offered led
his assistants to ,desist. One of the
men named Mckay started to run. He
was pursued, captured and jailed by
Taylor Friday night.
Yesterday Deputy Taylor with Dept
ties Con Gray, John Milan and Sam
Bates were at Mooringsport to arrest
as many of the law breakers as they
could lay hands upon.
The men are said to be bootleggers
and all round gamblers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10

put through in good shape We all
worked heartily for the Cross Lake bill
introduced by Senator Barrett as well as
the bill to employ counsel to fight the
Texas Railroad Commissions discrimi-
mating freight rates All other local
measures. such as State air and Char
ity Hospital appropriations,
WERE UNANIMOUSLY SUP
PORTED.
My opinion is that the pernicious in
fluence Of the lobby is very apparent,
and should be either cradicated or its
influence curtailed. 1t appears that from
the work of this General Assembly, five
paramount issues have developed for the
coming campaign as follows:
'First-Retrenchment in expenses and
more economy in the affairs of the State
must be insisted upon.
"Second-The reduction of the pat
ronage of the Governor, through which
he not only controls and dominates leg
islation, but builds tip political organi-
zation, must be demanded by the people.
'Third--The third house. and espe-
cially the railroad lobby, must be re
stricted in its operations, and, if pos
sible, eradicated
"Fourth-The consolidation of boards
and abolition of useless Offices and sine
cures is absolutely necessary in the in
terest of economy and good government.
"Fifth-Salary raising without COM
pensatory services must be checked.
The work of the past two sessions of
the General Assembly has certainly en-
phasized these issues for the con-
sideration Of the people. sincerely
trust they may be solved for the best
interest of Louisiana and her future
nrOsperitv."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
MOSQUITOES
Southwest Louisiana Afflicted with Pest
to Degree Never Before Known in
History of that Section Of the State.

The States Lake Charles special says
Never before in the history of Cal
casieu parish has the mosquito pest as
sumed such formidable proportions as
now. The actual conditions almost beg
gar description and are almost unbeliev-
able As a result of the attacks of the
insects that at sundown appear in dense
swarms, the saw mills have been COM
PEELED to suspend operations, the insects
rendering work impossible. People are
compelled to go indoors at sunset and
barricade doors and windows and re-
tire under as thick bars as possible to
avoid the pestiferous insects which fair
ly swarm with the coming of darkness.
People are at loss to protect them
selves, while cattle and domestic animals
are driven almost frantic by the bites
of the insects. Never before in the his
tory of the State has there been such a
visitation
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10

the people who stand for law and order
will not remain discomftted but with
renewed ardor will continue the fight to
the end In the meantime every effort
should be directed to the unraveling of
this emasculation of the bill, and who
ever be responsible, if reached, should
be denounced in the most vigorous Eng
lish words and held up to the contempt
of all self-respecting citizens who stand
stand for honor and fairness, and who
would not stoop to do such deed,
deed which is an outrage and which can
not be described in written or spoken
words.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
THE LOCKER CLUB

May Be NuIlifed by the Omission Of the
Enacting Clause-Was 1t Designed
The Commission Form Had Narrow
Escape from EmasculatiOn.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
COTTON MARKET

Office of The Caucasian.
Shreveport, La, July 9, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
THE WEATHER.

Reported by the Weather Bureau:
Fair weather has largely prevailed in
the western part of the cotton belt, and
here and there in several other sections
of the belt, but no district of the belt
has been entirely free from precipitation
and several heavy rainfalls were re-
ported in Mississippi, Georgia and
South Carolina. Seasonable tempera-
lures have largely prevailed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
JUDICIAL SALE.

No. Is,73a-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana Beulah Thompson Smith, ct
al, vs.. Daisy T. Williams, ct al.
BY virtue OF commission to sell, to
ne directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ssh Louisiana, in the above numbered
and entitled cause, | will offer for sale
Il public auction for cash and according
to law, At the principal front door OF
he court house of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana. during legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1910,
Iot No. four Cd of the Sewall subdi-
vision Of Io-acre lot 2s in the City OF
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
souether with all buildings and improve
ments thereon. Said property to be sold
as belonging to the parties litigant. and
"a be sold for cash and according to law
for the purpose of effecting a partition
81 licitation.
]. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff and ex-oficio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, June II, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week
ALEXANDRIA ENCAMPMENT.

