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CHAP1 Err l.
Win What I Care Not For.

"An' 1t please you. Lord Felton,
said !. Ito vary the sameness OF
thlngs-all pleasurable excitement
being with you and your friends
suppose we change the dice?"
DO you mean to imply?" he began.
Il imply nothing but what you wish
implied" l interrupted. Il have still
4 small estate In Essex county-why
not add that, also, to your winnings?"
And l pointed to the gold stacked at
his elbow.
'As you WILL" ne replied. with =
shrug OF the shoulders which set his
long wig a-bobbing.
GIL" l called to my man. who
leaned across the board opposite US.
throw me the dice you have"
Lord FELTON, was as tenacious as a
miser. and fought for each piece OF
gold, for now the conditions were re-
versed. as l supposed they would be
upon the change of dice. yet he would
not, could not, stop: the gambling
fever gripped him hard. won and
won until there seemed nothing else
to win. Nothing else?" said |. My
Lord FELTON, had many resources.
Il will stake the hand of Lady Mary
FELTON, against ALL" he hissed. as he
flung his hand out upon the table,
while his fingers twitched. The all
Indicated was the wealth worth less.
er kings realm piled before me.
His words produced momentary
hush OF aStonishment even among his
followers. A hat belonging to some.
one was pushed from the table The
brooch fastening its plume struck the
floor with slight noise, but it sound
ed as loud to our strained ears as an
explosion. We started, though they
who knew him ought to have been sur.
prised at nothing he might either say
or do.
You will not say 1t Is too little?"
he said. Then his eyes like a basil
lisk's swept the lowering faces OF the
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Veterans Well Behaved.

THE conduct of the great body OF
the $4,000 old soldiers who are In
mates of the national soldiers homes
is excellent" said Gen. Martin T. NC
Mahon, president of the board Of
managers of those institutions, at the
Arlington.
only about 8 per cent OF the vet
Grams give us any trouble, and these
are not nearly so annoying as the
well meaning. misguided contingent
of outside cranks and temperance IA
natics who are continually trying to
tell the president and congress how
the homes ought to be run. For In.
stance. the outside band OF philan,
thropists would abolish the canteens
established in the homes. despite the
fact that experience has proved their
great usefulness. These canteens or
beer halls-since nothing but beer
Is sold In them-make directly for
the good OF the inmates and are in
the interest of sobriety and decent
conduct. The amount CT beer sold
to the individual is strictly limited.
and no one who is intoxicated is a
lowed to enter the beer hall. nor can
drinks be obtained after 5 o'clock
p. m.
THE evils of intoxication on the
part of veteran inmates come from
patronizing drinking resorts in thc'
vicinity of the grounds, where the old
soldiers can buy cheap whisky. and
where they are often drugged and
robbed. The abolition of the canteen
would simply increase the patronage
of these resorts. Instead OF reducing
temperance, such policy would pro
mote 1t and would make drnnkards
out of many now leading respecta bic
lives. s.'-Washington Post.
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are excluded from the government ma
jcrity, as many republicans wish, there
is likely to be new policy.
Chinese Cooks and Cooking.

German epicure comes to the res
cue of the Chinese in regard to their
alleged habit of eating rotten eggs.
The eggs, he says, are simply pre-
served in lime until they get con-
sitency like that CT hard butter and
they taste somewhat like lobster. He
declares them one Of the choicest deli.
cacies he has ever eaten. He thinks
there are no better cooks in the world
than the Chinese. When he went to
live among them his friends predicted
he would starve, but he had good
time and gained weight-more than
he wanted to.
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as they had been behind Waldeck-
RCuSSeau and not the least influential

as they had been behind Waldeck-
Rousseau. and not the least influential
OF them was the socialist group Rous-
seau was unable to organize a purely
republican ministry. as the moderates
under Meline were bitterly opposed to
the reopenins Of the Dreyfus case.
and he was obliged to invoke socialist
aid. Socialist votes kept him In power
for the extraordinary term Of three
years. from June. 1899. to June. 1902.
and the same votes have enabled the
obscure Combes to weather many
storms and retain Off re in country
OF short-lived cabinets, for thirty
months.
Combes' programme included the
rigorous application of the anti-clerical
associations law passed under Rous.
seau. old-age pensions for workmen.
the reduction of the term of military
service to two years and an income
tax. His conflict with the Vatican
and his gradual conversion to discs
tablishment (the repeal of the century
old concordaD will be regarded as the
feature of his career as premier. Sep.
aration projects approved by him are
now pending in the chamber Of dep
uties.
Whether the retirement OF Combes
spells decided change OF legislative
policy time will show. Much will de-
pend on the fate of the bloc" II it
remains fairly intact the next ministry
will continue the work of the retiring
one. II it dissolves and the socialists
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-27
BY MlLLlCENT E. MANN

