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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
> SHERIFFS SALE.


No. I2,7oI-In the First Judicial D.
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Lows
lana: Gus Soloman vs. Oil C1tv
Mercantile Company
By virtue of a commission to sell -
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit. from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Pae-
ish, Louisiana, l will offer for sale at
public auction, for casl, according to
law, during the legal hours for sales, at
the principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, o.
SATURDAY. APRIL az 1909
Lot e, block B. of Oil City Subdivision
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, as per map
of said subdivision in conveyance book
so, page II. The southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of section 81,
township 22, range IS, Caddo Parish,
La as per inventory on file:
]. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff and ex Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, March II, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
SHFRTFFS SALE

No. I2.7o3-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. ::
Henry Brimmer VS.. s. S. Riley.
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale 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
according to law, without the benefit Of
appraisement, 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 Brimmer
subdivision of the Parish of Caddo and
State OF Louisiana, as per map recorded
IN conveyance book al, page IS 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 in the
writ, say for cash to the amount to pay
the note of $50 90 due May 20, 1908,
with 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 $52 90 maturing
May 20, 1900, with 8 per cent from May
20, 1907, and all costs of suit
J. p. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian March 7. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
OLD AGE PENSIONS.

What is so fine as to. be able to
bring happy smile into the face and
eyes Of'the aged poor?
Like rare burst Of sunshine on a
dreary day are the illumined faces of
half q million aged and INDECENT gov
eminent pensioners Of England on
their weekly pay day.
The first payment Of old age pen
sions began in that country in January.
The applicant for an old age pen
sion in England must he seventy years
of age and have a yearly income Of
less than S175 No one who has re-
ceived poor law relief CIR who has been
convicted of 4 crime can be a pension
er.
The total amount to be paid this
year by the government is $4,000. 900
tremendous reminder Of Britain
very poor
Payments are made at the postof-
fees. where lines Of bent, feeble fig
ures gather to receive their weekly
dole
\ correspondent gives some of these
Incidents
A feeble old man and wife were
given IS Cd apiece. Here lass" said
the old husband. You he the keeper
Of it all. Let your purse be fat for
once."
\ fit purse with less than 50.
- needlewomen. sisters aged
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04

nearly eighty whose eyes had failed
them, received the bright shillings
lust III time to save them from being
paupers Their last stick of furniture.
on which they had been living. was
gone
\ lolterin:, dAlne whose certificate
showed Shs was ei-hty-iive said as
she took her stipend: THANK good
ness, Nuw can have some plum
pudding"
one frail. -rs!ll, old soul WIS 50
Impressed H. her riches that She gave
4 hp..,r thrpnpeiicn.
\ blind oid badly said in a quuveriil@
yoice when she waS led in. Il couldn't
trust nrbndy to eoiicrr 81 much mon
,ey.'
Surely. ;ou say SD per week
500 tor married :,enpie-is little t.
rejoice over. But
1t means a bit of ground /" GROW
vegetables At | shilling per week. .,
shillinyS fer food IS Cd for iothin@
leaving Il few pennies for the old
mans tobacco ANA maybe snuff for the
cid wife
And it means self respect,
Well. if YOU pension your soldier,
who destroys. why not pension your
industrial soldier. who builds up:
Is he who. lis in. Il sober indus
trious life building houses and roads
and digging bitches. less worthy ri
rpn)nn; ir;l utf. and care WHEN he is old
and broken than the soldier, whN
wounds and wastes. kills and de
stroyS:
England is far in advance Of us in
this particular
We have not 50 MANY worthy ana
aged poor but those we have we re-
ward With-the poorhouSe.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04

down effects. so becoming to the ma
tority of women.
Although the net sleeves will be
much used, long sleeves of satin will
be repeatedly seen ON gowns fashioned
Ut wolfe and other light materials suit
able for summer wear
A scarf that has come to us from
Paris is of silver threads woven in
brussels lace. The scarf is finished
with a border of silver cloth.
A new and attractive design is Of
fered in this model shirt waist, which
closes at the side front The plaits are
30 arranged that they give Il panel ef-
feet at the front. and the sleeves are
30 designed that they simulate q clos
ing to the elbow
JUDO CHoLLET.
A p2tteln of this Shirt waist may be
hGd IN SIX s'zes-froIn - 70 i. inches bust
measure. Send 10 cents ~ Ihis oIi.ce. CIV
ing humber t4.o.p, &!.t! II viii ue ,roinpuly
forwarded t. you oA matt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
They Worried Qffenhach.

