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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
The Essential Thing Left Out.


A freshman out at East high school
was kept in one great heat of excite
ment throughout the recent municipal
campaign by reason of the fact that
his father was a candidate for the city
council-a winning candidate. as things
turned out
The morning after election the East
high school lad was SO worn out from
the excitement of the occasion that he
couldn't get to school, His father, be-
ing in an agreeable mood. told him he
might as we'll just remain at home that
day and rest up.
The next morning his mother gave
him a note to excuse his absence.
Thomas has been so interested in his
fathers candidacy for council that he
didn't get any sleep election night and
had to remain at home yesterday" was
the substance Of the note
But Thomas, or whatever his name
was, thought the note was incomplete.
1t didn't convey the information that
to his idea was just what the teacher
ought to know about
Therefore, prior to turning the note
in to his teacher, he added in his own
unmistakable handwriting. "P. SHE
was elected. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
The First Private Cars.

An old fashioned practice mentioned
in the bruce case sounds strange to
the modern ear. 1t was given in evil
dence that the fifth Duke of Portland
had his carriage strapped to a railway
truck whenever he took to the line and
that he sat in the carriage in prefer
ence to an ordinary compartment. 1t
was a common practice with moneyed
people of conservative habits in the
early days of the railway, and the
companies made adequate provision
accordingly. On the Grand Junction
railway the first class fare between
Liverpool or Manchester and Birming-
ham was Il. \ gentleman's carriage
was charged. f3, and passengers, IF
belonging to or riding in gentleman's
carriage Is shillings each.-Pall Mall
Gazette
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
BATTLES IN THE AIR.
Ono Possibility of the Development OF
Aerial Navigation.


Development of aerial navigation is
forcing all nations to act. Recent tests
have demonstrated the practicability
of the airship. and now d new gun
must be invented with which to pro
tect cities. forts and ships.
"Airships will do more than any 9th
er agency can think Of 20 make war
unpopular said member of the
United States balloon corps recently.
"Tortify every inch OF the frontiers
and coasts with the heaviest artillery.
arm and Iaass the entire population
behind them, and you will not be able
to repel the enemy who flies high IL
the air and drops dynamite on yodr
fnlpre9nahle' works ana multitude of
soldiers. NayicS. mine StreWn chan
nelS. any number of sixteen inch guns,
would be useless in protecting any OF
our coast cities against an air squad
ron set loose from ships out at sea.
Not only this, but an airship can
put submarine torpedo boats out OF
commission very quickly. From Il bal
loon one may see to a considerable
depth in the water. Then it would b.
only necessary to drop a few projec
tiles on the submarine, and where
would it be? And it would not be able
to shoot back" Hudson Maxim, il
ventor of maXimte and stabilize, fore
sees that Immediately one belligerent
prepares balloons and airships for at
tack the other will have them also
ITO counter is the rule III war as
we'll as in boxing" said he. Armed
with light rapid fire guns, these air
ships would meet and fight each other
in the sky Should some escape and
succeed in getting above the enemy's
works with dynamite the damage they
would intiict would be only local. The
plosion of 500 pounds of dynamite
would be about 500 feet
"If hundreds of airships. carrying
tons of dynamite, We're to pass our
coast defense we would have aerial
squadrons to intercept them before
they could reach our cities and do any
great damage. But supposing we did
not, we have mortars that can fire at
an angle of Is degrees, and the air
ships could not be always overhead. At
some time they could be shot at. and
Il shrapnel bursting near an airship or
Il balloon would bring it down.
whenever we make q new engine
of war we make another to destroy it.
Thus after the torpedo boat came the
torpedo boat destroyer. AS soon as air
ships are used in war there will be air
ship destroyers to meet them in their
own element Reliance will not be
placed on the guns below on land
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
The Holy Land Today.

