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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
THE FIRST GUN.

Despite the inclemency of the weather
the first gun of the campaign was
touched off in Lake Providence on
May I. At this gathering were Hon
Theodore S. Wilkinson and Lieutenant
Governor ]. Y. Sanders, candidates for
Governor together with the candidates
for Lieutenant Governor In an elo-
quent speech Mr.. Wilkinson delighted
his friends, as did Mr.. Sanders, who in
his speech is quoted to have said: Il do
not believe the Governor should confne
himself to Baton Rouge and New Or
leans, and trips back and forth patron
izing one railroad all the time. He
should patronize other railroads, and if
he will join his kick with yours you
might have a better train service than
lsome of you have"
Now, seriously if the would-be Gov
ernor should be elected and should full
fill this promise, how much time could
he devote to his official functions while
he would be making trips back and
forth all over the State not patronizing
one railroad all the time?
At this gathering General. Jastremski
was conspicuous by his absence The
General was at Lafayette, popping his
gun and gallivanting with the girls and
the press gang in convention assembled
and making votes 1t may be said this
old Cornfed never worries about riding
back and forth patronizing one railroad
all the time. If there were no railroads
ne could hoof it. Once upon a time he
was one of the web foot cavalry" of the
Army of Northern Virginia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
THE COMEDY OF THE LAW.

New York Tribune: All properly edu-
Gated persons are taught to respect the
law and love their neighbors. But if the
latter injunction is hard in these days OF
apartments. the former is fast becoming
impossible The comic journals have
poked so much fun at legal tricks, loop
holes, jokers and the like that some
worthy citizens may already have ceased
to look upon the law seriously. Thus has
humor defeated its own ends. 1t is time
to turn once more to court records for
information and serious amusement, and
IN excellent chance to- do so appears in
the suit of convict named Thomas
Holden.&3ust once year ago Holden was
convicted, for the second time in his
varied career, of grand larceny. After
going through all the proper formalities
the court sentenced him to seven and
onehalf yeaW at hard labor, but, finding
this more severe than the law allowed.
the recorder reduced the sentence to
four years, without, however, bringing
the convict back before him and asking
whether he had anything to say about
the justice Or injustice of the sentence.
Now the ingenious convict sues to have
his sentence set aside on the ground that
by this breach of formality justice has
been denied him. And his attorney has
actually succeeded i'll bringing him back
to the Tombs and in persuading the Sill
preme Court to appoint a referee i'll the
case With this encouragement we may
safely expect renewed activity on the
part of felons and their lawyers. Much
culture may result from their efforts.
They will be encouraged to study the
dictionaries, grammars and handboolls
in elocution and oratory in order to fix
with absolute rigidity the phraseology
and delivery of presiding judges. By
next fall SO many lovers of justice
may have been trained in these new
branches of the uncommon law that ev-
|ery case in which the judge or the pros
ecuting attorney uses a rising infection
where falling one is proper, or says 1T
was him. or ''aint you guilty. will
be appealed Of course everybody must
welcome the development of such an
exquisite sense of justice, even though
many of its rehnements are beyond the
powers of laymen. But, then, the on
ward sweep of culture is bound to leave
some of us behind, just as It is certain to
tear others from their moorings
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
$4,000 REWARD
To the Man Who Will Clear Up the
Brownsville Raid

From Brownsville, Texas, is the an
that a movement has been
started toward raising by popular sub
of $4,000 to be paid as re-
ward to any soldier or officer of the
twenty fifth Infantry who will confess
to having participated in the raid on
Brownsville in August last, or will give
the names and produce the necessary
evidence to convict those who are
guilty. Such a reward, if raised, will
never be called for If a claimant
should appear with proofs his statement
would be denied and disproved As ii
IS not possible to make black white, the
shooting up of the town will rest as il
is, although the inhabitants of the town
many being from the North, have long
since fixed the guilt where it lies, and
so have the great majority of the people
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
POISON THE WEEVIL
A Meeting of Planters Held Today
Decision Reached.

