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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
OF THE DEATH
OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Baton Rouge Truth: The Confeder-
acys only President, Jefferson Davis,
died on the 9th of December 1880, and
during the intervening years adluiic-s
of the great man have been engaged III
raising funds to erect in New Oileans
a monument to his memory. So sue
cessful have been the efforts of those
engaged in the noble undertaking that
plans have been accepted and it is pro-
posed to lay the cornerstone on the
third of next June, which will b. the
one hundredth anniversary of tie birth
of the man it is proposed to hono-. The
monument will cost between twenty five
and thirty thousand dollars, a very con-
siderable amount of which is yet to be
secured. The monument will consist of
shaft topped by a statue of Mr. Davis.
The Jefferson Davis monument Asso-
citation domiciled in New Orleans has
charge of the work, the lady members
of which are making strenuous efforts
to carry it to a successful termination.
An appeal for assistance will be made
to the people of the State at large and
it is thought there is still enough pa
trlotlsm to guarantee a generous re-
spouse.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
OH FOR A HE'LL!

Just to show the good people of Cad
do what stuff the Sanders pap-fed press
feed the gullible public upon, we submit
this excerpt from the Monroe Star
THAT staunch old Democratic journal,
the Catahoula News, says: Not only
are prominent men supporting Sanders,
but go into the interior and you will
find here a class of people that are the
bone and sinew of the country and the
salt of the earth, the farmer (not the
great sugar planter) who also are
standing almost solidly for his election
How can it be otherwise when it is the
people and Sanders against the ex-
changes, corporations and Wilki1l-
SON.?
And we are told that there is no hell,
either here or hereafter.
Why cotton exchanges and corpora
tons from the breweries down or up
are for Sanders.
And why?
These vices, trusts. evils and gam
bling devices know that under a gov
eminent born of an alliance with polti-
cal hoodlun1s they can flourish, and
both the contemporaries quoted know it
as we'll.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY So
CIETIES.

Very interesting meetings of the
high school literary societies were held
last Friday afternoon. Subject in the
freshmen society: Shall the United
States hold permanent possession of the
Pl1ilippines?'' Affirmative Margaret
Bayersdorffer, Munger Means. Mega
tive Chloe Rhydenblock, Frank Pollard.
The enthusiasm with which the mega
tives presented their points won them
the laurel.
In the senior society room an inter
esting question in natural science was
UP for discussion Resolved that the
bee is higher in the scale of life than
the ant ?" Height in the scale of life to
be measured in three general ways, I,
physical specialization of organs; 2,
mental, nerve and intellectual ability
3, social organization, division of labor
Affirmative Carrie Bil-ingsley, Sayle
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
LAWLESS LAWMAKERS.

Alexandria Democrat: Our distin-
guished fellow citizen, Hon. Swords r.
Lee, although very modest and unas-
Stunning gentleman, appears to have
honors thrust upon him unsolicited and
not at all commensurate with such
characteristics. While he resides in
Alexandria, and represents Grant par
lsh in the Legislature, although the Con-
stitution specifically provides that re-
moval from one ward to another, and
a fortiori, from one parish to another,
shall lpso facto vacate an office, he is
in being elected to represent the House
on the New Orleans port investigating
commission.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
NEW ISSUES.

From the extra session of the Legls-
lature new issues have been injected
into the campaign for Governor. In
brief they are anti-racing. high license,
State printing and levee boards.
1t is conceded that laws should be
enacted and enforced rigdly against the
outrageous system of gambling prac-
ticed on the race tracks, which is equiv
alent to highway robbery.
High license has been a live issue. 1t
is favored not only by ministerial and
religious influences, but the class who
while not rated with the highly moral
and devout, so-called, of the commune
ties, regard the saloons, especially the
dives, as a menace to good government.
If it is not possible to suppress, then
the saloon must be regulated and be
compelled to subscribe to law and order.
Under the present system the public
printing has been more expensive in
Louisiana that it is in other States, and
therefore the taxpayers have the right
to demand and to insist on a reasonable
reduction Of the cost of the States
printing.
The levee boards should be recon
structed. The system is not only ex-
travagant, but should be modified on
conservative lines. Think of seventeen
levee boards. These should be reduced
to one for each congressional district,
Or better still, one State board pos
sessed of all the authority vested in the
seventeen. Equal efficiency, at a great
saving to the taxpayers.
The State has been and is now bur
dened with too many unnecessary posi-
tons which must be sustained by the
taxation of the people.
These new issues are vital and will
awaken the liveliest Of interest through
Out the State.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
HAS INCORPORATED.
Sherwood Hopes Thus to Have Orient
Railway Stop Trains There.

