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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-06
THE CHILDREN OF THE EAST
 SIDE

THE CHILDREN Ot, THE EAGL~ SIDE.
 The foreign parents of East Side chil- dren reolize that knowledge -especnally knowledge of the language-is power. In the classroom, as on the street, the conflicting racial characteristics of the children of heredity. home-life and en- vironment, are all strikingly eXempli- fled. The teachers soon come to realize that the surest way to spur the Jewish boys on to renewed efforts in their studies is to tell them constantly sto- ries of the positions of power and wealth which await boys who have the education to fill them, stories of other boys who have grown up to fill such po- sitions. The dreamy, indolent Italian children can best be reached by an ap- peal to their love of pure scholarship, their appreciation of the artistic, of rhythm and music. of the beauty of form and color. With nothing in their unlovely lives to awaken spark of ar- tistic creativeness, once given a glimpse of artistic procedure in the modelling and drawing classes. they display that marvellous talent for creation which is their heritage of race, and which has outlived the degradation of fifty gene ratlons. All the children of the East Side, especially the Hungarians, have a wonderful gift of language.
 An instance of the Italian child's quick, poignant perception of the beau- tiful occurred the other day in one of the settlement libraries. A shy little maiden, with world os dream thoughts in the depths of her dark eyes, stood by the librarians desk waiting for Andrew Lang's Gray Fairy Book. " But when it was given into her small hands, all the wealth of fairy lore be- tween it's covers was for a moment for gotten in contemplation of the cover, a dainty design in gray and silver. All thought of the story vanished; the child stood there eyeing the book with look that was a !caress, her hands just touching the binding, tenderly, as some thing of fargile beauty. And then, very softly, as If to herself, she said: T mustn't get it the least little bit dirty. It's so pretty. ri
 The streets are the only nursery the children of the East Side know. They have no places for play within four pie ture-covered walls. Most of them nev- CT even hear of Central park, where the little folk in smart frocks and gay sashes frolic on the green. have seen group of East side youngsters hang ing, open-mouthed. upon the descrip- tions of an, adventure-loving intrepid gamin who had travelled to that far-off wonderland as breathlessly as if he were living Munchausen. Familiar only with the sights and sounds of the streets, the worlds loveniness is a sealed book to them. The tiny girl of four that found in Monroe-street one night at two o'clock going round and round, with one arm encircling a bar ber's pole, and singing softly and hap pily to herself. Ring Around a Rosey,'' presents picture not uncommon in the streets of the foreign quarter long after the midnight hour has rung out over the city, Edith David in Everybody s Magazine t#e~
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-06
EAGER LOVER AND oAFIsH HUs

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 But this is too much like advice. By way of consolation you may be interest ed to know that there are plenty of other women in the same boat. In so many cases. after the roses and rap lures. comes a period aof, let us. say, stolidity on the part of the husband. The voice of the turtle is heard no long, CT. The wedding torches sputter or go out in the light of common day. The man has his business. The woman daw- dies or mopes at home. He gets home and wants to stay there. Selfish but businesslike. He married to have a home. He has had his fun. He doesn't care to wonder from his own fireside Naturally she wants some amusement Inevitably she is surprised and pained when the lover is lost in the husband Some modus vivendi must be arranged. Probably the man means well. He is not conscious of his own selfishness. He is equally unconscious of the fopes, dreams or illusions that he is crushing, of the sensitive plant his clumsy feet are treading on. It is So difficult for two wills and two lives to blend. Tn this world of wonders not the least marvel is that marriage. that seeming impossibility, the harmony of two vari- ously diverse natures, two sets of hab- its, opinions, desires, prejudices is, on the whole and in the long run, so much of a success.
 But the eager lover degenerates too often into the oafish husband. What is the remedy? We cannot expect that the women will admit that there is none, or consent to a philosophic disillusion- ranl1t-Naw York Slln
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-06
THE 1NpEL1cAcY OF IT.

