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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
DOAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made to the County Commissioners OF Car
roll county at the first meeting after the ex.
piration OF thirty days from the date hereof,
to locate. or cause to be located, and open
public county road in Carroll county, begin
ing at point on the Buffalo road at the vii
lage of Newport, and leading in direct line,
as near as practicable, east to the Bethel Road.
DAVID Z. STEM,
anr11 1T and "a others.
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An oanoe Il ''Iu tgy = better than
ton of II can
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Galvanized heaelng Wire st prices that have
never bsen known in the trade.
Lead and Oil so cheap that anyone can al
ford TO paint this season.
lee IS plenty. We have a large stock OF the
best make Of Freezers and Refrigerators.
Don't you need Gasoline or Oil Stove for
summer cooking? We have them; they are
cheap.
Door and Window Screens Of various styles.
A full line of frs,-class Cooking Stoves and
Ranges, OF long established reputation, at
reduced prices
A call vii soon convince you that the bot
tom has beet completely knocked out OF the
price Of Ma Is.
Glass. Oils. Paints and Putty, Piastering,
Hair and Cement, and ia fact everything IN
the Building Hardware line can be found. as
well as low prices. Ai the old established stand
%
GILBERT & GEHR,
Corner Main and Liberty streets,
Westminster, Nd.
Plumbing, Heating, Spoutiug, Tin Roofing
is our specially. feb 20
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: week days only.

Week uANs oulys
stops to land only Baltimore passengers.
sunday Trains.
ON sunday tu.ns win leave Hilen Station al LIS
a. N and > s. p m. Westminster li.l5 g. m. 4l6 p.
m arriving at linton Bridge at ll.45 a. m and 50
.. M. Leave Union Bridge at {. Is a. m and 4.05 p
m Westminster ia a n. and 9.34 p. m, arriving
at Hilien station At 9.07 a. and 615 p N.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania +. K. tDaily ex-
cept Sunday. Trains for Frederick leave Bruce
vile AZ SIS. g.56 and 1910 n and l. 45 and $50
D. m Trains for Taneytowu. Littlestown anG
Columbia leave Brueeville al a. and S45 p.
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points on Baltimore AID Harrisburg Division leave
Baltimore, daily. except sunday. at rs a. and
$50 y m. Through ears for Gettysburg and inter
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily, except
sunday, at l0.l2 a. m.
Passengers for and from Cherrf Run. Williams
port =. r. and intermediate points, from and for
stations OF Hagerstown, change AZ Hagerstown-
Orders for baggage calls can be len al Ticket
once, No. 2l5 East Baltimore street, Baltimore.
+. ;. LANDSTREET,
NiCe-President and General Manager.
b. Il. GRswoLD. GenI. Passenger Agent. oeti
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sar Factory opposite Montour House, No.
Sc W. Main street. Westminster. Nd feb7
MARYLAND Telephone
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FRANK K. HERR.
WE PUT ON OUR OWN RUBBER TIRES.

RaSpecial attention given to Repairing.
Ras~ Orders filed promptly. Ra~All work
warranted
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MARYLAND RAIL
w ROAD.
"a

CONNECTING WITH
P. &R. r. at Shippensburg and Gettysburg;
Norfolk 4 Western R. 4. at Hagerstown;
B. & o. Railroad at Hagerstown and Cherry
Run; Penna. r. r. at Bruceville and
Hanover; P. W. & B., N. c. and B. 4 ?.
Railroads at Union Station, Baltimore, Md.
Schedule in effect September @Sth, 1909.
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state Of Maryland. Insurance Department.
Commissioners Office Baltimore. Feb Is. 1908. }
In compliance with the Code Of Public Generai
Laws I hereby certify that the above Is true ab-
Strsct from the sworn statement of the FroNldent
savings Life Assurance society of New York. 10
December q, 1902 now file in this Department
LLOYD WILKINSON,
apris 80 Insurance Commissioner.
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Turkey Red Damask, fast color, % and soc yd
Standard Apron Ginghams y yard.
Cotton Crash Sc vd. Linen Crash 5 to 2Oc yd.
82in. Zephyr Ginghams lie yard.
Yard wide Percale, beautiful styles, Sc yard.
SeeTsuckers 6 and Sc yard.
Our White Goods comprise Pique, Long Cloth,
India Linen, Persian Lawn, Lace Lawn,
Madras. Mercerized Organize and Pongee
\ very attractive line in latest patterns OF
Hamburg EdgiDgs, Beadings, Laees and
Applique.
Clark's O. n. T. Spool Cotton, 4e per spool.
All Mems aud Boys Suits aud Pants at re-
duced prices until sold out.
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STATEMENT
-
Showing the Condition of the PROVI-
DENT SAVINGS LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, December
3Ist, 1902.