and narrow The narrow part was
broadened somewhat by many dia-
mond-shaped panes OF glass set op-
posite each other. At the far end a
fire of logs burned. The smoke frCm
the pipes of the men foated there to
be sucked up by its red mouth.
Lord FELTON, had only joined us upon
our reaching the Lodge. Hunting vas
too strenuous an exercise for him,
while feasting and gaming were the
elixir OF his life. He had chosen me,
stranger for his partner In tho
evenings sport. Why | should have
been SO sIgnalized | knew not. unless
it was that the Londoners familiar
with his reputation. and more than
one having good cause. Stunned him,
or, perhaps he had heard that the cof-
fers of the house Of Long Haut were
not depleted of their treasures.
At first I had looked at him with
curiosity. He was small as woman
and as slender. Everything about
him was minute except his wig-an
enormous affair. 1t hung about his
shoulders in many ringlets. and made
his head seem out OF all proportion
to his body. His features were clear
cut as cameo. His eyes were Of
that cold grey from which all the blue
was washed. but they held you. He
was the dandy and the exquisite. His
ways were caressing and his manner
quite irresistible. He had one pecu-
liarity. While his face never lacked
repose as though he hatituaf1y
masked his thoughts lest you read
them. in his fingers he gave them full
vent; his weaknesses were exposed.
Hands small and soft and white
hands with long tlexile tingors-hands
perpetually in motion.
Twas said that he could cheat, ca.
jOle, or win ones fortune from one
as easily as the turning OF hand
over. and the matter Of 1t was that
one never quite understood how he
had accomplished 1t. being at the time
so carried away by his fascinations.
OF all the dissipated men OF the day,
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TWO MOST CURIOUS LAKES
cne In Asia Has Water Of Rose Color,
Another 10 Of Pitch.

SN'oS''S' - " VlkSls
In central Asia, near the Caspian
sea, is lake Of beautiful rose color,
while the banks are covered with salt
crystals as white as snow From the
waters Of this lake there arises a
flowerlike odor. The color and the
oder are supposed to be caused by
vegetable matter in the depths.
One OF the most singular lakes in
the world is the celebrated Pitch lake
of the island of Trinidad. This lake
spreads over an area OF ninety-nine
acres and its surface Is composed OF
one great floating mass of asphaltum,
scanned with veins of clear water.
There is similar lake in Venezuela.
The Pitch lake Is a hideous place as
far as smells are concerned, for the
air all about 1t is heavy with noxious
vapors. and from the center of the
lake gushes fountain of LIQUID as.
phaltum. in which there float and
break bubbles containing most hor'
rible gases.
The wOrkmen go out on the surface
Of this lake and cut great slabs of as.
phaltum. which are carried away. But
the next morning the hole they left is
filled up again with tie pitch which
has risen during the night. SO that the
supply seems to be inexhaustible.
This curious lake was discovered by
Sir Walter Raleigh when he landed in
Trinidad in 1895 on his way to the
mouth of the Orihoco in search Of e.
Dorado.
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n Winter Afternoon.

L swiIl of brown leaves frosted thick WIN
snow:
A low. gray sky OF interlarping clouds
A la nk- high stHeamlet tina has ceased 10
flow:
Gaunt armed. bare trees. close wrapped
in sleety shrouds.
A lone bird fares athwart the dropping
sky
With sure. strong wing which pulses
swift and true.
Forth from his covert sinks the fox, ms
eye
With hunger wild. roams searching ont
the view.
4 farmhouse, sabled iyirE wrapped In
SNOW.
A wrath Of smoke corkscreHing the
cold air;
The mufflcd shapes OF men which come
and go.
And bitter. biting winter everywhere.
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Saws kfplina ccesn. Know India.

Rama ChanGra Rao. a Hindoo writer,
declares in LCndon periodical that
Rudyard Kipling does not know his
India. He cites numerous instances to
prove his contention that. although
Kipling has come in contact with Ger.
tain aspects OF Indian life. true India
and the destinies OF its teeming mil
lions are an unsolved mystery to him" "
The Hindoo critic is intimately &C.
quainted with his native country, but
finds in kiplings books characters
such as he has never met in his
travels.
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FALL OF FRENCH CABINET.
End Of Combe's Regime Brought
About BY Natural Means.