When LA Eelle Helene" was about
to be produced. Offenbach was most
anxious that his airs should not get
about before the first night and had
asked all his company to be most care
full not to let any one hear them. but
his tunes were so catchy that it was
almost impossible to help singing
them. One day Ernest Blum and his
friends were sitting opposite Often
bach in Il cafe when one of them be-
gan to hum a leadin. air Of la Belle
Helene"
'Who taught YOU that:" cried Often
bach in rage.
NO one" replied Blum Il have
known it for ages And they all
agreed that their nurses used to sing
it to them when they We're children.
Presently Albert Wolff. who was one
of the party, began to sing another
of the airs
what" cried Offenbach. You know
that too:''
Il composed it myself" said Wolff.
Offenbach then saw that they were
playing practical joke on him and
demanded the name Of the singer who
had sung them the opera They re-
fused. and so the composer tlraa ened
that he would fine every one in the
theater unless they told him So Blum
and his friends stood up and began
the first chorus Of the first act and
declared they would sing tie finale
before the whole Gaze un1c:s OTenl;acll
relented. The comp. ser. in error for
his music. gave in.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.


No. 12,6S2-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La. :
D. A. Smith, ct al, VS.. Queensbor-
ough Land Company Limited.
By virtue of writ of 6eri facias to
me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, l 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, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1909,
The southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter section 3 township II. range ID,
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 $4,000, with 8 per cent per an
mum interest thereon from November /,
1907, until paid, less credit of $500
paid August 70. 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 $2,666 66 20 with 8
per cent per annum interest from No.
vember I, 1907, until paid, and all costs,
less a credit of $500 of date August 10,
1908, and the further sum of $3.50 pro-
test fees. and on terms of credit for two
installments not yet due, namely two (2)
notes of 1888. 80 Is each due Novem-
Der I, 1909. and notes of $1,333.33 I-3
each due November I, 1910, together
with 10 per cent on the entire amount
of principal as attorneys fees, and all
costs of suit J. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian March 7. Sheriff
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04

TWO PICTURES = one FRAME.
Marjorie could. daughter of George
Gould had i -'coming ont" party that
cost the prinrely Sl1ln of S1-l,Mm.
What did he money 90 for:
The newspapers tcll Us that 1900
rcilds were used for decoration pur-
poses. orchids cost money. There were
big banks # American beauties. 5000
palsns from the south seas and .iardi-
nieres Of rare ferns. The ViandS and
the wines We're rare and costly. 1t yen
de not care fer expense you can easily
spend S25.O0H
Two hundred guests helped the
Young lady OF eighteen years to come
out
Viewed from the standpoint of these
Young people. the event was red let
ter day of the calendar Il view which
society editors seem to have conceded.
Now for tho full picture:
While the sons and daughters OF the
"moneycrAts' made merry at the H"-
tel Plaza and daintily dallicd with the
rich viauds charged up by the caterer
at a big sum per plate. down on lower
broadway long line Of miserable
mortals stood shivering for weary
hours in order to get a few bites OF
bread and Il few sips of coffee.
Why paint this picture? YOU say
1t paints itself That is the pity OF
it. 1t is no fancy picture.
There it hangs-on one side the pic
ture of luxury and waste and of the
FOSTERING scions Of plutocracy. on the
other the chill gray Of early morning
and the hungry. half starved wretches
Of misfortune.
Both in one frame.
Well
We are outside the picture. my
friend. We are neither millionaires
nor paupers And we can get the per-
spectiye and the lights and shadows OF
the picture.
Those broken raSmentS Of humanity
fence-as they peer int" the lighted
windows of the palace hotel feel Il
miserable envy, if not settled hatred.
of the fortunate rich. And the fOrtu-
nate rich swagger in their pride and
fancy their doings are real epochs in
the history Of the race.
Let US pity both.
Let us pity and help. if we may. the
'poor devils Of misfortune. but
Let us pity also no less than the
''miserab les'' of our day the silly chill
dren of the very rich. whose false
standards Of real life and false values
Of real things make them objects OF
commiseration, If not Of dfsdain.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
GERONIMO. APACHE CHIEF.

