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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
MORE SMELLING.

Russians Seem to Have Extended Their
Defensive Operations.
Toxic, Feb. 14.-Japanese Manchu-
rian headquarters telegraphs that a
company Of Russian soldiers attacked
Waitsona on Friday and were repulsed
The Russian batteries ON the west Of
the Tai mountain shelled Putsaowo on
Friday A company OF Russians at
tackled Liuehientun early Saturday
morning and were repulsed. The Rus
sian artillery then slowly shelled Lin
chentunx and vicinity. The Russians
have continued their defensive works
70 Liuchienfun and seem to have ex-
tended their right along the railway ia
SaaDfanghsen which lii about d lslileI
and quarter saat of Menfapa
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
FLYER WRECKED,
Engineer Phelps Of oenisen kiilsd, His
Body Badly Manalad.

EhSIhseT PheIps Of penison Killed, HIS
Body Badly Manslsd.
Parsons, Kan, Feb 14.-Missourf.
Kansas and Texas fast passenger train
No. /, from Kansas City to Oklahoma
CITY. was wrecked at Moran water
tank early Sunday. The train was
running as double header on account
OF the heavy snow, and the water from
the tank had formed a heavy coat O.,
Ice upon the rails. which derailed the
first engine. causing the second engine.
two baggage cars and mail car to pile
up. Engineer c. w. Phelps Of Denison.
Tex who was on the first engine. was
killed, his body being badly mangled.
None of the. passengers were hurt. >-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
FELL SWIFTLY.
4 Drop Of Twenty five Dssrsss In One
Hour n Nashvitie =

a Drop OF Twenty five Degrees In One
Hour 1t Nashville.
Nashville. Feb. 14.--Nashyille was
In the grasp OF another blizzard Mon
day. worse than the one through which
she has just passed. The mercury fell
twenty-five degrees IN one hour sun
day afternoon and Monday morning
g O'clock registered / degrees
above. Sunday night at o'clock snow
began to fall and Monlay morning the
ground was covered to q depth OF
about three inches. The blizzard was
general throughout this section OF Ten
nessee. and dispatches to the Banner
said there was great suffering among
livestock and losses would be heavy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
MUCH STOCK DEAD,
Prairie Strewn With careasses Of
Sheep and Cattle.

Denver. Feb. 14.--Reports Of intense
cold, accompanied in sections by SLOW
fall, were received at the Office of the
local weather bureau Sunday night
from sColorado, Wyoming and New
Mexico. In southern Colorado and
northern New Mexico the worst storm
since 1886 ragged. according to dis
patci1es from Trinidad. In Nov Mexico
the storm reached the proportions OF
blizzard and great damage to stock
is reported. Railroad men report the
prairies along the line Of the Colorado.
and Southern strewn with the car
cases OF dead sheep and cattle. =
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
EXCHANGED SHOTS.
Burglars and a Citizen Have a Warm
Engagement.

New York, Feb. 14-Burglars dis
covered in a West Thirty fourth street
lunch room early Monday exchanged
shots with citizen who discovered
them an were afterward fired on in
their flight by patron of the Herald
square hotel, who shot from the WIN
COW OF his room on one of the upper
noors and nearly hit g. policeman.
Among the belated pedestrians about
Herald square the shooting aroused
considerable excitement, but the rob-
oers escaped. taking along "a cents
as the result Of their venture.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
BROKE ALE RECORDS.

oes Moines, L.. Reports Twenty Six
Degrees Below On Menday.
les Mosnes. Feb. 1.-THE mercury
broke all records here Monday The
THERMOMETERS registered rs below nero
afs-r 9 piercing cold extending over
nfty-six hours. Owing to the lone d,a-
ration uf extreme and steady cold
much suffering Il reported 70 county
ul.lcsFs alad peor ana charitable fnstI-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
cHlcAco,s COOLEST.
eitinp Wind From the Northwest Add
cd to the Eriaiditx.

Chicago. Feb. 14.-Monday was the
coolest day Of the winter In Chicago
At o'clock in the morning the gov
eminent thermometer recorded 10 de-.
Erees below zero. fall of twenty three
degrees In twelve hours. At s D. m.
the mercury stood at 1s below. The
intense cold was accompanied by a
high wind from the northwest. Snow
ceased falling early Sunday night and
tne SKY was clear Monday. Street
frafIic was not Interrupted, but incom-
ing trains on steam railroads were
from one to nine hours late.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
Leokina For Location.

