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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
POLL TAX CONFUSION IS
 CAUSING SOME TROUBLE E

since the poll tax books were last open may vote in the November election with out the payment of this years taxes. However, the 1909 poll tax is now payable.
 Outside of the men who have just be. come of age no one can qualify himself to vote in the election to be held on Mo- vember 29. The 1909 poll tax Is now re- ceivable and those who owe back taxes may settle the delinquent tax How ever, such settlement would only quali- fy them to vote in elections to be held after February 1, next year.
 On the Friday and Saturday just pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

Considerable confusion seems to have arisen over the matter of the payment of poll taxes and especially as to who is entitled to vote in the election on the proposed prohibition amendment to the constitution to be held on. November 2s. The poll tax books are now open and have been since October 1. Many people have paid their taxes since the books were opened, but few of them have qualified or can qualify themselves to vote in the election the amendment.
 Young men who have become of age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

ceding November % the registration books will be open especially for the young men who have just become of age.
 An impression that citizens who owe back taxes may pay them now and qualify themselves for the November election seems to have gained much ground and has caused no little confusion. The idea is an erroneous one, as only those whose taxes are paid absolutely up-to-date are eligible to vote in the election on the proposed prohibition amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10

Air Dome, week October il, Hollands Musical. Farce com- edy. First performance 7::30 p. m. Admission 10c.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
sHERIFF's SALE.

No. I3os5-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
L. o. Romagosa vs. John D. Wag-
ner, ct al.
BY virtue of a writ of ieri facias to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, / have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, for cash
according to law, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, louisiana, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST FL, 1909,
An undivided two-thirds interest in and
to lot 80 Of the schumpert Subdivision
Of the City of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana. The above property
seized as belonging to the said defend
ants and to be sold to satisfy the amount
specified in the said writ, say in the
sum of 100000. with interest thereon al
the rate of s per cent per annum from
May $, 1905, until paid, and 10 per cent
on said SUM and interest as attorney:
fees, and all costs of suit.
]. p. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, July 10 Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
Heart toHeart
Talks.
GRADUATED AT FORTY.sEvEN.
BY EDWIN A. NYR..


A few years ago DIR. Osler was made
TO say that the average man should
be retired at forty-five and chloro-
formed ut sixty years Of age.
An Iowa man refutes the Oslef
theory
About four years ago George c.
White of Nevada, Ia, developed an
appetite for politics and was elected
member of the legislature, where he
rapidly forged to the front
He was chairman of the committee
on ways and means of the lower house
and was regarded as one of the most
forceful members of the general as
sembly.
While a member Of the legislature
Mr.. White was also a student in the
law classes of. Drake university, at Des
Moines, and last spring he graduated.
But this is not ALL
He is going to Yale for two years.
where, with his Drake credentials, he
can at the expiration of that time
complete postgraduate course.
Then Mr.. White will go back to his
home town of Nevada and open a law
Office.
Now. mind you
This man is forty-seven years OF
age!
And when he gets through Yale he
will be nearly fifty years old-the age
when some men begin to think of re-
firing from business.
Mr.. White is wise.
! Realizing little late in life that he
had missed his vocation. that he had
made false start, he simply backed
up and started over again. He dis
covered he had been "cut out" for 0
lawyer. but had been spoiled in the
making" Very well; be would make
himself over.
1t is safe to predict that with his mi
tiative and nerve in taking up the
4 study of the law at forty-five Mr.
i White will succeed in the practice Of 1t
i The fact is most men grow old and
die prematurely because they lose in
terest in life.
Mr.. White is as keen in his new
born zest for the law as any man Of
twenty-five his plans are projected
Ear into the future. years. like a boys
plans. He will begin to live his rea
life at time when most men begil
to die.
And this optimistic viewpoint will
keep him young.
He does not propose that his lif'
shall slowly dribble away drop b.
drop Contrariwise-
He prefers to go over the precipic'
with the full sweep and rush Of Mag
ara!
II you would grow old rapidly ant
die early. NOPE in your chimney corne
and dream only the dreams of the past
II you would live long in the land
renew your youth by dreams Of th
future.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
Littls TRAGEDY Of Love.


