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for some weeks on account of rheumatism. What would you advise2
 will soon be back your work again. sNlN the fol- lowing at home and take teaspoonful at meal times and at bedtime Iodide of potassium. drnms; sod ium salicylate. drams: wine Of co'chcum' l-2 ounce: comp essence cnrdiol l oz. fluid balmwort oa; and syrup sarsaparilla' 'ozs
 "clars" writes T have had cough for about
 year and fear shall be rid of 1t. as t gets worse with every fresh cold contract. Could you give a remedyg
 Answer I give yen . remedy thai am sure will cure you and one that is absolutely harmless and pleasant io take. Make syrup with one pint of eranuaied sugar and one-half pint of boiling water: rut on the fire md let t boil. then cool and add the contents of l2 oz. bottle of essence menthn-lascnc which you can purchase at any drug store. and you will have pint of the finest cough Srip on tho market today II is about eight tlnes cheaper than ordinary labeled cough medicines and win last much longer
 'Mory" says. T would like something for n- digestion. cannot eat and am cross and irritable all tho time fear. it will cause appendicitis"
 Answer Ask your druggist for tablets triopeptne snd take according 10 the directions These pink white and blue tablets and are to be taken morning. aron and night respectively This will cure your in digestion and prevent appendicitis.
 "Neryors Dorothy" writes "I have appetite whatever, I cannot sleep at nights and nerves u terrible condition Can you tell what would hep mel"
 Answer: The following has helped thousands who SNfef as ycN do. tTet ols. syrup or GpopnnspNlfes comp and of tincture cadomene tnot carda- monl and take n teaspoonful before meals This tonic will restore your system and you will strong and well within yory short time
 
 "carl" writes Can you prescribe anything for ane that is too fst, I tried several remedies hu, they do not help"
 Answer l would no, advise the use of the ordinary tablets and pills for reducing weight. but here is a spfa qtick and remedy. Gel of aromatic elixir and l Of glycol arbnlene Mix by shaking well and take teaspoonfu after meals for the first three days and then double the dase reduction of pound a day is unusual after the first two.
 70 R." writes. Please advise something to tako that will cure chronic constipation have suffered for years and have used many kinds of pills but they do not cure.
 Answer: I think most of the illness Is caused by chronic constipation. 1T the following tablets taken regularly they will gradually effect cure ss they stimulate the liver and bowels into healthy ac- tion. They packed fin scaled tubes and are called three grain supherb tablets tnov sulphur tableis) with full directions for taking. They will also purl- fy the blood and the entire system If you dytpeptie. take tablets trlopeptne These two med icinss you VIII find in sny up-to-daie drus store.
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Methodists and a King

The name Newman club comes, of course, from the famous Cardinal Newman.
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most sincerely" The Methodists of Italy say, Long life,to Victor Emmanuel HI"
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A New Catholic Church Methodist. Baptist and other American communions working in Italy, and assist
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The questions answered below are general In character, the symptoms or diseases are given and the answers will apply to any case of similar nature.
 Those wishing further advice free, may address pr. Lewis Baker, College Bldg, College -Elwood Sts.. Dayton, O., enclosing self-addressed stamped en- velope for reply Full name and ad- dress must be given, but only initials or fictitious name will he used In my answers, The prescriptions can be flil- ed at any well-stoched drug store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28
Time Of High Water In the
Valley of the Mississippi
Armed Guards Patrol the
Banks Day and Night
and Shoot to Kill.

