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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

To my relief there are no 100 page
Sunday papers here. The only news
from America in the papers is about
how Buffalo Bill chases desperadoes
Or how masked men held up and rob
bed travellers III Colorado or how a
bank was broken into in Arizona, and
| suppose this accounts for a shop
keeper telling me that we have only
one or two trains d day over there and
for his asking me if l always carry Il
revolveE, when | travel in America
Nearly VII the papers give pages to
crime, and the magazines are full of
detective stories. People do not sub
scribe to magazines by the year as
freely rs We do. They say it's extraya-
CANT, and in some cases they're right.
From "Mr. Ruggles Writes Home
From Abroad in Bohemian Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
WHY MEN DO NOT GO TO
CHURCH

That IS per cent OF the present day
sermons from the pulpit could be dis
oensed with to the betternlent of church
attendance was the opinion expressed
On Wednesday, April II, A. D., 1907,
by Mr., Butler OF Pennsylvania, one Of
the delegates to the National Confer
ence OF Church Clubs. The church
might stagger under the blow" he re-
marked, but its recovery would be
rapid and lasting The utterance was
warmly applauded and was delivered
during discussion OF the question,
Why Do Not Men Go to Church.
And there is much forceful truth in
this declaration Sermons uninterest-
ing: sermons laborious; sermons eN-
seeding twenty to thirty minutes in their
delivery will rack the nerves OF the
best Of men and the most angelic OF
women Why men do not 90 to
church is patent without any elabora-
ton Or discussion
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
THE ME TOO" KIND.

Opelousas is one of the me too
kind. Since Shreveport has built up d
State Fair by force of energy and by
virtue of great expenditure by the city
parish and individuals, supplemented
with little appropriation by the State
Opelousas claims a like assistance Ev-
cry town has the same right, but why
should the State render its first appro-
priation valueless by making others?-
Tri-State Sun.
Because it is the st. Landry State
Fair Association capitalized at $4,000
why should not the st Landry State
enjoy some distinctions and privileges
beyond the reach of the State Fair of
Louisiana with headquarters in Shreve-
port, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
Women and Cards.

The craze for card playing was dwelt
upon by the Rev. DR. Joseph silvermars
In recent lecture before the women
of his congregation. Ia the course Of
his remarks he said: Truly it Is SAL
commentary on the times that many
women devote their days and Night (;
to gambling "A form of pasti:ne i"
which. We had thought. it was bad
enough for some men to have become
addicted. When women stoop to warer
money at the card table and forget il.
The excitement Of the play. thei: homes.
their dear ones. their ideals. their wo,n-
anhood. their religion. their duties to
God, to their family then surely is the
eleventh hour Of spiritual degenerl
ton. New York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
TERRIBLE TYPHooN.
Numbers Of Natives Were Drowned
and cocoanut Trees DESTROYED.

Berlin. April 20. = Colonial Director
Dernburg Informed the budget commit
tee of the eichstag that a cable mes
sage had been received from the gov
ernor of the Island of zap announc
ing that disastrous typhoon sweni
over the Caroline islands on Good Fri
day. March %. and 230 of the 800 ma
tives of the Ululthi group were
drowned. cocoanut trees DESTROYED and
famine threatened the surviving ma
tives. The steamer Planet of the Ger
man navy which has been eng aged in
geodetic work, and the steamer Ger
mania of the Jaluit company proceed.
ed to Ululthi islands taking food
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
THE PRESIDENT DENOUNCED

THE PRESIDENT DENOUNCED.
1t has been announced from New
York that exRepresentative Wadsworth
has scored the Executive of the United
States. 1t appears that this sudden
rapture is due to the removal of Archie
Saunders from his position as collector
of internal revenue at Rochester, n Y.
Sanders was appointed by President
Mckinley OH the recommendation of
Representative Wadsworth, who re-
heved himself in words as follows:
This is merely another instance of
the purpose of the President to punish
all my friends simply because | differed,
and wisely differed as time has proved,
from him on certain recent issues. 1t
Is in line with the unprecedented action
of the President in refusing to reappoint
the postmasters at Dansville. Attica and
Iickport
The whole thing stamps the Presi-
dent as unreliable, >fakir and a hum
bug. For years he has INDUCED in lofty
sentiments and violates them all for the
sake of gratifying petty spite. It is
apparent that he intends to persecute in
a like manner every Federal officehold-
er who is so unfortunate as to be my
friend Thank God, he can't fool all
the people all the time and the country
IS fast awakening to the real character
OF this bloody hero of Kettle Hill /"
And after these expressions of wrath
full vocabulary, what is there left for the
President to do?
He may say: Il am constrained, in
view of the exalted position | hold as
the representative of the people of the
United States, irrespective of color, race
or previous cindition, to express my
congested inclination to suppress and
sWipe Representative Wadsworth with
my big stick, but suffice it to say that
from my view of this deferential | am
iInpelled and therefore compelled to as
servate that the Honorable ex-Repre-
sentative is not only guilty of an undig-
nlfed appellation but his utterances
leave him impaled, in my estimation, as
made of the whole CLOTH
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
SHREVEPORT ATHLETIC ASSO
CATION.