She had told him that her father ut
terly disapproved OF him and had is
sued peremptory orders that he should
not come to the house. She trembled
as she told him. and there were tears in
her soft blue eyes, for she feared that
even then her papa might be within
hearing possibly reach, of her loved
one.
But be was brave even In the castle
OF the enemy.
He was no fair weather sweetheart,
and the storm and stress beating upon
the course of their true love made him
the stancher In his devotion to the one
girl in the world for him. He reached
ont his strong young arms to her and
took her to his manly bosom.
What boots it. dearest2" he whis-
pered to her soft and low and with all
the confidence Of youth. What
81 dc" Numbered papa. appearing
upon the scene. rear entrance. and
there was a dull sickening thud, which
indicated that the old man was thers
with the shoe leather New Fork Hei
aid
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
MARSHAL,S SALE

Ne. aIs6-In the City Court Of shreye-
port. La. Allendale Heights Com
pany Limited vs.. Mrs. Lucy Ven
= able, wife of A. B. venable.
BY virtue Of writ Of fieri facias, is.
sued in the above entitled and mum
bered suit, by the Honorable S. C. Full
live, Judge of the City Court Shreve.
port, Louisiana, and TO me directed,
have seized and will sell at public auc,
ton, at the Texas street front door Of
the court house Of Caddo Parish, La.
between the legal hours for sales. or
SATURDAY. AUGUST Al, 1909,
Lot S block 8 Allendale Heights Sub
division. The above property seized a
belonging to the said defendant and t.
be sold TO satisfy the debt specified il
said writ say in the sum of twelve dol
lars, with interest from the 5th day o
September 1905, at 8 per cent, and cost
Terms of sale cash with benefit of ap
praisenent G. F. GERALD.
July 20. City Marshal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
SWOLLEN FORTUNES.

The Grass extravaganza OF gilded
New York In all of its sordidness is
revealed by the testimony in the Gould
divorce case.
For instance
Mrs. Gould admitted having spent
500, 900 in single year upon herself.
She told the court she could not pos
sibly buy her gowns for less than
$4,000 per year.
Which somewhat gilds the lily Of ex-
travagance.
George Gould testified his father left
an estate Of sS0,O0O.000; that the in
come from this estate for each Of the
Jay Gould heirs was $4,000 week,
$780.G00 year or nearly $780, 900
yearly for the six children.
A sum sufficient to keep the wolf a
good way from the door.
Now
Aside from the showing Of wasteful-
ness and stopper pulling dissipation
and social dirt. one Of the lessons from
this divorce suit. which has drawn its
slow, salacious length through the
courts, il this one:
We need In this country an inner
itance and an income tax law.
Under a reasonable inheritance tax
law the huge estate Of Jay Gould
would have yielded to the federal gov
eminent not less than $10,000O00. In
some European states so large a for
tune would have been taxed $20,.
100000. or % per cent.
And the Could estate is but one OF
several large American family for.
| tunes.
Also, on the basis of per cent In
come tax, a reasonably low levy, the
government would receive from the
| 100000 incomes an annual tax re
turn of $4,000.
Would such taxes work a hardship
Evidently no. Mr.. Gould's testi
nony is that. despite the large sums
spent on the .Gouid CASTLE and an
ultra extraragant wife. he was unable
TO spend ail his income. He says be
saved from this income since his
fathers death the tidy sum of $40,
OG0,0O0.
CastelIane spent Annals share or as
much as he could get his hands on. and
Helen gives away much of hers in
charity.
A reasonable tax would be only q
drop in the bucket to these people
Mrs. Gould afrily told the court thai
her suit of Hotel Belmont rooms
cost $500 week. her automobiles $500
month and her servants $4,000, ''tht
least a lady can get through on
Moral. There IS one way to stop the
| growth Of swollen fortunes to put
bride on prodfgalfty and to equalizG
/ the burdens of taxation. and that way
/ Is to-
Tax large inheritanees and large in
comes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
served. went to the railroad station