The Caddo Rifles of Shreveport leave
this morning going to Alexandria where
an encampment of the State troops will
be held The encampment is scheduled
for the term of one week. The com
pany is wished pleasant journey and a
safe return home.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
I. p. FLOURNOY,

j. 4 : NAs0OANANONa
Sheriff and ex-Oficio Auctioneer.
Caucasian. June II, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed quiet.
Receipts none.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10

Tfnis question of quality and price
when Il comes to stationery, We think
x,n,, are looking for us. Phone 1000 and
- win either come or send.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-16
ROOSEVELT'S HUNT
FOR AFRICAN GAME
Lions and Other Animals Shot in
Large Numbers.
YEAR ON DARK CONTINENT
Naturalists Collected Hundreds OF
Specimens for the Smithsonian
Northumberland pnotog.
rapner OF the Party.

Theodore Rooseyeit's hunting trip In
Africa Officially known as the Smith.
souian African expedition. lasted near
y eleven months and was most sue.
c.ssial in every way. The colonel's
desire to hunt big game was not all
hat was back OF the trip. for the
Smithsonian Institution wanted speci.
a'as Of the fauna and fora Of the
Dark Continent and commissioned the
- president to obtain them For this
reason. q part Of the expenses were
borne by the institution. but Mr..
Roosevelt paid all the expenses of
A.UseH and his son Kermit, presuma,
bly, earning much Of them By his arti,
a,as IN a magazine for which he re.
eiyrd a record.breakiug price.
%ut wasting much time after leav.
.ag the White House. Colonel Roose.
Welt sailed from New York on the
steamship Hamburg, headed for Ma,
Plies. With him we're Kermit and
three naturalists. Major Mearns, Ed.
ugnd Heller and J. Alden Loring. and
slowed In the hold vas most Of their
elaborate outfit for killing or photo
graphing the animals Of East Africa
aH4 for preserving the specimens des.
tined for the Smithsonian Institution.
Kermit had trained himself TO be the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-16
game came fast and cheetah.. CRATES.

game came fast and cheetahs. CRATES.
rhinoceroses and more liors were
added 10 the list. in all "a varieties OF
animals being secured. Meanwhile
Kermit was busy with his cameras
ana the naturalists prepared the sDs
Cimens.
George Mcmillan. an American, was
tbs next host G the hunters, and sew.
eral weeks were spent on his fine Ju
ia ranch and In the surrounding coun.
Try There the game was very plenu'
ful and many fns specimens were
bagged. Members of the party made
several extensive trips of exploration,
notably on and around Mount Kenia.
The expedition left East Africa De.
cember 10. crossed Uganda and went
down the White Nile. getting back 20
comparative civilization at Gondokofo.
There they went aboard steamer
put at their disposal by the sirdar,
and iourneyed to khartum, where
Mrs Roosevelt met her husband and
accompanied him in leisurely trip 10
dIiO bu1 MS h4a stay ia ESy ~ W
0uel Roosevelt was the recipient Of
many honors and made several
speeches one Of them, in which he
praised the administration OF the
british. gave considerable offense TO
the native Nationalists. At the end Of
March the Rooseyelts sailed for Italy
In a preliminary report to the
Smithsonian Institution Mr.. Roosevelt
summarized the material results Of
the expedition as follows:
"OE the trip Mr.. Heller has pre-
pared 1929 specimens Of mammals
the majority Of large size: MIR. Loring
has prepared 3.1G3. and Doctor Mearns
7l4--a total OF 1897 mammals OF
birds. Doctor Mearns has prepared
nearly 300. Mr.. Loring 500. and Mr..
Heller about fity--a total of about
1000 birds
OF reptiles and batrachians. Messrs
Mearns. Loring and Heller collected
about 1000.
"Of fishes, about 500 were collected
Doctor Mearns collected marine fishes
near Mombasa. and fresh water fishes
elsewhere in British East Africa. and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-16
HAMILTON WINS $4,000
AWARD FOR HIS FEAT
Gets Prize for Daring Flight From
New York to Philadelphia and
Return-Makes a Record.

