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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30

When there Is man In the house
Just sick enough to stay indoors 1t be-
hooves everybody to walk straight, or
there is certain to be trouble.-Somer-
willie Journal
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
The Wasted Witticism.

4"I always thought" said the hostess,
"shat Scotchmen we're humorous. Last
night showed a departing Scotch
guest q < EFT pie II overcoats In the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12

The latest story atGDt Senator Pettus
Of Alabama Is Of how he was overcome
with vertigo some time ago while
working on law case in his Alabama
office. He recovered in a few minutes
and his clerk said he was going to SEM
for a doctor
"All right" said the octogenarian
but don't get more than one" When
the doctor arrived, the senator said:
You are the only doctor here. are
YOU? You're sure there's only one Of
yout" "Oh, YES, senator said the
physician, who thought the old gentle
man had some confidential communica-
ton to make
I'm mighty glad Of it," the senator
said, with a sigh Of relief. I'm sure
III get we'll if there is only one of you
fellows here, but | could never survive
Il consultation. Indianapolis Star
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No, Io,9S0-Ln First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish Louisiana:
O. II, P. Sample VS.. J. C.. Beasley.
BY virtue Of a writ of seizure and
sale, to me issued by the First Judicial
District Court of Caddo Parish, La, |
have seized and will offer for sale at
public auction, on terms hereinafter
stated, without the benefit of appraise-
ment, at the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish. in the City
of Shreveport, Louisiana, during the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY,, APRIL E, 1907,
The whole of section eight except north
half Of northwest quarter, containing
56o.8S acres, more or less; also all of
section seventeen, containing 64I.44
acres, more Or less; also the west half
# section twenty-five (22), containing
5000 acres, more or less; also west
aalf of section nine, containing 2264
screS, more or less; all in township nine
teen north, range fourteen west. in the
Parish of Caddo. State of louisiana,
being the same land bought by o. Fl. P.
Sample from w. F. Dillon, total 1885
lCreS, more or less.
Said property seized as belonging to
the defendant and to be sold to satisfy
the debt specified in the said writ for
$4,000 cash with 8 per cent interest
from December 81, 1906, and per cent
attorneys fees on said sum and interest;
md also $2oS.I3 for taxes paid, with
per cent interest on said taxes from May
IS, 1906, and on terms of credit as fol-
lows: TO meet four notes (4) all of date
December %, 1904, secured by vendors
lien on above land, as follows One for
S., 1000 due December 81, 1907, one for
S},II200 due December 81 1908, one for
52OS5.4o due December 81, 1909, and one
for $I7,3343o due December 81, 1910,
each bearing s per cent per annum in
crest from maturity. the sale to be
for cash sufficient to pay the notes
oaSt due and taxes as above recited,
with interest and attorneys fees and all
cost of suit, and on terms of credit a.
ire granted to meet the four installments
that are not yet due, as above set forth,
together with ) per cent attorneys fees
N all of said sums, the purchaser to as
sumo said sums to the amount of his bid.
]. P. FOURNOY,
Caucasian. March s. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12

The greatest enemies 10 quail are
crows, the shrewdest birds known
Crows are ravenous egg eaters and de
Gtroy the quail nests. Thes" hlacf
Winged demons are multiplying more
rapidly than any other bird All sports
men should make war upon these Vi
cious egg eaters. They can be poisoned
with corn soaked in a solution q:
strychninc. They will, however, soon
become suspicious Of the grains o.
corn diScolored by the strychninp. ana
it will then be necessary to open Il
small flap in the soft part of each grain
and drop enough strychnine in the
hole to kill a crow Then close tho
flap and press 1t down SO as to make i
appear as nearly as possible like tho
tetginal grain. This corn should be
dropped in places where the crow.
congregate and out of reach of othei
hirds.--ForeSt and Stream.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
By virtue of an order from the Hon.
Paul CapdeViele, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts Of the State Of Louisiana, to me
directed, | will sell at public auction at
the principal front door of the court
house, in Shreveport, La, on
SATURDAY., MARCH 10, 1907,
between the legal hours for sales, TO the
highest bidder, section 10, township 20,
north, range IS west, in Caddo Parish,
Louisiana.
Terms: Said sale to be made subject
to appraisement, and III no event for a
less sum than the appraisement, payable
on a credit of ten years, as follows, to-
wit Ten per cent in cash and the bal
ance in nine annual installments, the in
tereSt to be paid on the whole amount
annually at the rate of eight per cent
per annum The notes to be made and
secured by special mortgage on the land
sold and personal security in solido as
the law directs.
c. F. PERRONCEL,
Parish Treasurer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
CANCELLATION OF BOND.