Of every thousand suits for breach of promise to marry, at least 999 are brought by women, Now 1t is probable that men are the victims of such breaches at least as often as women, and therefore the question arises whether the vast predominence of fem mine plaintiffs has any significance as to the relative delicacy of mind pos sessed by the, two sexes. For breach of promise suit is essentially indeli- cate. To bring it requires a more or less brutal indifference to public ridi- cule, and an amazing willingness to place ones self and one's private emo- tions under derisive inspection and vul- gar commentary. And men rarely do all this, while women do 1t frequently
 It's very puzzling. Of course, there is the matter of money, more commonly in the possession of men than of wo- men, but that explanation is not kind to the women, for it involves the as- sumption that they are rnercenary, and that for the sake of money they are willing to go through an ordeal that would be simply frightfu1 for men in most respects callous. As for the "vin- 5iication," which the plaintiffs usually say is all they want, that Is too mys- terious for masculine discussion. We simply do not know what the dear creatures mean when they talk about the ''vindication'' that results from a breach of promise suit.--New York Times
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-06

tions point to an income of ss.oOO Or .s19.0Oo for each leading official boodler during seventy-day session of the leg islature. Thus has Missouri been gov- erned for great many years, and the boodling state ring thinks it can con tinue to hold the state.-st Louis Globe Democrat. %
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
A South American
Leper Colony



ParnmarbO, Surinanl, Dec. II. - Do
you know where and what Surinam is?
AT least you probably do not Know it
by that name. but by the more fanilias
one of Dutch siuiana. But its proper
official name is Surnam. paramaribO
is the capital and seaport of this Isutch
possession little known in the States.
Three hours journey by steamer up
the Surinain river from f'nramarihO
brings one to the melancholy l"per set
Element of s,root Chatillon. 9eprosy S
one of the scourges of this land The
causes of tine slread disease are various,
but it is found to prevail most among
fish eating peoples. In Suginam great
quantities of salt beef. besides the fish,
are also consumed by the natives. and
it is believed to aggravatc the ai1ment.
fn the lpper colony the strit9en sncs
continually crave meate always meat
food. which is the worst diet, from the
Mcdical point of %iew. that soul6 be- 10
lowed to them.
The awful disease mas increased of
recent years among the Surinam inhab
itants to such Il degree that the Dutch
government has established Il eompul-
sorry lcper colony and hospital. Some
of the missi> nary societies are doing
what they can to take care of the Strick-
on also. but all together are unable to
cope with the plague. Constantly hap
less ones arc turned away from the
doors Of the leper settlement because
there Is no room to accommodate them.
The Lutheran and M0ruvan church
denominations have united to establish
and conduct one colony, called Bethesda.
at Groot Chatillon. The director is the
Rev. II. Weiss OF the gentle MoraYiun
brethren. usually known in the United
States as United Brethren. Rev. Mr..
ana Mrs Weiss are now in the United
States, N New York city. hoping and
praying that some Of the millionaire
Americans who can pay $4,000 FOR an
antique saltcellar or a picture and not
feel it may be moved out of their benev
olent hearts to give little of their
wealth to alleviate the most awful. sor
rowful fate which can befall q human
being, that of dying through years of
slow torture by leprosg.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Weiss, a devoted
young married pair. refined, highly cd
ueated, approaching, none more. che
joys and advantages of the choicest
civilization. turned their faces away
from all that seemed te make life
worth living and journeye1 to the
plague colony to live or die, as God
wiiled, III the service of humanity.
Father Damien of Hawaii had nothing
like so much to make him. bold life
dear as these two.
Save for two or three Dutch dea-
conesses who act rs nurses and at
PENDANTS for the lepers, MIR. and Mrs.
Weiss live alone with their colony.
alone among lepers. Their colony III
cludes negroes. Chinese, Jews. Dutch
mulatto hatfhreeds and coolies from
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
SHERIFF. s SALE.

