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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18
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The Hub Of the Universe is howl
ing IN disnlay over the appointment Of
VIM. Il. Lewis. a eolored gentleman, to
the position Of United States attorney
Why not Il was in the Hub that the
emancipation OF slavery was originated !:
ii Boston where the niger has been
considered as good. if not little bet
ter than. the Southern white man. Let
Posting howl.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

Oh ALIENGE 4 IE ALLEGATIONS.
Drink water and You get typhoid.
Drink milk and get tuberculosis. Drink
Wfiskey and get jitnJanls. Eat white
flour and get appendicitis. Eat soup and
get Bright's disease. Eat beef and en-
courage apoplexy. Eat oysters and &C
quire toxemia. Eat meats of any kind
and get indigestion or some kind OF
germ disease. Eat vegetables and weak
en- the system Eat deserts and take on
paresis. Smoke cigarettes and die early.
Smoke cigars and secure nice catarrh.
Drink coffee and tea and obtain nervous
prostration. Drink beer and have the
dyspepsia. Drink wine and get the gout.
In order to be entirely healthy one must
eat nothing, drink nothing smoke moth
ing. and even before breathing one
should see that the air is properly ster-
i1ized-Commercial Appeal.
Even then If may be unsafe to be
about and risk contact with one of the
billions of billiouscussusi Or rnalariati
which may creep into air after it has
been sterilized However. in a spirit of
detraction one, without snakes in his
boots, may challenge the, allegations and
defy the allegators.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

New York preacher recently re-
signed the pastorate of his church to
open up a saloon which he is now sue
eessfully conducting in the Bronx. L
is often that the saloon furnishes ma
terial for the pulpit, but it is seldom
that the reverse is the seDonald-
sonville Ga. Times.
Il takes all kinds Of people to make
UP the world. which is said to be round,
and we are going around with it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

To the credit of the citizens of In
dianoia, Miss. be ii said they have de-
termined to not be "bulldozeds by Pres
ident Roosevelt. who with his cabinet
have forced an Issue which could have
been settled amieably. But Roosevelt in
sists on his way and the citizens of In
dianola have replied go to . and
will moi yield TO the unreasonable edict
of a sould-be artocrat.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

I should like to meet Just once de-
tecfive possessing the intelligence and
the ability to speak Erglisl, ike these
detectives IN the plays.-The Harle-
quir
And the ability TO catch the villain in
the very nick of time, but there is some
difference in the real and the ideal. Be
reasonable.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18
Memphis COMMERCIAL nnea

The Memphis Commercial Appeal
observes that The North Carolina Re
pubiieans were singuiarly harmonious in
their senatorial preferences but this is.
because there was no fodder in the
trough
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

fie Harlequin queries Why should
not a princess Be able TO 60 wrong as
wei as any other old girI Think Ma
1aars especiaIly hetIainIks herself 81 lesa
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

In jocular vein the Harlequin, Of
New Orleans. referring to the State
Democratic Central Committee has in
headlines Eli. Lebas Central Com
mittee2 We Have Primaries. Eli, or We
Don't Have And That Platform, When
and How Do We Build Him." Har-
lequin's interrogafories are significant,
The Central Committee may and may
not. but there IS a FACT which the State
Democratic Committee should consider
earnestly, and it IS: That the great ma
lority Of Democrats who vote are in
favor Of nominations by primary cleo
tiens, and please" do not forget it,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

1t is noted that the newspapers are
giving gratuitous advice to the farmer
how to grow hogs. There is no particu-
lar time when hogs are about, but we
do not understand why. the farmer
should be told to raise hogs. It is true
a good hog. of improved breed. will fur
nish from ESQ to 800 pounds of meat.
besides the etceteras. but if the farmer
can get his hog. ali cured from the store,
why should he worry raising it, at least
on feed2 The average editor may know
a good deal about hogs, but we 'epine'
his familiarity with the swine breed may
be limited. .>-- (
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

Il Mr. 1arnegie doesn't know what 10
do with The oooo he offered PIila-
klslplaIa, Ne would remind him that We
are ii receptive mood ananfereial
Appeal
s So are We
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

