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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
A Gravediaaer.

/ wonder if Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw
secretary of the treasury and presi.
Dental aspirant, is superstitious. II
SO, he must be in blue funk. Does
he believe in signs and omens? If SO
he sees his presidential hopes going.
going and gone glimmering He need
b, ed a coachman to drive his state car
rage. Now, the average citizen will
be surprised to learn that SO eminent
functionary as the head Of the treas
ury Is not permitted. like the rest Of Us
poor mortals. to select his own coach
man. But that's the plain truth The
civil service commission selected him
after an examinat ion-on various mat
1iers foreign to his duties. 10 doubt.
At sEy rate. they picked as Governor
Shaw's iehu Il s"a- q .""@e,' o. n
of that. . ye who believe in the ..ahit
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
IMPROVED CLOTHES CHEST,

ed in American Agriculturist This
chest has top hinged at the back in
the usual way. The front is hinged to
the front edge Of the top and folds
back upon it.
The shelves are both hinged at the
back, permitting each one to be raised
while the packing is being done below
it. The front is held in place when
closed by two small hooks at either
end or by a little catch
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
Cream Cheese Salad.

Work a cream cheese ten cent siZe)
until smooth. using wooden spoon.
Add one-third Of a cup Of celery, Gu:
in very small pieces, and one-fourth of
a cup Of English meats broken in small
pieces Form in the shape Of small
balls and sprinkle with paprika. Ar
range in lettuce leaves, pour over It a
French dressing and garnish WITH rad
ishes cut in fancy shapes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
Variation on the Old Chest.

The careful housewife packs away
for safe keeping certain Of the house
hold clothing and bedding. in a cedar
chest preferably. Sometimes an article
at the bottom is desired in 4 hurry
when the whole contents of the chest
must DE disturbed and tumbled. 4
chest designed to avoid this and also
to avoid pressing articles that must be
placed below the top layers Is illustrat-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
Quick Deaths to Moths and Bu&s.

The quickest, easiest, cheapest and
most effective way to rid carpets. fur
niture or clothing of moths, buifa 20
bugs or beAbugs is to spray the article
infested with an atomizer filled with a
mixture Of benZire and carbolic acid.
A teaspoonful of acid to a quart Of ben
zine is the right amount. and care
should be taken to keep the mixture
out Of the reach Of children, as it is poi
sonous; also away from light and heat.
as benzine is explosive. The mixture
kills all bugs, and it evaporates quick
ly, leaving no stain on the finest fab
RIGS, says Good Housekeeping CORE
SDOndent
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
\ JUDGMENT.
Sheriff Of Caddo Parish, La.
Caucasian, April II, 1908.

Nc. ocS1-Fir>; I):stric; Court. State of
Louisiana md Parish If Faddo:
Mrs. C2r:iv II. Taylor vs.. J. T.
Taylor
In this case by reason Of the law ana
the evidence being in favor thereof. it is
ordered, aIjudgeI and Iecreed that Mrs.
Carrie NJ. Taylor plaintiff, do have and
recover of and against ]. T. Taylor her
husband, de fndant, judgment decreeing
her to be tparate in property and att
thorlzing her to conduct and control
her own affairs, as though she were
femme sole.
1t is further ordered, adjudged and
decreed that plaintiff do have and re-
cover Of and against her husband, J. T.
Taylor, the full sum of four hundred
dollars, with interest at per cent per
annum thereon from December 3, 1909,
and for the further sum Of one thousand
dollars with interest thereon from No
vernber II. 1904 until paid.
Done, read and signed in open court
this April 20, A. D. 1905.
T. F. BELL, District Judge
Endorsed: Filed April 20, 1905.
J. H. LEVY. Deputy Clerk.
A true copy.
S. O. WILLIAMS,
May e. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
SHERIFFS SALE

