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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05
Bones of Dead Are Treated With
Little Respect by Officials.
People of Wealth and Moderate Means
Are Able to Have More Atten-
ton Shown - Remains
Thrown Into Pile.

Matamoras, Mexico.-The average
Mexican cemetery is a grewsome spot.
The one at Matamoras is no exception
to the rule. The bones Of the dead
are treated with little respect by the
municipalities or men in control OF
the different burial grounds. The
poorer the person is In worldly goods
the more ignoble will be the treat
ment accorded the bones when he has
passed the way of all flesh. OF course,
the people of wealth or even moderate
means are able to have their bodies
cared for In a more or less luxurious
manner after death. It Is the lower
class whose crumbling remains are
shifted about from place to place, and
finally fall into dust and are scattered
to the four winds.
The bones of the dead are usually
piled in big heaps in the cemeteries Of
the larger towns. The bodies are
given room In regular graves at an
nual rentals. When the rent lapses
the body is moved from it's resting
place to give room for some other
bodies. The bones Of these dispos-
sessed tenants are cast into the refuse
pile, where they remain until carted
away and scattered over the land like
they were so much, garbage. It is rare
that body of the poorer class is kept
In a grave more than two years.
Until recently the bone pile in the
cemetery at Matamoras was large. It
was carried away to give room for q
fresh accumulation Of nonpaping ten
ants Of the graves. In one corner Of
the cemetery are several cheap cask.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05
MarrloIa,s fndestruct1bIe Desert Plant
Of Texas, Found to Be of Great
Commercial Value.

Austin, Tex.-Another desert plant
in Texas is found to be Of great com.
mercial value. It is the marriola
shrub, which grows profusely in the
southwestern part Of the state. 1t is
to be used extensively In the manu-.
facture of new type of paving block.
1t will be mixed with asphalt after be.
ing reduced to a pulp, the two compo.
nent parts being then subjected to
hydraulic pressure. It is claimed that
the plant is practically indestructible.
More than 20 years ago irrigation
bitches were walled with the pulp of
this shrub after it had been subjected
to hand pressure, and these water.
ways are as perfect today as when
they were first constructed, it is
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05
Dives from Brooklyn Bridge for $3.50

, boy class. Recently he heard that a
J Brooklyn merchant was willing to pay
$3.50 out of his advertising appropria-
ton to the first man who would jump
from any one of the bridges over the
! East river.
Otto was the boy for the job. He
had jumped 1O4 feet from bridge
once before and the addition of a few
more feet never caused him SO much
as a thought Sure, I'll do it," he
said, and he did.
Otto meant to dive from the new
Manhattan bridge, because he thought
it was higher The height in reality
is the same for all the East river
bridges. The police, however, were
too watchful. He meant to shed his,
coat and trousers, but he didn't have
time He meant to take off his heavy
boots, but the river did that for him.
He meant to dive in one long sweep
ing arc, "but somehow he told aft,
terward, II started to twist, and then
cOulQnt stop. passengers on the;
ferryboats who saw him said he
turned like a pinwheel.
II wasn't scared a bit until T.
jumped he continued, "but don't re-
member anything after | hit until
came up again." He was found float
ing on his back, half stunned and
padding feebly. II could have swum
to Shore" he boasted, and in the next
breath he admitted. "but wasn't feel.
ing very spry."
A rundown and two hours of rest
In hopsital found Eppers fit to ap-
pear in police court, where he was
promptly discharged for lack of evil.
dence that he had attempted suicide.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05
Paving Block Out Of Shrub

claimed.
The manufacture of the new style
OF paving blocks from marriola and
asphalt will be conducted by q. w.
Cannon of San Antonio. He has Just
entered into a contract with the state
OF Texas for the purchase of all the
marriola growing upon the public
lands in Preside and Brewster coun.
ties for $1,000.
1t has been known for some time
that the marriola shrub contains
considerable per cent. of rubber. I'm
der, the old system of extracting rub.
Der from the guyaule shrub it was not
found profitable to utilize the mar
riola shrub for this purpose, but re-
cent discovery has been made in Mex.
leo for extracting the rubber from
these shrubs by which it is claimed
the marriola can be made to yield
very profitable returns.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05
Capture a Monster Turtle
Rhode island Students Secure One Of
the Largest Fresh Water Rep.
tiles Ever Caught. @