Executive Department State of Louis
Iana: Whereas, the administrators of the
Succession of S. J. Ward have applied
TO me for the cancellation Of said
Yard bond, drawn and subscribed by
nm Il, principal with United States Fl
tc''ty and Guaranty Company of Mary
land. IN the sum of six thousand dol
rs t$@ooooo), as suretes, dated June
20, 1900, and conditioned for the faith
mi performance and discharge by said
;. J. Ward OF his duties as sheriff of
yaddo Parish, Louisiana.
Now, therefore, I, Newton Grain
Blanchard. Governor of the State of
Louisiana. have thought proper to issue
his my proclamation with the view of
HTInG public notice to all persons here
IN interested and concerned to show
cause IN writing. at the office of the
Secretary Of State at the City Of Baton
Rouge La, within ninety days from
and after the last publication hereof
why said bond and the mortgage result
ing lherctrom should not be cancelled
md annulled and the above named Sc
,nrtlc~ discharged from any further
liabilities i'll the premises
Gwen under my signature and the
seal If the State OF Louisiana at the
City Of Baton Rouge, this 4th day of
March A. DO 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
By the Governor:
EUGENE J. McGIVNEY,
Asst Secretary of State
March 7, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
world, sins Of business life and sins of

world. sins Of business life and sins of
the home must lie repented Of and re-
nounced: The Pharisees were So par
ticular about their beliefs that they
used to have The law written on a very
small form and compressed it into
small box, called q phylactery, and tied
this box as a plaster upon their fore
heads and wore it as they went around
the street that everybody could see It,
So there are many church members
who make great parade of their or
thodoXE and their Christian beliefs.
But they are not honest in business.
and they are not true to God III their
home relations, and they neglect their
duties to God and ieyote themselves
to pleasure. When YOU confront them
with the question. is that right"
they answer; Other church members
do it. Why should not II" Are You
reSolurely willing to Toe the mark of
Christian integrity. no matter what
other church members may do or say:
The Bible as Guide.
Tell me honestly, are You serving
God Alright when Won go to thGS,. pro
greSSive cuchrc parties? Are Won Serv.
in" him alright Whrn ypu uv"ilrach =
man ii a business deal: Are yoI Serv.
ing him Alright when you let The thea
ter party and the dance hall crowd out
the prayer meeting? Are You serving
him Alright when y"u have wine upon
your table: There is 10 excuse today
TO say, Some ministers and church
elders do those things The question
for YOU to decide is, is 1t right foT
me to do them" God does not judge
us by what the other Christians do
God judges us by what we do uut.
selves Every man must give account
of himself To God"
Well" you say, IF I cannot follow
men and | must follow the Bible, tell
me in few words hoe can best
learn what the Bible wants me to DO
| cannot read all its books in a night
OF course not. my friend. But you ca'i
read Il few chapters. These YOU can
soon master. Just take the four Cos
pels for Il guide. Take tie central tg
tIb vi me bibit lbi Nhll iilD'it'l- dti,
was Il PhariSec of the Pharisees. He
said it. But Paul As Il PhAriSce had
to renounce many things before III
became Paul the triumphant apostle
Take Christ as Your guide. FoilGV
him. De what he would have YOU do,
# you are i'll doubt about anv act, jus;
say to Yourself, What would Jesus do
in my place." If You take Christ a.
YOUR model and keep studying hin:
and keep ciinging 10 him. thrre i; n"
doubt that you Will cone ont al.
right Oh. sinner. verified AM anx :ou
in the struggle of life. wilt thou TAKE
this sure and infallihle guide for Thy
earthly life and for thy celestial com
panionship:
copyright, 1897, by Louis K1opsch.1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
The Decline of Mirth,

The explanation that laughter is dis
appearing On account of the sadness
Of the modern view of life Is discard
ed by Si<n0r +. Franceschini, an Itai
ian psychologist. He concludes that
mirth. Ike poetry, depends upon the
imagination and that the development
Of the reasoning powers has. tended 10
Danish the distortion that makes things
seem funny The mor,- the imagina
ton is brought under. the Ct strol Of
logic the less do we laugh. Education
is now scientific and practical, and to
more than smile is becoming char
acteristic of simpler and more nat
ural culture whda imagination still
holds sway and aAple have not for
gotten how to laugh.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
Quaint English Easter Customs.