The developments of the last three
;lorths have prepared intelligent OBJ
Eerycrs for the announced resignation
lf the CCmbes cabinet. At the outset
!, had majority OF eighty. and 1t
could count absolutely on one of forty
or ffty-a margin deemed sufficient
In the group ridden parliament Of
France. Four distinct and coherent
gr0ups were behind Combes originally,
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Henri Brisson, who Is said to be IA
vored by Premier Combes as his sue
cessor in the French cabinet, has been
for many years prominent figure In
French politics. Three years ago. at the
time that Combes succeeded to the gov
ernment. Brisson was first offered the
task OF forming cabinet. but he de-
Clincd. At the present time France thinks
that NJ. Rouvier is the man to straighten
out the cabinet tansle. but 1t Is the GUS
tom when the premier retres voluntarily
for him to have strong voice In the
ming OF his successor.
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Bars Cruelty to Anjnais.

King Frederick Augustus OF Saxony.
on his ascension to the throne, pro-
claimed an amnesty for all minor Of
lenses e. sept that of cruelty to ami
mails.
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NJ. Rouvier. who was minister OF
finance in the French cabinet which has
lust resigned. is looked upon as the most
likely man for the head Of the new cab
met. He has long been a distinguished
figure in French politics. and has been
highly successful minister of finance.
receiving much praise for his work in
converting government rentes from 81
to the present 3 per cent basis.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-27

War Chargers Of Great Soldiers.
There has seldom. II ever. been a
braver and more loyal war horse han
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-21
BETTER ROADS
An Old Story Revived Periodically
Results in the Future.

Better roads is an old story so oft re-
peated until it has become as the roads
in inclement weather. Every man IN
the country and in. the towns as we'll
should have an earnest interest in the
betterment of the public highways. lhe
agitation for better roads is as old as
the hills. In dry weather the roads, if
rutty and holey, are all right, but when
boggy in winter and the rainy season,
are all wrong. A convention is to be
held i'm Shreveport on Monday, April
II, at which to consider and devise ways
and means for better roads.
= A conference was held at the head
quarters of the Progressive League.
Monday afternoon, at which Hon. Well
lington E. Louks, organizer for the
National Good Roads Association, was
present. 1t was at his suggestion that
the date for the good roads convention
was fixed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-21
CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION
A Meeting of Directors Held Sunday al
" the Headquarters of the Pro-
- gressive League.


A meeting Of the directors of the
Shreveport Carnival Association was
held at the headquarters of the Pro
gressive League Sunday at II O'Clock.
There were present Andrew Queries, A.
Kirsch, F. G.. Snyder, E. Bernstein, 1.
NJ. Levison, Sam Calm, Herman Strube,
R, Colben, IA. ]. Meyer, S.. Dreyfuss,
L. c. Butler, F. L. Pooley, H. H. c.
Wedemeyer, Ben Phelps and Secretary
A. r. Holconlbe.
The reports of progress were encour-
aging. =. = r.
It is proposed to hold a Carnival
which will exceed the most sanguine. Oh
anticipations. The Carnival was viewed
from every reasonable standpoint and
was discussed inteliigently and praeti-
cally impressed every one with the sue
cess which is possible b yunity Of action
on the part of the citizens who are jim
terested. , e. - :
The charter of the company, as draft
ed by Hon. J. Ne Foster, was submittes
for signatures. s I'D
Al committee comprising L. c. Butler
Ernest Bernstein and f. G. Snyder wers
authorized to draft bylaws
The meeting was adjourned to Tues
~. Markh - = 80 O'Clock
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Feb. I2, Il

No. 4817-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, La: w. J.
Hughes VS.. R. D. Pitts.
By virtue of writ of feri facias, to
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, La, have seized ami will offer for
sale, at public auction, for cash, ac-
cording to law, with benefit of appraise-
ment, 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, APRIL IS, 1905,
the following described property, sit
uated in the parish of Caddo, La, to-
wit: An undivided one fourth (I-4) in
terest in and to the west half of south.
west quarter of section seven (7), town
ship twenty (2o), range fifteen G5)
and an undivided one-fourth (1-4) in
terest in and to the east half of south
east quarter of section twelve (I2)
township twenty (2o), range sixteel
(16). All situated in the parish o
Caddo, La.
The above described property seize'
as belonging to the defendant, to b
sold to satisfy the debt specified in tn
said writ in the sum of six hundred an
twenty three o1-Ioo dollars, with 8 pc
cent interest thereon from January
l18o2, and all costs of the suit.
S. J. WARD,
Sheriff of Cadio Parish, L;
! Caucasian, March S, zoos. Is.
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THE NEXT STAG
A TEN-ROUND SCIENTIFIC SPAR
q
RING EXHIBITION
Frenchy Fay and Jack Gardner at the
Shreveport Athletic Association
Monday Night, April 3.