The last IF the bad indians" is
dead
Geronimo. one of the most notable
cruel and bloodtIlirsty Apaches. died
recently ut Fort Still. Il prisoner Of the
white man.
Geronimo gave the frontier army
the most serious task it ever under
took
After years of campaigning against
the able and willy chief it finally be-
came necessary to permit the Amer
lean troopers to cross the border into
Mexico and to penetrate into the fast
nesSeS Of the Sonora mountains to eff
feet his capture
In the pursuit Of Geronimo both
General Miles and General LawtOn
made their regulations as Indian
fighters 1t is no treason to say that
in native ability Geronimo was the
greatest tactician Of the trio.
The old chief was in captivity for
more than twenty years.
1t is said he progressed religion" a
year or so before he died However
that may be. il is safe to say his eagle
heart constantly brooded over the
hope that he might somehow escape
to liberty and his native mountains Of
Arizona
Like many Of his race. Geronimo
was eloquent in speech. Years ago.
pointing to the west he said:
1.-The sun rises aud shines for a
time. and then it goes down. sinking
out of sight, and Is lost SO with the
Indians. When was boy my ia
Their told me that the Indians were as
many as the leaves on the trees
never saw, them The white man took
them. In few years more the In
dian will he heard Of no more. except
in the books the white man writes
A prophecy that is pathetically be
ing fulfilled.
But
Where has been told in poem or
prose or drama or music the story of
the American aborigine and his true
character?
On the one hand is the dictum Of the
Indian slayer of the plains that 1.-The
only good Indian is a dead Indian"
on the other the fanciful creations OF
the Cooper school of writer's
Both are caricatures
The Indian race. like all others, Is
and has been composed of good bad
and Indifferent individualities. But
1t has produced some really great
men
The flower Of that race is worthy
Of high and permanent place in
American history and fiction and poet
~.
A great capacity for friendship. a
rude but strong sense Of justice, a
deathless love Of liberty. belief in
immortality. martyr stoicism-these
are rare and tremendous traits.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
THE OBSTINATE BOY.

If your boy is Il determined young
chap who wants his own way. con
graduate yourself.
Obstinacy is great asset in the cap
ital stock of manhood.
1t is force. to he sure. that needs
proper aim and direction. but it holds
a large place in the makeup of the
mental powers. 1t has to do largely
with success or failure.
The boy that is hard to manage is
the boy with the stuff in him-the
stuff that stays.
The power Of horse is trench
dous, but it needs to be curbed and
directed. Properly harnessed and
guided, the horse is powerful.
So of the boy. He also needs curb
ing and Harvesting
Do not think your boy is bad boy
because he wants his own way. Those
who amount to anything always want
their own way-and get it.
The way to manage boy who has
a will of his own is to manage him
through his reason and his affections.
not by force
Do not try to ''break his will"
He will need all his surplus will
power later on. When you break his
will you break his manhood. Even
should you succeed in coercing him
you cannot be sure that he is 'con-
quered.' He may be deceiving you.
And such deception on his part hurts
the boys character.
Oh, it is no easy work this undertak-
ing to manage high strung. forceful.
high spirited boy.
But it is worth while.
Mothers usually succeed better in
such matters than fathers
The father may chastise and brow
beat the boy. He may get the prom
Use of obedience or sullen acquiescence,
which will have no lasting effect.
But
If the mother knows!
She can appeal to the best that is in
her son-his affection for her and his
'manliness. 1t is the only effective way
to control human spirit.
Utilize the boys obstinacy 1t will
make a man of him.
The world is just beginning to ap
preciate the effective force of the hui
man will 1t is the will power that
does things And if the will power is
to do things it must have its way 1t
may be guided and directed. but CO.
erced-NEVER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. I2,7S9-First District Court. Par
lsh OF Caddo, State of Louisiana
Succession of E. G. Morehead.
Notice IS hereby given that Mrs. Mer-
It's Morehead has this day filed her tab
ieau OF debts in said succession, and un
less opposition be made thereto within
the time specified by law, the same will
be duly homolocated as prayedfor.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Rell
Judge OF said court, this the 9th dav OF
Nldrcn 1909. A. F. HAYNES
-""ie" y Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
FASHIONS ON THE FLY.

