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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05

slrous action Which makes Of him an
American sidney Probably you re
member >ir Philip sidney who, dying
AZ the battle at Zutnllei.. gave his cup
- water t. another, saying. Your
need is greater than mine
Thomas Mann Randolph was COVER
nor Of Virginia in the years 1919 TO
1921 Seven years later. riding along
read In incIement weather, he passed
ar sged, thinly clad man.
Your need is greater than mine,
said Governor Randolph, and he strip
ped from himself the cloak which shell
tered him from the weather AS a re-
suit Of his action he died of pneumo-
MIA.
So passed away Thomas Mann Ran
dolph, great Of soul, wealthy of high
family and distinguished career He
was sixty years Old and his age might
have excused his keeping lis coax for
himself
But in all likelihood the Thought nev-
er entered his u4irl Ile saw only the
shivering man uut! gave him his cloak
HIS action mHar Lis.I.fsr I'LL time
brother of Sidney alnl q tie good
Samaritan ana NJ ul Chose Who have
died sill G the WoE!d b,.@.I t!l,tt others
might live He Wus- tie ~uII-ill-iAW Of
Thomas Jefferson. author Of tie Dec
i,,rut.yn Of Independence and presi-
dent of the United States
Few, if any, Of us are called upon
to make so great a sacrifice. But all
Of US, as we pass along the road of
life in our comfortable cloakS, see
shivering by the roadside the aged, the
feeble and the unfortunate
Divide your cloak!
There is an old fairy tale of a little
girl who was left alone in the world,
with only few ragged garments to
home to seek shelter elsewhere she
parted with her clothing, piece by piece.
to others less fortunate than her own
poor self, until night found her in a
forest, shivering, but unafraid, clad
only in her shining light of poverty
and innocence
But the angel Of the Lord appeared
and CARRIED her i'll shining garments
and covered them with Silver and with
gold
Governor Randolph met death for DO
ing his kindly deed. The little girl
met life and wealth q
But perhaps-Who knoWs?-the re-
wards We're alike
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
Heart Heart
Talks
REAL EDUCATION.
By CHARLES N. LURE

Ed.nation, real education. does not
mean stutfing with facts. as is some
aimtS believed
1t means drawing out the latent pow
ers Of an individual 1t means deVel
sning those powers In way to bring
them 10 their highest point Of use.
Look M the word education" in the
dictionary. You will find it is made
NJ Of the Latin prefix e" meaning
out" and the verb 'ducere." meaning
b lead. 'educa te"-'to lead out
III ,},her words. education brings out
wlGlt is in al iQdividual
II parents kept this definition in
aind schools wonId be charged with
Sewer failures. Too often they expect
fhg parrot-Iike repetition of lessons and
The drilling in dry facts to put into the
heads of their children the ability to
fox its development.
learning by rote cannot develop
Meins,
They need the careful guidance and
encoura cement which only skilled
saaeher and sympathetic. helpful par
eats can give Most of the girls and
BAYS who are really educated, whose
powers are brought out, receive the
hest part of their training not in the
scaoolroom, but at home.
Mother and father are the best teach
atS
It is unreasonable to expect a teach
er with large class, charged with the
supervision of many pupils, to exert as
great III influence Oh the child as can
BE brought and must be brought to
asae in the home The best results are
attained when mother and father are
aue TOO busy with their own affairs, not
aoa much engrossed in the cares of
a1aae support and home supervision, to
e3 the child
How often do we hear:
Il do not know what is the matter
18th my boy He is bright enough, /
,aga sure, but he does not make salts
factory progress in his lessons"
Are you sure the fault is not yours?
are you sure that you give sufficient
time and attention to training your boy
TO think for himself, not to depend on
sAe teacher or his fellow pupils or on
8lssess to do his thinking for him?
Learning lessons is not all or even
the major part of getting an education.
The best part is the training of the
msad to. think, to observe, to draw con-
eeast0ns
Better one fact utilized than hun
Cred merely learned
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05