No. c5Io-ln First Judicial District
Court Of Caddo Parish. louisiana
= c. Fuste1 vs. T. s. Scriber.
Ey virtue Of writ - seizure and
sale, to NE issued in Che above entitled
and numbered suit ny the Honorable
FirN Judicial District Cuvrt III Cuddo
Parish, ias have seized ana will offer
for sale, az public auction. for cash. ac-
c"rding to law, without heneti. of ap-
prasc:nert, II the principal front door
Of The court house Il Callo Parrish in
the City Il Shreveport La, during the
legal hours for sales, ON
SATURDAY. MAY q. LOS,
tie following described! property Stu
ated in the city If Shreveport: La, TO-
wit: Lot fourteen (I<)$i h'.~>k nine to)
a tie Fair Grounds subdivision vf the
city Of Shreveport, as per map of SAID
subdivision recorded 10 the rccor lers
Vtt1cH of Caddo Parish. "a.
the said property seized to be s.,ld to
satisfy the debt. as specified in the said
writ in the SUM Of eight hundred and
seven1y-one It,llars and forty seven
cents, with 8 per cent interest from
January 9, 1905, ana 10 per cent on said
sum and interest as attorneys fees, and
Jail costs ol the suit
S. = WARD,
Sheriff Of (addo Parish La.
Caucasian, April p. 1905.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
NEW STYLES.
Cunning Little Vests. Half Revealed,
Half Concealed.

Fine embroidered swiss muslin and
bebe valenciennes edging-this co1nbi-
nation can do no wrong, nor indeed
can valenciennes anywhere that the
light slip or vest is demanded, as With
a taffeta. wolfe or foulard gown. 1t Is
pretty fancy, this new vogue of the
season. for hiding a fiimy little muslin
and lace vest away beneath the front
of a corsage that almost meets, afford
ing just delicious little peeps at the
tlaintineSS beneath
The only foulard with future before
it is that Of finest quality and fre1l
design. such as tiny checks or pin linz :
so close toy 'ther iS to give almost t:l'
look Of a solid color. These foulard u!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
SUCCESSION SAFE

No. o5o7-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
Succession of Amanda Je1ls.
BY virtue of a commission to sell, to
me issued by the Honorable First Judi
clal District Court Of CaddO Parish,
Louisiana, in the above entitled and
numbered succession. | will offer for
sale at public auction, at the principal
front door of the court house of Caddo
Parish. in the City Of Shreveport, La,
during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY,, JUNE 10, zoos.
the following described property, be-
longing to the said succession to-wit:
An undivided sevcn-tcnths Cf lot No. 7
and all undivided one-tifth interest in
lot No. 3 Of the Cleveland subdivision
Of the City Of Shreveport. with like in
terest in the buildings and improvements
thereon
Said sale to be made for cash, accord
ing to law, for the purpose Of paying the
debts of the said succession.
S. J. WARD, I
Sheriff and exOf7cio Auctioneer, Cad4
do Parish. louisiana. Il
Caucasian, May 4, 1905 !, il
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

There is fine prospect for an extern
sive increase in the gayety Of nations.
Governor Luke E. Wright Of our over
seas empire in the Philippines has no
titled an expectant world that he in
tends to return to Tennessee and com
pete with E. W. Carmack for a sena-
torial toga. The fur will fly and there
will be music in the air when Wright
undertakes to strip that greatly coyet-
ed garment from the shoulders of Car
mack. Perhaps the fight betwixt therl
may give Governor Benton McMillin
or Governor Bob Taylor the opportu-
nifty to break into the senate.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

After several years Of enforced rus
tication General J. Warren Keifer of
Ohio, major general in two wars and
ex-speake- of the house Of representa-
tives. reappcars in public life. His self
appointed task is to reform the south.
Nous verrons
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

It would be decidedly refreshing to
have an honest, Straightforward opinion
from that palpitating and greatly ex-
plotted patriot, "General'' Jacob S. Cox
cy, as to our greatly Wanted prosperity.
In the last campaign the Republican
spellbinderc held the ''generar' up as 4
fine illustration of how a high protec-
tive tariff can raise the dead. Now he
is a Observation-Disclosures, $2s5.O0O; as
sets, nil It would be perhaps more in
teresting to have an honest, straight
forward opinion Of his creditors as to
the generals prosperity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

That eminent psychologist, Professor
James J. Jeffries Of California, gives
it as his opinion that that eminent sur
geon, DR.. Csler Of chloroform fame, is
loony. At long range DR.. Osler may
dissent from Professor Jehries' opinion,
a thing which he would not do If he were
in range of the professors argument
his fist. DR.. Osler was evidently hunt
ing for notoriety when he uttered his
idiotic dictum, and he achieved it, but
it is Of variety which any sensible
man would scorn. It's really pity
that Jeffries cannot get hold Of him
long enough to maui some wisdom into
his noddle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
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Especial Washington Letter.l

Especial " aSn1nRtOn Letter..
,ECENTII my venerable and
vitriolic friend, General Charles
H. GrosvenOr of Ohio. and
myself INDUCED in the luxury
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