An interesting programme will be ex-
ecuted next Wednesday by the Shreve-
port Athletic Association. The State
Fair Grounds has been selected for this
event. The programme affords oppor-
tunity for a diversified and pleasure Civ
ing entertainment, and doubtless large
crowd of the friends of the gentlemen
of the association will encourage the
contestants with their presence.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
SHERIFFS SALE.
No o,8o4-In the First Judicial District
Court OF Caddo Parish, Louisiana

No. o,804-In the First Judicial District
Court OF Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Succession of Mary c. Jones
By virtue if d commission to sell, to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled succession, by the Honorable
First Judicial District Court OF Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, | will offer for sale,
at public auction. for cash, according to
to law, at the principal front door Of
the court house Of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY. MAY Is, 1907,
North half Of the southwest quarter ct
section 9, township Is, range Is. and an
undivided one-fifth interest in the lands
belonging to the succession Of Thomas
r Vaughan, being the west half tw I-2)
of section :. township IS. range Is. and
west half OF southeast quarter Of same
section. all in the Parish of Caddo, La.
Said sale to be made for cash and -ac-
cording TO law.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff AMI ex-Oficio Auctioneer, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian, April 81, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
FAIR ELECTIONS.

The People Of Baton Rouge says
Fair elections are the course OF good
and honest government and nobody but
the storerS Of poll tax receipts and reg
istration papers would have complained
had City Treasurer Briede OF New Or
leans filed lists OF poll tax payers with
the clerks of the two city courts, These
lists are needed more in New Orleans
than anywhere else, and if there is to be
any hair splitting, it should be in the in
terest OF "a free ballot and an honest
count. Surely, no act of a public Off
cial which helps this caue, could be IN
contravention with Che Constitution and
the laws
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

Governor Sanders, i'll his opening re-
marks the other day, said that even the
heavens had sent greetings to the Rus
ton carnival-a downpour of rain
Again today we are forcibly reminded
Of these greetings, not only by a cold
d-izzly rain but by a brisk shower OF
hail.-Ruston Leader, April IS.
Is this suggestive of Ruston being
dry" and needing a cooler?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
THE PEOPLE. VOLUME FOUR.

The Caucasian welcomes Volume "
OF The People of Baton Rouge. estab-
lished bv the old War Horse of Dem
ocracy,' General Leon Jastremski The
People. as its name implies, is listed in
the cause of the masses and is therefore
a staunch advocate of Democratic prin-
ciples. During the years of its exist
e1ce il has afforded much valuable in
formation 20 its readers, by whom it IS
priced for its worth The influence OF
The People" has been potent for good
in politics as we'll as i'll advocacy OF
measures for the welfare of the State
The People has The Caucasian's best
wishes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
RIVER AND WEATHER.

The weather yesterday was cold and
cloudy.
River: Denison IL, fal lof OIL; Ar
thur City 70: Fulton SS, fall of OF;
Shreveport .3..3, fall OF o.5:
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Occasional rain and colder
Sunday
. Red river forecast: The change will
be Slight at Fulton during the next 48
hours. and the fall will continue at
Shreveport.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
Subscription Price S2oo a year.
RED RIVER NAVIGATION.