San Angelo, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE plans
of the Orient railway to pass up the
town of Sherwood and establish sta
ton at the proposed town of Mertz,
two miles away, is to encounter siren
uous opposition, if recent happenings
at Sherwood count for anything Last
Saturday the citizens of Sherwood vot-
ed to incorporate the town, and the
corporation lines, as marked out, in
clude the right of way of the Orient for
some distance. It is understood the
city government to be formed will
adopt ordinances regulating the oper-
alton of trains within the corporation,
and will also invoke the state law, or
perhaps a ruling of the railroad COM
mission to stop at county site towns.
Sherwood is the seat of government
of IriOn county.
It has been expected that practically
all the business Of Sherwood would
be transferred to Mertz, but the fact
of incorporation looks like a fight to-
preserve the old town.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
THE REVOLUTION IN NEW OR
LEANS

Colfax Chronicle: In almost regular
Of New Orleans has a political revolu-
ton and proceeds to turn its rascally
Bosses out of office. The time is now
ripe for such another revolution, and,
while the Chronicle editor is not a
prophet, nor the son of a prophet, he is
firmly of the opinion that January 20,
1908, will register another upheaval and
change of regime. The change will be
made by the silk stockings" or business
men taking charge of city affairs, and
the relegation of the short hairs" the
buns and their Bosses, to the rear
where they belong
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
COSTS ONLY S23OS53I.

Baton Rouge State: The session OF
the General Assembly which closed last
night enacted into laws measures that,
it is estimated, will save the State
100000 a year. The session cost the
State $33,oS53I. Of this sul1rthe House
spent $23,7oo.3I, and the Senate spent
So,3Io. The sum of $4,000 was appro-
priated for the session, and $I6,oI46o
remains unexpended OF this sum about
$1,000 will be used to purchase desks and
chairs for the Senate chamber. so that
about $4,000 in actual cash will be re-
turned to the treasury.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
SANDERS AND FALSE ISSUES.

The persistency with which the San
ders organs have chung to the SANDER
and other false issues, calls to mind the
story told of the Republican protection
ist and trust expounder who made a
speech on the questions, and afterwards
wanted to know from an Irish Demo
crat of the audience, was the speech
grand speech" averred Pat WAS there
any part of it more than another that
seemed to hold your" the speaker asked.
We'll now that you ask me, I'll tell
ye,' responded Pat. What took me
most, sor, was yer perseverance-the
way ye wint over the same thing agin
and agin."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
FIFTEEN CENT COTTON.

The Farmers Union Banner: 1t is re-
ported that farmer drove into the
town of Ruston with two bales of cot
ton and the merchant whom he owed
said he must have the cotton. The
farmer said, you can get it for IS cents
per pound The merchant said he would
not give it. The farmer said, | paid the
price you asked me for your goods, now
you must pay my price in return for
my goods. SO the merchant would not
do it, and the farmer went and stored
1t III the Union warehouse, and tie
merchant seized the farmers cotton ard
went into the courts with it and the
Judge decided the case in favor of The
farmer, and the merchant got some
I5-cent cotton | suppose he is on orr
side now
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
A HOME WEDDING.

