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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
SUMMER HOME Of
AN IDEAL
Hidden In Quiet New Hamp-
shire Hills Far From the
Rush of Life.
summer White House. on
Winston Churchill's Harlaken-
J. den farm at Cornish. n. H.. is


den farm at Cornish. n. H.. is
an isolated and sequestered
brick building of spacious proportions
1t stands on a promontory command
ing view of the Connecticut river.
great expanses of pines and charming
vistas of hills and mountains
There President Wilson and his fam
fly will find all the quiet the most ex
acting recluse could desire. and yet
within easy range are all the ordinary
conveniences of civilization.
The president will have at his dis
posal an estate of about 700 acres and
can keep his working staff near him,
Not far from Harlakenden Hall is an
other house. which will be adequate
for the executive assistant secretaries
and stenographers
Near by the estate is an artist colony
where such men as Kenyon Cox and
Maxfeld Parrish spend much of their
time during the summer The late Au-
gustus Saint Gaudens, the sculptor,
used to spend his vacations there
Harlakenden Hall is strictly colonial
In design and is made of plum colored
and black brick. with a wide white
mortar line The walls are partly con-
cealed by vine covered trellises and
shrubbery grown around the base of
the walls
On entering the house one finds him
self in a large oak paneled hall. Jaco-
bean in style. with Italian tables down
the center
Adjoining is the reception room.
which has ceiling of heavy, roughly
hewn timbers and at one end big
fireplace with mantel that supports
broad panels reaching to the ceiling
Other distinctive features Of the
house are the handsome living room
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18

Photo by American Press Association.
THE ENGLISH CONVICT SHIP SUCCESS.
solid teak baulk of tremendous thick
ness. with sister keelsons little less
massive.
Broken only by an occasional con-
fiict with pirate craft, the Success
had an honored life on the ocean until
1902, when she was first chartered by
the British government to transport to
Australia the overflow of the home
jails. ~
The human cargoes on these convict
ships died off like sheep during the
long journeys.
Engaged in this hideous trade the
Success continued to serve until 1851.
in which year she was permanently
stationed as receiving prison In
Hobson's bay. Australia.
The corner cells on either side OF
the lower deck are the dreaded black
holes" in which prisoners who had
been guilty of some breach of dis
cipline were punished by solitary con-
finement lasting from one to hundred
days.
These small and tapering torture
chambers measure only two feet eight
inches across.
In 1857 the disclosures that had
been made of the brutal and inhuman
treatment melted out to prisoners re-
suited in the abandonment of the hulk
system.
For some years later-from 1850 to
1S6S-the Success was used as wo-
mems prison. Later all the prison
hulks were ordered to be sold OH the
express condition that they were to be
broken up.
BY a clerical error, however. that
condition did not appear upon the
terms of4the sale Of the Success: hence
she became the only British convict
ship afioat
In 1892 gang of Sydney IN s. W.
residents scuttled and sunk her In
Sydney harbor, but after the lapse of
some years and at enormous expense
her owners raised her and since then
she has been on exhibition not only In
the antipodean colonies. but has cir
cumnavigated Great Britain and Ire
land twice and been shown Ave times
in London. Her visitors have num-
bered over 100000.
It is said that an average Of one
third the total number Of prisoners
usually died on the six months voy
age from England to Australia and
that many more died soon after land
Ing Of disease contracted In the hor
rble cells of the Success.
And after having climbed down the
ladders 70 the gloom of the berth deck
or the still more terrible hold below
and seen the narrow cells measuring
four feet by seven. and the pondercns
irons in which the miserable prisoners
spent their days and nights. thrown
helplessly against the side at every
roll Of the ship. the wonder Is not that
30 many died. but that any Of them
survived
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18