Pass through the narrow streets
where the leperS crowd around with
horrible cries and beggars seem hardly
human i'll their filth and rags and de-
formitieS. Go UP on to Mount Zion
and look off to the blue quiet hills Of
Moab. then stop to listen to a little
Greek funeral service. rhythmical,
plaintive sung by a long haired priest.
a little blind boy and peasant wom-
an. Drive to Bethlehem and to the
Church of the Nativity and see the
manger where the child lay, guarded
day and night by Moslem soldiers.
Why guarded: Because every shrine
is considered the property of some
sect-Roman. Greek, Armenian. Copt,
ASsyrian or another-and at the festi-
walls of Easter and Christmas espe-
cially, unless the Moslems keep order,
blood is always shed. Think out over
the land and remember that in the
Turkish dominions the only law is
that Of backsheesh." Pondering these
things, drive up over the Mount of
Olives and look down at the Golden
Gate OF the city. walled ZIP these hun
dred of years lest that king who once
entered it riding an ass re-enter the
same way.-Trayel Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

is ready to be put into the hem and on
the waistband. A lawn or taffeta lin
ing is all that is needed. These robes
come in pink. lavender and cream.
A new model for a baby slip is a
little princess dress done with rows
of lengthwise tucks, which, alternating
with valenciennes insertion. form the
body Of the garment and give fullness
below the hip line.
The square jacket and the plated
skirt in some heavy stufs, plaid or
plaid brown reds or very dark blues,
are much worn With them are seen
shirt blouses trimmed with jabots that
grow fuller and wider eve-y day
Military buttons are possessed by
most women. One of these makes an
effective center to a fiat puff of velvet
and forms a good example of the
homemade coat button. The puff
should be cut on the cross. a cord ex-
tending from the edge across the coat
to loop over the working button Oh
the other side.
For hair ornaments the Parisienne
favors a single large rose or c!uste:
of smaller flowers. but coronets and
small wreaths of leaves have de
cided vogue and are certainly ampIg
the prettiest and most becoming OF
ornaments.
The cut shows most useful and
pretty school or play apron made o
chambray IN checked NGesiv:l TIL
pipings ere OF plain blue cha:abra.~
ITDIG CHor5.E
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
WHAT IS WORN.
Distinguishing Marks of the New
B;ouse-A Synrhony In Gray.

DISiihS liSf'iTfG i''elt ~ u tiS tHc"
Biouse-A Symphony In Gray.
The new blOuseS are distinguished
by little lace or ribbon ties after Tie
order of a cravat These come. from
each side Of the shoulder decoration
or from undar the lapels and lie in
graceful ends of plated lace. Many o.
the new blouses are masses of trim
ming, most elaborate and tricked cut
with pearl or coral beads or turquoise
buttons or those of opal tintS. The
fancy blouse is q distinct contrast to
the plain skirt
One of the fads Of the smart girl is
the wearing Of many shades Of one
color. Take gray, which is one Of the
fashionable colors Of the winter, and
note how cleyerly the girl Of the sea-
son manages to combine her grays.
1t is as though she had half a dozen
colors, yet the results are all obtained
with gray. 1t is safest in the long run
and less expensive than the mixing OF
colors. And the same with brown.
where really wonderful results are
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
FADS AND FANClES.

Fashions In Furs-The Sheath Skirt
the Thing--A Hockey Costume.
The small scarf which was merely a
fourth hand is not much seen among
the new fur pieces.
The newest skirts, while conforming
to one or two single principles, are end
lessly varied. The most noticeable
points are a sheath fit over the hips
and fare at the foot The preference
is given to a plain skirt trimmed with
bands of its own material.
Smart women have taken up hockey
with enthusiasm, and the costume to
wear while playing the game can be
made very stunning. One of the cos
tunes seer recently on the field was a
skirt of greenish tan rough tweed
hung with tailored precision and Of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
a Peasant and His Doc