served. went to the railroad station
aud theme TO Joliet.
What had he doney
Why should the gray haired judge.
SO long honored by his fellow men,
slouth through back alleys to take up
his lite as II convict?
Crooked banking.
Thnt is to say. this was the crime on
which be was held TO the grand jury
and convicted. But really Smith was
guilty Of
Speculation!
He speculated on the board Of trade
while he was on the bench, and when
be went into banking the fever Of
speculation was still in his veins.
The Judge was found guilty Of fraud
and deception as banker. he was
sentenced for that crime. But his real
crime was
Speculation!
The court could not punish Smith for
specializing. because there is no law on
the statue books against that kind
of gambling. Nevertheless speculation
created the necessity for the other
crime.
Warden Murphy says the case OF
Smith has no parallel in the ANIMALS OF
the penitentiary. Never before has a
jurist Of the dignity of Smiths posi-
ton been sent to state prison.
1t was q triumph of justice.
Strong influences interviewed in be.
half of the banker Judge. There was
long legal fight. but finally Justice
that justice this stern judge so often
evoked for others-overtook him.
It was pitiful-
Pitiful when this old man stood al
the threshold of his home and took 8
last sweeping glance at the familiar
things Of thirty years residence
kissed his old wife goodby and then
walked heavily away.
PitifuI, but another warning against
the insidious tempter-
Speculation!
It was pitiful when the wife stood
at that back door, voiceless and be
reft, gazing with unseeing eyes at tht
evidences about her Of fifty years OF
happy married life.
Pitiful, but
Behind the misery and the desolatior
grinned the fell insrigator Of all thu
ruin
Speculation!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
THE PRTDS AND COURAGE OF
THE OLD SOUTH.

The Baltimore Sun says: Never were
drawer soldiers or prouder men than
those who composed the armies OF the
Confederacy. Their spirit was uncon-
querable. Neither poverty nor hunger
nor defeat nor death could bring dis
grace to them. They were defeated, but
never conquered The same spirit sur
wives today in the Veterans of the Civil
War who are still with us. Sometimes
this crops out in some pathetic incident
which brings tear to the eye. A few
DAYS ago Col. Marcellus Pointer died
in a bare little room in an obscure hotel
in the poorest section of New York.
Broken in health and fortune, he had
been unable to provide enough even to
supply his very modest wants. He was
too proud to appeal to his wealthy
friends for aid, and to the last never
disclosed to them his necessities. He
was too proud to allow himself to be-
come a burden to others. His distin-
guished services in the war, his loyalty
and high-mindednes availed him moth
ing in the struggle for bread. But the
old soldier fought on bravely to the
last, neither asking nor accepting char
| ity, with smile on his face and allow
ing no complaining word to escape hi
Hips. Il guess he died partially of
broken heart and pride" says a doctoi
who knew him. He was too PROUD
to beg" This spirit of pride and cour
| age is one of the things that distin
guished the old South which the new
South can i'll afford to lose. Neithei
business success nor commercial pros
perity can take the place of devotion tt
high ideals, and while gaining in wealth
population and power, the South will d.
we'll to treasure not only its honorable
history and traditions, but that ricl
heritage of sensitive honor and per
sonal pride which raised its people abov
the level of mere traffickers in the mar
ket place.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
sHERIFF's SALE.

No I2,7s6-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana Mccullough Weaver Lumber
Company VS.. D. c. Richardson.
BY virtue of writ of feri facias to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, for cash, ac-
cording to law, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales, on
SATURDAY. JULY 81, 1909, y
Lots IS, 10 and 20 block 2; lots 28, 20
and 80 block /; lots IS, 10, II, i8, 10
and 20 block z; lots IS, 10, 20, "a and IS
block g; lots IS, 10 and 20 block II;
lots 10, 10 and 20 block 10 in Queens
borough addition to the City of Shreve-
port, Caddo Parish, La, as per map re-
corded in conveyance book 41, page 38s,
of the recorders office of Caddo Par
ish, La. Also lot II block ID" Colonial
Hill subdivision of Caddo Parish, La,
as per map recorded in conveyance book
Al, page 424, of the records of Caddo
Parish, La, together with all the build
ings and improvements thereon. Also
the northwest quarter and II I-2 acres
off the north side of the southwest
quarter section I, township 70 range
10, Caddo Parish, La. And fractional
south half section FL, township 10,
range IS, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
The above property seized as belong
ing to the above defendant and to be
sold to satisfy the amount specified in
the said writ, say in the sum of $4,000
with 8 per cent per annum interest
thereon from August II, and 10 per cent
attorneys fees on same, less of $567.8I
paid August 80, 1908 and all costs of
slit. ]. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, June 20. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