Corpus Christi. Tex, Feb. IA
large party of iowa ard Missouri farm
ers arrived In town with a view OF
locating at some point In this section
after making thoroug investigation OF
the claims Of the coast country.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
ARBITRATION TREATIES.

Nf11lASAS MI AAA~ss~'
Notwithstanding the persistent and the
strenuous efforts OF President Roosevelt
the senate OF the United States has de-
clined to accept and ratify the arbitration
treaties as ORIGINALLY written and sub
niitted. The senate, reserving to itself
the prerogative Of the constitution, has
amended these treaties, which action
President Roosevelt has criticised and
declared TO be rejection OF the trea-
ties. So be it.
In connection with the proposed rati-
feation Of these arbitration treaties was,
as pointed CIT in several articles and ed
itorials In the Caucasian, an insidions
conspiracy, involving the collection,
through The Hague tribunal, OF millions
money, being claims created during
the era Of reconstruction OF the South
ern States of the Confederacy and which
these States had repudiated as being
fraudulent However. these claims have
been aggregated into the hands Of a
combine Of nloneyed sharks by whom
these fraudulent claims would have
been revived and forced TO settlement
under some Of the words and terms OF
construction of these arbitration treaties.
ii Is true President Roosevelt ha ]
declared that the suspicion aroused was
moi we'll founded and that the United
States would resent the enforcement Of
such arbitrary decision, If rendered
through The Hague, through which
principles Of the constitution and the
rights Of the several States were invol-
we'd, but ne intelligent citizen will con
cede thai the United States could have
recrded from the endorsement Of 4 COM
paet without, perhaps, becoming invol-
WI n complications which would lead
70 war with the nations who, with
the United States, were bound BY the
construction and the decision which,
would evolve from The Hague where
the government would have one repre-
sentative,
Az was pointed out BY the Caucasian,
this irsiiions conspiracy had been hatch
~ lefig years ago and its consuinmation |
was sx2eeted g eliminate successfully
~ dsezsfs Under the terms and word
ine of he treaties ii would have been
possible 81 have Veslczuelsd one Of more
s. rs Stafes ct tlie South Il the en-
X4x n III 4 L.
So 81 eo,'sc.lon g these fraudulent AMI
aspaaaased GAINS. In this contention
wy. we'd The ilationaI Dig
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
Old River Man Dies.

Memphis, Feb. N.--captain James
Lee president Of the Lee Line Packefl
enHnpeny, ana one Of the most widely
Known rivefnaen south of st. Louis,
DIED g his halne here. aged seyenty-
fwo Captain Lee became iaenfifsed
With rtves iaterests ID lt71 with HI
1efhs aad - - nctivesy aneaeod
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
Subscription price sa.oo a gear.

Published three TIMES a week, on Sun
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon, at the Simon Build
ing, Shreveport, La. by The Cat-
sasian & Carney Brothers Printing
Company, Limited. publishers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14

Toxic, Fee, 1.-THE German ship
Faros bound for vladiyostock, was
seized on Hokaido. Her cargo consist
Sc OF shipbuiIding materials and food
stuffs. q
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
ovERsPREAD COUNTRY.
From Six 70 Twenty Six Degrees Be.
low Zero Range Of Temperatures.

louisville. Feb. ia remarkably
severe cold wave overspreads the en-
tire country Monday. The tempera-
lures in the Mississippi and Missouri
valleys ranged from to 26 degrees
below zero. The snow extended into
Arkansas and Northern Texas and
east to hfo. Rain or snow or both
have fallen since Saturday over the
entire southern half OF the country.
the precipitation being closely follow
ed by freezing weather and the cold
wave, which has reached as far south
as Texas and the lower Mississippi
valley.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
Hsavy Snow 1t Birmingham.

RirminEham, Ala. Feb. IA heavy
Ariowstprn1 prevailed here Monday.
Up to o'clock two inches had fallen.
AZ Is feared all kinds OF railroad traffic
viii be badly hampered. A sttff north
wind blew.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
NO LETTING UP.
Russians Continue TO Fire d Portions
Of oyasns's Army.

Of oyanas's Army.
Toxic, Feb. Il. Russians continued
70 lombard portions Of Field Marshal
oyama's center and right on Saturday
last. They also continue construction
% defensive works on their right to
the southwest OF Yen Japan. where
aey are erecting an epaulement for
3 battery of twenty-four guns
The japanese surrounded q Russian
cavaly detachment near Hsienchanx,
killing three and wounding eleven.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
WALKED OUT AGAIN. .

