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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
UNJUST AND UNTRUE.
Witnesses Not Summoned. Bailey says,
Fer Whom He Had Done Service.

Witnesses Not Summoned. Bailey says,
For Whom He Had Done Service.
Austin, Feb. 23.-During his cross
examination Senator Bailey stated in
substance that while his enemies had
repeatedly tried to show that he only
performed public service for private
gain that the facts showed what ma
licious fsisehood they were presenting
to further their ends; that while they
had placed a good man men on the
witness stand to prove that he had
borrowed money from them that they
had selected only his special friends
as witnesses, and had been very care.
ful not to summon as witnesses hun
dreds OF men in Texas whom he had
done great service for at Washington
In many ways. and said that he never
asked nor received the slightest COM
pensatiOn therefore; that hundreds of
people in Texas could testify as to his
public service in their interest without
cent of compensation; that all the
mslnuaticns and suggestions that he
mad done service for pecuniary remu-
nerat1on only was unjust, untrue and
most contemplate, and merely evil
denced to what ends his enemies were
being driven to throw mud on his
name and attempte to wreck him as a
man and public office holder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
THE LARGEST RANCH.
You May Travel Ten Hours by Rai'
Within Its Boundaries.

Within Its Boundaries.
Take a Mexican Central train at El
Paso, Tex, travel south into the land
of Manana for ten hours. and If your
engineer is following schedule time you
| will he travelling for the entire period
! through the ranch of one man. This
king among ranch owners is General
Luis Terrazas, former governor of the
state Of Chihuahua and estimated To
be the wealthest citizen of the south
ern republic. Putting his ranch hold
ings al very low estimate and reck-
oning his cattle and marketable prop
erty at average rates, his wealth to-
tals more than 500, 100000. For a.:
| that any one Knows it may be actually
double that figure.
The astute old general, who has
proved himself one of the shrcwGeSt
business men of Mexico. never talks
of his riches and processes even II be
unable to state what he is worth. It is
left to outsiders to guess from the por-
ton Of his property that is visible to
the eye.
MexicanS who are competent to state
say that not even Pedro Alvarado. WHO
offers to pay off the McSican national
debt with precious metal from his ia
nous mines. is as wealthy as the eX-
governor of the largest state of the re
public.
How large Terrazas' ranch actually
is il is impossible to say. Riding stead
lily on horseback from north to south,
hardened vaqueros require three days
to make the trip from one boundary
line to the other East and west the
width varies considerably, running at
times as high as 800 miles and others
narrowing down to little more than
100 The line of the Mexican Central
railroad runs through it for go miles.
or, in the metric nomenclature of Next
co, for 40 kilometers Vast expenses
of grazing land. pieces of desert, fruit
full valleys. little towns, villages and
good sized cities are all embraced in
its confines.
General TerraZas is just past his sew
was celebrated with great pomp and
show throughout the city and state of
chihuahua. On account of his advanc
ing years he has gradually relinquish
ed the management of many of his i'll
terests to other members of his family.
There is a story told among the va
querOs of the ranch demonstrating the
vastness of the herds they have to care
for. At one time, SO they say. a favor
lite cousin of General Terrazas was to
be married at one of the numerous pic
turesque ranch houses. The wedding
guests were all to come by special
train TO a point some ten miles distant
from the hacienda, and by order Of
General Terraza cayalcade of thou
sand vaquer0s. all dressed in white and
mounted on pure white horses taken
from the ranch herds. were sent to the
train to act as an escort to the guests
for their trip to the scene of the wed
Angeles Times.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
Last Years Charities.

Every year the statistician of Chi
cago newspaper adds up all gifts and
requests to charity in this country for
the preceding twelve months. Only
sums of $1,000 or more are counted and
only those gifts that have been ali
nolnced in the newspapers. The total
for 1906 is $106, 100000. This is the
highest since 1901, when the total was
12S,0O0000. In these big figures no
reckoning is made of the humber gifts
which those who are not rich have
been privileged to make.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
AS Though He Were Her Equal.

BY native newspaper in China this
accusation is brought against Yuan
Shi kai, one of the great men of the
Middle Kingdom: 1.-The empress dow
ager is highly displeased with Yuan
Shi Kai, for from one of the princes of
the blood her majesty has learned that
the viceroy did on several occasions
speak OF her as If he were her equal
and did not use the proper ceremonious
terms required by law of an official
when making mention Of the name of
his sovereign
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
OKLAHOMA eoY KILLED
Nine Freight Cars Left the Track. Five
Totally Demolished.

