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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02
BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR DIS.
CHARGE
In the Matter of Alex Napier, Bank
rupt. in Bankruptcy.

rupt. in Bankruptcy.
To the Honorable A1eck Boarman,
Judge OF the District Court of the Unit
ed States for the Western District of
Louisiana: Alex Napier. of Shreveport,
III the Parish OF Caddo. in the said dis
trict, respectfully represents that On the
goth day Of September. last past, he was
duly adjudgeI bankrupt under the Acts
Of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his property
and rights of property, and has fully
complied with all requirements of said
acts and of the orders of the court touch
ing his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be
decreed by the court to have full lis
charge from all debts proyable against
his estate under said bankrupt acts. ex-
cept such debts as are exceDted bv law
from such discharge
Dated this 21st day Of March. \. D.
1905. ALEX NAPIER,
Bankrupt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON

Western District of Louisiana: On this
goth day of March, A. D., 1907, on read
ing the foregoing petition. it is ordered
by the court that hearing be had upon
the same on the 2Ist day of April, A. D.,
1905, before said court. office of \. D.
Land, Jr., at Shreveport, in said dis
trlct, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. and
that notice thereof be published in the
Shreveport Caucasian, newspaper
printed in said district, and that all
known creditors and other persons in
interest may appear at the same time and
place and show cause, if any they have
why the prayer of the said petitioner
should not be granted.
And it is further ordered by the court
that the clerk shall send by mail t.. all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order, addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated,
Witness the Honorable Aleck Boar
man, judge of the said court, and the
seal thereof, at Shreveport, in said dis
trict, on the goth day of March, A. D.,
1905.
w. JACKSON, Clerk.
April 2, 1905,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02

SHREVEPORT RECEIPTS.
Stock on hand Sept. S14
Received this day 49,. 7o2
Received previously .22o,53o 23o,238
Total stock to date -. =. :. ...23I,o52
Shipments to date =. -. 80. .2oS4o1
Net stock On hand ... -. 22,65o
Same day last year -. -. -. Io4I5
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02
Ladies' Silk ShirtWaist Suits

SIS 90 values, Black and Solid Col
ors, Change2bie, Checked and
Striped, this week k..~..... .,..s.Se48
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02

Bring us your job work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02
Cook With Gas.
= -THE-
Best and Cheapest Way.
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

SUCCESSION NOTICE.
No e43o-First District Court, Parish
Of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Sue
cession of Mrs. Fannie Gillespie.
Notice is hereby given that George E.
Gillespie has this day filed his final ac-
count in said succession, and unless op-
position be made thereto within the time
specified by law the same viii be duly
homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable I. F. Bell,
Judge of said court, this the 18TH day Of
March, 1905.
S. O. WILLIAMS,
March 10. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02
Ladies' Black Taffeta Silk
Walking Skirts

Special lot just received by express for
This weeks sale al $3.50, $3.50 and S12.5o.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-02
BEN HOFFMAN
22z Ccxas Street.
Builders Hardware

Has now in stock carefully selected
i,c OF up-to-t.1,e Builders Hardware.
As he has always handled hardware, he
has some knowledge of the kind of ma
tcria1 builders need and believes he can
supply them; besides, from long prac-
tcal experience he may, if desired. offer
suggestions which may be valuable
However, he wants all who need Build
ers Hardware to call and see him. He
is also we'll supplied with Ice Cream
Freezers, Rubber Hose. Garden Tools,
Lawn Mowers, Scransky 1nameled
Dishes and guaranteed Pocket Knives,
Scissors and Razors always.
w. W. WARjNG
SIC and 52I Edwards Street.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23
STREET VENDORS IN PARIS
Probably Most Abused and Most
Amusing Is the Chestnut Man
His Wares Are Delicious.