An event of special interest during
the week was the marriage of Miss
Matte Grace Grosjean to Mr. William
Mitchell Pate, Tuesday evening. at the
home of the brides parents, Mr., and
Mrs. Victor Grosjean, on Oakland
street
At 7:3o the ceremony was solemnized
in the presence of relatives ald few
particular friends, Rev Dr. Spearing
officiating. At the conclusion OF the
church ceremony a solemn and beautiful
prayer was offered by the Rev. Claude
Jones, who stood with the celebrant
during the ceremony
Dainty little Henrietta Wagenfuhr.
cousin CT the bride, carried the wedding
ring in the heart Of snowy chrysanthe-
mum.
The bonny bride is the youngest
daughter Of the home, a fair sweet girl
modest, gentle, amiable She wore a
simple, girlish costume Of white silk
chiffon with bodice trimmings o: lace
medallions. Fragrant white carnations
formed the brides bouquet, the same
snowy blossom was effective in her
couture. 3sssain
After the congratulations the bride
raised her bouquet high in air, throw
ing 1t toward bevy of fair girls-all
reaching for the symbolic cluster. 1t
was caught by Miss Susie Watson, who
smlllngly received the congratulations
of the young people
The groom is a young man held i'll
high esteem i'll the community, with ex-
ce1lent family and business connections.
His unassumlng, manly bearing and re-
liability will undoubtedly carry him for
ward in a successful career.
The hours passed pleasantly with the
charm OF music from piano and violin
by Mrs Pate and her brother, Mr..
George Grosjean.
\ table bountifully spread with deli
cious refreshments held the guests for
an hour. Dainty packages of brides
cake were carried away to dream on
Mr. and Mrs Pate have apartments
at Miss Shusters home on Texas ave
nue, where they will be glad to receive
their friends.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
MISUNDERSTANDING FACTS.

One of the gravest faults of certain
forms of modern capitalization is the
constant effort made by those with att
thority speaking for them to distort,
misrepresent and suppress facts, and to
boldly state as facts that which not
alone moral but legal evidence has
shown to be untrue.
This repels from them the necessary
support of necessary class of Ameri-
can citizens, who have no wish to de-
stroy capital nor to hinder its operation
in legitimate effort. but who will not be
made parties to practices or the apollo
gists for practices both immoral and
illegal
This view of the conduct of the Off
Gals or attorneys of certain corporate
combinations is renewed when John D.
Archbold, vice president of the Stand
ard Oil Company, says, in recent and
elaborate defense of his company, that
''the company is persistently accused of
seeking to evade the laws, when it is
actually studying how to conform to
them amid medley of conflicting in
terpretations.
One does not know how to character
ize that statement and preserve ones
gravity
A holder msstatement of facts was
never made.
The same plea was advanced in the
late trial, at which Standard Oil was
convicted. Judge Lands met it in his
findings and showed just how Standard
Oil had persistently and deliberately
violated the plain law by plan of sys-
tematic and deliberate evasion!
Miss Tarbell has written up Standard
Oil, its birth, methods and power. Her
review of it is taken from the books and
the lips of Standard Oil promoters and
managers, from the records of courts
and Of Congress, and Mr. Archbold only
belittles his own character in attempting
to refute facts relating to his company
and facts compiled in legal records and
in undisputed history, by his mere as
sertions to the contrary, and assertions
bristling with statements already proven
to be erroneous.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
GOLD AND SILVER.
Both Metals Have Been Discovered
In Austin County Near Surface.

Cat Springs, Tex, Dec Gold and
silver have been discovered here The
sand at depth of two feet yields Los
ounces to the ton of 1000 pounds, of
gold. 9.25 ounces of silver to the ton
of 2:G0o pounds. The deeper the sand
the better the gold. They have gone
down to deDth Of thirty-five feet.
and all sand shows gold plainly The
sand has been analyzed and the abo~a
is tho result of the analysis at a depth
of two feet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
MRS. FOSTER-COMEGYS' READ


The Seven Princesses." a drama, by
Maurice Materlinck, was given by Mrs.
FosterComegys to her classes last
week. The scene opens with view of
marble hall in kings palace. On the
broad marble steps are seven young
princesses asleep. Just without are the
aged king and queen, watching them.
The queen is anxious and affrighted.
She seems to be watching without as
we'll as within the hall She sees the
ship come in, which brings back her
grandson Marcellus. She greets him
with expressions of love, and chides
him for being SO long way, saying the
fair princesses have waited and watch
ed, and they are now i'll. She is afraid
Of that sleep; it is not natural. All look
within the light in the marble hall is
pale, like the soft silvery light of star
dust Marcellus looks intently at the
princesses, still asleep-but he can not
see the face of Ursula the one his soul
longs for. Her face is turned heaven
ward They watch the fair scene amid
weird changing lights. At last they no
tice that all the sleepers have turned
from Ursula The grandmother urges
Marcellus to waken the fair sleepers,
but he wishes only Ursula-Ursula with
whom he had played, who had watched
for him so long Marcellus leaves. The
grandparents wait long for his reap
pearing light At last he enters the mar
BILE hail. Six white-robed, pale faced
princesseS stand erect He calls Ursula,
the fair, the pure, the good. Then goes
to her. Marcellus lifts her-the rigid
form, the helpless, outstretched hands,
the heaven-turned face. Materlinck is
writer of symbolism Materlinck is a
leaves to the imagination
Some get from this beautiful SYM
bolic drama the awakening of
woman The outstretched hand for the
help of her brother man, the heaven
turned face for the help of the Father.
The Coming Of Peace by Haupt-
man, which seems SO appropriate for
the advent season, will be given by Mrs.
Foster Comegys to her classes Monday
and Tuesday next.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Valuable Doc MISSING.