The American Economist, organ of
seriously the late utterances Of Gov
ernor Albert Cummins about electinS
to the next congress Republicans who
favor revision Of the tariff, for it de-
votes about page and quarter of its
valuable space to combating his idea.
Bless it's simple heart, it is wasting
time and in.,! Cummins as a reform
er is utterly futile. He paws up the
ground a good deal, but when the Re
publicans in his district renominate
that eminent stand patter, Ex-Governor
John A. T. Hull, Cummins will sup
port him tooth and nail. His thunder
is in the index and harmless.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

No. o537-In Firss Judicial District
Court Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
Albers Barnett VS.. ". E. Scriber.
By virtue of writ Of fieri facias to
me issued i'll the above entitled and num-
bered suit | have seized and will offer
for sale, at public auction, at the prn-
cipal front door of the court house of
Caddo Parish, in the City of Shreveport,
Louisiana, during the legal hours for
sales, on
SATURDAY. May 10, zoos,
LoD three, four and FIVE G, and 3
of the Patzlnan Subdivision in the City
Of Shreveport, La, as per map record
ed in conveyance book %. page 1885, Of
the records of Caddo Parish, La, to-
gether with all buildings and improve
ments thereon
Said property seized rs belonging to
the defendant and to be sold without
benefit Cf aprraiscmcnt, to satisfy the
Judgment as specified in the said writ in
the sum # two hundred dollars, with 8
per cent interest from January 20, 1904
and also 10 per cent attorneys fees on
$4,000. and same interest from said
date, and all costs Of the suit The
purchaser to assume the payment Of
mortgage note for two hundred dollars
and interest, due January %, 1906
S. J. WARD,
Sheriff Of Caddo Parish, La.
Caucasian, April II, 1908.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
SHERIFF'S SAFE

No. 9537-In Firss Judicial District
Court Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
AlberS Barnett VS.. ". E. Scriber.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07
Cleveland's Mayoralty Race.

The ambitious and growing city OF
Cleveland O., is anxious to get ditto
the li1nelight by pulling off a mayor
atty race betwixt two national celebri-
ties, Tom Johnson. the present mayor,
and Theodore E. Burton, at present a
Representatives in congress. He has
served many years and has long been
chairman of the committee on rivers
and harbors. Since Mr.. Hemenway's
election to the senate Mr.. Burton has
been frequently mentioned for the
craftsmanship of the committee on ap-
preparations. Everybody knows who
Tom Johnson is. He has been con-
gresham and mayor and shone in
both positions. He ran for governor
He would not make a bad president.
johnson and Burton ran against each
other for congress four times. each
winning two heats. Should they be
pitted against each other for the may
orally they would arouse interest all
over the land. The winner would be
almost certain to become governor Of
Ohio and might land in the White
House.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

The spirit of investigation and re-
form seems to be abroad in the land.
governorship and senatorship as a re-
former Folk won the governorship
Of Missouri as reformer. Douglas OF
Massachusetts sits in the governors
chair because he is a reformer. BriS-
tow Of Kansas is in sight of q curlle
chair because he is a reforincr Bur
ton Of the anne state is under inI!ct-
ment because he is not a reforMer.
Ditto q United States senator and two
congressman from Oregon.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

No. c5Io-ln First Judicial District
Court Of Caddo Parish. louisiana
= c. Foster vs.. T. s. Sc-iber
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-07

May 2.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-12-27
PAY FOR ANOTHER WAR HORSE.
Congressman JOhnson's Success in Col
lecting These Claims is Being
"NOised Abroad" 1t Seems.

Mr.. Thos. H. Daniel sends the fol-
lowing from Washington to the Spar
tanburg Herald under date of Decem-
Der 10TH
"Mrs. Ella Watts She'll of Laurens,
widow of the late Representative
George w. Shell, has been sent by the
war department a voucher for $I25 in
payment for horse which her husband
had taken from him by union soldiers
after the surrender of General Lee,
and after Captain Shell had been
paroled. Mr.. Johnson's activity and
success in this line have been so noised
abroad that shortly after the death of
the late Representative Croft, of Aiken,
while there was no representative in
congress from that district, DR.. John
M. Weekley, father of Mr.. W. t.
Weekley, of Spartanburg, took up
with him the question of securing re-
muneration for two horses which union
soldier took from him near Augusta
DR.. Weekley, who is now citizen of
Barnwell, was paroled in Augusta and
started homeward. His horses were
taken from him and he proceeded home
ward with the best means of locomo-
tion available under the circumstances,
having no hope of either remuneration
or revenge. Just forty years later, in
1905, he received $275 from the United
States government in payment for his
loss-or in partial payment at least.
Some very valuable surgical instruments
were also taken from him, but these do
not come within the purview of the
statute under which these claims are
brought, and for these he cannot re-
cover. Representative Johnson was in
formed at the war department few
days ago, however, that voucher for
$275 had been sent to DR.. Weekley, as
Mr.. Johnson had to establish to the
satisfaction of the department the gen
uiness of the claim.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-12-27
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.


