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~ venture in New York. Our Jack
was introduced during his stay
! in the metropolis at one of the
big clubs where everything
%%X smells of money. Jack was
feeling little chesty because he
e..4.&.4.~444e had Just concluded very
cessful turn in the market He thought it was
time for somebody to start something, but appar-
emily there was nothing doing. Solemn old gentle
men sat around in the deep armclars and gared
at him suspiciously over the tops OF their news
papers, as if they thought he might be some sort of
bunko man, and that was all.
ITS not like this out in San Francisco" Jack
complained to a chance acquaintance. I'm some
body out there-member of the Bohemian club
and I've just cleaned up S250OOO on deal"
"Huhw calculated an old stager sitting in
OF the chairs. What did the young gentleman say
he had done?"
It was explained that our Jack had made S25o,o0O
by fortunate speculation. The old cock touched
the bell
Waiter" he called out, bring the dice I'll
shake the young gentleman for his S25o000" Then
something started. 1t was our Jack.
HARRIMAN'S PROMISE
A strange and interesting story concerning Har-
riman is recalled by the sale by Thomas F. Ryan
10 J. P. Morgan Of the controlling interest in the
Equitable life assurance society. which carries
with it the disposition of assets amounting in
value to some S460O0OOOO. When James Hazen
HYDE had control Hartman and the Hartman
stocks were large benehciaries by reason of heavy
loans and investments of funds belonging to the
10 he
OF misuse OF funds properly belonging to the policy
holders Hyde felt himself compelled to sell, Har-
rinan eagerly desired to buy the controlling interest
The Equitable is stock company with 100000
shares and Hyde, owning $1,000 shares, controlled
the management and disposition OF assets worth
nearly half billion
RYAN FORESTALLED HARTMAN
By an absurd legal fiction the ownership of a
lew shares gave Hyde control of the vast accumula-
lions held in trust for the policy holders. It was
position of tremendous power and Hartman
wanted it. but Ryan forestaIled him somehow. 1t
has never been explained exactly how, but it is
certain that Hartman never forgave Ryan. His
reply in this relation to question put to him while
he was on the witness stand during the Armstrong
investigation has become a sort of household word.
He was asked if he had settled with Ryan or paid
him out for what looked like duplicity in the deal
and he answered in his pithy way, "Not yet" which
the popular voice completed by adding, but soon.7
THEIR UNsELFISH MOTIVES
Ryan paid s. 100000 for the stock, although its
intrinsic value was not more than one-ffth of that
sum. The strange thing is that both he and Harri-
man strenuously contended that they did not want
the control for selfish ends. They simply desired
to keep the accumuations out of the hands of spec
ulators. Nor reviewing the evidence, can |
see any reason for believing that either insin-
cere.
RYANS TESTIMONY
Ryan was examined by Governor Hughes and
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HARRIMAN'S PLEDGE

Odd you have the idea that the acquisition
of half the stock would be beneficial TO you?
A.-No sir in fact, I told him that if in the
process of arriving at selection it deemed
advisable that the stock should be presented to
the society without remuneration / would agree SO
far as my part was concerned that it should be
done, and make claim to philanthropy in any
way whatsoever
I see no reason to doubt Mr.. Harrimans sin
certify He was man capable OF doing big thing
in big way. But altogether it makes very
markable episode of finance
1t is known that Hartman shortly before his
death again in negotiation with Ryan for half
the stock. Would he then have presented it to the
company That is to say, would he have taken
steps to make it a mutual company with assets
vested directly in the policy holders?
This is idle speculation now, but the further ques
ton arises, What will Morgan do with ii? Will he
follow the lines of Mr. Harrimans promise?
WHEN TOM GATOR coUGHED
Police Judge Conlan tells an amusing story of
the recent recount of votes for his office. Going
over the tally sheets there appeared to be a pen
stroke that had not been counted in the totals.
Tom Gator looked at it and then announced:
another vote for Sullivan"
Then Gator coughed and the vote blew away.
It was somebody's eyeash that had dropped on the
tally sheet
I was little dubious about this story when
Conlan told it, but Judge Weller confirmed it. He
was an eye witness. With that confederation
doubt gave way to certainty.
AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER
A man who signs himself w. R. Austin of Lemon
Cove, Tulare county, writes me extraordinary
letter about conditions in the national park in the
mountains east of that place. He says:
see by your valuable paper that there
370O65 federal employees, increase of 20 per cent
in two years don't wonder at IT, for there is
man living at Hot Springs and every few days he :
calls for applicants to be examined for rangers in
the parks and reserves The Hot Springs is
good place for consumptives and -drunks to get
better There is small town here with
about IS men. Some married. with children,
and out Of the rs all rangers govern
.ment paupers. The smallest pay is $3.50 day
to 81 500 year. There two in the
who don't draw the government-the black
smith and the store keeper off; the
keeper is postmaster, SO that leaves the blacksmith
alone.
How did they start in when it came to be
examined? For instance, pass then tell my
brother, brother in law, cousins, nephews, friends
the questions and answers and they pass-a regular
family affair. There is certain Question,
How much lumber in that tree? He knows before
he gets there, but he walks around it, sizes it up
and makes great fuss and tells exactly the
of lumber. Question, What about the bark? An
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
POLITICAL ANATOMY