Amarillo, Tex, Feb. pa. C. Hol-
sey, twenty-three years old of Hobart
Okla, was instantly killed in the wreck
OF freight car in which he was ridine
in a Rock Island through freight train
which was wrecked nineteen miles
north oil Amarillo on the Denver
tracks, which the Rock Island uses
from here to Dafhart w. w. Holsey
his brother. in the same car, escaped
Nine cars left the track Five were to.
tally demolished.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
WEIGH NOT WANTED.
Honorably Discharged From the Sol
diers' Home In December Last

'ts OCSCHlOST ldSI.
Atlanta. Feb. 23-William Welch.
a Confederate veteran of Harris coun-
ty. was honorably discharged from the
soldiers home here Dec. last. and
is supposed to be the same man who
Is held at Waco, Tex, upon his own
admission that he started the riots
OF last September in Atlanta. WEIGH
was man of quiet demeanor at the
nome, and never gave trouble. The
authorities at the home stated Friday
that they did not know where he had
been since his discharge nearly three
months ago. No reward has been Of
fered for his apprehension by the au-
thoffties here.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
THE LETTER LIST.

The following is list of letters &c
naming uncallet for in the Shreveport
postotl;ce for the pek ending oaiu-
day, Feb. %, 1907. A Cargo OF one cen :.
will be made for each fece OF ma
advertised. When calling FOL these ~ ~.
tiers please say advertised gi2nls =,
date OF advertisement Free delivS -,
mail may be secured by having W.
mail addressed to street and numb 4
Advise your correspondents of your al
dress and have them address your let
tiers accordingly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
The aunwritten law has become

The aunwritten law has become a
travesty of justice. What is needed and
is indeed imperative, is the enforcement
Of the written laws. wlich should be APP
piled inlpartially in the trial of a gentle
man, thief or scoundrel as well as in the
sase of thief or scoundrel, unwashed.
The "unwritten law" gives opportunity
for wilful murder in too many instan-
-ees.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
Mino ritY Reporf Filled.

Austin. Feb. 23,-Representative
Henderson has filed in the house
report against the 2-cent rail-
road fare bill that the majority of the
house committee On common carriers
reported. He says it's passage would
destroy the railroad commission, and
that the latter has ample authority.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contracts or faults of this cor
poration in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due to the company on
the shares owned by him, nor shall any
mere informality have the effect of rem
dering this charter null or of exposing
any stakeholder to any greater liability
than the amount of his stock.
In testimony whereof said parties have
hereunto signed their names on this the
10th day OF January 1907, in the presence
of the undersigned witnesses.
J. S. DOUGLAS.
w. A. OGILVIE
T. w. w. STINSON.
w A MARTIN.
/. n. MAMMALIAN.
B. KOBLER.
R. LATZkO.
G. w. JACK.
w. P HALL.
F. G. THATCHER.
J. A. THIGPEN.
J. c. PUGH.
S. J. HARMON.
E T. BROWN.
Attest:
T. F. BELL, JR.
I. Z. STEPHENSON.
FRANK J. LOONEY,
Notary Public.
State OF Louisiana. Parish of Caddo:
Having examined the above and forego-
ing act of incorporation, and finding
nothing therein contrary to the law. [
hereby approve same, this the nth day
of January 1907.
J. M. FOSTER.
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Janu-
airy 70, 1907.
J. H. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re
corder.
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears on
file and of record in my Office.
Given under my hand and seal of Of
fee this 10Th day of January 1907.
]. II. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder.
JAN 20.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24
PECULIAR MlSHAP.
Falling Tree Hits crosscut Saw. Badly
lnjuring Jim McManus.