&C fines are flowers aud splendid flow
Ell beds and noble trees that have been
centuries III growing and others that
bear tu>c-ous fruits. 1t IS d place
r-Aer@ eTe-y prospect pleases
But The maiden lady lives there
alone.
Her house is a century and a half
Old or older. 1t is storehouse of line
tL:ngS-of paintings and porcelains, Of
old silver and pewter, made in the
elder days of art. and of mahogany
furniture which would be the delight
Of artists
1t is for the lady herself-and for no
one else.
She has friends, and they have never
set foot in her house. Once a year she
permits her fellow church members to
hold 4 harvest festival il one corner
Of her grounds, but forbids them &C
cess - the major portion of the beau
tiful g"r'lrItS. And of course the house
Itself i sacred ground. into which no
nne hut 4-r servants and herself may
enter
1t All ,her times manservants warn
the STRANGER away from her gates. He
Iuy not wen lock at the gardens,
which aGe idden from the highway by
high hedges.
WHY the Seclusiou?
The lady is proud very proud. of her
family and her beautiful home. She
will not detile the house by permitting
the foot of the stranger therein
A sad mistake.
He who shares the world gains it.
He who wishes to keep 1t for himself
loses 1t.
Would she not live better life en-
JOY her home more, if she threw 1t
open freely to her friends, even If
sometimes she asked the poor to come
III and share i'll its beauties So many
starye for one taste of the things
which she has in abundance.
Are Won like this woman?
Do you keep shut up for yourself
alone the good things of Your life?
Why net add to them and give to Your
enjoyment Of them i higher, better
2est ~ sharing them with the poor:
NY way Of contrast t. this wealthy
woman t'I;nk Of Mrs Finley ]. SGep-
ard .IIa1en Go0ldl, who invites to her
beautiful home at Iryin@ton. y Z. the
poor children Of the New !. TX slums,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
WASTED EFFORT,

Some men waste their time in dissi
patton and idleness, others in useless
wosk.
RI defense of the former nothing is
10 De said. When their accounts are
Chased their frivolity and uselessness
win be found cast up against them
Rnt what Of the latter class? Should
,-sitey not also meet with condemnation I
Of such are the men who spend years
In E,apting landscapes on grains OF
sxsR, cawing cathedrals from cherry
ssfaass. building miniature ships in two
ounce sa}ties.. engraving the Lords
Prayer on the heads of pins, copying
entire. books of the Bible on the backs
Ut postage stamps.
They are Industrious. Of course, but
their industry is waste Of time.
Of what avail are such works Of
art ndlnatience?
They serve no useful purpose and
tsesch no lesson save that the time spent
u1s rnem should he more usefully en-
fsshyeG Given the patience that is
needed for their execution, the will to
srceotnppish them might be directed into
channels that would serve the world
rssaH-. Bent to other ends, it might bring
The passessor TO fame or fortune.
yttere are in the world-and in busy,
industrious America most of all-many
zeesr and women who spend their days
an trivial tasks Of no Importance or
aahae. Such are pursued with zeal and
,lsssIseStness that are sometimes pathetic
and sometimes irritable. One feels like
saEing 10 the MASTERS of time and eff
-GrEs
"Drop it, Get at something useful"'
Women spend hours and days in
aaiDt1ng china pieces that are daubs
Esen finished, or they embrolder pieces
assE are inartistie frights when the last
stlteh is put on, or they spend their
,ssys in concocting new dishes that are
EaStefal Of good materials and condu-
axe 10 dyspepsia.
Man frivoI away their days at sports
sy occupations that are of no use to the
ssrGl. If, indeed. they do not serve as
BRAKES on the worlds progress.
How is it with you?
IS your work worth while? IS it good
snr yourself, for your family, for those
afssft yOu, for the world?
SELF examination in this respect will
d any one good Sit down candidly
s3th your soul and ask yourself:
SIS the work in which | am engaged
q worthy work. such as no woman or
man should be ashamed of? Could l
S1uSy myself at something betterf'
# so-get at it,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
FOR the CHILDREN
Chinese Nursery Play.

A guest comes. and there is nothing
at ali in the house to eat The host
asks Where shall we get meat for
our guest to eat?"
The reply is, Let us kill the cat
No" speaks up the cat Il can see
all night; | can catch mice. The dog
is an idle fellow, who only knows how
to bark Kill him"
No" speaks up the dog, Il guard
the house and keep away thieves The
master cannot do without ME. Go
and kill the silly sheep, The sheep
must always be cared for and can nei-
Their bark snor bite
NO" speaks up the sheep 4 bear
wool from which warm clothing is
made What would men do for Win
ter hats if was gone. XIII the SIM
pid COW, whose hair is not IN inch long
and who ms much more flesh than l.
NO" speaks up the COW. Il draw
the pillow which prepared the earth for
rice. and the master would starve We're
it not for me. | cannot be spared. Go
to the lion The lion is a wild beast
and our enemy Kill the lion
NO says the host, for it IS the
lion who is our guest 1t is for him
we want the meat
At this moment the lion comes out
and gives a big roar, at which all the
animals run away. and the poor lion
Is left without meat to eat.-Children's
Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
SIZE PREFERRED JAIL.

,- \ neaF!t dressed W>5L@n OF forty, VINO
refused to reveal ri identity, was held
in the police court Tor special sessions on
. q charge Of sh5plifting, She told the
/ magistrate THAI she had stolen in order
! that she mi.$5t be sent to Jail to escape
The 'drudgery Of married life" She de-
clared that her husband never had a kind
word for her. 1T is drudge drudge,
drudge she sighed YEARLY. from the
+ moment | set UP early in the morning to
prepare breakfast until l lay my weary
head on the pillow late at night ia like
TO go to jail for rest for long time"
/ The woman appeared elated when taken
/ TO jail.-New York Newspaper
Prefers Jail to her own home, Pity
/ the poor woman.
Her case is exceptional of course.
! Not many women prefer the horrors of
| Jail to the comforts, however scanty
ut home
| But if all the housewives who feel
/ the need of relief from the drudgery of
! Homework We're to seek refuge III Jail
/ the places of Imprisonment would soon
be overcrowded There are millions
and millions of housewives in America
who do all their own Homework, and it
i
| at some time or other has sighed for
rest
The burden presses too hard. The
back is bowed too low. The face Is
wrinkled too early and too deeply. The
hair grays too soon.
Weary housewife, take courage. The
day is dawning.
Already the housewife Of city or town
is relieved Of much Of her drudgery
by the blessed hand Of inventive gen.
ius. And on the farm, where the load
is heaviest. farmers are beginning to
awaken to the fact that their wives
need assistance and rest. They are
buying more labor saving machinery
for themselves and their hands, which
is good, and they are buying more la
Dor saving devices for their households,
which is better.
More and more farmers are investing
their money in running water systems
for their homes and in dish washing
machines and clothes washing contriy
ances-
The silo stands on the farm as a
monument to the farmers forethought
in the matter of cattle raising. Beside
1t stands the windmill that tells of wa
ter brought to the home to replace that
carried laboriously in buckets from the
we'll
The "old oaken bucket sounds we'll
in poetry, but the creak Of tae wind
lass is echoed too often in the creak of
the back as the farmers wife lifts the
needed water from the depths.
To husbands:
Yon are not doing your full duty to-
ward Your wives if you let them wear
! out in preyentable toll. Take warning
from the woman who preferred Jail to
continued life Of drudgery
And, above all, he considerable and
gentle and patient toward the wives
who work at least as hare as you do
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
The First Riddle.

The very first riddle on record is
that propounded by Samson to the
thirty companions who came to the
marriage feast of his wife-afterward
burned to death with her father by
the Philistines-and for the answer to
which he promised to give them thirty
sheets and thirty changes of garments.
Out of the eater came forth meat,
and out of the strong came forth
sweetness" For the outcome see the
book of Judges xiv, 1920.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
Mothers Man,

When the thunder rumbles in the"sky
And the lightning flashes way up high
My papa likes to go and sit
Out on the porch and look at it.
But mother says shed rather stay
Right in the house-she feels that way.
And papa hollers: Come out. Clair!
NY. what flash. That hit sorneHhere.'
Of course I'd like to go and see
The lightning never frightens me-
But mother likes to have me near.
It kinda makes her scared to hear
Those awful claps, and so / stand
Right close to her and hold her hand
For I'm her only son. you know,
And she'd feel bad to have me go
Out on the porch and leave her all
Alone and frightened In the hall
So when the thunderstorms begin
And papa hikes out We stay in
Ny mothers awful glad she's got
A boy that loves her such a lot
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
"CATCH MY PAL"