A German newspaper recently pub
lished an account of a London dog
show and mentioned the prices at
which some of the prize specimens
were held by their owners. Lady Hol-
lands little japanese spaniel said the
correspondent. could not be purchased
for 100000 marks. ard no one could
put price on Queen AleNandras prize
greyhound There are. in fact, hun
dreds of animals on view any one of
which is worth fortune" \ few
days after the article was published a
peasant went to the newspaper office
with a large, shaggy mongrel and ask
ed to see the man who wrote about the
dogs. He is in England the man
was told WELL" he said, possibly
you can tell me what this animal is
worth. NIy wife wants me to keep him,
bit if dogs are so valuable l am will
il g to part with Hans" The publish
EN- smiled and told the man that his
dog was not of the valuable kind
''Not-not valuable? Two years ago
when my wife and l were both in the
fields our hired woman left the children
alone, and while she was gone the
house took fire. This dog ran in and
carried down the little one and chased
the others out. He saved them all, and
you say he's not valuable. What has
the 100000 mark dog done?" ''Proba-
bly, nothing was the answer, "but he
is perfectly bred and beautiful" Now
| understand" said the peasant, great
family and fine clothes-just like our
mobiles. Come. Hans
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

OF ELAMiEAo CULTURED CLOlt-oOoo, 0OOo.
obtained by mixing ones browns.
There are lovely gowns made of light
weight winter velvet in old brown.
which is the new shade of this color.
Sleeves for young girls party dress
are prettiest elbow length, for while
long sleeves may be returning for re-
ception and theater gowns. it must be
remembered that this dress takes the
place of ball gown. The mandarin
sleeve continues in favor for young
and old alike, and certainly the loose
effect given is decidedly gra ceful.
Chiffon broadcloth in light and bright
colors is much used for afternoon
dresses. The girls frock illustrated
is carried out in one of the newest
shades, known as fiambeau, with TRIM
mings of black velvet and a gulnlpe
of filet lace. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
A SNAKE STORY.
What Happened After the Rather Had
BEN pecapitated.

"In my home town, Aurora. still
lives Mr.. ". G., a fine fisherman. a
good shot and a wise and efficient JUS
tice Of the peace" remarked we'll
known Chicago hotel man the other
night. He is an old friend Of mine.
and one day several years ago III an
exchange of hunting and fishing eXpe-
riences he related the following rather
uncanny story:
Owe We're hunting prairie chickens
one hot August afternoon and We're
walking across bayfield, on the south
shore of Nelson lake he said.
The hay had been cut and hauled
away, except one lone cock near the
edge of the water. AS l was passing
that at q distance Of about fifteen feet
or so | heard the dread peculiar buzz
of a rattlesnake. l halted at once and
looked carefully about, and there. on
top of that cock of hay. lay his lord
ship, coiled. his yenOmous head erect,
his strong. vigorous body glistening in
the hot sun and his tail rapidly vibrat
ing and giving forth that ominous
sound.
II stood looking at him SO long that
my companion, who was at some dis
lance from me- called and asked what
it was | had found. | replied that it
was the dodbingest old RATHER III sew
enteen counties. why the devil don't
you shoot him." he asked
cit had not occurred to me that
had in my hands the means of his to-
tai eclipse in the shape of my double
barreled gun, so | let him have a
charge Of No. S from my left. which
was full choke, and just naturally shot
his head off as clean as though it had
been cut with an ak His glistening
body wrthed off the cock of hay on
the side toward me, While the head
went in the opposite direction.
81 had started on when my friend
called to me to get the rattleS and
very reluctantly for l dread to touch
a snake, even a dead one) | turned
back, opened my knife and placed my
foot on the still Wri,hing tail so as to
hold it While | cut off the almost trans
parent rattles, but | never cut off those
rattles. Just as | was in the act of
reaching down that bloody stump, on
which moment before had been that
deadly head, flew up and struck me a
sharp blow on my wrist To say that
I was frightened does not express it.
I jumped about seven feet and yelled
so loud that my friend came running
to where l stood weakly leaning on my
gun. / explained what had happened
and showed him my bloody wrist in
evidence. 1t seemed to me as if l had
surely been bitten, and l would not
have touched that snake again for a
thousand dollars.
81 have often wondered since wheth-
er the blow struck by that headless
body was just the natural spasmodic
contraction of the muscles, or was it
the last thought, the ruling passion. of
the RATHER, strong in death: '"-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