Providence. R. Three students
OF the Rhode Island Agricultural col.
lege the other day captured in Thirty
Acre lake one Of the largest fresh wa.
ter turtles ever seen in this state.
B The turtle weighs so pounds and
measures three feet across. It's neck
is four inches through and in snap
ping the spread of its jaws is over
three inches. Four large fangs that
would do credit to bulldog grow
In the jaw.
The students s. H. Cabot and L. H.
Herresnoff, of Bristol. and A. L. Thorn
ley OF PaWtncket, were crossing the
lake In a canoe. Reaching a stream
which serves as an outlet to the lake
they skirted down 1t, when large
head emerged from the reeds and at:
5tracted their attention. One Of the
boys seized a paddle and punched at
the head. What looked like canoe
bottom came to the surface and the
paddle was seized by the turtle. The
Jaws closed on 1t, there was crunch.
ing sound and the paddle fell in two
pieces. IS.
The sudden release caused the
canoe to overturn and the three stu
dents were in water and mud well
over their heads. The turtle was.
right in their midst and was SO bad
y frightened that it made for shore,
with the boys following. When all:
came to shallow water the turtle was
pred o g the mud and taken home
to verify the extraordi adventure.
FoFessor Barlow Of the college 200.
5soss'cal apartment saw the reptile
am and said i was by far the largest Of
IL k' q pc has ever seen. He also:
said that probably Is Of great age
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05

-
Connecticut is additionally the land
OF steady habits, and perhaps a "whop
per- Of q fish story coming from that
quarter will get more credence than ii
II originated in more sinful source
\ Anyway, a resident Of Winsted states
that he found a fish in his well, and
when he hooked It he discovered that
1t was q trout 50 large that the well
curb had TO be removed before the fish
could be hauled out. The saving grace
Of this fish tale is that the narrator
does not sttempt to give the weight Of
the monster catch. s
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05

A Chicago doctor has arranged to
give the dogs drink this summer.
He has bought thousand two-quart
basins and the city council has al.
lowed him to distribute them about
the city in front Of stores and houses,
and the tenants will be expected to
ace that they are kept filled with wa.
ter for the benefit Of the dogs. The
doctor got the notion from the City Of
Mexico, where storekeepers are re.
CURED to keep such basins at their
doors. The idea Is a good one, and
should reduce the number Of mad
dog scares in Chicago this summer.
There will be less hydrophobia If the
dogs can get water whenever they
want 1t.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05

CHICAGO. Faithful hens of Illinois
- Indiana, Michigan and Ohio have
since April laid 45;00o,0O0. eggs for
the cold storage man, according to
farmers who have sold their product
to representatives of Chicago cold
storage houses.
The eggs will remain in the ware
houses until the high prices Of last
winter are duplicated.
Housewives feel that the usual cor
ner in eggs will take place next year.
South Water street commission mer.
chants admitted that warehousemen
have canvassed the four states for the
last three months, buying up fresh
eggs from the farmers and egg com
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05
Topless Potatoes Fool BUGS

LeWistown, Pa. p PARKS Murtiff, pro.
prietor Of the St. Charles hotel, owns
q farm in the vicinity Of Burnham
park, end his farmer called him over
and Informed him that he#was grow
Ing topless potatoes.
An Investigation proved that \ two
rows, supposed to have been Early
Rose seed, were absolutely without
sign Of stalks; vet there are roots
with potatoes the size of large she'll.
.barks In the rows. .s5zss5.
The farmer says it'si;a good thing,
as It will fool the bugs.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05
Gypsy is Court Musician.

enna-Emperor Franz Josef has
created q new post, the court ball mu.
ssician.' and has appointed to it Bella
Berkes, leader Of a Hungarian gypsy
orchestra. 5s..
0 Berkes has played before the Ger
man n emperor and the late King Ed.
ward on several occasions. In fact the
kaiser has often engaged him to amuse
the guests ct bis shooting parties.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05

u spite OF their frantic efforts t.
keep apart Peru and Ecuador are al.
loved to go on making faces al one
another zs.5
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05

& Is only g short distance from New
York TO Philadelphia, but Aviator
Hamilton found It farther going back
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-05

