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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

lawyers, and have no hesitation in
saying that Lincoln was the greatest
trial lawyer l ever knew. He was a
man Of wonderful power before
court or jury. When he was sure he
was right his strength and resourceful-
ness were well nigh Irresistible
He speaks of the tremendous ability
OF Stephen A. Douglas, the deserved
reputation gained by Robert Z. Hit,
the force of John Sherman. the bril-
liancy of Blaine, the power of Allison.
the diplomacy of John Hay. and char
acterizes other men who have appear
ed in public life.
OF Grant he remarks that. while he
would not say he was a failure as
president. certain it was that he add
ed nothing while in that office to his
great fame as soldier.
Hayes he describes as a very good.
conscientious man. who never made
any enemies. but he does not think
any one would say he was q great
man
Garfield in his view was. to most
eminent degree, fitted for a legislator,
but he was not at all fitted for the
presidency.
Arthur he regarded as a man Of
great sense Of propriety and dignity,
believing more thoroughly in the OBJ
servance of the etiquette which should
surround president than any other
occupant of the White House he has
known
Grover Cleveland is described as
strong minded and forceful and as ad-
herring to his views on public questions
with remarkable degree of tenacity,
utterly regardless Of party.
Mckinley il many respects. he says.
was very great man and looked and
acted the ideal president
Roosevelt is a marvellous man, com
ments the senator. Of great intellect.
great energy and courage and of the
highest degree Of integrity
Jackson, 70 NE. always has been an
interesting character, Senator Cullom
proceeds Theodore Roosevelt has de-
clared very little respect for him and
has written disparagingly-I might say
even abusiveiy-of him. But the truth
is there were never two presidents IN
the White House who in many re-
spects resembled each other more near,
~ than Jackson and Roosevelt"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

paniment of bloodshed and massacre
that soon turned the first enthusiasm
of the heavenly kings" missionary
friends into horror
In the next few years The TAPPING
armies penetrated as far north as Tien-
tsin and as far south as Chinkiang and
Suchau. their outposts being within a
short march of the foreign settlements
at Shanghai, which had even then be-
come one of the largest trade centers
Of the far east
In this situation the imperial gov
eminent had recourse TO the same pro-
lection that it is relying upon now
foreign drilled troops whose discipline
might be relied upon to match the SUI
perier numbers of the TAPPING levies.
There was a difference, however In
the TAPPING rebellion the government
had no such force at hand 1t had to
call in the foreigners and have them
instruct troops after the rebellion had
gained ground and established itself.
whereas now Yuan Shi Kai can rely
upon the support Of some thousands
of men whom he himself trained when
he was viceroy of Chilli and minister
Of war.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
China Is knOWn
AS Home of Revolts
TAPPING Rebellion and Great
Records of Ward and
"Chinese" Gordon

ors, and in most cases the germ Of re-
volt was first in evidence in one or the
other of the three provinces that are
causing trouble today. Szechuan, HUI
peh and Human have always been cen
tiers of discord. 1t was in these prov
inces. too. that the famous Triad So
ciety, among the foremost of China's
vast network of secret societies, first
rose to dangerous power.
First of the Taipines.
The Emperor Hienfeng assembled
the throne in 1850 and by his oppres7
sions and cruelty alienated many OF
his people from him. The result was
series of risings all over the country,
eliminating in revolt in the province
of Kwangsi, which took the shape OF
the proclamation Of youth who
claimed descent from one Of the Ming
emperors. The fiery provinces OF Ru-
peh and Human were promptly afame
with rebellion, but the movement lack
ed q concrete purpose and battlecry,
and it began to drag sadly when new
factor appeared upon China's troubled
horizon. The youthful scion Of the
Mings was promptly forgotten, and
the attention Of the country was con-
centrated upon Hung Siutsuan,
former schoolmaster and convert to
Christianity, who had built up for
himself new ethical system and a
new religion.
People f1ocked to his standard by
thousands, urged on to participation
by a rice famine and plague which
had devastated the country precisely
as China has been devastated in the
last few years. City after city fell
before his enormous, I'LL armed hordes,
and, finally, in 1853, he established
himself In Marking and proclaimed
himself first emperor of the TAPPING
dynasty. taking the title of Tien
Wang, or heavenly king"
1t looked as If the star of the Man
chus had set forever. Missionaries
sent out reports to the western nations
that convert to Christianity was car
| ry1ng the cross through the empire
and that now was the chance to claim
tens of milliens of Mongol souls. Con-
sequently money. rifles and munitions
of war were poured into Marking to
aid the Tafpings.
Centuries of oppression, starvation
and misuse had prepared the Chinese
10 listen te the doctrines of the Tien
Wang. which were really no more like
: Christianity than they were like Mo-
hammedanism. being a mere travesty
upon the teachings he had CLEANED
from the missionaries. The imperial
troops, It'll trained and poorly armed,
made but half hearted resistance to
the fanatical Taipings, and cities and
provinces continued to fall with alarm
ing regularity, always with an accom-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

