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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
POPULAR VOLUMES,
In England After the Bible CoIses
Prayer and Hymn Books.

Prayer and Hymn Books.
Ask any Of your friends which he
, supposes are the most popular and
profitable books in the world, not in
Guiding the Bible, and it is about 10 to l
that he will only name two right out
of the first six, and it is almost certain
that he will not correctly name the
first one Of these at ALL
Passing by the Bible, the existing
book that has been most profitable and
that has had the greatest circulation,
though the two things are not quite
synonymous, is the prayer book, for
this volume has been in circulation
for over two centuries, practically as it
is today. and it is known to be now
copies a year. 1t is quite impossible,
as will be easily seen, to say how much
money It has brought in; butt putting
it at the low estimate Of $4,000 a year
throughout its entire course as an alb
solutely certain average, we get the
enormous sum of 100000 as clear
profit, which is probably not more than
a third of the actual profit.
The next most profitable volume now
extant is Hymns, Ancient and Mod
ern." The recent opposition to the new
edition, which is just appearing, Of
this famous hymn book has let us into
a few facts about its profits and circu-
lation. The copyright of Hymns, An
cient and Modern" belongs to a few
individuals, and the book is used in
over 10000 churches, and more than
100000 copies of it are sold annually.
These copies vary In price from 10
shillings down to sixpence, according
to style Of printing, binding and
whether containing the music or not.
But perhaps a fair average price to
take for our standard would be that
of a shilling, and, calculating on such
a basis, we find that the income from
Hymns, Ancient and Modern is at
least over $4,000 year, Of which
probably one-half is clear profit
The third most profitable book known
is Moody and Sankey's Hymns" Few
Of your friends would ever place this
volume in its proper order If asked to
make out a list Of six such books, as
before mentioned. Yet the fact re-
mains that Sankey's hymns have ire
mendous sale and enjoy popularity all
over the world. Without taking into
account their American sales, which
have been astounding, it was admitted
by the English publishers Of these
hymns some time back that the profits
had then exceeded 25O,OOO.-Pearsons
London Weekly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
. HELD UP AND ROBBED.

At about noon Monday H. T. Crew.
of Vicksburg, was held up at the Unior
Depot and robbed of $52I. At the time
the depot was crowded with people
Grew, a rnill-Wright, was en- route tc
Converse, La He was taking exercise
by walking on the east side of the depot
when he was seized, choked, thrown to
the ground and robbed by two men,
neatly dressed, who skipped before the
police nearby were aware of the crime.
Comment is unnecessary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
BUILDING A CATHEDRAL.
Work Done Now In Forty Years That
Used to Take Centuries.

Used to Take Centuries.
In modern times few persons have
been bold enough to attempt to erect
another of those ecclesiastical edifices
on which the medieval builders ex-
pended their strength and genius, but
the twentieth century, with it's rail-
roads, steam derricks, drills and dyna-
mite, makes it possible to do in a few
years what was to the middle ages a
work of centuries.
Thirteen years ago. on st. Johns day,
Bishop Potter formally inaugurated the
work on the Cathedral of St John the
Divine, which is to crown the heights
along the Hudson at the upper end Of
Manhattan Island, in New York. The
visible results Of these years of build
ing seem small to the man who is ac-
customed to watch a skyscraper shoot
twenty stories from the ground in a
few months, but when one stops to con-
slider how different is the erection of a
great cathedral and Of steel office
building the progress made is really
astonishing.
The cathedral at Siena, Italy, to
take famous example, was begun ear
ly in the thirteenth century and con-
tinued with various Interruptions for
more than $50 years, but has never
been completed. The church of Beau
vais, France, occupied more than 100
years; the cathedral at Durham. Eng
land, was not entirely finished for $50
years, while old st. Pauls, in London,
took matter Of two centuries to CON-
plete. Even st. Peters, at Rome, con-
structed under the eyes Of the popes
themselves and with all the wealth of
the papacy at it's commend, was twelve
decades in building.
The Gothic Romanesque Cathedral of
st. John the Divine, which will bear
comparison in size as well as in beauty
with the most famous churches on the
other side Of the Atlantic, has adj
vanced all appreciate distance toward
completion, and with the funds now In
hand three or four years should see the
choir and the crossing" ready for
services. This will make the structure,
In technical language, about 20 per
cent complete, but the rest of the work,
1t Is believed, can be pushed much
more rapidly.
Even If it should be forty years be-
fore the last stone is in place, st.
Johns will have been one Of the quick
est in erection among the cathedrals of
the world. To bring it to completion
within half century is an evidence of
how great has been the advance in sci
ence and what may be accomplished
by the application of modern methods
to medieval problems.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
SHERIFF'S SALE