Fort Worth. Dec. 7-While the work
OF dlsbanding the Fort Worth bench
show was in progress Superintendent
riatnam suddenly discovered the loss
OF viking, a $500 Boston prize ter
rler that had been brought to the
snow from Memphis. The dog weighs
ABOUT twenty pounds, is brindle and
has streak of white about the neck.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
A RFIOVED CITIZEN GONE.

The death of DR.. ]. J. Scott is Sc
rious loss to Shreveport. It is in the
nature of a calamity, deplored by all
classes.
How anxiously and tenderly was he
watched by family and friends through
the long days OF his sufferlng-how
cherry and bright shone his sunny ma
ture through it all Like sunlight be-
tween riffs of clouds, was the sweetness
and strength Of his nature IN these
months of great physical pain. But he
is gone! the good husband and father,
the kind friend. the loyal citizen. He is
gOne-swect. sweet as the fragrance OF
violets will the memory of his life be.
a god man has gone from earth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
PERSONAL.

Archdeacon Weber left Friday af-
ternoon for Monroe where he will con-
duct mission, going from there to
Alexandria, and thence to his home in
Boston. During his visit to Shreveport
Archdeacon Weber was the guest of
Dr. and Mrs Milton Smith.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Benson. Negative: Annie Lee Frlerson
Justine Queries. The negatives were
also victorious in this debate. The force
of argument and ability to close well
was convincingly presented by the nag
atives, and the applause of the vlctors
was theirs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Train Nearly Wrecked

Gainesville, Tex, Dec IAN IN
successful ATTEMPT was made to wreck
Missouri, Kansas and Texas passen-
ger Train Just west of this city by
placing fishplates on the rails. The
train was running at good rate of
speed, and the distractions turned
"nen the engine struck them. which
probably saved the entire train from
going into the ditch.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Passed by Senate.

Guthrie, Dec. THE jim crow pass
passed the senate by a vote Of 3G to
8, four absentees and one excused.
me bill will become effective in sixty
Gays after being signed by the gov
ernor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

The December Century wants lis to
forget the bad business men and turn
to the good for a while. All right. Just
keep your New York bad out of sight
Every time, however, an opinion is
sought from New York, you trot out
Hartman, for instance.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Private Bank EaiIe

jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. THE
BANK OF Salisbury, at Stostbury, Yer
non county, a private bank, owned by
~ A. Beck, and having s22,50o dapos-
lts, closed. It's funds were on deposit
with the failed National Bank Of Com
merce Of Kansas City.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
COFFIN BOUGHT LONG AGO.
William Boiling, Wealthy Bachelor,
FOUND Dead In His Yard

Gainesville, Tex, Dec. 7.-William
bolllng, a wealthy bachelor, eighty
years Of age, and living alone at Della
ware Bend, northeast of here. was
found dead in his yard from some I'M
known cause. Mr.. Boiling bought his
coffin fifteen years and has kent it in
MS house ever since He was buried
in it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
HENDERSON PASSES AWAY.
Well Known Retired Merchant and
Longtime Resident of Texas.

