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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
Gossip of Books and Writers

Louis Joseph Vance, author OF The
Brass Bowl" etc. leaves New York this
week for Bermuda. where he expects TO
remain for six weeks or more. While
in Bermuda Mr.. Vance expects to COM
plete his work on long novel entitled
mo Mans Land to be published in
the autumn
Among the authors who have again
been returned to parliament are c. F.
G. Masterman. an under secretary In
the cabinet. He is one Of the big
young men in present day English
politics. When his book, In Peril OF
Change" was brought out a year or
two ago by B. w. Huebsch ii attracted
wide notice and unusual praise.
j. Keir Hardie is another reelected
member whose name is on many title
pages. OF his books. India; Impress
sions and Suggestions" lately issued
here by B. w. Huebsch. has created the
greatest general interest.
Juliet wilbor Thompkins is known in
private life as Mrs. Pottle. A large part
of her youth was spent in California.
the scene of her early books. "Dr. Alen'
and open House." The scene OF her
Forthcoming book. The Top OF the
Morning" is laid in New York city.
William J. Locke has gone to the
south Of France on an automobile trip.
He plans to visit Avignon. Aries and
several other cities in that section OF
the country. after which he intends
prolonging his tour into SPAIN
Sydney Porter 60. Henry, who has
been spending several months in Ashe-
Vile. ". c.. expects to return to New
York within short time.
The first installment of THE Wild
Olive" appears in the February number
of Harper's magazine. IL is by Basil
King. whose novel. The Inner Shrine"
was published anonymously.
Sidney Mccall MARY McNeiH FenoI-
Iosa), author of Truth Dexter" etc.
has put aside all work OF fiction for the
present in order to edit and publish
work on art left in an almost complete
manuscript by her husband, the late
Prof Ernest F. Fenollosa.
Paul Elders holiday catalogue has
these lines of counsel:
To cheere my Friendes. I wOlde not
give
CoIde. tongueless Thynges. but Bookes
that live
To utter Thoughtes and Truths Divine,
Or Notice Cards of faire Designe.
For other Pleasures pail with Age.
But naught survives Ye Lettered Page;
And he who sendeth Gifts. I wot,
That speak in Print is unforgot!
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
BOOKS REVIEWED

~The Kingdom of Slender Swords" by Halle Erminie
Rves (Mrs. Post Wheeler).
Evolutionary Socialism" by Edward Bernstein
"Lncolns Legacy of Inspiration" by Frederick Trevor
Hill
"The Trial of Christ" by John Brayshaw Kaye.
The Deamgog," by William Richard Hereford
Lady Mechanic or Life as 1t Should Be- by Gelett
Burgess
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Of Slender Swords s.
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Lady Mechanic or
Life as 1t Should Be"

by the author Published the Frederick Stoke
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

The first installment of The Wild
Olive" appears in the February number
of Harpers magazine IL is by Basil
King. whose novel. The Inner Shrine"
was published anonymously.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

Sidney Mccall MARY McNein Fenol-
Iosa), author of Truth Dexter" etc.
has put aside all work Of fiction for the
present in order to edit and publish a
work on art left in an almost completes
manuscript by her husband, the late
Prof. Ernest F. Fenollosa.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

Sydney Porter 90. Henry. who has
been spending several months in Ashe-
Vile. " c.. expects to return to New
York within a short time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

William j. Locke has gone to the
south of France on an automobile trip.
He plans to visit Avignon. Aries and
several other cities in that section OF
the country. after which he intends
prolonging his tour into SPAIN
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

Juliet Wilbor Thompkins is known in
private life as Mrs. Pottle. A large part
of her youth was spent in California,
the scene of her early books. "Dr. Alen''
and open House." The scene OF her
Forthcoming book, The Top OF the
Morning." is laid in New York city.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13

j. Keir Hardie is another reelected
member whose name is on many title
pages. OF his books. India: Impress
sions and Suggestions" lately issued
here by B. w. Huebsch. has created the
greatest general interest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

when he goes abroad he may hope
even to be mistaken for a citizen of
that dear Paris
Monsieur will find that we are all
from Missouri and want to be shown,
and he will also find that the sterner
sex in America will never come to
wearing corsets or high heeled shoes.
It should be suggested that if he real
" wants to make big hit over here
with the average man struggling to
keep up with the soaring prices he
should tell them how to get better
clothes at less money.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
De FoUoUIEREs' VISIT.
The Famous French Dandy Who Will
Lecture Us About Dress.