A meeting of cotton planters was hele
this afternoon in the Board of Trade
room. About three hundred were pres
ent
Mr. J. B. Ards presided
There was a free expire i'm of views
OH the poisoning of the boil wcevil
Captain Marston, who has expert
mented with paris green, was in attend
ance. He presented his views i'll plain
and forceful words
A letter from DIR. Knapp endorsing
the poisoning Of the boil weevil with
paris green was read
1t was agreed that paris green is to be
applied on June I on the cotton plant,
according to directions which will be
given.
The result in every individual case is
TO be reported in writing to Chairman
Ards.
While the season has been unfavor-
able, the planters are apprehensive of
the WeeVli. 1t Is this enemy which
threatens them more than the present
conditions, which will improve with sun
shiny days.
As declared by Captain Marston,
paris green will destroy the weevil and
save the cotton plant Paris green is the
only salvation for cotton.
The adoption of the paris green
method is great triumph for Captain
Marston. He has stood out for his
remedy when all others were against
him. He has fought good fight for his
and it must indeed be graft
flying to Captain Marston to see his plan
finally adopted.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Reported by the United States serv-
ice: The mean temperature for the week
was below the normal in all portions of
the cotton region. The deficiency was
least near the coast, where it ranged
from about normal to two degrees below
the normal Te greatest deficiency oc-
Cured over Oklahoma, Arkansas and
Tennessee, and ranged from FIVE to nine
~regrees.
Rain fall in all portions of the cotton
region during the week. The heaviest
rainfall occurred over southeastern
Louisiana, where 900 inches fell at New
Orleans. There was more than two
inches of precipitation in several local
tiles. Less than one inch is reported
from northwestern Texas and along the
coast of Florida, Georgia and South
Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo ::
By virtue of an order from the Honor
able Paul Capdevielle, Auditor of Public
accounts 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, MAY II, 1907,
between the legal hours for sales, to the
highest bidder, section 10, township 81,
north, range IS west, in Caddo Parish,
Louisiana.
Terms: Said sale to be ma lie subject
to. appraisement, and i'll 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 Sc
cured by special mortgage on the land
sold and personal security in solido as
the law directs
c. E. PERRONCEL,
Parish Treasurer
Caucasian, April 9, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT,

Dan Frisby, night watchman at the
Virginia Carolina fertilizer plant, was
seriously injured at 1890 O'Clock last
night by the accidental discharge of his
pistol In making his rounds his pistol
dropped from the holster, and was dis
charged, the bullet striking him in the
left leg a few inches above the ankle,
shattering the bones. The physician in
attendance stated this morning that am
putation would probably be necessary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT
Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine and
ClOudineSS

By the United States weather service
Louisiana section:
| The week was cooler than the average
for this season of the year, with a de
| tciency ranging from degrees i'll the
southern portion of the State to 4 de-
| grees over the northwestern portion
The mean temperature at the several
stations ranged from 6I degrees at
Robeline to So degrees at Franklin and
Schriever, The average was 65 to 90
degrees at the majority of stations. The
highest temperature recorded during the
week ranged from 83 degrees at Cheney
vile, Clinton, Grand Cane and Lafay-
ette to o2 at Donaldson vile The high
est temperature occurred at all stations
on the Goth. The lowest temperature
recorded during the week ranged from
80 degrees at Robeline to 81 degrees at
New Orleans The lowest temperature
was recorde at mostI stations on the 23d
and at the others or the 2ith.
cipitation-Shower are reported
from scattered localities on the 18th,
27th and 18th. The rainfall for the
week exceeded one inch, except at Alex
andria, Cheneyville, Robeline and Lake
Charles. The heaviest rainfall for the
week at telegraphic stations was oCo
inches at New Orleans, and the next
heaviest was 4.3o inches at Covington.
Sunshine and Cloudiness - Partly
cloudy to cloudy weather prevailed in
nearly all parts of the State The sun
shine was generally deficient There was
very little sunshine in most sections.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
Banking by Mail SpecaItyo Qmple Resources.
Interest Paid on Time and Savings Deposits
"Not Dollar Loaned to Any Officer of this Bank

defendants and to be sold to satisfy the
debts specified in said writ, in the sum
of slN hundred and sixty-nine 1860. .oo)
dollars, with interest thereon from the
end day of January 1901, until paid, at
the rate of per cent per anaum inter
est, less credit of $73.75 paid January
9, 1901, and all costs of suit, including
10 per cent on said sum and interest as
attorneys fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY, Sheriff
Caucasian, April 2, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

under this charter, each share OF stock
shall be entitled to one vote, either by
its holder in person or by written proxy
ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall ever be held liza
bic for the contracts or faults of this
corporation i'll any further sum than the
unpaid balance due to the company on
the shares of stock owned by him, nor
shall any mere informally in the srgan;
zatlon hereof have the effect of render
ing this charter null, or of exposing a
stockholder to any liability beyond the
amount of his stock
In testimony Whereof said parties
have hereunto subscribed their names
on this the 27th day of March 1907, and
have set opposite their several names the
amount of stock subscribed for by each,
which shall constitute the subscription
list of this corporation, in presence of
me, notary, and the attesting competent
witnesses, after due reading hereof.
E. w. HAMlTER,
Sixty-nine (6o) shares.
F. F. PARAMORE,
Seventy (7o) shares,
F. w. PARAMORE,
One (D share.
Attest:
J. B. ARDIS.
J. H. LEVY.
JOHN D. WILKINSON,
Notary Public
Having examined the foregoing act of
incorporation. and finding nothing there
in contrary to law, hereby approve the
same
Done and signed officially on this the
27th day of March 1907.
]. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney
Endorsed: Filed and recorded March
27, 1907,
]. Fl. 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
flee this 27th day of March 1907.
J. H. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re.
corder.
March 28, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

