The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
NEWS IN BRIEF
A Budget of Interesting Items Gathered
by \ Caucasian Representative.

the homes of noted men and women,
will be in Shreveport January 70, ant
will lecture at the opera house
Mr. Hubbard is the seasons lecturer
under the auspices of the Teachers AS
ISOLATION. His subject is "Royerof'
Ideals
| Shreveport is not without its colony OF
"P,hilistines." who for years have beer
felictated by the Heart to Heart Talks
of the pastor to his flock, and now the
opportunity will be glvtn the flock t.
hear the pastor talk.
| Taking up copy Of the "Philstine'
from my desk. i come across character
istic sketch by Hubbard on the Spare
ROOM and as Mr.. Hubbard will short
ly be in Shreveport. it is quite appro-
pirate to reproduce it, and relegate him
to the service of Shreveports best hos
telry:
"Generally when | lecture in town |
have it nominated in the bond, that if
am to be entertained the fee will be fifty
dollars extra. And even with the strnu-
lus of the added stipend, no man can
barnstorm the one night stands and live
out the measure of his days, if he is en-
trrtained Wine, women and too much
song have shortened the lives of many
poets; but those things are naught to the
| lnqulsitorial horrors of the spare room.
Outside the door of the spare-room turks
hushed air of business. The air is
heavy with expectancy; children are re-
Iproved-grown-up cautioned. You lie
down to take nap and some one taps
and asks if you are perfectly comfort
able. and care you sure there is nothing
you want And then you are assured
that this os Liberty Hail. and everybody
mere does just as he pleases. Then they
want to take you somewhere to show you
things and meet many folks who have
been telcphoned to drop i'll. Bells ring,
knocks are heard and the banging of
planes falls upon your tired ear. You
want to rest and dream. but you can not.
for this is Liberty Hail, and everybody
in it has the liberty of botherlng you.
Once upon a day was entertained at the
town of kokotno After supper we sat
out on the veranda enjoying the cool OF
the day. The home belonged to one of
the first citizens and was on Euclid
Aventie of the place. With the assem-
bled family were few invited neigh
bors. A little girl six vears old all
stiffly starched with two funny braids
down her back, tied with pink ribbons,
sat at my feet and looked UP i'll eager
wonderment Evidently she had been
duly warned and instructed for she was
primly proper and very conscious Of it.
All at once the little spied playmate of
her own age across the street. She
jumped up skipped three skips and
called in shrill voice, 'Marthy, Marthy.
come over quick, here is a great man I
Of course. everybody langhed--even the
people across the street laughed and the
neighbors on each side Of us smiled att
dibly. When that little girl grows older
she will find that the great man is a man
who lives long way off. If YOU doubt
this proposition, go oany little town
where resides great man, and ask his
neighbors--they will quickly ,tndeceive
volt
''But for the most part the good folks
with spare room are full Of the illusion
that the great man really exists. So
when the poor guest comes they entertain
hin, by feeding him too mitch and show
ing him things he doesn't care to see and
they an,use him with attentions that sap
him to the point OF WEAKNESS. How can
The man explain that he is only plain, |
fellow. with very few |
wants--that course dinners and Sunday |
china and Christmas silver are nothing |
% him? He has seen services: he is ia |
niliar with Gorhatn's: and he knows the |
miracles of Tiffany. All he wants is
,up Of tea, some toast, two soft-boiled
,ggs and quiet.
IF you are an alleged great man. 60
Q hotel when you strike new town,
If you will die the death.
ITO be neglected in very bad hotel,
S much to be preferred to being enter
aimed at fine private house."
4 WORK OF MOTHERS UNION.
The Mothers Union, which fas organ
zed during the winter, with the two
old purpose of teaching girls to be use
I'll at home and TO do things purposefnl
md helpful to others, has now strength
ned and broadened its work by organ
ling an Industrial Department for girls,
,eginning with the handcraft of the nee
He. The sewing class met Saturday
informing at 10 o'clock at the Edwards
treet school house with Mrs .DeGarmo,
of the union, in charge, assist
d by Mrs. A. B. Avery and Mrs. Tiiley.
he time Of meeting will be changed to
ome afternoon during the week, in order
0 give the Jewish children the oppoor-
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