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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
Stenographer to Three Judges.
Miss Elizabeth s. Regain, twenty

Miss Elizabeth S. Regain, twenty
three years Of age occupies the unique
and responsible position Of recess and
Office stenographer and typewriter to
three Of the judges of the supreme
court of Maine. Although engaged in
the work but a comparatively short
time, Miss Regain has become quite
conversant with legal expressions and
certain idiomatic phrases and Latin
quotations. At the age Of nine years
she was in the high school Of the town
where she was born. After she left
school she studied shorthand and sup
plemented this with course in bust
ness college. She has an Office for
herself in the courthouse. Before she
was ten years old she became prof
cient in several languages, making the
studies at home during her spare mo-
ments. Prior to her present work she
was stenographer in an insurance of
flee. She is active in social and reli
gfous affairs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
The Social Leader Of Athens.

The Princess George of Greece by
her recent marriage to the second son
OF the king Of Greece. who is neph-
ew Of Queen Alexandra of England,
has become the leader Of society in
old Athens by this alliance the Bona
parte family is raised again to royal
rank. The princess is the daughter Of
Prince Roland Bonaparte. Her mother
was the daughter of millionaire of
Monte Carlo. He was the most noted
gambler in Europe. The Princess
George on her fathers side has Bona
parte lineage. She is the granddaugh-
ter OF Prince Pierre Bonaparte and the
great granddaughter of Prince Luc.ten
BOnaparte, brother of the great Napo-
leon. Prince IuciCn had the distinc-
ton Of being the emperor's most bril-
liant brother. The princess, who. Is
now near the throne of Greece. is
beautiful woman and has many graces
which make her favorite with the
people.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
SHI,kIEENS SALE

No. 1909 In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish. Ia. :
ID. A. Smith, ct al. VS.. Quecnsbor-
ough Land Company Limited.
By virtue of writ of feri facias to
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana | have seized and will
offer for sale at public auction, without
the benefit Of appraisement. on terms
hereinafter stated. during the legal
hours for sales, at the principal front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana. OH
SATURDAY.. APRIL 10, 1000,
The southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter section 3 township y. range II,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The above
property seized as belonging to the said
defendants. and to be sold to satisfy the
debt specified in said writ, say in the
sum of $1,000 90. with per cent per an
mum interest thereon from November I,
1907. until paid. less a credit of $500
paid August TO- 1908, together with 10
per cent on the full amount thereof in
principal and interest as attorneys fees,
and the further sum of $3.50 protest fees
and S. 70 costs, to be made upon the
following terms of sale: For cash to
cover the sum of $4,000. Go e, with 8
per cent per annum interest from No
vember 1, 1907, until paid, and all costs,
less a credit of $500 of date August 70,
1908, and the further sum of $35o pro
test fees, and on terms of credit for two
installments not yet due, namely two (2)
notes of $r,333. % 10 each due Novem-
Der J. 1900. and 2 notes of $I,333.33
each due November 1, 1910, together
with 10 per cent ON the entire amount
Of principal as attorneys fees, and all
costs of suit. J. r. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian March 7. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28

ment then ut lis climax. Taylor be
came prominent aud was elected gov
ernor of the state Honest. for"cful
popular. he fought Inc corporations 81
| strcnunu<ly They defeated him for re
election
Whercupon the governor retired to
his farm
Then some one whispered to him:
"Euy wheat"
Taylor began IL speculate on the
Chicago board Of trade Winning and
LOSING alternately, he stayed III town.
ncGlectinc his farm. Watching the
markets
His bank account began t" dWindlc.
and hi$ live stock Disappeared FINAL
ly his farm was sold to provide mar
gins Soon everything WAS gone.
Old broken and Il rauprr. his friends
raised some money to place him in an
old peoples home. where ne died. pen
nileSs and heartbrukcu
4 whispered suggestion ruined him.
Some ono has well said that the chi
NaS' neat I'it - tilS u lew ttVt
across. but it is as DEEP As HELL,
Once in The tolls of tho market bro
ker nothing loss than Bankruptcy will
stop The victim Of that sort Of gam
bling
He will sacrifice property. friends.
family. everything. II" watches tn"
turn of fortunes wheel with the sure
hope Of him who never dcspairs
The phohia becomes Il fever
The grain gambler i; RESTLESS until
the market opens and IS on the rack
until il closes Between whites his
head is full of his deals lie has no
time for society or family.
The victim is nhscssod
And. though no should lose steadily.
he is hopeful until his last dollar hHe
or borrow no more
Poor old Governor Taylor had 4 good
farm and big barns and fine bred cat
tie and money in bank Eut that Sa
tanic suggestion.
'Hny wheat"
hH. ,t''t pm Il iii@Eot III DIS tfA'h
and he was not satisfied until the farm
and barns and cattle and money were
swallowed up b. the capacious NAV
Of the wheat pit
VIII this story deter other victims?
It IS not likely
The wheat gambler has eyes for
nothing save the figures on the black
board Of the bucket shop
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
SIIERIFF.S SALE