There are many amusing charao-
ters in Paris, and one of the most
tormented and sometimes the
most amusing is the chestnut man,
who makes his appearance about
the middle Of October and stays
until the first Of April. Nobody
knows what becomes of him then
he simply disappears. His first
appearance is hailed with delight,
for if there is one thing that the
French "gamin" likes better than
fried potatoes il is roasted chest.
nuts.
The vendor takes up his position
at a street corner or at a window
that he has rented in some little
shop. His stock in trade consists
Of a big bag of chestnuts, a round
sheet iron stove with a perforated
top, and a place underneath to put
charcoal. Then he begins OPP
erations. He takes out his chest.
nuts and cuts a cash in each one,
so that they will not fly off into the
street when they begin to get hot,
and then he puts them on top of
the stove, which he has filed with
lighted charcoal, putting a graf.
ing or cover over them, and then
he calmly awaits developments.
In a few minutes they are done,
and he is ready for customers.
They do not keep him waiting, es.
pecially if the day happens to be
chilly. If there is anything better
than hot, roasted ch%estnuts on a
cold, damp day the writer does not
know what it is. ehas the great
est variety of customers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23
SHOW TRICKS ARE EXPOSED
Stage Artisan a Fake in Many Of BIS
"stuns"-Some Mysterious
Magic

When you see a man come out Oh
the stage and shoot the ashes of
a cigar which is being smoked by
an assistant, don't believe all you
see. A hatpin is run through the
cigar, the point just reaching the
ash. The assistant just pushes the
knob at the other end and down
falls the ash to greatapplause. OF
course only blank cartridges are
used.
Breaking two glass balls with
two pistols is almost as simple.
One of the pistols only is loaded,
and with shot; the other has a
blank cartridge. The loaded pis-
toll is aimed between the two balls
and the shot scatter, breaking
them bOth-that's the trick. 4
Extinguishing several num-
bered candles by number on re
quest of the audience is seldom
more than a hollow joke. Behind
each candle is a hole in the target.
An assistant hidden behind it sim.
ply blows out the candle, taking
care to blow the right candle at
the right time-that is, when the
pistol cracks.
Blindfold shooting simply
means that the performer glances
down his nose to a mirror fixed at
an angle behind the back sight and
aims as straight this way as if the
handage were not there.
Painting a complete picture in a
jiffy in the presence of an audience
is also artifce. What looks to you
like an immaculate and untouched
canvas is in reality a finished pic
ture covered with whitewash. All
the "artist" does is to simulate
painting while he merely wipes off
the whitewash with his brush. The
result is a picture that would re-
quire, if it were honestly done, at
a days work.
Those awfully heavy looking
dumbbells Of the strong man are
sometimes somewhat hollow at
the core. You will notice they are
always put in the same place,
preferably on a special platform,
when the man from the audience is
invited to lift them. Under the
platform are powerful magnets
holding the weights down. Sud
denly roll them off the platform
and you can probably lift them in
one hand, as that operation releas.
es them from magnetic control.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23
PREVENTING sEA-sIckNEss.
Self-Leveling Bunk Is Latest Device
for Aiding Travellers in Over
coming Illness on Water.

An ingenious self-leveling sea
bunk for vessels, the object of
which is to overcome the discom-
fort to the passenger Of mal-de.
mer, has been devised by a London
dentist. 1t has now been in sue.
cessful operation upon one of the
mail boats plying across the Eng
lish channel. The device CON.
prises a swinging cot with four
cords passing from the corners to
the electric brakes, which auto.
matically check any attempt Of
the cot to depart from it's posi-.
ton. While the cot remains level.
the cords are free to pass on and
off the pulleys on the brakes. The
slightest loss Of horizontally of
the cot causes mercury in four
tubes to fall in some of them and
rise IN Otners, and so complete the
electric current to the particular
brake required to be put in oper-
alton to check the further loss of
horizontally. The loss of level
from the variation of the position
taken by the passenger is automat-
ically compensated; water being
practically the same specific gray
ity as the human body, a heavy
man will press more water to the
foot of a specially-desigpad water
bed than a light weight, as also
from side to side.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23
YoUNo's c T
Commanding ohcer Of Inflated BEN
nington Was on Shore When
Explosion Occurred.

