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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

~ tue WOilu LIld-
lures it improves, just as we improve
as we mature. A man of mature mind
is an improvement on Il child. He is
in every way better. He is more gen
Il have no sympathy with those who
laud childhood and the virtues of chill
dren. hold that children are only a
little removed from savages. and when
I hear them lauded l think Of a boy
l used to know. This boys brother lay
ill with a fever, a bad fever, SO that it
was feared he might succumb
''To the well youngster the nurse said
one morning:
"'What will you do if your brother
dies"
1.-The child calmly answered:
"'I'll have his Noah's ark, won't l p y
A great deal is expected from the
public utilities commissions appointed
by Governor Hughes to supervise the
great public service corporations of
New York state. The public utilities
act gives extensive powers to the COM
missi0ners and Is regarded as a long
step forward in the direction of public
control Of the quasipublic corporations,
especially those organized to operate
within municipal lines. The act Great
ed one commission having jurisdic-
ton in New York state outside of New
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
BIDS INVITED.

Notice is hereby given that at the next
regular meeting OF the Police Jury of
Caddo Parish, La, to be held August
8, 1907, bids will be received for printing
of the proceedings, ordinances and such
publications as may be ordered by the
jury, not including job work, for the
next twelve months, the jury reserving
right to reject any and all bids.
r. FURMAN, President.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

:
and Europe remarkable featS have
been performed by the automobile
speeders The worlds record was bro
Ken by Felice NaZZaro. who won the
Grand PriX international automobile
race at Dieppe. France over 4 course
of about Al miles in 6 hours 46 min
Gtes 33 seconds His average speed
was about Seventy-one miles an hour.
NazZarO finished third in the internal
tional automobile cup race in France
i'll 100, and competed in the Wander
bilt cup race on Long Island in 1905
and 1906, failing to finish on both the
latter occasions
Still more remarkable if possible than
the performance of NaZZaro is that Of
:. F. Edge in the tWenty-four hour All
tOmohile race over the Brook lands iac-
ing track at Weybridge. England. In
his six cylinder Napier ear Edge tray
cled 1881 miles 1.:'1o yards during the
twenty-four hours ended on the even
ing OF June 30. No other man since the
world began ever Travelled SO far in
one day or even came within Il hun
dred miles of it, \ twentyfour hour
automobile race WAS held on the Point
Breeze track. near Philadelphia. about
the same time but the best record
made was III miles for the same pc
riod in which, Edge drove his ear over
800 miles. At the Point Breeze track
rain and mud interfercd with fast time
The Brooklands racing track at Ncy
bridge was built especially for speed
ing. The course is an oval interSected
by a straight finishing run Of quarter
of mile ut one end. Two bridges
carry it over the river Wey. The sur
face is of concrete and is raised above
water level throughout. To provide
for the high speed of motor cars i'll
rounding the curves the outer edge of
the course is elevated to a considerable
extent. At the northern end of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

I'LL u SfOoo SttA AA . w
carriages rank were
not printed on the
door. you would not
know what it was.
I am aware of but
one case of a real
distinction between
first, second and
third classes. A
friend of mine was
touring Yorkshire
last summer. An
omnibus ran be-
tween two Yorkshire
towns, and there
were of course first.
second and third
ella SIS seats in if Yet
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
CLEVER MISS HARTMAN.
Daughter of Railway Magnate Is Good
Whip and an All Around Athlete


The prominence of f. H. Hartman
In the railroad world and the attention
his doingS have excited i'll various
ways of late make his family of inter
est to many besides those who happen
TO have their acquaintance. Mr.. Harr-
man is very fond of his two daughters
Mary and tornclia. who are of an age
when they can be boon companions fC.'
him. and their liking for the same
things III which he takes most pleas
are outside of business hours results in
.heir being much in his society. Mr.
Hartman is Very devoted to his co1ln-
try estate at Arden. Tuxedo Park, y.
Y. The Misses Hartman are fond Of
outdoor life and Miss Mary is especial
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

