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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
A Government to Kick About.

1--WE kick ABOUT our own govern
ment,' said Il ref0rner. and it is
doubtless pretty bad. but what would
we think il it took the taxpayers mon
ey to pay every year a pension of $50
600 to the GoultlS, another of $4,000 to
the AStors and another still of $4,000
to the Vanderbilts? That is what goes
on in England The English doctor,
the English druggist. the English car
penter. all sorts of Woodworking Eng
iishmen. are taxed 5000 or $500 year.
and the money goes to pay the huge
pension of some ducal loafer who is
already too rich. Charles H.. for in
stance, granted an eternal pension o.
$4,000 year to the Duke of Rich
mond and Gordon. In all the years
since Charles lis time that pension
has been paid out of the taxpayers
pockets. To this day it is paid. Tho
present Duke of Richmond and Gordon
settles for his dinners at the Ritz in
London or at Ciro's in Monte Garlic
with money earned by English butch
ers. bricklayers and blacksmithS. Elk
change
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
ROTH STILL. MISSING
Apprehension Over His Continued Abb
sence-His Wife Alarmed

The continued absence of John W..
Roth, whose disappearance has been
fully noted by the Shreveport press, is
alarming to his. wife and friends. In
quiries by kilograms to many points
have developed no tidings of the missing
man. 1t was on Friday, May II, that
he disappeared, after having drawn a
large slim of money from a deposit in a
bank of this city. His wife and his
friends are at loss to explain or ac-
count for his. failure to return to his
home. He was domestic, temperate and
conservative, and therefore his absence
is becoming impressive of his having
fallen into evil hands.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
WHAT is THE MAYORS ATTI
TIIDE2

The paragraph following, which is a
part of the official proceedings of the
City Councils session of May Fl, was
clipped from the Journal, which is the
official organ of the city:
Mayor Bernstein, relative to Mr..
Dambly's action, said that Mr.. Dandy
asked Colonel Pleasant, SO Councilman
Dandy told him, for an opinion, and
that the city attorney said he did not
believe the proposed ordinances would
be legal, that subsequently Mr.. Dandy
brought him the ordinances framed on
advice from Attorney Land, to submit,
and said they had been passed on by
the city attorney, as legal. The mayor
said this explanation was to exonerate
Mr.. Dambly from criticism of the city
attorney"
In reproducing the paragraph it is
only necessary to say that this statement
in substance by the mayor, followed
La discussion over the payment by the
city Oh dill dSSOuill lOI p<S.OO dtiS lIoii.
John R. Land for an opinion solicited
by Councilman Dandy, which has al
ready been fully explained in The eau
casian 1t is singular that the mayor
should have ventured an explanation
when sitting in his official capacity at a
meeting of the Council TO exonerate
Mr. Dandy from criticism of the city
attorney It It IS assumed that Mr..
Dandy was not in the plight where he
needed the mayors championship i'll his
defense, as Mr.. Dandy was fully able
to take care of himself.
The people, including those who elect
ed the. mayor, desire to know if the
mayor is in favor of this claim being
paid by Mr.. Dandy or by the city, and
if by the city, why?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
SUBMERGED Aristocrats,

Some curious letters are dusted by
Mr.. Percivai Bickerstaffe the pedigree
searcher, in an interview with repre-
sentative of the London Tribune. One
runs:
Il am plumber and gasfiter out of
work. My stuumick is empty, but in
my art is the bud of noble bdrth.
1 claim the family title and teneme4ts
which l will not be denyed the same"
A city clerk wrote:
Il have long suspected that l am Of
high birth. People tell me that have
manners above my station of life. My
photograph herewith shows that have
an aristocratic cast of face ard will
perhaps be clew, to my ancestry.
do not ask for fortune. but l aspire IL
the pride Of race"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
The Man With the Wooden Hat.