No, I2.79I-In the First Judicial Dis
trlct Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Gus Soloman vs.. City
Mercantile Company
BY virtue OF a commission to sell 01
me issued i'll the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of CaddO Par
ish. Louisiana. | will offer for sale at
public auction. for cash according to
law, during the legal hours for sales, at
the principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish. Louisiana, on
SATURDAY.. APRIL "a. 1909,
Lot p. block B. of Oil City subdivision
Of Caddo Parish. Louisiana, as per Map
of said subdivision in conveyance book
so, page IT, The southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of section 81.
township p. range IS, Caddo Parish,
La, as per inventory on file.
p. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff and ex Of1icio Auctioneer.
Caucasian. March a. 1900.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
WHERE DO YOU LlYEl

Ii asked the question you would give
the name Of the town or city in which
you reside, adding perhaps the number
and street
But that is not where you live.
That is only the place where you are
staying.
You live in another world-a world
apart from your daily abode. For in
stance
Some live in Il world of LEISURE.
They live lounsing sort Of exist
ence. lolling through the hours, taking
the line Of least resistance. seeking the
things that make for luxury They
care only for themselves. lodging all
self sacrifice or hardness. prcfcrring
the senSnonS. pr ;ancrad way.
Some live in Il world Of pISS1PA-
TON.
The, walk the priinr, 80 path Of dal-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28

preparation did it from purely humani-
tartan motives. She stipulated that
her name was not to be connect ted
with the buildings. Another stipula-
ton was that the buildings should
carry the name of the physician who
made the announcement. he who first
Interested Mrs. Vanderbilt in the fight
to drive the white plague" from the
east side of New York The site has
been chosen The buildings are to be
ready next fall. Rents will be no
higher than poor people in whose fam
flies there is consumption are now pay
ing for inferior quarters. People
whose members are under treatment
in the clinics Of DIR. Shively will be
given the preference. The houses will
be constructed on the most modern
sanitary principles. A noticeable in
novation in the architecture Of the
houses will be the elimination Of in
terror stairways. Upper floors will be
reached by stairs on the outside.
There will be sun gardens in plenty.
and trained nurses will be provided
wherever necessary. No greater char
fly than this which has been bestowed
by the wife Of a millionaire is known
in the records. There ought to be n
motto over the entrance to the
grounds, and 1t might appropriately be
taken from the New Testament (old
revision), "Rut the greatest of these is
charity"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28