Tso Hundred Wounded Are Ii the
Hospital II Lodx.
Warsaw Feb 14.--Advices from
LODI say that a number OF men re-
stunned work Monday. but that after
couple OF hours they again walked
out. The situation Is quiet.
II IL -officiaiiv announced. that
a. result Of the disturbances at LODI
144 bodies have been buried, while 200
persons still remain in the hospital.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
psatI, Rata naeneaae

Gty q Mexico, Feb 14.-Durfnx 1904
thefe Were 1e.43s deaths hoe. sss less
t1lAn II 1854.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
A WHISKEY ARGUMENT

We do advise you buy Whiskey all 61 YOU Buy ESQ
the best We carry BEST number of n
we are an old established drug concerp sp
not afford ruin good reputation by selling bad Whiskey
great part wiskey used fog sedic
purposes and trade demands the bests 9TH
Third-Because Whs&ey department. Of
business for all profits the ordinary dealer does consequently
we handle better grades narrower margins,
will ask prices and Compare CUP Goods
MORRIS & DICKSON CO. Ltd. SHREVEPORT ES
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14

Entered as second class matter February
II, 1904, at the postofice at Shreve-
port, La, under the Act Of Con-
gress Of March 81, 1870
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-14
PURCHASES TWO.


London, Feb. 1.-THE Times prints
ne statement that the Hamburg
american Steamship company's steam
shins Deutschland and Hamburg AR.
So the be sold to Russia for $500 .Ooa
and 100000 respectively.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
The Farmers Becoming Wise,

\ group Of Western farmers organ
lied recently and made quite a kill
Ing on the wheat market. which leads
10 the comment by the Nehra ska State
Journal that Ill is interesting TO note
that while the East is Specializing in
both an intellectual and a financial
sense upon the prospects for Western
crops. the farmers of some parts Of the
West appear 10 have themselves gone
into the Specializing business. The APP
p"arance of farmers in the po~ulative
ring in the guiSe Of lambs" is nothing
new. but the reports have il that GER
tain farmers OF the spring wheat coun-
~ have played the market with some
Success as bulls" this SeaSo Mr..
ClcwS, the Wall Street banker. SAYS:
III all the reports Of damage 10
Sp = wheat by black rust had sub
Stantial foundation the millers would
have before them season of short sup
niles. The reason Of the doubt as 10
he foundation 90 these reports Of rust
said 10 lie partly in the fact that the
Red River farmers have learned the
market johbers' trick Of looking woe
hecone and telling Of spoiled crops.
hen selling while the price is up. This
ractice is not 10 be commended on
thical grounds. but if anybody is going
o profit ont OF a CITY Of wolf. We
hOuld. Of course rather see him a
grower OF the grain than a market
in city exchange"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
N4P0LEON'S ARAB CHARGER.
Stuffed Horse in the Military Museum
Believed TO be the Relic.

Many rumors have been floating
ABOUT Paris lately concerning the dis.
coNery OF NapOleon'S famous white
ARAB, which carried him through 50
many victorious campaigns. For some
Time II was imagined that these re-
ports We're baSeleSS, but they are. AT
any rate, founded upon the actual ex-
lstence of a stuffed horse which is
now in the military museum nj the
InNalldeS, having been sent there
from The Honore by special order
ISsueu last March. 1t appears that
TINS rene had originally got into the
possession Of Mr.. Greaves. an Eng
llsh veterinary surgeon who did for
the French horse what NJ. de Saint
beL the French veterinary surgeon.
dld for the great thoroughbred Sire
Eclipse. Close students of Napoleon's
history will. no doubt. be aware NJ q
connection between the English snr.
geon and this famous Arab with
which the general public is nor no.
quainted. Mr.. Greaves gave tbis
horse 10 the National History Society
OF Manchester in lS42.
SIX years afterward this soo;o+,-
uied natural death, and while the
greater portion of its collection came
INTO the possession Of what Is now
owens College, Manchester. those who
presided over the distribution OF itS
treasures had the happy Thought of
sending Napoleon's horse 10 psr,s
where II arrived In 1865, and the IN hai
~ the National History Society 81
Manchester is still on the nsckins /
'ase which contained IL. ~ Ns
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
SIzZARDS Versus Billiards.
More Damage to Life and Property
from Roasting than from Freezing.