craft Men are brought to the tevee in
special trains for emergency work; lum-
Der is shipped to build up bulkheads
and prevent the caving away of the
dirt. Trains bring in thousands Of
sacks to be filed with earth and raise
the top of the levee above the food
Steamboats, carry lumber, wheelbar-
rows. skiffs. sacks and materials of
every kind up and down the river to
threatened places. Every one must do
his utmost in the time of high water.
1t is almost time Of martial law
The danger is too great to allow the or
binary force of the local authorities to
suffice for the protection of the ievee.
Up and down the bank of dirt which
must be held walk armed guards,
sworn in as the levee patrol Their
horses are hitched at tree behind the
bank. saddled and ready. Day and
night these men patrol up and down.
their rifles unslung. Perhaps one man
will guard half mile of levee-rarely
more, and when there is danger OF
posted every 200 yards or less.
Standing on the levee by the side Of
guard. the thin strip Of earth. per-
haps only few inches above the crest
Of the stream, seems a pitifully weak
defense against the river floods. A
small boy might cut small trough
across the top and start the crevasse
that would destroy property over miles
Of country. Again, there have been
cases where men rowed across and cut
the levee on the other side to save the
bank on their own. A shalt dozen
strokes of the spade and the damage
might be done which none could stop.
Timber thieves. too. might find it prof
table to flood the swamps and steal the
RATS there while the owners were try
ing to save other property.
Because of all this the armed guard
shoots. and shoots to kill. His idea of
his task is to make job for the coro-
ner and not for the doctor. 1t is
enough to ask questions afterward of
the man who comes with spade to
the levee.
Besides this danger, there is another
that the waves may begin to overlap
the top. Steamboat captains are warn
ed to keep away from the shore when
they are standing up or down the river
at full speed A guard will walk with
| watchful eye along with a boat. II it
| threatens the banks and comes within
| the prescribed limit he tries to pick
off the Eilot. These are not times for
| a shot across the bows.
After the food waters have been in
| the river for some days, tapping
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28
JOHN PAUL JONES MEMORIAL.
Beautiful Monument Is Tribute to Gal
LIANT Scotch American Fighter.

Beautiful Monument Is Tribute to GAL
liant Scotch American Fighter.
An impressive patriotic demonstra-
ton marked the recent unveiling Of
the beautiful memorial to John Paul
Jones. erected in Potomac park. Wash
ington, under an act of congress.
These ceremonies were very different
from those incident to the interment of
the Maine dead at Arlington short
time before. This time. instead of fu
neral dirges. paeans Of victory resound-
ed, and the triumphs of the gallant
Scotch American sailor warrior We're
proudly proclaimed by distinguished
orators. including the president of the
United States.
Admiral Dewey unveiled the monu-
ment, and among the speakers were
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer and Gen.
eral Horace Porter. who discovered
John Paul Jones grave in an aban-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

THE LATE nAJO6 oENGhAA e. ~ NnAs -
staff. The general had made a juno
ton Of two army corps, McPherson's
and another, and wheeled division
under General Tuttle to test the
strength Of the Confederate defenses.
81 heard Tuttle say that the defend
ers appeared to have withdrawn, and
when my father withdrew the division
l slipped away around road leading
toward Jackson and took my bearings
by the gilt dome of the capitol. l rode
into town to find the inhabitants great
~ excited over the coming of the
Yanks, and while sat my Indian pony.
the only blue uniform within mile of
the city, saw a Confederate regiment
coming toward me in retreat at double
time. had gumption enough to ride
to 4 side street, but they passed me
within 100 yards. not bothering their
heads over a boy and certainly not sus-
pecting that they had the Union gen.
erals son in their haf1ds
+ Il guess | was as close to Confed
crate prison as one ever got who wasn't
caught. Then | saw a trooper gallon
into the city, ride to the capitol build
ing and run up the United States flag.
Presently my father rode in with the
head of the army
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28


SENATOR THOMAS p. CATHON tAEOyE| AND
SENATOR ALBERT B. FALL
came Republican following the Span
ish war He speaks Spanish f1uently
and is close student OF Spanish bis
tory and customs.
In the lottery by which means it was
determined which should have the long
term Senator Catron won. and his
service will not expire until March ),
1917 Senator Falls term will be short.
ending March 3. 1913. 4 ballot box
was drafted into service for the lot
terry. and a blank and numbered slip
were placed in it. The senator draw
ing the numbered sip. it was arrang-
ed in advance by the adoption Of res
oIution framed by Chairman Di!ling-
ham of the senate committee on priv
iIeges and elections. was to serve for
the long term.
The ceremony is one which will prob
ably not be witnessed again during the
lifetime of any OF the present members
of the senate nor in the lifetime Of any
one of the present generation, as addl-
tional states are not likely for years,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