BER
information and direction can be given
to the average boy now in rural life.
To adapt the boy to his agricultural
successful therein.
One of the most interesting features
OF the corn club work Is the annual
exhibit and competition by members.
While the primary object Of the clubs
Is corn production. It does not follow
that all the other character building
and habit forming agencies are left
out Of the equation.
1t has been found that the boys take
a great interest In the organization and
management Of the clubs from social
standpoint and even In the preparation
Of reports of their work
Artistic effort in the preparation Of
the reports is being encouraged. and
some very attractive work has been
done The illustration here shows one
OF a great many attractive booklets de-
signed and executed BY corr club
member az means of offering his re-
port in an attractive form
The corn clubs also have emblems.
one for general designation and an
other for the .all star" clubs. which
have achieved extraordinary results
The work Of the corn clubs Is direct
~ supervised. in general sense. by
the bureau of plant industry. depart
ment Of agriculture. Washington.
The department recently issued an
interesting bulletin in which are set
forth the purposes ard benefits Of corn
club work. the results achieved In va
rious parts Of the country. how corn
clubs should be organized and man
aged. how competitions should be con-
Quoted. how exhibits are judged and
much other information valuable to
any one interested in the subject
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
WORK OF BOYS CORN CLUBS.
Government Department Of Agriculture
IL ENCOURAGING Organization.

Governments Department. of Agriculture
10 Encouraging Organization.
The United States department of
agriculture. the various state agricul-
tural colleges and other institutions
throughout the United States are unit
ing in definite effort to promote and
encourage the increased production Of
corn at reasonable cost on small
areas and to induce club members to
master complete corn crop operation.
Various corn clubs have been organ
lied by boys throughout the country.
Among the objects Of the clubs are:
To encourage more intensive farm
ing by using the best known methods
of soil building. seed selection. seed
testing and corn cultivation.
To offer a medium through which
proper vocational guidance. inspiration.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Worlds TaIIest Office
Building Finished.
Ms Ffty.fiye Stories.

nREsIDENT WILSON pressed an
n Il electric button one night recent
~ at Washington. and an in
slant later the worlds greatest
and most beautiful skyscraper. the
Woolworth building. at Broadway and
Park place. New York. became a blaze
OF light.
At the signal flashed from Washing.
ton the chief engineer of the new
building threw switch. and the full
complement of electric lights through
out the 6fty-ive stories and on the
tower Of the skyscraper shone sudden
: ~ out Of the darkness like a shaft of
fre created by magic.
The Woolworth building is $50 feet
high. surprising by eighty feet the Met.
ropolitan tower. in New York. which at
the time of its completion was the tall
est building In the world
The Woolworth contains twenty-sev-
en- acres of renting space. There was a
great rush of firms and individuals to
rent the top floor Offices partly because
of the novelty and partly because such
lofty situation offers unusual oppor-
tunities in the way of advertising
The WooIworth building is a land
mark In every sense Of the word By
day it towers above the skyscrapers of
Manhattan Island so conspicuously as
to be the one dominant feature of the
landscape. BY night it is no less at
tractive. especially when the tower is
Illuminated The big electric light on
top of the tower can be seen uearly a
hundred miles out at sea in clear
weather
The entire height of the Woolworth
building. from where its endorsement
rests on bedrock to the tip of the tow
er, Is 910 feet. The Eiffei tower, in
Paris. is the only taller structure in the
world.
It took two years to build the Wool
worth Some idea Of what was re-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
AUTOMATIC DISTRESS SIGNAL.

English inventor Perfeets an Improve
ment on Wireless Apparatus.
Scientists and persons engaged In or
connected with seafaring are greatly
interested by the announcement Of
Raymond Phillips. an English inventor.
that he has perfected an instrument
which may revolutionize methods OF
sending distress signals at sea.
Mr.. Phillips calls the new apparatus
the wireless harmonophone.
When used to transmit a signal OF
distress the harmonophone. according
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
THE STRIKE AT PATERSON.

I! w. W. Cause Waikout of New Jersey
Silk Workers.
The Industrial Workers of the World.
a workers organization which adopts
more drastic methods than usually
employed. is credited with having
Planned and brought about the strike
or SILK workers at Paterson. N. ].
Several leaders Of the l. W. W. were
arrested shortly after the beginning of
the trouble. Among them were Carlo
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18

