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town, the now food and drink temple Is a
family affair. Three brothers. Louis,
Andre and Jaques, have IL They, OF
course, come from a long ana noble line
Of cooks. Mother was the grande chef In
a big hotel In the South OF France. and
could trace her ancestry back to the pastry
cook Of French Kings. Father was a soldier
The brothers worked In the vineyards
when they were small and after that they
learned more about wines by working In
Bordeaux and then, Of course. came to
America.
That was twenty years ago. Five years
with Delmonioo "a walters. head walters
and assistant chefs. fifteen years with
Martin. has been the training here OF Louis
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hsro1o 49, - M rSpertoirs. H sns..
for Instance, Redanss u sAJda, although
his fame b ohisay associatsd with the lyric
Signor Carueo has not made his rsputa-
tIon through his perronal beauty. He n
very short and already fat. although he 10
still under 30, and only through the pos
session OF q remarkable fine pair OF eyes
can he make any esthetic appeal to the
matinee girl. He IL described as somewhat
conventional. after the Italian style In his
acting but capable OF great passion and in
tensity In dramatic scenes.
But Signor Caruso belongs TO that old
fashioned school Of singers which rests on
the sovereignty Of q beautiful voice. Looks
and acting 20 for little In comparison with
the thraldom that ravishing beauty OF
tone can always create. He Is said TO rep
resent that old tradition as no other singer
does to-day.
His only rival in Italy Is Aleesandro
Bonoi. Of the two tenors. Signor Caruso
Ia said 10 have the more beautiful voice.
SiRnor Mancinelli In one OF his greatest
admirers and thinks that he will certainly
make a great success In America. This
season the tenor has been appearing In
Spain and Italy.
Mr. Grau went to Europe Inst May for
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ENRICO CARUSO.

the purpose Of engaging the singer for the
past season at the Metropolitan. But he
found that Signor Caruso had already made
his plans. 1t might be thought that Mr..
Grau was In despair over the TACT: but ne
was quite composed. Was not the sub
scription at the opera already SO large
that a successful season was assured who
ever sang in the company!
50 Mr.. Grau engaged Signor Caruso for
the coming year. His contract called Tor
forty appearances at the rate OF u 600
performance during the first season. Then
Mr.. Grau had the right 10 his services for
two years more at an increase TO III 200
and 81, 400 representation. HIS engage
ment for the second and third season
was Of course dependent entirely on the
impression he made during the first year.
Mr. Conried denied that he wanted the
Italian tenor when he took the lease OF the
Opera House. but he was amazed at the
terms of the Grau contract, IA an Italian
tenor is a very uncertain proposition in
New York under all circumstances. Most
notable Is the ex perience Of Signor Tamagno.
who has been success all over the world,
hut a failure in the United States. Mr..
Conried remembered this experience and
pondered
He decided to try to get the tenor on terms
a little bit less one-sided. So he began
negotiations to that end.
Either the end Of the Grau regime was
taken TO mean that salaries would not In
the future be 30 high or the tenor was very
anxious To come 10 the United States.
Whatever the reason was, Signor Caruso
IL to sing at the Metropolitan next winter
under contract which enables his manager
TO dispense with his services after q GER.
tain time in case he Ia not success And
his salary is not 10 increase 30 steadily
season after season IL he ever sings here
again.
This is one good omen for Mr.. Conried's
management. He has won victory at
In Nhx.
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SEA ISLAND COTTON ~ DEMAND.
the Prosperity Of = Western Florida IN
dustry Increasing Rapidly.