been killed, and companies of militia
and special officers had had several
pitched battles with the outlaws.
Crazy Snake was the leader of sew
eral hundred of the Greeks. together
with . number of negroes and half
breeds who mixed with them. He al
WAYS lived under the impression that
he and his people had been wronged
By the United States government. He
resisted the authority Of the govern
ment many times and served several
terms In jail
In 1882 grandfather of Crazy Snake
concluded a treaty with the United
states. which the Indians have always
claimed guaranteed to the Creeks I'M
disturbed enjoyment of their fnstitu-
lions and tribal form of government.
Crazy Snake protested several times
that this treaty had been broken. At
one time he protested personally to
President Roosevelt.
When the government about thirteen
years ago decided to divide the land in
Indian and Oklahoma territories among
the Indians and teach them to support
themselves by becoming farmers Crazy
Snake gathered about him nearly 1000
Kindred spirits and started to make
trouble Before the attempted revolt
had been put down Crazy Snake and
several of his lieutenants had been put
In irons. Another attempted revolt
came in October, 1900, and again Crazy
Snake and some Of his band were ar
rest ed
The final trouble came on March 20,
1909. 1t was started when officers at
tempted TO arrest some negro cattle
thieves. The officers were fired on by
the negroes and half breeds and re-
treated When they returned later the
outlaws had been REINFORCED by some
Of Crazy Snakes band. and battle
took place. in which several were kill
ed. Crazy Snake himself took personal
command of the band.
For several days fighting continued
The militia was called out. and large
posses of deputy sheriffs were made up
to chase down the Indians and their
supporters. Crazy Snake was finally
captured. and the outbreak ended
rather tamely.
The Indian chief was thought to be
about sixty years old.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

Photo by American Press Association
JACKSON AVENUE, MEMPHIS, UNDER WATER.
against the levee. water will begin to
seep through the earthen bank on the
land SIDE If the water that comes
through is clear there need be no fear,
as that indicates that it is only the
seepage. But if it comes through in
muddy flow. then there must be a
quick and effective effort to stop the
leaking. A muddy flow shows that
there is break in the bank. and that
the water is strong enough to carry
away material Men and mules and
lumber and sacks of dirt are rushed to
the spot. In the case of muddy flow
there is only one way to stop it. and
that is by padding material on the riv-
er side. to stop up the holes at the
point of inflow
Perhaps the efforts of the men will
be successful But sometimes nature
and fate are against them.
The Mississippi river in food takes
everything with it. To watch the end
less procession which the swift cur
rent carries by Is to see all the prop
critics of tragedies. The Mississippi in
food is the despoiler of homes. Houses
come floating down the stream. out
buildings. furniture and myriads of
smaller things. tossed by waves In the
aruns" or sailing on serenely in the
broader stretches Great trees go by.
They are evidence that the Mississippi
has asserted its majesty somewhere
and has cut a new channel to please
Itself, eating away bank. growth and
ALL Carcasses of cows and horses and
dogs float down the stream. carrying
pair Of buzzards. those scavengers who
have 50 much work to do after the
foods have receded. 1t IS a terrible
and melancholy sighs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

New York on June II to carry the del
egates to the coast for the convention
in San Francisco on June 25, will sur
pass any de luxe train of the period.
1t will contain twenty-five cars. run
ming In two or more sections. Mrs
Ruth Lift has been appointed chair
man of entertainment to see that the
travellers are amused on the way out.
The train leaves the Grand Central
station on Wednesday. June II, at 2
p. m. There viii be stops at st. Louis,
Kansas City. the Grand canyon, Ari-
IONA; Redlands. Cal, and visit to
Santa Catalina island. Three days
viii be spent at Les Angeles. Santa
Barbara and other points. and on Sun
day. June %. the delegates are sched-
uled to reach San Francisco at 6 p. N.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

points out that the action of the suns
rays upon the head is injurious not
only to the hair. but to the whole sys-
tesn. ovefinGulgence in sun baths Ca ds-
ing irritability and nervous. cardiac
and circulating disturbances and le-
sions of the skin that are often seri-
GUS But II is pointed out that the
tight hatband constructs circulation in
the srteries and veins of the head. and.
as the Medical Record says, it is
mooi point whether this be not as
harmful to the hair as arg the actinir
rays If the sun,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