10 IT FGW.
Hundreds If thousand Of dollars are
being spent in the effort t" find the
one sixteenth of Il second that is miss
Ing in the calculations Of tho world =
astronomers.
A special building fitted with ma
chincry and apparatus has been erect
ed for his purpose.
In the hourglasS Of time one tiny
grain of sand is missing.
And the world will not be content
until it finds that little fraction. be
cause
The worlds longitude is calculated
on the sum time as recorded at Green
wich and Paris and Washington. SO
that every world calculation must ac
count for the variation OF the fraction
If II were not so every meridian line
on earth would have to be shifted
every boundary line between states and
countries would have to be changed
and every map Of the world made over
And the movements of the planets
would be variant,
Do YOU see the tremendous imr0r
tanCc Of an instant Of time?
All there is Of all time or has been
or will he is cofnprchcndcd in the lit
lie bat tremendous word of NOW.
NOW is MI we have ever had or
can ever hope to have The past. SO
FAR as our use is concerned is nothing
ness The future we may not have at
all. The NoW only is ours.
Wherefore
We should take a lesson in the i'm
portance of improving the time. We
cannot make the sun stand still or
turn back he dial of time The pros
ent is potential We cannot measure
the value Of the time we have lost.
nor would it be profitable to 90 SO
We cannot stop the moments as they
fly All We can do is to redeem the
time NOW
The man who IS the busiest best ap-
rrcciates til. value Of the present mo-
ment. On his desk you are likely to
find this motto:
DO IT NOW.
He wastes no time in regrets and
never puts of until tomorrow what he
can do today
The three little letters NOW spell
opportunity. and they comprehend all
the beginnings and all the endings Of
ill the worlds work
Do it now!
NOW you have the desire and the
hope and the strength. Now you have
the time
Do it now!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
SHERIFF'S SALE,

No. 12,737-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana; W. K. Bradford %. Thomas
Thrash.
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 num-
hercd and entitled suit, | have seized
and will offer for sale at public a,,c-
ton. tor cash according to law, during
the legal hours for sales, at the pr;nc;-
pal front door Of the court house ~
taddo Parish, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, APRIL "a. 49, =
ne west half Of northwest quarter Of
section z. township IS, range 10 west
with al buildings and improvements
thereon, III the Parish Of Caddo. I@
ne above property seized as the prop
er'y OF the above defendant and 70 he
sold to satisfy the amount specified in
The SAID writ, say IN the sum of S2oo!io
with : per cent per annum interest
thereon from December 81, 1904. and all
costs OF suit, including 10 Der cent ON
SAID sum and interest as attorneys fees
J. p. FLOURNOY.
.>''"e's''''' March 1S. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No. I27o3-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. ::
Henry Brimmer VS.. $. s. Riley.
BY virtue of writ Of seizure and
sale to me issued i'll 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
according to law, without the benefit OF
appraisemcnt, during the legal hours for
sales, at the principal front door Of the
court house of Caddo Parish, La, M
SATURDAY,, APRIL 10, 1900.
Lots and 10 Of the Henry Hrimnler
subdivision of the Parish Of Caddo and
State OF Louisiana, as per MAY recorded
in conveyance book al, page 80 in the
clerks office of the Parish of Caddo,
State Of Louisiana, together with all
buildings and improvements thereon.
The above property seized as belong
ing to. the above defendant and to be
sold to satisfy the debt specified III the
writ, say for cash to the amount to pay
the note Of $52 90 due May 20, 1903,
with 8 per cent interest thereon from
May 20, 1907, and all costs, including
10 per cent on said sum and interest as
attorneys fees, and on terms of credit
to meet the note for $50 90 maturing
May 20, 1900 with per cent from May
60 1907. and all costs of suit
]. y. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian MAfcl1 T. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
GOING, GOING. GONE!

On the one hunIredth anniversary
II the birth Of Lincoln. III" emalicfl9-
Tor. geo white slaves" were sold 1T
auction
What,
STRANGE rs il may seem. these men
were actuaily sold in 4 Brooklyn
church tn amy one who would offer
food shelter and employment fo,
them.
These 900 men. Ct various ages and
ability. were overtime fence and out
men.
Discouraged in the long. vain search
For employment. they offered them.
selves f. the bidders
In q previous sale some fifty men
were sold lay the same auctioncer The
plan originated with machinist who
advertised himself for sale i'll The
newspapers He sold himself by this
method to 4 woman who sent him to
run n Chicken farm in New Jersey
Among those sold on Lincoln day
were several college graduates who in
default of any other work had been
Unlike the auction sales of slaves be
fore the war. each man wore black
mask to conceal his identity.
You thought slavery and Involuntary
servitude had been done away by Lin
coins proclamation?
Mistake.
Men always will. until the day Of the
millennium. he in bondage. some vo|nn
tarily and some because Of misfor
tune, some Of their own volition or
fault. some because they got between
the upper and neither millstones.
1t may be there are gross inequalities
in our economic system that cause
white slavery Certainly there is
something wrong when men who are
willing and anxious to work are de-
MED that boon.
The spectacle OF men selling them
,elvcs on the block makes one grow
sick at heart.
Nevertheless
The world is growing better and sane1
and more mcrciful- slowly. but sure
". Slowly. but surely. we are gettin.
further away from slavery and tyran-
ny and injustice.
In this connection the inspiring poem
written by George Alfred Townsend
some years ago Is apropos. and we
quote from It the following lines:
Deep the wells Of humble childhood. cool
the spring beside the hut
Millions moro as poor as Lincoln see the
door he has not shut.
Not till wealth has put It's canker every
poor whites cottage through
Shall the great republic wither or the in
fdel subdue
Stand around your great commander.
Lay aside your silly fears
Every Lincoln carries freedoms car along
a hundred years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
= Woman :.
Etaf1fycs IN this Coluu7,,:
Mrs. ". X. VanderhiIt's Gift
Stenographerto Three Judges
The Social seadcs OF Athens