GAISEsvILLE. Fla. April SEA Island
cotton IL one OF the main interests In this
and surrounding sections. 1t is OF great
importance to the people here and furnishes
a ready money crop that aids all branches OF
trade. In the two counties Of Alaohua and
Levy the production last year vas over 500
bales. with All aggregate value Of s5Ss 900,
An espert saws that this year the industry
was never in a more productive shape.
The present indications. he says. show
that there will be an increase oil fuIly 10
per cent, " not morn. In ahchua COUNTY
alone this season Tls'increa-e IN due
10 the excellent quality Of staple from last
season, together with the good prices that
the farmers received last year from thsir
crops. II Is one OF Florida = best inouseao
IN The western section Of the StA~
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A young man. unknown 70 Lous. Andst
and jacques, but loved BY them = bsns-
factor. broke the Ice and introduced The
free and easy customs Of Houston street
when he moved his arm and led the chorus.
and the stamp was put upon the place which
the three brothers most desired. They
call Il BY that term which has been heard
before somewhsre-'TbeP Partisan atmos-
Ever since that night the fun has been
spontaneous. Even middle-aged matrons
OF the staid sort get into the spirit Of the
place-drink two glasses Of wine instead OF
one and 1T least hum the tunes. Their
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COMMANDER OF THE KITCHEN srAYY.
equally staid consorts 60 home after dinner
feeling younger and friskier than they
have before. since they knew the town
themselves. II there Isn't fun enough up
stairs go downstairs. into what Louis says
might be called the rathskeller II IL wasn't
very French and not bit German Those
who can't get tables downstairs when they
begin their dinner 60 down later for coffee
and cordials.
Everybody Is happy down there except
the walters, They are under an intense
nervous strain all the time, for fear OF break
ing the glasses on the way to and from
the tables. The walters have. been told
that the champagne glasses OF Bohemian
ware cost S72 a dozen and that even the
tiny cordial glasses on their slender six
inch stems cost $50 dozen. And one break
would Offset the tips Of an evening.
This highly colored, curiously shaped
glassware Is one Of the striking features
OF the place. 1t Is beautiful, no matter
what II costs, and adds a lot to the general
effect when held up gracefully by hand
some woman. The women seem 10 realiZe
that and make the most OF II.
The anti-scandal regulations. established
so many years ago by Delmonico. are
strictly enforced by the brothers, None
OF the private dining rooms Ia at the dis
posal Of a party OF less than six persons.
No woman without an escort can be served
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expr ssed indignation, wounded pride and
ali kinds Of determination.
As he speaks English with less nuency
than Nine. Noruica. he wss able TO protest
with less emphasis. But he made it plain
that unless the picture rho wing him In
the wheelbarrow was soon withdrawn
contract cancelled.
The protests Of thess two artists might
not have awaited but for the objection
that came from Economy. Pa. Tearing
the signature OF the great Duss himself.
Il came, moreover, by telegraph. IL was
peremptory and IL announced the speedy
arrival of the sender in New York.
He did arrive eoon In person and the
result was the destruction OF the 100000
cards that had cost 30 much money In ad-
dition TO the mental wear and tear that Mr..
Johnston and the designer had undergone.
"Ipush my busin sss, was the legend that
stood AT the bott ON Of the poster. Mr.
Johnston says he Il pushing Il s'ill, but not
IN q wbeelbarrow.
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hsht Of day viii b . piacs ef piluimae.
Ths widow Chidd's bouss was alsor2ks
sceps Of sldrmish IN which Capt CONN.
q British ofY1cer. was killed and sxteen
British soldiers were taken prisoners. IL
was but week before his death that in
Capt. Comm held a pistol at Mrs. Scuddsrs'.
head and demanded that she tel the wher,-
abouts Of her husband. At the time her
husband was hidden I'm the chimney Mrs
Scudder remained firm despite the cap
tains threat. As he left the house. turning
TO Mrs. Scudder. he said:
I'm find that rebel husband Of yours
within week Or I'll be In my grave
In less than a week he met his death In
the raid on the Widow Chidd's house, while
Henry Scudder did not die until long after
the close OF the Revolutionary War.
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has been violent at times, but lac has AT
least succeeded In making Mr.. Duss's name
known all over the country and II In. OF
course. nobody's business how much this
has cost. Mr.. DUES is ambitious and will
ing to pay for the qualification OF his
wishes.
This spring he IL to conduct the orchestra
of tho Metropolitan Opera House on u
concert tour which In to be resumed next
autumn and continue until the opening OF
dc Reszke and Lillian Nordioa have been
engaged ~ the soloists Of theee two tours.
Mr.. Duss Is very proud OF the fact that
he In TO conduct for two such distin guished
70 ret q much notoriety a. possible out Of
the association. So he got q Baltimore
artist to design the group composed Of
Nine. Nordioa, N. de Reexke and Mr.. Duss
In . whselbarrow pushed by Dues man
AGer.
M poster w~s 70 be sent by mail through
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TIE NEWEST ITALIAN TENOR.
ENRICO CARUSO AND HIS RAPID
RISE TO FAME.