The damage caused by hurricanes
cyclones, hailstormS, billiards. ans
floods, totals far into the millions il
value each year, yet the devastation
caused by single general hot wave OF
any great duration is likely TO be
greater than the aggregate of all the
other atmospheric disturbances for the
year. OF all adverse weather condi-
ions. those accompanying periods of
| long-cOntinued high temperature are
he most detrimental TO mans mental,
physical and financial welfare. Esti-
mates, of course. can be made of the
injury caused by long continued heated
spells 10 growing crops, and these alone
make an astounding figure. Taking
one state rs an eXample-IOwa-we
find that on account of a hot wave
which visited that section in August,
1894, the crop loss amounted TO over
100000. value nearly twice as
great as the loss caused by the Gal
weston hurricane in 1900.
The suffering undergone by the mil
lions of humanity day after day in
these hOt-wave periods cannot be esti-
mated. Statistics may be secured as
to the number of sunstrokes. but no
data are obtainable regarding the sick
whose deaths are FASTENED by the alb
normally-heated atmosphere.
Cotton and corn seem TO be most af-
fected 10y the burning. hot temperature.
The mere lack of rain during hot waves
is but partially responsible for the
damage done, as it is found that the
cooking, firing effect of the intensely
heated atmosphere is the source of
much irretrievable damage. When af-
fected by drought alone most crops
will, when the welcome rainfall comes.
instantly revive, but when the life
properties of plants are injured by the
excessive heat, no amount of rainfall
and sunshine can repair the damage
Taken as a whole. the harvest returns
for years during which hot waves were
unusually severe, show a production of
one-fourtn less in quantity While the
quality is also quite inferior to the
standard. However. during the years
Immediately following such seasons the
yield often times reaches a maximum
for the decade. The theory is adj
vanced that the hot weather of one
summer has the effect of making the
ground mellow and putting it in an
ideal condition for the reception of
seed the following year.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
FARM NOTES.
Work of The Uniel States Dep T,melt Of kGi:ulue.
ELLIOTT MITCHELL"
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL

what Is the most important thing
I'm American agricultureT repeated
an official of the Department of Agri-
culture In answer 10 a Qucry-a man
who would make an excellent Sccrc-
tary If the present incumbent were not
about all that honest men could de-
sire. You want 10 know what is the
hackbonc of agriculture in the United
States i'm the world? One word is the
answer: Lcgumcs. How 500 BE
cause the lcgumcs-the Clovers, the
cowpeas. the SOY beans. ordinary peas,
beans. vctchcs. peanuts, alfalfa ana
the likc-have the wonderful power
and they alone in the vegetable world
possess IT'D to absorb nitrogen in
the air and fix II into the vegetable
kingdom And nitrogen is the most
elusive and by far the most expensive
of the fertilizers or foods required by
all plants. Were IL not for the clovcrS
and their various cousins. the worlds
population. perhaps not of this genera
ton. but surely of the next genera
ton. would face absolute starvation.
In the United States ten years with
out these remarkable plants would
make the poorer half of our farm
lands 50 unproductivc that it would
not pay to plant crops. and the entire
burden Of raising food would dcVolve
upon the other half with these richer
valley and prairie lands, ii would sim
ply Ice a question ot few more years
when they, too, would become ex-
hauSted."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
Not Yet Invaded by Ice Trust.

Ice. too, has until very recently been
an expensive luxury on the island. and
the people know but little of how 10
keep periShable foods. In one case a
spanish merchant received butter in
five pound boxes. These he stored on
a shelf in the store where the tempera-
ture was often 80 degrees +. As this
butter was needed for sale, one box
al time was placed in such a small
ice chest as might be found in the
humblest dwelling in the United
States. II was supposed that if the
butter was cold and hard when sold
nothing more could be desired.
There is no reason, however, why
within = few years American butter
makers should not control the butter
market ~ = r-o ri"o hut market
cannot be had for the asking. since
INSCRIPTIONS American shippers have
given American butter a very black
eye.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30

10 the logger himself. on the other
hand. the logman'S alligator" "dog.
pig ana road donkey" are entirely
inanimate. The alligator" is n log
boat, the dog" a short piece Of steel.
the pig" is a sled and the road
donkey" is an engine. Other tools
which might. unseen. 10 taken for ami
mates are the blue jay" the
rooster the "EooSeneck." the
snake and the "katydid." Anybody
who really wants 10 learn something
Of this branch Of natural history might
address a note 10 Clifford Pinchot.
Forester. Washington. n. c.. and ask
for Bulletin No. 81, Bureau Of For
CStry.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30