"reminiscences of life at the White
House in his fathers time. Il was q
boy then" said Mr. Grant, but l re-
member many things. We lived there
as any other quiet minded folk might
have lived in their own home. There
were lot of servants, to be sure. most
Of them colored and some funny times
mother had with them. l recall the
first night we dined there. When we
came out from the dining room father
found soldier pacing up and down
the hall. He asked him what he was
doing there and the soldier said he
was on duty To fathers questions he
said there We're other soldiers on guard
duty i'll other parts of the White House
Father Immediately had them all re-
moved"
Frank y. Vanderbilt. the New York
banker and former assistant secretary
of the treasury, who predicts i period
of recession in trade. has reached his
present high station in the world of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21


floors of the bank.
He gave many directions and much
advice. In the street below men and
boys were running about like mad
ants. The believing of curb brokers
swept around the corner and joined
the noise of trucks and several steam
rivcterS at work on high building
Strangers also were waiting their turn
in the reception room. Through all
the din and distraction Mr.. Nanderlip
kept the light of good humor and pa
thence in his face and the mellowness
of Il June morning in his voice. He is
six feet and more. has deep. strong
shoulders. long. stout legs gray eyes
and hair that is white many years
ahead of schedule. The mustache. griZ-
Zled when it ought to be brown. is
trimmed to the stubbiness of shoe
brush'
Judge Peter S Grosscup. whose plan
regarding government supervision Of
great corporations has occasioned much
discussion. has given deep study to the
character and operations of modern
corporations and to the problem of
bringing them under the real control
Of the people. His idea is that if the
government exercises it's powers so as
to give the public assurance that the
corporations are being conducted as
they ought to be the people at large
will become their prOprietOrs instead
Of leaving their ownership to the com
paratively few. This is what has been
termed the ''peopleization" of the cor
pOratiOns.
Judge Grosscup's decisions d.,
judge have won him high rank as an
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
SHERIFFS SALE

No. II,344-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of the Parish of Caddo,
Louisiana: Frank H. Morrical VS..
c. E. Brought.
BY virtue of writ of seizure and sale
to me issued i'll the above numbered and
entitled suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, | have seized and will
offer for sale, for cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, at the principal
front door of the court house of Caddo
Parish, in the City of Shreveport, La,
during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1907,
South half of south half of northwest
quarter of northwest quarter of north
west quarter and south half of south
half sof northeast quarter of northwest
quarter of northwest quarter of sectior
10, township 20, range IS, in the Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana, contain
ing 5 acres, more or less.
Said property seized as belonging
to tie said defendant and to be
sold to satisfy the debt specified in
the said writ, in the sum of $4,000 with
: per cent per annum interest from Feb
ruary II, 1905, and all costs of suit, in
Guiding 10 per cent on said sum and in
terest as attorneys fees.
J. P FLOURNOY,
June 80. Shkrif.
NJ.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

his Cornell course,
because at the end
Of his Junior year
he had the oppor-
tunity to travel with
his father and
dee ed that he
could learn more by
accompanying his
distinguished parent
than by staying at
college. In 1880 he
married Miss Eliza
beth Chapman Of
California. and his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
Read 1.-THE CauCaSian''
BIDS ,INVITED.

Bids are hereby invited for building a
bent bridge about so feet on road from
keithville to Keachie on Cypress bayou
near Christian turnpike, according to
parish specifications Bids to be opened
at next meeting of the Police Jury.
Right TO reject any and all bids re-
served.
R. FURMAN, President.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

York city and an
other to supervise
the extensive semi
public corporations
operating the vari-
Gus public services
of New York city.
The chairman Of
this commission is
William r. Will
cox, who at the
time of his ap-
pointment. was
A Sc
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

JESSE R. GRANT. career has been
largely associated with the Golden
State and the mining industry OF the
Pacific coast. He has made quite q
fortune from mines In Alaska and in
Mexico.
| Nj. Grant was recently telling some
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

interpreter VI Tue
law. He is fifty-fve
years old and was
appointed to the
United States circuit
court Of appeals by
President Mckinley
in 1899. He takes
an optimistic view
of affairs. At a din
ner one time he re-
marked:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
SHERIFFS SALE.