In the years past the steamboats, ply
ing Red river were all-poweriul factors
in commerce, but were gradually super
seeded by railroad until the traffic becom
ing prohtless was abandoned. Except
ing a few OF the smaller steamers which
are operated occasionally, there IS prac-
tically no navigation OF Red river. 1t
is true the Red river is indirectly an ad
vantage to Shreveport in the fixing OF
freight rates by railways, but it has
long since been apparent that a revival
of the steamboat industry would add to
the Importance OF Shreveport. With
steamboats, in Red river plying between
New Orleans and Shreveport and St.
Louis and Shreveport, what is called
freight congestion would be impos
sib1e and the rates for freight would
be maintained at the minimum. 1t is
true that the railroads, when in active
competition with steamboats,, would per-
haps reduce their rates so very low as
to force the retirement OF their COM
petItor on water, but this result. after
all, would become dependent on the en-
enlargement given to the steamboats,.
While it is not possible to over-esti1nate
the advantages OF railroads, argument
IS unnecessary to maintain the assertion
that steamboats, are equally important
as being the medium through which
minimum freight rates are secured from
the railroads.
In a hgurative sense, here, at our
deer, is a river navigable during the
greatest part of the year, and yet its
advantages have been neglected and
hnestlmated, 1t is only a question
of time when the waterways of this and
other States will be reekoned at their
fuh value as commercial developers and
promoters of industries
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
BOARD OF HEALTH

Vital statistics of Shreveport for the
week ending April 20, 1907.
iages-Colored Ace White and
Mary J. Brown: Isaiah Jones and Alice
Lockhart: D. NJ Redwine and Grace
Craig %
Births-White: q. E. Pistole and
wife. boy; F. w Day and wife. boy
Colored: Isaac Shines and wife, irl; G.
Baylor and wife. girl; Gus Southall and
wife, girl: Angus Bates and wife, girl l.;
Angus Brown and wife, girl n. I.
Dorch and wife, girl
Deati1s-Whte Willie F. Bucke1ew,
81 days: c. w. Hutchens, so years :;
MARCIA F. Ravinia, years. Colored ::
Racel Robertson, so years Gus Gibson,
"a years; Frank Smith. I year; Albert
Hauston, 6 months: Ina Lee, IL years :;
Adline Lewis, g years. Nonresident,
colored: Mary Anderson, 40 years; Tom
Atkins. 70 years: Robert Jones. 81
years; Robert Jackson, p years.
OF the above four died at the Charity
Hospital.
ASHTON BLANCHARD,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
THEN AND NOW.

New York Times: In 1904 the Presi-
dent writes to Mr.. Hartman 1T has
been real pleasure to see you this
year" The campaign year was, indeed
pleasant year to see Hartman, who is
about the most conspicuous Of the heads
Of reat combinations of capital and the
possessor of reat private fortunte
There was not in the whole country a
man whom he could. with 50 little i'm
propriety. invite to the White House Tor
political conference, none from whom
the solicitation or acceptance Of cam
paign contribution would have been
more t1agrantly incompatible with the
Presidents avowed policies and inten-
tons.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

Carnegie is holding a Peace Congress
at New York. There is a big attend
ance and much enthusiasm, but no re
suits will be perceptible What can such
meetings hope to accomplish, when the
whole Christian world has been preach
ing peace on earth and good will to
men, for thousands of years with nc
results :?"-Mansfeld Enterprise.
Accomplish. It will keep Carnegie in
the public eye 1t will give Carnegie
additional notorietv.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES.

The New Orleans States says: "A
Guaternalan editor complains that he
was imprisoned, beaten, starved and
finally banished because he printed the
presidents message on the fourth page
of his paper instead of the first" In
this country there are some persons who
would like to see editors treated that
way for printing presidential messages
at all
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
THE WRONG MAN.

Sheriff R. A. Brown arrived in Alex
ardria Wednesday night from Green
County, Tennessee, for the purpose of
Identifying and taking back with him a
white man who has been i'll Jail in Alex
andra for two weeks, and was supposed
to be Rock Gentry, who is wanted in
Tennessee for murder. He proved to be
the wrong man.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
CASE POSTPONED.

The case of ]. T. Dugan against the
Register Of the State Land Office, in
volving the title of the Sabine island
lands, witch was scheduled to come up
in the district court OF East Baton
Rouge parish, has been postponed until
April Is.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
THE SUNDAY PICAYUNE.

Be sure TO secure copy OF the Sun
day Picayune, including its beautiful
illustrated section. Splendid pictures OF
Louisiana and Mississippi scenes and
people in every Sundays issue of The
Picayune Order from your local dealer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

The Picayune's Baton Rouge special
says: The party who is appointed to
succeed Mr. Aswell as State Superin-
tendent of Education will only have one
session in which to direct the public
schools of the State, the session being
for Ioo7-8"
And after Mr. Aswell is gone what
will become of the schools OF the State
of Louisiana?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
BOTH IN ASYLUM,
Two Members of an IIiustrious Italian
Family Lose Their Reason.

