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, 1909-02-27
RADIUM.
EsTABLI HMENT OF NEW INSTITUTE.
(Dai2Y Nail

(DaiEy NatG
The King ie taking great interest in the
Rodium Institute, which win not only carry
out research work, but viii also have a reg
ular medical department for the eventual
treatment Of cases in which experimental
wo k has shown the possibilities Of a rodium
cure.
This new scientific institute will include
on its medical and chemical council:
Sir Frederick Treves, Surgeon to the King,
Chairman.
Sir William Ramsay, the great chemist.
Sir j. D. Thomas, Professor Of Physics,
Cambridge University,
r. The Hon. r. j, Strut, son Of Lord Ray
loBh.
Sir T. Lauder Brunton
Sir Malcom Morris.
The foundation of this institute has been
rendered financially possible by the very
handsome donations from Sir Ernest Cassel
and Lord Tyeagh.
, 1909-02-27
To EXPLOIT NJ.

1t is understood that a syndicate has been
formed for the exploitation of the pitch.
blende deposits (from which radium is pro
duced) which are known to exist iii Corn
wall. This syndicate has q capital Of 100000
and is a subsidiary Of the st, Ives Consoli-
dated Mine, in which some of the South
African mining houses are interested. The
pitchblende deposits which TINS syndicate is
going to work are found in an old copper
mine which is estimated practically in St. Ives.
After The extraction Of the grey copper and
uranium, the residues containing radium
were, before Nine. Curie's discoveries,
thrown aside as valueless.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16

i
Haiis. tllefsitg getting ntr cotoT from
es.a So ii.sop4Ea u tlie r,nge box.
VINO deypias:s hei love OF beauty In
her dalne
N'ha is "i1di,sfrtans. sympathetic.
en,1 aetit, enthusiastic. nothefly ana &
| true tfiena
Well that IL considerable To demand
| of one w0uIan, is it not:
Aud set
| There is nothing III the requirements
| that Gail fnr tile super wnnaniy The
qualities specified are the old botpelS
! practical qualities that are to he found
IN the average woman.
OF course you will not find THESE
qualities In The wOllian of the -Four
| Hundred --ur seldom,
| These society DUNES. for the most
part. are the slaves OF fashion; coddle
| their hands by frequent recourse TO
the manicure; cripple TO and FROM their
| carriages In high heeled shoes ind get
their compilations from their dresser
jars.
| Paraphrasing Editor Abbotts emit
| meration. we may say of these women;
| They are industrious--in their dissi-
pations; sympathetic where sympathy
| is not needed; energetic--ip their at
| tendance on functions: motherly-to
their lap dogs: true friends while the
sun of prosperity shines.
They concern themselves In nothing
| more than the problem of how to duu
BILE on bridge. the symphony of table
decorations, the newest fad on rhFtilz
mic emotions or the whyness OF aftis-
tic thusness.
But there are others. There are
hosts of women who fill to the full the
measure of ideal wotna nhood-
Women who are not afraid of soiling
their hands. who use sensible shoes.
who wear their native coiors on lip
and cheek. who are industrious. sym
pathetic. energetic, enthusiastic, moth
erly and true friends
More than that.
II you would picture many of these
women you would need employ his
tory and rhetoric. because
Thousands of our everyday women
are Esthers Id attractiveuess. Miriams
in courage sarahs In gracious dignity,
Rachels In affection for their children.
Martins In devotion TO their house
holds and Marys In their devotion to
spiritual things.
Is it not so?
DIR. Abhott's outline is simply pic
ture Of the average American woman
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY
Reclpe fur llIllnppiness:

Recipe for aiihappiuess:
Think only OF Yourself. care only
for yourself. labor only for Yourself
Mix aud use daily.
Ii you doubt The Formula. look about
you. Note the effects of self love
from eHInl to suicide.
A new. clean play now being produc-
ed IN New York city illustrates the ex
ireme effect of selfshness:
rich old man has lived il self cen
tered life. He thinks only of his ills.
He takes fright nj every symptom OF
disease. He concludes he Is In bad
way. Learned physicians confirm his
fears. He decides to commit suicide.
The miserable old man takes room
in a cheap tenement on the east side
and prepares to blow out his brains.
Just as be raises the pistol to his
temples Il ragged. forIoru young girl
steps into the room. She tells the old
man of her troubles-rea troubles.
troubles that harass the mind and llar-
row the heart Hut she says she is
not complaining: she is making a
brave tight TO save her womanhood
and Is hopeful of victory
The old mali becomes ashamed of his
troubles. which, after all. are largely
imaginary troubles.
He becomes interested in the girls
brave and hopeful tight He throws
away the pistol. And the sequel of the
play Is the restoration of the old man
TO health and the success of the girl
In helping another the old man
helped himself
Which ~ the law Of life.
The play is but another repetition III
fact. Of the old story Of the man wlo
noting that his comrade is freezing TO
death. forgets his own growing numb
ness and works to restore the other.
with the result that both are saved.
So that the recipe for happiness is
the reverse of the other one. 1t is
Think ct others. care for others,
work for others Apply literally.
Fortunately for society. we are SO
constructed that TO be happy we must
make others happy. Seltishness car,
ries its own punishment. Generosity
is its own reward.
Trite and commonplace
Yes. but true.
Self luxury leads to actual misery
Selfishness Is such burden that men
will drink TO drown 1t or kill them
selves because of 1t.
The recipe IL correct
Do something for somebody. DO
something worth while and be happy
Do nothing land be miserable.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
THE sTEPMoTHER.

It is time some one should say a
! good word for the stepmother who Is
often greatly misunderstood and criti-
cised.
Perhaps foo much is expected of
her
Mothers themselves are not perfect.
How, then. can you expect perfect
stepmother?
Poor woman.
Often she undertakes duties little
understood when she assumes them.
Only a surprising love Will supply
wisdom and patience and strength for
the successful issue Of her labors.
When she assumes direction Of chill
dren that are not her own she must
learn to know their Instincts and emo
lions and ways. u thing difficult enough
at the best.
Moreover
The sfepmother must be careful to
give her stepchiidren all the rights
and privileges to which they are en-
titled and--know just where to draw
the line
Besides. she must be strong enough
to take her own place and hold IT.
hold 1t graciously and kindly. but hold
it.
She must carefully preserve the IA
theirs influence and never step be-
tween him and his children. And she
must enforce the fathers authority
And
But why try to catalogue the oner.
Gus duties and trials Of Che step.
mother?
This Is true:
However well she may succeed and
however much the real mother may
have failed. the stepmother may ex-
pect criticism from the neighbors and
It may be. hostility from the relatives
OF the family.
Many a conscientious, self sacriflc.
Ing woman has learned that bitter
ness.
Nevertheless
The good foster mother who puts
her soul into the mothering OF q dead
woman's children, who robs neither
the father of bis standing with his
children nor the children of their
rightfuI Inheritance. who guides fhe
little feet into careful paths and 1i.
reefs the older feet from straying. who
despite criticism and objection WORTH.
~ fills the place Of mother In the
household THAT woman has been
greatly successful. Her life has been
well worth while.
Such 4 stepmother had Abraham
Lincoln, who to his dying day felt her
gracious influence on his life.
God bless the wise. loving step
mother.
Because
She has taken the place of mother
Somebody has said God could not
be everywhere and therefore be In.
vented mothers. Therefore the step
mother who fills the place of mother
takes the place of providence.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16

No. I2,oo7-In the First Judicial Dis.
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La.
II. ]. Allen, Trustee, VS.. Wesley
Stewart.
BY virtue Of writ of seizure and
sale to me directed, from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana. in the above entitled
and numbered suit, L have seized and
will offer for sale at public auction, for
cash according to law, without the bene-
fit of appraisement, at the principal
front door of the court house of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1000,
Lot Of the Dolly Warden subdivision
Of the City of Shreveport, as per map
recorded in book 26, page goo of the Re-
corder's office of Caddo Parish, La, b.
gether with all buildings and improve
ments thereon. The above property
seized as the property of the said de-
PENDANT and to be sold to satisfy the
amount specified in said writ. say in the
sum Of S478-oo due and to become due,
with interest and attorneys fees by nine
pronlissory notes bearing 8 per cent in
terest from maturity, of date August S,
1907, as follows: For cash to pay and
satisfy the first four notes of $500
each, due nine, twelve, nineteen and
eighteen months from date, and ON
terms OF credit to pay and satisfy the
remaining FIVE notes, each for $500, ex-
cept the last which is for $500, due in
81, "a, ~, 30 and 50 months from date,
and all costs of suit, including 10 per
cent on said sum and interest as attor-
ney's fees. J. P. FLOURNOY.
caucasian, May 9. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
TAX SALE OF IMMOV-
ABLE PROPERTY.
Town of Vivian vs. Delinquent Tax
Debtors.