No. u,3z4-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Silbernagel Company VS.. l.
Norment & Co.
By virtue of writ of feri facias, to
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit, by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of the Parish of
Caddo, Louisiana, l will offer for sale,
at public auction, for cash, according to
law, at the principal front door of the
premises recently occupied by the de-
PENDANTS l.. Norment & Co., at the cor
ner of Sprague and Cane streets, in the
City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, JULY r., 1907,
One lot of merchandise stock, furn-
ture and fixtures, in the premises cor
ner Sprague and Cane streets, one
brown-eyed mare, one see harness, one
delivery wagon
Said property seized as belonging to
the defendants and to be sold to satisfy
the debts specified in said writ, in the
sum of two hundred (S2oo4O dollars
fortythree cents, with legal interest
from July Fl, together with all costs
of suit
J. P. FLOURNOY, Sheriff
Caucasian, July 16, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
AN ELOQUENT PICTURE.
One Used by Haywood Defense Shows
Miner Bound to a Pole.

One of the things put in evidence in
the Haywood trial in Idaho by counsel
for the defense was a photograph of a
miner named Henry Mack bound to a
telegraph pole 1t was during the labor
troubles In the Telluride district when
so many outrages were committed by
both parties to the conflict This man
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

finance at the com
paratively youthful
age of forty-two.
He has wonderful
executive capacity.
A ne WSpaper man
who dropped in to
interview him at
the National City
bank in New York.
Of which he is the
head. wrote: w lille
Mr.. Vanderbilt WAS
answering my gues-
tons he did conSid
cradle talking into
the twenty one tele-
phones on the two
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

GEORGE W. WANDER ed a handsome resi-
BILT dence at the nation
al capital recently in order that he and
his clever wife might have opportunity
to entertain the prominent figures in
public life at Washington, diplomats
from abroad and others who form the
leaders of society at the capital. When
Mr.. Vanderbilt wants Il thing he wants
it very much and is willing to pay for
it. He wanted Il log cabin and six
acres of land owned by a negro named
Collins which adjoined the Ashevile
(N. c. estate called Biltmore, created
at great expense by Mr.. Vanderbilt
The negro was shrcwd and would not
sell for long time Finally Mr. Van
derbilt got the cabin and patch of
land by paying $4,000.
The Biltmore estate comprises over
100000 acres of land, and there is a
mountain in the tract nearly G.00O feet
high. Mr. Vanderbilt spends much of
his time supervising his farm. He is
generous with his fortune He gave
the land which forms the site OF Teach
erss' -co..!!cce Of Columbia university and
presented the American Fine Arts So
ciety of New York the room in its
building known as the Vanderbilt gal
lery. He gave the city Of New York
the Thirteenth street branch of the
Free Public library At Biltmore he
instituted an experimental forestry
service and school. placing at its head
Clifford Pinchot, now chief forester of
the United States. BiltmOre is said to
have cost him originally about 100000
600, the sum of s., 100000 having been
expended for land and the balance for
the magnificent mansion in the center
Of the estate. Mr. Vanderbilt was the
first American to take out a $1,000
600 life insurance policy, paying pre-
MUM of $780, 900 a year. He is lavish
in expanding money for the benefit of
the people upon and near his great
North Carolina estate and, among other
things, has built church and young
mems institute for their use in Bilt-
more village.
I Governor Rollin S. Woodruff Of Con
necticut, who narrowly escaped losing
his life in railway accident not long
ago, was talking Of his experience and
in this connection mentioned European
railroads
1''What amuses me about those lines"
he said, lis the very slight degree of
difference between the first. second and
third class carriages. VOW that if a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
June 80.

If your stationery is not just what
you would like it to be, give us
trial with your next order, and we will
tx it right Phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
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III VANDERBILT
is not lacking
in splendid homes
i'll which to enjoy
himself and enter
tain his large reti-
nue. of friends. Be-
sides his elegant
residences in New
York and North
Carolina and a sum
mer home at Bar
Harbor, Me-, he now
has a Washington
house. He purchas-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

manner in which motori>T:
have been breaking record,
this summer takes the breath
away. Both In this country
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
Mile a Minute

How Automobiles Edge Exceeded
That Rate of Speed For a Whole
Day Fed on Tabloids and Coffee
Nibs-The Feat of Felice Nazzaro.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
Tabloid Tales
az