dies bonnet behind and scars out on
each side 50 that a girls best friend
can't get within yard of her.
There are the quaintest little Dutch
bonnets with plaid ribbons that are
Worn by both the small boy and girl.
And the old fashioned poke bonnet
has come back to town for the little
lady.
\ medium between the plain linen
collar AMI the soft muslin and lawn
neckwear is met with an openWork
collar of linen lace and strappingS OF
cambria or linen. Then there are all
round collars composed of five or six
narrow bands of pique or linen united
by hairpin work and overaid in parts
with leaves of embroidered pique or
linen.
Very frequently a woman tries to
button a glove on before it has been
fully fitted, and as a result she tears a
tiny tricornered piece from the thumb
or else breaks the kid where the
stitching comes, so that it shows
white, and often the button will pull
out, bringing with it piece of kid,
Before trying to button the glove keep
smoothing the kid from the back of
the hand toward the palm until the
edges meet easily without undue
strain.
There is nothing that can be made
more certain to carry joy to the young
recipients heart than such a toy as the
one Illustrated Pussy is so fascinat-
ingly soft and SO charmingly realistic.
AS illustrated she is made of soft
white fur plush. but any color sugges-
tive of pussy cats can be used.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
PINHOLE PICTURES.
An Effective Way of Taking a Photo

graph of the Sun.
The use of Il camera with Il pinhOle
lnstcad of Il lens for taking photo
graphs of the sun is advocated by c.
Ainsworth Mitchell in IN article con
tributed 10 knowledge and Scientific
News. Mr. Mitchell reminds us that
the possibility of producing an image
with a piuhole Was known at least as
early as 1913, before the similar but
more striking properties of the lens
had been discovered He goes on to
say:
AS there were then no means Of fix
ing this image when projected on to
paper. the discovery was looked upon
as little more than Il scientific toy, and
when the day of the sensitive plate ar
rived the glass lens gave images so
much sharper than any pinholc could
do that no one thought it worth while
to revert to q primitive method.
The aim OF the photographer of
those days was to get Il picture full of
minute detail. one showing every hair
on the head of Il sitter and every leaf
on Il tree, and it is only within the last
few years that the greater beauty Of
broad effects III photography has come
to be partially recognized. With this
reaction the pictorial possibilities of Il
pinhOle in place of Il lens have Sug-
gested themselves TO several workers,
and such excellent results have been
obtained that it is strange that so SIM
pie a method should not be more gen
orally used
In particular it seems to have oc-
CURED to no one to make use Of Il pin
hole in photo@raphing the sun. notWith-
standing the fact that a minute hole in
q card has long been used as an eX-
cellent substitute for smoked glass as
screen for the eye when looking at
the sun. 1t is equally effective as a
means of protecting a sensitive plate
from the excessive action of direct So
lar rays, and there is probably no bet
ter way of taking a photograph of the
sun breaking through banks of clouds.
So much light is cut off by the narrow
aperture that there is little risk of
spelling the plate, and the writer has
even succeeded in making two eX-
poSureS and getting duplicate images
of the sun on different parts of the
negative without the slightest trace of
Jogging. Literary Digest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

MODES OF THE MOMENT.
An Odd Pony Skin Coat-Quaint Bon
nets For Wee Folk.

More odd than pretty is pony skin
coat in short mandarin style cut in
one piece and trimmed with coloretI
bead banding. the kind that is worked
on loom. The crude effect is mo1itie,.
by yelling the trimming with black
chiffon, while narrow chiffon bags in
close tassels made from beads match
in the decoration
The general style of winter hat runs
smoothly to width. 1t is short IN
front, scoops down akin to a fire lad
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
SHERIEE'S SALE

No. II,7Io-In the First District Court
Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana: J. R.
Chandler vs.. Emily and Wilson
Bridges
By virtue OF writ of seizure and sale
to me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court Of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, | have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, for cash, &C
cording to law, at the principal front
door Of the court house of Caddo Par
isll, Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales, on
SATURDAY., JAN. Is, 1908,
The southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter Of section IS, township p north,
range IS west, Louisiana meridian, con-
tanning 40 acres Of land, more or less.
Said property seized as belonging to
the said defendants, and to be sold to
satisfy the amount specified in the said
writ, say $4,000, with per cent per
annum interest from February IL, 1907,
until paid
J. P. FLOURNOY, Sheriff,
Caucasian, Dec. p, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
The Fiction Writinq Craze.

