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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
AN EXPENSIVE PkOBLEM
bow II Was Solved by Fond
Parents.
VOL XIII.

A school teacher in Sheffield re-
telved the following from q complain
ing parent a few weeks ago: "Sir-
win you please for the future give
AZ boy sum easier somes to do at
.ltes. This is what he brought hoam
or three mites back: If fore gallins
( cider will fill thlrty-to pint bottles,
1 ow many pint end q half bottles
fill nine gsllons flip Well, we tried
ind could make nothing of it st al;
fnd nv boy cried and sed he didn't
are 60 back in the moruing without
oin' it. So l had to go an buy q
iaeagsllin cask of cider, which l
IN afford to do, and then we
Nd borrowed a lot of wiBe aud
bottles, besides few we had
" a, Well. we emptied the cask
bto the bottles, aud then counted
hem, and there were nineteen, and
ly boy put the number down for an
swer. l don't know wether it is
or not, as we split sum while
In it. p S--Please let the next
5me be in water, as l am not able to
uy any more cider"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
SCHOOL BOARD
The Battle House To Be Secured
for a School.

The Parish School Board, Il Shepherd
president. met yesterday and it is about
agreed that the Battle House, on Edward
street. is to be secured tor scnoSl aouse
The building when acquired by the
School Board will be repaired aud
renovated, and will be opened for pupils
at the beginning OF the hext term.
With this school the congestion of the
High School building Will be relieved.
The Bonrd will soon have ready for
s'gnstures of taxpayers the petition sd
dressed to the Police Jury requesting that
an election be held at sc early date at
which to vote a tax To realize money with
which tn build several school houses.
A committee of teachers, with several
cirizeas will assist in securing the sigma
lures required.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
RIVER AND WEATHER

The weather yesterday was a'regular
Juher.
Temperature: minimum "A. Maximum SO
River: Fulton IA, fall Of 0.6; shrevs
port 20, fall Of 0.3.
Red river in the vicinity OF Shreveport
viii fall during the next few days.
Forecast for Shreveport and Vicinity
Fair Sunday.
The He'd River Line steamer Alma ID
advertised to leave Wednesday next, July
3, at D 10, for New Orleans.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
Waupaca, Wis.

and the Chain o. Lakes, the prettiest spot
in Wisconsin. for summer outing, is
reaced from Chicago and Milwaukee BY
the Wisconsin Central Railway. Elec ric
line runs from depot to lakes. Good trout
fishing in streams within easy reach and
black bass and pickerel in lSkes. For
"Giinpses Of Summer Resorts and other
illustrated bosEles address Jas G Pond,
General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee,,
Wis.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM

Charles Stoer, 1883 Texas avenue
is re- dy to serve bis old patrons and
friends and the public with delicious
ce cream, sherbet and bisque, la any
quantity desired. He has neat aud
handsomely furnished psrlor, with a
side entrance, where ladies can par
take Of. bis delicious cream. Tele-
phone 291. All orders will receive
prompt attention. Special attention
TO mail orders.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
Physiclans Failed.

Ben Wall, Bsnnsttsvills, 9 C, says. !
was very sick with fever last fall ana after
taking SiS worth Of DOCTORS medicine, and
not bsiag benefited thereby. bought two
boxes Of Ramen's Liver Pills ana Tome
Pellets which effected . complete cure.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
REFRIGERATION SUIT
The CiJy of Shreveport VS. the
Shreveport Belt Ran-
way Company.


There was called for trial yesterday in
:he District Court, a d Land, Judge, the
case OF the City OF Shreveport vs. the
Shreveport Belt Railway Company.
The purpose OF this suit is 10 appropriate
8 strip Of ground OF the Belt Railway Com
pany ior the Improvement OF Donovan
street.
This strip is valued at S12 ,O0O.
The following constitute the jury: ] 3
Jordan, John Basch, D r Taber, Walter
Msrburg. g NJ Agues, Abe Meyer, }
Conger, N A McCutchen, j D Lee, John
Mccullough, 81 F Doll, W w Waring.
A number OF witnesses were heard.
The city is represented by Hon E q
Randolph, city attorney, and the Belt
Line by Wise & Herndon.
Tne court was adjourned to meet in
chambers tomorrow, Monday. st 10 m.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
the Cotton Region