Total Income during the year....... "a ITO, 4l507
Total Disbursement acknowledgements. 296S, 1523 Sc
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
WEATHER BULLETIN
The Cold, the Warm and the Storm
Waves FOrecasted.

copyrighted 1903 by W. T. Foster)
St. Joseph, Mo, March My fast
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent March E to 10,
warm wave 5 to 8, cold wave 8 tc 12.
The next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about March g, cross west
of the Rockies by close of 10, great CEN
ftral valleys II to I3, eastern states a.
| expect this disturbance to pass
through the NORTH ern states causing
warm weather and drying winds as it
approaches, followed by cloudy and
threatening weather With rains in north
ern states and'a1ong the gulf coasts. The
cool wave, which will be the closing of
this storm wave will not go to very low
temperatures and moth reach southern
latitudes
Warm wave will cross west of the
Rockies about March G. great central
valleys II, eastern states I3. Cool wave
will cross west of Rockies about March
II, great central valleys ID, eastern
states I6.
Immediately following date of this
bulletin a general rise in temperature
will cross the continent. Temperature
and rainfall of the week ending Io will
be about normal
Temperatures of balance of March
will be generally low with warm wave
not far from Is and 23 and cold waves
not far from 20 and 80.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.
House Agreed so Number Bearing oD
the Terrell Election Bill.

House Agreed so Number Bearing oD
the Terrell Election Bill.
Austin, March 1.-THE house consiC-
cred the Terrell general election bill.
Numerous amendments were adopted,
among which was one providing that
in cities Of 10000 or over poll tax must
be paid in person, and in places Of
less than 10000 and all country pre-
cincts poll tax may be paid by another
when authorized to do so.
House passed bill providing that
citations may be served any any agent
of a railroad company through which
the roads passes through.
The senate passed finally bill giving
railroad commission additional space
in which to hold hearings.
Senate refused to set aside certain
rooms as originally provided in bill
but gave commission open space near
the Office now occupied by it.
Bill passed senate to validate titles
to lands located and patented in Gar
con. Dallam and Hutchison counties
since July "A, 1879.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
MASSlNG TROOPS.


War Preparations Are Under Way in tho
Republic of Guatemala.
San Francisco, March IA number
of coffee planters who have just ar
rived here from Guatemala On the
steamer Colon state that war prepara-
lions in that country are still going
IN. The entire army of Guatemala is
1nassed on the frontier of Salvador.
Every able-bodied man is being press
ed into service as a soldier Alexander
Cousin, father-in-law of President
Zelaya Of Nicaragua. was a passenger
On the Colon. In speaking Of the situ-
alton in Nicaragua he said: "Presi-
dent Zelaya is in sympathy with
Sierra of Honduras, and before I left
two bodies of men, numbering 200 in
all, were sent to join the forces of
Sierra In the trouble existing be-
tween Guatemala and Salvador, Presi-
dent Zelaya is in sympathy with the
latter republic. He massed troops
along the frontier in anticipation of
trouble"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
A PATRIOTIC APPEAL
For Funds for the Home for Needy
Confederate Women.
(To the Caucasian.)

