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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week
NOTICE.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Washburn Lumber Company will be
held at the office of the company in the
First National Bank building, Shreve-
port, La, on Saturday Sept. ID, 1907,
at 10 100 am, for the purpose of decid-
ing the question of increasing the CAPT.
tai stock of the company from $25,ooo.o 90
to $Ioo,ooo.oo By order of the board
of directors.
T. E. STEPHENSON,
July Is, 1907 President.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
INSITR RANCE,

When you want money, fire insurance,
bonds, life insurance, real estate, acct
dent insurance or building and loan
stock, see w c. Agurs, in the Cooper
building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
THE LETTER LIST.

The following is a list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Shreveport
postof6ce for the week ending Saturday,
August 81, 1907. A charge of one cent
will be made for each piece of mail
advertised. When calling for these let
tiers please say ADVERTISED" giving the
date of advertisement Free delivery of
mail may be secured by having your
mail addressed to street and number.
LADIES LIST
Audrey, Rose.
Bailey Mrs w. A.; Brown Miss
Vicie T.; Bisbay Miss Roberta; Bouie
Miss Leer; Brown Miss Matte; Baeder
Mrs Charles: Bailey Fannie; Boring
Mrs. E. V.
Crunk Mrs. S. H.; Crowell Mrs
Matte; Carr Miss Mary; Capers Mrs.
L. A.; Cowden Mrs. j.; Cole Mrs
Annie: Coleman Mrs. Charles; Clark
Miss Dora Bell.
Davis Miss Julia; Denison Lena.
Elliott Mrs. M. A.; EavenS Mrs.
M. A.
Franklin Mary; Ferguson Mrs. En-
ma; Franklin Mrs. Angelina.
George Miss Etter; Gulley Mrs. E. c.;
Green Miss Lu; Garrett Mrs. Ellen.
Hents Maud; Hill Miss Raney; Hin
ton Mary; Harah Sallie; Henderson
Miss Margaret; Hunt Miss Katy; Han
cock Mrs. E. A.; Hightower Miss FL
len; Henrietta -; Hill Miss Arrie
Hubbard Miss .Virgie.
James Mrs. ROSA James; Jackson
Miss Penney; Jones Miss Maggie
Jones Miss Mania; Jones Martha
Jeter Mrs. J. A.; Johnson Mrs. Fan
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01

ton, Irving, Specht, Mrs. Terry. Several
gentlemen who enjoy home cooking are
regular patrons also.
The rest rooms meet the needs OF our
working girls and are worthy Of sup
port and patronage.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

Shreveport experiences decided loss
in the removal of Miss Fannie William
son and Miss Bessie Hooker to Grand
Cane. Both are experienced and accom-
plished teachers and have been most sue
|cessful in their work here Miss Will
hanson as instructress of piano and
voice is equal to the best in the State
combining great latent with conservatory
training She has a large music class in
Grand Cane, which she has been in
structing for more than year. making
weekly trips for that purpose. She will
retain class in Shreveport in the same
way
Miss Hooker is a graduate of Mt
Holyoke College, n > Her attain
ments as teacher are very high, and
her connection with the faculty of the
Grand Cane high school as first assist
ant will add strength and culture to the
work of the school.
Shreveport's social and educational
circle will greatly feel the loss of these
refined and intelligent ladies' Grand
Cane is to be congratulated
NELLIE PENICK REST ROOMS.
Just a step from Texas street, our
great business thoroughfare, on quiet
Edwards street, is the most inviting place
to be found in the heart of Our big busy
city-the rest rooms. Even at the noon
hour, when the pitiless sun is overhead,
and pours molten golden rays straight
down, refreshing breezes are caught UP
somewhere and waited through the Win
dows. At this hour the pretty rooms are
thronged with visitors. The reading
room with its easy rockers and lounges
is most inviting. A large table supplied
with magazines and other current litera-
ture tempts one to stay while. In two
other rooms meals are served on daintily
spread tete-a-tete tables. Everything
shows care. refinement and good man.
agement
Mrs. Minnie Cannon, the pleasant
matron in charge, has smile of cordial
greeting for every one Her dinners and
lunches are tempting and savory; the
last course being something cooling
either dish Of snowy sherbet or frozen
cream, of her own good making.
The tired workers, the brave sweet
girls who are doing their duty in life
so nobly, go away refreshed and rested
deeply thankful that the rest rooms ex-
list for their comfort anu Enjoyment.
The rest rooms are Exceedingly for
tunate in having as the successor of the
motherly and lovable Mrs. Guynemer
the first nratron. so capable person a:
Mrs Cannon Mrs. Guynemer popular
lied the rest rooms by her gentleness
and goodness, u, king them worthy Of
the best patronage, and she is often af-
fectionately mentioned by the girls. Or
Mrs. Gannon's shoulders has fallen hel
mantle of kindness.
Among those we met on our recent
visit, who are regular patrons are
Misses Riley, Brewer, Hack, Stevenson
Carnes, Gillespie, Lois and Bette Smith
Roach. Cameron, POPE, Bercher, Car
nell, Frisby, Lemour, Leib, Busby, Dali
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
DIR. E. G.. ALLEN.