Many quaint Easter customs are still
eXtant in England. In London bust
ness is usually suspended from Thurs
day preceding Easter Sunday until the
Monday following, All work is at
standstill, and the people are at play,
For several hundred years ancient and
needy widows, selected by the vicar of
Il certain city parish, have picked new
siXpenceS from the graYestone of the
originator of this custom. At another
church bags OF raisins, an orange and
Il siXpence are given to fifty poor chill
dren. This practice has been going on
for an unknown term of years At
Westminster school the boys scramble
for pancakes in the great hall-Les-
lies Weekly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. S,oo4-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of louisiana Sue
cession of Sarah Jones, deceased
Notice is hereby given that Arthur T.
Kahn, administrator, has this day filed
tableau of debts in said succession, and
unless opposition be made thereto within
the time specified by law, the same will
be duly homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell,
Judge OF said court, this the 18th day of
February 1907.
ALLEN V. WILSON,,
Feb. u. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
c. F. PERRONCEL,
Caucasian, Feb. 7, 1907.
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No 1I,I27-In First District Court of
Louisiana Succession of Catherine
Luchin.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Nortice is hereby given that Ferdinando
Luchini has this day applied to be ap-
pointed administrator of said succession,
and unless opposition be made thereto
within the time specified by law, he will
be appointed as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable A. ]. Murff,
Judge of said court, this end day of
March 1907
w. NJ. LEVY,
March 3. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
MARCH I6. 1907.
ESTRAY NOTICE

Taken up by J. H. Sempe, on the HUI
ron plantation, about 3 miles west of
CaSplana, La, and estrayed before me,
.he undersigned authority, one bay
horse colt about 3 years old; white feet.
no brands The owner win come for
ward, prove property and pay all the
cost, or the same will be sold at the HUI
ron plantation store at II o'clock m,
on Saturday March %, 1907.
w. B. DANIEL,
Justice OF the Peace, Eighth Ward. Cad
do Parish, Louisiana.
The Caucasian, Feb. 81, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
SHERIFFS SALE
No. II,Ioo-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
w A Trneeel VS. [ Z Holmes

w. A. lroegel VS.. ]. /. Holmes.
BY virtue of a writ of seizure and sale
to me issued by the Honorable First
judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, | have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, for cash, with
out the benefit of appraisement, at the
principal front door of the court house
of Caddo Parish, in the City of Shreve-
port, La, during the legal hours for
sales. on
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1907,
Lots twenty -one and thirty-fve Ger and
35) of the Foster & Long subdivision of
the City Of Shreveport, together with all
buildings and improvements thereon.
Said property seized as belonging 10
the defendant and TO be sold to satisfy
the debt specified in the said writ in the
sum of one thousand dollars, with eight
per cent per annum interest thereon
from February IS, 1904, and all cost of
SUIT, including FIVE per cent on said sum
and interest as attorneys fees.
]. P.sFLOURNOY,
Sheriff of Caddo Parish, Ia.
Caucasian March z, 1907.
y
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12
MARSHAL'S SALE.

No 635-In the City Court of Sreve
Port, La. Guy Colgate VS.. Eva Me
Lane.
BY virtue of writ of fieri facias, is
sued in the above entitled and num-
hered suit, by the Honorable R. D.
Webb, Judge of the City Court, Shreve-
port, La, and to me directed, have
seized and will sell at public auction, at
the Texas street front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, between the
legal hours for sales, on
MARCH I6, 1907,
One dresser, I wash stand, I heatd, 2
wash bowls, 2 pitchers, rug, I lot pat
ting.
Terms of sale cash, with benefit OF ap-
praisement. o. P. OGILVIE.
March 3. City Marshal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12

We afe now located in the Rosen-
bath building, No. 5I7 Edwards street,
and are ready to serve our customers in
the line Of first class stationery.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-12

please excuse Willie" wrote Willie's
mama TO his teacher. He fell against
a wire fence and tore his knickerbork-
ers, By doing the same you will oblige-
His Mother"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-09
OTTO FR|CK OFFERS SOLUTION
TO SERVANT PROBLEM
A Novelty in HouSekeeping---C -Oper.
ative Kitchen and Serving Staff Re-
lieveS HOuSekeeperS From
All AnnOydnCeS.