hung on her vigilance, but the gov
eminent inspectors got in the habit
of reporting perfect attendance at the
Lime Rock light.
Her record for bravery goes back
many years Her first exploit was the
saving of four young men when she
was only fifteen years old. In Feb
ruary, 1867, a soldier belonging to the
garrison of Fort Adams was capsized
while trying to cross Newport harbor
In a small boat Ida picked him up
and towed him TO the lighthouse. keep
ing his head out of water. She was
not strong enough to lift him into the
boat In March. 1869, she saved two
soldiers from Fort Adams.
In the fall of 1877 a boat containing
three men was turned over in Newport
harbor in a gale. Ida Lewis alone III
her little beat. dragged the men from
the water.
A short time after that reseue she
saw man cifnging to spindle or DAY
mark a mile and 4 half from the Light
house. She went to him and got him
safely ashore In February, 1881 she
rescued two soldiers who had tired tc
cross on the Ice from Newport to Fort
Adams
In 1904, when she was more fnan
sixty-five years old. she. performed her
last feat of life saving. A woman
friend had started for Lime Rock llgnf
to visit Miss Lewis Miss Lewis was
watching her approach in small boat
Just as the boat neared the stone piet
the woman lost her balance ana feii
overheard. In an instant Miss Lewis
was in her own boat and alongside her
struggling friend. She assisted ner
into the boat. picked up the roWboat
that was drifting away and then Wenf
back to the lighthouse
She received many evidences OF pup
tic recognition of her heroisrn Ii lso9
the Life Saving Benevolent Assocla-
ton of New york awarded her purse
of 500 and its silver medal In ls69
the general assembly Of Rhede isiaha
recognized officially her services
In 1907 she celebrated her golden an
niversary as keeper of the light IN
the same year she received from An
drew Carnegie pension OF sSp
month.
When she was about thirty-fve years
old she was married to man named
Wilson. They did not get along nap
PLY and agreed to separate There
after she resumed her maiden name
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
NORMAN E. MACK.

NORMAN E. MACK.
his way upward through long series
of turbulent campaigns, and his rise
to leadership has been due to his abil-
tiles as a suave conciliator. His quiet
" argumentative way has accomplish
ed much for his party. AS campaign
manager he is alert, quick to see op-
portunities and has plenty of courage
to take them.
OF medium height. the feature of Mr..
Mack's face is his large blue eyes.
His strong, sharply cut nose is that of
an aggressive. self reliant man. There
is no trace Of weakness about his firm
mouth. He has one good quality which
has stood him in good stead on more
than one occasion. He is an excellent
raconteur and tells story with dry
kind Of humor that is unique. He is
the master of quiet kind of sarcasm.
Mr.. Mack is a politician, but he is
primarily business man. Confidence
is his keynote. He never has failed,
and he has consequently come to look
upon success as his heritage. He is
not man who ever makes enemies II
by any possibility he can avoid it.
ANY kind of a Democrat so long as
he is a Democrat is Mr.. Mack. He has
found occasion to underrate his opin-
ions sometimes, but his boast is that
he never has strayed beyond the fold
of true Democracy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