Never neglect to give an encouraging
word and pat on the back" when oc-
casion requires. How often some poor,
discouraged brother goes down to de-
feat simply because some one failed to
give heartfelt sympathy at the right
|time-Monroe Star
A pat on the back is just as easy as
a kick down hill when everything seems
to be creased for the occasion.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

Taken up by ], H. Sempe on the Hu-
ron Land Companys plantation about 4
miles west from Caspiana, and estrayei /
before me. the undersigned authority
one sorrel mare about IS hands high
white face and white feet, about years
old, no brand. Owner will come forwar1
and prove property and pay cost, or the
property will be sold at the store on the
Huron Land Company's plantation at /.
o'clock M, Saturday. June I. 1907.
w. B. DANIEL,
Justice of the Peace, Eighth Ward Cad
do Parish. Louisiana.
May ., 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
SHERIFF'S SALE.
March 28, 1907

No. 1o7G8-In the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, La: Louis
Liebmamn vs. Tom Thomas, ct ais
By virtue of writ of feri facias, to
ME issued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, | have seized and will offer
for sale, at public auction, for cash, ac-
cordlng to law, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, La, during the legal hours for
sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1907,
Lot 4 of petition of Flournoy lands of
date December 20, 1874, containing 248
acres in sections I6 and II, township II,
north, range IS west, Caddo Parish, La,
described as follows: Beginning at the
northeast corner of lot 3 and run snorth
81 chains, thence west 80 chains, thence
south 81 chains, thence east So chains to
place of beginning, with all the build
lngs and improvements thereon.
Said property seized as belonging to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
SPECIAL 5k|QT 5AL[
70 per cent off

We have fine assortment of WASH
SKIRTS,> value from $I.25 to $3.50,
Noiles. Panamas, Light Weight Serge.
value from $500 to $2oeo, all go in this
sale at TWENTY PER CENT DIS
COUNT THIS WEEK
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
his Week

If your stationery is not just what
you would like it to be, give us a
trial with your next order, and We will
| hx It right. Phone 1900.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
RAN DOWN AND KILLED.

A negro. deaf name not given, was
run down and killed by train yester
day afternoon between and 3 O'Clock
on the track at Greenwood
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
BEN HOLzMAN'S

We will offer this week BIG REDUC-
TIONS on WHITE GOODS, COL
ORED LAWNS. MOHAIR, VOILES,
WOOLEN DRESS GOODS and Black
TAFFETA SILKS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

We have just received a handsome
line of the MARQUISE WHITE
SHIRT WAIST SUITS which we have
on display this week
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

We want every lady and gentleman
who contemplates te purchase of fine
TRUNK or SUIT CASE or HAND
BAG to call and see us. We have Just
received heavy shipment of these goods
i'll all the new and handsome makes,
whic we will offer at a BIG REDUC-
TION this week.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
COTTON MARKET.
Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, May ?, 1907.

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed steady.
Receipts 30 bales.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

under this charter, each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote, either by
its holder in person or by written proxy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
SHREVEPORT RECEIPTS.

SHREVEPORT RECEIPTS.
Stock on hand Sept 1. 1867
Received this day -. 40
Received previously ..Io2,232 Io2,272
Total stock to date j.. u. =. 1914 ,3S7
Shipments to date :. -. -. .I86,332
Net stock on hand -. -. =. 777o
Same day last year -. -. 49,. 1I,I6S
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
ARTICLE |.

The name and title of this corporation
shall be the RED RIVER LAND AND
LIVESTOCK COMPANY" and its
domicile shall be at the City of Shreve-
port, i'll the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana
and under its corporate name it shall
have and enjoy the right of succession
for period of fifty years, unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter provided.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
ARTICLE VI.

This charter may be amended, altered
or abolished at vote of majority Of
the capital stock at a meeting held for
that purpose, or the capital stock of this
corporation may be increased or dImin-
shed in the manner provided by law.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved,
either by limitation or at the vote of its
stockholders, its affairs shall be liqui-
dated by two liquidators appointed by
the stockholders for tat purpose. Notice
shall be given of all stockholders meet
ings by ten days printed notice pub
lished in one of the newspapers of the
City of Shreveport. and by letter adj
dressed to each stockholder at his usual
postof1ce address. In all elections held
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

COLORED LAWN.
1000 yards Sheer Pretty Lawns, all
colors, worth up to Ioc, sale price
th, week, yard .............5c
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02