Vivian, La, May 8, 1909:
By virtue of the authority vested in
me by the Constitution and laws OF the
State of Louisiana, / will sell at the
front door Of the town hall in Vivian,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, beginning
| at II o'clock am, on
SATURDAY, JUNE II. 1900
and continuing on each succeeding day
until said sales are completed, all Inn
movable property on which taxes are
now due to the Town of Vivian, to en-
force the collection of taxes assessed in
the year 1908, together with interest
thereon from the Ist day of January
1909, at the rate of per cent per month
until paid, and all costs.
The names of said delinquent taxpay-
ers and the amount due by each on the
assessment of said year, and the inn
movable property assessed to each to be
offered for sale are as follows, to-wit
Arkansas Improvement Company
Lots /, 2, 3, q, S, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and IL
block 20; lots 2, 81 d, S, 6, =, 8. 9 block
80, and twelve lots in block 81, and lots
s. A. S, E, 2, 8, 9, 10, II, II block 32. Tax
$45I; costs $3.75; total $3.50.
Fortson, w. A.-4o acres IN east half
OF northwest quarter of section 26 town
ship H. range rs. Tax 5000; costs $3.75;
total So.75.
hurry, Wm.-Lots I, 2, g. Il S 6, =,
block "a. Tax $40; costs $3.7s; total
B.I5.
hurry, John--II Ia acres in. south
west quarter of northwest quarter Sec
ton IS, township ~, range 10. Tax
$7.45 costs $3.75: total ST. 70.
On the said day of sale, I will sell
such portions Of said property as each
debtor shall point out, and in case the
debtor shall not point out sufficient prop
|erty, | will sell at once and without fur
ther delay, the least specific quantity Of
said property of any debtor which any
bidder will buy for the amout of taxes,
interest and costs due by said debtor.
The sale will be without appraisement,
for cash in legal tender money of the
United States. and the property sold
shall be redeemable at any time for the
space of one year by paying the price
wien, including costs, with 20 per cent
thereon r. C. Carroll,
Marshal and ex-oficio Tax Collector.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
HUMANITY is NOBLE.

It was sight calculated to warn
the cookies OF d mans heart
Twenty men In Chicago caught hold
OF rope tied to an ambulance an6
ran more than half mile Tn race
with death.
The ambulance was wrecked In .
crash with street car. and the horses
were too badly injured to proceed
John Mukmns. section hand. whose
life these twenty men tried TO save
| died just az the interues of the hos
pitai reached the man propelled am
bulnnce. prepared to take the patient
Into the operating room.
Mukuns bad broken an artery In bis
leg and was slowly bleeding to death
Id the ambulance. 10 which be- was
being driven to the hospital. when the
vehicle crashed Into street car. The
horses were injured. and the tongue
OF the wagon was broken.
Volunteers were called for to drag
the ambulance
A rope was hastily tied In place OF
the wagon pole. and twenty men start.
ed on fast run for the hospital. fol
lowed by cheering crowd. which
took turns at pulling aud pushing.
When the ambulance drew up In
front OF the hospital the crowd sadly
realized thal the gallant race with
death was III vain.
The crowd did its best In IFS spec
tacular showing Of the inherent hero
ism, Of humanity.
John Mukuns was laborer.
But the men who tried to save bis
life We're MEN Of all businesses and
PROFESSIONALISM sorts and conditions
OF men united III d common Impulse
to save d fellow man.
All. but this sis a good old world
And men are noble.
But maanness is ever Id evidence.
you say. And cruelty is common
And crime Is rampant
U'm-yes. But
For every act of meanness can
find you dozen cases OF nobility
For every act Of cruelty there are
scores OF charitable deeds. And for
every criminal there are thousand
upright men
Fundamentally men are good.
At heart humanity liz fine Put the
average person to the test and the
best that II Id him will come upper
most.
The horrid old doctrine Of total de-
prayity Of the human heart was a
teaching Of middle age doctrinaries
It Is no longer teachable.
There were 800 or more people In
the helping, cheering crowd of people
that strained every nerve to save the
life OF John sIukuns. aud
There was not bad hearted man In
the crowd
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
EsTRAY NOTICE

I aiken ZIP by ]. R. Mcdowell ten miles
below Shreveport on Red river and es-
trayed before me, the undersigned, one
red piebaid COW, star in face, no marks
or brands. The owner will come for
ward, prove property and pay charges or
the same will be sold ON the Leonard
place on June II, 1909, as the law directs.
B. R. JACOBS,
Justice Of the Peace Eighth Ward Cad
do Parish, Louisiana. 20
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16

enough 10 serve hottie m the neigh
burs That utp iire Il little bit better
thar iitsay afa,.
Spite wallis Of hatrow prejudice.
Spite willis of caid uneharita1leuess.
Spite wallis 1T rrass seIhslness.
Down with them. Down with the
spite walls.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
SUCCESSION NOTICE
No. 12,z8o-F;rst D;str;et 60.