New York.-Charles X. Hamilton,
the little rcd.halred acrobat Of the
upper airs, few to Philadelphia and
back again. He lifted his biplane over
Governors Island Mt 7:43 a. m. and
at 6 30 p. m. returned TO the spot
from which he started.
The flight to Philadelphia was made
without mischance. Straight as a pi.
geon on the wing, Hamilton sailed
over cities, rivers and farms. winging
an unsurveyed course. At 9:2S a. m.
he was shaking hands with Governor
Stuart Of Pennsylvania, sc miles from
Governors Island.
Hamilton's luck failed him on the
Journey home. or he might, by wheel.
ing around Yonkers. have beaten Paul
hans record for uninterrupted flight
III miles, London to I.itchheld. Fifty.
three miles from Philadelphia he lost
his bearings, mistaking q green patch
Of Jersey for Staten Island. and stimuli.
taneously two Of the eight cylinders
of his engine coughed and quit work.
He dropped into the clutch Of swamp
near South Amboy. and It was hours
before repairs could be made and the
aviator could escape the immense
crowd that swarmed from the Jersey
towns. He wins $4,000 prize of.
fered for the fight.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-16
Underwood unirr~ood.SY.
IN THE AFRICAN JUNGLE

chief photographer Of the expedition.
but he also turned out to be consider,
able Of n hunter.
4 great throug Of friends and ad.
mirers bade the colonel farewell. aid
he sailed away, but could not entirely
separate himself from the world, for
practically all the way across the At.
lantic wireless communication with
the Hamburg was maintained. More
over, at the Azores, and again at
Gibraltar. he found the officials and
people insisted on doing him honor,
and when he reached Naples on April
5 the entire populace turned out TO
greet him with flowers and cheers
Boarding the German steamship Ad.
miral for Monbasa, Mr.. Roosevelt
found in his cabin a quantity of flow.
ers and letter from Emperor William
wishing him good hunting" At Mes
sina stop was made TO view the
earthquake ruins, and there, at King
Victor Emmanuels request, MIR. Roosc.
welt and Kermit visited tho Italian
monarch on board the battleship Rex
Umberto The party arrived at Nom.
hasa April 81 and was received by
Acting Governor Jackson. who had
been instructed by the British govern.
ment to do all In his power 20 further
the plans of the expedition. Unusual
privileges were granted the hunters,
and Mr. Roosevelt and Kermit were
licensed to kill lions.
At Mombasa the party was Joined
by r. ]. Cuninghame, a veteran Afrl.
can hunter and explorer. and Leslie ].
Tarleton, and these two managed the
expedition In q most able manner,
Taking train to Kapitil plains. the
party became the guests OF Sir Alfred
Pease on his ranch. An immense
caravan OF 260 persons was organized
and on April 20 Colonel Roosevelt
had his first African hunt. On this
occasion he bagged two wildebeests
and Thompson's gazelle. April 80
was notable day in the camp on the
Athi, for on that day the first lions
fell victims to the craftsmanship OF
the Roosevelts. Theodore shot two
and Kermit one. and there was great
rejoicing among the natives who made
UP the caravan. After that the big
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-16
For Proper Care Of Tuberculosis.


According to the National Associa-
ton for the Study and Prevention OF
tuberculosis. New York state leads
in the number OF beds for cUusump-
lives provided up to May !, with 5,+7G
beds; Massachusetts is second, with
2,403 beds: Pennsylvania third, with
2347 beds Colorado fourth. with 1859
beds, and New Mexico fifth with
l,104 beds. As yet, not one state in
the country has made adequate pro.
vision for its consumptiyes. New
York has set itself the task Of having
mo uncared-for tuberculosis in 1916"
and several cities In other parts Of
the country have adopted similar pro-
grams. The national association
says that tuberculosis will not be
stamped out until all cases Of this
disease are cared for either in their
homes or In Institutions With this,
end in view, efforts will be made to,
increase the number OF hospital beds
in this country to at least $4,000 by
May /, 1911.