The Famous French Dandy Who viii
Lecture Us About Dress.
Get out your high hat and your sWal
lowtail coat and your patent leather
shoes. Mr.. Man. and let us show NJ.
Andre de Fouquieres that he has made
re grand mistake" For this famous
Partisan dandy, arbiter of fashionable
life in France, leader of cotillions and
writer of successful comedies, who has
declared times without number that
Americas men do not know how to
dress, is now coming over here to
give US some pointers in that respect
In talking Of his trip recently he said:
1.-The women of the United States
Rh, they are exquisite! But the men
mon, non! They take their fash
ions from London Englishmen dress
like bookmakers, like horsemen Amer
leans follow them. The result? 1t
is to weep! But allow me to teach
him. If he viii but listen to me will
show him how to dress so well that
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

Of this amount his widow inherited
under the will only about $4,000, 900,
while Miss Stewart received only the
life interest at 4 per cent on bonds
valued at S402.9o4.
1t was said at the time. however,
that Mr.. Smith had settled $1,O0O,000
on his wife at the time of their mar
rage and had given her jewels worth
nearly that amount Mrs. Smith is
reported as having settled S1,o00,000
on her daughter as a bridal gift.
Dr. Theophile Braga, who has been
named president of the provisional
government, is well qualified for fac
responsible post of provisional pr =
dent. DR.. Braga is man about fftg
i've years old and a graduate OF
leading European university. He les
gan the practice Of medicine in Lisbon
when young man and has been
prominent throughout Portugal for
many years past.
About three years ago DR. Braga
identified himself with the intellectual
wing of the Republican party and be-
came president of the committee of
seven of that organization. In this
Office he welded great political power,
and his undoubted honesty and well
known integrity won many supporters
for the party which was destined to
obtain control Of affairs. He was long
associated with DR. Bernardino Ma
chado, one of the foremost professors
OF the Lisbon university and who is
prominently mentioned as the first
president Of the new republic.
1t is said that a dancers slipper
helped to Kick young King Manuel
from the throne he inherited through
the tragic death by assassination OF
his father, King Carlos. and his eldest
brother, the Crown Prince LUZ
Philippe. The dancer is Mile. Gaby
Desyls, a beautiful young German wo-
man, who created sensation IN Ber-
lin and Paris with her jiu jitsu dapee
with a Japanese wrestler. King IS
uel saw her in the latter city. il -
said, and invited her to Lisbon. De-
spite the unrest in the city he appeared
publicly with the dancer.
This one incident on top of the
grave crisis brought to hand by the
anti-clerical troubles and the growing
spirit of republicanism was the match
that touched off the mine Of revoiu
ton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
JAMES 6. pAHnMAN.


together for two years, and some time
after their child was born he deserted
her for no apparent reason than that
he was tired of married life and his in
nate cussedness.
i was fiery. quick tempered boy.
less than twenty years of age There
was scarcely any law in the country
and none that was likely to reach a
cuss like that sent him word that
would shoot him the first time / saw
him.
Things went on in this condition
for some time, and Bree and did not
meet. Then one day purely by aeci-
dent we met in a town where neither
was known. No sooner did we face
each other than we both pulled and
shot. I got him: he missed me. We
shot but once each. My shot hit him
above the eye and he dropped like
lead. / thought he was done for and
wasted no time in getting away. I
rode through into Arkansas and stay
ed there in secret, soon after coming
to Nebraska.
As became d young man" he
said about the only right knew
was that Of the pistol and a quick
hand The law was but poorly en-
forced. and men lived by the right of
might. got to be pretty tough;
admit it. / could see that it was
only q question Of time when would
get into trouble. so came to Nebraska
to get away from if"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