The political writer of the Los Angeles Times
informs us that "eyes glued on the head of the
ticket" That process might seem bad for the eyes.
Are they glued on before or behind? Smith, who
ran for mayor against Uncle Aeck Alexander ap-
pears to have been blundering performer, if one
may Judge from speech in which he said:
If YOU elect me want you to elect good set
of co1ncilmen-one that will work with me, and
Judge Works and few others such as the good
government people trying to put in there to
block everything that | would do
Judge Works is former member of the supreme
court of California and the councilmen for whom
Smith was pleading included Barney Healy one
of Walter Parker's faithful.
A NEW BOSS
The Times gives an aeiduated estimate of Meyer
Lssner who does the politics OF the goo COOS.
Although written with hostile intent it tells many
interesting things about man who is destined to
cut large figure in the future politics OF California
give some extracts:
Meyer Lissner is pale, sardonic young man,
with thin lips that curl into satirica smiles. He
does politics, with and politicians, but
with file cabinet on smooth silent ball bearings
and little indexed cards
IF Lissner had been soldier he would not have
liked old fashioned war with horses and flashing
would have liked the war, OF today with mathe-
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
THE GOULD SCANDAL

The Goulds are again in the broad
light of publicity In this instance it
is Howard Gould who is being sued for
divorce by his wife, who was Katherine
Emmons an actress with whom he be-
came infatuated Her plea for divorce
is accompanied with a demand for ali
mony.
The details as related by witnesses
are sufficiently salacious to satisfy the
morbid cravings of the most sensational.
1t would seem that Mrs. Howard
Gould's failing is not only extravaganza
in dress but in an overAindulgence Of
champagne cocktails and in wines such
as only the rich can afford. In view Of
all the facts, of which Howard Gould
should have had knowledge, he would
have been relieved of much discredit if
he had yielded to the divorce without
any contention in court. AS it is, he
can not relieve himself of his full share
of responsibility by any effort to force
the burden of misconduct on his wife
In these scandals of the rich is de-
monstrated that even with money un-
limited it is not possible to cover, as
with a cloak multitude of shortcom-
ings. If the Goulds were of the ordi-
nary run of mortals there would be
given little public attention to their do
mestie affairs, 1t is because they are
rich and are of the upper crust that
they, as other rich, are given the fullest
limit of notoriety from which many less
favored with dollars would shrink with
horror.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
NEW SHORT STORIES
A ResourcefuI Crook.

Oliver D. Street, district attorney
oil northern Alabama, was talking IN
Birmingham about notorious cfi"-
inal.
"The man." said Mr.. Street. WAS
very resourceful in crime-very re-
sourceful and ready. Once In res
taurant. after hearty thirty-fve cent
dinner. he laid battered, dingy half
dollar on the cashiers desk. The cash
Ter fingered it with frowning suspicion.
1t looked pretty bad.
"Its very painful thing spoke
up the crook, for me to part with that
there half, friend. That half saved my
life In the battle of Shiloh. The dent
you're noticin' Is where ~ bullet struck
and glanced off; otherwise I'd have
been killed. The half wa$s in my breast
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
sHERIFFs SALE.