Charming Styles In Neckwear For the
Summer Girl.
In neck wear all styles are seen, and
the Dutch neck. the high boned stock.
the turnover linen collar in Elton and
the muf11ed stock. are worn this spring
Straight and narrow skirts will be
very fashionable as the summer ad-
vances. An effort is being made to in
trOduce handsome trimmings ut the
hem, which will be in striking contrast
to the now popular straight up and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04

lustrous silk The empire gown Is
finely braided.
Ash gray is one Of the mOdish
shades of the season. and 50 far this
shade is exceedingly difficult to pro-
cure. In silk the color is charming.
BY no means have plated skirts
been tabooed. but are being brought
GU. IN new and prettier models than
ever before. The skirt illustrated has
eleven cores and is Ornamented with
bands and material covered buttons.
JUDO CHOLLET.
A pattern of this stylish plated skirt
may be had in six SiZes-2 to 81 inches
bust measure. Send 10 cents to this Office
giving number 1855. and it will be
promptly forwarded to you by mail.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
Ak0A
ped out campaigns and that Baldwin
was Il cool headed. brainy. forceful

ped out campaigns and that Baldwin
was Il cool headed. brainv. forceful
man
In his mining deals he came in con-
tact With the shrewd long sighted
men Of his day. He came out best in
his ventures because he was ShreWdei'
s,nd longer sighted than they.
Baldwin was lil,r,;y.
His nerve and DARN" carried through
big deals which he had carefully
thought out III advance.
For Instance
When he wanted Sharon < Jones 10
close their option On a big mining dea!
he offered them il chez k for 5000, 600 SC
abandon it. accurately forecaSting tfls.t
they would q" the opposite.
1t is told of him that be secured t."
control Of the Dphir mine by engaging
in i fist fight With he entire board of
directors Of the company. holding up
the proceedings for half an hour while
his lawyer WAS securing an Injunction
Baldwin WAS badly beaten up. but
the injunction. it is said. made him
half IL million dollars.
Which was pure pluck.
He had foresight also When h"
bought the big ranch in California and
began to spend a fortune in improve
ments the people openly sneered at the
venture 1t was called .'Baldwin's
Folly but he lived to see the day
when it was one of the most valuable
estates in the world.
Pluck is luck
Foresight is fortune
While Raldwin's career. including
the rough days Of racing and gam
bling is not Il career fit to be held up
for the close emulation Of the young.
1t does prove that brains and courage
are more than luck
Baldwin was not luckier than most
men.
He was pluckier than most men.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
LUCKY" BALDWIN.
Baldwin is dead.

Lucky" Baldwin Is dead.
All his life long he was mSnamed.
He lived to be eighty years of age
and was successful And men are not
uniformly lucky fer eighty years
Instead Of Lucky" he should have
been called 'plucky" Baldwin,
Men. looking At his successful ca
reer attributed his success to some
special favor of fate or to birth under
some lucky star
It did not seem TO occur to them that
the fortunate strikes Of the bold oper-
afof were the result Of carefully map.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
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 as
may be submitted.
W. V. ROBSON. Pres.
JOHN JENKINS, Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
49, .
FRlBBLES OF FASHION.
What Is. Smart In Spring SuitS--Ash
Gray Fashionable Color

Among the spring suits there are as
many three piece as two piece cos
tunes. Curiously, til" former seem TO
be dearer than the latter-the only in
dication that tile vogue is a little on
the w;ne. One >nart three piece suit
is of striped prunciA III u soft mauye.
The hipless coat is trimmed with sof,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04
THE BOOK AND THE BIG STICK.


