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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-18
SOME SATISFACTION.

I'VE all have our trials
Yes bat ore thing is lucky
Whats that q
THAT all our trials are not before
Judge and jury cleveland Plain Deal
er.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
sHERIFFS SALE.

No. o4o4-In First Judicial District
; Court of Caddo Parish, La.-T. E
Schr,mpert VS.. T. G. Roberts.
By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to be issued in the above entitled
and numbered suit, by the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, La, have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, for cash ac-
cording to law, without the benefit OF
appraisement, at the principal front door
of the courthouse of Caddo parish, in
the city OF Shreveport, La, during the
legal hours for sales, on SATURDAY,
MARCH 18th, 1905, lots eight, nine and
ten e, 9, Io) in block Ave Isl Of the
Howard Cole subdivision of the city OF
Shreveport, La, with all buildings and
improvements thereon.
Said property seized to be sold to sat
.isfy the debt specified in the said writ
in the sum of four hundred and sixteen
and 7o-Ioo dollars, with per cent inter-
est thereon from June II, 1901, until
paid and the. further sum Of 10 per cent
on said sum and interest as attorneys
fees, and all costs Of the suit
S. j WARD,
Sheriff Of Caddn Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian, Feb I4, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
GOV. VARDAMAN.

Because Gov. Variaman of Missis.
sippi has declined an invitation to attend
the inaugural Of President Roosevelt
he is being criticised by class who
would "cringe he knee that thrift
might follow fawning." Gov. Varda.
man is right. Why should he send a
delegation Of high school students or a
company Of the militia to the inaugural
Why should any governor Of any State
send companies of the militia, or pupils
of the high schools, or special delega-
tons OF citizens to the inaugural of the
president, a man whom the people, who
as an individual is no greater sover-
eign than the hunblest of American
citizen? Washington and Jefferson and
all the illustrious presidents of this ma
ton, excepting Grant and Mckinley,
were inaugurated with the simplicity
consistent with republic, were every
man born in the United States may be-
come the chief executive of this the
greatest nation on earth
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
I. M FARMER DEAD.

After brief illness Mr.. J. M. Far
nler died at his home in this city Mon
day. aged Is years. He was single and
held the Office Of watchrnan in Maple
Camp, Woodn1en Of the World, ol
which he was an active member He
was most worthy gentleman and good
citizen. A delegation Of members Of
Maple Camp attended the body, which
was conveyed TO Spring Ridge. To the
relatives of the deceased we tender the
fullest comniseration. He was loyal
and true. His reward is Heaven.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
FIVE DEGREES
The Coldest Weather experienced il
This Section in Years.

Monday morning the thermometer
was degrees above zero.
Tuesday it was 5 degrees above.
- has been a great hog killing wea,
ther for those having hogs to slaugl1-
ter
Seriously, it was Aying on the we'll
to-do and trying on the poor AMI
limited in means.
Coal and wood have been in great de-
mand everywhere by all classes of the
people.
| Several negroes were arrested by the
police for stealing wood and coal and
against these stand the charge of larceny
for which they are jailed.
Doubtless. a berth in Jail, at this time,
when good square meals and comforta-
Bile quarters are offered are inducements
to many out of jail.
We hold that it is no crime to steal
wood and coal in an extremity of wea-
ther such as has been experienced.
A hungry man will steal bread regard
less of prison; so will man steal wood
or coal to keep his wife and children
from freezing.
All charges of larceny against persons
of any color Or sex for having stolen
wood Or coal should be mol pressed.
The coolest weather experienced in
Shreveport was on January 8, 1886,
when Cross Bayou was frozen from
shore to shore with solid ice on which
there was skating for week.
The Confederate Veterans had pro-
grammed a celebration OF Jackson day,
but so bitter was the cold that they
dispersed from parade march. Several
were frost-hitten, more Or less severely.
The record indicates:
Jan. E, 1879, degrees above. 1
Do 20, 1880, 10 degrees above.
Jan. 8, 1886, I degree above.
Feb. 7, 1903, 4 degrees above:~
Feb. IL, 1899, degrees below.
Feb. I3, 1909, 3 degrees below.
We have not time now nor space to
crlt1cise this report of 5 degrees below
zero and affirm, Notwithstanding, that
to OUR knowledge the coldest weather
experienced here was on Jan. 8, 1886.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14

Luther Burbank, the California hortI-
cultGrist whose experiments III the I'M
proFement OF fruits and creation Of
new flowers and fruits have made him
famous, has received many offers from
persons IN England, France and even
10 South America to purchase his won
derfui creation, the so called fadeless
flower Some Of the purchasers wish
TO buy 1t with reference to it's use in
millinery aud others as mere novelty
Of q marketable value. but so far Mr..
Burbank refuses 60 sell It despite aib.
eral offers lis custom is never /,
permit one OF his creations to leave his
hands until he has made Ii Us nearly
perfect as possible. Fortunately. ,psss
Ing 70 the wise generosity or tile Cal
negie institution. he win be able Is
continue this Hoilcy and to witl,stalls
ene temptation 10 part With his pra<T
ucts antil they ~ ready for general
ne SIS ss'as'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
MINOR MATTERS.

Near Weatherford4 Okla. natural gas
springs are reported.
At Brenham. Tex. William Buchs +
| suicided by shooting.
John J. O'Neil. the oil man. has re-
turned to Beaumont.
Sylvester Scovel, the war CORE
spondent, died at Havana.
Near Cement Okla four foot vein
Of coal has been discovered.
c.. F. Armstrong died at Galveston
from injuries caused by fall.
Thermometer registered zerb at sew
eraI Oklahoma points on 11th
R. D. Copeland. we'll known Texas
railroad man, died at Palestine.
Swedish Lutheran College Of TEXAS
has been located at Round Rock.
Little Maud Shelton of Hearne Tex
who had both limbs cut Off, died.
Jemima Poorbear~ negress. II
year old. died at Fort Gibson. /. T.
AS result Of burns wife of Rev
J. ]. Davis died near Brenond, Tex.
Cotton States Baseball league VII
play no Sunday championship games
In past two months over 1000 rab-
bits have been killed around Window
Tex.
Jerry Shea, a former United States
soldier, was found dead in bed at Am
ariIlo Tex.
Gibson Steel Spring company and
Kaise Machinery works at Chicago had
a 5000, 900 fire.
The palatial $4,000 residence of Cook
Harris. twelve miles north of Pale
Pinto, Tex. burned.
Planters all oyer the south met the
11th and agreed on Is per- cent cot
ton acreage reduction.
Postoffice and store at Edwards. I
T., lost 5000 in stamps and $500 ca 81
by burglars blowing safe.
DR.. A. c. Van Cott. a native of New
York. but many years a resident % the
City of Mexico, has died.
Wife of Senator Bevens of Dorches.
ter, s. G., who killed a man for in.
sulting her. was acquitted.
Edward Gammons was hanged a,
Water Valley, Miss, for the mt lei
Of his sweetheart ard her father
Indian Teri itory Insurance company
OF Bart sville. capital stock 100000
all subscribed. has been incorporated
BY Mobile and Ohio railroad EN-.
gine overturning near MERRIAM, MISC.
Engineer Horn was killed. and fireman
fatally hurt.
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
Call Early.
Enders Furniture Company
Limited.
RIVER AND WEATHER.

This morning opened fair with the
temperature at S degrees above zero.
River: Arthur City As: Fulton 1o
feet, rise of o4 Spring Bank 90, a
rise Of I.3; Shreveport 4.o, a rise OF .o2.
Weather forecast-For Shreveport ami
vicinity Fair tonight and Wednesday,
warmer.
River forecast: Slight changes will
occur at Fulton and Shreveport during
the next "a hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
INDICTED At AUSTIN.
Jshn II. Kirby and Distric' Attorney oi
Travis County Under Bond.