The next Stag of the Shreveport Ath-
letic Association promises to be fine
entertainment. The club has been sue
cessful in securing two we'll known mid
dleweight men, who are booked for the
main event, a ten-round scientific spar
ring exhibition for decision. The men
are Frenchy Fay of New Orleans and
Jack Gardner of Rochester, N. Y. Sew
eral months ago, when Jack Everhardt
announced his intention of re-entering
the ring, Fay promptly challenged him.
posting a substantial forfeit to bind the
match, but Everhardt, who was evi-
IDENTIFY looking for easier game, stead
fastly refused to meet him, and finally
left the city without making match, al
though good inducements were offered
by the New Orleans clubs for the bout
When the local club offered Fay match
he quickly accepted and agreed to meet
any boxer the club could find to meet
him. Several of the best middle-weights
of the country were offered the chance Of
meeting Fay, but they either declined
or else named weight that it would be
impossible for the New Orleans boxer
to make
Gardner was the only .one of the lot
who was willing to tackle the New Or
leans man, but he placed a prohibitive
price on his services and absolutely re-
fused to bulge from the mark he had
set. The club, ever eager to provide
the best talent obtainable for the enter
tainment Of its patrons, agreed to the
terms of the New Yorker and the deal
was closed.
Gardner will do his training at White
Plains and Fay will train in New Or
leans I'D to one week before the bout
when he will come to Shreveport to put
on the finishing touches of his training.
The Stag will be held as before, in the
gymnasium of the club, on Monday
night, April Tickets TO be sold at
the door, and reserved seats can be Of
dered in advance from the secretary OF
the club. Price of admission will be
ST 90, and reserved seats So cents extra.
A large attendance is expected. =
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
A Three Days Session in the Presby-
terian Church.

The Louisiana State Sunday School
Association was convened in its nine
teenth annual session, at 1890 O'Clock to-
day in the Presbyterian church.
J. F. Christian of Lake Charles, presi-
dent of the association. will preside.
A majority of the delegates arrived
this morning At theUnion Depot they
were met by committees and welcomed
heartily to this city,
The delegates will be entertained by
citizens.
At this session delegates to the Tor
onto, Canada, convention will be named.
This convention will be held June 23-27.
From Louisiana thirty-six delegates are
to be accredited.
The programme will be carried out as
follows:
First Session. go pm. Service of
song and praise, Rev. Jasper K. Smith,
Shreveport, in charge.
Primary Teacers Institute, conducted
by Mrs. N. S. Barnes, Mr.. w. Fred
Long, Little Rock, will talk on the
Teachers Model, and Mr.. w. c. Pearce
of Chicago viii take. an active part in
the discussion.
Second Session-7:3o pm. Service Of
song and praise led by Rev. ]. NJ. Hen
ry of Monroe.
An address, Sunday School Values,
DR.. A. Oscar Browne, Texarkana.
An address, The Debt the Denomina-
tions Owe to the Organized inlay
School Work. Mr.. w. c. Peace, Chi
cago. :
ApDointu1ent of committees.
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SUCCESSION SALE.

No. o4s34-First Judicial District Court:
S. Succession of Andrew J. Windham.
By virtue of a commission to sell, to
me issued in the above entitled and num-
berei cause, | will sell at public auction,
at the principal front door of the court
house at Shreveport, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 2s, zoos,
the following described property belong
ing to said succession, to-wit: $. !
Eighty acres of land, more or less, in
section 28, township Fl north, range IS
west, described as follows: That portion
of the northwest quarter of southeast
quarter lying east of Rlack bayou; and
also that portion lying west of Black
bayou and north of Black bayou slough
also that portion of northeast quarter o1
southwest quarter lying north of Black
bayou slough; also that portion of south.
east quarter Of northwest quarter lying
south of Black bayou, being land pur.
chased by A. J. Windham as per con.
veyance book IS, page $40, of the clerk:
office of Caddo parish. {
Alsos2 mules, horse, I4 head Of cat
tie, 10 hogs and farming implements, a.
shown on inventory on file.
Terms OF sale cash, according to law
for the purpose Of paying the debts O
said succession
- LOUIS LEHMAN,
3 March 70, Administrator
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RIVER AND WEATHER.