~ RAY SNAKE, the Indian re-
sponsible for the last uprising
~ in Oklahoma. died recently
near Old Hickory. the stamp
ing ground of the Creeks in 1905
The Indian had always contended
that his tribe was robbed of it's land
by the whites. Failing to get what lie
believed to be justice. he started an
uprising in Mcintosh. Okfuskee and
adjoining counties. At one time the
lives Of many settlers were threatened.
Crazy Snake, or, as he was called
In his own tongue, Chitto-hah-je. also
known as Wilson Jones. chief of the
Greek Nation Of Indians. was one Of
the last Of the old group of Indian
chieftains who exercised power back
In the time when white men and red
men were almost constantly at war.
Unlike the others, however, he eontin-
ued his fighting in recent times. start
ing an outbreak as recently as 1909.
For several years he was familiar
figure about Washington. He went
there each winter to plead the cause
Of his people before the Indian bureau
and congressional committees. He
was generally recognized as an I'M
usually shrewd and intelligent Indian.
He was In Washington as recently as
March, 1909, and witnessed the inau-
svx,ro%foy, 80 Dxoe{Honk TSof&
The last uprising Of Crazy Snake
and his band Of Indians occurred in
the Hickory hills of Oklahoma early In
1909, and for several days the state
was terrorized. Before the outbreak
was finally put down several Indians.
negroes, half breeds and whites had
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28
MISS MYRA LEE.

She Is the First Chinese Girl to Become
a Voter In This Country.
Miss Myra Lee Of Los Angeles is the
first Chinese girl to register in Ameri-
ca as a voter. Besides being Chi
nese, she is accomplished, having grad
uated with honors from the grammar
schools of Los Angeles. She later took
a four years. course in the Polytechnic
high school there, specializing in high
er literature.
Twenty-Five years old, diminuttve,
round faced and rosy, Miss Lee Is the
picture of health. She speaks English
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

Suites SeldlOiS the Ne" ACAICV
legislature chose two pioneers.
Senator Catron was born in. aafs-
yette county. Mo, in 1641. After graS-
uating from the University Of Missouri
III 1860 he enlisted in the Confederate
army and became first lieutenant OF
the famous Bledsoe battery. At the
close of the war he went to New Mes
leo to take up the practice of his pro-
fession and there formed partnership
with Stephen 3. Elkins, long a senatoe
from West Virginia and one of the
early delegates to congress PROM New
Mexico.
In the political affairs of the territory
he has long taken prominent part
From President Grant be received an
appointment as United States attorney,
and later he became attorney general
Of the territory. He was delegate to
congress in 1870, member Of the New
Mexico senate for twenty years ana
has been a delegate to the Republican
national conventions for score %
more Of years.
Senator Fall is a native Of Kentucky,
having been born at Frankfort in 1851.
He lived for time in Texas and later
In Mexico, but went to New Mexico
In 1886. For three terms he held
seat in the New Mexico senate. was at
torney general for two terms and was
made a justice of the territorial su-
preme court by President Cleveland.
Early in his political career Fall was
identified as a Democrat, but he BE-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

has led some
people to believe
that going bare
headed might be
a preventive or
badness. 3 u t
DR.. Gottheil in
an article quot
ed by the Med
ical r &c ORD
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28
MISS MyRA LEE.

MISS MyRA LEE.
with sweetness Of expression and
grammatical thoroughness and is en-
tirely up to date on the topics of the
day in the worlds of music. art. liter
allure and general education.
a firm believer In the principles of
woman suffrage. Miss Lee Is going to
China soon to teach 1t, along with Eng
lish and literature, to the children of
the Chinese In government school.
probably In Canton, the birthplace of
her father, Lee Kawi Sing. Her ia
Their Is prominent member of Chi
nese society In Los Angeles and has
many influential friends In the new
republican government in China. In
preparation for this work she has been
teaching English to Chinese students
In Los Angeles
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28
MRS. PHILIP CARPENTER.

She Is Candidate For President of Gen.
eraI Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs Philip Carpenter of New York
city has been nominated as the candi-
date of Sorosis, the mother of clubs.
for the presidency Of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, an associa-
ton of 10000 women. representing
the national club movement.
Mrs Carpenter has served Sorosis
twice as chief executive and has been
the president of the New York state
federation. Her opponent in the field Is
Mrs. Percival Pennybacker of Texas
In honor of its candidate the general
federation special, which starts from
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28
THE LATE GENERAL GRANT.
His Story Of His Personal Capture OF
Jackson. Miss. In the Civil War.