Over $4,000 was turned into the con-
science fund department Of the treasury
at Washington during the last fiscal
year Guardian Journal
Which is an indication that the CON
science Of only a few4of the many who
have swindfed the government has
been touched 10 make restitution in part.
The majority would as readily yield
their life as TO give up their wad,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

Cheneyville, Avoyel1es parish. is &c
have twenty thousand dollar canning
factory. That viii be worth more TO the
town than a fifty thousand dollar jail
or court house.Ruston Progressive
Age.
Just sol But if it were not for the
Jail and the court house. essentials OF
progressive civilization, some enterpris-
ing fellow would take and carry away
the outfit in one night.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18

Dickson, Foster. Jenkins ! edbs.
Lowenthal, Quigles Rand. SrvisrssTsss
man. listen, Wise
Nays: None.
Dec IS, lGo2.
ANDREW QUERIES Mavo-
o.. o. RlEES. Comptroller,
T. % HAYES.
Auditor and eX-Officio Seeretars
Dec. - GCo2.
BY 9r. Band
The Mayor and Council: Your fna,.
committee have made for your Cunt
the following estimates Of revenps ssy
1903:
From taxes -. -. S 6s6no d
from licenses ... 49,. 49,. =. 62oan 81
From market fees -. 49,. 49,. 6oao 81
from nneS -. ..... 2snn 81
From dog taxes -. -. ... q,
From pound fees ... -. -. Ion
"t"v 49,. -. ..... SIdtooo 81
Snd we recommend the adoptian u
the following budget OF approprsatical
for 1908:
Be it ordained by the city counca
the city of Shreveport. in legal assem-
convened. that the following bulge
appropriations for the year 1904 Sc FL
the same is hereby adopted and the ss,|
set apart for the following items 81
departments of the city government. q
so much thereof as may be necessary. u
and the same is hereby appropriate i
follows, tO-Wlt:
For fire department ...... S2S.5oo i
For police department ....... 26.7so q
For water works -.-..-.. 25.oo9 d
For city officials ...... .-.. S,sooel
For pauper account =. ... -. 6ooa]
For contingent expenses -... 2s250a
For Improvements ..... ..... o,Soag
For street lighting -. ...... 10000
For sanitary work -. .. 6,ooa4
For. board of health -. $50. I,8oaa
For sweeping and cleaning. I2,oooH
For public schools -. ....... Lou
For feed account -. 49,. -. 2,5og&
For engineer department .... 2.5eoa
For cemetery association $780,. 3oe3
For home for homeless ..... 3oos
For Park Assn. -. -. 1890. 3oaa
For Home Charitable Assn.... coed
For Genevieve Orphanage -. 5000
For Southern Paving Co. .... GOOD
For fire alarm system -. =. Soc d
For fire hose already bought LOCO 4
For fire engine -. -. $500. Loco d
For manual training and
equipment III connection
with public schools -. 49,. 300
otal ... .S144,o 200 y
Passed to its first and second readiaxl
by The following vote:
Ayes Allen. Busbev, Conger, CunM
Dickson, Foster, Jenkins, Ledbefta'
Lowenthal, Rand. Quigles, Snydef, It'd
man, Tusten, Wise.
Nays; None. -
Nov. 70 1902. E.
+. G. HAYES
Auditor and Ex-0ffieio SecretaH
The budget ordinance was read ills
third time and on motion Of MIR. Currif
was amended as follows:
That the bridge fund be added To- thl
contingent fund. provided the brass
election law was not complied with nd
that the CITY attorney give a wrifttd
opinion in the matter.
As amended the ordinance was adoqI3
ed by the following vote:
Aces: Allen Busbey, Congsr, eufri
Dickson, Foster. Jenkins. Ledbettaa
Lowenthal. Quinles. Rand, Snyder Tho
nan. Tusten, Wise.
Nays: None.
December X. 1902.
ANDREW QUERIES. Magm
C. G,sRfVES. Comptroller
T. G. HAYES,
Auditor and Ex-Ofhcio Secretary
Dec. Fl, 1902.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18
BULGE |

The Mayor and Council: Your fna,.
committee have made for your euiFis,.s
the following estimates Of revenus Is
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
MOu mt aims Are Moving.