Short Stories About &c rge Van
derbiIt. Governor Rollin S. Wood
ruff. Jesse r. Grant, Frank A.
Vanderlip. Judge Peter S. Grosscup
and William r. Wilcox. ~ -
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01

started up and licked my face before
| could prevent him.
lid | ever show you this?"-taking
out locltet which was attached to
one end of his watch chain. He passed
the 1rinket to me.
What is it," ! asked, turning it
over and over
1T" the one slender link that con-
meets me with my babyhood 1t was
around my neck when Scharfenstein
picked me up. Open it and look at the
face inside"
| did so. A wOman's face peered up
at me 1t might have been beautiful
but for the troubled eyes and the
dropping lips. 1t was German in type,
evidently OF high breeding possessing
the subtle lines which distinguish the
face of the noble from the peasants.
From the woman's face | glanced at
Max's. The eyes were something alike.
Who do you think it is?" | asked.
when had studied the face sufficient
ly to satisfy my curiosity.
I've sneaking idea that it may be
my mother. Scharfenstein found me
toddlnS about in a railroad station,
and that locket was the only thing
about me that might be used in the
matter of Identification. You will OBJ
serve that there is no lettering, not
even the 5cweler's usual carat mark to
qualify the gold. | recall nothing; life
with me dates only from the wide
plains and grazing cattle. was born
either in Germany or Austria. That's
all know. And to tell you the honest
truth, boy, it's the reason I've placed
my woman ideal so high. So long as
| place her over my head I'm not fool
ish enough to weaken into thinking
can have her. What woman wants
man without a name?"
tTO BE CONTINUEDD
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01

plugging away over rusty nails and
grass-grown ties-till he came to Bar
sCheit.
Hope is the wings of the heart"
said l. when l thought the pause had
grown long enough. You still hope?"
In a way. II recollect, you had
an affair once,"-shrewdly.
l smoked on. l wasn't quite ready
to speak
You were always on the hunt for
ideals. too. as remember; hope you'll
find her
Max, my boy. l am solemnly con-
vinced that l have"
Good Lord. you don't mean to tell
me that you are hooked?" he cried.
Il see no reason why you should use
that particular tone" answered stifiy.
''Oh. come now; tell me all about it.
Who is she, and when's the wedding?"
Il don't know when the weddings s
going to be, but I'm mighty sure that
l have met the one girl. Max, there
never was girl like her. Witty she
Is, and wise; as beautiful as a sum.
ihcl o udWu, merry anu DIdSc, Ilucs,
drives. plays the cello, dances like a
moon-shadow; and all that,"-with a
wave Of the hand
You've got it bad. Remember how
you used to write poetry at college?
Who is she If may ask"
THE Honorable Betty Moore. at
present the guest Of her highness, the
Princess Hildegarde," pardon
able pride.
Max whistled. You're a lucky beg
gar. One by one we turn traitor to our
native land. A Britisher! never
should have believed it OF you. of the
man whose class defamation was on
the frey subject of patriotism. But
is 1t all on one side?"
Il don't know, Max; sometimes
think so, and then l don't"
How long have you known herr"
Little more than month"
"a month? Everything moves swift
ly these days, except European rail
way cars"
There's romance, Max. but an
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01

ing nothing and lallygaggfng Ct Sourt
with the nobility. l wish l had an
uncle who was a senator. Pull is
everything these days"
You Dutchman, won this place On
my own merit, Indignantly.
Forget it!"-grinning.
You are impertinent."
But truthful. always"
And then We smoked a while in
silence The silent friend is the best
of the lot He knows that he hasn't
got to talk unless he wants to, and
likewise that it is during these lapses
of speech that the vine of friendship
grows and tightens about the heart.
When you sit beside man and feel
that you need not labor to entertain
him it's good sign that you thorough
iy understand each other | was first
to speak.
Il don't understand why you should
go in for medicine so thoroughly. 1t
can't be money, for heaven knows your
father left you yearly income which
alone would be a fortune to me-"
"Chivalry shivers these days; the
chill Of money is on everything. A
man must do something's man who
is neither sloth nor fool. A man
must have something to put his whole
heart into; and l despise money rs
money. l give away the bulk Of my
income"
Marry, and then you will not have
to- said fiippantly.
You're sad dog. Do you know.
I've been thinking about epigrams."
MOI"
Yes. find that an epigram is pro-
duced by the same cause that produces
the pearl in the oyster"
THAT is to say, healthy mentality
never superinduces an epigram?
| Fudge." said |. yanking the pup from
his lap to mine. According to your
diagnosis. your own mind is diseased"
Have cracked an epigram ?"-with
panied surprise.
We'll, you nearly bent one," COM
prom ised.
linen We both laughed, and the pup
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01