2 Scientists announce the production
of edible roses. And are American
beauties going to be. cheaper than
pigs feet!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14
The New
Party Movement

finding others. If it resembles other
independent movements it will not
lack for generals. It's only difficulty
will be in enlisting private soldiers.
AS to the other names suggested by
the Des MOines paper, Theodore ROoSe-
welt has always been regular. How
ever much he may have belted the
trusts and lambasted the malefactOrS
of great wealth, he has been found
strictly within the party fold. Per
hapS the chairman Of the PinchOt-Gar-
field dinner and the editor of the
CumminS paper have inside informal
ton that the colonel is contemplating
a breakaway. but if so they know more
than the average political wiseaCre
who has made himself cross eyed and
kink necked trying to find out just
what Roosevelt is going to do.
After all, perhaps these questions as
to what particular individuals viii DO.
even though they be as important indi
VidualS as Roosevelt and Bryan. are
not of as much moment as some peO-
bAC ObiAlN- ~ LSii q itiI sc CNNiISi VI liz
American people get ready to move
they will move despite what leaders
may or may not do What are the
voters themselves thinking? Without
these ali the leaders in the country
could not form j new party. With
them new party could be launched
without the assistance of a single man
now nationally prominent, When the
hour arrives the people will choose
their own captain, and it is futile to
attempt to force a new movement be-
fore the time is ripe The question is
a psychological one. but it relates to
the psychology Of the mass and not to
that of few individuals in the mass.
Have we any keys by which we can
read the mind Of the nation? That
there is unrest is apparent. But mere
unrest will not break up the political
deeps and form new parties. Nothing
less than a positive revolution in the
popular mind will bring about that re
suit. Have we any indications of such
a revolution?
To this question there is as yet no
conclusive answer. Signs are present.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

plenty of them, but they are not such
that a definite opinion can be based
upon them. Such as they are they
are worth mention.
Perhaps the most significant fact is
that both of the old parties are already
divided-the Democracy into radicals,
formerly known as Bryan men, and
conservatives; the Republicans into in
surgents and stand patters, The force
which overturned the Democratic par
ty in 1896 and which made possible
the Roosevelt policies and the progress
sive movement In the Republican par
ty is still present. That it will compel
a political realignment Of some sort is
probable, as it has already partially
done so. Whether or not this realign-
ment will take the form of new par
ty perhaps depends on the attitude of
the parties now in existence.
Another significant fact is that so
many people are talking of new par
ty. One can hear it at almost every
crossroads and street corner. The
dreams that nations dream come true
Here is the present situation in a
nutshell In New York the Repub
licans are divided into Hughes and
anti Hughes camps and the Democrats
face the threat Of a Hearst Sulzer
combination on an independent ticket
In Pennsylvania an Independent move
ment has now been launched In New
~ IL e. n,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14
SENATOR CUMMINS.

dock of Kansas. Hubbard of Iowa.
James of Kentucky, Sulzer of New
York and Poindexter of Washington
! Among the private citizens mentioned
as eligible are Clifford Pinchot, James
R. Garfield, Tom Johnson and Joseph
W. Folk.
One of the conspicuous things about
all of these new party plans is that
| they include the name of Roosevelt,
He is as much in demand as a new So
cial lion at pink teas.
Still another new party movement is
that in Pennsylvania, where both the
Independent Republicans and indie
pendent Democrats are in rebellion
There is also the possibility of a split
| off in New York. where William Sulzer
is candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for governor, and it is broadly
intimated by his friends that if he is
not named he win run anyway and
will have the backing of W. R. Hearst
on third ticket
There is also plenty of political dy
Mantle lying around loose in Wiseon-
sin, where the stalwarts are making a
supreme effort to overthrow Senator
La Toilette For that purpose they re-
Gently held a state convention atwhich
Vice President Sherman shone with
Sunny Jim" luster. La Toilette has
never declared for a third party, since
he has not found it necessary. In the
Badger State the shoe is on the other
foot La Toilette there is the Repub-
liean party, and his opponents are the
ones outside the breastworks If a ma
tional new party were formed, how
ever, the Wisconsin senator could not
keep out
Not so with Senator Joseph L. Bris-
tow Of Kansas. He gives it out cold
that he will fight the battle out in the
G. o. P With true Kansas optimism
be believes not only that he will win,
but that be will have the whole world
with him One can fairly see the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