:
That very morning as Duke of Beja.
an unconsidered boy, he stepped into
his fathers carriage He was not heir
to the throne By the encourage of
the court he was looked upon as a
prig and bookWornl, quite different
from his colossal. good HUNDRED, blus-
tering father, who might have stepped
cut of a Frans Halls canvas.
Many OF the onlookers cheered the
bury king the Laughing cavalier of
monarchy as he iolled back in the
carriage and curled his mustache. A
young equerry leaned on the door for
moment and whispered a joke to the
crown prince, the dashing and popu-
Gar Duke of Braganza, but Manuel sat
with his back to the horses and passed
almost unnotieed.
a few minutes later as the royal car
rage drove past Arsenal street d group
of anarchists who had been skulking
at the corner suddenly sprang at the
carriage. One of them actually clam
bered on the hood. The tragedy that
followed is remembered BY every one.
A hail of revolver bullets overwhelmed
the royal party. The king rolled to
the bottom of the carriage dead, and
the crown prince fell across his body,
also dead. Queen Amelie bravely
sprang up and endeavored to shield
her husband and sons when the firing
began After they had fallen she seiz-
ed her only surviving son, Manuel, IN
her arms He was wounded in the.
face and arm. He drove back to the
palace king.
The full name of the youthful ruler
OF Portugal Is. Manuel Maria Philippe
Carlos Amalia Luis Miguel Gonzaaua
Xavier Francisco a Assist Eugenio. He
is handsome young fellow and devot-
ed TO his mother, Queen Amelie. BY.
whose counsel he has been guided ii
the recent crisis. He was born lii
Lisbon on Nov Is. 1880 educated I'M
der private instructors entered the
navy at fifteen as midshipman and rose
TO be lieutenant.
The young king Of Portugal has
been educated almost entirely under
the direction Of his mother. Queen
Amelia During the first ten years
of his life he had absolutely no in
structor except the queen. When the
lad was ten the Marquis Lietao was
appointed to teach him mathematics.
the queen continuing her training lii
languages and literature
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
Portugal and
Her Deposed
Monarch
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Of the world are now focused
owing to the revolutionary out
break there, is 366 miles long
from north to south by an average
width of 100 miles and contains an
area Of $4,000 square miles. 1t is a
matter Of comment among students
that Portugal, alone of all the king
doms that formerly made up the Ibe-
rian peninsula, should maintain its in
dependence of the all absorbing Cas-
lillian. A Portuguese can leave his
country by land only by passing
through Spanish territory, which sur
rounds him on the north and east.
Portugal,s area is much less than its
neighbor; but. on the other hand, its
present colonial possessions are lar
ger. It has never had such wars to
fight for them as Spain had in Cuba
and the Philippines, and it has never
had trouble with Uncle Sam
Lisbon Qisba, as it is called in the
native language is declared by a
number of foreign writer's to be the
most beautiful city in Europe, with
the exception of Naples and Constan-
tinople. This praise is in reference
to the approach by sea. The Portu-
guese have saying that she who has
not seen Lisbon does not know what
beauty is" It is clean city, said by
some authorities to be one of the
c1eanest in all Europe, something that
cannot be said of many Spanish
towns hardly even of Madrid. ex-
cept right in the center of the city.
1t was on Feb. 1, 1908, that Manuel
Unexpectedly became king of Portugal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
Figures In
The Portugal
Affair
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AN American girl on the throne
"a of Portugal has been made
- possibility by the revolut
in that country. If the zuSs
ronean powers intervene TO preserve
the monarchy it is entirely possible
that the throne will revert to the Bra
ganza family. which went out of pow
or during the time of Napoleon and
which since then has been in the po-
sition of claimant
The present head of the family is
Dom Miguel, duke Of Braganza, ana
his oldest son, Prince Miguel, is the
husband of the former Anita Stew
art, daughter of Mrs. James Henry
Smith. the widow Of "Silent Smith
of New York.
The reign of the Braganza family
in Portugal began in 1641, when the
Duke of Rraganza. after leading
successful revolution against the rule
of Spain, became King John ~. The
dynasty continued until 1897, when
Napoleon invaded Portugal, declared
that the Braganza family no longer
existed and annexed the country to
France.
Since that time the head of the Bra
ganza family has been called the pre-
tender and Of late years has been
cared for by Austria Prince Miguel
and Miss Stewart were married in
Scotland on Sept. 10, 1909.
She is the daughter and one of two
children of William Rhinelander Stew
art, a wealthy and public spirited cit
izen of New York, aud Mrs. James
Henry Smith. She made her social
debut during the winter of 1904-5, and
James Henry Smith, better known as
'Silent Smith, the multimillionafre
bachelor, gave her a grand ball at his
Fifth avenue home, formerly the resi-
dence of William G. Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart separated
about that time, and two years later
the wife secured a South Dakota di-
vorce. She went abroad Immediately
and there married James Henry
Smith On March %, 1907, Mr.. Smith
died in Japan while he was en- route
to New York with Mrs. Smith and
Miss Stewart Mr.. Smiths fortune
was estimated at nearly $100,000.000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
FIRST IN THE FIELD.
Natalie White, Who Is Licensed as
Professional chauffeuse.