NO. I2,7oo-First District Court, Par
1sh of Caddo, State of Louisiana
Succession of E. G. Morehead.
Notice IS hereby given that Mrs. Mer-
us Moref1ead, administrative, has this
day filed final account in said success
ION, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified BY law
the same will be duly holomogated as
prayed for.
Witness the Honorable A. J. Murf,
Judge OF said court, this the ard day Of
May 1000 S. o. WILLIAMS
May Deontv RI, fiat
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16

such sale. The attention of mortgage
creditors is especially called to these adj
vertisements of tax sales, and they are
warned TO take such steps prior to the
sale as may be necessary to protect their
rights. R. c. CARROLL,
Marshal and ex-Officio Tax-collector.
Caucasian, May Q. 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
THE IDEAL WOMAN.

DR. Lyman Abbott editor OF the Out.
look. outlines fiis conception of the
Ideal wnniail. Isf'iefy his outline Is ar
follows
Woman wis Is mol the slave OF
fsIssiirei iiaf i III ,lressnliker
b, ilssi siffaill ihat work Will
spoil lsssf tlasst
s. ''tss sssssars ssss's 81 H.fsiab she car
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
NOTICE
To Mortgage Creditors of the Town of
Vivian. State Of Louisiana

Vivian, State Of Louisiana.
In conformity with section 63, Act No.
IS Of 1888, and the laws in such cases,
as provided, notice is hereby given to all
parties holding mortgages upon real
estate located in the Town of Vivian,
State Of Louisiana, on which taxes for
the year 1908 have not been paid, that /
will begin the sale of same at the town
hall of Vivian on
SATURDAY, JUNE IL, 1909,
at II am, that number of pieces OF
property SO delinquent are now being
advertised in this newspaper in con-
forrnity with the law, preparatory to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16

Yes. Judge / took the coal. | am
guilty" sald Fred Watson Of Des
Moines TO Judge Stewart of the police
court In that city.
The thief.
But wait.
Il took the coal. judge. | had TO;
that's all. would have stolen from
you or any one eise,' continued the
prisoner
Standing shamefaced In court. Wat
son pleaded guilty to stealing coal
from Beighbor. Ills story was II
pitlfui one.
~ simply had to have COAL said
Watson Il have been sick all winter
and have been up only three days
from the sickbed. My doctors bill hnsi
run way up. and no one would trust
me for any coal to keep my house
warm | appealed to the Humane SO
ciety, and Il put me off.
Judge Stewart questioned Watson
closely and believed his story.
The judge refused to prosecute Wat
son and said:
IF man wilifuiiy steals 1t Is diff
ferent. but. when a man In your cir
cumstances. with a family on his
hands is driven to 1t charitable
world should show clemency. I'll dis
eniss your case"
O just Judge.
II you bad simply looked into your
calf or buckram bound lawbooks you
would have pronounced Fred Watson
guilty Of petty larceny and sent him
TO prison.
But there's a higher law.
You didn't look into the tnusty
books. You looked into your own
good heart and found law which
says. blessed are the merciful, for
they shall obtain mercy
But somebody says:
Stealing Is stealing. and no court
has the right to let guilty man of
In that way The trouble with this
country today Is the failure of the.
courts to enforce the law
Well. 1t may be
And yet It should be stated there ii
almost as much danger In this country
in the wrongful OVER -enforcemen of
the law as in the wrongful UNDER
enforcement of IT,
That II to say
The disposition of the courts to send
the poor man who steals d oar OF
bread to feed his STRIVING family to
prison, while through technicalities
and triekery the man who steals mil
lions goes scot free. That IL dan
gerous sort Of law enforcement.
The quality Of mercy In this case or
Fred Watson is not strained
And the dignity and peace of the
sovereign state of Iowa suffer Moth.
Ing BY the failure to send Watson to
the penitentlary and bis family to the
poorhouae.
And the Lord OF mercy with requite
this Judge for bis bowels of mercy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
SPITE WALLS