Richmond, Va, Feb. 27, Ioo3.-Dear
Friends: The managers of the Home
for Needy Confederate Women will
hold a fair at the Masonic Temple,
Richmond, Va, for the benefit of the
Home, beginning March the 10th and
lasting ten days The women who bore
the burden in the dark days of the Con-
federacy are now, by reason of increas-
ing years, unable to care for themselves.
Their natural protectors laid down their
lives for the Lost Cause" and have left
the care of their loved ones as a sacred
legacy to us who have succeeded them.
81 The Home is our effort to meet the
cry of need which has come to US from
many survivors of those times that tried
mems souls. 1t was opened October IS,
1900, since which time it has cared for
seventeen needy Confederate women.
But many applications have had to be
rejected for lack of accommodations.
We need more room. The State Of
Virginia has given five thousand dol
lars, and this fair is an effort to increase
that amount as much as possible, in
order to have a sufficient sum for the
erection of new building, better suited
to the needs of the Home
Mrs. A. J. Montgue, the wife of our
esteemed governor, is president of this
committee, and joins us in an appeal to
you for contribution to this fund
All checks should be made payable to
the Home for Needy Confederate Wona-
en-. All packages should be carefully
marked Home for Needy Women, care
of Mrs. A. ], Pyle, No. 213 E. Grace
street, Richmond, Va" ours for good
cause,
HOME FOR NEEDY CONFEDERATE WOMEN.
By Mrs. A. J. Pyle, Treasurer, No. 213
E. Grace Street, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. A. J. Montague, President. Miss
Ruby 'Bodeker, Mrs. A. J. Pyle,
Mrs. A. NJ Reddy, Committee.
The Caucasian would urge its friends
everywhere to respond to the appeal.
Who could be more worthy and deserv-
ing of your assistance? A mite will help
practically and substantially. It may be
asid that the ladies and the Home have
the endorsement of the Governor Of
Virginia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
PARTLY CLEARED:
Physician Says That the Woman Died
from Natural Causes


from Natural Causes. .~s
New York, March THE mystery
surrounding the death Of the woman
whose body was found in a furnished
room in a house on West Thirty
seventh street Thursday night has
been partly cleared by the statement
of physician who examined the body
and told the police the woman prob
ably died from natural causes. In con-
nection with this statement a man
with whom the woman came to the
house Sunday, when a room was en-
gagged for her. they coming from
Chicago, the police reported check
for a sleeping car berth on the Michi-
gan Central was found among her eff
fects. The man paid for the room and
after he snding the woman some bottles
Of dark liquid, the landlady's sister
says she heard him say: Don't for
get to take this medicine. You know
I am physician. One of the bottles
were ofund empty. The police are
looking for the man.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
THE GRAND JURY's REPORT

The grand jury, before taking its re-
cess, reported indictments against J. W.
McNeal and R. D. Brown, an ex-detec-
tive IN the employ of the Kansas City
Southern; Gus Strickland, Al Morrison,
B. P. Cerpia, ]. B. Strickland and Law
renee Dodd for larceny. These men, as
alleged, are connected in the Adams
robbery case. -.
Irvine and Boyle for assault and bat
terry.
Mike Good, a negro, for murder.
E. Cable, colored, for larceny.
Thomas O'Neal, for robbery.
Bills were ignored in two charges for
murder, negroes, and one against w O.
.Pearce for conspiracy to cit wires
As provided by law the grand jury
is. ernpanelled to serve six months and
may be called at any time on a summons
of the court. Under the old system a
grand jury was ernpanelled at each sit
ting of the court, every three months.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
NO DECISIVE MOVE.

Material Evidence as to identity of Bur.
l. dick Murderer Is Lacking.
Buffalo, N. Y, March 7.-Desrite the
fact that the police and officials in the
district attorneys Office repeatedly as
serted they are morally certain of the
identy of the person who murdered
Edwin l.. Burdick and that that per-
son is woman, they still hesitate to
make decisive move. Suggestions
that might give clue to the motive
for the murder have been eagerly
sought and sifted. Innumerable clues
have been followed. The police say
many of these strengthened the sus-
picions until they are almost positive
of the identity of the murderer, but
material evidence is lacking.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
Came Near Duplicating,

New York. March 7.-Louis P. lite
Of Allegheny City. Pa, who made the
notable record of 245S last year out Of
a possible $500 points, come within one
point of duplicating that score in tbs
annual rife shoot tournament in pro.
gress at Settlers gallery here DR.. W
G. Hudson of New York made the ex.
cellent score of 2455 points H. NJ
Pope of Springfield, Mass, and Louis
P. Ittel each made three full scores oil
Is on ring target. Pope also made the
best score for the Zimmerman trophy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
Z RIVER AND WEATHER.
he weather yesterday was rainy
Temperature. Minimum 81: max