AJrs w * Vanderbilt. ST. rccciveI
from n"r husband last Christmas 6
nShc entire Gift will be spent ut onco
o. Duil.7incs in New 3-"rk which will
ie sanitar. apartment, houses f.T Fam
lilies among wh"sa memi>eTs inbcr"u-
losis has developed The annmnrs.
neut MeK madc IN Che latter port -
February 81 this year by Tr. ltency
T., Shivcly of New york city The
woman who made this u,uniliccnt ap
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
CHILD BEATING.

Do not whip your child
To do so argues that You have not
sufficient intelligence t" govern it with
out the employ Of brute force. Is
It not so?
The child is Il scntient being 1t can
think and understand and decide
Such an intelligence ought not to re
qufre the scourgc. Even dumb brute
is better off without it,
The child is a sensitive being. Its
feelings are keen. They have not
grown calloused. and It is especially
subject to fear and harshness. To
beat 1t for its mistakes or fOrgetful-
ness Is the refinement Of cruelty
You whip 1t for it's own good?"
Are you sure about that? 1t may be
forced into obedience to your com
mand and cringe when you threaten
1t. But back Of that appearance Of
meekuess may lie swelling sense Of
injustice or of hatred. You may be
drying up all the finer feelings Of it's
nature
1t Is dangerous thing to thrust a
AutuItSS udIu IutO tue uellcHte OcIVt-
strings of your son or daughter
There may be no immediate sign OF
resentfulness or treaehery or outbreak.
but the impression is there and will
tell in the formation Of character.
Above all things
Do not whip in anger.
Be sure the blow that falls on the
delicate body Of your child is not given
to relieve your own angry. animal feel
ings. The little one will be quick to
see that you strike because of your
Impotence and loss Of self control and
not because you are seeking its good
You may do infinite harm.
Do not forget-it Is your child
If 1t is impulsive or forgetful or even
vicious at times. whose fault Is It? You
gave 1t your characteristics Your
blood runs in its veins. and that blood
carries to it's brain the seeds Of the
weakness your inheritance gave. When
the child goes wrong 1t would be but
simple justice for you to beat yourself
for its delinquency.
Moreover. do not make your child
coward.
The child that is beaten may lose all
semblance OF courage and go through
life broken spirited and without all
initiative. There could be no greater
handicap.
You say you want to break its
spirit?''
Do you really mean that? Think Of
a parent trying to break the immortal
spirit Of his offspring. There is dan
ger you may make Of the child a mere
thing that will go crouching and cring-
ing through the world without indi
viduality of thought or action
Think twice before you raise your
hand to smite child
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
SUCCESSION MOTICF

NO l2,z8o-First District Court. Par
lSh OF Caddo, State Of Louisiana:
Succession of f. G. hlsrctead.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Mer-
rs Morchead has this day filed her tab
leau OF debts in said succession, and UNI
less opposition be made thereto within
the time specified by law, the same will
be duly homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell
nudge OF said court, tbis the 9th day Of
March 1000. Fl HAYNES
'iN" y Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
WHAT NEXT