No. o522-ln First Judicial District
Court Of Caddo Parish, La: Ma
tional Supply Co. VS. F. H. Norri-
cal ct al.
By virtue Of writ of feri facias, to
me issued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit by the Honorable First Judi
clal District Court of Caddo Parish, La,
| have seized and will offer for sale, at
public auction, for cash, according to law,
with benefit Of appraisement. at the prin-
cipal front door of the court house, in
the city of Shreveport, La, during the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1905,
the following described property, stu
ated in the parish Of Caldo, La, to-wit
The north three-quarters, of triangular
form, of the north half of southeast
quarter of southwest quarter of section
two (2). township twenty (2o), range
sixteen (16). fifteen acres; east half OF
southwest quarter of northwest quarter
and southwest quarter of southwest
quarter of northeast quarter of section
eleven GD, township twenty (2o), range
sixteen (I0). thirty acres; northwest
quarter of northwest quarter of section
one D, township twenty (2o), range
sixteen G6); lots one, eleven and
twelve (I, II and icy, block thirty
three (33); lots one and two Il and y
of block thirtytwo (32), and entire
north half of block ffty-eight (58); lot
twelve (I2) of block thirty four (34) of
Caddo City; west half of northwest
quarter of northeast quarter of section
eleven GD township twenty (2o), range
sixteen (Io), 20 acres, together with all
and improvements thereon
The said property seized as belonging
to the defendants, an dto be soil to sat
isfy the debt specified in the said writ,
in the sum Of seventeen hundred and
seventy-one dollars and sixty-two cents,
with per cent interest from March Fl,
1904, and 10 per cent attorneys fees on
said slim and interest, $3.50 protest fees
and all costs of the suit
S. J. WARD,
Sheriff of Caddo Parish, La
Caucasian, March 10, 1905
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
DENNIS OATS
A Gallant Soldier of the Confederacy
and Good Citizen.

After an illness OF several weeks Den
mis- Oats died in this city Sunday morn
ing, March 26. He was ready when the
summons came. He was native of the
Emerald Isle and at the opening of hos
tilities between the States he enlisted in
Senarnes' Battery, whose brilliant record
in the active field, dealing destruction
TO the enemy could not be- excellei. So
battered and shattered had become the
battery by the death of its members,
silled in action or dying from wounds
md from the disabled who were unfit
for duty, that the remnant of this gal
liant band were transferred to Texas to
recruit and rest. It was in this battery
that Dennis Oats volunteered when he
enlisted in the service of the Confeder-
ate States in June, 1862, as private and
was honorably, discharged, in Navarro.
Texas, in the spring of 1865.
When he applied for membership in
the General Leroy Stafford Camp No.
;, he was endorsed by T. K. Faunt lie
Roy, assistant chaplain OF the Louisiana
Division U. c. ", as follows: II am
unable to give the day, month or year
Of enlistment Of Dennis Oats in the
army Of the Confederate States; I can
only state that when, upon the Goth of
June, 1862, | reported for duty to
Semmes' Battery, / found Dennis Oats
an enlisted man, on the rolls of that
company He served during the whole
war and was honorably paroled at the
close Of the war, and is in every way
qualified to joint any U. C.. V. camp
upon his record as true and brave
soldier M
As citizen, Dennis Oats was always
mindful of his duties and his obliga-
tons. and while unobtrusive and of a
quiet temperament, he was held in the
highest esteem by those who knew him,
as attested by the attendance Of a num-
Der Of his comrades Of the General Le-
Roy Stafford Camp, gathered at his.
grave in the new cemetery. Monday aft
ternoon, who paid him their tribute Of
the most tender regards. He was bur
led with military honors. as he had de-
sired when he lived.
Dennis Oats was 4 noblenan, not en-
lowed with wealth--he labored hard for
his f;vei;hrnd--batt he ha Il ! heart nj
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
GRAFTON TONIGHT
Mothers, Wives and Daughters of the
Confederacy, BY DR.. James Jordan.