This corporation shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued,
in their corporate name, to make and
use a corporate seal, to receive, purchase
and convey under their corporate name
both real and personal property, and the
same to mortgage and hypothecate under
such terms and conditions as the SAID
board of directors may determine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-02
.EsTRAY NOTICE

Caucasian, April 9, 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
PROTECTING CITY TREES.
Association Working for the Beauti
fcation of New York Streets

The Tree Planting Association of New
York, an affiliated member of the National
Municipal League, is not satisfied with
what 1t has accomplished. 1t has some
thing to show for its work. But a great
deal more remains undone. 1t has secured
the enactment of a law putting all trees
and shrubs in the city streets in the care
of the park department, another law pro-
viding for the planting of trees on new
streets opened by the city, and through
Its counsel it has prosecuted and convict
ed number Of persons for mutilatfng
trees. or otherwise violating the rules OF
the park department. The city magistrates
have shown full sympathy with the associ-
alton by imposing the maximum fine on
linemen who spoil trees to make room for
their wires.
The association now employs an inspector
to notify owners of street trees needing
care to look after the trees on the side
walks of our own members, and to report
where trees may be set out to the greatest
advantage. This greatly aids us in APP
pealing to property owners to plant more
trees.
The park department has adopted the
plans prepared by its consulting expert for
replacing on upper Broadway the trees
and shrubbery destroyed while building
the subway, as we'll as his plans for plant
Ing trees In the new Delaney street ap-
proach to the Williamsburg bridge.
But the association has not vet been able
to influence an appropriation for the plant
ing of trees around the public school houses
and other city buildings and for the care Of
trees now In the streets. This is to be
pressed until it is made regular item OF
the park department budget. The success
of the committee on planting trees in the
tenement house districts has proved that
trees will flourish in any city street, that
they are in no danger from the children
and that their beauty and shade are COM
fort and JOY to the people. The poor ap-
preciate as keenly as the rich the difference
between a city block of brick and stone as
bare and cherries as a row of catacombs
as brown and baking as the desert, and an
other street lined with rows of shade trees
whose rustling leaves give life and color to
the scene, and life and comfort to its
people.
Paris has 100000 street trees; Washington
about 1000
The Tree Planting Association of New
York Is striving to exceed these figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
Rifle Shooting.

From the London Spectator
1t is not only the muscles of the arm
which are tested by properly organized
rifle shooting. 1t supplies an excellent ex-
ercise for the chest and lungs One Of the
first things the young rifle shot has to learn
Is how to take deep breath, to fill the
lungs with air, and then to hold the breath
while the rifle is kept absolutely steady and
the finger Is gradually tightening on the
trigger. A glance at any successful rifle
shot will show you man with a deep chest
and full powers Of breathing
Any form of recreation. which trains the
muscles of the arm and exercises the chest
and lungs would seem likely to be bene-
fetal to health; but IL that is not enough
there is the unequaled training which rifle
shooting gives to the eye and to the hand
working with the eye The writer remem-
bers hearing a musketry instructor boast
that he had heightened not only his own
sight, but the sight Of scores of boys whom
he had taught how to use their eyes in
aiming at target, by two three hun
dred yards, simply by continued practice
al ng-distance shooting. 1t Is astonish-
ing what results can be obtained in this
way by placing rifle on a sandD0g raised
on a tripod and making the pupil aim as
accurately as he can at any distant object.
The eye can be trained, of course, equally
WELL though the sight will not necessarily
be heightened, by aiming at objects close
at hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
By Royal Messengers.
Fom the Chicago News.


Very odd are some of the errands done by
the royal messenger service in Great Brit
ain. At an English seaport for instance, a
sealed packet which was being conveyed
across the channel to Windsor in care of
the British foreign office became accident
quantity of cigars tumbled out. As the
packet in question was invoiced as contain
ing important confidential government dis
patches no little amusement was caused
Nothing serious, however, came Of the Incl
king can do no wrong" and neither, there
fore, the kings messengers.
Besides, 1t is well understood that the
service is maintained for other purposes
than the nominal one. During the late
Queen Victorias reign these messengers
used frequently to carry to the continent in
sealed bags supposed to contain dispatches
shirts and collars of special make and
pattern for one of the British ambassadors
relatives, all sorts of English knickknacks
for the late Empress Frederick at Berlin
and even barrels Of native oysters for the
embassies at Paris and Vienna.
For many years, moreover, it was the
practice of the messengers to call each
week on their way back to England at
Brussels, where they received from the
court kitchens box of special biscuits of
which Queen Victoria was very fond and
which she believed nobody could make as
well as the head pastry cook of King Leo
pold's kitchen. This box of biscuits was
soIemnly sealed up at the British legation
with the official seal, and then conveyed
with infinite care to Windsor, by way of
Dover and London.