His Story Of His Personal Capture OF
jackson, Miss, In the Civil War.
The late Major General Fred d.
Grant had many stories of his expe-
riences that he always enjoyed telling
One of his favorites was his personal
capture of Jackson, Miss. in the civil
war. This is the story as he told it
not long ago:
Did you ever hear how took the
city of Jackson. capital of Mississippi
all By myself? Well. | was going on
thirteen years old then-it was on May
IA, 1s63-and my father permitted me
to accompany him on some of his cam
paigns.
1.-THE day of the advance on Jackson
was riding with my father and his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

Photo by American Press Association.
IN FLOODED CAIRO, IEn
fer from except after the most des
perate fight to stem the waters
Watching the levees is a watch to save
life itself single stream-started
perhaps by crawfish hole-may get
to considerable proportions without de
lection. may grow with the rush o.
water behind it until the cravasse ear
not be held Then come the flooding
Of farms and the killing of live stock.
and the lowlands become desolate
flooded plain. the river changed to a
flowing sheet of water sixty miles in
width Hundreds of thousands are
driven from their homes and return
when the waters have receded, re:-
haps to find that their houses have
been carried away too. Planting is al
most impossible. High waters COM
ing" is warning to all.
The average person has no idea Of
the turbulence Of the mighty Missss
sippi when the spring foods are upon
her 1t may give some idea Of the
stream to say that the waters from
middle Pennsylvania. Lake Winnipeg
and MoHtdna meet together more thar
q thousand miles to the southwark to
swell the food and perhaps to over
whelm an Arkansas plantation The
watersheds of twenty-seyen states con
tribute to the Mississippis stream.
( Small wonder is it that when the
spring thaw comes. the snow NETS
and the water comes out of the ground
the rivers stage rises. often to the
danger mark. Maybe 1t passes It and
overioWs or breaks the banks, as |;
has done recently. Before the turbu
lence of that river in food time the
efforts of man to hold its current IL
narrower banks for nearly LOCO mics
by protecting leyees seem well nigh
hopeless indeed.
Thousands of persons work desperate
" from Cairo down to point below
New Orleans in the hope of holding
/ the levees. 1t is heartbreaking work
! to fight against the water. whose ef
forts are ceaseless. It never retreats.
but must be forced back. News of the
river stages from above is hailed as
news from the front in time of war.
"Forty-four feet at Memphis. and the
government forecaster says that tie
crest of the food is not yet reached
this reads almost like tidings of disas.
ter to the planter in the lowlands in
Arkansas and around Greenville.
/ The common danger makes friends
of all, who must help. lest all be lost.
The planter. hurryii,g from his home,
where he has left his wife and chill
dren camping in the upper stories Of
the house, to the levee. where he Will
work with blistered hands at p:iine
sacks and shoveling dirt by the SIDE OF
a Iaborer. meets some one IN the road
Flows the water?"
the rivers rising"
well hold her this time
And the two pass on These people
Of the Mississippi lowlands are pluck
In their fight against the mighty river
High water time is one of the mos.
interesting sights that the Mississippi
offers. Boats bring in to protected
i towns loads cf refugees from planta
lions which are outside of levee prote:
| ton. Negroes leave their cabins O,
RATS and float out chickens. hog
mules and all sorts of plumber. The
crowd upon the leyees. waiting for !:
! boat to take them OF Planters sen.
!, their stock away to safer pasturage
they are abe. The river swnrms wit
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

doned cemetery in Paris. Sailors. sol
diers and marines participated in the
parade.
The Jones memorial is the first mon
ument to be erected within the limits
Of the new Potomac park and is also
the first purely naval monument raised
In this city since that unveiled in mem
DRY of Admiral Dupont in 1881 1t con-
sists of a large granite pyion. which
forms background for bronze stat
ue Of heroic proportions.
The statue was sculptured BY Charles
81. Niehaus Of New York. The cost
was $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

Sun or Heat as Maker of Badness.
The fact that Savages almost always
possess fine crops of hair. taken with
the fact that they do not wear hats.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28
The Senator's
From,
New Mexico

W n the election of Albert p. Fall and
tE Thomas Benton Catron us tnited
~ States senators the New Mexico
InriSl.ItllrA chose two DiOnpprS