The Caucasian has been requested to
announce that DR.. E. G.. Allen has re-
sumed the practice of his profession.
Office in the Cooper building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
PERSONALS.


MIR. and Mrs. Herman Loeb and
daughters. Misses Tillie and Edy Loeb,
and little son, Herbert. reached home
Wednesday from ten weeks European
tour. Their trip was through Germany
and France principally the extension OF
it into Italy was prevented by cable
calling Mr. Loeb home without delay.
Friends are delighted to welcome them
back, and will be charmed with their
graphic and interesting accounts OF
travel in the Old World.
Genial Captain Huckabay. command
ant of cadets of the L. S. u, was sew
eral days in our city during the week
visiting friends
Mrs Walter Marburg enjoyed pleas
ant visit from her niece. Miss Martha
Baker of New Orleans, last week.
Mrs. Richard Furman will leave Mon
day for Mississippi City to visit Col. and
Mrs. Minge.
Miss Amanda Austin is enjoying the
hospitality of Mrs. Laughlin at Alden.
Much regret is felt at the removal OF
Mr.. F. H. Num- and family to Sher-
man, Texas. Mrs Mum is the sister of
Mrs. J. W. Soady and is most gra-
cious and lovely woman. The closed
doors of the pretty home on Cotton
street give decided sense of loss to the
neighborhood. The demands of Mr..
Nunn's business call him to Texas, after
brief residence of two years in our
city. Mr.. Num- is a genial gentleman,
an all round business man, who, with
his charming family, will be all acqusl-
ton to any community.
Mrs. Maggie Bourquin, accompanied
by her nieces, Misses Bessie and Len
ME Fisher, left Thursday for a trip
throug Yellowstone Park.
Miss Viola Nelson and niece, Miss
Sarah Nelson, returned Friday from
Colorado Springs.
Mrs Taliaferro Alexander had a
pleasant visit during the week from her
aunt an dcousin, Mrs. and Miss Toodles
of Marshall, Texas.
Mr.. William NJ Norvell and bride.
the charming Miss Mary Cameron, are
in the city, and for the present at the
Inn, where they will be glad to receive
their friends.
Mr.. Percy Alexander has returned
from a two weeks visit to Washington
City.
Mrs. w. S. Penick, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Ford, reached
home several days ago from Colorado
Springs, Mrs. Ford merely passing
through to Join her husband in New Or
leans
Mrs. Bruce Terry was called to Pick
EFT Thursday by the serious illness OF
her sister, Mrs. Wife.
Mrs. Maggie Kouns was the guest OF
Mrs. Field during the week.
Mrs. Maggie Belle Agurs of Green
wood and little daughters, Margaret
and Whitworth, were visitors to Shreve-
port Thursday.
Mr.. Albert. Alexander is recreating at
Atlantic City.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
THE FAIR.

Mrs. Matte H. Williams, superin-
tendent of the educational department OF
the State Fair, is very busy communcat-
ing with the schools over the State in re-
gard to her department and is encour-
aged at the interest shown. The early
opening of the Fair will make it difficult
to get general exhibit, as many schools
will not be in session, but Mrs. Williams
hopes to make up in quality what may be
lacking in quantity The L. S. U. whose
fine work attracted so much attention at
the Fair last fall. will again be repre-
scented. Exhibits are also expected from
the State industrial schools, and dis
play of pottery from Newcomb Conege.
For particulars in regard to special gold
medal premiums see page - of the cat
alogue. Pupils should now be at work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
COTTON MARKET.

Office Of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, Aug. 81, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
BEREAVEMENT ).