other besides her is concerned, and I
can not tell you. Some day, when
everything quiets down, I'll get you
into corner with a bottle. and you
will find it worth while"
"The bottle?"
Both"
From rumors I've heard, this prin-
cess is a great one for larks; rides
bicycles and automobiles, and general
ly raises the deuce. What sort is she?"
''lf you are going to remain IN Bar
ing. Do not make any foolish attempt
to sec her. She is more fascinating
than a roulette table
This was SLY dig. Max smiled. A
recent letter from him had told of an
encounter with the goddess at Monte
Carlo. Fortune had been all things
but favorable.
I'm not afraid of your princess; be-
sides, | came here to study"
And study hard, my boy, study
hard. Her highness is not the only
pretty woman in Barscheit. There's a
raft of them"
I'll paddle close to the Shore" with
a smile.
by the way. I'll wake you up Thurs
day"
How -lazily.
"A bout at Mueller's Rathskeller
Half a dozen American lads, one of
whom is called home. Just fixed up
his passports for him. You'll be as
welcome as the flowers in the spring
Some of the lads will be in your
classes"
Put me down. It will be like old
times. l went to the reunion last
June Everything was in it's place but
you. Hang It, why can't time always
go on as it did them"
Time unlike our watches, never
has to go to the jewelers. for repairs"
said owlishly.
Max leaned over, took my bull-ter-
lier by the neck and deposited him on
his lap.
Good pup. Artie-if he's anything
like his master. Three years, my boy,
since l saw you. And here you are. do
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01
heiskeII's Ointment
Cures Skin Diseases

For half a century Heiskelrs Ointment has
been used In all cases Of skin disease with
most gratifying results. Many have become
entirely cured who had suffered untold pain
and annoyance for years. One man in New
Baltimore, Pa, writes TINT 1t cured him when
he was raw all over. A lady in Philadelphia
cured O case of letter OF six years standing
In fourteen days, while a man In Allentown.
Pa, cured his case OF eczema that had trou-
bled him for eleven years with less than two
boxes O tho ointment. These and hundreds
Of others have found that Ueiskell's Oint.
ment IL worth more than Its weight in gold
Being q purely vegetable preparation, uels-
kells Ointment soothes and heals whero
others fall. 1t allays the itching and burn
Ing common to all skin disease, and all yield
quickly to its magic influence.
There are many varieties OF skin diseases
with confusing titles. but they are all suscep-
tible to one and the same cure-IIeiskells
Ointment. No one need suffer long II afflicted
with any skin disease not of q constitutional
character II they will apply this remedy. This
Includes ssuch skin diseases as erysipeIas, pru-
rigo. eczema, milk crust, itching piles. scald-
PIN Piles, frcckles. In some cases 1t is neces-
sary to give some constitutional treatment,
as in erysipelas, eczema, etc. the liver G should
all the secretionB purified. In all cases OF
skin disease cures are hnstened by the use Of
Heske ell u NJ Medicinal Soap before applying the
ointment, and In cleaning up tho blood and
liver with IIeiskelps Blood and Liver Pills.
Heiskelrs Medicinal and Toilet Soap con.
talns In modified form the medicinal prop
critics of HeiRkelrs Ointment, and Is particu.
larly effective in slight disorders OF the skin,
as rash, cruptions and abrasions. 1t clcans
perfectly, and in the bath IL great luxury.
Heiskelrs Blood and Liver Pills con tain tho
active medicinal principles OF various roots
and herbs approved in medical practice.
Remember that there is no case so obstinate
that Heiskell's Ointment will not cure 1t. The
ointment Is sold at 6Oc a box. Soap at 25c .
cake. Pills at 25c q bottle.
YOu can get them OF any druggist, or We
will send by mail on receip pit OF price. Address
Johnston, Holloway Company, 63l Com-
merce St., Philadelphia. Pa
The Grit-advocate., 1907-11-01
Had Tried II,

"YOu ought to wear glasses. They'll
save your eyes" said his friend.
Muffin in it," contemptuously an
swered Bill de Bruiser Il fought dey
would meself wunst. an l put on a
pair when heerd a big chap WIZ lay
in fur me. It's agin de law, ye know.
to hit a man wild glasses on i'm.
Well. sir. de big chap happened along.
He reached over. lifted dem glasses
of me face. an den he bunged me
eyes up. good an proper"