nm wooLwORTH BUILDING BIT NIGHT
Quired Of the architect may be had
from the statement that "a 600 tons OF
steel were used In IT'S construction
The steel had to be brought TO the
building site practically on the minute,
% Il could be put In the DESIGNATED
place. as 1t was impossible to store the
material In the busy streets about the
building
Seventeen million bricks were used
- the construction enough bricks to
pave . roadway thirty feet in width
from the Woolworth building to West
Two Hundred and Fiftieth street.
The $1,000 electric bulbs from the
11,50O electric light outlets IN the
hulding. strung less than three feet
apart would light the entire forty
miles Of water front around Manhattan
lslnnd
There are eighty-seven miles OF cleo
tric wiring. sufficient to extend from
New York to Philadelphia.
The SIX huge $500 horsepower boil
en-. II harnessed together. could iift
100 Hines the weight Of the statue OF
Liberty.
The building has total weight OF
2C8,ooO.00O pounds at the caissons. It 10
figured that this immense weight Is in
creased al times BY wind pressure by
4o.O0o.0Oo pounds.
The building Is designed to With
stand wind pressure OF 250 miles an
hour
There b . battery Of twenty-eight
elevators, which II put end to END
would extend two miles-a round trip
81 each Of the elevators viii be equal
20 ! four mile ride all within the
building.
Every safety device known p pro
Md. including air cushions. % that
tlere q absolutely no danger. even
though the average tenant Il able to
eet d NJ o. her ONCE from the street
VIA kirty seconds. II takes but NJ
tle oref I minute 70 reach any part o.
The entire building.
Cas- Oilberk designer Of the WOOL
worth. says building 1000 feet high
an1 cont1lnlhg 100 stoeies = not an In
non1lhlllty.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
Convict Ship Success.
Oldest .AflOat,
!: On a Visit to America.
@HE oldest and most remarkable

"HE oldest and most remarkable
ship in the world dropped an
Choir recently in New York
harbor, She is the old British
prison ship Success, built in ITO ana
now the only survivor of Engand's
felon feet
The old ship is now floating mu-
scum, illustrating the horrible treat
ment of prisoners in an almost forgot
ten time. On every one of her sails are
painted broad arrowheads. the distn-
gushing mark of the English convict's
garb, and her interior is divided into
an array Of cells. tiger dens. black
holes" and bilboes, save in that part
reserved for the crew. One of the
tiger dens," or cells with unusually
strong bars, is shown in the oval in
sert in the Illustration herewith.
Built in 1870 Mt Moulmain. by the
old pagoda looking eastward to the
sea-" the Success is now 1913 years old.
No ship of anything like her great age
today is seawOrthy, yet this old hulk
under her own sail succeeded in cross
ing the Atlantic. her time of ninety-six
days, however. creating no new record.
Massively built throughout of solid
Rurnan teak, the Success was first
launched as an armed East India mer-
chairman, with beautiful brass guns
bristling from her sides and fitted
handsomely for the reception of princes,
nabobs and the wealthy traders of the
orient
Her tonnage is $50 and she is 135
feet long and Twenty-Five feet beam.
Her solid sides are two feet six inches
thick at the bilge and her keelson is
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18

.DREsIDENT WILSON pressed an
Il electric button one night recent
~ at Washington. and an in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-18
ENGLISH KING A SPORTSMAN.
George v. Likes the Out Of Doors and
Enjoys II Frequently.

From the moment King George ".
assembled the throne of England his
object was to win the support and re-
spect Of all classes. On that account
he has mingled with his people more
freely perhaps than any other mon
arch Of the day. with the possible ex-
ception of the intrepid Alfonso OF
Spain.
King George never lets a sense o:
the royal dignity keep him from en-
Toying outdoor sports. he attends the
races, the shooting matches. the re-
pattas and other events of the KIND
and not infrequently enters into the
contests himself with great zeal.
The king is an enthusiastic horse
man, and when the weather Is fair ne
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handr' the hidden pers of the study; wall in the
lane-an filter incidents OF derum than OF sane
reality. So white-faced butler made us known
who proved to be the house
keeper Of the nextdoor residence was not surprised
a Smiths saying:
Lounge up and down outside. Petre. Every one has
cleared off getting late. Keep your eyes open
and be guard. thought had the put ne
is here before and what is he probably knows
by that here. too
With which he entered the house and in
the square, with leisure think to try to understand
sationa and it had Dssn
The Intense heat having driven residents
q mse n 5 to Of I
s ss Ds aas ne e s
was wn the naasa
z ~nd ss had shs
Davsy during the time ne ser naa a asG hom had
and assas 1sr sss
mn lightly he. sso sSss TIL.
nights work had imposed Strain upon my
as se ct
the skin as of sds o %a Sa the
na gs So o san mt sha int this xas ns
accent gor sns ss'
fs aias ar a aren %y pasey has
sssrss hss pig
Tns srossss
ossessed me that bloom of her red lips due 70
rt and not to their kiss would nos
had upon the deau
mans hand dismissed the fantastic notion as ored
NJ the nights horrors, worthy only OF a medeFai
legend doubt she was some FRIEND or acquaintance
ne S,ir C.richton's lived close by.
u @I cav that he murdered" replied,
suppOsition and seeking to tell her
what she asked gently as possible But he is
sDead?"
i nodded.
She closed and uttered low, moaning sound
about to .Swoon. L
threw around her shoulders to SUPPORT her. but
al am quite well, thank you.' she said
certain? Let me walk Watn you until you
feeI quite of yourself
She shook flashed rapid glance at with
her beautiful eyes. and looked in sort
full embarrassment, for which was entirely at loss
to account Suddenly she resumed:.
II cannot my name be mentioned in this dreadful
matter hut I some fnfOrmaton-for
police you give this towhonever think proper?'
Il She handed sealed envelope. again met
with dazzling chances and hurried away She
had gone no than ten twelve yards and still
was standing bewidered watching her graceful retreat
Without looking directly at but alternately glancng
toward distant of the square and toward the
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The Zayat Kiss s,s