Congress adjourned last Thursday
until Jan. A.
Georgetown celebrated her Centen-
nial in a magnificent and imposing man
ner last Tuesday.
The election in Saluda county re-
suited in victory for the prohibition
lists.
The body of Noah Weams, a mill
operative of Greenville, was found in
the reservoir of the Brandon Cotton
Mill last Tuesday.
Fire at Newberry Sunday norm 3
destroyed the Coffin Factory and other
property entailing loss estimated at
500, 600.
Andrew Thompson, a big burly ne
gro, is in Jail at Greenville, charged
with criminally assaulting Mrs. Frank
James near Taylor's Station, Monday
night, Dec. 18. Mrs. James identified
Thompson as her assailant
A syndicate composed of prominent
business men of Spartanburg recently
purchased the Glenn Springs Hotel
property from the Messrs. Simpson.
Dan Murphy, the man who was sen
fenced to be hanged for the murder OF
County Treasurer Copes of Orangeburg
county in 1897, but on the day set fo,
the execution, his sentence was com.
muted to life Imprisonment in the pen.
itentiary from which he escaped three
years later, has just been captured anc
returned to the state prison.
The Thornwell Orphanage has re-
ceived 81 900 to found the Emma Mar
garet Orland scholarship. 1T is The
gift of DR.. Orland, of Spartanburg
The interest will be used for the educa.
tian of fatherless and deserving child
1t has only been few weeks since :
scholarship was founded by Captain s.
S. White, of Lancaster county, for this
same institution.
Judge Watts refused to grant an or
der to the policy holders of certain
insurance company, permitting them to
have the body of r. X. Dargan ex-
humed. Dargan committed suicide al
Darlington several months ago and
there have been rumors ahoat ever
since to the effect that he is not dead
and the body that was buried was not
his, if indeed, anyhody's at all. Under
these circumstances one of the insur-
ance companies in which Dargan was
insured for $4,000 refused to pay the
amount nutil satisfied of Dargans death
2-ai-
j.. & M Paint. Lead and Zinc. Wea rs
10 or Is years. Saves paint bills. l.. &
M. costs about $l.2O per gallon. w. l..
Boyd, Laurens, S. G.. 14-13t.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-12-27
An Exciting Chase After Negro.

Yesterday afternoon the officers here
were notified by the Greenwood au-
thorities to watch out for Gus Sanders,
colored, who was wanted there and
who had left on the train for Laurens.
Upon the arrival of the train at the
coal chute Policeman Roper saw a ne
gro jump from the rear of the train
and make off in wildrun. The officer
followed, believing the fellow to be the
man wanted. After long and exciting
chase the policeman came up with the
negro who had reached East Main
street, near Mrs. Clarke's The fellow
resisted the officer and showed fight,
whereupon Officer Roper fired upon him,
infiicting flesh wound in the leg. He
gave in and was brought to the station
house.
The negro says his name is Ike Dial
and that he lives with Mr.. A. e. Ham
ilton, a few miles from the city. He is
said to fill the description furnished of
the Greenwood negro. Dial says he got
off the train before coming to the sta
ton because he wanted to avoid the
possibility of meeting a certain party
who had threatened to give him trouble.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-12-27
Cotton Mills May Sell Direct.