TIE Weather Bureau reports: The
temperature changes of tine past twenty
TOUR hours have been immaterial. Lignt
rains are reported from all east central
districts, viz: Atlanta, Ga. .16; AuRusts,
&c., .l6: New Orleans, "a; Vicksburg, "a I;
Mobile, .02. -
Total rainfall. 1.O2.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Programme for the Patriotic
Celebration

Programme for the Patriotic
Celebration
"The glorious Fourth"-lndepepdenee
Day-HiD be celebrated pstrioticslly In
Shreveport next Thursday.
ThI Rettig Band has been engaged tC
discourse the music.
The programme, which is being CO."
pleted, promises to be most interC sting.
O3e of the features will be the chorus
of children, assisted by local talent,
under the direction OF Mr. Otto PolemAn.
The programme will be carried cut in
tbs courthouse square.
Congressman Breszeale baS promised TO
deliver an grafton.
Preceding the exercises in the court
house there will be a parade in which
thirteen young ladies, on horseback, Will
represent the original states.
1t fs expected thst different orders and
societies will participate.
At night grand concert will be given
at Princess Park with fireworks display.
Let every citizen join in the celebration.
Malaria G6uReE KlIIOuan69s
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
Notice

We receive fresh Veal, Lsmb, Beef
and MuttoH from Kansas City every
Thursday and Monday.
Ring us up
Phone Al
Cshn Grocery Co, Ltd.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
Twentieth Century Medicine

Cascarets Candy Cathartic are as
far ahead of ancient pill poisons and
liquid phySic as the electric light of
the tallow candle. Genuine stamped
c. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

When you want money, fire insur-
ance, bonds, life insurance, real estate
accident insurance or building and
oan stock, see W @ Agurs, in the
Cooper Building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

Ifyou want Fountain Syringe that is
peTrect-in every respect get the "Alpba."
self closing. Doesn't nal up lie the cd
style. Does:'L leak. l. made Of pure ruo-
Der and guaranteed. Aliens Pharmacy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

The next regular meeting Of the BossIer
Levee Board will b held on Tharsday,
July IL, instead Of July (, which is .
holiday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
DON'T .SP1eSN :ss SSRE sR'E
X01rr sfa aax.,,x,s

You can be cured of any form of tobacco using
easily, be made well, strong, magnetic, full OF
new life and vigor by taking AO-TO-RAC,
that makes weak men strong. Many gain
ten pounds in ten days. over 500, 600
cured. All druggists. Cure guaranteed. Book
let and advice FREE Address STERLING
REMEOY Co, Chicago or New York. AZ
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
Barb. cus at Hangnlon

On Thursday, July 4, barbecue will be
given at HaughtOn under The auspices Of
short Leaf Camp No 62. Woodmen of the
World.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
Notice,

Assessment rolls will be open for
inspec ion aud correction from June
10 to 80. d E NICHOLSON,
Assessor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
While we do not clair

While We DO not claim
b cover the earth nor
be fIHness thereof, the
cff{seEs in the Cau-
sian generally derive
zefits from their In
menfs. The CauCaS-
7ers are not Iim-
The city but ex-
5 over che great ter.
<0sy whose market Is
5reYepOrt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

Educate Xoue ISOt, lis s,l.u Oascarets.
Candy CGthartic, cure consti1; - forever.
i0c. 25c. II g c. c. fail, druggsts sSE1i money,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

tTu o0msgys. dentist Once an
pss. pulldinw ).
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

Malaria CauseE BlIIousness.
G owes Tasteless Chill Tonic removes
the cause.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

Better tor ne Blood Than Sars q
parlIla
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30
A Motto That Always Wins

Is Good Values for Little Money
We give excellence in meats. Kansas
City stock always on hand.
Phone Al.
Calm Grocery Co., Lid.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

For those living in the Malaria distrlc
GroTSs Tssteless Chill Toni s.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-30

Malaria Makes Impure Blood.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic cures ma
lara. 50c.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30
FOR A NEGRO BUILDING.
Opportunity at ~. LOUIS for NJ Encc-
tive exhibit.