ne In First Judicial District
i s}'ilit at tsadde Parish. La Shrcve-
gtaFi Mutual Building Assassination
7s Mrs Annie ] Randall and Hns-
bald
t5sl ttrtile of 4 writ OF III Ia to me
& ISL IN the above entitled and mum
{ 1sIs sIits BIZ the Honorable First Dis
lsfFief tsstft OF Louisiana. | have seized
Wild sell at public auction for cash,
ssessrt lsne to law. without the benefit of
sassi'asilt, At the principal front
! ST tlle court house of Caddo par
Szla III Shreveport La. during the legal
Assfs Iar sales, on
sssA lRI)Als FEBRUARY j. zoos.
iss feiioNing described real estate, to-
.salss Lots ! and irl block 63 in the
s k 1ssl. 81 Shreveport La. together with
|sa' + s'lsl KS and improvements thereon.
nfoperty seized as the property
Ihe defendants, to be sold to satisfy
sehf specified in said writ III the
s. eI tortv eight hundred and twenty
) e ssee dollars and severity Ave cents with
81 s.eF esft Isls Iest frelni March 8, 1902,
s SID sass tairs sun nf seventy two dol
i and hfty cents with 8 per cent in
al ss5 from November 20. 1902 and the
80 sum Of thirtH-two dollars and
s sesss cents with 8 per cent interest from
re 100. and ner cent ATTORNEYS
$780, s,ia slbese sums and interest, to-
4 aslih all costs Of the suit.
j. WARD,
Sheriff at Catdo Parish. La
#s Saaa. Ian. j,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
2 .ARgI4ION SALE.
No. 77So-In First District Court q.
Louisiana, Parish Of Caddos Julius

mo- I1s3---Iil EfISt lJiSfTlct lQuTt Ga
Louisiana, Parish Of .Caddos Julius
Weinstock .et ais vs.. Levi Cooper.
BY virtue Of commission issued by
the Honorable First District Court Of
Louisiana in the above entitled cause
and to me directed / will offer at pub
lie auction for sale. according to law.
for the purpose of effecting 8 partition
between the parties htigaiff, at the prin-
.cipal front door Of the court house in
Shreveport. La, durinp the legal hours
fot, sales, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY II, 1908,
the following described real estate, to-
wit: Lots six and sixteen to twei1t's
two, both inclusive; lots thirty-one TO
forty-nine, both inclusive lots ffty-four,
ffty-seven ffty-eigft. ffN-nine. all Of
Neinstoeks subdivision in the city of
Shreveport. Louisiana. as per map OF
said subdivision recorded in conveyance
book U. page 81. Records of Caddo
Parish, la.
Terms Of sale cash without benefit of
appraisenient.
S. !. WARD,
Sheriff and ES-0ffieio Auctioneer, Cad
do Parish. Louisiana.
Caucasian, Dec. IA, 1902.
s Z
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

Es8a MRS. WEISS. ~ REV Al X. sW-5iSSs =
the PARKWAY Dutch East Indies such
as .Javanese They willingly give their
lives to- their work, but it wrings their
hearts to know they haze not. means
even to tighten the suffering of the
doomed ones.
Their chief want is for more build
ings, a surgery and bathrooms. The
lepers OF the colony live in two groups
of cottages the women in one group,
men in the other. They are kept very
clean. being bathed and having their
ulcers dressed daily, The ADLER and
more capable of the victims help in
this work. knowing full we'll it is only
a question of little time when they.
est. 1t is the strangest ailment. this
leprosy. 1t may attack a person at
any age, from two years UP. Its dura-
ton reaches sometimes thirty years be-
fore its victim finally dies. This long
drawn out agony. however. is only in
case the stricken one is of the black,
brown or yellow race. Whites succumb
In about TWO years. No case is on rec
ord of a leper having been cured since
New Testament times. There is a
remedy known among some of the
Surinam negroes which seems to eff
feet a cure, but sooner or later the dis
ease appears again. Even if relief Is
only temporary, medical science ought
TO persist till it finds out what the rem,
edy is.
Among the natives of the original In
dian race of the country q leper Is
never seen. 1t is. however. darkly
limited that now and then there is such,
but he is put out of life Immediately
by the healthy Indians.
In the Dutch government leper set
Element the patients are allowed to
marry Occasionally. not often, they
have children, and these are usually
free from the disease. They are sent
away from the leper colony at the age
of two years. 1t is said the scourge
attacks in turn their children, however.
WILHEI.MINA SCHIFF.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
WITH THE WRITER'S.
HoN viii e'Sr!eton Was offered u
Seat at His Own Lcceure.
Especial FurT"spOrlence.l