4 young Scotsman, was shown int
the Office OF q great engineer at E!I
miughanl. He was wearing hat
extraordinary shape. and at his nerN-
BUSINESS at meeting the man OF fame NJ
let the hat slip. 1t fell with Il hollow
thud upon the floor The engineer look
ed with establishment at the thing. The
owner picked it up and apologized for
the noise 1t had caused. 1t was OF
wood. he explained. He had made il
himself. turning it with his father $
lathe. The engineer thought that there
must be something in a man who could
think out and make such thing as
this. He forthwith engaged him. kept
an eye upon him and gave him work
of responsibility. The engineer was
Boulton; the new man. William Muir
dock The man with the wooden hat
was sent away to Cornwall and when
he returned it was to light up his mas
ter's premises with gas. The mind
which first practically applied the Goa.
gas to the purpose OF lighting lived in
side that wooden hat St James Ga
Zette
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Precautions Of Old Time Doctors.

1t was formerly the practice among
physicians to carry cane having Il
hollow head. the top of which was
gold. pierced with holes like a pepper
box. The top contained small
amount Of aromatic powder or OF
snuff. and on entering the house or
room where Il disease supposed to he
infectious prevailed the doctor would
strike his cane on the floor to agitate
the powder and then apply it to his
nose; hence all the old prints of physi-
clans represent them with canes to
their noses.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
! COL. I w. NICHOLSON.

According to the Baton Rouge State
it is probable that Colonel ]. w. Mich
olson of the State University will be a
candidate for State Superintendent OF
Education Prof Nicholson has been
urged to make the race by friends all
over the State. and if he does he is sure
of a strong following. He lisa strong
man any way you view him, and he
would make an ideal superintendent
The school interests of the State would
be greatly improved under his admin
|istration.-Mansfeld Journal
Unquestionably And the school inter
ests would not be centralized into an
autoeracy of the few
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
THE MAYOR ASKED FOR PER
MISSION.

1t is noted in the official proceedings
a. the City COUNSEL session Of MAJ =
the following:
The mayor asked for permission for
the bridge committee and himself, IN
conjunction with the Police jury OF
Bossier Parish. to employ an expert
bridge architect TO assist in making a
preliminary survey of the river condl-
tons and preparing other performances
relative to the proposed bridge
BY Mr.. Conger-That the permls-
sion be granted. Carried.
What is the matter with the city en-
gineer? Is this official to be discredited
by the mayor Possibly he is not an ex-
pert architect.
Why should the mayor ask for per-
mission for the bridge committee and
himself, in conjunction with the Police
Tury of Bossier Parish, to employ an
expert bridge architect" etc?
If such all expert is desired, could not
the bridge committee submit such re-
quest, without the intervention of the
mayor?
Could not the city engineer give al
the plans and specifications necessary
The frequency of the mayors asking
for permission to do that which shoulo
be done by committees and by officials
of the city, is leading to justiflable crit.
icism.
| There is not word or syllable II
the charter of the city which gives war.
| rant to the mayor to ask for PERMISSION
to do anything not specified and defined
as his official duties, and therefore the
Council should hereafter hesitate before
giving such permission on the spur O
the moment.
The duty of each official and of each
committee of the city government l:
plain, and it is only when any one o:
these shall fail, or be derelict in the
discharge of their obligations, that the
mayor can intervene and direct atten
ton of the Council to the requirement:
of the law
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Beans to Separate Bones.

Anatomists. when they wish to sep
arate the bones of Il skull. sometime
resort to a very peculiar procedure
They fill the skull with small beans
and place it in vessel of water. The
beans swell and rend the skull apart
at the sutures. The well known Ger
man psychologist. Grehaut. measured
the force which the leans are capable
of exerting Under these conditions and
found that it indicated five atmos
pheres, equal to the average pressure
in the boiler of steam engine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
WHITE MAN AND NEGRO NAN
ACIED

Is it not possible to convey to the
good roads convict camp prisoners with
out nlanacling white men wit negroes
Why manacle white man and a negro
together? 1t will be conceded that the
white man may not be worth the pow
der to blow him UP, but why shock many
Of the public who notice the white man
and the negro manacled being conveyed
to the convict camp? Is it not time to
adopt some better system?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
FEES OF TAX COLLECTORS.