Opportunity ut ~. LOUIS for nm Emcc-
tive Exhibit.
The suggestion Of a negro building Mt
the st. Louis exposition Is one of emf
nent appropriateness. The exposition
itself will be the first OF its scope COM
pairing with the Chicago worlds fair.
II will commemorate the purchase Of
territory including states which were
the distinctive home Of the American
negro. And while the matter OF geog-
raphy Is purely incidental. and while
the exposition will not belong to the
north or south. the East or West. there
is something in the situation which
makes It peculiarly the first chance the
negro has had to show what he has
done during the past third OF q CEN
fury. He has made marvellous advances
In that short space OF time. He should
be judged not by the heights to which
he has climbed. but by the depths from
which he started. The showing that he
could make at this time would be one
of not merely great chronological inter-
est. but OF special value In relation to
the solution of the race problem. The
problem Is one which Is unique In his
tory, and anything which throws light
upon II Is to be encouraged. There In
a special fitness In the suggestion that
all the work In connection with the
building should be done by negroes and
that the entire management of the ne
gro exhibit be placed In charge of
members of that race. A building de-
signed by negro architects. erected by
negro workmen and containing q CON-
p~rehensive and intelligent exposition
of the life OF the ace in America would
be In many respects n OF the most
interesting features OF the entire fair.
There is plenty OF talent and material
to be used for such a display, and the
task would be taken up with an cnthu-
siasm which would give a tremendous
impetus to negro progress. This in IT.
self would be one Of the most import
ant considerations. II would have an
influence which would be felt many
years after the exposition was a mem
CRY. possibly the greatest which has
ever been eyertod upon the negro race
In this country.-Kansas City Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30
SEEKING THE SOUTH POLE.

The two most important exploring
expeditions which have ever been fit
ted out for the South Polar seas will
start from England and Germany this
month-the English in the Discovery
aud the German in the Gauss. both of
them new ships especially constructed
for an Antarctic exploration and
equipped with everything needful for
the most complete and varied scien-
tific observation. even including a CAP
tive balloon and an electrical plant.
The two vessels are about the same
size-17e feet In length and 35 feet in
breadth and have displacements of
about 1900 tons. They are strongly
built of oak and sheathed with green
heart. The bows are steel-plated. and
made with a great sheer, so that they
will tend to ride up on the ice n
break 1t with their weight. They are
rugged for sailing. but carry auxiliary
steam engines Of about 400 horse
power, and the screws and rudders are
so arranged that they can be hoisted
cut OF the water in case of danger
from ice. The living rooms in both
vessels are amidships, the stoke hole
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30

there was originally a uniform fauna
throughout all the seas of the globe.
which Is now surviving only at the
poles. having been superseded In the
warmer regions of the ocean by newly
developed forms.
The North pole. chiefly for g~eograph-
ical reasons. has been much more sue
cessfully and continuously attacked
than lbs southern. counterpart. The
cause OF this is plainly shown by the
two diagrammatic maps.
The North pole is closely surround
ed by large land masses. all of them
Inhabited and fairly accessible. The
Antarctic continent or 1t is a contin.
ent) lies In the midst of a great ocean.
the nearest land being the narrow ex-
tremity OF South America. many hum
dieds Of miles away. SO that while
the North pole has been approached
To within about 225 miles, no human
being has ever been carer than about
200 miles to the South Polar axis.
II seems at first rather surprising.
Notwithstanding the many geograph-
ical difficulties. that an enormous re-
gion of this sort, full of fresh material
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30

arctic render 1t the most inhospitable
and dangerous region on the globe'
much more so than the Arctic.
The weird and fantastic quality OF
the whole region is well described by
Henryk Arctowski. a member 'of the
Belgica expedition. He Gays:
''The silence which brOods at times
over this unknown world Is singulariy
impressive, but occasionally a noun
tain of ice ~collapses with a laundering
crash. One could hardly believe ones
eyes when these changes In the fairy-
like scenes occurred were II not for the
dull rumbling growl of the disrupted
glaciers. In fact, this realm OF eternal
ice Is so different from anything one
has seer that 1t appears another world
altogether. In sober truth. ] do not
believe that in any fable the human
imagination has described what we
bave seen here" In view of the great
interest which attaches tn the expedi-
ton Of 1901, and the very radical
changes which their explorations may
bring about In Antarctic geography, II
will be of interest perhaps to 90 over
briefly the history OF the region and
our present knowledge regarding 1t.
When the belief in the %roundness OF
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30
ATTRACT AUDIENCES.
British Parsons Have Some Curious ways