"Lueien Young was certainly
horn alucky star, "said a life
long friend, Col. Sam Donelson,
at the Shoreham, alluding to the
commanding officer of the Inflated
Bennington, and to his remark
able escape from injury by reason
of his accidental absence at the
time of the explosion, relates the
Washington Star.
Capt. Young used to be one of
the most popular of all that bril-
liant galaxy who made Chamber
Inns headquarters" continued
Col. DonelsOn, "and many were
the good stories of which he was
the hero. There are old-timers
who still laugh over an affair in
which he and John Chamberlin
were the chief actors. They were
bosom friends, and one day while
lunching together, the subject of
local equestrian statues coming
UP, they mutually agreed that the
bronze representation Of Gen.
Thomas on horseback was the
finest work of art of its kind in
Washington.
ga few days afterward, singu-
larly enough, it happened thar
Young and the late Senator Beck,
of Kentucky, got to discussing the
self-same topic in one of the coy
corners of Chamberlin's. Young
repeated his opinion that the
Thomas statue was prominently
above the rest, an opinion which
the senator vigorously c5mbated.
arguing that it was not nearly so
meritorious as the statue of Me
Pherson, near The contention
waxed warm, and finally Young,
with crafty design, said he'd be
willing to leave it to John Cham
berlin to decide, the loser to stand
a champagne supper for three.
This challenge was promptly ac-
cepted by Beck, and Chamberlin
was called over and asked to UNI
pire the case. Without a seconds
hesitation he decided in favor of
the senator, to the utter surprise
and chagrin ofNthe naval officer.
GAS Chamberlain backed away
Lucien followed him, as soon as he
could make an excuse, and, getting
him in a quiet corner, began to call
him Objectionable names, to which
epithets the prince of entertainers
listened, meekly. John Chamber
lin,' Numbered the angry lieuten-
ant, did you not less than a week
ago agree with me that the Thorn
as statue was the handsOmest in
this town?
az certainly did say that quoth
John, and what's more, / am Of the
same opinion still
"'Then, why in the - did you
not say so just now?
"FWell, Lucien, you and are
both men of the world, and ap-
peal to you as such If l could give
a decision in favor of a lieutenant
in the navy against a United
States SENATOR"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23
Proposed in Record Time.
nBIInkg las a perfect mania

"Blinks has a perfect mania for
condensing everything. Did you
hear how he proposed"
"No."
"He held up an engagement ring
before the girls eyes and said.
'EhTn
"And what did she ss.y?n
"She Just nodded -
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23
Az T~nsinuation.

do you believe that man is
made of dust, Mrs. HasherIy?"
asked the frivolous boarder.
"NOt all Of them, Mr.. Slowyap,D
replied the landlady, Dust set
ties promptly. Chicago Daily
News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23

Capt. S~wigwell-Anything new
In army circles?
Maj. Boozly-Yes; Capt. Swal-
ler has invented a newdrink win
you join us?--Chicago Tribune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23

Today and every day at the Gem
hot lunch consisting OF bouillon,
roast beef and salads will be served
free. Everybody invited. 3-5tf
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23
DR.. j. M. Gallemore
Physician and Surgeon

)fice In the Selling Building over
chawe's Store, where he may be
0und day or night. Phone 6ss
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-23

To the ladies Of Lexington, when
YOU entertain don't forget that ] will
eisdiy furnish you with the coffee
that's best by test. Respectfully j.
E. VIM. 9.4tf
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
FROM TWENTY 70
FORTY DROWNED
Flood Caused Property Loss
of $500, 900.
A Cloudburst in the Canon
Above Berwind and Ia
baseo Provea Very
Costly.

Trinidad. Oolo., Aug. 25-It 10
believed at noon today that from
twenty to forty lives were lost In the
neighboring towns Of Berwind and
Tabasoo. Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany camps. from the disaster that 70.
suited here last night by the food.
A cloud burst occurred in the canon
above the camps and the arroya In
which they are situated was soon .
raging torrent.
The food carried away railroad
and wagon bridges. telephone and
telegraph wires and news for this
reason is diofnult to obtain. Traffic
on the Colorado and Southern and
the Rio Grapde railroads will be
suspsndsd for several days.
The property damage 10 sstimat.
cd at $500. 900. Hundreds Of people
have gone from this citv TO aid and
rescue the injured.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
THE PEACE ASPECT
IS VERY GLOOMY
Japanese Are Too Arbitrary,
Say Russians.
Meeting That Was Called for
Saturday Has Boon Post
poned--Session About
Concluded.

Portsmouth. Aug. 25-Therc see ms
to be considerable gravity in the
peace negotiations today and by
some 1t is believed that II the Jap
anese do not reoede In their strin.
gent demands the peace negotiations
will not last longer than tomorrow.
The proposed meeting that was
to have taken place Saturday has
been postponed and there are various
views taken on the now developments
Karostivioh said this morning that
the japanese must either reoede or
unless something that is not now OK
pected to take plsoe OCCURS the present
session will not last long. This gen.
sleman 10 under the belief that peaos
negotiations even at this time are
about at an end.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
Ryan-Gardner Fight.