There's new movement abroad in
the land.
It started in ireland, has reached
England, Australia and New Zealand
| and is spreading in the United States.
1t is the Catch My Par movement,
to assist in the cause Of temperance.
This is the way it works:
First you climb aboard the water
wagon" yourself. THAT means, you
know, that you pledge yourself to com
plete or partial abstinence from drink
ing alcoholic liquors) Then, being safe
ly seated you reach down your hand,
catch hold of the hand of a friend and
brother and assist him to a place be-
side you.
That's the Catch My Par move
ment. Simple, is it not?
When your ''pal' feels himself safely
settled in his place he stretches his
hand for his chum.
And so the movement grows.
The father of the idea is the Rev
Robert ]. Patterson, a clergyman Of
Ireland. He says, "The beauty of this
movement is that the unit, the individ-
ual, can do a great deal without being
greatly Inconvenience"
OF course. It is always the unit that
makes up the total of anything. Get
q sufficient number of units and you
succeed in whatever you undertake
Now, this Catch My Par move
ment contains the germ of great idea.
1t is founded on the great principle of
reform from within, not from without.
The greatest and most lasting re-
forms are those which are actuated by
from without. Before a man can feel
that he is called upon to lead or follow
in movement for reform or advance
ment of any sort he must be deeply
moved in spirit The initial push may
come from without, but the inspiration
to continue in motion must come from
within. He must be possessed with a
deep and abiding sense of the right
eousness of his action before he will
continue in the path laid out for him
Within, not without the man, lies
the field for reform.
This Catch Ny PAR idea is a good
one for application elsewhere than in
the temperance movement. Suppose.
for example, that You are firmly CON
WINGED of the righteousness of a polit-
zeal movement. You join it and are
seated safely and firmly on its chariot
of progress, as YOU believe. Now,
from your vantage post, why not reach
your hand to your brother, walking in
the path Of error, and help him to
seat alongside of yourself?
Only in this way are great causes
advanced.
Be certain in your own mind, of
course, that the cause you espouse IS
just. before stretching out your hand
10 others
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05

One carpenters tool hidden in each
parag graph:
l. The ham merchant came to town.
2. The sound of thunder was awful.
ter.
4. How much is electricity worth?
5. Up lanes and down hills they
tramped.
g. Hear the wren chirp.
7. She was going to teach them all
etiquette.
8 Be sure and gauge rightly.
Answers.-1. Hammer. 2 Saw. 3.
Wise. T. Chisel 5. Plane. 6. Wrench.
I. Nalet s. Anger.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
FOR HERSELF ALONE.

Close to the shore of Long Island.
n, Y, lies a small island which is one
Of the earth's garden spots. Within
its boundaries are found hill and dale
and greensward, and its shores are in
dented with beautiful bays.
In the heart Of the island. which
might be called Comfort island chat
is not its real name). dwells q maiden
lady who has passed the meridian Of
life and who is very wealthy. She
lives on an estate in the most beauti-
full part of pretty Comfort island
She lives alone, for all her kinfolk
are dead.
. Her estate consists OF hundreds Of
acres of land, well cultivated and
adorned with all that the art Of the
best gardeners can give. Within its
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
Upset the Fruit Basket.

Any number can play this game. but
the more in number the better. The
players are all seated in a circle ex-
cepting one, who is placed in the. cen
ter The one in the center names Il
fruit beginning with letter \, and
tlen it is continued in the circle until
no more can be obtained and then
they continue with L and c aud 50
forth until the one in the center says
Upset the fruit basket" Then all
scramble for Il different seat, and the
one in the center must try and slip in.
and the one who did not get in must
stand in the center, Then the game
begins again with the letter A
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
Voices Of Birds,

There is nothing more remarkable in
this interesting class Of animated be-
ings than the voice. The scream Of
the eagle 1900 feet in the air. and
thus more than three miles distant.
may be distinctly heard. and the calls
Of focks of storks and geese, beyond
the reach Of sight and equally remote,
are often audible And these wonder
full powers Of voice are infinitely diver
sified in their expression and use from
the simplest call to the most compli-
Gated and elaborate song.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
The Bitter End,

The word bitter in this expression
does not imply what appears at first
glance to be the meaning. 1t is de-
rived from the nautical term bits" or
bits frame of two pieces of tim
Der located in the fore part of the ship
for the purpose Of holding the anchor
cables Accordingly the bitter or the
bitt end of the cable is the end fas-
tened to the bits. and when a cable is
out as far as it will go it has reached
it's bitter end.
As consequence when anything has
reached the last extremity we say that
it has come to the bitter end.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
Too Busy.

Gotham-How many buttons has
your wife got on the back of that
dress?
Flatbush-Oh, I'm sure l don't
know.
why, you've buttoned it up for her
often enough, haven't youE"
"Oh. yes; a hundred times"
And You don't know how many but
tons are there?"
NO, When I've been buttoning it
up I've been too COMPOUNDED busy to
count the buttons, "-Yonkers States
man.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
Thirteen O'clock.