One Of the most interesting of the
stories Of the late administration is;
the story Of the book and the big stick
Or
A tale of muck raking aud big stick
ing.
Upton Sinclair. a novelist Of the so
cialistic type. wrote Il book called The
Jungle
The book told some horrid things
about the practices of the Chicago
packing houses. Its nauseating revela-
lions made many of its readers-tem-
vegetarian regime.
The Chicago packers had an easy an
swer to Sinclair's book-"It is not
true!''
Then President Roosevelt got hold Of
the book and read it. You can fancy to
said out loud Either it is a pack Of
lies from beginning to end or it is
true The president thought there
was no truth in the charges. but was
very willing to investigate.
He sent experts to Chicago.
When these inspectors looked into
the shambles Of South Chicago they
discovered that Upton Sinclair had
told the truth about the filthy methods
of the packers and the grave menace
to the public health.
Out came the big stick.
notified thu frionHS ~ tho
packers in the senate that unless con-
gress should pass good meat inspec-
ton bill instanter he would tell the
whole grewsOme story Of the revolving
conditions in the big butcher shops Of
Packingtown.
Here was cause for grief.
The packers did not want the truth
made public. 1t would give both do
nestle and foreign trade big black
eye The cattlemen didn't want the
story made public. And the president
assured both these interests that he
did no want to harm them. but
The president said to them. Get
busy"
The effect was magical. They got
busy
The senate ON THE SAME DAY
THE PRESIDENT GAVE OUT HIS
ULTIMATTM attached the meat in
spection bill as an amendment to the
agricultural appropriation, and it went
through without dissenting vote.
And the lower house was scarcely
less prompt.
That is the story Of the book and
the big stick. story that will go down
in American annals along with Old
Hickory's message to Calhoun.
Upton Sinclair, writer with cOnvic-
tons and Il purpose. combined with
Theodore Roosevelt. a president with
q will Of his own. demonstrated that
Beneath the rule Of men entirely
great the muck rake and the big stick
are mi.htier than the sword.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-03
ROBBERS cor e2,20O. Further Report From Postoffice Burg
 Iary at Cuthber1

EufauIa, March 2.-(SpeoiaL. )-Fur- ther information received here from Cuthbert, Ga. concerning the postofflce robbery there reveals that the thieves snccendAd n making haul amount ing to s2.2oo.
 inc d mounts were as follows: One th ousand six hundred dollars in post age stamps. s4OO in current funds be. longing to the office and $20O private funds belonging to the postmaster.
 Suspicion points very strongly tc some strange white men who have been seen in the place and who were engaged in light work there for sev- eraI days but so far as can be learneS no arrests have been made.
 Peach and plum trees throughout this section are in full bloom and al vegetation Is budding and showing ev- idences of spring.
 II. R. Lee. editor of The Times c. S. Mcdowell and Eli Perkins. of this city, have gone to Washington to wit ness the Inauguration of President q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-03

common cause of improving agricul- tuRal conditions.
 It was decided that J A. Wilkinson. State Commissioner of Agriculture. be requested to address the committed, and any persons interested in farming conditions. at the Commercial Club auditorium on March Is.
 A letter to McIver Williamson, prop agator of the Williamson corn method, was also drafted. inviting him to de- liver an address in the club audito- rum at some time in the near futura
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-03
MEETING AT woMAN,s HOME.

The regular monthly meeting of the working Womans' Home Association. held yesterday afternoon, was one of unusual activity and helpfulness. Si- lent prayer was followed by the usual routine business. One applicant was admitted to the only vacant room in the Home.
 The president informed the Asso- ciation of a gift of $50 from staunch, generous friend and contributor in memory of his beloved Wsfe, who was a devoted and faithful nember of the Association. Such evidences of the nearness of the cause to the citizens, are indeed encouraging and stimulat-