Quick Triumph IN Grand 0pera ~ Measured
BY the Monetary Scale-CaYeer ef the
singer 20 Be Heard Next season ct the
Metropoiitan-HsF First Portrait Here.
This ia the first picture Of Enrico Caruso
TO reach this country. He is the most
discussed Italian tenor Of the day and has
been engaged by Heinrich Conried to appear
at the Metropolitan Opera House next
winter
His career has been short. hut for the
past three years his name has been az fire.
aucntly mentioned In discussions Of operate
affairs a. il he had long been q wel-known
singer Five yesrs ago he was quite un.
known
Maurice Grau. contemplating departure
from Covent Garden where he was at that
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anywhere In the establishment after
o'clock in the evening.
There are several Of these private dining
rooms and the work Of decorating them
and the larger rooms was kept right in
the family. The brothers have two sisters
who are expert needleworkers. They be-
gan years ago to embroider the silk hang
ings for the restaurant which the men OF
the family were determined some day to
have, the plans for which they had care
fully mapped out long before they actually
secured the lease OF building.
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HE COULD NOT PUSH THEN 50.
Advertisement on which Nortiica ana
Edoua I'd de Reszke Put . Prompt Veto.

Edousrd de Resyke Put Prompt Veto.
This picture il a monument TO great
Advertising scheme that failed. More than
100 600 Of these cards were printed and all
but few were destroyed.
In the wheelbarrow are Edouard de
Reszke. Lillian Nordica and John Duss'
who will be the conductor Of the Metro
politAn Opera House orchestra when 1t
starts on a concert tour next month The
person pushing the barrow over the route
of the concert tour IL X. E. Johnston, who
has been the manager Of John Duss ever
since the bAndmaster concluded that his
musical gifts required q larger field than
his native town Of Economy, Pa
Mr.. Johnston's method Of management
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his literary career When only 10 he started .
weekly paper called the Long Isidnde. which
IL still In existence.
still stands So far as II known there arc
no COPIES of the first issue OF the Long Isi-
ander In existence. Fire destroyed the hles
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by a great boulder on the shore Of Hunting
ton Bay. There Nathan Hale. the patriot
spy. was captured by ths British and taken
to New York, where. on Sept. 70. l77o, he
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Besides the boulder on the shore front,
in Huntington village a memorial fountain
and column has been erected in honor OF
Nathan Hale.
1t was in the old town OF Huntington that
Walt Whitman was born and launched in
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Of the old paper many years ago. 90 that
whitman's early impressions a. Journalist
have been lost to the world.
MANY historic memories cluster around
Huntington and there will he great gather
ing Of people from all parts OF the United
States to celebrate her 250th anniversary.
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Park. Manhattan. where his monument now
sta nda.
Another point Of interest IL the old farm
house tenanted in Revolutionary times by
the Widow Chidd or Chichester. II was
from ita door that Nathan Hale walked
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down to the shore to meet the boat that
was 10 take him back TO Connecticut and to
the patriot lines, and instead found . boat
manned by Britiah and Tories.
Then to all lovers Of Walt Whitman the
ancient building In which he FIRST saw the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
historic OLD ! HUNTINGTON.
THREE sPOTs or UNUSUAL IN
TEREST IN TIE TOWN.
They WIN Have Part In the Coming Ceie-
bration o. Huntingtsn's 3SOth AnnfSers
sary--Mcmories Of Nathan Hale-The
House where Walt whitman Was Born.

Three spots Of unusual interest will be
visited by people who attend the coming
celebration Of the 2soth anniversary OF the
settlement Of the town OF Huntington on the
north shore OF Long Island. One is marked
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
RIVER FORECAST.

Reported by the United States Wealth
er Bureau service:
Red river will probably continue to
fall at Fulton Until another heavy rain
fall occurs over the upper valley.
Some above 80 feet is expected at
Shreveport by Saturday, with rise con-
tinuing into next week Much still de-
pends upon weather to determine highest
stage. ..-.-.
Points above Shreveport, in Louisiana,
will probably not experience quite as
high water as in last December, though
the difference will be Slight, as when last
heard from the river was reported to be
rising steadily; communication with
several places now interrupted.
Below Shreveport high flood stages are
to be anticipated by next week if all
levees hold
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
OUTLET SYSTEM
The Only Hope for the Mississippi-The
Views OF Engineer G. H. Shaw

