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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
THE LETTER LIST.

he following is list of letters r.
manning uncalled for in the Shrevpeor,
postof,ce for the week ending Saturday
january 7, 1904. A charge of one
cent will be mode on each piece of mai
advertised. When calling for these let
ters please say advertised" giving tts
date of advertising. Free delivery O.
mail may be secured by having you,
mail addressed to street and number
Advise your correspondents of your ad
dress and have them address your let.
tiers accordingly. IS
LADIES LIST.
Anderson, Miss.
Black, Miss Pire; Berry, Miss Nettie
>Boggs, Mrs. Jennie T. T.
Aollins, Miss Mary.
Davis Mrs. S.; Danierlake, Mrs
Rosie.
FieIdings, Jeanne; Forde, Mary.
Gin, Mrs. Dora; Grugg, Mrs. Lula
Griffin, Mrs. Carrie.
HaWdin, Callie; Hawdin, Halle.
James, Mrs Alberthia; Johnson, En-
lie: James, Obie Lewis; Johns, Miss
Orrie;; Jones, Mary Eliza.
Ke1so, Mrs. Callie; Kenbren, Mrs
Gen.
Lasseter, Mrs. F. S.: Lester, Mrs
Jennie; Lyons, Mrs. Mary; Luesoney,
Miss Ella
May. Mrs. Eva; Mayer, Miss Helen
Morris, Miss Ellis.
Patrick, Jane; Prugor, Mrs. l. N
Pinkston, Miss Nancy; Price, Mrs.
Maud.
Rves, Mrs. Gessie; Robinson, Maud !;
Randle, Miss Ada.
Sanierson. MISS Maud; Smith, Mrs
Maud; Smith, Miss Mary P; Stenson,
Miss Mary; Scroggins, Miss Sallie; SUIT
ton. Mrs. Nettie.
Tonleson, Miss Suse; Thomas, Miss
Florence; Fanan, Miss Alice.
Washington Miss May; Williams,
Miss Anna Waggoner, Mrs. J. D.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Taking Her at Her Word.

Jones-How's this, old man? /
thought you and your wife were going
abroad On pleasure trip, and you're
taking your mother-in-law along Smith
Well, she's always saying, "See Paris
and die" SO l thought I'd let her see
Paris.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
NORTHERN SPEAKS.
Addresses Eight Hundred Business
Men and C:eraymen Of Dallas.

Dallas. Jan. 7.-Before 500 business
men and ministers former Governor
Northen Of Georgia spoke at the Gen.
trail Christian church on the POSSIBLE
tiles and Duties of Laymen." The
principal point of the speaker was the
necessity Of Christian business men
waking up to the religious needs of the
city and combining for the conversion
Of the unsaved. The speaker. referred
to the work Of this kind attempted at
Atlanta, his home, some time ago, and
which had resulted, he said, in a great
strengthening of religious work in the
Georgia metropolis. 1t is contemplated
to prepare for a great religious revival
here and Governor Northen was in
vited to come ard give his experience
in that line Of Christian work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Dallas Japs Celebrate.

Dallas, Jan. THE Japanese resi-
dents of Dallas celebrated in an elabo
rate manner the victory of their coun
trymen at Port Arthur A special din-
ner was discussed at a Main stree;
restaurant. where much bunting an,
United States and japanese flags were
displayed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Wonderful Frog Story.

Terlingua, Tex, Jan. 1T is assert
ed that while blasting rock twenty-five
feet deep at the Chisos mines live frogs
have been found in the center of CHINA
bar and have taken on the color of the
ore. They came out singly and in
pairs, and in one instance two old ones
and six little fellows were found in a
bunch. On being released the frogs
hop around lively, it is declared.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Her Playing,

"Well. wellr' exclaimed the old man.
"Mandy's learnin' to play real good.
piece she's playin'."
'That amt Mandy" replied his wife.
"It's the man tuning the piano" Phil
adelphia Press.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Iklaai-
PAGIN AT PORTLAND.
Special Assistant to Attorney General
Will Push Investigation.