found ourselves a small, paved courtyard 1t was
perfect night and the deep blue vault ABOVE
jeweled with myriads of starry points
Up yonder the study windows ST. over eha'
on Your the back lane from whlch the cry
came, beyond is Regents Park
Are the study windows visible from thefef
''Oh, yes. SIR.
occupies the adjoining house,?
Major General Platt-Houston, sir but the 1amliy Is
out of town.
Those iron stairs means of communication be-
offices and the servants quarters.
take it?'
The man, whom the uncanny happening clearly had
frightened puzzled for suitable description
Yes, sir"
Then send TO make my business known
the major generals housekeeper; want to examine
those stairs
Singular though my friends proceedings appeared to
me, had wonder at anything. Since Nayand
Smiths arrival at seemed to have been NOV
ing through tful phases of nightmare My friends
account of how he came by the wound In his arm the
on our arrival the CriCton Davey:
the secretarys story Of the dying mans cry, The red
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TO the right 1t unsecured but on the back Oh
the hand faint red mark not unlike the imprint OF
painted lips. examined it closely, and tried TO
rub it off, but it evidently caused by morbid
process of local inflammation brthmark
Turning to pale young man whom L had understood
be Sir Crichtons private his atten-
ton to this mark and inquired it constitutional
1T is not SIR, answered Doctor Cleeve, overhearing
question. Il have already made that inquiry. Does
it suggest anything your 1 confess that
it afforded assistance"
Nothing" replied. 1T
Excuse me, Mr.. Burboyne" said Smith, turning
to the secretary but Inspector Weymouth will tell
that act with authority Sir Crichton
was-seized with illness his study?
Yes, at half-past TO- l working the
library and he inside, custom"
The communicating kept closed?"
Yes, always. 1t open a minute about
ten-twenty- five when a message Sir Crichton
took it In TO him. ne seemed in his usual
health"
What the message?"
Il could not say. 1t brought by district
senser. and placed beside him on the table 1t
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the existence and malignant activity certain
At the should not be justified
In terming him the eissary Of eastern power nus
that shortly to be made 70
that powers ambassador in London"
He paused and glanced back toward the pursuing ca
There little until arrive home he said
calmly 'Afterward there is much. To continue: iniS
man. whether fanatic duly appointed agent Is I'M
questonably the most malign and formidable personally
existing in the world today He is lingust who
speaks with almost equal facility in any Of the %
in all the arts and Sciences which could
sai h H no pt Of IN
has the brains Of three men of genius Petre. he
You said.
=: Be- sssvs
ss ne the tie ny DUKE the 81
Kussias srSTns peril He alone knew the truth ABOUT
LIS vSs
Englishman who understood the Importance of the
% int r " tn. s tine
oh
ered genius this a%fu Secret
with Tx.
and long ina a syes Of
duaa entire eastern in giant
5 "a D ea being s ye 1S Se a
sank lr into an armchair in rooms and suped
s ssss he
tAs,n intercepted?'
Smith laughed.
~, Useless: in the first place. Wherever went he
would Hnd US And OF what use to his
We could prove nothing against them. Further evil
dent that an attempt is to be made life tonight
poor Sir Crichton." -
s ana a. I:
toward the window
villan.' cried 1.-THE hendishly clever villain,
j suspected Crichton was next and was rient
l late Petrie. That hits me hard old man
TO think that knew and yet failed to him.
''Fu-Manchu has made the blunder to all
ated
his adversary He has not given credit for
powerful weapon-to q MESA into
my hands-and he thinks that, within doors
shall sleep, unsuspecting die Sir Crichton died
But without indiscreton your Charming friend
SHOULD known what to when / received her