Colma. Oalif., Aug. 35-Jimmy
Gardner. the New Eueland feather.
weight and Buddy Byran. Of Chicago.
the hard hitting fighter. who haa
been winning many battles during the
Last few months, will fight here TO-
night before the Oolma Athletic club.
at l42 pounds. The parse will b
es. 800. Odds point to Gardner u
winner. owing TO bis last fight with
Rufe Turner.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
Woman Kills Herself.

st. Louis, Aug. 25-Leaving = note
that mystifiss the police. Mrs. Laura
Oxford. thirty two years old, wife Of
George Oxford. jumped from the Fades
bridge to her death today just after
the arrival Of tho Burlington train.
The note read:
Darling George-I An not guilty
Of the awful charge but have oonolud-
Cd 10 take my life. Take care Of
baby"
A few minutes before jumping In
70 the river she loft her seven. veal
old daughter sitting in ths chair car
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
Outlook 10 Gloomy.

Oyster Bay. Aug. 26-Bsron Kanska
visited the president today for the
sixth time and 1t 10 claimed that he
hes brought important information
from Toxic. II was raining when
the visit was made and the baron said
the outlook for psaoe was Just -
gloomy - the weather Was.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
Youthful Tram wreeker. Arrested

Youthful Tram Wreckers Arrested.
Chillioothe. No.. Aug. 26-Four
different attempts to arrest trains
from the Burlington nea- Turney last
night has caused the arrest Of . mum.
Der Of boys who admit laying timber
on the traots. They claim they did
IL Just for fun.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
Murderer Hanged. .

Rome. Ca, Aug. 26-Jack Bone.
slayer Of Zach Hall wss hanged hcre
today. Bone had been tried for slay.
ing Zaok Hall three times. and finally
WAS sentenced TO be hanged by Judge
Pite. Of the district court.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
Jape Sieze Boat,

Washington. Aug. 1-rhe state
department. has been advised from
Yokohama that the japanese have
seized the steamer Australia owned
by the Spreokles interests In ssn
Francisco. No rsasonh or details are
given.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25
GuerellAs Meet.

Independence. No.. Aug. az
Twenty-Five survivors Of the QuAntrsll
band Of guerellas are holding the
eighth reunion here today. Cole
Younger and Jim Cummings. former
members Of the Jesse James gang are
rpresent.
The daily tribune., 1905-08-25

The Daily Tribune 4oc psr Month
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-07-05

Remember that Supreme is the best
-four sold in Dawson. Ask your grocer
for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-07-05
YAQUI INDIANS MURDER WHITES
Twelve Ranchers and Several Women
and Children Killed.

A special from Tucson. AriZ., says
At least twelve ranchers and several
women and children have been killed
by band OF one hundred Yaqui In
dams who have been raiding the
country along the San Miguel river.
A party of American mining men
have gone to the rescue Of the ranch
ers to save them from being massa-
cred.
The trouble began Friday, and after
several families had been murdered
the ranchers made a determined stand
at Buenos Ayres ranch, aided by
thirty employees. and succeeded in re-
pulsing the Indians, although several
died from wounds received during the
fight. 1t is believed that twenty of the
Indians were killed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-07-05
WON'T HELP sON-IN-LAW.
Squire lowers Has No Sympathy
for Rawlings.

Squire lowers. !father-in-law OF J.G.
Rawlings. who is in-jail at Valdosta
for the murder of the Carter children
few DAYS ago, has been in NaldOsta
assisting his daughter in disposlng OF
her land and crops in order to secure
money to defend Rawlings and his
three boys.
Squire lowers is said to be worth
something like $50, 600, and it was
thought that he would put up money
to defend Rawlings and his boys. Mr..
lowers went to the jail to see Raw
lings, but only few words passed be-
tween them. They were in regard to
selling the property.
Mr.. lowers said that his daughter
and granddaughters will never be al
lowed to suffer so long as he has a
cent. but he will not give "a "Trip to
oct Rawlings out of his trouble. lie
expresses sympathy for the boys, who
are his grandchildren, bur he has no
word of sympathy for the father.
w. l.. Carter, the father of the muir
dered children, was nValdOsta Thurs
day for the first time since the trag-
edy. He still hobbies about on crutch-
es. as a result of the wounds which
Rawlings inflicted upon him some
time ago. He was in consultation
with his lawyer.
Guards have remained about Car
ter's house since the tragedy. He says
there are plots against him to destroy
evidence that he is to give against
Rawlings and that it is more import
ant that he be put out OF the way now
than ever before. Though the Raw
lings are behind prison bars, he is
afraid that there is enough Of their
plot left to do him harm. That and
the shattered condition Of his nervous
system causes him to fear.
Mrs. Rawlings has had several Of
fers for her place, but she has not de-
cided to accept any of them. She
wants a little more money than she
has been offered, in view of the con-
ditiOn of her crops.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-07-05
REMEDIES AGAIN TRIUMPH
HUNDREDS SEE GREAT WORM
STILL ALIVE.
Removes Enormous Parasite from
the System of Mrs. Jamie
Bridges.