A literary treat is promised the citi-
zens who viii hear Dr.. James Jordan
tonight, in the court house. He will
discourse on Mothers, Wives and
Daughters 81 the Confederacy." He is
noted for his oratory and IS withal a
most impressive speaker. The subject
should Be dear to every one connected
with the South and its glorious history.
The net proceeds will be applied to the
fund for Confederate monument which
IS to be erected in the court house
square BY the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy. Admission soc There should
81 ! crowded house.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
RIVER AND WEATHER.

This morning opened cloudy and
threatening.
River: Arthur City 90, rise of 90
Fulton 1870, fall of ~" Spring Bank
I'll, fall OF 10; Shreveport I46, a
fall of o..
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Scattered showers and colder
tonight; Wednesday rain and colder.
Red river forecast: Fall will probably
continue at Fulton and Shreveport dur
ing the next forty-eigfH hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
sucC EssIoN NOTICE.

No o6Io First District Court Of Louis.
lana Succession Of John Noryack
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Notice i hereby given that ]. T. Means
has this day applied to be appointed ad-
niaistrator Of said succession, and I'M
less opposition be made thereto within
the time specified By law, he will be
appointed as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T F. Bell
Judge Of said court, this 23rd day Of
March, 1905
]. H. LEVY,
March e. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT EXARK-
ANA OIL AND PIPE LINE
COMPANY.

| state OF LOUISIANA, faf1Sn OF OaQQO.
Be it remembered that on this, the otl
day of February, A. D. 1905, personally
came and appeared before me at my Of
flee in said parish and state, w. F
Green, resident of Tyler, State o.
Texas; E. G. Allen, a resident of sale
parish and state; ]. B. Reynolds, resi-
dent of Texarkana, State of Texas
| c. F. Hamilton and c. S. Soaring, resi-
dents Of said parish and state, who each
stated and declared to me notary that
they have formed and constitute them
selves, as we'll as all others that may
hereafter become associated with them
in body corporate, under the name and
style and for the purposes and objects
hereinafter named, under and by virtue
of the laws of the State of Louisiana
in such cases made and provided, and
have adopted this as their charter and act
of incorporation towit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Shreveport Texarkana Oil and Pipe
Line Company, with its domicile at the
city of Shreveport, said parish and state
under said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy the right of succession for a
period of 90 years from this date, unless
sooner dissolved in the manner herein
after set forth
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corporation
is formed and the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be to own,
operate, lease Or acquire oil and mineral
lands, oil, contracts or leases pipe
lines for the conveyance of oil, and to
bore and develop such oil lands Or oil
rights, and operate oil wells sulphur
wells or other mineral wells, and to own
and operate such lines of railway, tanks,
cars, oil tanks and other nee1ful appli-
ances as may be necessary to carry into
effect the purposes herein declared.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be and is hereby fixed at the sum
of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, divided into one hundred and fifty
thousand shares of the par value Of one
dollar each, to be paid for in cash Or
real estate at the time of the subscrip-
ton thereto, and it shall commence bust
ness whenever eighty-hve thousand dol
lars of its capital stock is subscribed for
and fully paid. Each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote in all meet
ings of stockholders, either by its owner
in person or by written proxy, and all
stock of said corporation shall be trans
ferable on the books of said corporation
at its domicile.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall have power to
hold, buy and own both real and per-
sonal property, to lease, or acquire, all
kinds of property; sell, mortgage OF hy-
pothecate both real and personal prop
erty; to contract, Sue and be sued in its
corporate name; to make and use cor
porate seal and the same to change or
alter at its pleasure; to name and APP
point such agents, officers, employees and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
INSURANCE.

When you want money, fire insurance,
bonds, life insurance real estate, acct
dent insurance or building and loan
stock, see w. C.. Agurs, in the Cooper
building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
: NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

: : = NUIICE To IKEDI IUKS.
Notice to the creditors of the Success
sion Of William Dolan, deceased, is
hereby given that they may make them
selves known, and present an account
OF their respective claims to me-
sz.rs LOUIS BERGMAN,
=~.*~E Administrator
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28

The man who knows a good job of
printing is the kind we like to
print for. He usually knows what he
wants-and we do the rest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28

FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNED.
The United States Court, Judge Boar
man, has adjourned its session in
Shreveport. The next term will begin
at Monroe next Monday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28

Our pointing IS good printing let Us
sl1ox yoa Give = ! cilance
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28
HEADQUARTERS

For paints, wall paper and glass; for
painting, paper-hanging and signs. All
orders given prompt attention.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28

Stationery should Be representative Of
ones business Let us print You some
Representing yours Phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28

5. J. WARD,
Sheriff of Caddo Parish, La
Caucasian, March 70, 1905
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-28

Notary Public
Having examined the foregoing act OF
incorporation, and finding nothing there
in contrary to the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, hereby approve the same.
Done and signed officially this the 9th
day of February, 1905
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney of First District
(Endorsed) Filed and Recorded Feb.
9, 1905. w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Ohicio Deputy
Recorde-
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
| hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy OF
the original act, as the same now ap-
pears on file and of record in my Office
Given under my hand and seal of Of
fee, this 9th DAY of Feb, 1905.
w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Oficio Deputy
Recorder .~. ID. ~-..
Feb. II. 1905. =
The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01
MICHIGAN BRIEFS.

The we'll known hardware frm Of
Daneharty a BesioD OF Standish has
dssodved. w. NJ. Daugharty, ex-super-
visor. buys otIt has partners interest
The annual pioneer picnic Of Arenac
4county was held at Omer Saturday.
n was an ideal day and from S,Oee to
5000 people came from all parts of the
county
The Sage Land Co., OF Albany, N.
Y. has closed out all it's lands in town
ship 4S, range 45. 46 and IL, Berrien
county. to the oliver Mining Co. for
$4,000. The tr,ansfer involves some
400 acres Of hardwood and hemlock
and scattering pine.
Tho attorney general department at
Lansing has made an examination OF
the new pardcn board law, which has
been claimed to be unconstitutional,
and report has been made to the board
that in all probability the Law would
be held Valid.
A young man giving his name as
Rev. c. G.. Fanchaud, and designated
as a member Cf the advisory board oil
tho old Roman Catholic church, hsf
been arrested by Sheriff Carroll o.
Grand Rapids and may be held fot
obtaining money under false pretense
John Hacllander aged II, Of Hol'
land fell 20 feetffrQm the viaduct over
nc interurbau track in that town,
STRIKING his he5h on a steel rail. This
lad's skull is fractured from the right
cert 70 tho top OF his head. His IN
iuries viii prove fatal.
Shiawassee county is afflicted with a
VISITATION CT snakes. They have been
as thaci1 in the harvest fields this
seaeon az tainted dollars in Standard
OH bank. The worst Of it is thai
nearly all the rattlesnalees. or "sau
gers" a. the old settRer has it, and
many are the narrow escapes from
their fanGs which farmers report
The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01
Dress Detail.

40 woman can be considered well
dressed who is habitually seen with
buttons missing from shoes or gloves
or who puts on her clothes as il her
shoulders were merely pegs on which
they had to be hung and never look as
If they were comfortable and appro-
pirate.
\ touch of color in tho wrong place,
awl;wardly arranged plaits or folds, Il
loop Of braid hanging loose for want
OF Il stitch, the place OF Il missing
hook supplied by pin. each forms Il
Earring note in an otherwise harmoni-
Gus whole.
1t is the little things that count in
the matter Of dress, rs In everything
else in life.
Even with an umbrella or parasol
and tie way it is used there is much
TO mark the breeding OF its owner.
Few people who are particular as TO
their personal appearance care as
general rule to carry an umbrella UNI
rolled instead of neatly rolled up.
There Is something very Characters
TIC also IN the manner III WHICH an
umbrella is handled, rs any one will
see who studies or observes his fellow
creatures.
Every one knows the aggressive wo-
man who elbows her way through
crowded thoroughfares quite needless
OF the pokes and knocks she gives with
her umbrella and the woman who gets
into street cars and carriages and
leaves her parasol in such a position
that all other passengers trip over 1t or
knock 1t down.
These bad habits often arise more
from thoughtlessness than from igno-
rance. but those who have once dlscov-
cred their mistakes can learn to be
more careful In future.-New York
Journal
The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01
The Letters She wr,es.