Portland. Ore. Jan. 7.-E. Z. Pagin.
special assistant to Attorney General
as Investigations Of land fraud in the
state continue. In an interview Mr..
Pagin said the president started to in
vestigate conditions and he will not
stop until the examination has been
thorough. Investigations have bee1 a
Icing time on the way, but now they
have begun they will not cease until
they have been successful or gottsh-
they have been successful in getting
at the bottom of the deceptions prac-
ticed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
HOUSE DYNAMlTED,
Half Of Building Wrecked and Negro
Was Fatally Injured.

Nashville, Jan. Near Petersburg,
Tenn, dynamite exploded under the
house of Joseph Short, a prominent
colored man, and half the structure
was completely wrecked One of
Is no clue to the perpetrators. The
Shorts are very wealthy negroes, hav-
ing been left a portion Of the estate of
their former owners many years ago.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
lanhans's MESSAGE Ready

Austin, Jan. THE governors mes
sage to the legislature has been re-
ceived from the printers The de- /
ment is very lengthy and much space Is
devoted to the tax problem. Every
thing Is now ready for the convanio~
OF the legislature next Tuesday at nooa
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Stabbed With Hat Pin,

Dallas, Jan. Twill Copeland was
stabbed with a hat pin in the hands of
an irate woman. The pin cred the
right breast, penetrating lung. Cope
land is in a serious condition, bleei ding
internally.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Blew Off Top of Head.

Comfort, Tex, Jan. 7.-Nicholas
Rusch, prominent and well-to-do
farmer two miles south of here, placed
the muzzle of a shotgun just belo,v
his left eye and pulled both triggers,
blowing the top of his head off and
scattering The brains all over the cell
ing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
DOUBLE STARS.
More Of Them Discovered and Measur.
y 49, ed by Lick Observatory.

More Of Them Discovered and Measur.
ed by Lick Observatory.
! Berkeley. CAL. Jan. More double
stars have been discovered and meas
ured at Lick observatory The latest
bulletin issued by the university con-
tains an account of another hundred
new double stars discovered and
measured there. These are new double
stars and are of the same character as
those previously discovered at the Lick
observatory. The distance between
thew two components in most of them
is very small. and nearly all will be
difficult objects to observe under con-
dftions less favorable than at Mount
Hamilton.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
COUPLE ARRESTED,
Charged With Murder Of Negro Doc
tors Wife In Dallas County.

Fort Worth, Jan. 7.-Sheriff Of Tar
rant county arrested Will Green AMI
wife, coiored, and lodged them in Jail.
They are charged with the murder Of
the wife of negro doctor named Arm
strong in Dallas county some weeks
ago. The Green woman Is Armstrong;
sister. Armstrong; wife was shot sew
eral times, but managed to go to anoth-
er house before dying. The house was
also set on fire.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08

cry she found indescribably beautiful.
lncomparably finer than that of the
Alps and she is certain it contains
mineral deposits Of untold richness.
Next summer Miss Peck declares size
will try again to climb Huascaran ana
this time will succeed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Less Than Last One.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house o.
preparation committee reported the
fortification BILL carrying s6.s47.sa3,
which is $77O,2s9 less than appropri-~
ated at the last session. The estimates
aggregate $10,458,570. =
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Noted Texan Gone.

|. Texarkana, Jan. fudge j. T.
Jones, a leading attorney of this Sec
ton, died after protracted illness,
aged sixty years. He was a prominent
Methodist. Mason, Woodman ana an
Eagle. E5 ~-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
MISUNDERSTANDING Settled.

Washington. Jan. France and
Morocco have settled their recent mis-
understanding. This news comes to
the statement in cablegram from Mr.,
Philip, the American vice consul at
Tangier.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Six Hello.

Muskogee, /. r, Jan. 1.-The last CT
the seventeen persons arrested at
BoyEton, charged with riot -.ara er-
amined before the United States com
missioner here. All wers dis1',ar~=s;
except six. These we're given Jail sen
fences. :
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
TRIPLE COLLISION,
Three Elevated Trains Come Together,
One Man Losing His Life.

New York, Jan. lone man was
killed and half a dozen persons serious
ly injured in a rear end collision in
which three trains crashed together on
the Ninth Avenue Elevated railway
structure at Horatio and Greenwich
streets during the rush Of the early
hours Friday. The dead man was a
railroad workman. who was repairing
truck on broken down train. The
injured were passengers
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Patients Could Not Sail.