~ CONSIDERABLY more than half
a century ago ffteen-year-
~ old girl, standing at a window
of the lighthouse on Limo
Rock, in Newport harbor, saw a boat
eapsize. She was alone in the light
house, her father and mother having
gone to shore. The child ran down to
The lifeboat, cast It off and rowed to
the spot where four young men were
struggling, nearly spent. in the high
waves. She got them aboard some
how and rowed them back TO Lime
Rock.
The ffteen-year-old girl was Ida
Lewis, the only woman whom con-
gress ever appointed to be lighthouse
keeper and who died recently. Since
that day in 1854 when she rescued the
occupants of the capsized rowboat
Miss Lewis saved eighteen lives, re-
ceived the thanks of congress and g
gold medal as well, earned a cross
from the American Cross of Honor So
ciety and was the recipient of many
gold and silver medals. Ida Lewis was
called the Grace Darling of America.
She was born in March, 1899. Her
father was Hosea Lewis, the first keep
er of the Lime Rock light. Rheuma-
tism crippled him and kept him from
performing all of the duties necessary
to the place, SO Ida as child was
called upon to help her father She
knew how TO regulate the light and
how to handle a lifeboat When she
was eighteen years old her father died
and she was allowed to continue In the
care Of the light until a successor to
her father could be appointed. In
1878, by special act Of congress. she
was made keeper of the light
Every night for more than fifty years
Ida Lewis tended that light Lives
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

includes the state coIors as well as
those of the United States.
The hole dug by President Taft was
neither cas- deep as a well nor as wide
as church door," but by the time the
souvenir hunters had finished with it
it was of a respectable size. Appar-
emily every person who witnessed the
ceremony wished to carry away a
handful of the earth from the place
turned over by the silver spade, for, as
soon as the police regulations permit
ted. a rush was made for the spot
Hands. penknives and pieces of sticks
were used to dig up the ground, and
the place speedily resembIed a plowed
field Long after the affair was over
dozens of men and women could be
seen leaving the grounds carefully
guarding handkerchief containing :,
handful Of the earth taken from the
spot.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

held there in 1915
to celebrate the
completion of the
Panama canal.
A TT er turning
one spadeful of
e art b President.
Taft hoisted to-
the breezes the
banner of the ex-
position. NJ or e
than 100000 per-
sons were present.
The bit of earth
was deposited in
a rosewood casket
and will be shown
at the exposition.
On the face of
the spade is this
inscription: Used
by William How
ard Taft. presi-
dent of the United
States. Oct. IA,
1911. in turning
the first spadeful
of earth for the
p a n a N a-Pacifc
International ex-
position to be
held in San Fran
cisco, 1915"
The official flag
of the exposition
Incorporates the
''bear flag" of
1.-THE G. lifornia
republic u n d e r
Mexican rule and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

Mrs. Leslie NJ Carlisle. who had been
promised by the celebrated woman the
honor of registering her
Mrs. Severance refused to place her
self on record as belonging to any pO-
lihcal party.
Mother of womens clubs was the
occupation which Mrs. Severance swore
to.
Mrs. Severance was born in Canaan
daigua, n Y. ninety-one years ago.
Going to Boston in 1855. she founded
the New England Women's club, the
first of its kind in America and from
which has sprung the great Federation
of Women's Clubs. having members all
over the United States.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

II i y
he personally recollects thems
with their political aspects
wars. labor upheavalS and eco
somic factors in the building of the
nation, are reviewed in the memoirs OF
Shelby M. Cullom, senior United States
senator from Illinois, just published
Starting with his admission to the baE'
In 1866, Senator Cullom traces his po-
liticaI activities down to the present
day, concluding with review of the
present condition of the two principal
political parties, their platforms and
their attitude toward the leading move
ments of the period
The senator, writing of President
Tafts administration, absolves MI
Taft from all blame for the Democrat
ic landslide Of 1910. He discusses
"Cannonism," 1.-The unholy alliance,
the tariff, the passing of Aldrlch, the
Roosevelt terms OF Office and railroad
legislation Of moment.
in 1910 the Republican party went
down to defeat for the first time In
eighteen years. This defeat cannot be
charged to President Taft" writes the
senator. Nothing that he did as chief
executive was responsible for that de-
feat. l myself believe that it was SIM
ply the result of the people becoming
tired of too much prosperity under Re
publican administration. The newspa-
per agitation over the Aldrich-Payne'
tariff bill was mainly instrumental in
turning the house of representatives
over to the Democracy"
Lincoln always has been the star or
Senator Cullom's life.
During my life," he says, Il have
been acquainted with very many able
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

suffrage organizations there, is larger
than the ordinary postage stamp. 1t is
In yellow and deep orange, the cGiors
If the California poppy, the votes for
women flower. The figure of wo-
man wearing long, loose drapery fills
the center of the stamp. The golden
setting sun supplies striking back
ground for her head. and the disk
seems TO drop into the sea between the
hills which form the Golden Gate. The
woman's hands are held wide apart to
display the words Votes For Women
traced on scroll. The border of her
drapery is deep yellow. and the de.
signs suggest Indian patterns.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

DIR. SUN VAT SEN, ORGANIZER OF REvoLu-
TON.
lasted from 22O5 to 77e6 B. c.. when
it was overturned by the Shang, or
Yin, dynasty, an equally active race,
which ruled Until 1122 years before
the Christian era. Disaster overlook
the Shang eInperors at last, although
Greeks were still scattered tribes
when they gave way to the princes of
the Chou hRe. There followed 3 pro-
tracted period of unrest until ia 246
B. C. another dynasty. the Tsin,
dawned upen China's political hcr.izon
The TsiR lasted emily until 2O6, when
it yielded to the first of the Han
dynastieS. which held the throne In
turn until 220 A. d.. being finally over
thrown by the Wei dynasty. After
the Wei came the Suy dynasty in 590.
almost as short lived as the Tsin, for
lit was overthrown in 61S by the Tang.
In A. ID. 800 the first emperor of the
house of Sung assembled the dragon
throne, and his descendants 6lled his
place for many years, one of them be
ing emperor at the time of the great
Mongol inyasien of the twelfth cen
fury. But their time had come. In
the far north "a line of provincial rIl-
ers boasting the family patronymic Of
Kin were beginning TO exert domi-
nant sway. and in time they rose TO
sufficient power TO seize the throne
from the last of the effeminate. Sung
emperers. who, IKE the final scions OF
all of China's ruling houses. had de
generated from the standard of bis
first martial ancestors.
kubia khan's Prosperous Reign.
The reign of the Kin did not last long.
The battering ram of the Mongol arm
les hurled it to destruction, placing on
the dragon throne in its stead the ia
nous Kubla Khan, of whom Coleridge
wrote his dream poem. In many re
spects the greatest of all the Chinese
emperors. Kubla Khan began his reign
in 1857 and held the throne until his
death in 1894 In these years the ma
ton was more illustrious and power
full than ever before. succession
of Mongol emperors followed Kubia
Khan. principally remembered for
their sanction OF the Introduction of
Christianity. In 1868 the Ming dynas-
ty was proclaimed upon the ashes of
the political structure built up by the
warlike Mongols. and it ruled success
fully until the Manchus of the north.
the fierce, well built hill Chinese, swept
down upon Picking and installed their
own princes in 1861.
The Manchus have never been nu-
merouS. and. although they have man
aged to keep their saddles by dint OF
cowing the peoples under them, they
have been unable to preserve absolute
order and tranquility. One Of the first
steps they took TO impress their SOW
ereignty upon the country was the
publication of an edict compelling the
people totadopt the pigtail. The Man
chus were horsemen. and the pigtail
was prescribed as national institu-
ton because. the Manchus contemptu-
-ously said. the Chinese were of the
same status as their horses The Chi
nese took to the new custom so readi-
" that when another edict was pub
lished year or so ago ordering them
to dispense with the pigtail some diff
Guilty was experienced in enforcing it.
Rebellion after rebellion marked tho
troubled reigns of the Manchu emDef
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
SUFFRAGE STAMPS.