81 write lots of letters that 1 never
mall said Kansas City woman to q
friend recently. what do L do with
them? | tear them up. I write them
simply to get things / want to say off
my mind. For instance, il the butcher
has sent me mediocre steak and am
mad about it, l don't call him up and
scold him. l send the steak back and
then sit down and write a letter giving
him tie very mischief for his careless
ness. When 1 have written 1t 1 read 1t
owes. I have the 'rebuke out OF me,
and Zee! better. Next tear the let
ter M. The butcher gets his steak
back and knows he was careless. He
sends another one and is more careful
next time. lie didn't need the calling
down, but | needed to get rid Of it.
Every oace in awhile l sit down
and write notes to people telling them
exactly what I think OF them. When
I get the things want to say off my
mind the notes are destroyed. and l am
relieved That Is the way | keep
people liking me. I say what | think
Of them and have the satisfaction that
comes from saying it. and 1t never
reaches them or anybody else."-Kan'
sas City Times
The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01
found Fenlmore cooper,s wln.

Kalamazoo Mich, Aug. 29.-Aftef
lying forgotten In the probate Office
vaults Of Kalamazoo county for more
than half a century, the last will and
testament OF James FenEmore Cooper,
author Of the Leather Stocking
Tales" and ptones: Of American men
OF letters, has come to light in this
city, together with deed conveying
ia ham certain lots in the center n
town Judge A. j. Mills. president Of
tho Michigan asylum board Of trustees.
discovered the old docunens while
looking up the abstract OF title to ohs
Droperxy wfrfcii has now been sold
The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01
Suspicious OF MunBn1.
Jacob Miller May Have Met Desir
by Foul Play.

Jacob Miller May Have Met Desih
by Foul Play.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Aaa. "a
Strong susp. clons Of murder hav.
ertsen from the investigates ~&peH
Coroner H!riker is conducting into lr~
death Of Jacob Miller, vnn~s asak.,
body was found Saturday morning on
the Pere Marquette right of way, on
milo from Grandville X wam ANss
supposed T. at he had been aGslsa BY
train.
Coroner Hilliker found shat Mills:
had boarded a Holland Lnkzrasadz G.;
at $40 Friday night. He was unable
TO trace tiIP man further THIS car
would have takon him 10 hia RSaks a..
rect to Grandville, ard yea his saazsi 81
body was found on tho Pere Mar
uette tracks,
At Granville the belief l. widely
expressed that the wound on ne sa *
OF the mans head was not inflicted by
a train, bu, that the body was p&aoed
on the rigli. CT way to carry the i'm
preston tha. he was kiliel by train
The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01
Governor VIII Not Interfere.

Pennington, Mich, Aug. 2S.' II
don't know anything about military
law and trose fellows do" said Gov
Warmer, speaking of the stand he
would take In connection with the
.atouble between. the Desron militia
officers at Camp Warmer. " Will do
whtever they say. have heard moth
ing officially about the matter yet, eX-
cept that Gen. McGurr4n has asked
me when he could meet me and talk
over the merer. ] said wculd meet
him in DsDetng next Tuesday. and |
expect the military board will meet
there early in the week 10 discuss the
matter.
The Yale expositor., 1905-09-01

pictures are accepted by the govern
ment as equal to those made by the
great expert in the south Of France.
Work of this kind passes daily through
her hands. 1t was while acting as as
sistant to NJ. A. Samuela, who does
the Photographic work connected with
the immigration bureau, that Miss Ia
ven acquired her wonderful skill.
In addition the young woman speaks
1uently several languages. Chinese be-
ing one of them. Her reputation
among the Chinese il such that almost
every distinguished visitor from the
orient seeks sitting before her cam
ergG,-San Francisco Cor. Detroit News
Tribune.