The weather yesterday was rainy.
Temperature Minimum 81; maxi
mum
River Arthur City - feet. a fall Of
o. Fulton 50. feet, a fall Of o.; at
Shreveport 3os feet, a rise of OF.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity Colder Sunday
River forecast-Red river will prob
ably continue to fall in the. vicinity of
Fulton for several days.
At Shreveport but little permanent
change can be expected until weather
clears up, but prospeets tthe same time
will probably become more favorable for
continuous fall when once star led.
Rains today OF tomorrow viii probably
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
THE GROUND HOG.
CONNECTION OF THIS ANIMAL
WITH THE WEATHER.
y Tall! by an Authority on the Subject
Questioned About Planting Po-
tatoes and the Reply.

1t is said that "truth is stranger than
| fiction" and in this relation may be
connected the ground hog and the
weather. From an authority on the sub
ject which can not be questioned it is
said that on the morning of the second
day OF February Of this year the ground
hog crawled from his hole, and after
taking q survey Of the surroundings.
which were not to his notion, he blink
ed left eye, gave grurt Of disapproval,
craWled into his hole and pulled the hole
after him, and that forty days therea fter
he will crawl out OF his hole ard stay
over ground. dry or wet, cold or hot,
regardless Of all conditions This ex-
pcunder on the ground hog asserts that
his forecast of the weather is infalIi-
bic and he would put the hogs prog
nostlcations against he best barometer
and weather forecasters on the face of
the globe. 'On February 2," continued
this authority, "and bear in mind it was
on a Monday the ground hog who is not
as big as an elephant, on getting over
ground frisked his little tail and saw
his shadow on the ground That was
enough and he Immediately crawled
back and there he will stick until Sat-
urday, March Il, when the forty days
of his crawling will have ended and he
then crawls out in safety The ground
hog is peculiar animal, but he knows
a sight about the weather. He no doubt
knew there was to have been a lot of
rain and he did not propose to stay out
Of ground and run the risk of being
drowned. Now, if On the day he crawl
ed out, the indications would have been
cold and freezing he would have crawl
ed back as quick, as it is not to his lik-
ing to stand cold weather and exposure
and be frizz1cd UP. If when he crawled
out the indications would have been fair
and pleasant he would have stayed out
and instead of rain we would have had
fine weather, but the ground hogs al
right. After Saturday, March Il, you
watch for the sign of the ground hog
and my name is not - if | have
not told the truth. From March Il the.
weather will be favorable, and if the
season for farming and planting is late
there IS plenty Of time for big haryests
of corn and cotton. here is striking.
feature Of the ground hog. I watched
him when he had crawled out of the
ground. He was fat and slick, which is
a sign of prosperity for the year, an
abundance of good things for us all,
and having delivered himself on the
ground hog( in a fashion interesting to
his listeners and delightful to himself,
a skeptic in the crowd queried of
friend: Say, Joe, when do you plant
potatoes-in the dark or the light of the
moons" TN the ground, sir" was the
quick rejoinder. With this abrupt end
ing, the crowd dispersed, leaving the
ground hog man to his own meditation.
But jest as you may Or will. the
ground hog is all right and don't you
forget it. H..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
DIS FAIR NOTES.

Farmer Of Grundervilie,
Fstss to the Worlds Fair man
faavs bottle 127 years old.
assls BY Adams and Jefferson in
snla, A. p. 1916. It has the pic
zntfal Washington on one side
NJ EE'tritan eagle On the other. Ii
Vlhskev flask. It was bought
nly great grandfathers and
snded down to me He Of
sxhibition.
Suction Of Mexieo,s build
efld 4 Fair will begin at an
ssslon street at the Worlds
over = mile in length. Be
rorth Of ihe center of the
bending southwark nearly
& 4 vii sweep to the east
lalnate near the govern
te buildings. It will form 4
's also between the govern
'''ss and the Horticultural
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
No Negotiations Pending.