terprise that was wholly on paper and
on which not a single tie or rail had
ever been laid.
The inevitable result of such Gnan-
ciering was that the surface railroads
of the city Of New York went into
the hands Of a receiver. Without any
noise the individuals composing the
Metropolitan Securities company have
been compelled to pay back some Of
the money represented by these frer-
zied finance transactions. Something
like ST 100000 in all have been refund
ed. Thomas F. Ryan was the. head
financial genius in the traction trust
and heads the list which is as follows:
Thomas F. Ryan-s1. 000,0 600 marlborough
Metropolitan note, s138,548 Wall and Cort-
landt street ferries refund and 900
cash paid Receiver Laid; total, 81. 438. 54S,
p. A B. Widener-$1 600 900 Interior
ough-M Metropolitan note. S13S,548 Wall and
Cortlandt street ferries refund and $780,
900 cash paid Receiver Ladd; total. $1.43S.-
54S
E. j. Berwind-sl 100000 Interborough-
Metropolitan note and 100000 cash paid
Receiver Ladd: total, 81, 100000
John D. Crlmmins-s1, 100000 note. less
certain minor participations, and $500 coo
cash paid Receiver Laid; total, ST. 300 COO
Thomas Dolan-s138. 43S Wall and Cort--
landt street ferries refund.
Elkins Estate-$138, 438 Wall and Cort-
landt street ferries refund.
Whitney Estate-$13S 438 Wall and Cort-
landt street ferries refund.
Paul D. Cravath-s1oo,0O 600 cash paid Re
ceiver Ladd
Mortimer L. Schiff, Thomas P. Fowler
and H. H. Vreeland about 100000 cash
between them.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

likely never before occurred i'll Mime
sofa or any other state.
At present the treasury is groaning
under the burden of a surplus which
has never been duplicated On Oct, /
there will be nearly $4,000,000 in the
state treasury. On Oct 1, 1909, there
was approximately 100000. The
unusual surplus has arisen through the
successful settlement Of cases which
have Melted the state large sums Of
money. The largest of these items
came from adjusted lumber cases. the
gross earnings tax cases, the inherit
ance tax cases and others.
Not only have large sums of money
come into the treasury through them,
but there will be a constantly aug
mented stream. so that Minnesota bids
fair to become a state unique in the
history of taxation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

being in existence. He taught school
one year and studied law one year and
then went into newspaper work.
He was elected to the state senate in
1889 from the counties of Logan, IN
ion, Marion and Hardin, that being his
first whirl in politics, and he has been
prominent in the politics of the state
ever since. serving as lieutenant gov
ernor of Ohio under Myron T. Herrick
During the career of ex-senator Jo-
seph B. Foraker Mr. Harding was
known as an ardent follower and ad-
mirer of the senator, but in late years
he has not actively allied himself with
any faction of the party. He has been
mentioned for the goyernorship a num-
Der of times, but has given way to 9th
ars until now.
Mr.. Harding's grandfather,
George Tyron Harding, got his name
from family connection with one of
the colonial governors of Connecticut
and his grandmother was Eliza
beth Madison, a type of the early
Ohio pioneer woman His grandfath-
er, Charles A. Harding, and his grand.
mother, Mary Crawford Harding, had
but one son, George Tyron. who is a
practicing physician at Marion and ia
Their of Warren G. His mother. who
died recently, was Phoebe Elizabeth
Dickerson, descendant of the Dicker
son-Van Kirk family.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

his appointment to
such an extent in
the estimation Of
his patron that to-
day the ord
made by General
E7pa nnton s
protege is a prece-
dent set for other
cadets. Young Lew
Nixon stood at the
very head of his
class the first year.
and every succeed
ing year found him
still No. 1. In 1882
he was graduated
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

born in Plainfield,
Ind. in 1854. and
with the exception
of one period of
error. d uring
which time he dab
bled in the real
estate business. he
has been in the
wild animal line
alive. dead. skin
ned and stuffed.
The list of the
sportsmen's clubs
b e b In1ps tn
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

Governor B. F. Carroll of Iowa. who
was recently indicted for criminal Ii
bel, tells many amusing political ez
periences. Once at a caucus the only
attendant besides himself was citi-
zen of very tall stature and ponderous
build MIR Carroll had some resolu-
tons to pass which began by repre-
senting that they were presented to a
large and respectable" gathering of
voters, and he proceeded to read and
vote them on to the records of the eau
Gus.
Hold onp' cried the other man. I'VE
can't pass that, for it amt true"
What isn't true?" demanded Carroll
1T amt large and respectable eau
GUS" objected the other member of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14
Politics at
The Present Time
*e*s*s*s*e*s%o*o*~%~~>~~~
- HE talk of a new party will no