Guthrie. Feb. 23.-While carrying a
crosscut saw over his shoulder Jim
McManus of Glenco was struck nv a
falling tree. causing the saw to strike
AcManus across the face. splitting his
lips and covering his face and head
with numerous bruises. While crit
icalfy Injured. it is believed McMauus
will recover.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

We are now permanently locate at
No. sI7 Edwards street, in the Rosen-
bath building, and are prepared to do
every kind of good printing. Phone 1900.
a,..ss
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24

Subscribe for The Caucasian.
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No stockholder of this corporations
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-24


+ This charter may be amended or
changed or this corporation may be dis
solved by vote of two-thirds of the
stock at meeting of the stockholders
called for that purpose, after thirty days
advertisement in one of the newspapers
published in the City of Shreveport, and
by personal notice mailed to each stock
holder through the mails to his postof1ce
address, provided that nothing therein
shall prevent any such stakeholder by
unanimous consent waving such notice
in writing, except than otherwise spe-
cially provided by law. Whenever this
corporation is dissolved, either at the
vote of the stockholders or by limitation
or otherwise, its affairs shall be liquidat-
ed and settled by liquidator elected by
the stockholders at the time of the dis
solution thereof, who shall perform such
duties and give such bond and security
as majority of the stockholders shall
determine and prescribe.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder of this ccrporation
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

thing getting higher except salaries. fl
Is safe to count upon a margin OF ex-
pense beyond anything one is able 20 fix
positively.
To find space for this margin this rent
must be kept within a certain proper
ti0n Of the income. IL this can possibly
be compassed.
But to decide what that proportion
shall be-
There is the hard part Of it. I have
heard economists contend that one
sixth OF the income is the correct allot-
mcnt
I would like to hear from my CORE
spondents on this subject and know how
many Of them keep their rental within
one-sixth Of the earnings of the head
Of the house.
It may be possible to the dweIlers In
the country or 10 those who own their
homes.
These may compute the amount OF
the interest they would receive from
the money invested in the home, add {"
this repairs. taxes. rates, and from this
Judge what they are paying in the line
OF rent
Faces Fluctuations.
il VIII undoubtedly be less than that
paid out by the man VINO gets his house
from a landlord.
The latter has the advantage. how
ever. I'm knowing just what the rent will
be. while the man who pays for his own
repairs may have a piece Of house
painting or a job Of carpentering one
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
HzHHE Eo- the HgnoCH

uas and birthday @ifts AMI tic amount
the thrifty housekeeper tries 20 save
for the rainy dav or the childrcn's edu-
cation.
Who can dictate what shall be tle
exact proportion If any one has solved
the 1robIem ] shall hr Elad to receive
the solution.
For my own pa-r. can voice -~r
continents iE another quotation from
lirs. Hcrrirll's book. In city Tents
The best general rule ever ha4-f
given FOR making an estimate OF -,i-a-
expenses was the suggestion that one
should eou~erate every Item one cou'I ]
possibly rccl,i, make a liberal figure On
each. add al-oSether. and multiply CGr
sum total bv three.
Then with care. one might hope no.
90 20 much IN. excess Of ones allowance
The general outlines OF the economies
~ the home must De planned before so
ing into detail
Much depends upon the i1diviIul.
man who begins the home. more upon
the individual woman"
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
Kidding Plants of Bugs.

Kidding Plants OF Bugs
VIII YOU tell me in your letter TO the
Exchange what can do 70 rid a plant
OF "bUgs2"
I am trying TO -eise the plant from
a seed, and as soon as n leaf comes out,
a swarm Of gray insects get on the un-
Gerside OF the leaves and black ones
on the upper.
I have some poppy seeds Cthe Egyp-
tan poppy). When should they be
planted2 =. /. NJ. Buffalo, n Y.
Get loose leaves and stems of tobac-
co from a factory or from a tobacco
merchant.
Pile upon a tin or iron plate and SET
on the .oor OF a small room or closet
in which you have put your plants. Set
the tobacco on fire and shut the room
UP closely as soon as the leaves and
stems are Ignited
Leave all alone for some hours All
night is not too long In the morning
you will find heaps Of dead insects upon
the earth I'm the pots and on the floor
Sweep UP the slain and stupefed and
burn them at once.
The smudge Will not injure the plants
Wait until spring before planting the
poppics, unless you have a greenhouse
( They will not do well as house plants
should they come up--which is doubtful
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

home and enjoys her house and garden
on nice, microscopic Income
S. T. II. Springfield. M
How much we care to- know" I de-
spair Of making you believe. since.
through no fault OF mine. your
communication has lain unanswered for
SO long that you must think me mex
cusably Indifferent to you and 10 your
tempting proposal.
Trust my word in tho face OF circum-
stantial evidence and tel your story.
spinsters DO make and keep homes of
the very best quality Give us a peep
into yours
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