New York. March. 9.-Otto Flick.
founder of a servantless housekeeping
plan which he re-demonstrated by an
establishment of his own in Copen-
hagen, in Stockholm and in London,
arrived Wednesday on the steamship
United States to investigate and as
certain If New York city would not
take kindly to the idea.
The method differs essentially from
that of the family hotel and is some-
thing on the lines that might be rep
resented by large fiat house. with a
cooperative kitchen and servants In
common. The municipality of CO.
penhagen was so interested in the
scheme that 1t underwrote 1t to the
extent of advancing $4,000 on mort
gage.
There are rooms for twenty-five
families in the houses which have
been built under Mr.. Fick's direction,
and they are so constructed that each
household is entirely separated. The
administration department provides
three meals a day without causing
the family any more annoyance than
Is required in ringing a bell.
No cook is required. The meals
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-09
COMMITTED SUICIDE AS
He CLAIMED LOSS
OF MIND
Forged Name of Friend For
Nearly 100000. Lost
on Races.
TOOK PRUSSIC ACID
AND DIED IN FAITH

New York, March 9.-That Leon
idas M. Preston, secretary and man
ager of the Timken Roller company,
forged the name of T.. II. Hewitt,
member Of that company, to notes
aggregating $4,000 to 100000, was
the substance of a statement made
to the coroner today by Jas. A. Shea,
counsel for Mrs. Preston. Preston
died suddenly Thursday, after drink
ing prussic acid, while three ment-
bers of the company were waiting
to question him about its affairs.
Preston left a note saying he had
been insane for some time.
The coroner decided that the man
had committe suicide an dthere was
no occasion to continue the investiga-
tion upon the theory that a murder
had been committed.
Preston came from Dallas, Texas,
several years ago and was reputed to
owon considerable property near Dali
las, and to be heir to an estate in New
Orleans reported at S3,000,000. In
vestigation has not located any prop
erty and 1t is believed he had suffer-
ed heavy losses. His brother In
Paris Texas. has informed Preston's
associates that he does not know of
the existence OF the reported fortune
of $4,000 AS secretary and man
ager of the Timken Roller company
Preston received a salary of $12,50U.
In the note he left, Preston said:
Il have lost mby mind, my power
to grasp things. my memory. l have
lost everything except my firm faith
in God and His son Jesus Christ
leave it all to Him"
Preston's widow testified before tn :
coroner that Preston was betting
heavily on races during a recent visit
to New Orleans.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-09
Captured and Held at Hotel
For Court Monday. He
Denies Flight.
WANTS FAIR JUDGE
| AND FAIR JURY
Claims Dunno Had Contracted
to Practically Pack the
Jury In Ills Case.

San Francisco. March 9.--Abraham
Ruef. who was brought into custody
last night by Court Elisor j. w.
Biggs, assisted by Detective Burns, of
the district attorneys office. and who
Is being held under arrest at a hotel,
will not be brought into Superior
Judge Dunne's court for trial until
Monday morning. It Is anticipates
by the prosecution that Ruef's attor-
neys will today apply to one of the
higher courts for a writ OF habeas
corpus. The state supreme court
has not yet rendered a decision In
the application OF Ruefs counsel for
writ Of prohibition restraining
Dunno from proceedings with the
trial. An identical writ was denied
by the district court of appeals.
Ruef has issued a statement in
which he says: when the case end
ed in Judge Hubbard's court last
Monday, and by writ of error was put
into the Supreme court OF the United
States, knowing that Judge Dunno
had no further jurisdiction OF pro-
ceedings. 1 thought 1 would take a
rest for three or four days. 1t was
never my intention to evade any
process OF court or to escape the jur-
isdiction of the court or leave the
city. My reason for taking the case
to the supreme court Of the United
States was that I was advised that
Dunno had practically contracted to
pack the jury in the case which was
to be heard before him. I am will.
ing to be tried upon this Infamous
charge. of which I am not guilty, but
/ want a fair judge and a fair jury
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-09
EVIDENTLY INSPIRED BY
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