Among the hundreds of remarkable
cases which have been brought to the
notice of the people by Col. Dilling-
hams wonderful remedies, none has
aroused so much interest as the re-
moval of immense parasites from the
human system by the Plant Juice
medicine
The following case, therefore, which
came to light Tuesday, is selected
from numbers of callers who report to
the drug stores their gratitude for the
benefit they have received. The caller
in question was Mrs. Bridges. Mrs.
Bridges had been sufferer for a
number of years from what she sup
posed to be n bad case of stomach
trouble, which had induced run
down condition of her system.
Being persuaded by Il 1neighbOr to
try the Dillingham; remedies. she
purchased a bottle of Plant Juice,
and had taken but a few doses when
an immense tape-wOrm passed from
her system. She brought the parasite
to Bell Bros, and in the presence OF
over a hundred people thanked Mr..
Bell for what had been done. When
questioned later, her story was as
follows:
''For number of years have been
suffering from a general rundown
condition of the system. | felt tired
and languid all the time. and did not
sleep we'll at night. The slightest eX-
ertiOn would tire me. and | could not
even stand any length of time without
having dull, aching pain in the
lower part of my back. If / ran up
stairs my heart would beat rapidly,
and / would have choking and dizzy
spells constantly.
my appetite was very irregular
and I would have bloating of the
stomach after eating. | bought a
bottle of Plant Juice medicine yester-
day, and only took four or five doses
when the tape-worm left my system. |
am more than grateful to Col. Dilling-
ham, and believe he has the most
wonderful medicine in the world. .
The sale of the Dillingham; remedies
in this section has now reached a
point that is beyond belief.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-07-05
.CATARRH Of STOMACH
CURED BY PERU M.

Miss Genevive May, 1917 S. Meridian
ST., Indianapolis, Ind, Member Second
High School Alumni Assn, writes:
"Peruna is the finest regulator of a
SIfSOrdered stomach have ever found.
Fl certainly deserves high praise, for 1t
is SkHLfuILy prepared.
81 was in a terrible condition from a
neglected case of catarrh of the stomach.
NV food had long ceased to be of any
good and only distressed me after eat
ing. was nauseated, had heartburn
and headaches, and felt run down COM
pletely. But in two weeks after l took
Peruna was changed person. A few
bottles of the medicine made a great
change, and in three months my stom-
ach was cleared of catarrh, and my en-
tire system in better condition."-
Genevive May.
Write DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio,
for free medical advice. All cores
rnndence held strictly confidential.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-07-05

Hard Times Causing 1t to Become a
Thing of the Past.

Polygamy, it is stated, is slowly but
surely becoming thing of the past in
South Africa This, however, is not
because the morals of the natives are
becoming so much better, but the
chiefs and other big men of the tribes
are finding the support of several
wives too expensive. For several
seasons the rinderpest has afflicted
the cattle, so that the incomes of the
chiefs have been largely reduced. AS
the most expensive item in a chief
house is his wives, the chiefs have had
to 80 without so many wives. With
several years more of hard times, it
is said, the South Africans will be re-
duced by necessity to the Christian
practice of mOnogamy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-07-05
CHICKEN RIDES ON BREAKBEAM
Occupant of the Chair Car Beats the
Central Railroad.
Times Recorder.

From the Americas Times Recorder
When the northbOund Central tram
reached Americas yesterday plump,
yellow legged chicken, one calculated
to inspire great Joy at campmeetings,
was seen resting serenely on the
breakbeam of the chair car. Employees
about the depot recalled having seen
the chicken perched in the same place
as the car passed down the road the
day before. Some thought it might
be Roosevelt's white dove of peace on
enforced vacation, but a closer inspect
ion proved it to be only a Georgia
dominecker riding for its health. The
only remarkable feature of it all IS
that the chicken rode to Albany on
the car and got out of town without
being pulled.