No. I2, o2o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: G. H. Butler ct al VS.. r. s..
Allday ct al.
BY virtue of writ of heri facias To-
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
1sh, Louisiana, in the above numbered
SUIT, have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction, for cash, accord
ing to law, during the legal hours for
sales. at the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish, La, on
SATURDAY., JULY I'd, 1909,
The west twenty acres Of land southeast
quarter OF northwest quarter section 3I,s
township Fl, range IS, together with the
derrick, well boring machinery, and all
pipe IN the well and on the ground,
found on the above described property
l. he above property seized as belonging
to the above defendant and to be sold
to satisfy the debt specified in the writ,
say IN the sum of $225o.oo, with per
cent per annum interest from May ~,
1909, until paid, and all costs of suit
]. P FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, June 20. Sheriff.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
GENEROSITY AND GRATITUDE
OF THIEVES.

The thief in the community is very
much like the boy whose meanness or
ruffianism has caused the other little
children to band together to ostEacize
him. He may move about with suffer,
swagger, carry a chip OH his shoulder
and vicious CLEAN in his eye but there
is always a sob in his throat. So the
thief is longing and aching to get back
in the circle out of which he has been
ruled. If any honest man wants to meet
lively gratitude, let him knowingly give
the countenance of his company to
crook. It will be favor never forget
ten. Every lawyer practicing at the
criminal bar knows this One very we'll
known practitioner occasionally takes a
client to dinner at good restaurant or
braves an appearance with him at /.
theatere. There have been ernbarrass-
ing results, due to the criminals graf
itude.
after one of these evenings the
lawyer laughingly told me, I'm kept for
days dodging and returning presents
sent by the crook-watches, scarf pins,
cuff links, now and then a valuable
painting or a Persian rug-all belong
ing to somebody else. From How
Thieves Live" in June Everybody's.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
SPONSORS AND MAIDS OF
HONOR.

After each Annual Reunion of Con-
federate Veterans there follows criti-
cism Of the sponsor and the maids OF
honor, but never a word is heard in op-
position ao the Generals, the Colo
nels" and the Majors prancing about
in their feathers and tailor fitting uni
forms. Why not encourage the great
est display possible of sponsors and
maids of honor?
If at these gatherings of Confeder-
ates there must be come elimination of
attractions, why not cut OUT the Sen
erals and the "Colonels" who, when
''diked' out in their uniforms with span
giles and bangles and feathers and
plumes, tower in the nagnifcence OF
their glories over the privates. For
tunately, there is room for all, but Sc
riously, a Reunion of Confederates
without sponsors and maids of honor
would be as soup without salt
1t is true the men fought at the front,
but the glory and the renown of the
Confederacy was achieved through the
heroism of the women of the South,
and therefore in honoring their grand
daughters we revive and perpetuate
their memory, which shall be enshrined
in song and story.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
PENSIONS FOR CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.

There are fifteen hundred applications
for pensions by old Confederate Vet
erans pending before the Pension Board
of the State, If the money sqtrandered
on game commissioners, wardens, at
torneys, etc, was available for their use
It would save much suffering among the
old soldiers, who are tottering in want
on the edge Of the graye.-Mans6eld
Enterprise.
Some States, as republics, are un-
grateful and Louisiana is no exception
to this criticism The Confederate Sol
der, with a record of service faithfully
rendered, midst trials and tribulations
which tried mems souls, is no beggar,
but, unfortunately, many of the gallant
and true have failed to receive the re-
cognition to which they are honorably
entitled.
Think of fifteen hundred applications
for plttarce of money being on file for
two years, and the great State of Louis
lana has not the means appropriated for
the relief Of the needy
t IS fortunate that The number OF
Veterans who are applicants for pen
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
SHERIFFS SALE
No. I2,82o-1n the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish La i:

No. I2,82o-ln the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish La.
Hicks Co. Ltd VS.. w F. Beasley.
By virtue of writ of feri faeias to
me issued from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, in the above numbered
and entitled suit, have seized and 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, on
SATURDAY, JULY I'd, 1900,
The west half Of the southeast quarter
of section rs, township 23 1orth, range
10 west, containing so acres of land
more or less, with all huiidings and i'm
provements thereon Also store house
in Mira, La, bought from Hicks, Com
pany,. The above property seized as
belonging to the said defendant and to-
be sold to satisfy the debt specified n
the said writ, say in the sum of $2,o7T2o
with 5 per cent per annum interest
thereon from March s, Ieoo until paid,
and all costs of suit.
]. P. FLOURNOY.
Caucasian, June 20. Sheriff.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20

pocket, you know, right over the
heart
LETS see,' said the cashier-'what
year was Shiloh? 1t was 1862, wasn't
it2'
Right you are, friend, 1862 the
crook agreed.
''And this coin,' said the cashier
quietly. is dated 1881, and it's a coun-
terfeit, besides
"The crook smiled impatiently.
well, Of course it's counterfeit,
said he, naturally How could / have
had an 1881 coin back in 1882 If it
hadn't been counterfeit?'
And the cashier was so coL4used
that he gave up Is cents change and
let the fellow go before he got his
wits together again.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
The Tachnicai Matter

Discussing in Anoka a certain battle
of the civil war, P. G. Woodward.
commander of the Minnesota depart
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, said
THAT general reminded me of a
waiter In Minneapolis. The general
was too scientific. He was too busy
with causes and effects, with technical
moves and what not. to get results
that is. to win battles.
So with my Minneapolis waiter. In
restaurant said to him:
Look at the color of this water
Why, it's not fit to drink
"But the waiter instead of rushing
some crystal pure water to me took
up my goblet, studied it carefully.
shook his head and said:
mo. sir. You're deceiving your.
self, sir. The water's perfectly all
right, sir. It's only the glass what's
dirty"
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
TARIFF ON SUGAR.

Peoples Democrat The tariff col
lected on sugar amounts i'll one year to
I56,ooo,ooo. AS the working class con-
sumes nine -tenths of the sugar import
ed into the country it follows that rnt
of their meagre wages comes - .ast
sum which goes into the Golfers of the
government to be in turn squandered on
battleships which are obsolete the day
after they are launched Unde public
ownership sugar could be produced and
delivered to your door for two cents per
pound and the labor which does the
work will receive better wages than is
now paid by the sugar trust.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
THE "BOTTLE BABY. .
Remember the Baby Can not Defend It
self and Must Suffer Untold Discom-
forts

Helen Watts McVey in the Com
moner: AS the weather becomes warm,
we must give added thought to the well
fare of the baby, especially if the bottle
Us his source Of supply in the way of
food First of all, we must be very
careful as to the quality of the milk.
Many baby foods" are on the market,
and some of them are very satisfactory,
but even with the best, there is danger,
not altogether in the food, but in the
way it is handled and the bottle through
which it reaches the baby's stomach.
The ordinary dairy milk is not always
safe, as many cattle are diseased, and
then, even from a healthy COW, the milk
may not be handled in the cleanest or
most sanitary manner. A first class
brand of evaporated milk is preferable
to the dougtful dairy supply. It is best
not to try to economize in the, matter of
bottles. There should be several bot
ties and nipples half dozen of each
are none too many This number will
admit of always having clean, sweet
bottle, and no bottle should be used
twice without cleaning and sweetening
There is disease, if not death, in a
dirty bottle, and the purest milk will
not avail if the unclean bottle is laden
with germs. Keep the little one fresh
and clean and keep the flies away from
the little face and hands. Netting is
cheap, and if the house can not be
screened, or if the baby is to rest out
IN the yard, or on the porch, see that he
Is shielded from the scavenger. Remem-
Der the baby can not defend itself, and
must often suffer untold discomfort
through the crawling of flies over the
tender flesh, even If they do not sting
and bite Dress the child according to
the weather, add TO or take from his
clothing as the temperature varies. Re
nlsmber that mother care is far away
ahead Of the doctors skill
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
He Was a Practical Politician.