"The mountains are constantly moving" was the remark of an off cer of the Denver & Rio Grande road recently in speaking of the great landslides in the canyon above Glen wood Springs, Col ''We find from actual experience in maintaining tunnels, bridges and tracks in the mountains that the mountains are moving. It costs a railway passing through the mountains a great deal of money in the course of ten years to keep the tracks in line, and main tenance of tunnels is even more ex- pensive. Drive a stake on the side of a mountain, take the location with the greatest care and return after a few months. The stake is not in the same location. The whole side of the mountain has moved. This experi- ment has often been tried, and in all cases the result proves that the mountains are moving. The noun tains are gradually seeking the level of the sea."-Chicago Chronicle.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
PRINCESS OUT OF WORK.
could Not Get Place ns Lndy's Maid Because Her Title stood
 in the Way.

It will come as a surprise to Ameri- cans to know that many princes and princesses in Europe are sadly ham pered by their titles in their efforts to earn an honest living as barbers, ser want girls and in other humble callings. says the New York Journal.
 If they could get money enough to land in New York society with good supply of clothes, they might do well enough; but, unhappily for them, they are obliged to stay in an aristocratic community where titles are too com mon.
 In many parts of the continent the fathers title is inherited by all his children, and there are several villages in Austria, Poland and Russia in which all the peasants are legitimately de- scended from some princely ancestor.
 They are legally described as "princes" in all official documents. and on leaving their homes many of these peasant princes find themselves sadly hampered by the burden of a high sounding title.
 Lucy cdllloI get Ilu Ol the IllleS, however, as they are purely personal ones, and not marketable commodities, and by the police regulations no em- ploye can be engaged without showing his papers in which his rank. age and occupations are stated. Needless to say, few people are willing to engage a workman of largely far higher rank than themselves.
 The newly married French wife of a wealthy Russian noble was about to engage a Russian maid at St. Peters burg, when, on seeing the papers, she discovered that the girl was princess and a member of well-known but ru- ined family.
 The girl had been vainly seeking em- ployment for months, but the lady declined to engage her.
 On reaching her country seat, how. ever, the lady discovered to her amaze ment, that the housekeeper was a countess, the housewife a princess. while the farm bailitf, a blacksmith and coachman were possessed of titles equally imposing.
 As their homes were situated in the vicinity of the rich woman's estate, their real social position as little farm CTS and peasants was we'll known
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
ORIGIN OF ."COLD FEET."
The Poker ExpressiOn Was First Heard in a Game in an In
 diana Town.

"Seated in the office of an interior Cuban hotel one Sunday" said trav- cling man at the Raleigh to Wash ington Star reported, II noticed a gathering of six or seven playing some game at table which l supposed was Spanish, as the conversation was in that language. The office was right on the street and the doors stood open. 1 was reading paper and paid no atten- tion until my ears caught the famlllar words-four flush. l strolled over to the table and found that a game of poker was in full blast. The conversa- tion was in Spanish, but all the Ameri- can terms of the game were in English, which sounded odd. Presently there was some little commotion and 1 caught the words cold feet, uttered by several of the party. One of the num- Der, who had most of the checks, was cashing in. l did not know that the Cubans had the faintest idea of the meaning of the expression, but it had evidently travelled to that country along with the game. It occurred to me at the time that while the express
 sion was general all over the world, and especially in the United States, less than half a dozen people knew it's origin. l happened to be in the game 1 when the term was frstused-that is, when it originated. It was in an In diana town, and l had been invited to join a little party by customer of anime. A young merchant had phenom- enal luck and soon had all the checks | and several due bills. About midnight he began to get restless and made the usual excuses to get out of the game. However, he was good-natured and yielded to the pressing requests of the losers. Finally he said: Leave me out of the game a hand or two, boys, my feet are cold We'll, he hugged that base-burner for an hour till the losers ! broke up the game in despair. After that whenever anyone attempted to quit that game ahead he was greeted with the exclamation cold feet The travelling men who scatter everything good over this earth took it up, and now the expression goes wherever the | game finds it's way"
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
The Draining of Follows,