From afar come the sad news Of the
taking off Of old friends, former resi-
dents OF Shreveport, which fill many
hearts with sorrow The death OF Rev
c. W. Tomkies at Baylor University
Texas. with which institution he has
been connected several years. occurred
"Wednesday last. His relatives and
friends in Caddo and DeSoto received
the sad tidings with sorrow Mr.. Tom
kies was ali able educator. a strong
character, full OF zeal i'll his work as
preacher and teacher He held his
friends very close and his death is great
~ regretted.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01

Mrs Rosa Sour ZODIAC, wife of MIR.
Herman ZODIAC, died at her home in
New York Thursday A beloved wom-
an, gentle, kind and intelligent, Mrs.
ZODIAC made large place in the world
for herself-meeting the demands OF
home, community and church in a broad
and helpful way. On her removal with
her husband and daughters from Shreve-
port some years ago, great regret was
felt. but the hope was held out and en-
tertaned that in time the family might
return. And. now, the sorrowful news
that she has gone on that long sad jour
ney from which none return to this
earth. To the deeply bereaved husband
and the daughters, Misses Sybil and Rae
ZODIAC, our deepest sympathy is extend
ed, and to the many dear relatives who
survive her in Shreveport.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01

WELLMAN HEADQUARTERS
For paints, wall paper and glass; for
painting, paper-hanging and signs. All
orders given prompt attention.
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was sciected no ono knows. .rt sort
of looked good to thcm." Is the cx.
PLANTATION OF an original Boomer"
Guthrie, tho temporary capital, thirty
miles to tho north. had a much better
start and was better situated as re-
CARDS general photographic condl-
.tions.
Oklahoma city grew from tho nosn-
Ing of 1880 to $4,000 people In 1905.
Last year there were twenty-five miles
of fine asphalt streets, seventy-five
miles Of brick and cement sidewalks,
twelve miles OF gas mains and natural
gas being piped In. twenty-five miles
of electric street railway OF the most
modern types OF cars. flfty-two miles
of sewers and sixty-Hve miles OF
water mains. There were four ma
.tional banks, three state banks and
one trust company. with deposits ag-
gregatinE over $4,000, 900. The bonded
Indebtedness OF the city was only
7s43, 900, IN tho face of the erection OF
several public buildings and all the
city betterments.
That which has made Oklahoma City
the star town or the State has been
public-spirited cooperation n a
square-jawed determination to win on
the part of a large portion of her
citizens. In 1894 she seemed doomed
az W ISL pusA HA obn
when they had no money left for food.
The town revived and doomed until
1898. when the mud holes and un-
unthinkable sinks in the main streets
became a byword in the State and
seemingly again jeopardized the city's
future. The citizens then built TWEEN
ty-odd miles OF the finest asphalt
streets and three times that amount OF
sidewalks.
The most fascinating side OF Okla
homa City to tho tenderfoot is the
number of men who arrived in 1880 or
shortly after with about. 37H cents
In their pockets, and since then have
made their fortunes. One man who
bought his first town lot from a dis
satisfied stalker for s1.S5 two days
after. the opening sold his hotel for
$140,0 600, and this represents but Il
small part OF his holdings. A second
became a street rat1wy magnate, an
other a big banker. and still another a
large railroad neutrality-suspicious.
Magazine.
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FORCE OF SEA WAVES.
influence Of wind, Depth Of water an

Influence of Wind, Depth Of Water and
Conformation of the Shore.
The nature and effect of sea waves
has been a subject OF study by en-.
gineers engaged In the construction OF
works along the coasts. Sea waves re-
suit from wind pressure. The minimum
velocity that can generate them is sai1
to be two feet a second and the waves
thus produced measure three-fourths of
an inch from crest to crest.
A violent gale is said to have pro-
duced q wave $3.50 feet from crest to
crest. The size of a wave is dependent
upon the velocity of the wind and the
fetch" or distance along which pro-
pagation is continued, while the dura.
shore conformation are TO be consider
ed in a study of the effect waves may
have upon the shore. Sometimes there
are two systems of waves in motion
upon another. or they may travel in
different directions. When two sys-
tens travelling in different directions
meet they produce the large occasional
from 100 to 800 feet long, and last
from six to eight seconds. 1T is rare,
according to the students OF waves,
that a length of $40 feet is ~Xceeded
One can understand from the figures
given by the dynamometer. which
measures the force of waves. why II
is that powerful built ships are pounds
ed to pieces when they become fast on
a rock. Half the energy OF a wave is
| kinetic, while the other half is poten-
tial. The kinetic energy is u to the
revolution of the water particles, while
the potential energy is due to the ell
ovation of the centre Of gravity of the
mass of water composing the crest
above the centre of gravity of the cor
responding mass of still water.
An article on the form n energy
of sea waves in the Contract JouHHoA
gives. among other figures. the foHEYs~
ing which present some idea OF IN
great water wave: ESQ feet in length
and 20 feet in height is a21 foot tons
IA foot of wave crest. and OF one 500
feet In length and 20 feet In height
1881 foot tons a foot. Only one-half
to total energy is transmitted for
ward with the wave form, that half
being the potential energy.-Tacoma
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7NEE1NGIEE
It looks like q wide and deep