There are three important links iI
the chain Of human life, each insep-
arably linked to the others In this
order:
Habit misunderstanding
Habit makes character. aud charac
ter determines destiny.
Habits are grooves cut into the mind.
Deeply cut by long continuance. they
form character.
The very meaning Of the word
character, is "cut In A mans char
acter is literally made by the channels
or grooves cut into his brain cells by
long continued habit
Habits are good or bad. being
craven into the mind by usage.
Many forceful individuality has
failed of being all it should be because
of bad habits.
Byron and Sheridan and Keats were
slaves Of the drink habit. Veltaire and
BaIzac wrecked their nervous systems
by the excessive use Of strong coffee.
Neither Daniel Webster nor bril-.
liant Dick Yates, war governor Of Iii
nols, could make speech without be
Ing flled with liquor.
That Is to say. these men thought
they could not speak without stim'
ulants. and thoughts. long continued
are real things habits.
On the other hand. Abraham Lincoln
had no bad habits. The grooves of bis
nlind made for good character.
Moreover
Habits are recorded III the body rs
we'll as in the mind Habits shape tile
character of the body and determine
its destiny.
Doctors will tell you that most Of oul
diseases are caused by the unnatural
habits of civilized life.
Is 1. not strange that the only ami
NAL that reasons should reason itseli
into habits that win iniure it both II
mind and body?
Freedom from bad habits to true
freedom
1t is royal struggle to tackle You
bad habit and overcome It You car
do that only by cutting in" new chan
nels of thought-a painful operation.
Therefore the Importance of cutting
the grooves OF the chiId's brain cell:
by its doing over and over again tht
right things until the channels ar
deeply craven.
Teacher and parent must form tht
habits that determine character and
destiny.
The three linked chain holds.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
s.laasal mn

Df Massachusetts. The family is an
old one and rich. The young man was
sent TO Harvard to prepare for the law.
Bnrring accidents-0 romance Bris-
tow Draper would now be member
of Boston law firm instead Ut mill
foreman on weekly wages
Romance INTERVIEWED
While on college student jaunt In
Boston young Draper met Queenie San
ford, u chorus girl Dan Cupid threw
his lasso about the twain. Draper pro
posed and was accepted. When he
told his father he was going to marry
the actress the latter stormed and
threatened.
I'LL disown your angriiy Numbered
the father Very WELL" said the boy
Of twenty with soul stuff in him. "T'll
make place for myself In the world
and home for Queenie."
He married Queenie and was disiD.
herited. Leaving Boston. he went to
Burlington, VT, where he entered the
big cotton mills. Every day he car
ried his dinner bucket to the mills,
drawing his pay on Saturday night and
| taking the money home to the little
cottage by the lake that he and Queenie
| had rented.
For more than year Bristow ORA
| per worked as spinner at $3.50 per
week. Often in his student life be
had squandered that much on dinner
/ for two.
| BY and by the mill bosses saw that
Bristow was made of good stuff. and
he got promotion. followed shortly
by another. There was no quill
The bosses didn't know the governors
son from Adams son.
Then came the baby into the little
cottage-a pretty baby that looked like
/ its mother.
Do you remember the saying in the
old book, "a little child shall lead
| themp'
Well. when Grandpa Draper heard
| about the baby a sort of melting proc
ess began. And one day he and
Grandma Draper got off the train al
Burlington and drove In fine car
rage out to the little cottage,
Nobody but the Diapers knows jusi
what happened in the cottage, but the
governor and his wife stayed for din
ner and then for two days and went
away happy.
| Back to the law" said young Ora
per a few days after. "Not for me
Nor society either. Queenie and the
baby are good enough fer me. Be
sides, as started in the cotton bust
ness think I'll stay in it."
/ And that's all. except
| Queenfe Draper is fine mother and
housekeeper and thinks Bristow is th'
| finest and bravest husband in th'
world.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
sHERIFFs SALE.
w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk.
July 8.