of Advertising.
The Rev. J. II. Scott. rector of
Spitalilelds. sent out a notice which
read as follows: If you want q smoke
(free) come next Sunday afternoon ut
3 o'clock to Christ Church Hall. A
free cup of tea II you like. Tobacco
gratis" Two hundred persons re-
sponded to his invitation. To each
man was given enough tobacco for a
couple OF pipes. and the gentlemen who
were to conduct the services also
lighted up" After a good. long
smoke the services began. and when
they were ver n cup Of tea with bread
and marmalade was given to each one
present. Very nice and sociable-like
to he sure" the congregation pro-
nounced the Reverend Scott. A Meth
odist clergyman at Barrow a taking
day. when he saw two women hard at
work Mt their washtubs and q number
Of men looking on and smoking. He
invited the men to come to chapel"
an invitation which they fatty and
grufily refused. At length one OF them
saiu: Say. here. mister. you do ten
minutes work at that there daily
(%washtub) and We'll come and Lsar
what you've got to say" In a trice
the minister threw on his coat, rolled
up his sleeves and had his arms deep
In the suds. For ten minutes he wosb-
ed away like a veteran laundress aud
then went away. telling the men hc
should expect them to keep their part
Of the bargain. His congregation was
Increased by half a dozen the hcyt
Sunday, and two OF TIC men arc row
regular members OF his congregation
Lord Rupert Cecil. the Marquis of
Salisbury's son. has posted a notice
outside of Hatfield church, of which he
Is rector, saying, "B,cyclists arc espe-
cially invited to come In the uniform
OF their clubs" The chaplain VI st.
James Chapel Royal has made a de-
cided "hit" by holding afternoon serv-
ices for people who have dressed for
dinner. One or two other clergymen
have added to the attraetiveness OF
their services by having Mrs. James
Brown Potter reclte from the chapel
rail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30
A BUSY TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
In = London Once 10000 Kilograms
Are Handled In n Day.

In . London Once iSO,OOO kilograms
Are Handled In n Day.
The Central Telegraph ONCE at st.
Northumberland is the busiest spot
In London. Day and night. Sunday
and week day throughout the year, the
place is the scene of great activity.
for the building is never closed. At
this one telegraph oficc between 1885,
900 and 1900 00 kilograms are handled
daily. The record number of messages
received and despatched In one day In
l9b,i1l. which was the number reached
on the day before the late Queens Dia-
mond Jubilee In 1897. There are no
fewer than 1.226 telegraph instruments,
and a stan Of nearly 4 500 persons L.
employed. There are 2,410 men tele-
%graphists. about ZOO lady telegraph
lists, $50 messengers and fifty special
servants. II is wonderful what the
little clicking machines are capable of
accomplishing aud the variety tn be
found In this immense building. There
are hundreds of duplex machines, which
signal two messages ut the same time
over one wire In opposite directions.
More wonderful still Ia the multiplex
machine. by which II clerk can dis
patch six messages at the same time
In different directions. For rapid
working the Whcat-stone apparatus Is
called into play. whereby a speed Of
300 words a minute can be obtained;
indeed. the instrument has a record
OF 600 words n minute. When any
thing important occurs the Central
Telegraph Office IL exceedingly busy
sending reports across It's numerous
wires. Often as many as 800. 900 words
are dispatched In tho early hours Of
the morning of n famous parliament
tary speech. When Mr.. Gladstone in
troduced his Home rule bill, In 1886.
over 1000 900 words were dispatched
over the wires from the head Office.
This Is regarded AS the Central Tele-
graph Office as a nights record. Mes
sages can be sent from this Office to
all parts Of the world. In addition to
the telegraph wires there are numer-
Jus telephones. one of the most inter-
esting being that from London to
Paris. AS many as 900 persons have
used 1t I'm n single day. and a charge
OF $ s%hillings Is made for every talk
OF three minutes duration or less.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30