and It looks like q wide and deep
river.
In ancient times a great lake formed
a part of the Fayoum. 1t was $50
miles around and in places was 800,
feet deep. 1t wa used as a reservoir
to supply the Delta with wnter in
times OF low Nile, and a canal 900
feet wide connected 1t with the Nile
River. This was the Lake Moeris men
toned by Herodotus and also by the
geographcr Strabo. That lake has nov
almost disappeared. and It's bed is GOV
cred by some of the richest farms In
the world. The only part of 1t which
remains Is Lake sKarun,, ~thirty-nve
miles long and sixsmi1es wide, which
lies al the northwestern edge of the
depression at the foot of the Ltbyan
hills. A great part OF the land about
the lake is desert, n it's banks are
covered with reeds n tanarisk
shrubs. Its water is slightly brackish,
but the people drink 1t. 1t contains
fish. and the right to fish in 1t is let
out by the government to one man, who
allows the men living on the banks to
ply their trade, and in return receives
one-half the catch.
Some of the best fruits and most
beautiful flowers of Egypt come from
the Fayoum. "A railroad has been built
into 1t, which connects with the main
Egyptian system, and n can go from
Cairo to Medinet,s it's capital, in four
hours. There are two trains each way
everv dav. and there t. srenr'aorable
travel from n place to the other. At
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RUSSIAN TURPENTINE.
English Importation of Raw Product
for DINtfllatlOn.