Natalie WbIte, VINO - t
Professional chauffeuse.
II took time for most folks to learn
how to pronounce the word "chau1-
feur' correctly. and even today In al
dressing the driver of taxi some peo-
ple twist it around in way to make
him lose his temper and add dollar
or two to the regular fare. But now
comes the word "chaufeuse" that we
must struggle with, for the fair sex
is turning its attention to the work
of running public automobiles. IN
fact, a New York woman. Miss Nata-
lie White, has secured license tof
such a position and is prouder OF her
blue badge than if it were the most
priced medal to be won.
Miss White is slender girl of me-
dunn size. but she can crank up a
car as quickly as man and is quite
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

and when to do it.
He can speak for a
day or for days If
need be, and he did
upon one occasion
when he wished to
hold the house on
a question vital to
Ireland. 1t was in
that m e m or BILE
speech that Red
mond gave Parnell
his title of '.un-
crowned king a
title which has sur
viYed the gre a t
land Lacquer and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

barn some morning and finds his prize.
COW dead he need not worry. Just as
soon as the fact becomes generally
known along comes another famous
bovine to replace it. At least this
has been President Taft's experience,
for Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wis
consin has now presented him with d
pure bred Holstein to replace Mooley.
the pet COW of the Tafts. which died
last spring.
This animal is member of the great
Wayne family and has been named
Pauline Wayne. She tips the scales at
1,500 pounds. can produce twenty five
pounds of butter per week and is
worth about $500 as the prices of high
grade cattle go. She was raised on
the farm of Senator Stephenson and
is one of a herd of 240 Holsteins and
Guernseys.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

public recently by
the National As
ISOLATION For the
Study and Proven
llOu OF uUSIC UtO
sis. It has been
aseertained t h a t
the double re d
or 0 S S was first
suggested as the
symbol of the In
ternational Anti
tuberculosis asso-
citation in Berlin
IN no4ol,ar 1910
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

Sir Robert By his interest and activity
IN it attained results the influence Of
which has been felt in the United
States.
General Baden-Powell's military ii
tie and record have had one slightly
unfortunate consequence that of Civ
ing the impression that the boy scouts
are in training for war. They are not.
except incidentally and rather remote
II. It is indeed expected that the
scouts will be better soldiers in case
of need than other boys, but only be-
cause Of higher efficiency and intelli.
genee, developed for the attainment of
ends entirely unwarlika
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

ton of the old
English idea Of
sending tosCov-
entry one of
whom his fellows
disapproved, and
to this day it APP
pears in armies.
including that OF
the United States.
The origin of the
silence" ire a t.
lnent is more or
less involved in
mystery and un-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

ing out the first three times he went to.
the bat. The fourth time the crowd
"guyed" Lajoie for being unable e hit
their pitcher, and one Of his isam-
mates yelled. "Tap it for fun, zap"
The great lbatsman gathered himself
together. landed on the ball, and-well,
it hasn't been found since.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
The Double Red Cross.

Although the double red cross has
been used in America for more than
four years as the international EN-
blem of the crusade against tubercu-
losis, few people have known how it
originated until the announcement Of
the history of the symbol was made
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

and it was ar
ranged to play a
game with the
local nine, known
as the Kentucky
Runners. The
pitcher of the
latter club was
con S d e red a
''phenom,' a n q
Lajoie good IA
turedly boosted
the idea by strik-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

cord with scout
law" which de
mands that honesty
shall be generous
as well as strict
and fiereely con
d e m n $ anything
like false pretenses.
It is a fact, how
ever. that in Eng
land national and
international atten-
ton was attracted
to the possibilities
1 the O.. la5yN,f, an1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

The proposer of the symbol was Dr.
G. Sersiron OF Paris. who is now as
sociate secretary of L'Association
Centrale Franchise Contre la Tubercu-
lose. The double red cross is similar
in shape to a cross used frequently in
the Greek Catholic churches and also
to the Lorraine cross of France
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
FIRST m AMERICA.