Follows in grass land are of ire quent occurrence and often contain the richest soil in the field, because they have long received the wash of the surrounding surface. If neg lected, however, these hollows will be unprofitable and may even become nuisance. If water stands and freezes on them in winter, it is apt to kill the grass roots. If it stands on them in summer, they soon be- come filled with coarse grasses, weeds and sedges. Often the soil becomes soured by the stagnant wa ter; but this may soon be remedied by blowing it deep and turning it up to the sun. Undoubtedly the most practical remedy for the drainage of these hollows is the tile drain. In cases where tilling is not practical a surface drain can be cut quickly and cheaply, and it will prove valu- able enough to pay well for the time pended.-Prairie Farmer.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Germs in Farm Lands

Under the direction of the depart ment of agriculture at Washington, Prof. F. M. Webster has been making a thorough examination of the farm lands of Indiana and Illinois, in an effort to discover and destroy the rusts and germs which are working havoc among the crops. His exam ination of the extreme southern part of Illinois, which is just completed, has been very thorough and ex- haustive, and the result is very grati- flying to the farmers of that section. Prof. Webster claims that scarcely any sections yet examined are more free from destructive germs than southern Illinois; and he attributes this fact to the great diversity of crops and to the rotation of grains prevalent in that section. A bulletin will soon be issued, giving the re- ports and results Of his labor.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
Don't Neglect Small Things.

If you do not give thought and at tention to the poultry, do not be sur prised at the small returns. It is one of the largest interests in the world, and you might as we'll gain from their possession as others. An equal value of hens will bring more dol lars than the COW. If we could only give this our thought and thoroughly learn of the true value of the hen when properly handled, more people would be in better condition finan- cially. Despise not the day of small things; one egg is a small item, but in one year the total value of the realty of some states is equaled by the value of the eggs consumed in our country alone.-Commerciai Poultry.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
JUSTICE IN MOROCCO.
Punis hm nit and Summary Executfe n otthe Assassin of a Christian
 Doctor.

An article describing the arrest and execution of the Moorish fanatic who murdered Dr. Cooper, British mis- sionary in Fez, on October F, appears in the London Times from the Fez cor respondent of that journal. After mentioning the arrest of the assassin in the shrine where he had taken re tuge, the cores pondent says:
 within half an hour the assassin was brought into the sultan's presence. His majesty, who was seated in a chair under a tall archway, in full sight of all his viziers, officials, and some hun dreds of troops, ordered the prisoner to be brought before him. Mir. Has tings and myself stood by his majesty $ side in order that we might hear what passed. The murderer was a man of apparently some 40 years of age of tall stature and not unpleasing counte- nance.
 "He confessed to deliberately shoot ing Dr. Cooper because he was a Chris tian. Up to this time the news of Dr. Cooper's death had not been received. The sultan therefore ordered the man to be publicly fogged for his attack upon Dr. Cooper. and the man received several hundred blows from leather thongs across his hips and thighs, ad- ministered by soldiers in the presence of his majesty and the entire court and troops. He bore his thrashing with great fortitude, and on its com- pletion was able to rise up without assistance and walk.
 "He was then ordered to be publicly exhibited in the streets; and, mounted upon a donkey and guarded by soldiers, he was taken from the palace for this purpose.
 Ut was al this moment that the news of Dr. Cooper's death was received. The sultan, who was still seated in the great courtyare. of the palace, ordered the public exhibition of the murderer to be stopped and, after consultation with his viZiers, commanded the mans immediate execution, requesting MT. Hastings and myself to be present, together with all his viziers.
 ''In quarter of an hour all was over. The murderer was shot in the arsenal square, which had been quickly cleared of the usual crowd of people. He re- ] mained traordinarily plucky to the end"
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02

boxes resting on shelf, and which can DC removed to clean and whitewash. Beneath the nest box shelf for one half the length of house are boxes for feed, lime, plaster, etc. These can be easily drawn into the walk, being placed on rolls.
 The boxes are made large enough to contain two bushels, one each for corn, oats, wheat, shells, grit, bone, lime and plaster. Corn meal, shorts and meat meal are kept in the house. That part of the roosting place which runs beside the walk is separated from walk by a door, which swings up, made of poultry netting, thus making it con yenient to clean the board, and secures good circulation. On the opposite side the prison is also made of poultry net
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
MOLASSES FOR STOCK.
Horses and Mules Have Thrived Ex" cenentfy on It In Louisiana for
 Several Years.