| New Orleans States: Il believe thai
the solution of the river problem will
not be in building higher levees but il
excavating outlets" said Mr.. G. H. T
Shaw at the St. Charles yesterday, the
eminent civil engineer who has for the
past year been so active in redeeming
Southern swamp lands and in irrigating
the rice fields of the further southwest
ern portion of the State. Il have been
watching the levee system for number
of years, having been engaged in the re-
deening of swamp lands all up and
down the Mississippi, work that would
naturally bring me in close contact with
many problems connected with levee
building
After every big foood and high water
the levees are invariably raised from one
to three feet, and yet a few years later
the water goes still higher than at any
past time in the rivers history.
Nov, there seems to be but one way
to account for this condition, and that is
that the bottom of the river fills up as
the levees along its bank are raised
Il venture in the way of prophecy that
some day there will be canal with locks
cut through Lake Maurepas above the
city into Lake Pontcl1artrain wide and
deep enough so that during floods it can
be opened and the floods in the river re-
duced.
Such canal would not raise the level
of the lake nearly so much as strong
wind from the gulf often does.
Il am convinced in my own mind that
this present high water which will break
all past records, will set mighty cur
rent of interest to work towards securing
an outlet system. | know that eminent
engineers have combatted the outlet sys-
tenn in the past and many will doubtless
do so in the future. but at least another
high water in the river, surprising the
present record-breaker, will convince the
most skeptica1 or those who because of
their interest in present systems find it
most convenient to stick to the levee
theory and cause them to fall into line
with the outlet theorists. ~
'sThe time is corning when the Missis-'
sippi will be provided with outlets and
then there will be no more records es-
tablished by high water periods"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
ROBERT TROTTER DEAD.

III d IlOtG W CduSdSidII ID SO1iSCt GU
the Information of the death of Robert
Trotter. which occurred at his home in
Caddo parish, below Shreveport, on
Wednesday, March II, at $50 o'clock,
from heart disease, from which he had
suffered more Or less for several years.
He moved from Canada in 1860 and
located in Louisiana in 1870. In 1887 he
was married to Mrs. Mary E. Adley and
was devoted husband, kind and con-
siderate father, kind neighbor and
friend, and was prompt and faithful in
the discharge of his duty. He was held
in the highest esteem by his friends and
acquaintance and was endeared to his
loved ones by all the ties which are the
dearest of earth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
MARsHAL's SALE.

40 I5S7Dr. ]. I. Leopold VS. A. H.
Cleveland: In City Court. Shreve-
& port, La
By virtue of a Fl Fa issued to me in
!he above entitled and numbered case.
y she Honorable c. D. Hicks, Judge of
lat lily Court, Shreveport, Fourth
Ward, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, | have
skESed and shall proceed to sell, accord
f'!y g law, within the legal hours for
s''les q the front door of the Court
rouse n the city of Shreveport, La, on
s. S 81 slhIIRDAY, MARCH Fl, 1908,
se Singer sewing machine
sFiIls OF sale cash, subject to ap-
faasenaent.
las. NJ MARTIN, Marshal.
March Il, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
IN SELF-DEFENSE.

S. S. McCarver. the saloon man who
shot and killed Bird Tracey in the Re
ginia saloon on Texas avenue, corner OF
Lawrence, on June 70, 1902, was &C
quilted Tuesday afternoon by the jury
which tried the case. The plea of self
defense was sustained. It was in evil
dence that Tracey was not armed, but
when shot he was attempting to crawl
over the bar for the purpose OF disarm-
ing McCarver and killing him as he had
threatened. It is said that Tracey was a
sEbad man" from ssBitter Creek. 1t was
also in evidence that the night or even
ing preceding the homicide that Tracey
had ran out McCarver from his own
saloon with a pistol and threatened to
kill him. Bird Tracey is also associated
with Tracey. the man man of Oregon,
who sl1icided to escape arrest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18

KeSDeCt1uIlE StlDlitlttCN,
A. E JONES,
Chief of Police.
Referred to police committee.
Report of building and electrical in
STANDARDIZATION $1,000.
Referred to buildings and grounds
committee.
Report of plumbing inspector-sollec-
tions $3.50.
Referred to sanitary committee.
Report of pound keeper-Collections
$72.95.
Referred to police committee.
Report of sexton-Collections $57
Burials: White 10, males I, females s.
colored, male 4, female t. under : years
of age 2, over 90 years 7. Paupers II
State II. ~ .z.
Referred to buildings and grounds
committee.
Bv LoWenthal
That claim committee be granted fur,
ther3 time to consider claim Of Epple 4
Hayes Granted
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
HOLzNIAN'S SPECIALS.

5 Full s-yard Dotted Swiss Curtains at
sI.I5 per pair.
1sx36 Moquet Rugs, regular price
$I25,, this week o5c.
7I-axIa feet Ingram Crumb Cloth,
worth $50. this week $500.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
RIVER AND WEATHER.

This morning opened partly cloudy
and threatening.
Temperature Minimum or; maxi
mum 70.
River: At Arthur City o.8 feet, fall
of o.6; Fulton 2S6 feet, fall of 90;
Shreveport 32.s feet, a rise Of o.3
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity Tonight unsettled weather,
probably rain Thursday probably rain
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
MATTINGS.

We must make room for goods now in
transit and in order to clean tip stock
offer this week IS rolls full 40 yards
Colored China Mating worth $3.50, this
week $3.50 per roll.
No charge for laying.
Special prices on entire stock of finer
goods.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
Ben zMAN
772 Texas Street.
SUCCESSION NOTICE.
No. 76o4-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Sue

NO. TUU4--fsIIsI sDISIFICI#8I 8IUuIl : 81 IsIi
of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Suc-
cession of Morris Adams.
Notice is hereby given that Caroline
Adams, Administrative, has this day filed
a tableau of debts in said succession,
and unless onnosition be made thereto
within the time specified BY law the
same will be duly homoiogated as
prayed for.
Witness tlle Honorable A. q. Land,
Judge Of said Court, this 5th day 81
January, 1904.
i. LEON ARD. Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18
SUCCESSION NOTICE

q -, : S-1t4Sa w I'M
<2sa--in First District Court, Par
81 g laddo, State of Louisiana:
recession of Mrs. Ruth B. Rag
ss<S = hereby given that ]. M. Mar
asselor, has this day fled his final
2'.:s q SAID succession, and unless
81 'on be made thereto within the
aaed By law the same will be
logated as prayed for.
the Honorable A. d. Land,
tl1e said Court, this the 18TH
!: LEONARD. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18


That same be referred to city engi
neer to traverse and measure and re-
port at regular May meeting Adopted.
Bv Mr. Allen
That chairman of water committee
take UP question of laterals for Allen
dale sewer Adopted.
Bv Mr.. Snyder
That buildings and grounds commit
in rear of council chamber in city hall
for use Of city engineer as offices.
Adopted.
Mr.. Allen. chairman of police COM
nlttcc, protested vigorously against the
adoption of above motion and offered
substitute against it which was defeated.
BY Mr. LOWcnthal-
That the enforcement of Ledbetter
ordinance adopted January 10, 1903, re-
luiring safety gates at railroad cross
:ngS be referred to railroad committee
TO report at next meeting. Adopted.
Bv Mr.. Lowcnthal-
Be it resolved, That the city council
consider the question Of owning gas
and electric light plant in order to re-
ducc the present high rates of lighting
the city and reducing TO every house
holder the cost Of gas and electric lights,
which are now considered exorbltant
and largely in excess of the rates paid
| bv other cities the size of Shreveport
| Referred to light committee.
By Mr. Quigles- :,
| Resolved that an election be !:eld on
May l. 1908. submitting to the voters OF
the city of Shreveport the proposition to
close the alley north of Walnut street
between Park avenue and Sycamore
street for the use and benefit OF the
Shreveport Base Ball ssociatlon, pSlTs}1.
ant to Act 70 of 1896 of the Stat Of
Louisiana.
| Be it further resolved, that the said
Shreveport Base Ball Association shall
be required to agree TO bear the expense
II said election before notice of same
shall be published.
Bv Mr.. Currie-
| That election be ordered provided
further that when the Base Ball Asso-
c;ation abandons the alley mentioned
THAT same revert to the city.
lro,t;a,,od on fauyfh bape
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-18

On April 2a to ~ the Cotton Belt
Route will sell tickets to Richmond. Va,
and return at rate Of one and one-fhIrd
fare. limited April IS, account meeting
of Southern Edaca ationaI Conference