English Importation of RAW Product
for DlstilIatl0n.
Consul-Creneral n. j.. Wynne. of Lon
don. states that he is informed that
Russian turpentine in a crude state
Is imported into England I'm various
grades. and furnishes the following
market information:
The price to-day is quoted as Us.
(s5,35) to 27s. (s6.5D per hundred
weight. 1t is refined In England by
chemical treatment and disti1lation.
one firm quotes refined at cts. ed.
($6.69: extra refined at ais. (s7.64; and
extra extra at GAS. ($S.2D. They state
the refined qualities to have specific
gravity O.S6O TO O.S65. and fash point
SIS to 1O2 degrees L. close test.
There la been for many years All
Importation into England OF Russian
turpentine which has largely increased
during the last few years in consc-
uuenco OF the high prices ruling for
American ~turpentine. This %turpentinc
is shipped not only to England but
to all the continental ports, both SIM
gle distilled and double and trebla
distilled. 1t Is believed that a certain
United States; there are. also occasio-
nal shipments made from England to
the United States. This t~urpentine In
It's once distilled state Is treated at
a number of refineries in England, in
some cases being double distilled and
in others treble distilled, and naturally
the grade depends upon the process of
dlstillation.
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intense anxiety for the return OF day,
n looking every fey at
must walt for 1t. AT last, as soon as
light enough to see objects at q dis
tance. they turned their glasses to the
see there the Stars and Stripes or the
flag of the enemy. At length daylight
came and they saw Our flag. vas still
there"
cove AS t Rom da he aa movsment sheS Sf d Tie
boats between the shore and tho fleet
that their troops had been roughly
were carried to their ships. At length.
Mr.. Key said. he was Informed that the
attack on Baltimore had failed, and
British army was re-embarking,
Beanes would be permitted to leave
them and go where they pleased, as
soon as the troops We're on board, and
the M Met Ksy tYhe 59 t tall, me-. saws chief
Justice fancy, that under h excite
ment OF the moment he had written
a song, and handed me q printed copy
I had read It and expressed, my adj
miration, asked him how he found
time In the scenes he had been pass
ing through to COMPOSE such g song.
OF their vessel in the fervor of the
moment when he saw the enemy
hastily retrenting to their ships and
he looked at the flag he had watched
for 50 anxiopsly, as the morning open
ed. and that he had written some lines
or brief notes that would aid him in
calling them to mind on the back of
an old letter which he happened to
have in his pocket: and for some OF
the. lines as he proceeded, he was
obliged to rely altogether on his
memory; and that he finished 1T in
the boat on his way to the shore and
yyrOtp4~ III nut IN SNgjf tt INV StDn1S Ent M fEn
hotel on the night he renched Balti-
more, and Immediately after he ar
rived on the back of another letter
Song Was "Ail over Town.
"Eie said on the next morning he
took 1t to Judge Nicholson to ask
him what he thought OF it: that he
was so much pleased with 1t that he
immediately sent 1t to a printer, after
writing a few lines, explaining why
Mr., Key came to b. with the British
fleet, to he placed above the verses,
ana also named, the tune 'Anacreon n
Heaven to which 1t was TO be sung,
and directed copies to he struck off In
handful form, This was done at
1T was placed in the hands Of the
printer, Chief Justice ,Taney. states, IT
was oil over town and hailed With en-
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he lived took in his fate, Genera Ross
finally said that he felt himself bound
had been shown to his wounded Otti-
GERS, whom he had been compelled to
leave at ~Bladensburg, and upon that
lease DR.. Beanes. but that neither DIR.
.Beanes, Mr.. Key nor any n else
would be permitted to leayeAthe fleet
until the attack on Baltimore. which
was then about to be made, was over
'He assured Mr.. Key that they would
make himself and MIR. John S. Skim
they detained them. Admiral Cochrane,
with whom they dined on the day
of their arrival: apologized for not ac-
a~s GO nina g. them eraw On his hsS shin s,h
officers of the army; but that they
would be we'll taken care of in the
frlgate Surprise. which was command
and. to. this .frigate they were accord
ingly. transferred. DR.; Beanes was
.p cept3n,ted d to S 80 Wit The them s',rnr,s Tl's g ( e al u
they were kindly treated by ,sir
reached the Patapsco River. and prep
arations were made for landing tho
.tAdmiral. Cochrane then shifted his
flag to this frigate In order that he
might be able to move farther UP the
river n Y s. sppsrinteREd dr, il Rersqn q g
Key, Mr.. Skinner and DIR. Beanes were
then sent on board their own vessel,
the Window, with a guard of sailors
or marines to prevent them from
Harding, They thought themselves
very fortunate when they found their
vessel was anchored in Il position
which enabled them to see distinctly
the flag OF Fort McHenry from the
deck OF their vessel.
Chief Justice Taneyy then continues:
nation to describe the scene on the
night of the Observation-Disclosures
MI, John S. Skinner; he said, remained
on deck during the. entire night,
watching every shell. from the mo
sment 1t was fired until 1t fell, listen
ing with brenthless interest," to hear
if an explosion followed: While the
Client proof that the fort had not sur-
3rendered--hut 1t. suddenly ceased
some time before day, and MS they had
no communication With the enemy's
slips, they did not know whether the
upon 1t been abandoned,
saw Sour flag Sui Thcre,"
In this anxious hour they paced
tho deck for the residue or the night,
In painful suspense. watching With
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This Is essentially a mechanical age,
II all the more picturesque features
of Industrial life must necessarily give
place to more mechanical methods.
This is well exempllfled In the matter
OF the famous working elephants Of
India and Burmah. Only a few years
ago thousands of these Intelligent
forests of India and Burmah hauling
logs from their native habitat to the
nearest stream, where the timber was
foated down to towns like Rangoon
and Moulmein. there to be received by
other gangs OF working elephants, who
carried the huge logs to the sawmills
and afterward stacked them in great
piles waiting shipment.
Now, however, trained elephant la
borers are cheap in the great PENN
sula: and the Indian government is no
longer worried by poachers on their
big game preserves who nay want to
trap an elephant worth possibly $500.
The cause OF this slump is the intro
duction of American wire rope rope
ways which are perhaps seen at their
best In the Anaimalais. or Elephant
Mountains. OF Southern India.
transportation In the Jungle.
There is n region OF forest-clad hills
NOT yet penetrated by any railroad, SO
that for ages the dense jungles OF VAL
liable mahogany and teak have been
undisturbed w by wild elephants and
tigers. Ten years ago. however. cer-
tain concessions were granted from
Calcutta, and gangs of tame working
elephants We're imported to haul the
logs, as in Burmah. But the question
of roads, or rather tracks, proved a
grave difficulty. Moreover, It was all
but impossible for white men to work
in these hills, owing to the prevalence
OF malaria
Draft bullocks We're tried, but the
torrential downpours made the noun
tain tracks impossible. Now. however.
there are aerial wire ropeways run
ming from the crest or the hills. and
entirely dispensing with the old ghaut
road. which was built at great ex-