.-.allo subsistence. without many
frIls' OF any sort"
Bearing in mind some OF the estimates
for household expenses which have aD-
Feared on this page. where houseSeepers
have rccounted at what marvelously
lovy rates they were able 10 feed their
families. ] forCsea contradiction 20 this
statement
Yet feel that ] am safe in Indorsing
the assertion 7 have quoted.
Il One-fOgrth Of the Income IS given
90 rent YOU are hardly safe I'm thinking
The family can Doe fed on less than the
same proportion.
Varying Conditions.
have spoken Of the man whose home
IS heated Tor him, as is the case in
apartment houses
he is. however. the exception, unless
in cities Should he have 10 pay for
fuel. his rent viii have to be smaller
20 permit the added expense OF coal
on this IL IS impossible TO compute.
because OF the varying conditions and
prices.
I mention ft because the proportion
for food does not hold good should
that for rent DE less.
Food Will undoubtedly equal in cost
the sum paid out for heating as well
as for shelter whether the two be
considered separately. as iD a house.
Service, like rent. makes a positive
break in the income.
When the mistress does her own work
this item is eliminated.
Should she either keep her maid or
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

year which viii raise his rent far above
that of the ordinary tenant.
The latter. IL ne be q dweIIor In cities.
viii hardly escape by paying only one
sixth Of his income.
One-hfth VIII seem reasonable 90 him.
one-fourth the least Ee may be able
to give while there are some families
who spend a third OF their receipts for
the roof that covers them.
Proper Proportions.
II they live IN apartments. so that
the sum the landlord receives includes
heat and a certain amount OF service
they may console themselves with the
fact that the rise ir the cost OF fuel
does not annoy them.
Even with this, however. they make
a mistake II they do not strain several
points 10 bring their house rent within
one-fourth of their income.
II this proportion is observed &c is
safe TO say that food. including all
items, VIII require at least an equal
sum.
Here is what one authority says on
the subject:
The tenant who pays $40 a month for
rent can hardly hope 10 cover his bill
for meat, groceries, milk, and ice for
less than the same amount.
He does well. or his wife does. ir
the total is brought within this limit.
And this esu nate VIII hardly hold
good for larger family than the hus-
band and wife and one maid.
Then food OF each additional adult
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
Christmas Candy Recipes

: 1T GLACES.-To CIace nuts and
~ certain kinds Of fruit nothing
IS needed but sugar and water
and a little patience. Boil a
pound Of sugar with a gill Of water and
a teaspoonfui OF vinegar until 1t threads
Drop nuts. figs or grapes Into this
syrup, one at . time, dipping them out
with buttered fork and dropping .theIr
on bUttered tin 20 dry. Care must b.
taken not 10 shake the syrup more ;han
necessary. and it is necessary 10 Work
r;pidly, as the syrup should be removed
from the fire before the nuts or fruits
are dipped. and II soon hardens
Keep the pan containing the syrup
. In another Of hot water, and il may
be returned 20 the fire thus protecteI
90 deter hardening.
A second dipping greatly improves the
appearance OF the candy. Il should be
eaten fresh, as it soon becomes sticky
with changes in the atmosphere
SCOTCH KISSES-A delicious candy
may be made by dipping fresh marsh
mallows into syrup according to direc-
tions given for nut glaces-
The powdery coating Of the marsh
maliows should be. as far as possible.
removed with q napkin before dipplng.
MarshmaliOws dipped IN any Of the tafTy
syrups are extremely good
NJ RZIFAN or MARCHPANE-
Blanch A pound Of Jordan almonds and
pound them nearly 10 a powder In the
absence Of a mortar q Chopping bowl
and an oId-fashioned potato masher
viii answer the purpose.
Add three-Quarters OF a pound Of con-
fectioner's sugar and few drops OF
Orange-fiower water or Of orange juice.
/ Beat all together until a smooth paste
I is formed. Dust little powdered sugar
| on bread board and roll out the paste.
shaping il as YOU please Brush Il with
I fine sugar, wet with a little orange
water and bake a very light brown in
a slow oven
/ From the same paste small pieces
may be rolled with the hand into round
! balls and dipped IN cinnamon mixed
with ught brown sugar.
The flavor Of this marchpane is much
/ Ike that which is sold at Christmas
/ Tor about 81 a pound
I COttE1%< CREA NS-BOl together half
a cup of strong coffee and two cups OF
SdSaT until the syrup strings when IL
qrlps trom spoon Remove from the
I ure ana beat hard until il is creamy.
I Sur in cupful OF chopped nuts and
pour into a shallow buttered TIN 10
cool Cut into squares when quite cold.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