Galveston. Jan. 1.-THE steamship
Horatio, that the two yellow fever pa
ttents came here on has sailed for Liv-
erpool. Neither man was able to so.
but will sail for England Jan. 20 on
the Benedict
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08

On an ocean greyhound. Great
Scott, what a lot Of food that man
eatsv'
HE must be what they call stow
away"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
DEFENDANTS WIN,
Judge Pope Renders a Decision In an
Important Case.

Beaumont, Tex, Jan, Judge Pope
has rendered his decision in the land
suit case Of Caroline Haynes ct al. VS.
George West ct al, in favor of defend
ants. The property, the title of which
was at tackled in the courts at the time
or the BOOM was OF great value an!
consisted of several thousand acres
along Tayloor's bayou, which is now
rated as being worth $15O,O00.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Steam Laundry Burns.

Waco, Jan. 7.-Waco steam laundry
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss
was $4,000. insurance $4,000. OF the
less $4,000 was on wearing apparel Of
customers. r5 .-,- 5-'-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08

Spite OF all de bright sunshine in dis
worr, some mems will 60 round hunt
in fer happiness wild a eardle.-Ab.
lanta Constitution
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Steamer Wont ASHORE. :.

New York, Jan. THE steamship
Wintfried, bound for this port with a
load Of oil from Port Arthur, Tex, went
ashore on Romer shoal in the lower
bay. -.z
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
Eleven Frozen 70 Death.

New York, Jan. THE Milan, Italy.
correspondent Of the Herald cables that
eleven Swiss were frozen to doati
while ascending Mount ST. Bernard.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08

honor and obey our lords and masters.
Well. perhaps love is easy enough, but
can a superior mind give obedience to
lesser one? And can one honor a
foo?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-08
THOUSANDS OF TREES.
An Order For Great Number Given
7@ by Fruit Company. a

by Fruit Company.
Shreveport La. Jan. 7-within the
last few days an order for ton t,1ous-
and young fruit trees to r, -l7ntei
this present season. has been given by
one fruit orchard alone while similar
big orders have been given by other
newly formed fruit-raising companies
that b have recently settled ON large
tracts purchased by them in this i'm
mediate section Of north Louisiana.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18
Original Notice.

In the District Court, OF Iowa. in and for
Winneshiek County.
'A WinDeshiek County, 'AH A. 5, 1887 assm
To Henry De Wolf.and-De Wolf his wife
ls52.--sleeper, wife OF Gilbert {. Sleeper on
Mary NJ. Gregg on February 5. ISL, and TO the
assgnees Of all The above defendants. and
TO all who claim by, under or through any OF
said defendants and to all unknown claimants
herensfter described real properly. OF 70 'ne
You are hereby notified that there is now
on file in the ofice Of The Clerk of the District
at the city Of DEBORAH the petition OF r. K
Uien Plaintiff claiming Of you that he is the
sole and absolute owner In fee simple OF Lot
East OF NoGh e. East So5e
fourth IN. e. al and Lot number four mo- Al
OF the Sonth East one fourth Sub. Div
u. =, Alsof the Northeast one fourth NE: al
Eight [sec. No. g. Township number Ninety
Eight north OF Range number light west
located In Winneshek Co. and State of Iowa,
and stating further that on February Sth
1871 by warranty deed recorded in Book " OF
Winneshiek County records on page IL Mary
M. Gregg conveyed said land to Milton ii.
Merrill: that on March lst 1894 Milton II. Mer-
I'll no conveyed n by warranty deed recorded IN
IL
said land TO J. y. Thomas. that on October 8,
1898, said j. 8. Thomas. by warranty deed, re-
corded In book ". on page ass, conveyed to
81 and $500 acres, which the said J. q. Thorn
as, by warranty deed, recorded in book 81,
on paSe 425, conveyed to II. l.. Coffeen; that
corded in Record Book No 81, on page 800,
conveyed &c the said H. L. Coffeen and +. l..
Coffeen the above described land conveyed by
that the said III. L. Coffeen and +. L. Colleen
by the warranty deed recorded In Record
Book 81 on page ST. and by other warranty
ed in Record Book 81, on page 5io,
conveyed all Of said land 10 said r. X. Ulen,
plaintiff In this case. That for more than ten
and the grantors by, under and tn rough whom
he holds title TO said land have paid the Ia xes
on said land and have openly, continuously,
and adversely against said defendants and
against the world, held possession OF said land;
that said holding has been under a color OF
title and claim OF right. That plaintiff asks
the title TO said real estate be auieted and es.
tablished In the plaintiff against he claims of
all the defendants. known and unknown. and
against all persons claiming by, under or
through them.
And unless you appear and answer thereto
on or before noon Of the second day OF the jan
nary term OF said court TO be held at the court
county, and State of Iowa, commencing on
the S0th day of January, A. ID. 1905, your de-
fault will be entered and judgment rendered
thereon against you In accordance with the
prayer of said petition.
Dated this 18th day of December, A. ID. 1904
q. 3. BOICE,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The foregoing notice Ia approved and 10 is
ordered that the same be published for six
consecutive weeks In The DEBORAH Public
Deconh, Winneshlek county, and State of
Iowa. l.. K. FELLOWS.
sos Judge OF said District Court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18
A GREAT WORK.