Ever see spite wall" or ''spitt
9ence?"
This Ii how II sometimes comes
about:
The dog belonging to John Jones
persists In loafing over the lawn OF
Tom Smith. Jones next door neighbor
and digging real holes for imaginary
gophers. BESIDES. Jones keeps chick.
ems, and Smith has garden. an I'm.
fortuifous confederation Of circum-
stances.
Neighboriy comfy is strained.
Finally Mrs. Smith calls on Mrs
Jones to suggest incidentally to In.
quiring after the health OF the fami-
iy-that the dog be tied and would
they Kindly fix II SO the chickens
would not care to wander from their
own firesides.
Mrs. Jones agrees 10 perfectly good
faith that the dog Ii u trial and the
chickens have an itinerant disposi.
ton difficult to restrain. She smiling
" mentions the fact also that the
Smith children are Il little careless In
their distinction between mine and
thine. Moreover. Mrs. Smith good hui
moredly calls attention to the fact
that Smiths ole ioincat is disrepu-
table character and given to dissipa-
ton, whereupoD Mrs. Jones, In per.
feet good humor. also pledges reform.
Time moves on. There Is little love
lost between the Smith and Jones fami.
IL, neighbors.
One day Smith is caught Id the very
act OF wringing the neck of Jones'
predatory rooster.
When Jones comes home that night
he protests because Of the assassilaa-
ton. Whereat Smith volunteers al
vice concerning the keeping Of roost
ers at home And jones' retorts about
dirty children. Perhaps there III no
clash OF fists. but
Up goes the high spite fence!
Smith hires carpenter and PAYS
Ehe bill-for spite. His property Ii
Injured. and bis outlook il ruined. Bur
he Is delighted because Jones suffers
a Hike Inconvenience
We are not all Of us like Jones and
Smith. bur most Of us build spite
walls. not of boards. but of words and
sacts.
We cut of from our company those
men who cannot see as We see Or tl,f
sas we do. We sIlub the woman wh,s
does not think no we think nor act 81
our set acts
Unssrhfly spite walls.
Sosse Of rs the exclusive ones
build tsir fetsesss - iii.sll cur neiuhbnrx
cannot see rs sir re them:
Some ut sls less exclusive. bur
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
The Reel Glass.

who are the most persistent root.
ers you know Y
Baseball fends. Do you know any
more persistent21
EYES,
who are they n
Gardeners - Baltimore American.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
On the Job.

Does he attend TO his own basi
ness?''
yes. But do you know what his
business is.''
No whit =.
Attending III afi5af peoples Y !.
ClpvasafsG saas5es
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
II toll cart
alks.
LETTING a THIEF GO.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.

tCopyright 1908 by American Press Asso-
ciatlon.J
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16
SHERIFFs SALE.

No. I2,oo7-In the First Judicial Dis :.
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La.
II. ]. Allen, Trustee, VS.. Wesley
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-16

Yes. Judge. | took the coal. am
guilty" sald Fred Watson Of Des
Moines TO Judge Stewart of the police
court In that city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY PARTY
From Fridays Dairvl

The Misses Mabel and Myrtle Hill were the hosts of an enjoyable party at the home on their parents, MT. and Mrs. s. P. Hill, Wednesday afternoon, the occasion being the sixth anniver sary of their birth.
 Those who enjoyed the pleasant af ternOOn were the Misses Helen Pres eott, Dorothy Prior, Blanche Gordon, Thelma Kohl, Cora Hassett, Anna LOder, Birdie Hassett, Louise King sley, Vera Jackson, Evelyn Cox, Myr- tie Shultz, and Masters Wells Heap, Robert Vincent, Chester Whisman. Vernon Cox, Sidney Shultz, Johnny Hill, Walter Hill, Mesdames Frank Whisman and J. B. Konl, and Miss Laura Bitner and Miss Edith Gatfeld
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-07
PLENTY OF GOLD FOR
 ALL IF DIVIDED EVENLY
CFrom Saturdays Dailyr

FrOm Saturdays DailY)
 After making the statement that he was in possession of his share of the gold in the Salome and Vicksburg districts tributary to the Arizona and California railroad, Captain J. w Lind, who has a wide acuaintance here among old-timers, left Phoenix March 9 for a visit in his native land, Sweden. He was accOmpan ed by his wife. He stated that he hated to leave, but considered that it was only fair on his part to give everybody else a chance to make a stake. He declared that there is enough gold to make all the fortune hunters in these districts rich, if divided share and share alike. He was accompanied by his wife. They expect to be absent three months.
 He ordered the Journal-Miner sent to his address in Sweden, concluding with the announcement that it is the best paper in the territory and that he cannot get along without reading it in this or any other country.