Although the political campaign ii
Louisiana has barely begun, and the IS
sues have been only slightly touched on,
one of them may be said to have al
ready been settled; that is, public sent1-
ment has expressed itself so clearly ON
this point that there can be no doubt
what the people will instruct the Legs
lature to do We refer to the compen-
safion allowed tax collectors and sher-
ifs for the collection of taxes When
the fees to be paid these officers were
fixed they were based on the then as
sessment of the State, so as to allow a
reasonable compensation for the work
Since then, however, the assessment has
doubled, so that the compensation al
lowed these officers has been greatly IN
creased and in many cases has more
than doubled This, it will be seen, is a
great injustice to the State and to the
other officials as well, whose work has
been increased without any correspond
ing increase of compensation. 1t has
worked badly, making the Offices Of
sheriff and tax collector the most sought
for, and it has encouraged scandals like
the Dudei1hefer steal, when the amount
under the control OF the tax collector
has been so large as TO prove too great
a ternptation-Tim es-Democrat.
The best interests of the people de
mand the separation of the Office Of
sheriff and tax collector in the parishes
and the curtailment of the collectors OF
faxes in New Orleans. The salary OF
the sheriff should be fixed for criminal
and civil service There is no business
sense in paying the sheriffs greater corr
pensatIon than the Governor, which IS
received through the collection of taxes.
When the office of sheriff and tex col
lector is divided and each fixed al a reg
nlar salary, while it would lead 70 the
increase of one additional office in the
parishes, it would provide the saving OF
thousands of dollars annually to the
taxpayers in each parish.
twenty and thirty thousand dollars an
Take Caddo parish, for instance, and
the city of Shreveport. The conlpen-
sation of the sheriff will range from
twenty to forty thousand dollars al,
nially. While the comptroller who col
iects all the taxes due the city Of
Shreveport, besides having other inn
portant clerical duties, is paid salary
of $1,000, which may be advanced to
$500 per annum at the discretion of. the
City Council 1t will not be questioned
that the city conptroller's responsibility
is not equally as great, and if Caddo
parish had tax collector at fixed sal
airy, say $4,000, all the taxes would be
collected as now, at great saving to
the taxpayers.
The system should be changed. It Is
affecting every section of the State. IN
New Orleans the tax collectors fees
should be reduced to the limit dictated
by fairness and common sense.
No subordinate to the Governors of
fee should receive greater salary than
fixed for the chief executive
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
A MARRIAGE Wsrninc.

In Ger many all marriages have to be
contracted before a register previous
to the ceremony in church. which is
optional. The law requires public
notice to be given of the match. and
this notice is generally exhibited in
a box hung up at the town hall or 9th
er municipal building. TIE following
official announcement appeared lately
in a small town: :From today there is
fixed at the town hall the new box, in
which all those who intend to enter
the married state will be hung
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Good Manners.

A friend of yours and mine has very
justly defined good breeding to he tho
result of much good sense, some good
nature and little self denial fer the
sake of others, and with a view to OBJ
tain the same indulgence from them"
Taking this for granted-as l think it
cannot be disputed-it is astonishing to
me that anybody who has good sense
and good nature can essentially fail
in good breeding As to the modes Of
it, indeed. they vary according to per-
sons, places and circumstances and are
only to be acquired by observation and
experience. but the substance of it is
everywhere and eternally the sane.
Good manners are to particular socie-
ties what good morals are to society in
general-their cement and security.
And as laws are enacted to enforce
gooa morals Or at least to prevent The
i'll effects of bad ones. 50 thc-c s;!"c CO..
tain rules Of ciyility. universally i'm
piled and received. to enforce good
manners and punish bad ones.-Ches-
terfield.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
MISS LENA JACOBS DEAD.

In telegram from New Orleans re-
ceived yesterday there was conveyed the
announcement of Miss Lena Jacobs
death, which occurred i'll that city at
the home of her nephew, Thomas ia
cobs The body on the arrival of the
7 :o5 Texas and Pacific train this morn
ing will be taken to St Marks church
where. the burial service will be held al
O O'Clock. The burial will be in the old
cemetery Miss Jacobs had resided
many years in this city, where she was
endeared to her many friends.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Put on More Than the Saddle.

A cookery teacher was giving Il les
son to class of children and ques
tioning them on the joints of mutton.
The neck, shoulder. leg and loin had
been mentioned
Now" said the teacher, there is
another joint no one has mentioned,
Come. Mary, | know your father is :,
groom: what does he often put on Il
horse"
"a dollar each way, miss" was the
unexpected answer. - Cassell's Satur
day Journal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
UNFAVORABLE DECISION.

A decision unfavorable to the plain
tiffs, McWilliams and Abbott vs. Texas
& Pacific Railway Company, was rem
dered yesterday by Judge Bell In sub
stance the plaintiffs can not recover
damages sustained by accident in col
lision of the Texas & Pacific train and
the tallyho in which the plaintiffs were
riding. several months ago. The case
will be appealed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
NOT POLITICS

The Farmers Union Banner published
IN Winnield says: We are not in poll
tics, but the man who the farmers vote
for in the next election for Governoi
will have sense enough TO know thai
dealing in cotton futures IS gambling
and that gambling in all its forms is q
violation of the law We think that we
will be sure 10. know before the election
if he has that much intelligence. Our
representatives must know some things
that would help farmer before he gets
the farmers vote.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
GOING TO RICHMOND.

Comrade Felix R. Galloway is ched-
uled to leave today for Richmond, Va.
He was elected recently to represent the
General Leroy Stafford Camp No 3 at
the Reunion In his enthusiasm he is a
boy again. He intends TO secure the
next Confederate Reunion for Shreve-
port. Let the Old Johnnies come ten
thousand strong. They will be well
coined
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
MURDER TRIALS.

There is calendared for trial during
the week beginning tomorrow FIVE muir
der cases: S. B. Short for killing Lee
Howard, fixed for tomorrow. The four
otter cases, negroes, are Nathan Phelps,
George Williams, Green Freeman and
George Hill.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

Mayor Mcclellan has vetoed an ordi-
nance that provided that women teach
|ers in the. New York schools should. re
eeive the same wages as men in similar
grades Approval Of the ordinance
might have resulted in less money for
the politicians on the school board to
spend The Conunoner.
Such action is not surprising from a
nlail holding an Office BY a questionable
title The women school teachers can
not vote
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Show Not Put On.

Muskogee, May 25-The 900 ne
groes here were represented in meet
ings all over the city and resolutions
passed condemning a show entitled
"Klu Klux Klan.' being played by q
stock company, and which was to have
been put on in this city. On account
of the demonstration made the com
pany did not show
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
His Name,

'Who is that long haired fellow"
''Uriah Rembrandt Peiggs. He's
making quite a name for himself"
Il should think he would If my
parents had given me name like his
I'd have started to make one for my
self at once
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

Fort Wc-+a Nay o5-The ee-et-
lishmert nf q cold st1~a~e laboratory
in which the natural enemies of green
bugs may be propaeated and shipoed
over tho state ~as planned at the Fri
day mornirg session Of tie Teva9
Grain Dea' ers' association. This
laboratory will cost about $1,000
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Fou-d Guilty.

St LOWS, Nay fisherman II. At
kinson, formerly CT Galveston. ~e--
and Iaraes t. Curlev were forry
guilty.. each On three corrts. % rs;n
re naeias T. town 1T scheme - -
frat;a fse;r rstsa-ls. Ey infv = -
Fedefal United States district ceu-t.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCI

Rev. Jos. H. Spearing, rector-Serv-
ices today as follows: Holy communion
at 7:3o am. morning prayer at II am !;
evening prayer at 5 pm. Sunday sesccl
at o:3o am Regular meeting of ST.
Marks Guild tomorrow in guild room
at 80 pm Rev. Mr.. Spearing has re
turned and will oficiate at all services.
Everybody cordially invited to all
services
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Not a Qca.

Old Lady Ito chemist)-I want box
of canine pills. Chemist-What's the
matter with the dog? Old Lady Tin
dignantly)-I want you to understand.
sir, that my husband is a gentleman.
Gin profound silence the chemist put
up some quinine pills.l-London Queen
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
Kansas City Selected.

Columbus, O., Nav 25.-The Presbv-
terrain general assembly unanimously
selected Kansas City as the city for
next meeting place. The report of
the standing committee on temperance
was accepted without acrimonious de-
bate.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
CHARTER
OF THE SCOFIELD DRUG COM
PANY, LIMITED.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me, ]. A. Ghigpen, notary pub
lie in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared H. B.
Scoheld, Sterling Palmer and H. w.
Scoheld, all residents of Shreveport,
Louisiana, who declared that availing
themselves of the laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the formation of
corporations, they do hereby, for them
selves and for those who may hereafter
become associated with them, form a
corporation and body polite in law for
the objects and purposes and under the
stipulations as hereinafter set forth, to-
wit:
/ ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be SCOFIELD DRUG COM
PANY, LIMITED, and under which
name it shall have and enjoy corporate
existence for a period OF twenty-five
years from the date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved as hereinafter provid-
ed. 1t shall have the power to contract
and be contracted with, sue and be sued,
to make and use corporate seal, the
same to break or alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell and
convey, as well as mortgage and ny
pothecate, under its said corporate
name, property both real and personal !;
to borrow and lend money, to give and
receive securities therefor; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, Off
GERS and agents as the interests and con-
venence of said corporation may re-
quire: to make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulations as may be
necessary and proper. and the same to
alter and amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of the said corporation
shall be in the city of Shreveport. Cad
do parish, Louisiana, and all legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president;
| or, in his absence, upon the secretary
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are to conduct, in the city of
Shreveport, retail. drug business.
ARTICLE ~
The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be FIVE thousand (s5,ooooo) dol
lars, divided into, fifty shares Of one
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
WESLEY FOUND GUILTY.

The jury in the case of Joe Wesley,
tried for killing ]. c. Bolin, returned
verdict of guilty without capital pun
ishment The details have already been
given the fullest publicity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
CASES APPEALED.

The case of Mrs. Mamye Lake VS..
New York Life and ]. C. Simon, and
the case of Railsback VS.. Leonard, have
been appealed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
a Good Exann,e

Father = Why did you run away
Franz? F'ranz-Because mamma was
so unkind. Fatller-That is no reason
Do | run away Wiener Caricaturen
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

The Comnoner: 4 scientist figures
ont that Mars viii have inhabitants only
for million years to come That's all
right; perhaps some Marian will be
alive to receive the glad news that the
Panama canal Job is at last completed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
The Universal Tfrant.

Everybody condemns the silk ha;
every body f.ds it absurd and eyers
body wears it--Paris Steele.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

GORDON STATUE UNVEILED.
In Atlanta yesterday a monument
dedicated to the memory of General
John B. Gordon was unveiled with bril-
liant ceremony. The statue is in CAPT
tai Park
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
SUNDAY LAW VIOLATIONS.

The cases of Dutherage, Lavine ant
Kirkland for violation of the Sunda,
law, have been fixed for trial next Sat
urday, June I.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26

hundred (sIoooo) dollars each. as a mar
value, to be issued for cash, or its
equivalent; and this corporation shall
become a going concern as soon as thir-
ty 600 shares OF It's said stock shall he
subscribed and paid for.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-26
ARTICLE VIII.

of May 1907, in the presence OF j.
C. Pugh and P. f. Townsley, competent
witnesses, and me, notary, the said IN
corporators subscribing for the number
of shares of the capital stock of this
corporation set opposite their names.
H. B. SCOFlELp,
Subscribing for 80 shares
STERLING PALMER,
Subscribing for shares.
H. w. SCOFIELD,
Subscribing for l Share
Attest:
]. c. PUGH.
p. f. TOWNSLEY.
]. \. THIGPEN.
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
| hereby certify that | have eNanhlleu
the above and foregoing charter OF IN
corporation of Scoheld Drug Company,
Limited, and finding nothing contrary
to law therein, l hereby approve the
same
Witness my signature OIL this the OH
day of May 1907.
l. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis-
trict OF Louisiana.
/ Endorsed: Filed and recorded May
Is, 1907.
Deputy Clerk and exOficio Deputy Ne-s
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo's
hereby certify that the above and tore.
going is a true and correct copS OF t1'
original act, as the same now Peai'
on file and Of record i'll my othce'
Given under my hand and seal OF or
fee this 9Th day OF May 1907.
". N. LEVY, ;
Deputy Clerk and cxOficio Deputy Re
corder
May 7, 1907.