the earth began to gain ground the old
geographers decided that an antarctic
continent would he necessary to pre-
serve the symmetry of tho earth. Ac-
cording to Pomponius Mela. between
the real world" which he knew and
his hypothetical Antarctica there lay
an intensely torrid zone, scorched by
the sun and enveloped in mist. over
which it was impossible for man to
sail. And he accounted for the volume
of the Nile by surprising 1t to rise In
this southern continent, pass under h
waters Of the torrid zone and again
come to the surface in South Africa.
AS m was gradually extended
In all directions these fantastic notions
were one by n dispelled, and al
though during the middle ages the idea
OF an antipodes. or antichthone. as 1t
was also called, was considered hereti-
cal and rejected by the church. geog-
raphy was being gradually perfected
on the basis of Ptolemy's great work.
Through the perseverance OF Prince
Henry the Navigator, who sent out
NNcStt .dIteI NtSStI, tut SOVtuVth I'LL
of Africa was fixed, and It was clear
ly shown that whatever land lay to
the south had no connection with IT.
An antarctic continent appeared on
Schoner's globes In 1915.
Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch ex-
plorers worked away at the islands just
south of the known continents, and
many of them were named as portions
of a great antarctic land. Cook. In his
second voyage, 1712-5, sailed around
the globe between 40 degrees and 60
| degrees south latitude. discovered the
! great ice barrier. and finally settled
the much discussed question Of land
connection between the continents and
| Antarctica. Cook reached a south lat
itude OF II degrees 10 minutes, the
highest then attained. Here he found
immense fields of ice. which extended,
unbroken, for miles. Whales. blue.
brown. and white petrels. and a few
sooty albatrosses were the only ami
mails seen. The Russian expedition.
commanded by Il. q. Won B%ellinghau-
sen, 1921. reached 80 degrees 81
minutes in longitude 81 degrees -
minutes. James Weddell, in 1923,
sailed with two vessels on a sealing
expedition. He reached a south lati-
tude of "a degrees Is minutes in longi-
tudc "a degrees 10 minutes west. A,
this high latitude. exceeding Cooks
by three degrees, he found the sea
open and only three icebergs visible
Many minor expeditions followed
these. and a number Of new islands
were discovered and named. Amont
these minor expeditions may be men
toned those of Lieut.. Wilkes OF thu
United States navy, and a French ex
petition in charge of NJ. D'Urville
The next expedition Of leading i'm
portance was that Of Sir James Clarl
Ross. 1903. and. indeed. the only one
up to the two which will start thii
month. with anything like n satisfac
tory equipment, which has ever at
tackled the Antarctic seas. This wa,
a purely scientific expedition. its chic,
purpose being to study the magnetic
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30

elements in the southern hemisphere,
and to locate the south magnetic pole.
which Gauss had placed at about lag
degrees east longitude and &c degrees
south latitude. CAS- determined by the
Borchgrevink expedition. the south
magnetic pole is 70 degrees 20 minutes
south latitude and LAG degrees east
l~ongitude.) Sir Joseph Hooker. the
famous botanist. then plain DIR. Hook
err, accompanied the expedition. It's
ships were the Erebus and Terror. Vic
toria Land was discovered and named;
Mounts Erebus and Terror, the former
an active volcano, 1900 feet in height,
were discovered. The ice barrier from
$50 to 200 feet In height, was followed
for $50 miles, but no opening could be
found. Ross subsequently reached Is
degrees 3 minutes and 30 seconds
south latitude In longitude 16l degrees
% minutes west. Since this expedi-
ton until the voyages of the Belgica,
1883. and the Southern Cross. 1898
1900. the Southern Arctic was left al
most exclusively to ~sealers. Borch-
grevink, Of the latter expedition,
| reached a south latitude OF 70 degrees
SO minutes, exceeding Ross by about
40 minutes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-08-30

Stonehenge, one 1f the most remark
able examples OF the ancient stone
circles, Is situated In Salisbury Plain,
Wiltshire, England, about seven miles
north OF Salisbury. Stone Is first men
toned by Nennius in the ninth cen
tury. who asserts that II was erected
In cOmmemoration OF the 400 mobiles
who were treacherously slain near the
spot by Hengist In 472. A similar ac-
count Of Its origin Is given in the trials
of the Welsh bards. where its erec-
ton Is attributed to King Merlin. the
successor of VOrtigern. lingo Jones.
in his work on Stonehcgne. published
In 1866, e%ndeavors to prove that 1t was
a Temple OF the Romans. out later
writer's of authority are generally
agreed that It is OF Druidical origin,
although there are differences OF opin-
ion as to Its probable date, some plac-
ing II at 100 years before Christ and
others In the fifth century. II Is
therefore the generally accepted opin-
ion that 1t was a temple or holy place
with the Druids. the priest and wise
men Of the early BritOns, whom
Caesar found in possession of the isl.
and when he invaded It with the Ro-
man legions, 50 ID. c.