hire occasional help here ls another fixed
item 10 be considered.
With wages az their present status
and days work higher than ever be-
fore, the problem of service has % be
reckoned with carefully in the dis--.5u-
ton OF the income
Similar consideration must be urac-
tced when it comes "a Deciding vna.
proportion is 90 be spent for clothing
The woman who is clever wIJh her
needle. VINO can make and make over
her own clothes, has a tremendous adj
vantage over the one who must deDanT
upon dressmakcr and saruSt-ess TO
get her work done
Ready-made wearing apua-er has ra--
na1s not mounted with cutie the ceIa--
'ty shown In ether lines. but even tha-
has gone up and the Family .yha are
obliged 90 purchase their c--trs-- i'm
stead Of making il must allow n Il-csr
amount for thClr eNuensas than is de-
nanded by those who sew f7- them
selves
What this shall be f. is innosSfbro %
cetermlne when SO much IS coutirre--
upon the personal equation
Fixed Charges.
The rent and fuel may be rvsE at %
fourth Of the income, the food outlay
"t an equal sum, service. eas. ronr7ce-
ments and clothing ar q fourth more.
StiH are there left dentists and doc
tors bills. church. charity. and auuse-
ment outlay, carfare and postage. va
cations and travelling expenses. Christ
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

listen. my soul TO the glad refraiul
And i'm spite Of old sor1ow and older
SHINING,
And puzzle forecasted and possible pain
Take heart with the day. and begin
again"
Referring TO our Exchange. cur brave
Optnlist remarks
Many things in the Housewives Cor
Ter Of magazines and papers are alb
sUrdly impossible 10 country folk or for
dwellers I'm cities whose means are mar
row
so 1 thank the Exchange for favOrs
past and for favors TO come. since each
week brings me something worth keep
ing.
Later. if you care to know, I'll tell
you how enc spinster makes a dear little
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

~ in apportioninE the income TO
the outgo
The rent is as incompressiblc as the
Rock or Gibraltar.
You may wear your old clothes and
so cut the tailor's and the dressmaker' g
bill: you may live on soup and cereals
and 50 reduce your outlay for food; you
may walk TO save carfare and rorego
seats at she theater or pew at church;
you may go in for some variety of
thought which viii deny Iuness and save
doctors bills, and refuse any educa-
ton to your children beyond what IS
given them by the state.
In all these ways you may lower eN-
/ Penditure. but in the midst Of all muta-
tIons the rent returns regularly. rigidly.
Young people may think they apureci-
ate this fact. but they don't
If a house or an apartment IS at
/ tractive they will usually, IL untaught.
/ by experience. fancy that even though
7 it costs a little more they can man
age it.
Perhaps they could II everything else
did not always cost more than one
thinks Il will.
with food going up by leaps and
bounds with wages waxing with every
week. with work in nearly all lines
Ccarer than ever before, with every
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
CELERY JELLY.

Celery Jelly is an attractive basis for
fancy salads Cut up the outer green
stalks and to one cupfuI Of celery use
one pint Of water with one teaspoonful
Of salt Cook until soft. add one-quar-
ter OF box Of gelatin that has soaked
fC~ half an hour in half a cupful of
cold water, strain through a Jelly bag
and mold When solid cut out the cen
ter and Ell with the salad. Two oranges,
two bananas. and two apples diced form
an ATTRACTIVE salad to serve with the
celery jelly.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
An Optimist.

an OpllL44ot.
From @ charming letter, i-closing in
answer 10 request. Susan Coolidge's
exquisite poem.
Every day a fresh beginning"
1 draw an extract. rCEretunE that I
cannot share all Che cpistje with my
readers. The writer says OF the poem:
il is pasted in my scrapbook, and the
last stanza is my especial pet I wish
L could have thanked the writer for
what II has been to me