This morning opened cloudy.
River: Arthur City 15.5, rise of 1;
Fulton 1873, a rise of 8; Spring Banl;
20, a fall of Ia; Shreveport ID feet, a
fall of o.4.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Increasing cloudiness and
showers tonight; Wednesday scattered
showers.
Rel river forecast: Rise will con-
tinue at Fulton during next three days
Preceded by further fall, rise will com
n1ence at Shreveport within about three
days.
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| its charter amended at any time by a
vote Of threefourths of the capital stock
actually paid for and issued, at a meet
| ing called for that purpose, after thirty
days written notice mailed to each OF the
stockholders at his usual postofflce adj
dress, provided that said meeting may
be sooner held and said notice waived
by unanimous consent of all of the stock
holders present Whenever it is dissolved
whether by limitation or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated and wound UP
by three liquidators selected by the
stockholders for that purpose who shall
give such bond and security for the fl
deity of their administration as shall be
required by the stockholders, and shall
perform such duties as may be prescribed
for them
ARTICLE VIII.
No stockholder shall ever be held liza
bic Or responsible for the contracts Or
faults of this corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due by him
on the shares owned by him, nor shall
any mere inforn>ality in the organization
have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing any stockholder to
my liability beyond the amount of his
stock.
ARTICLE TX.
And the said named parties declared
that they and each of them have sub
scribed for and this day paid in full for
he amount of stock set opposite to their
several names, as follows towit:
w. F. Green, twenty thousand shares
of stock.
E. G.. Allen, twenty thousand shares of
stock.
J. B. Reynolds, twenty thousand shares
of stock
C. F. Hamilton, twenty thousand
shares of stock.
c. S. Soaring, FIVE thousand shares OF
stock
Making a total of eighty-hve thousand
shares of the par value of one dollar
Zach, fully subscribed for and paid III
by the said named stockholders
In witness whereof l have caused sai1
PARTIES to hereunto affix their names Ii
presence of me, notary, and the under
signed attesting witnesses, on the day
md date first in the beginning written a:
.e >iate hereof.
w. E: GREEN.
E. G. ALLEN.
J. B. REYNOLDS.
c. F. HAMILTON.
C. 8. Soaring.
T. ALEXANDER.
B. DILLINGHAM;
J. D. WILKINSON,
Notary Public.
| Having examined the foregoing act of
incorporation, and finding nothing there
in contrary to the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, hereby approve the same.
| Done and signed officially this the 9th
day of February, 1905
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney of First District
| (Endorsed) Filed and Recorded Feb
10. 1oos. w. M. LEVY,
deputy Clerk and Ex-Officio Deput,
Recorde-
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
| I hereby certify that the above ant
foregoing is true and correct copy o
1.-THE original act, as thee same now ap
lpears on file and of record in my Office
| Given under my hand and seal of of
Ifice, this 9th Jay of Feb, 1905.
W. M. LEVY,
deputy Clerk AMI Ex-Officio Deput
| Recorder
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DEMONSTRATION FARMS.

The Agricultural Department Of the
United States propose to establish FIVE
farms of fifty acres each in this State
for the purpose of scientific demonstra-
ton in the cultivation Of cotton.
Recently Prof. R c. Howell, assistant
to Dr.. Hunter in Texas, visited Lees
Vile and Mansfield for the object indi-
Gated. Such a farm should be established
in Caddo. 1t is understood that the
North Louisiana Cotton Planters Asso-
ciation, of which Mr. Glassell is presi-
dent, will make an effort to secure one
Of these farms On sofne tract in the vi
cinity of Shreveport.
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COTTON MARKET.

Office Of The Caucasian.
Shreveport, La, March 81, 1905.
! - SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed quiet ITO off.
Receipts 1926 bales.
Sales to factors 6I8 bales.
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This cooperation may Be dissolved, Or
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-03-21
SHREVEPORT RECEIPTS.

SHREVEPORT RECEIPTS.
Stock on hand Sept. I S14
Received this lay ....>1,326
Received previously .22ot 500 r22I 1885
Total stock to date -. .222,o4o
Shipments to date 90. :. ..Io6,I2o
----- --------
Net stock on hand -. ...~... 2o,52s
Same day last year -. -. 80. rI.I73