The startling and gracious announce
ment is made that an antitOxin has
been discovered for these awful dis
eases:
Pneumonia.
Blood poisoning.
Typhoid fever.
The head pathologist of Tufts Medi-
cal school Of Boston Is quoted to the
effect that arrangements will soon be
made to supply physicians with the
remedy.
1t Ia marvellous In our eyes.
tuberculosis and cancer are awful
diseases, but they are slow and linger-
ing in their insatiate destruction Of hu-
man tissue.
On the other hand, the above men
toned three diseases are not only
deadly, but sudden maladies, and,
while tuberculosis selects the weak
ened for its victims, these diseases at
tack the strong and robust
Typhoid. pneumonia and blood poi
eoning ravage the very flower Of the
race. Oftentimes the subject is in his
grave a fortnight after he is pros
trated.
Tens Of thousands Of strong lives 20
that way every year.
So that 1t goes without saying IL the
laboratory workers have wrought out
an antitoxin remedy as effcacious in
these diseases as the diphtheria anti
toxin has proved itself to be in its
Upecialty then the world is immeasur-
ably indebted to these discoveries.
1t may be stated. by the way, that
the really great progress Of medical
science dates from Pasteur and the
science of bacteriology.
And
Hand in hand with the study Of
bacteriology has gone the practical
demonstration Of theories by the vivi-
section of animals.
'What?" you say.
Why, that is the refinement Of cruel
ty."
And people-good people-have writ
ten articles and pamphlets galore
against 1t, and societies have been Or
gained to put stop to it by legis,a-
ton.
Yes.
But do not these people see they are
trying to prevent the discovery of the
remedial agents that save countless
lives?
Besides. no cruelty whatever is prac
ticed on the animals
Well we'll
Mrs. Partington's broom. however
well intentioned It may have been. was
Inadequate to keep back the waves of
the Atlantic ocean.
the DEPTH OF THE WHEAT PIT.
This is the story of Ex-Governor
Taylor Of Minnesota and the wheat
pit
Made an orphan at six years Of age
and thrown among strangers. Taylor
had hard struggle. He succeeded
and in middle life was prosperous
farmer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
Worth 1t.

do they pay you for singing here2"
"Of course they do. Do you think
l would sing for nothing?"
II should say not. l know If could
sing as you do nothing but money
would induce me to do it in public
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
Would Have En;oved II.

1T makes me mad to think that
George didn't call last night"
Were YOU expecting him.
mo. but the electric lights went out
and were off fora whole. hour"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
A meeting of the stockholders of the.
Robson, Stewart & Jenkins Company
Limited will be held on Thursday,
April IS, 1909, in the office of the COM
pany for the purpose of electing board
OF directors, and such other business aSG
may be submitted.
w. V. ROBSON, Pres.
JOHN JENKINS, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
He Told thu Story.

Mr. Chamberlain and Mr.. Ceilings
were rival candidates for parliament
Mt one time. Both had an effective an
ecdote which they used to tell alter
nately ut their campaign meetings. the
understanding being that whoever
spoke first should have first call on the
yarn. At one meeting Mr.. Ceilings ar
rived rather late. and the chairman
Immediately called upon him to adj
dress the audience. AS he went on
with his Grafton he began to lead up
to the famous anecdote, but before he
had time to tell it he suddenly felt a
gentle pull ut his coattais Turning
around. he behed Mr.. Cha mberlain re
garding him with an anxious face 81
have already told them the story" he
whispered warningly SO Mr. Ceilings.
much disappointed, omitted it from his
speech. A little later Mr. Chamberlain
rose to speak, and. to the surprise Of
Mr.. Ceilings. he Immediately proceed
ed to tell the fatal yarn.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
Heart toHeart
Talks.
no IT HOW.
BY EDWIN n. NTe.

copyright. 1909 by American Press Asso
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
Tue DEPTH OF THE WHEAT PIT.

This Is the story of Ex-Governor
Taylor Of Minnesota and the wheat
pit
Made an orphan at six years OF age
and thrown among strangers, Taylor
had a hard struggle. He succeeded
and in middle life was n prosperous
farmer.
Having Joined the granger" move
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28

The startling and gracious announce
menr is made that an antitoxin has
been discovered for these awful dis
eases: