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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
BEAUTIFUL AND
ELUSIVE JEWEL.
Diamonds Have Peculiar Effect
on Nervous Man.

AS Harry Klein, George Gardner,
Elias Nathan. Frank Miller and Jake
Mintz were seated about little table
at luncheon time recently-it was the
day before Christmas-Mr Nathan took
from his pocket an exquisite diamond
necklace and passed it around for in
spection. While those about the table
were praising the beautiful sparklers
the necklace suddenly disappeared. MIR.
Nathan's concern over the loss was not
nearly as great as was that Of Mr..
Gardner. in whose hands the necklace
was last seen.
"Well. it's gone, let it co. said Mr.
Nathan. There are more where this
came from"
"And there is one where this has gone
to-" said Mr.. Gardner. waiter, an
other cup. please"
When the cup was brought Mr.. Gard
ner proceeded to pour off his coffee,
and there in the dregs at the bottom
of the original cup was the necklace.
my fingers trembled so when l took
the necklace in my hands," said Mr..
Gardner that l let it fall. and it dis
appeared in my cup Of coffee. had
never seen anything so beautiful be
fore. Waiter, one more The cigars.
please"
And the incident was closed-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23

wide open eyes. MY dear children"
she breathed gratefully as they came
up to her, II am so thankful you have
decided to behave in a rational man
ner at last"
What do you mean, mother?" ask
ed Jean calmly, looking at her mother
in genuine surprise.
II mean / am glad to see you have
oh, WELL made it up after ALL" laugh
ed the elder woman
But we haven't been quarreling at
all. l don't see what you mean, moth
er. Jack and ! have always been
model lovers. We have never quarrel
ed, have WEI" She turned an appeal
ing face to her lover. o.
mo" he said tenderly; 1--WE never
have quarreled. Come; let us go to
supper"
AS they moved away Mrs. Douglass
followed them with anxious eyes.
Really" she murmured doubtfully to
herself, 81 am afraid Jack Darlington
has been drinkingr'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
The Turbarl of
Ben YuSSuf
A Silken Scarf That Held a
Curse For Lovers
By CLARISSA MACKIE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911

1t was their last day in Cairo, and a
camel ride had been planned for the
evening. When the last pale amber
and turquoise tints had faded a soft
dusky blue reflection of the heavens
fell upon the narrow crowded streets.
AS the great, shaggy beasts swayed
away from the hotel Darlington turn
ed to Miss Douglass, who rode beside
him. '"The desert, Of courseT he ask.
ed
She nodded gayly. 1T want the desert
to be my last memory of Egypt. Imag-
inc leaving the mystery and the great
silence of the desert, with its thousand
underlined ch8rms-the pure air, the
eloudless sky and everything Chi
cagop'
"a traitor, a traitor cried Colonel
Douglass from the rear. who would
ask for fresher breezes than blow over
Lake Michigan?'
Darlington laughed. II will confess
to being a victim to the deserts charms
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23

WHERE AN / TO DINB"' HE BATTERED.
correction of certain proofs marked
'diplocOcci.'
at being q holiday the dining room
was orOwded that evening. Two
young bloods entered together and
made for the old scientists table. But
the head waiter interposed.
EXCUSE me, sirs,' he said. That
table is reserved for Professor Distie.'
"'Oh, tell him he has already dined,
said one of the bloods. He will be
perfectly satisfied
1.-THE waiter frowned as the young
men took possession of the table, and
just then the scientist came absently
into the room. He made his way to
his corner. and when he saw his ia
Bile occupied he turned to the head
waiter with a look of mild surprise.
"'Beg pardon. sir. did you forget
something? said the head waiter. bus
Ting up to the good old gentleman.
"'Where am to dineT he faltered.
"'Dine. sir?' The waiter looked as
tonished. then he allowed a smile to
spread over his face. why, sir. you
must have forgotten that you dined
at o'clock, as you ordered
"'Oh. indeedr murmured the old fell
low confusedly, and. flushing with
shame. he shuffled back to the library
again.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
An AbSentminded Scientist.

DR.. Cook of north pole fame was
the most animated of the frequenters
of the smoke room of the George
Washington on one of her recent yoy-
age, and his smoke room stories were
quoted in the camps of his friends
and enemies alike.
DR., Cooks best story was about an
absentminded scientist
This scientist" he said, being a
bachelor, used to dine at his club.
One holiday afternoon he entered the
club dining room and selected very
good table in a corner.
"Hold this table for me- ne said
in his mild voice to the head waiter.
I'll dine at this table tonight at s.
Every good; very good, sir
"And the scientist mooned off to the
club library, where he resumed the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23

tdrfnEfOn SnuQ1efeu, II was qulte
evident that his sweetheart was losing
her mind. He came toward her pro
tectingly, but she put out warning
hand "D0 not come any closer | am
the Princess Ahma-Ahma-I have for
gotten the name, but | am that prin-
cess of Egypt, and | am welded to the
dcsert-to its mystery and Charm.'
Her eyes closed, and, to CarrinEtonS
dismay, she lost consciousness.
At that instant the door opened again
to admit an understood, foreign look
ing man in rcd fcz. He was dressed
! in evening garments. and there was an
air of refinement in his manner and in
the dplicately modelled face. He bow
ed politely.
'The lady" he said in English, ''thr
young Iady-Mees Douglass-she is
here?'
Miss Douglass seems to be ILL.," re-
turned Darlington coldly. She has
| tainted"
"Ah. she has swooned! Poor mees!"
The man advanced to the fireplace and
looked critically at the unconscious
girl.
"Tf Won will no so pood &C IN hiring
water',- suppas+ad Carrinoton shortly
as no nicked nm Tean,s fan and svovad
it to and fro.
.If Won will remova tho groom scarf
from tho Iadv's GOWN she will recover
o,ick1v" returned the man in q low
| tome e+fu staring Of tbo crir1,e, v,bi+a
foca
al will RING for assistance cir einco
Won rof,,eo tn mid mo coid Corrinc-
! ton indiruantIv as he roacbod forward
IN nro,s tho hutton roor ot hand PINT
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now. cir II ie tLo Groom s,orf ebo 10
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23

myself" he admitted, with a tender
glance toward his fiancee.
you are both foolish children adj
monished practical Mrs. Douglass as
the eamels turned on to the broad stone
bridge that spanned the river. They
fell into silence after that, threading
their way among the crowds that
thronged the thoroughfare, the shrill
cries of their dragomans mingling with
the snuftiing grunt of the camels and
the chatter of the throng.
On the other side it was quieter, and
as they paused for an instant upon the
edge of the dim plain, drinking in the
majesty of the silence and the dark
ness and the splendor of the star jew
eled sky, Jean broke the stiffness with
nervous little laugh. II feel as
though something was going to hap
pen,' she said
Nonsense" retorted her father good
humoredly What could happen in
the desert II you were in Chicago,
now, say
"Oh, father, please don't desecrate
my last view of the desert with remi-
niscencus of Chieagor' Jean covered
her pretty ears with her pretty hands
''Oh, very well. my dear! l suppose
may smoker The colonel's tone was
one of patient resignation.
"Of course, father, and Jack and
viii ride a little way on to the desert"
When they had advanced a hundred
yards into the plain the lovers halted
their beasts and sat silently, wrapped
in the beauty of the night A strange
sitting radiance seemed to be diffused
from the starry sky, and sweet warm
breeze stirred the hair on their uncov
cred heads. They could dimly see one
another in the mystic light, and Car
rington was in the act of expressing
the tender words that lay upon his
lips when little cry from Jean star
fled him.
'sWhat is it7s he asked. drawing
nearer to her.
Look she cried breathlessly She
pointed upward to where a small, thin
cloud took form out of the darkness
and seemed to hover over the girls
head II writhed and twisted in the
light breeze, and then, swelling softly,
it settled upon her shrinking head in
clinging. sinuous embrace
what is it. Jack2 Take it off. 1t is
suffocating me" Darlington leaned
over and snatched at the dark, cloud
like thing that had blotted out the face
Of bis sweetheart, and it came away in
his eager grasp.
"What is it7' she repeated in
frightened tone. cit was SO sitting
and yet it smelled of altar of roses
and
ut seems to be merely a VEIL re-
turned Darlington practically; 'proba-
bly, lost 10y some Cooks tourist here
nbouts. 1t has been at the mercy of
the breeze for hours perhaps. You are
not frightened now. dearest?" he asked
1enderly
How silly Of me to be frightened at
80 she said. with d little catch in her
Ioiee. II must keep it as a memento Of
nv last view Of the desert Put # in
your pocket. Jack. It looked so mys
terious settling down over my head |
like an ominous cloud / told you !
knew something would happen tonight
must happen out here in
the mystery" |
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
A Christmas Criticism.

Orville Wright. discussing flying In
New York. said to a reporter:
'The French claim to make the best
machines, but our foreign order books
tell a different story.
'Our foreign order books give the
game away like the little Dayton boy
at the Christmas treat. He got from
the tree at this treat pair Of trousers,
and, waving them around his head. he
electrified the entire Sunday school by
shouting in loud and joyous voice:
'Oh. ma, these pants must be new!
Pa never had suit like that"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
a niIamrna-

whats a dilemma?' asked one
small boy.
''WeIl. !" replied the other. '.its some
thing like this: If your father says
he'll punish you If you don't LET your
mother cut your hair that's diem
ma. "--1ndependent.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
Useful Laundry Suqgestion.

When obliged to do up shirt waist,
skirt or some other article of clothing
in hurry dampen the article, roll it
in heavy or Turkish towel have 1t
placed in the oven for a few minutes
until it heats through. The steam so
generated dampens SO evenly tLat it Ia
a pleasure to iron.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23

country vacations together Really,
it's exactly like a big happy family OF
sisters"
The club is also called the Anti
loneliness club" by it's grateful MEM
berS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
Consequently Prosnarous.

"You go around borrowing money,
and yet you seem to be prosperous"
al am
''I1ow do you manage itT'
my motto is Always put off to
tomorrow those you have done to-
day. Toledo Blade.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23

only WoTnan JoctoF N uFkey.
DR.. Mary Eddy, of American parent
age and raised In Syria, has the dis
tinction of being the only woman physi-
clan in the Ottoman empire, says a
writer in Success Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
Not When He's courtina7

A man never takes SO much care Of
himself as he docs when he has a
woman to take care of him.-Marma-
duke.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-23
CARRIED ALL IN WHITE
TO GREET THE SPRING

Of the Of the Gu" of ivory white
1 white Her is also u
umri"u and deep fringe" Her
of trimmed with heavy braid
to linen embroidered
The evening world., 1911-03-10
ITO Them That HATH
A SHORT SERMON TO
FAT EOy Kc

T them that hath shall be given" Ia a
sentence that applies TO fat people very
neatly. II Is common knowledge that once
a human being begins to fattsn up, TO
what they have already IL added more
tokn they want until finally q stage IL
reached where reduction must be made or
decided disadvantag e results.
Then comes forward tho ages-oid query.
"Reduce-but how 2" To the uniformed
nothing suggests Itself but the 90 them)
twin evils--less atlng-more activity.
They contemplate a, more or less len Rthy
Siege of dieting and exercising. SO II may
be said safely that every man or woman In
the land now going the fattening-up
process has >his or her mental eve hxed
obviously on that not far distant day when
he or she will have to don the "ashes and
sackcloth Of reduction"
This II not an enlivening prospect, and so
n 10 with considerable satisfaction that We
announce the emancipation OF the fat.
Nowadays one may reduce much or little,
. pound a day IL desired. or hold their fat
In check, absolutely stationary. without
doing y tap of exercise. missing a single
meal, doing a particle OF harm or causing
a solitary wrinkle. All that's required. as
hundreds testify, IL the taking after meals
and a. bedtime OF one Marrnola Prescrip-
ton Tablet. which tablets are sold by the
Marmola Co., 1s4 Farmer Bids, Detroit,
Mich. or any good druggist, Mt the uniform
price of 10 cents. this sum being accepted
for q case Of tablets so we'll and generously
alled that oven one produces desirable re-
atilta
The evening world., 1911-03-10
TWO WIVES CONFRONT
MAN HELD AS F0RGER.
Girls Lived Within Three Blocks
and Grant Married Both
in One Wear

When Detective Devanney and Miller
or Brooklyn Headquarters arraigned
WILLIAM L. Orr of No. 1882 Atlantic
avenue before Magistrate Tighe in the
Gates Avenue Police Court to-day on a
charge Of having passed a forged check
on Samuel Dlel of No. 1920 Broadway.
Brooklyn. they told the Magistrate he
was a bigamist as well as a forger.
IN court was Margaret Farley OF No.
s1 Madison street, Brooklyn. who said
she was married to Grant In Jersey
City June 10, 1910, by Justice OF the
Peace Burke and produced the certin-
cate. She said she returned to her home
after the marriage and kept II secret.
The mother OF Esther Seelcy OF No.
SIS Decatur street, bout three block
from the Farley home, showed a certif-
cate recording the marriage OF Grant TO
her daughter Feb. 10. this year. by the
Rev. Arthur Gray Maurer OF the First
Reformed Church. Jersey City.
Magistrate Tighe sent the women to
make their complaint to Public Prose-
cutor Garven In Jersey City. Meanwhile
he held Grant in 1880 bail for the Grand
Jury on the forgery charge.
The evening world., 1911-03-10
FINGER PRINTS
GOOD AS NAME
TO FIX IDENTITY
Magistrate Holds Alleged Burg.
lar on Testimony That They
Remain the Same for Life.

Charles Crispl, who was arrested yes
flee as the person who committed p
burglary IN the nlsht OF Feb. 20 at No.
III Wooster street, and whose arrest
followed identificatlons Of finger prints
found upon a pane of glass, was held in
1900 bail for trial before the Court Of
General Sessions this morning in the
Jefferson Market Court by Magistrate
Corrigan.
Lieut.. Joseph Faurot OF the bureau OF
finGer-print Identification said the fin
ser prints upon the pane OF glass were
Enthusiastically those OF Crlspi. He said
that In the five years he has given the
subject OF finger-print Identification his
attention he has not yet found a single
case where two finger prints resem-
bled each other an dthe fact that the
prints upon the pane of glass and the
reproductions of Crispl's finger prints
taken by him before he served two
years in Sing Sing In 1907 for burglary.
~rssenoled In t~hlrty-four distinct points,
was conclusive evidence that II was he
Who committed the burglary.
He was asked II n PERSONS fingers
changed a sthey grew older, by Attor-
ney Murray for the defense. He sre.
Ufied that there was ABSOLUTELY no
change in tho pattern OF a persona
fingers between three months before
birth and death. He added that no
change ever occurred to the fingers by
which n snan OF nifty could not he iden-
tined by finger prints taken when he
was . baby.
He was asked II a healthy man con-
tarcted consumption and wasted away.
whether. In this case. Identification
would be Impossible.
Certainly not" replied Lieut.. Fauret,
7 have had cases during my own ex-
perience where persons have been iden-
tilted by finger prints even after death"
Lieut.. Faurot further said he was
confident that the finger prints upon
the glass were mad within twenty-four
hours before he examined them. lie
said this fact was ascertained by the
evaporation OF the greasy matter IN
the print.
Magistrate Corrlgan asked Assistant
Dlstrict-Attorney breckenridge, who
represented the prosecution. IL he
thought tho evidence represented was
sufficient TO hold Crispi for trial before
a Jury. II Certainly do responded
Breckenridge. II am Just as convinced
of the fact that no was there as IL he
had left his nare and address"
The evening world., 1911-03-10
BIG "MElD" FIRED GUN.
Excited Player Pushed Weapon on
Table aud Opponent Was Shot.

Michael Frank. who runs an all-night
cigar store at No. 2S East Houston
street, was accidentally shot early to-
day when playing a card game n tho
rear of his store with william Clark
Of No. Ct venue G.. and several others.
on the table.
In the enthusiasm Of a big "meld''
Clark pushed the gun off the table. As
1t struck the floor 1t was discharged
and the bullet struck Franks right
ankle. lie was taken to Gouverneur
Hospital. where 1t was found the in
Jury was slight.
The evening world., 1911-03-10
GARDNER NOT IN CONTEMPT,
Technically saves ex-senator In
Ahmony Proceedings.

The petition Of Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner
that her former husband, ex-senator
Frank ]. Gardner. recently acquitted on
charges OF bribery at Albany. DO ad-
judged In contempt of court for failing
to pay her $500 ack ahmony was re-
fused by Justice Crane In the Supreme
Cou In Brooklyn to-day.
The Justice sat there was q technical
defect In the order assessing the alimony
which made contempt proceedings I'M
The evening world., 1911-03-10

"Ths Mystery Of thu Burnt Barn" 10
smother OF the Rcd Triangle series Of
complete Detective stories In boob form
being given every week with the Sunday
World. This 10 a thrilling story Of .
psrplextng mystery ana its eventual
solution by the great London Detective.
Oct II free with next Cunday's world.
The evening world., 1911-03-10
Naturally Not.

Naturally Not.
from the Detroit Free Press.)
"Why didn't o try to rescue that
young lady when she called for help7'
asked the prosecuting attorney.
We'll, you see" answered the witness,
I'm n married man, and l didn't sup
pose II was married men she was yelling
for
The evening world., 1911-03-10

possiblep but that he would entertain q
motion TO compel Gardner to give Sc
curity to pay the alimony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
NORTHWEST CANADA GROWS
Sir Donald Mann Estimates Immigra.
ton Will Reach 100000 This Year.

New York, April 49, = Sir Donald
Mann, whose firm, Mackenzie, Mann &
Co., founded the Canadian Northern
railway and owns it's common stock,
looks forward to a big year for immi-
grafton into northwest Canada. There
were 100000 settlers in the three
northwest provinces last year and Sir
Donald says the number entering this
year will reach 100000, according to
present prospects.
1--WE let contracts last year for 40
miles on our main line" said Sir Don
aid at the Plaza, land we are now ad-
vertising for tenders for another 200
miles, which is chiefly rock work,
through British Columbia Into that
northwest country are going many
people from the older provinces, who
sell their old lands to persons from
Europe who prefer to settle on land
that has been developed to pioneering
for themselves. The country is open
ing up faster than the number Of peo-
pie there would Indicate"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
Minnesota Legislator Assaults
Another during Session.
SPEAKER ASKS FOR MILITIA
c. p. O'NeilI Grasps Thomas Frank.
son by Throat and Bends Him
Over Desk-Order Restored
After Interval.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 19.-Riotous
scenes marked the filibuster in the
house of representatives when G. P.
O'Neill Of Thief River Falls, made a
fierce physical assault on Thomas
Frankson, shaking the representative
by the throat and bending him back
over the desk of c. E. Stone until 9th.
er members interfered.
Excitement ran high In the cham
Der and Speaker Dunn, finding his
gavel powerless to restore order, said
he would ask the governor to hold the
state militia in readiness to restore
law and order among the state law
makers.
A call of the house was demanded
on a motion to recall the reapportion
ment bill from the senate. While the
call was going forward Mr.. Frankson
twitted O'Neill with standing by the
cities on the Moonan bill and declared
that he was to be voted into oblivion
The representative from Pennington
IcScuLoU INlS anu SclZcu rIdukSOu
Members ran from all parts of the
house. Alex Nelson of Perham forced
himself between the two struggling
men and a dozen members laid hold
of each to break them apart.
When order was restored the speak
er said: "The chair greatly regrets
the incident that has just occurred.
have no information as to who is tc
blame, nor do care about that. But
gentlemen, order must be maintained
in this chamber and it will be though
l should find it necessary to call or
the governor for requisition of state
troops to maintain order. l shall al
once notify the governor to hold ir
readiness a number of troops to be
sent here, should it become neces
sary."
Order prevailed later under the
speakers threat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
CORSICAN CRUELTY.
It Loomed Up Large In NapoIeon's
Treatment of Children.

Napoleon had a singular rage for
pulling children's ears, sometimes so
hard as to make the poor children cry.
Caroline was very vexed when she
saw her little Achille the victim of his
uncle's caresses. and more than once
her sons tears made her weep too.
One day the First Consul. pulling the
ears Of the little fellow. hurt him. and
he cried out. To teach him not to cry
his uncle pulled his ear again, harder.
Achille. having freed himself. came
back to him in fury and. raising his
little fist. shouted:
you are q villain, a wicked, wicked
Villain
To prove the contrary Napoleon
should have embraced his nephew and
made him forget the pain he had gra-
tuitously inflicted by some show of af
lection. But tenderness was not in
his character. Corsicans scarcely know
what it means, and, though Napoleon
used to say. Il am less of a Corsican
than one Thinks" he was really more
~ Ludn any one VI ue HlmScll tHOuSul.
Instead Of quieting his nephew he be-
came angry and gave him a violent
slap on the face. The child ran weep
ing to his Uncle Lucien. who was pres
ent. while Nine. Murat was so upset
that she was taken i'll. from the eff
fort" says Lucien, who relates this
episode, "she made to control her feel
ings, which such violence to her child
outraged AS for the First Consul, he
left the room. struggling his shoulders
and slamming the door and saying that
Caroline had always been an affected
creature and acted like all parents who
spoiled their children" Turquan' S
Sisters of Napoleon"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
q Trick of the Sun.

Upon mountain in Andalusia
quaint spectral forms are frequently
seen. Whenever there is heavy mist
and persons are ascending the noun
tain they appear in all their ghostly
splendor and sometimes so suddenly
as to strike dismay into the hearts OF
those who see them for the first time.
Of course it is all a trick played by
the sun When q mist partially
shrouds the mountain the sun Is nat
urally obscured. and then he revenges
himself by projecting the shadow OF
any rerson who is ascending the
mountain until it assumes the form or
of a gigantic specter.