The new clock of the Care ST La
zare, Paris has an ingenious face. Up
to midday the clock face appears nor
NAL, but on the stroke of y the figures
change from Il to II" to 10 to d
and remain so until midnight, when
they change back again. By q clever
arrangement the figure to which the
hour hand points is automatically
shown in relief.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
IN AMERICAN SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

Unless you are an unusually close
5s&ss1ept Of American history. or per-
0ans syirginian, with an ardent love
al yaar states story. you do not know
CT Thomas Mann Randolph.
Never heard of him? Neither has
Rany another reader of history.
Yet he deserves place in every
lRaders memory for the kindly, chiY-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-10-05
Convincinu.

He-1 know ! am not two faced.
she-Nhy:
He-Because if l We're I'd be using
the other.-Cernell Widow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-20

CUNB0AT SMITH
A BIC FAVORITE
AMONG BETTORS

~ United Press Leased Wire
SAN F'RANCISCO, May 20
with a match in sight with Luther
McCarty for the victor, a rafting
good bout is expected hero tonight
when Gunboat Smith and Jess VII
lard, heavyweights. clash In their
20round go. Both men are In tip
top cSndition. and each predicts a
knockout well within the limit.
What little betting is being done
favorR Smith. lie opened at 10 10
&, but a flood OF coin sent the price
down to 10 10 7. and Il was predict
ed that Smith would enter the ring
a I0.to-G fayorite. willard will en-
ter the ring al Z35 and Smith AZ 1872
pounds. The fact that no IL giving
away 80 pounds does not worry
Smith. The Gunner says he IL
shiftier on his feet. knows more
about the finer points OF the game.
and has the better punch.
The men are scheduled 70 go In.
20 tho ring az $3.50 p m, the main
event being preceded by four pre-
liminarieH. three fourrOund bouts
and a Hix-round contest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-20
VARSITY CREW
SHY 5 OLD men
FOR NEXT RACE

Despite tho fact that five OF the
oarsmen who participated In the
triangular race on the Oakland oa.
tuary. In which tho varsity crew
defeated both the Stanford and
California eighta. haye quit varsity
aquatlca, Coach Conibear IL conf.
dent his men viii repeat when they
are sent over the throo-miic course
on Lake Washington against Calf
fornia Thursday afternoon.
Tho varsity has lont Waller. Hut.
ton. FARMLAND. Honney and
Schwabland. which Will moan that
five OF the oarEmen who are TO
pull oars against California. have
never participated IN an intercrlle.
giate race before. The loss has
however, failed % perturb tho
coach and be a. confident that the
five successors are OF equal ability
10 those who have left the college
lnaHmuch as the varsity Is fig
urod as a strong contender in tho
poughkeepsie regatta. they will
spare no efforts % beat the Call.
fornla bunch A defeat at the
hands OF the CalifornlAns would be
a very diseouraging incident 10
those who have contributed 20 the
fund 10 bend the eight east with
the superstition that Washington
had the greatest crew on the coast.
The race Thursday will begin
promptly at o'clock from Lcsehi
Park. with the finishing line al.
rcctly Off the Madison Park dock
II the weather conditions arc not
suitable the race r. On be postponed
until O'Clock Friday morning a
match between the Vancouver Boat
club and varsity seconds will pre-
ccde tho big race.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-20
.CHATTER=
FROM NEAR AND FAR

The Beavers wcaknefB against
the Champions appears TO he in it's
muoh-touted pitching STAFF Van.
couvor is playing a good fielding
game. Prior Ia the opening OF the
season. bob Brown declared he had
the strongest hurting department In
tho league. and his word received
general acceptance.
Umpire Eddinger n no longer
suspended. President Jonee hnr
lifted the ban on tho arbitrator.
Jones probably will decide the pun
lshment 20 DO melted out 60 owner
Bob Brown some time this week.
Melkie appears TO have M
last rounded Into form. Last
season meikle's pitching was n
strong factor In our grand
squirt for the pennant. but until
Yesterday he looked anything
bu, last seasons mainstay. Ne p
was out % tho game n few days
with an injured ankle ard for
time HIS arm was soro.
NIL with whom Manager Ray.
mond has run race for the base
mont division Of the Champs bat.
ting department. threatens 10 trans.
fer his activities 20 the top OF the