New York, March 9.-When the
Thaw trial shall be resumed Monday
il will be five weeks since the actual
hearing of testimony began, and
seven sincethe case was first call I'd
in court. The expense to both the
state and defense has been very heavy
particularly to the defense. AS an IL
lustration, 1t may be mentioned that
DR.. Evans. the principal alienist, Is
reported to be receiving 5000 a day;
DR.. Wagner, $3.50, and Drs. Ham
mond and Jelliffe, 500 each.
In Just what order the witnesses
for the prosecution will be called has
not fully been decided upon. The
Tombs physician, DR.. Mcclure, who
has maintained almost constant SUE
veillance over the prisoner during his
confinement; Drs. Flint, Mcdonald
and Mahon, alienists: F. A. Longfel-
low, who was Thaw'S confidential
counsel; May Mackenzie and Mrs. c.
K. Caine, friends of Mrs. Thaw, and
probably Abe Hummell, Howard Mes
bit and Charles Hartnutt, are expect
ed to be called. Hartnutt was for
years the confidential secretary to
White.
Evelyn Thaw has also been sub
poenaed, and besides being question
ed about letters of White, she may
be confronted by the testimony of her
brother and asked to explain how she
forgot posing for certain photograph
ers and a statute, which are said to be
matters not so convenient as those
she spoke of in her previous testl-
mony.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-09

| population of 10000. In Zion City
as well as in Chicago Dowie was su-
preme, The title of the 5000 acres
bought with the money of the sect
rested In him. Lots were leased,
not sold.
In December 1903, Zion City was
placed under the control of a federal
receivership, which was dissolved a
week later on Dowies showing his
indebtedness. At this time DowIe
estimated his holdings at $4,000
600.
Eighteen months later Dowie be-
gan the promotion of a second Zion
City, to be located in Mexico. While
engaged in this undertaking mis-
health failed and he went to Jamaica
for his health.
Betrayed by Voliva.
While there he suffered a stroke Of
paralysis, from which he never fully
recovered. 1t was at this time that
he appointed Wilbur Glenn Voliya as
his first lieutenant and general over
seer of the church. Voliva, by a
power of attorney vested in him by
Dowie. had all the property belonging
to the church transferred from
Dowie to the overseer. charging ex-
travagance and gross mismanagement
by Dowie. He also called a meeting
of all Zionists and denounced Dowis
With the exception of less than 200 Of
Dowie's former followers, all the Ia
habitants of the city chose Voliva as
their future leader and sent word to
Dowie that he had been deposed
Dowie Immediately returned and took
the controversy to the courts for set
tlement
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-09

come up on the dumb waiter and car
there be lifted off directly into the
dining room.
Indeed the whole scheme is devised
so that persons of moderate means
can be absolutely free from the SER
want problem. Tenants in leasing
apartments in the building must file
list of things which they do not
like to eat or drink, and I'm preparing
their meals individual dislikes are
taken into account and they will
never get anything which they have
tabooed.
They cannot, according to Mr.. Flick
expect to order on their own initia.
tive. Part of the charm OF the
scheme is state of prandial expec-
fancy.
In the Flick dwelling the central
plant washes the dishes, makes the
beds, cleans the rooms with the
vacuum process, dusts, sets things IA
rights, washes the windows, blacks
the shoes, presses the trousers and at
tends to the family washing. There
are no rooms in common, as there
are in family hotels, except the
Kitchen. The house servants have
quarters next to the roof.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-09

at the climax Of the scene. cabbage
was rolled upon the stage just as the
Alamo was about to fail In the second
act of sam Houston"
James Arbuckle, gray haired and
dignihed. president OF the Latin
American club Of ST. Louis, was not
permitted to testify of the fight out
side the theater. during which he
knocked Mclean down. Judge Tracy
held that only testimony relating 10
the events inside the theater was
competent
The manager rose I'm the witness
chair 10 show the exact manner In
which Mclean stood when he rolled
the cabbages. His position was like
that OF a tenpln bowler. He idenu-
hed the larger of the TWO cabbages
as the one that rolled on the stage
and the smaller as the one that was
picked up out OF the orchestra pit.
The audience was incensed and
infuriated," ne testified raising his
voice 1t arose en- masse
Mclean paid his fine