Former Governor Sam Hauser. the
'grand old man. of Montana, was one
of the witnesses in the investigation
held by the United States senate to
find out whether the mining million
aire, William A. Clark, was entitled
to his seat
What did you do, Mr. HauserY' the
late Senator Hoar asked
II went to see Mr.. Clark"
"Where did you see himP'
"In Butte City"
"At his houseT'
"Yes, SIR
What did you say to him?''
Il told him If he would loosen up
he might have a chance to be elected
to the senate"
Loosen up?' said Senator Hoar.
Loosen up? | do not understand
what you mean.'
Maybe Won don't" snapped Hauser,
"but Clark did. Denver Post.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20

ions is limited. In It's appropriation
he State, through It's Legislature, has
1een "niggardly" tow ais the Confed-
crate Veterans. but u to reckless
1ess in the expenditures of money
which have benefited the few having
,one political influence.
Not only has the State been negligent
n the case of men who. above all 9th
ers, should be recognized while they
live, but it stands discredited on the
battlefield at Vicksburg, Miss, where
other States have monuments perpetu-
ating the achievements of their brave
and gallant sons.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
The Fishing Fever.

When tender leaves are budding out,
And skies are blue and sunny,
And birds begin to look for sticks
And bumblebees for honey,
shut my eyes and seem to hear
The water gently swishing
Above the pebbles. smooth and round
I want to go a-f1shing!
long to smell the warm new earth
And see the sunlight giancing
On speckled sides and silver fins
And merry minnows dancing.
On leaden feet / walk the street,
For rod and basket wishing,
And shady hooks by running brooks
/ want to go a-fishing!
-Mfnna Irving In Leslie's Weekly.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by ]. P. Mccain ten miles
oeiow Shreveport on the Bagley place,
on Ked river, and estrayed before me
the undersigned, one red heifer about 2
years old, marked crop off right ear ana
under half off left ear no brands 81 b
owner will come forward, prove prop
efty and pay charges or the same will
De sold as the law directs on BagleJ
place on July "a, 1900.
B.R. JACOBS,
Justice of the Peace Eighth Ward g
Caddo Parish La 6-za
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
Power Of the Ad.

john Harnitt Lowndes. the noted
psychologist of Richmond, was prais-
ing the power of advertising.
A lady disputed the compelling pow
er that Mr.. Lowndes imputed to the
advertisement. and on a wager the
psychologist inserted in a Richmond
daily the following:
Il promise nothing. 1 contract to
perform nothing. But
send me 90 cents in stamps. Per-
maps there is a surprise in store for
you Who knows? J. Fl. f.. p q
Box 217.'' y
And Mr. Lowndes won his wager
His curious advertisement brongbt :
him in enough stamps to make : snh.
stantial contribution to Richmond :
charities. It also caused--for the sforr
spread--a boom in advertising amoner
Riehmond's men OF business
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. I2,357--In the First District Court
Of Louisiana: Succession of J. B.
Rhodes.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Notice is hereby given that S. J. Har-
man has this day applied to be appointed
administrator of said succession, and
unless opposition be made thereto with
IN the time specified by law he will be
appointed as prayed for.
Witness the honorable T. F. Bell,
judge of said court, this 10th day of
May 1909. A. S. HARDIN,
May 20. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
OPEN AIR CONCERT

The first open air concert Of the sea
son was given in the court house square
Friday night. 1t was rendered by the
Fairgrounds Association and was en-
Joyed by hundreds of people.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
A Thearist.

''The stars shine iii the daytime jus
as they do at night. only we can't Sc
them, you know"
We'll say" said little EdwarG
when it rains is it cause the big die
per turns over?' Kansas City Times
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
A MACHINE GTTN

Coushatta Citizen: A machine gun.
said to be the most terrible of weapons,
has been built at Cleveland, Ohio, for
the British overnment It throws ESQ
shells per minute The invent
or q resident Of Cleveland, says it will
now down any advancin line Of infan-
try.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
Subscription Price $a.oo a year.

Psalished three times week, on Sun
day morning, and Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons, at sI7 Edwards ST.,
hy The Caucasian & Carney Printing
Company, Limited, Proprietors.
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Enfered as second class nfsrfsr February
II, 1904, at the postofne at Shreve-
port, La, under the Act Of Congress
of March 81, 1879.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
Prose and Truth.

Hank Stubbs-Goin' to take in an.
summer boarders this year, Bige?
Bige Miller-Yep. If they stop long
enough-Bosto Globe.
The Caucasian., 1909-06-20
A Short Tale.

Hungry Hank Kind lady, wuzzn'f
always what you see me now | have
past
Aunt Peggie-Pass it along to father
He's out there by the wood pile.-Bos
ton Globe.