Especial Correspondence
Sew snrk. Rln . Many admirers
of Will carleton will lr pleased to
learn 8lIt the II i day sale OF his lsmns
has l,,c!s large. While thrr" ar" MANY
critics who deny thHs Mr. carleton
writes lMe'trs "H* few pt+>'.lS Wih
enrr what tn" cities say 10 one cam
dcl@ hat Nr. tHsIo'jun has lsu+ made
tilHnrine success; in ehr ar+L Of litss-
atUrC. SUt Gully docs Il" manage to-
nlAl8 :, gnuG incumc WtIe his srn. lat
he is ss g0DG slrulHn& rs Il lecturer.
concerning his Experiences rs Il lee
tulCr. Me carleton tells Il numl,. a.
gs}d StOrcE sDI" "a sh"Sr has to tio
S-ith Als iHrid' ut which happrnrS 10
AlliHn's, o.. Yh" poet WAS on his way
o. tilr hail III srllish he WIS 10 lecture
Hn6 lsH3 SGnl' of his own rO"mS II"
hHS told the committee that they nr"8
nS call Snr aim IL his hotel: that h"
wnntrs ., sitllr ''think" by himself ere
til" Way over
IIo;tG and slHls We're qsisc Il diStanr,
'xpHst. asS carleton was in SO muce
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
BUBDNiC PLAGUE,
Two Physicians Have been Instructed O.
Investigate Conditions.

Tws Physicians Have tseen Instructed O.
Investigate Conditions.
Washington Ian. "a dispatch
has been received at the Rnblic health
and marine hospital service from che
Soard of trade at Tucson, Ariz., sail
ing attention to- Che existence of but
homie plague in Mexico and requesting
that necessary steps be saken t" pre-
vent its spread into AriZOn& Che
president of the superior hoard of
health of Mexico has officially an
aounced to che authorities in Wash
ingtOn that the plague exists at En-
senda and MaZatlan. Mex. and has re-
uueSted tAe public h"aIih ana marine
hospital service 70 notify the Durcas
of American Republics that the South
American countries through there may
he informed.
Or. Gr,tbbS. a medIras representa-
tive of the republic health and marine
hospital service. now q, 9os Angeles.
who has h"eG Investigating the situa-
ton at Enscnda. and Or. Alexander
the anedical Representative" at Ensen-
da have hccn directed hY the sur
geon generas to take any 9eSessary
actioH Oh the CRATER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. 7o14--In First District Court o.
Louisiana. Parish Of Caddo: Success,
sion of Mrs. Ruth B. Ragland
Notice is hereby given that James NJ
Martin has this day applied to be ap
pointed dative testamentary executor Of
the last will and testament of Mrs. Rutf
B. Ragland deceased, and unless opno.
sition be made thereto within the time
specified b law. he will be anDointed a:
prayed for. a.,
Witness the Honorable A. D. Land
.Iudge Of said Court, this 18th day OF
December, 1909.
f. 4. LEONARD, Clerk
Dec. Il, 1ea2.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

Guthrie. Okla. Jan. 9.--The conven-
ton of the Episcopal clergy of Okla
homa and Indian Territory has adj
iourned. The tenth anniversary of the
conservation of Bishop F. K. Brooke
of this diocese was observed. the SER
mon on that occasion being delivered
by Bishop futile OF Missouri, who
consecrated DR.. Brooke as a bishop
ten years ago, Bishop Millspaugh OF
Kansas also participated.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
AZ Re ohe2 eo,S

City of Mexico Jan 9th" Vague
has not appeared at Acapulco or other
ports other than MazatIan. It has been
ordered that all ships leaving the port
Of Mazatlan shall not stop at any port
where there are lacking sanitary Off
Gals 20 disenfect them. Mazatlan is
in lameniabie condition on account
of che prOstration of trade and indus
try. and its aspect is sad and gOomy
owing to the great Eumhrr e)f vacant
hNnSnt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
SITTING UPRIGHT
Ginstey siew Tint Was Witnessed ns che
Outcome ,,f :, iir".