Greenville cotton mill men are very
much interested in recent statement
in Northern textile paper that in two
years the commission man in New York
who handles the product of Southern
mills will be thing of the past. The
publication says that there is move
ment on foot to organize all of the mills
and have one man to represent them in
each of the markets, who shall be paid
regular salary and shall represent the
mills in most impartial manner.
The mill people here think the predic-
tion little premature, but agree that
it is only a question of time when the
mills will take entirely into their own
hands the placing of their product.
They point out, however, the tempta-
tions and opportunities for graft which
the proposed plan would offer the sell
ing agent, who could scalp prebates from
every sale if he choose. Big railroad
systems and other corporations handling
large amounts Of supplies have found
the same trouble with the purchasing
agent. - Greenville News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-12-27
CROSS HILL HAS
DOUBLE HOMICIDE.
Two Negroes Laid Low by
q Negro.
VICTIMS BROTHERS.
Gamblers Quarrel Leads to Bloody
Christmas Tragedy. Tom Wells Is
in Jail. Claims Self Defense.

Horace and Henry Bullock, brothers,
were shot and instantly killed on the
outskirts of Cross Hill Sunday night
during the progress of general negro
row, by Tom Wells, railroad negro,
who lives at Abbeville.
A party of negroes, it seems, were
gambling when dispute arose between
the Bullock brothers and Wells. Horace
Bullock attacked Wells with his knife
and was slashing him about the head
and face when Wells drew his pistol, a
hammerless Smith & Wesson, and shot
his antagonist dead in his tracks. At
that moment Henry Bullock rushed up
and dealt Wells blow on the head
with rock. The men clinched and
Wells sent bullet through the second
brothers heart, killing him instantly.
When the shooting started up the
rest of the negroes fled. Wells started
for friends house but soon fell, being
greatly weakened by the loss of blood.
He was found little later and received
physicians attention. His wounds
are not serious, and he was brought to
Jail Monday night by Deputy Sheriff
Sullivan. Wells says he had to shoot
the men in self defense.
Coroner Watts held the inquest over
the bodies of the dead men Monday af-
ternoon.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-12-27

WILL BE MARRIED TODAY. 4
NHptials of Miss Duyall and MIR. Machen
to be Celebrated.


Atnoon today Mr.. Emory B. Machen
of this city and Miss Pearl Duyall of
Barksdale will be united in marriage at
the home of the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
j. w. Duvali,
The ceremony will be performed by
the Rev. j. D. Pitts, d. D., who
twenty-five years ago, this month, Off
ciated at the marriage of the late MIR.
Jno. w. Duvall andMiss Corrie Thomas,
parents of the bride of today.
An elegant wedding feast will be
served and in the evening the bridal
couple, together with number of
friends and invited guests, will be given
reception by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Machen at their beautiful new residence
on South Harper street.
MIR. Machen, the. groom -to-be, is a
son of Mr.. j. r. Machen of Princeton
and a brother of Mrs. r. A. Cooper.
He is associated in the wholesale grc-
Gerry business here with his uncle, Mr..
j.. S. Machen, and is young business
man of industry and enterprise.
His bride, who is quite well known
here, will'be warmly welcomed to the
city
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-12-27
MR.. JOHNSON'S BILL.
II Effects Great Many People and is
Printed in Full.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The efforts
of Representative johnson to recover
damages for the people of his district
for horses taken from them after Lee
surrender is perhaps one of the most
important local bills that has been in
troduced in the house in long time. 1t
effects more people, perhaps than any
other local bill that could beintroduced.
There is, however, some misappre-
hension existing as to just what is ne
cessary to be done by client to re-
cover under the act in question and the
bill of Mr.. Johnson is here given in
full that it may be thoroughly under
stood The bill is as follows:
"That the quartermaster general is
directed, under such rules and regula-
tions as may be approved by the secre-
tary of war, to investigate or cause to
be investigated, the claims of Confed-
crate soldiers and citizens of the states
declared to be iii insurrection from 1861
to 1865 for horses and supplies alleged
to have been taken from them by Fed
eral troops in and after the surrender,
acting under orders, in violation of the
terms and the spirit of the surrender of
the Confederate armies, and he shall,
subject to the approval of the secretary
of war, issue his vouchers to such per-
sons as shall be shown by such inves-
tigation to be entitled thereto, which
voucher shall be paid out of any money
In the United States treasury not other
wise appropriated.
That no claimant shall be entitled to
receive any voucher unless he shall es-
tablish to the satisfaction of the quar-
termaster general that he or she or
the person through whom he or she as
serts such claim was the actual owner
of horses or supplies so taken; that
such property was taken from him or
her or the person through whom he or
she claims by troops of the United
States, acting under orders, in violation
of the terms and the spirit of the sur
render of the Confederate armies; that
if the person from whom the property
was taken be dead, the sum to which
such person was or shall be entitled
shall be paid to his estate"
There is little probability that the
bill will pass.