Next to the Panama canal the most
interesting and important factor In the
future development Of this country are
the various irrigation schemes which
are being projected under the irriga-
ton laws passed by the last congress.
A late report made by Mr.. +. Newell,
who is head Of this new irrigation
work, contains many very interesting
facts. 1t shows that there is already
the large sum Of $27, 100000 available
for the construction Of irrigating
works. OF this amount the sum Of
$4,000, 900 each has been awarded to
the states Of Arizona, California and
Nevada, while Colorado Idaho, Ore
gon, South Dakota and Wyoming each
get between 100000 and $4,000 900.
When the works contracted for are
completed a total Of 1882, 900 acres Of
waste and desert land will be reclaim
ed and made the most productive land
upon the American continent, and this
work will be accomplished at cost Of
from $50 to $40 per acre, most of it at
about $50 per acre. The far reaching
results which must inevitably grow
out Of this work can hardly be COM
prehended-the new homes, the new
cities, the new Industries. The very
best results in an agricultural and
horticultural way are associated with
Providence providing perpetual sun
shine and warmth and man regulating
the waterworks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18
MACARONI WHEAT.

The experimental growing Of durum.
or macaroni wheat, three years ago
along the semiarid borders of the west
ern states has developed into tremen-
dous success. 1t has resulted in the
giving Of that section an entirely new
and very profitable cereal specially
adapted to the peculiar climatic condi-
lions. Millions Of acres there can be
made to produce from twenty to thirty
bushels Of this wheat per acre where
wheat could not be made to grow be.
fore. This grain is handicapped to a
certain extent by the prejudice Of the
milling interests and for this reason
will only bring I'm the markets about
four-fifths as much as the other hard
wheats Of the northwest country. 1t is
expected that this discrimination will
be overcome in time, as soon as the
millers learn how to handle it success
fully. This wheat makes the finest
and most nutritious of bread and is
the only variety which can be used for
the manufacture of spaghetti, macaro-
nj and other gluten foods. The excess
of yield per acre over common wheat
and the certainty of good crop make
the growing of this wheat on the cheap
lands Of the semiarid west very at
tractive proposition in a financial way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18
A COSTLY HOAX,

One day last fall some housewife
while preparing cabbage for the fam
lily dinner discovered hairlike worm
among the outer leaves of the cabbage
head, parasitical belonging Of the
cabbage from time immemorial and
one entirely harmless. She told the
story to a country editor, who, eager
his paper, wrote an article with scare
head to the effect that this year the
cabbage crop was infected with a new
pest, slender, white, snaky worm,
poisonous in the highest degree. Other
editors, equally crazy for sensational
news, copied the article and in their
varied manipulation of the story work
ed in several deaths which had been
caused by eating the cabbages. Sto-
ries of this sort are always read and
very quickly get in their work. The
demand for cabbages all over the west
almost entirely ceased. One of the
largest and best crops Of this esculent
ever grown was rendered almost worth
less, the loss in the states Of Illinois.
Wisconsin and Iowa alone being con-
servatively placed at over half million
dollars. The fear and prejudice thus
created are very hard to overcome,
notwithstanding the best botanical and
chronological authorities in the coun-
try have repeatedly certified that there
was nothing new or harmful in the
cabbage this year more than any other
year. 1t is evident that some newspa-
per men need killing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18
THE WORST WEEDS.