Van Alstyne, Tex, Dec w X.
Henderson, a we'll known merchant
OF this section, died suddenly in his
seventy-first year. Mr. Henderson
came from Arkansas to Mantau,
place noted at that time in all north
Texas, about fortyfive years ago.
when goods were hauled by wagon
from Jefferson and Houston. and open
ed up store. When the railroad
came he moved to Van Alstyne and
continued in active business I'D to ten
or twelve years ago.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Secretary Taft called on Emperor
Nicholas in St. Petersburg yesterday
With the exception Of Speaker Cannon.
says the Kansas City Star. Nicholas is
the first real Gar Mr.. Taft ever met.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

The Commoner: The IN God we
trust motto will not appear on the new
gold COINS. We print this as a matter
of information, realizing that major
ity of people would never know it from
experience.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

What does it mean when a ten-dol-
Lar-a-week clerk sends a girl dozen
roses at twelve dollars per- for Christ
mas: The Judge replies: 1T usually
means that he has pawned his watch ="
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Subscription Price $2.oo a year.

Published three times week, on Sun
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons, at 5I7 Edwards St,
by The Caucasian & Carney Print
ing Co. Ltd, Proprietors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

The Commoner: The Pittsburg Tele-
graph says: In dealing with the Indian
situation the government should need to
proceed with caution" What, is there
danger of overlooking something that
might be safely taken from the Indians7
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
TO THE COTTON OWNERS.

About three weeks ago when things
fairs | issued a circular letter asking
the people to stand together and make
the fight to a finish for fifteen cent cot
ton. Today | want to renew that re-
quest and now call on every man who
owns bale of cotton to hold on to it
tighter than he ever has held. and his
reward will surely be fifteen cents for
his cotton
The more persistently that cotton IS
held the sooner will the price reach fiji
teen cents and the sooner will the cot
ton producers realize that they have won
the greatest victory in the history of
the world.
Common sense will convince any man
that cotton will bring just what t..
owners of cotton will make it bring.
You can not get SIoo for a horse if you
will sell it for SIS, and you can not get
IS cents for your cotton if you sell it
for II, IL, IS Or II cents.
Pay no attention to the bearish argu
ments that will appear from time to
time i'll the newspapers who are I'M
friendly to IS cent cotton. Sit steady
in the boat and victory will surely be
yours. Yours truly,
PAUL NJ. POTTS,
De-, n H..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

The Commoner: The Chicago beef
packers gave a banquet at which every
dish served was a duplicate of some
well known English dish of the fifteenth
century. 1t will be noted that the pack
ers did not take advantage of the oppor-
tunty to advertise their own canned
goods by eating them.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Emporia, Kan, Dec. THE State
Dank OF Admire, at Admire, yon coun-
", with deposits of Sl25.89@. cl9sadS
It's doors. It had $4,000 in the failed,
National Bank of Commerce Of Ean-1
sas City
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
LULLABY.

LULA I
Holy Mother! Holy Mother!
= In the dark | fear
Light me with thy shining eyes,
Be thou ever near.
Holy Mother! Holy Mother!
Call thy little Son,
Bid Him bring me praying dreams
Ere the night be done.
Call the angels, call them early,
Bid them fly to thee,
One to call the little birds,
One to waken me-
IS. Weir Mitchell
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

The promise to answer Cahery's
charges is greatly enfeebled but is still
holding on.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
I errelI Goes West,

Austin, Dec LAND Commissioner
terrell has gone to the PecOs country
70 look after school land matters.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

One thing has been accomplished by
the prohibition issue The stop of the
reform organ has been pulled.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

The newspaper which would deliber-
ately attempt to falsify in4Allt the
made up record in the 60 Affery
VS.. Sanders is ende korl-
science that has nothing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

The extra session and its results
serve to show that J. Y was greatly
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Entered as second class matter February
II, 1904, at the postoffice at Shreve-
port, La, under the Act of Con
gress of March 81, 1879.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-16
BASE BALL.

The. River Falls hig h school team
defeated the Hudson high team
Saturday by score of II to 4.
Hudson was picked by many
who note the development of the
teams in the ST. Croix Valley league
as pennant winners, and it was also
predicted that the local high would
finish the season at or near the bot
tom of the list.
The result of Saturdays game
changed the opinion in regard to
River Falls highs chances for
landing the pennant. The locals
played fine game all through and
their batting was excellent. The
curves of Gibson, Hudson's much
Wanted twirler, were pounded all
over the lot, fourteen hits being
made by the locals. Among these