New Orleans. March president
Harvey Of the New Orleans and
Northeastern road denied that his
line, which is part of the Queen and
Crescent system, had been sold to the
Southern. He said there were no ne.
gotiations pending for the purchase
of the road.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08

Vieksburg, Miss, March IA large
section of the lower part of Vickshurg
is covered by water varying in depth
from one to i've feet and several ware
houses on the river front have been
abandoned -..--
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
$ FAIR NOTES.

|!' of Belgium At the St.
" viii symbolic Bel
gIan exhibit will be in
Afslrss Public works,
and railroads, will Be
osernlflent has issued a
IN 'ld ilpniet Of iilstruc-
air commissioners
'sn and preparation Of
I catalogue Of arti-
vegetables, fruits.
8 products, textile mate.
table animals.
ilferican rival Of
leased part ci
Il sl's Niagara river i few,
ara Fall. for Ills
y arsilip eonstruc-
producing a ma
the aerial totlrna-
y II Teo
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
BEN HOLMAN
ia Texas Street.
A SWINDLER JAILED.

! A swindier, named G. NJ Jameston, is
IN Jail Oh 4 charge Of obtaining money
BY false prtenses His victims are
geodnen, Of which order he professed
to be 4 member. He pretended to repre-
sent 9 fraternal insurance concern. The
proofs against thi sWindler should cons
.vict him q term Of several years in
fllae ref
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08

Paris, March IA dispatch from
Tangier, Morocco, received Friday
says: A courier. who has just arrived
from Fez announces the capture Of
the pEetenaer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
Fell 0ne.Tentl, of a Fo,t

Memphis, March THE river fell
one-tenth Of foot here and river mea
are taking a more hopeful view of the
high water situation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
s. THE LETTER LIST.

The following is a list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Shreveport
postofisce for the week ending Saturd-
day, March 7, 1903. A charge OF
one cent will be made On each piece OF
mail advertised. When calling for these
letters please say fadvertised,' giving
date of advertising. Free delivery of mail
may be secured by having your mail ad-
dressed to street and number. Advise
your correspondents OF your correct
street address and have the maddress
your letters accordingly.
LEON M CARTER p NJ
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
LADIES LIST

Abney, Miss Minnie.
Baker. Miss Rosa; Baird, Mrs. OliS:
Black, Mrs. Julia; Brinson, Mrs. Alice !;
Briggf Mrs. Kate; Broodenax, Mrs.
Bellah. H..
Canady, Miss Alice; Clampett, Mrs.
z4:,:1a; eaan1ess, Ar5. Sa:l3e; Cay,
.-4:s:s ,@o:.ia.. 1..z.~.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-08
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.

See us before buying Window Shades,
Curtains, Mattings, Rugs, Carpets, Lin
oleun, etc. Our assortment is COM
plete and prices the lowest, quality con-
sidered.
Now is the time for Spring Sewing.
Don't forget BANNER PlATTERNS,
the best and cheapest. Price Ioc and I5c.
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kilograms in Brief

At Philadelphia James Howden
aged 80, injured in the accident at the
baseball park, died, making the
eleventh victim.
At Washington Secretary Shaw re-
moved NJ. Cobb special architect for
the Chicago postoffice. No cause is as
signed for the action.
Bills were filed in the superior
court asking the appointment of a re-
ceiver for the North Chicago and West
Chicago Street Railroad companies.
From London King Edward sailed
on the royal yacht for Marienbad to
take its waters for a fortnight. He
will travel incognito, as the duke of
Lancaster.
At Manila Governor Taft said the
report that he would succeed Mr.. Root
as secretary of war was untrue. He
also said the appointment had not
been offered him.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, fire de-
stroyed the Radcliffe & Co.'s four
story brick warehouse. The loss is
100000. The building was filled with
valuable furniture.
At Iron Mountain, Mich, two miners,
John LANCE and John Meyers, were
killed, several others were injured by
an explosion of a box of dynamite in
the Hamilton-Champion mine.
An Amsterdam dispatch says 800
Achines were killed in a recent battle
with the Dutch troops at the village of
Poeloetengah, in the middle of the
island of Sumatra. The Dutch lost an
officer and six men killed.
The pope left his apartments and
took a two-hour drive and walk in the
vatican garden. Drs. Lapponi and
Devenezia visited Plus though they
found him almost entirely recovered
from the fainting tit, they continued to
recommend that he should take rest
and abstention from all work.
At Milwaukee Charles Hintz, the
Milwaukee man wanted in connection
with the brutal murder of Augusta
Piskie. at Muskegon, Waukesha coun-
~. August /, is said to have confessed