Milan. April 20.-The beautiful Mar
chesa Alfalfa Ramblet Massaglia, {
member of an illustrious Italian fam
lily suddenly became insane and bar
ricaded herself in the family palace
She then dressed herself in her robes
OF state and set fire to some furniture
When firemen arrived she shot at them
with a revolver. There was a pro
tracted seige. which ended only when
her ammunition was exhausted. The
firemen On entering discovered a
nephew of the marchesa there. He
also was insane. Both are now in the
aSvIum
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

Tri-State Sun: Shreveport is to have
society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals. It should begin by stopping
hrefnen from trying to accomplish the
impossible turning corners on modern
pavement at break-neek speed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
WHITE FEMALE PRISONER.

Mrs Anna Drew of West Feliciana
parish, who murdered her husband near
Bayou Sara, was received at the State
penitentiary Friday morning and began
seven years sentence as a convict, to
which she was sentenced last week by
the Judge of the district court Mrs.
Drew is the seventh white woman to be
located i'll the penitentiary
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
RESTRICTING OFFICE HOLDERS


Public sentiment is decidedly more in
favor of restricting an of6ceholder to
two terms than ever before The Gov
ernor and the Treasurer Of the State are
not eligible to succeed themselves under
the law, and the spirit that prompted
the passage OF the law is manifesting il
self IN the parishes in connection with
the parish Offices Two successive terms
IN Office should crafty the ambition of
any man and enable him to profit to his
satisfaction from the enoluments of the
position. Political conditions are often
benefited by change in officers. and at
the same time the interests Of the people
do not suffer Mansfield Journal.
Why two termse Excepting judges
and Representatives to Congress and the
General Assembly. all officers should be
restricted to one term of four years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

The Conlmoner The Milwaukee Sen
tiuel says that Mr.. Hartman never ex-
pected to live to see the day when he
would be classed with Debs. It will be
pretty generally agreed by those who
are farminded that Debs is the man
who has kick coming over the COM
parison
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

Webster Signal: Recently a Nevada
editor published an obituary concerning
a man who had made a fortune as pro-
moter of mining interests. The tribute
was headed: Death Loves a Shining
Mark but the printer made it Mining
Shark. Three husky sons OF the de-
ceased survive.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
BURT CONSTRUCTION COM
pANS

The Burt Construction Company, To-
Gated in Shreveport, is capitalized at
$4,000. i'll shares OF SIoo. The purpose
OF the company is to construct ltvees,
entertainments, railroad embellishments
and all work usually done with teams
and scrapers. The company is wished
Unlimited success
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
THE LETTER LIST.

Tie following IS a list Of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Shreveport
postoffce for the week ending Satu--
day, April 20, 1907. A charge OF one cent
will be made for each piece of mali
advertised. When calling for these let
tiers please say advertised" giving the
date of advertisement Free delivery of
mail may be secured by having your
mail addressed to street and number
Advise your correspondents of your ad-
dress and have them address your let
te-c arrordinoi,-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

Mansfield Enterprise: Judge Lawra-
son, whom it was thought would be a
candidate for Governor, has declared
in favor OF Theodore Wilkinson. He is
a strong man and will carry much
weight.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
ASHTON BLANCHARD.
II1., On-
L. H. PIRkLE. Secretary
ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Corner Cotton street and Texas ave
nue.. Rev. Jos. H. Spearing, rector.
Services today as follows: Holy conf
munion at 80 am: morning prayer at
II am: evening prayer at 5 pm. Sun
day school at o:3o am. Regular meet
ing of ST Marks Guild Monday in
guild room at 4 80 pm Everybody cor
daily invited to all services.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
AT AUSTIN COLLEGE.
Next Texas Oratoricai Contest to Be
Held at That Institution.

E1Ciu d. tIdI fHSAiIQtICH.
Waco, April 20.-At a meeting of the
Texas Oratorical association J. F. Har
dire of Austin college, Sherman, was
elected president; G. B. Hall of Texas
Christian university, vice president; H
L. Davis of the University of Texas
recording secretary: J. r. Griffin o.
the Southwestern university, CORE
spending secretary: w. A. Payne oil
Trinity university, treasurer. The
next state contest will be held at Aus
tin college.
Sasacity of Blind Horses.
The way in which blind horses can
go about without getting into more
difficulties than they ordinarily do is
very remarkable. They rarely, if ever.
hit their heads against a fence or stone
wall. They will slide off when they
come near one. 1t appears from care
full observation that it is neither shade
nor shelter which warns them of the
danger On an absolutely sunless and
MINDLESS day their behavior is the
same. Their olfactory nerves doubt
less become very sensitive, for. when
driving them, they will poke their
heads downward in search of water
fifty yards before they come to
stream crossing the roadway 1t can
not be an abnormally developed sense
of hearing which leads them to do this,
for they will act alike though the wa
ter be a stagnant pool. Men who have
been blind for any great length of time
develop somewhat similar instincts to
blind horses
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

The Commoner: A lot of men are
horor-stricken at the idea that FIVE
million dollar fund to defeat Mr. Roose-
welt They are the same gentlemen who
rejoiced at the thought of a very large
sum to elect him.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
HEAVY RAINFALLS.

The Weather Bureau reports heavy
rainfalls as follows: Lake Citq, Fla =,
I.e2 inches; Tallahassee, Fla. $40;
Valdosta, Ga, inches
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21

The Cimmoner: AT least Mr. Harri-
man has been spared the humiliation of
being called inollycoddle by President
Roosevelt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
LADIES' LIST.

Anthony, Sadie; Abraham Hattie.
Bonie Ethel Bacon Mrs. L. c.; Bu-
fort Annie; Bartlett Mrs, Swan; Black
mon Mrs. Charity; Berry Mrs. Ida.
Cornet Loucile; Campbell Mrs. J W.;
Croffods Joanna: Clanton Mrs. G. w.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-21
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.

| Abbott w. e.; Alexander ON K. 2;
Alexandra Tom; American Wooden
Mill Co.. Askins F. A ?; Atkins J. K.
Austin David.
Baskin Fred L.; Bauman S. A Bob
bin c. c.; Blackmon Charidy; Blank
enshp R. l.; Bodins Ed; Brown C.
s.: Brocate J. NJ; Bryant G. w Rev.;
Butler George; Billiard L; Budwell A.
G.. 2
Carnes w G.; Calhoun A. D.; Cast
we'll c.; Calvert Roy, Cain Charlie:
Chambers Will; Cogle James; Christie
pher Frank; Colly Charles G.; Collins
DR., NJ. M; Crogal Joseph.
DARN Robert; DARN R. l.; Davis YI. A;
! Dorsey G.. L. q
Edwards Ford; Edminstos S. H; Ed
ward Milton 3; Ellison Mack; Filing
ton w. H; Estelle F. H.
Flowers Dewitt Hental1 P l.; Fry
erson Ben: Freeman Nathaniel: Fuller
A B.
Gier Edgar; Goocl Robert; Griffin
Il. T.
Hahn Dr. f H.: Hargett Bradshaw;
Hates John; Harris H. c.; Howell
Jesse; Hayes Harry: Hayes Harry;
Heinkel George; Henry F. H; Hill
R. H.
Jan1ison Cottier; Johnson NJ John
son H. c.. Jones Lonnie; Jones & Co,
Jones &c. H.
Kent T. w 2 Kendell l. ; King Bill;
killgore Donson.
Laws John; Lee Charles R. Lowry
H. F.; Logan F. A.; Lydon Ed;
Lutz w.
Martinez Sarmin McCay Heiram;
McIntire J. E.: Merritt H H.; Mer-
fey Allen; Mitchell Mat; Moore E;
Murff w NJ &: Murray J. R.: Myers
Charley
Neil F. P; Meals Mack.
OBrienJ w
Parker H. F. 2; Poke Willie; Porter
Oliver; Prothro Jesse NJ Prude An
sey; Pringle Tim; Purnell John.
Ramsey c. R.; Reeves J. T.; Red
den Cleveland; Robinson c. NJ; Rob-
erson Jerry.
Sharp Milton; Sharp Albert; Shodo-
wen Henry; Sharp S S; Shines Geo;
Simmons Monroe: Skye F. ; Smith Jno.
Smith Jack; Spann w. F.; Stafford
Dir. A. J.; Stairs F W; Sterling A.
Stewart A d.
Tannehill R l.; Triggs | I.
y. S. Law & Collection Agency.
Van Avery H ; Vaughn r, F. Vii
lacenon Josie; Vaughn Gland
West B.; Walker s.. Watts r T.;
Wark w. o.; Weaver G. c.: Welsh
John; Williams Oscar; Wilson Charles;
Williamson J, P; Winston Moses;
Williams Charley; WoIton W. NJ;
Winn>W. ID.
Youngs Paul