SSSosy S"ASt 1SHSsS
Austin, Feb. l4.--John H. Kirby, the
lumber man, and District Attorney
Warren W.. Moore Of his city have
been indicted by the Travis county
grand jury. Indictment against Mr..
Kirby charges that he did wilfullly and
corrupt'y offer to bribe and did bribe
Warren w. Moore, district attorney OF
Travis county. at which thine there
was pending and undetermined III the
Fifty-thfrd district court case where
In the state OF Texas was plaintiff and
the Kirby Lumber company was the
defendant. and with intent to bias and
influence said Moore In his opinion,
decision and judgment; that said Kir-
by did promise to give and did give to
Moore $12.5o0 as bribe and Induce
ment to have said cases dismissed in
favor OF defendants. The indictme nj
against Moore is similar to the Kirby
Indictment. except that he is charged
with having wilfully accepted a bribe
Of $12,500. Each gave bond in the
sum OF $500. Leading Texans signed
both bonds.
The case against the Kirby lumber
company. according to the court rec
ortis. was before Jud.,e F. G. Morris,
then Judge OF the court, and was dis
missed by Judge Morris The order
Of the court, dated March rs, 1902. il
to the effect that defendants are no.
residents OF Travis G nty. and that
the districl court here has no jurisaic-
tion TO try the cause under the anti
trust act OF 1ss i but that the iurisdic-
tion is In the district court of this
county Of the several defendants res
idence. The pleas of personal privi-.
leee were also sustained by the court
and the case dismissed This case was
brought by the state against the Kirby
Lumber company for penalties aggre-
eating several hundred thousand dol
lars for alleged violation OF the anti
trust law
Il Hi Leaked Ont.
AOf course. said the husband, who
mads 4 speciality Of manufacturing ex-
euses. ..the truth u bound to leak ont
some time.
/ -Yss." rejoined the other half OF the
matrimonial combine, 'and am In
eiined to believe that II leaked ont Of
you long ass."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
SUCCESSION NOTICE
Jan. 22, zoos.

No. o5o7-First District Court of Louis
lana: Succession of Amanda Jelks
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caido
Notice is hereby given that Emanue
Norrington has this day applied to bf
appointed administrator Of said success,
sion, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by Law
he will be appointed as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable r. r. Bell
Judge Of said Court, this Ist day Of Feb
ruary, 1906.
O. WILLIAMS,
Feb. z, 1906 Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
NEGRO Catholic Church.

Dallas, Feb. 14.-St. Peters mission
for negroes is a new Roman Catholic
church here. Mass for the first time
was celebrated Sunday morning in a
hall on Cochran street and Central av-
enue. Father Ferdinand has been ap
pointed by Bishop Dunno priest in
charge. Land has been purchased at
Allen and Cochran streets on which Il
church, rectory and school will in the
near future be erected.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
THE AMERICAN BOY.

The american Boy for February is
interesting not only to boys but to men
who peruse it. The American Boy is
deservedly popular because il is worthy
the esteem in which It is held It's
nages are fllei with matter instructive
and pleasing which stimulate laudable
ambition and elevate the rlind to good
deeds. e is Published monthly BY the
5pragtse Publishing Co, Detroit, Mich.
Bring Is y0ar Job PRINTING.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK
HOLMES.
BY A. Conan Doyle, J

(By A. Conan Doyle,)
VIII be printed in the Sunday Picayune.
There are thirteen stories in the series.
The first one will appear Sunday, Feb.
Il, 1905 These are the finest short sto-
ries that Conan Doyle has written. Not
to read them is to miss the literary sem
sation of the age. Purchase Of your
newsdealer Daily Picayune, ST per
month; Sunday Pieayune, Sc per annum.
Subscribe for the Caucasian.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14

board of directors consisting II thre'
ipany. or in his absence on the vice presi
dent. or in the absence of both the pres
stockholders who shall be elected b.
the stockholders annually at a stock
holders meeting to be held at the iorni
cile of the company on the first Monday
in January of each year, and who shall
continue in office for one year. Or until
other officers are duly elected ana in
stalled
The first board of directors of shis
corporation shall be A. B. 1vey, w. T.
Smith and William H. Cox, and said
| board shall hold office until the first
| Monday in January, 1906 The first Of
flcers Of this corporation shall be A.. B.
tvey, president; W. 7. Smith, vice pres
ident, and William H Cox secretary
and treasurer.
The board of directors shall have
power and authority to select such
agents, managers and employees as may
be necessary in the conduct of the busi-
ness of this corporation.
I, ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at five thousand dollars
(S5,ooooo) to be divided into fifty (5o)
shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars ($Ioo.oo) each, to be paid for in
cash, Or its equivalent, at the time of
the issuance of the stock. The said
company shall commence business as
soon as thirty (3o) shares of the said
stock is subscribed and paid for in full
The stock shall be transferable only
ON the books of the company and by de-
livery of the certificate of stock and its
by the corporation, for
which new stock shall be issued to the
of such stock.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation may be dissolved or
this charter amended at any time by
vote of two-thirds of the stockholders
1t meeting called for that purpose
after thirty days written notice, mailed
to each of the stockholders at their
Usual postoffice address; provided said
notice may be waived and such meeting
held before the expiration of said time
by the unanimous consent of all the
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved, by limitation or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by two liaui-
lators appointed by the stockholders for
that purpose, who shall give such bond
md security as may be required of them
md perform such duties and have such
rights as may be fixed by the stock
holders.
ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall ever be held
liable or responsible for the contracts Or
faults of this corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due to the
company on the shares owned by him,
lor shall any mere informally in the
have the effect of rendering|
his charter null Or of exposing any
'tockholder to any liability beyond the
amount of his stock.
In testimony whereof the said parties
1ave hereunto affixed their names in
presence of me, notary, and the under
signed attesting witnesses, after due
'eading on this the 10Th day of Janu-
Try, 1905.
w. T. SMITH, 10 shares
A. B. IVEY, 10 shares.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14

! Our transatlantic cousins ha~e Ger
fainly cultivated to perfection the art
of looking dainty as they cross the
street. Somehow they always con
frive g look attractive while engaged
~ this usually unbecoming action
Goud0n World.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14

OF THE. SMITHIVEY COMPANY.
LIMITED,

j; State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
! Before me, J. A. Thigpen, notary pub
lie in and for the said parish and State,
duly appointed, commissioned and
sworn, personally came and appeared
A. B. Ivey, a resident of Bossier Parish,
Louisiana; W. T. Smith and William
H. Cox, both residents of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, who each stated and declared
to me that, availing themselves of the
laws of the State of Louisiana relative
to the formation of corporations, they
have formed and constituted, and do by
these presents form and constitute them
selves, as we'll as all others that may
hereafter become associated with them,
into corporation and body corporate
under tile terms and conditions, and
under the name, and for the purposes
hereinafter stated.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
The Snlith-Ivey Company, Limited, and
under it's said name it shall have and
enjoy succession for period Of ninety
nine years, unless sooner dissolved. It's
domicile shall be at Pickett Station, on
the Texas & Pacific railroad, in the par
sh of Caddo, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared to be to
conduct and carry en- general mer-
camille business, and to that end to buy
and sell merchandise of all kinds, and
in general to do and perform all things
that are necessary to carry on general
mercantile business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power to
buy, hold and own real and personal
property, to sell, mortgage or hypothe
cate both real ami personal property, to
contract, sue and be sued in its corpor-
ate name, to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to change at pleasure,
name and appoint such agents, officers
and managers and other employees as its
interest may require, and the same to
discharge at pleasure, to make and es-
.tablish such bylaws for the proper man
agement of the affairs of the corporation
as may be necessary and proper
ARTICLE w.
The officers of this corporation shall
be president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer. They shall hold their
offices for the period of one year, from
the first Monday in January. Ioo5, or
until their successors are duly qualified.
All legal process shall be served on the
president at the domicile OF the com
ident and vice president, on the secre-
tary AMI treasurer. The affairs 81 The
corporation shall he managed 81 s
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
Special Bargains
in Furniture.

Every day until FEBRUARY IS 1905, will sell Furniture
at reduced prices If need Furniture Mattresses Window
Shades Wall Papee Spcae Fancy Toilet Articles Linoeum
Art Squares R1gs Carpets Mangs, Pctnes Refrigeaors
Screens and Grill Work. Mantels Tiles Crates the oppor
1nitv SAVE MONEY!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14

Bring ns yoslr job printing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
Attest:
]. C. PUGH.
F. NJ. WILLIAMS.


F. NJ. WILLIAMS.
J. A. THIGPEN,
Notary Public
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
[, James M. Foster; district attorney for
he First Judicial District of the State
If Louisiana, in AMI for the Parish ot
Caddo, have this day examined the fore.
going act nf incorporation of the Smith
1vey Company, Limited, and finding
nothing therein contrary to law, | here
by approve the same.
Done and signed officially on this the
10Th day of January A. D. 1905.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney
Endorsed: Filed apd recorded Janu-
ary Io, 1905.
.-. S. 0. WILLIAMS, r
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the
original act as the same now appears on
file and of record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal 81 of
fee this 10Th day of January, 1905.
Il ~ S. O. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re,
cerder.
Jan. 22, 1905.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24

We hear from all sides that the modern novel is ephemeral: that the good old days of steady. and lasting sales have passed.
 This is doubtless true of many novels and perhaps of the majority of the new ones-but there are exceptions to this rule notably exemplified in "Graustark, the first novel of George Barr McCutcheon, published about four years ago.
 The popularity of this story remains unaba ted The demand for the book Is strong today-as strong as is that for some of the so-called great sellers"
 It is an interesting fact that the total sales of Mir McCutcheon's novels within the period of four years foot up nearly one million copies.
 ''Nedra," the new novel by MT. Me- Cutcheon. is now in it's ninth large edi- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
WONDERFUL INCREASE
In Business Demands More Capital. Half Million Increase Makes Two
 and a Half Millions.

The capital stock of the Roberts. John son & Rand Shoe Co. of St. Louis has just been increased from Two Millions to Two and a Half Millions No shoe company in the world has larger capi- tal and the necessity for this increase is the strongest possible evidence of the turing center, and the great increase in the demand for Star Brand" Shoes.
 When you speak of St. Louis and shoes. you must talk about millions and the sale of star Brand" Shoes increasing by the millions annually has made Roberts. Johnson X Rand Shoe Co. the fastest growing shoe house in the world They report a gain In shipments for six months. from May 10 to November 10 of $Ii3. GO. and gain in orders booked for spring compared with last season of $l ll6,0o0.0 .00. This indicates that when their business year closes on May 10, l90G they will show gain of nearly Two Million Dollars and their shipments will reach Eight Mill lion for their eighth year.
 The wonderful and rapid growth of this company is always cited in the business world as an evidence of what can be accomplished by persistent effort, and q determination to produce seryiceable the newspapers to tell the people what they are doing and how they do it.
 Through the press the forcefu slogan Star Brand Shoes Are Better has been made familiar to almost every shoe buyer in the United States, and many foreign countries as well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Pleasant Guard Duty.

From "Reminiscences of,a Long Life" by Carl Schurz. running in McClure's.
 The first practical service we had to per form turned out to be a very merry one. Shortly after the arrival of the tidings from France the Burgomaster of Bonn. a somewhat tmid official. believed the pub lie safety in his town to be in imminent danger In point of fact, fin spit of the general excitement there were really no serious disturbances of the public order, but the Burgomaster insisted that a civic guard must at once be organized, to patrol the city and the surrounding coun- try during the night The students, too were called upon to join 1t, and as the forming of such a guard was also part of our political programme, we at once willingly obeyed the summons, and we did this in such numbers that soon the civic guard consisted in great part of uni versity men Our prescribed task was to arrest disturbers of the public order and suspicious individuals and to conduct them to the guard house; to induce gath erings of a suspicious nature to disperse; to protect property and generally to watch over the public safety. But the public safety being really in no manner threatened and the patroling of the city
  needs. the university men found in the whole proceeding an opportunity for harmless amusement Armed with our ra piers the iron sheaths of which were made to hattie upon the pavement 10 the hest of our ability we marched through the streets Every solitary citizen whom we met during the night was summoned with pompous phrase to "dsperse' and to betake himself to his irrespective habita- tion." or if it pleased him better, to fol- low us to the guard house and have d glass of wine with us. Whenever we hap pened to run across patrol not com posed of students, but of citizens, we at once denounced them as dangerous mob, arrested them and took them to the guard house, where with cheers for the new free Germany, we drank as many glasses together as there were points Of reform in the political programme. The good burghers of Bonn fully appreciated the humor of the situation and entered heartily into the fun.