TrackIess trolley Now Being Success
fully Operated IN California.
TO a company in California must go
the credit Of having installed the first
trackless trolley in America, one now
being successfully operated ia Laurel
canyon, near Los Angeles, and run
ming between Hollywood and Bunga-
low Land. a distance of a mile and a
half up the side of a mountain. While
there are no tracks for the cars, the
overhead wires and their supports
look much like those on the interur-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
Laioie and the "Phenon,"

A good story is being told of Napo-
leon Lajoie, who has made such d re
markable batting average in baseball
this season One spring he was with
his team in a small Kentucky town,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

ban lines but for the fact that two
trolley wires are required instead of
one.
The cars are each equipped with two
electric motors of fifteen horsepower
and make the trip in about eight min
utes, They accommodate sixteen pas
sengers each without croWdlng and
onerate on a fifteen minute schedule
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
TAFT's NEW COW.

Gift of Senator Stephenson Member
of Famous Holstein Family.
It's mighty nice thing to be the
president of this great nation for more
reasons than one. For instance. if
our chief executive strolls out TO the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
In the LineIight !
..
Gossip Of People In the 5
Dispatches 8

ACCORDING to story being told
"a of Henry L Stimson. the Repub-
lican nominee for governor Of
New York. he rode into office on q
horse While Mr.. Roosevelt was pres
iaent Mr.. Stimson used to visit him
socially On one occasion he went to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

James G. Dahlman. the cowboy
mayor of Omaha and Democratic
nominee for governor of Nebraska, re-
Gently had published some early Incl
dents of his life owing to rpmors cir
culated by his enemies. Mr.. Dahlman
confirms the report that he shot a
man and fed from Texas and assumed
the name of Murray. but the man ne
shot did not, he says. die. His version
of it is as follows:
The immediate cause of my leaving
Texas was this: An elder sister mar
ried a man named Charley Bree,
shiftless sort of fellow. nothing more
or less than an outlaw. They lived
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

considered one of the felicitous cpl
grams in public speaking. The Red
mond style is deliberate, he has Won
derful reserve, and when he opens the
gates of his oratory his power is SUI
perb, but yet sufficiently contained to
suggest no straining for effect.
In appearance Mr.. Redmond is a
man of medium height. with fine
head, a rudy complexion. blue eyes
that become gray when he is very in
terested and mouth whose firmness
is not concealed by his mustache
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
People Of Note
Snapshots at Celebrities
Talked About

~ V E r since
L. Princess Lou
Use, the only
daughter of the
kaiser, made her
bow to society she
has been reported
betrothed to vari-
Gus sons Of royalty,
and now comes the
statement that she
has been won by
the Archduke Karl
Eran7 oldest con nf
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23

Well illustrative Of the .sboy scout
spirit was the care which Lieutenant
General Sir Robert Baden-Powell took
ut the dinner given in his honor to ac-
cept no undue credit as the starter of
the admirable movement which be has
done so much to further He did not
claim to be more than an uncle of the
scout idea and frankly admitted its
American ORIGIN That was in full ac-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-23
HENRY L. sTTMsoN,

the White House unannounced and
found that the president had gone for
a walk. Mr.. Stimson then decided to
take horseback ride and soon found
himself in Rock Greek park. Sudden
~ he heard hello from across a
creek and saw Mr. Roosevelt and
Elihu Root on the opposite bank.
Hello, Stimsonr' cried the presi-
dent "Come on over"
Mr. Stimson without hesitation
plunged his horse in. The creek was
swollen, and this. with the uncertain
footing, made the trip perilous and
exciting one for both horse and rider,
but finally they pulled themselves out,
dripping, on the opposite bank. After
he had appointed Mr. Stimson to the
United States district attorneyshfp
Mr. Roosevelt recounted the incident
and added:
81 thought that anybody who was
fool enough to jump into that stream
the way Stimson did would make a
good prosecutor.