information which. by the way. consists Of blank
sheet of paper
Smith | broke IN. who is she?"
she is either Ft-Manchu's daughter. wife
slave. inclined believe the latter for She has
will but his will except"with quizzcal glance'in
a certain instance"
How can you jest with awful thing-Heaven
knows what-hanging your head? What IL the
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lowing extraordinary request
.If YOU would 10 very great service, for wnlch
always would be grateful'-she glanced at me with
passionate intentness-'when you have given my mes
sage to the proper leave him and do not near
him any tonight
Before could find words reply she gathered up
cloak and Before could determine whether OF
not 10 follow for her words had aroused anew a''
nv worst suspicons) had Disappeared heard the
whr of restarted motor at great distance and IN
the instant that Nayand Smith running down the
steps l knew 1 had nodded at my post
Smith" l cried he Joined me, tell me what we
dol"
And rapidly I acquainted him with the incident
My looked very grave then grim smile crept
round his lips.
"she was big card to play he said but he dld
know that 1 held to beat it,
What You know this girl? Who is she?"
"She Is of the finest weapons in the enemy's
armory Petrie a woman is two-edged sword, and
To our great good fortune she has formed
sudden prediection Enthusiastically oriental for
yourself Oh you may smile but it is EVIDENT She was
employed get this letter placed in my hands Give It
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me appeared very nervous; but at times his
nerves-you know? Well. this occasion he asked me
to search the study. He had idea that something
concealed there"
i" Something the word he used searched. but
fruttiessly and he quite satisfied
to his work."
THANK you. Mr.. Burboyne. My friend and would
like few minutes private investigation in study
Sir Crlcaston Davey's study small one, and
glance sufced to show that. the secretary sad
1t offered hiding place. heavily carpeted and
overfu OF. Burmese Chinese ornaments curios
and upon the mantelpece framed photo
graphs which showed this to be the sanctum Of wealthy
bachelor who was no msogynist. map OF the Indian
empire occupied the larger part OF wall The CRATE
was empty for the weather was extremely warm. and
srsen-shaded lamp the Uttered writing table afforded
the only light The air stale for both windows were
Ss :,sa ss q s l. nj; s id So hat
ss9h tn. letter to
raised t my no.t1iis Was seen scented with
DOn !%s. Pss e ass; asked.
which as ssssss though Sss:
He tilted the lamp shade and made close examn nina
0 q the c 9 Das On M d Gt took aD
the and on his
sa. G aa ss he he :s quietly
Don't touch anything in the room 1t may be danger
his o voice sx 9e Sao9 ans
9 in at s
in VII 1: ssd s EAST There is nothing
here and have time to search further"
We returned to the library.
inspector Weymouth said my friend, II have
parttcuar asking Sir Crchtons body be
removed from this room at once and the library locked
you hear from me-"
n spoke volumes the mysterious credentials borne
by my friend that the from Scotland Yard accepted
dernur and after brief chat with
Mr. Burboyne. Smith passed brskly downstairs In the
hall q who looked like a groom out of livery
waiting.
Eyes. SIR
house S h se cry e ST ad at a
Yes. SIR. was locking the garage door. and, hap
peninx at the window Sir Crichton's study
saw him Jump out Of his chair Where he used to
blind Next minute , heard a call out in the lane
"a wall sir" he said at last. IT heard
anything like It before and don't want to again
Smith, and uttered q low
wailing cry, impossible describe
1.-The same sir, I think Wills said, "but much
louder"
That will do" said Smith, and thought detected
note OF triumph in his voice But stay! Take
through to the back of the house"
The man bowed and led the way. that shortly