HE talk of new party will not
down. 1t is in the air Either
81 that or those behind it are in
the air, which is not exactly
the same thing. A few weeks ago it
was proposed by the chairman at a
Pinchot-Garfeld banquet Somewhat
more recently Senator Cummins pa
per in Iowa spoke for it The Dos
Moines News is credited with being
Cummins' personal organ, and it ad-
vocates definitely a call of progressives
of all parties to meet in Kansas City
on Sept. ] to form a new party. 1t
suggests as a platform the Roosevelt
principle of a square deal" and among
the names it mentions as leaders of
the new organization are Theodore
Roosevelt, William J. Bryan, Senators
Cummins DOlliver. La Toilette. Bev-
eridge, Gore, Owen, Bristow and Mon
ey of Mississippi, Congressman Muir
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

mand for their plumage for milady's
hat, and year after year our native
birds are ruthlessly slaughtered so
that the milliners and dealers may use
the feathers TO bedeck their wares
Every time Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Brown
or Mrs. Green touch" hubby for a
new bonnet just so many more birds
must be destroyed to replace the stock
Now, while this is quite an old story
to most people, the good work being
done by a Missouri man to protect our.
birds is new and novel enough to
awaken much interest in the matter.
His name is Ambrose G. Wright. and
it is a name that the milliners of this
country will have cause to remember
ere long. Mr. Wright is the special
deputy and plumage expert under State
Game Warden Tollerton of Missouri II
the game laws of the Bullion State, as
in many other states, there is a clause
prohibiting the sale of the plumage
of nongame birds, but heretofore lit
tie or no attention has been paid to il.
Mr.. Wright. however, is chiefly direct
ing his efforts to saving the white
heron and has practically covered the
whole state of Missouri and put the
matter before the milliners in a way
that will bear fruit in the future Nov
be is planning a nation wide crusada
for saving our birds
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

tiOn TO him in the past year, and it Is
now believed that if be can keep him
self in the public eye he will "e prae-
ticaIly certain OF Il place on th.. Demo-
cratic national. ticket il 1872
Foss is the sort of business man thai
every politician welcomes into politics
until he gets i'll It's on the level
with him. He doesn't care about being
eIected-to hold an office is bound to in
terfere tremendously with dozen or
so business enterprises-but he dearly
loves to fight He is d dynamo in
breeches. He began life as Il lumber
salesman and put prohibitive tariff
on the pursuit of happiness for his
competitors. Finally he was taken
into the opposition firm. married the
opposition's daughter and has been
putting into practice a number of high
ly original ideas ever since.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

Why do some men succeed so ire
mendously. while others just plod
along and fail to get out of the rut!
Well, take the case of Lewis Nixon.
the famous shipbuilder, who has just
been appointed chairman Of the com
mittee for the betterment Of steamship
service by the pan-American confer
ence
At Annapolis Lew Nixon more than
made good In fact. he justified
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14
THE WRIGHT CRUSADE.

Unique Work of Missourian to Pro-
tect Our Native Birds.
If you have made study of birds
you are no doubt aware that most of
our beautiful species are rapidly be-
coming extinct. In truth. one has but
to return TO the country and roam
about bit to discover that fact The
principal reason, of course, is the de
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14
WARREN c. HARDING.
Career of the Republican Nominee For
Governor of Ohio.

The Republican nominee for gov
ernor of Ohio. Warren G. Harding, is
forty-fve years Old and a native of
Ohio, having been born in Blooming
Drove. Morrow county, on Nov, 2,
1865. Mr. Harding is a newspaper
man and proprietor of the Marion
Evening Star of Marion. where be has
lived since 1882, He was educated in
the public schools and at Ohio Central
college at Iberia, the college not now
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-14

would fill a book, and if he wore ali
the medals with which he has been
adorned for his services when he weat
out still hunting he would sound like
tin shop falling off hip roof Dr.
Horuaday has published dozen or SO
books Of real scientific value and h3&
hunted big game everywhere