Memphis. Tenn, Jan. "A special
to the Commercial Appeal from Me
rdian, Miss. says A blaze was dis
covered within the home of w. d.
Boyd of this city by persons passing,
and an entry was made. In the dining
room the body of Mrs Boyd was
found upright in chair. the clothing
entirely burned away and the body
severely yscorched. In another room
the husband was found asleep in his
bed Mrs Boyd has been in i'll health
for sCRie time.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
SUCCESSION. NOTICE.

No. 9Th First District Court Of
Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo: Success
sion of A F. McC1e1land !
Notice is hereb'. given that c. II. Nc
Clelland lla sthis dav aneiied to be a.
rointed administrator of said SUGGEST
and unless opposition be made thereto
within the time. specified by law he will
be appointed as prayed for
Witness the Honorable A. d Land
Judge of said Court. this 18th day oil
December, 1909.
T. A. LEONARD. Clerk.
Al Dec. II, 1902.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
J SIC. cEs SION NOTICE.
No. 1880 First District Court Of Lon

No. 1899 First District Court of Louis
lana. Parish of Caddo Succession
of Mrs. Dora Withers.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
Notice is hereby given that Arthur S.
Mithers has this day applied to be APP
pointed administrator Of said success
sion. and Unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by law,
lie will be appointed as prayed for.
Witness she Honorable A, d. Land,
Judge of said Court, this s27th day Of
December Ieo2
f. Is. LEONARD, Clerk.
December q, 1902. .5s.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
Writ nf Errnr l.rai,tsd.

Austin, JAM 9.-The supreme court
granted a writ of error in the case in
volving the largest personal Judgment
ever given in the state of Texas, being
for $500 in favor of J. w. Shelton
vs. the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railway company, froml Dallas. which
was affirmed by the Third court OF
civil appeals. -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

Beaumont. Tex. Jan. BIN the
case of Editor Sam MeGary of the
Journal. against NJ L. Bixter and w.
C. Moore of the Enterprise, wherein
it was charged a telegram intended
for the Journal was used by the En-
terprise Bixter was acquitted and
case against Moore dismissed. .-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

Calvert, Tex, Jan. 9.-Captain T. ].
Garrett died at his home In Calvert
at the age of seventy-eight years. Cap
tain Garrett was very wealthy Brazos
bottom planter. and was one of the
most extensive and successful cotton
growers in this part of the state.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
Hls Regrettmble Remark.

GroweIIs cat the theaterl Mrs. Neigh.
hors certainly does look charming to-
night
MIS-. Growells- Yes; she has d hus-
band who likes t. see her dressed de-
Gently and isn't too grouchy to pay for
ie.C hlcago News
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

Tyler, Tex, Jan. Am aged negro
woman was found dead in her cabin.
Rats had eaten hole in her side Her
little grand child, crying Diteously,
was lying beside her.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
Contract Awarded.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Jan s.-Pres-
ident F'inney of the Oklahoma and
Texas railroad, project of the Katy,
awarded lie contract for the construc-
ton of the line from this city to Coal
gate, l. T.. a distance of goo miles to
Macarthur Bros. of Chicago. f will re
quire $3,0000n0 to construct the line,
which must be finished Nov l. Work
will commence. al once. 40 - !.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

Ada, o.. Jan. 9.-rThree men are
dead and fourteen persons injured, one
fatally, as the result OF rearend col
lision between two passenger trains
ON the Pennsylvania railroad on the
main street of Ada. The dead Joseph
Stein. Fort Wayne, Ind. M. Nj. Pool
Fort Wayne, Ind; Alonzo Harley. Van
Vert, Q.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
Hotel Burns.

Grange, Tex, Jan, 9.--The McDon-
nell hotel burned. 1t was a two and
one-haIf story frame of forty rooms.
The Bland building, alongside, also
was destroyed. Loss is about $1,000.