No. I3o7o-In the First judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Abe Meyer VS.. A. Koenig.
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me issued from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, in the above NUM-
bered and entitled suit, have seized
and will offer for sale at public auction,
for cash, according to law, during the
legal hours for sale, without the bene-
fit of appraisement, at the principal
front door of the court house of Caddo
Parish, louisiana, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST z, 1909,
Lot 10 of the Brunswig Grove Subdi-
vision of the Parish of Caddo Louis
lana. The above property seized as be-
longing to the above defendant, and
to be sold to satisfy the amount speci-
fed in the said writ, say in the sum of
$500, with 8 per cent per annum I'M
terest thereon from September 6, 1905.
and all costs of suit, including 10 per
cent on said sum and interest as attor-
ney's fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, July r. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
e MUNOUKE,
j. D. LEE,
LEVI COOPER,
F. H. BOSNIAN,
Jury Commissioner.
A. EnNAnn
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. 1850 First District Court, Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana .
Succession of Mrs. Nina Utz Suth-
erin.
Notice is hereby given that w. K.
Sutherlin, administrator, has this day
filed his final account in said succession,
and unless opposition be made thereto
within the time specified by law the
same will be duly homologated as
prayed for.
Witness the Honorables T. F. Bel
and A. J. Murff, judges Of said court
Z 18th day Of July 1909.
F. A. LEONARD,
July IS. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
SPILLED MILK.

When Rudyard Kipling wrote 1.-THE
RecessSonal." one Of the finest poems
In the English language and the high
est note ever struck by Kipling, he
threw it into the wastebasket
The great poem was rescued by acct
dent.
Kipling did not realize he had writ
ten a classic. Having done the best
work of his life, he thought it failure.
Mistakes in judgment are common to
US all. Sometimes when we are on the
verge Of accomplishment we throw up
our hands In failure.
we forget that the darkest hour is
just before the dawn.
Never acknowledge defeat, because
defeat is often the only stepping stone
to later victory.
Abraham Lincoln was great in many
things, and one OF these was his re-
fusal to regard defeat as final.
When during those historic debates
With Douglas be proposed to put GER
tain questions to 1.-THE Little Giant" his
friends besought him not to do SO.
They told him he would lose the sen
atorshlp from Illinois. Keen Joe Me-
dill, editor of the Chicago Tribune,
told Lincoln he was sounding his own
deatfiknell. Nevertheless Lincoln per-
sisted.
He lost the senatorship, but gained
the presidency.
Lincoln understood, as the group OF
able men about him did not, that we
t'rise on stepping stones Of our dead
selves to higher things"
After ali. success and failure are
comparative,
Ignoble success is successful failure.
Noble failure is success.
Because, while noble action may fail
Of recognition for the time, in the end
Of things it counts for success.
Therefore
Your temporary failure may be
worth more to you In the long run
than immediate success. If it was
honorable failure and against odds
you have no reason for blaming your.
self. You did the best you could
Hold up your chin and try it again.
Your failure may reveal to you a
weakness you had not suspected
Credit the failure to experience and
go on.
Above all things
Never cry over spilled milk.
Life IL too short to grieve, and there
Is too much milk in the world to bother
your head. Let the spilled stuff go and
go after more milk
Never admit defeat to yourself.
Success comes only as the climax OF
q series of defeats.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
June 8, 1909 Notice is hereby given
that Ed Jackson, of Flournoy, La, who
on April 8, 1901. made Homestead En-
try No. 1880, No. OIL, for southeast
quarter of northwest quarter section 10,
township ~ north of range IS west,
Louisiana meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final fve-year proof
to establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Register and Receiver,
at Natchitoches, La, on the 10Th day
of July 1909. Claimant names as wit
nesses H. Lawrence, ]. Robinson, w.
Allen, E. H. Walker. all of Flournoy,
La. ]. ERNEST BREDA,
Register.
Shreveport Caucasian, june s. 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
a PITIFUL WARNING.

Abner Smith. the wrecker OF the
Bank Of America, Chicago, and for
ten years circuit judge In that city.
is now a convict IN the Joliet peniten-
tiary.
He voluntarily knocked at the door
Of the big bastile aad asked to be ad
ntitted
When be learned The supreme courl
had denied his last appeal Smith II
order to avoid publicity quietly lefl
his home By the back doGr and. unab