We are asked which are the worst
weedS-the most destructive to crops
and the most difficult of determination.
This depends upon localities. Through
the grain raising sections of the north
west wild mustard and wild buck
wheat, cookie and pigeon or barn grass
make up quartet of farm pests
which cost the raisers of small grain
millions yearly and which. under
sible Of determination. Through the
corn belt we have the pigeon grass,
the bind weed, or morning glory, the
cocklebur, the wild rosebush, purs-
lane the two first named being the
omnipresent plague Of all corn growers.
wild sorrel and even the goldenrod
are farm pests Of bad sort. Taking
the country as whole, there IL prob
ably no one weed which does SO much
damage or which is so widely distribut-
ed as our common barn grass, or fox
known. 1t infests every grainfield,
and millions of acres Of the best land
Of the country are so infected with the
seed that, no matter how well eultivat-
ed may be the land, there 10 seed
enough in the soil to last for twenty
years. 1t thrives east and west, on
wet land and dry land, is prolific as
Goldfish and destructive Of other plant
life as a June frost. The natural RENE
dy for it, and, in fact, all the other
weeds mentioned, is sheep, for where
sheep run there weeds simply cannot
grow, for the sheep won't let them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

Where the most intensive type Of
agriculture is found in Europe there
will be found the most poverty, not
that such type Of agriculture is the
cause Of the poverty, but because it
has been compelled by 'overpopulation
and the inability Of the earth to fur
nish food for the people unless so
treated. China and Japan are two
other nations where this fact is very
noticeable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

The corn crop Of 1904, while large
in fact, one Of the largest ever pro-
duced-will all be used up before an
other crop is ready for market. The
cribs Of the country were all empty
when the husking commenced.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

The largest peach produced this sea-
son is one raised in Missouri which
measured thirteen inches In circum-
ference and weighed one and a quarter
pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

Colfax, Wash, is said to be the
wealthiest town of its size in the Unit
ed States, it's $500 people having an
average bank deposit Of $S45.47 per
head,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

This man cut up his field Of corn
with a machine. He then husked II
out Of the shock by hand. This sort
Of business might be all right In
New York or Pennsylvania, but il all
wrong in the corn belt Of the west.
Where corn is cut up-and It should be
1T should be either fed in the bundle
or shredded. A still better way would
be to cut it up and put it into the silo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

On the average 100 acre farm In
Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas 1t is en-
tirely possible to produce and market
each year six good steers for beef in
addition to the stock now carried on
such farms by the use of a silo. These
steers may be practically raised on
silage and finished off with corn In
the usual manner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

An interesting discovery made by the
experts of the agricultural department
at Washington is that a weak solution
Of blue vitriol applied to the stagnant
water in city reservoirs supplying wa
terworks will entirely destroy and re-
move all vegetable growth at an insig-
nificant cost 1t is one Of the most i'm
portant and valuable discoveries made
by the department since its organiza-
ton, -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18
TIME TABLE .Is2SeGIII
DEBORAH Iowa system

TRAINS LEAVE DEBORAH AS FOLLOWS
No. 5O4 Passenger. except Sunday :. las p. m.
No. H2 Freight, except Sunday. $50 q. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DECORATE:
No. 507 Passenger. except Sunday .l2:25 p m.
No. SAL Freight, except sunday. ....6l5 p. m.
Sunday stock train leaves at 500 q. m.
For sleeping car reservations. tickets, time
tables, etc., apply to any Rock Island ticket
agent. U. G. GRUVER,
Local Agent
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

In the south, in the cotton country,
they always refer to the productiveness
Of the cotton fields as SO many bales Of
cotton to the mule instead Of giving
the number Of pounds per acre. This
runs from four or five bales to the
mule for a poor crop up to as high as
eighteen bales for big crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

A strictly hardy winter apple, a
hardy cherry and a hardy grape Of
large size and good quality would be
invaluable discoveries for the people
Of all the prairie northwest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-01-18

One of our wise scientists is out with
the theo:y that the cold waves which
are such marked feature of the eli
mate of this country are responsible
for the remarkable energy and get-up
Of the American people. If this be true,
we would favor fewer waves and less
ened energy.