Device Used by California Women In
Fight For the Ballot.
In California. where women recently
received the ballot. suffragists attrib-
ute their victory in part to their new
-4votes for women" stamp. which was
used extensively In campaign work
Official letters always bore this artistic
decoration, and many women made
point of placing it on all their social
correspondence and Envelopes contain.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
Armed Uprisings Under Rule
of Manchus Hundreds
of Years Ago

IN HERE are probably more re-
81 volts, rebellions and revOlu
lions recorded in the annals
of China than can be resur
rected from the histories Of all the ma
tons of the west, partly, it is true,
because Chinese annals of an authen-
tic nature go back much farther than
western annals. but partly, too, be-
cause the Chinese appear to be given
to insurrection, tendency that has
persisted since the first of the eighteen
emperors of the Hia dynasty mounted
his throne, away back in the dim
mists of remote time. when the Pha-
raohs of Egypt were building their
temples by the Nile. The Hia dynasty
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
MRS. CAROLINE M. SEVERANCE

Mother of Wor1en's Clubs" at Ninety
one, Registers.
Mrs. Caroline NJ Severance of Los
Angeles, mother of women's clubs"
crowned with the experience of ninety
one years, saw what she termed her
great victory when she lswore to her
registry as prospective voter and
knew that her fifty eight years fight
Tor Acknowledgement was won. Mrs.
severance answered the questions of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

cost Of $30.0M.
Jehn e. Red
mond. n. P. col
lected the fund.
Richard Croker
contributed $15,-
coo and unveiled
the monument.
Charles Stewart
Parnell was born
on June %. 1916.
and died On Oct.
z, 1891. The
monument wa s
unveiled on the
twentieth ami
uersary of his
death.
Parnell was first
elected to parlia-
nlent in 1875. and
his efforts in OBJ
stTucting parlia-
nnentary proceed
ings in order to
bring pressure to
bear on the gov
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

lag c b e C K S in
payment Of bills.
The stamps were
bought by hun
dreds. the pro
ceetls from tie
sale being used
for the cause.
The California
suffrage stamp.
which has been
officially adopted
49, Tho jnodinr
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

eminent to OBJ Press association.
tain concessions for Ireland are nat
tiers Of history. He was first president
of the Irish Land league and visited
the United States to raise funds.
AS a speaker he was reserved and
dignified. and he had an unusual
knowledge of parliamentary law. which
he used most effectively He made his
party force both respected and fear
ed in English political life
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
NORMAN {. MACK.
Re Is Chairman of Both National and
State Democratic Committees.


State Democratic Committees.
Norman F. Mack, chairman OF the
democratic national committee and
who was recently elected chairman of
the New York state Democratic COM
mittee, has the distinction of being the
first man in either party to occupy the
two important offices simultaneously.
Mr. Mack Is fifty-three years old. He
is resident of Buffalo. where he owns
and edits newspaper. His home is
one of the most pretentious in fashion
able Delaware avenue He is married
and has two children, both daughters
Mrs. Mack is noted for her beauty.
Mr.. Mack has been prominent in
Democratic politics for more than a
quarter of century. He has fought
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
HISTORIC SPADE.
Taft Used 1t to Break Ground For
Panama Pacific Exposition.

On the occasion of his recent visit
to San Francisco President Taft struck
q spade into the waiting soil and broke
ground for the Panama-Pacific Inter
national exposition. which is to be
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12

Memorial to the Great Irish Leader
Erected In Dublin.
The monument to Charles Stewart
ParBeu, the Irish leader. which was
recently dedicated in Dublin. was
erected by popular subscription at a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
Senator
Cullorn' S
Memoirs

.lFTY years of public service, as
be personally recollects them.
with their political aspects
IoIor and apn-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-12
Americas
Grace
Darling

- CONSIDERABLY more than half
century ago a fifteen-year.
old girl, standing at a window
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02

any contract or undertaking of the mu.
nicipality. The council has no power OF
initiative, but acts in an advisory ca
pacity to the mayor and the four COM
missioners, and approves or disapproves
such measures and such appropriations as
the mayor may recommend.
The finance commission Is composed OF
three members. two receiving salaries OF
1900, and the chairman 5000 year
They are appointed by the governor OF
the state and not by the moyor. and have
exclusive authority over debts. taxation
accounts, auditing, expenditures and al
other financial matters affecting the mu'
nicipal administration.
Candidates for mayor, commissioner and
members Of the council must be nomi-
mated by petition twenty-five days before
election. The nominating petition of the
mayor must have the signature Of 5000
voters, and for commissioners and mem
bers of the city council 5000 voters. The
names Of the candidates are to be placed
upon the regular ballots and the persons
receiving the highest number OF votes
are to be declared elected.
The new system has been in operation
for several months and is giving salts
faction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
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