These are formed Ivy. and are the
homes Of. the bacteria each one con-
tanning millions of individuals. II
clover or alfalfa seed are Sown i'm
soil devoid Of these bacteria, they will
make practically no growth. This
condition led the Department of Agvi-
culture several years ago 10 take mp
the study Of artificial iuocula ton of
the seeds Of lCgumcS or the soil in
tended for the planting. and the re-.
suits have been most remarkable. II
was found that not only could new
soil hc easily iuoyulItcd. hut that
Sickly crops already growing weak for
want ~ bacteria could Ice stimulated
by the application " hactcria-intcctcd
water and other simple means. DIR.
George 7. Moore. who recently re-
signed from the Department through
criticism of his alleged connection
with private company exploiting the
sale and production of this bacteria.
while i'm the Department. made an cN-
hauStive study of the subject for Sev-
cral years. and finally developed q
plan ~ the greatest Importance To the
American farmer. Ivy which n nitrogen
starter" is prepared in "vcStpoCkct
size. which can he mailed 10 any
point. and 10y following simple dircc-
tons developed into vast mass Of
bacteria for the incubation of entire
fields.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
As Old as History.

The old Romans and the Greeks
knew that the CloNCrS were great soil
fertilizers. hut they did not know why.
and il has only been within compare
lively recent years that the science of
agriculture has discovered that the
clovers and their allied species are
the homes of billions Of minute hac-
terra which. 10y some still unknown
process. enable the plant upon whose
roots they live 10 absorb large guam
titles OF nitrogen or ammonia direct
from the mir. IL Won will pull up an
ordinary clover plant you will find a
number Of little noduleS on the roots.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
Seems Too Easy to be Effective.

The method described of inoculatlng
seed to secure these wonderful results
is ridiculously simple. Place the seed
in n gunny sack, immcrse the bundle
in the fluid, previously prepared with
no greater trouble, and allow To drain:
then spread out to dry. This is all
thtrc L. a. 1t, besides painting
The Department of Agriculture had
small amount of money set aside last
Spring for the manufacture of these
starters" which were distributed free
TO farmers throughout the country, but
the supply was soon entirely eX-
haustcd. Ii Is probable that the sup
ply for next year will be exhausted
early, since applications for next
Spring are alrcady COhlng i'm. The
cost, however, of each package is
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
Butter Made From Boiled Scum.

Porto Rican creameries are likewise
curioSiticS. The butter comes" only
following long and vigorous shaking
of the cream in fruit jar. one reason
being that much Of the cream is the
scum Of boiled milk.
W hen the government officials Wis
tied Porto Rico they found American
butter at decided discount. Not the
best hut the poorest butter comes
from the United States. The Danish
butter commonly sells for from 80 To 60
cents pound. whereas ONE American
butter retailS as low as If cents. The
Porto Ricans scout any intimation
that good butter can come from the
United States. Certain American
manufacturers, in order to get ri>h
quick in Porto Rico. have engaged in
the business of palming off spoiled
butter or oleo rs Danish buucr. one
New York concern has been furnishing
a mediocre quality Of butter in small
tins which are made to initiate closely
a well-known brH"l of Danish butter.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
UNCLE SANS FARM STORIES.

The press proofs are out for q
pamphlet containing nine little stories
for farmers, 10 I've issued by the
Department Of Agriculture rs Farm
crS' Bulletin No. 227. collection Of
Practical Farm Experiments.
Top Dressing Grass Land" is the
first story. covering the results Of eN-
pcrimcntS at several Of the expert
mental stations, and conclusions as TO
the hest proportions Of nitrogen.
phosphate and potash rs fertilizers for
uraSS lands
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-08-30
Boom-Rat. BaII-Hooter and Catty-

These fcarsome creatures soon be-
come Invested of their tcrrorS when
you know them. The Bureau of
Forestry has just printed short
story rccIting number of the
peculiar ana grotesque terms used by
foreSterS and loggcrS-termS which
were evidently at one time slang, but
are now, at least among woOdsmen.
regular dictionary" words. If a man
stays long enough in a logging camp
he viii learn that while there is a
distinction between a "hall-hooter" and
ana boom rat and between a bull
cook" and a "cattyman." they all refer