Molasses has for two years been in general use in Louisiana for the feed- ing of horses, mules and all stock, and probably nine-tenths of the draught animals in the sugar district get this food either alone or mixed with oats or corn. The animals like it, and are kept in splendid condition by it.. Sugar mules," which are fed on mo- lasseS mainly, are worth from 20 to @5 per cent. more than the mules on cotton plantations, which are fed generally on cottonseed and cotton seed meal.
 MolasSes has been waste prod uct i'll Louisiana ever since the inn proved processes in the manufacture of sugar have extracted more of the saccharine from it than formerly. It has been a problem how to get rid of it. The discovery therefore that it could be used as a food for stock was of double value. Six maEttit;s ago a factory was erected for the manufac- ture of cattle food from molasses. The process is very simple. The mo- idSSSS IS IlilAcu WlUn GOTH or oats III nearly equal proportions. The mix ture is pressed into a solid mass and dried and then ground into a fine powder.
 1t is like the cottonseed meal with which cattle and horses are fed throughout the world. The horses, ! mules and cattle are very fond of the molasses, and they do better on it than on any other food fed to them. They keep fat and are ble of extraordinary work in hauling 1 heavy loads.
 This one factory turns out 150 tons of molasses preparation a day; and the stuff is being rapidly substituted on the plantations for the raw mo- lasses, not because it is any better | but because it is more conveniently handled. So far the use of molasses for feeding horses has been confined to New Orleans and the sugar dis tricts, but by this process, which enables it to be handled easily, it is likely to be shipped elsewhere. Only a small part of the Louisiana mo- lasses crop, which runs to from 3O,- | 000.000 to 50,000,000 gallons a year, is used for horse and cattle food or in any other way; and large propor- tion of it is thrown away or burned in the furnaces with the bagasse and other waste and refuse.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
The Selection of PuIIeds.

When culling the stock and select ing the young bullets that are to make the foundation of next sea- sons breeders, bear in mind that if there is any lack of vigor in them then they will not be hardy when fully matured. Hardness is every thing in a flock, for if any of the old or young stock cannot pass through the warm season of the year with freedom from disease, they will not prove profitable as layers or breed CTS. The getting of eggs from the hens during cold weather depends on the selection and management of the Poultry Keeper.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
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FOR WINTER LAYERS.
Description of a Poultry House Which Is Considered an Ideal
 Structure by It's Inventor.

My henhouse consists of two parts, connected by glass door and sliding window. The main part or roosting house, laying house, etc, is 20X10 feet, with seven-foot posts, and is divided
 into various compartments as shown
 by accompanying plan. The dropping board runs the whole length of the house, and over it are two perches or roosts arranged one little above the other, as the elevation plan shows. Under the dropping board are nest
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02
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FLOOR PLAN OF PENTHOUSE.

ting, but the dust box is separated from walk by doors made of matched boards or sheathing and is practically dust tight.
 The second part, or scratching house, is 1SX12 feet, with AZ feet posts, and has one-half of the roof of glass, also the side down two feet, and one-half of the end. Running along the glass side the entire length, and level with bottom of glass, is box three feet wide and six inches deep, containing soil in which lettuce, radishes. etc, are planted. This is shut off from the chicken and protected by door which is made of poultry netting. Here the hens live mostly in the daytime I keep the floor covered four or five inches deep with straw, leaves or sawdust, and scatter the corn, oats or wheat in this and make them work for it. The en1re house is underpinned with brick extending 2h feet below the surface of ground and six inches above. Both houses have ventilators.
 My yard fence is built of posts 71h feet long, made out of old one-inch iron pipe, sharpened out at one end so they can be easily stuck down int O the ground. Five-foot poultry net ting and a bottom board II inches wide was put on. The fence is easily and quickly put in place and can be as easily moved to blow, etc.-Orange Judd Farmer.