The writing of fiction is one of the
most curious phases Of our own partic-
ular era. Everybody tries his or her
hand at it. Men of many professions
practice it, and ladies use it almost as
birthright. 1t is the medium Of
grave sOciolG@iStS like Mallock. the If
fectation Of historians like the late Mr..
Froude. Of the ScientiSt-astrOnOmor
like NJ Fldmmariol of the naturalist
like the late Grant Allen, Of the scien-
rific student like AIr Wells. Of the mil
lionaire like Mr.. Astor. of the natural
mechanicidn like Jules Verne It is
the secret ambition Of more than one
minister and cX-ministcr Of the crown,
whose diY2tch boxes carry plays W.
baptized il lie dew Of public apg.al~n
and books Intended for Il more starry
acclamdtion than Disraelis It is he
recreation of the duchess beset ~
ennui, who, lowered with Il coronet
and the strawberry leaves, still re- clas
out discontcntc1 fingers for the bays.
1t is the outrageous dissipation Of the
popular archdeacon. It is the secret
ambition Of coming lord chief jug
tees. Sir Gilbert Parker in Nort.;
American Review.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
cincoln's TEMPERANCE FIedae.

Abraham Lincoln when offered wine
at great banquet. publicly refused
and stated that he had been fifty years
an abstainer. To the friend who per
suaded him to sign the pledge he said
Il owe more to you than to almost any
one else of whom can think. for if
had not signed the pledge with you in
my years of youthful temptation
might have gone the way that the ma
jority OF MY old comrades have gone.
which ends IN :; Giunnard's life and q
drlnkard's grave"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29
SMART STYLES.
Ready to Make Up Net Robes-A New
Model In Baby Slip

Charming little net robes are seen il.
the shops all ready to make up. One
such robe in Alice blue. with narrow
valenciennes run all over it and with
quite bilIowy f1ouncings at the bottom.
was only $4.95, a most surprising price
when one considers that the robe al
most fashions itself into a gown with
out any cost of making. Material for
the blouse is separate. while the skirt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29

srIT OF BLUE EEoADCLOTH-5S51, 5847
course very short. With it was Worn
a gray sweater Of the box coat variety
and OF a gteenish gray tan. Another
equally attractive dress consisted OF Il
bright high necled red sWeate-' ana ii
new gored black Skirt of ankle length.
In hosiery the latest fad Is purple
cashmere OF the finest quality. with tat
or biscuit SILK cross embroidered il
steps.
Blue is exceedingly faSl;orai3le u
a color for tailored gowns hi; YEA
The suit Illustrated is o. this s,@da
The coat is the rayor:ta th~ec-gi,;:..-te-
length and includes admirable !i!e:
with :: wet If c.eam cc!o"a., l':n;.
cloth tri,nr:e1 viii! black si.!: !:::,3i
fhe conlli;Ma'ie;: Icing i Singular.
handsome ,:ne
.,i-nIc cuoL.GT
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-03

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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-03

Mr.. and Mrs. 2. l.. Barron Of Rock
Prairie were visitors to the city Yesterday.
John h. Hines for Fire, Life. Tornado.
Plate Glass and Bond Insurance. Once
in Smith Building. Phone i6i. 24tf
Hear Fred Emerson Brooks at the opera
house Tuesday night, February S. Mr..
Brooks, who comes as Lyceum course at
traction, was here last year and made a
distinct hit with all those who had the
pleasure Of Of hearing him. Don't fail to
attend.
Jack ]. Conway of this city has pur-
chased from Tom Syp,ak his gin and lbs
ID acre farm in the Steep Hollow com
muniiy. Mr.. Conway. who called on the
Eagle yesterday. states that he will shortly
move to his new home and put his gin in
thorough repair for the next cotton season.
He is an experienced giE man and invites
the patronage OF the pubic. The oonsid-
Grafton for the property was $4,000.