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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
A JUDGMENT.
No. 13o38-In First District Coura of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana: Mrs.

No I3,o38-In First District Coura OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana: Mrs.
/ Maggie E. Allen VS.. Fay Allen.
In this case by reason of the law and
the evidence being in favor thereof, a
default having been taken against de-
PENDANT and the case duly proved, after
all legal delays, it is ordered, adjudged
and decreed that there be judgment as
prayed for in plaintiff petition, inter-
dieting the defendant, Fay Allen. 1t is
further ordered, adjudged and decreea
that an inventory of the property of the
said Fay Allen be taken and that a
commission to take such inventory be
issued to J. H. Stephens Jr., or any
other notary public, that an abstract OF
said inventory be recorded in the mort
gage book against Mrs. Maggie E. Al
len, the appointment of curatrix and
under-curator to be made hereafter
when such abstract of such inventory
shall have been duly recorded.
Thus done, read and signed in open
court on this grid day of July 1900.
T. F. BELL,
Judge First District Court of La.
Endorsed: Filed July 8, 1909.
J. H. LEVY, Deputy Clerk.
A true Copy.
w. M. LEVY,
July s. Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
BIDS INVITED.

Notice is hereby given that at the
next meeting of the Police Jury OF
Caddo Parish, the second Thursday in
August 1909, at 10 am, bids will be re-
ceived for printing of the proceedings
ordinances and such publications as may
be ordered by the jury, not including
job work, for the next twelve months
The jury reserves the right to reject
any and all bids
GEO. A. POLICEMAN,
President Pro Tenn
A. L DURINGER, Clerk.
July II, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
BIDS INVITED.

For building two 4o-feet bent bridges
in Ward Six according to parish speci-
fcations, across slough at Cypress bayou
on Keachie and Spring Ridge road.
Bids to be opened at next meeting of
the Jury, the second Thursday in Au-
gust 1909, at 10 am.
GEO. A. POLICEMAN,
President Pro Tenn.
A. L, DURINGER, CLERK.
July II, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

~ ? OCNLss1NJANJ4N ~ = ~
No. 8,652-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo. State of Louisiana: Sue
cession of ]. w. Mccain.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Mary N. Mccain has this day fled her
final account and application for dis
charge in said succession, and unless
opposition be made thereto within the
time specified by law the same will be
duly homoiogated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell.
Judge of said court, this 18th day of
July 1909. A. S, HARDIN,
July 13. No. Deputy Clerk,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
A LOVE sTopY or TODAY.

Strong soul stun and lore make q
great combination
Bristov Draper. ex-sociefy man, ex-
Harvard student foreman In d cotton
sniIl. has both qualities
This is the story
Draper is the SCR # Governor Draper
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
VENIRE
Of the First District Court, Caddo Par
ish. Louisiana, for the two weeks
commencing the Third Monday in
July 1909.

For week commencing July rs, 1909
4 Lambeth. w. P. I Gerald, J. o.
a Richardson, D. c., Jr.
q Walters, r. E. Self, F. S.
2 Boyter, H. o. a Rambin, H. L.
a Simmons, w. L. Self C. c.
q Bryan, H. S. 4 Mills, Geo. H.
q Johnson, S. B. Waits, Bud.
Darden, w. H. 4 Whitbeck, E. H.
McCutchen, NJ A.
S Carpenter. c. G. 4 Aston, w. c.
4 Sharp, D. r. 4 Lear, George.
Nattin. Hall. Summer, G. C.
a Prudhomme, John.
4 Lawrason, ]. B. 4 Bagley, H. W.
8 Smelling, J. R. 8 Forbing. J. B.
S Sargent, II. r. 3 Flanagan, H. G,
s Humphreys, w. S. sws
June 28, 1909.
C. MoNcURE,
J. D. LEE,
LEVI COOPER,
F. H. BOSNIAN,
Jury Commissioners
~~t-As. F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-0ficio Jury Commissioner
A true copy.
F. A. LEONARD, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
SUBSCRIPTION, $3.50 PER YEAR

sraft Her cj,y oH7lals are puhtle work
e~xp@rtss growing ga TIA serves and kept
taefs as 39as SIS tasy raaAa su0d-uo
toaser.
>as 4 sias}e e8heF city appears to
have thought u advertising or press
aEealBas itself rs a desirable residence
On 2evaugt Of hauest government!
t'urt Arthur. Canada. has been run,
ming It's ~ lights. telephones and
railways fer municipal Instead Of pri.
yale QraGt and reducing the cost Of
being a resident there. Galveston,
Tex. has restored Itself. built bal
N2rks against the sea Goods and start.
ri administering itself en- Il business
basis hE s governing col.afssioB Ia,
stead ~ s. mayor. cts. Tie riiisburg
chamber at goWH3ensc has drafted q
hill 10 establish the commission plan
Of government, Tire ordinary plan hav.
Ing brought the city into as mitch dts,
rcpute as the sudden ullllionaires.
Minneapolis has started a city erema.
tory for IT'S health department which
saves $500 10 city heating bills. New
Haven IL negotiating the utilization of
its garbage for 100 arc lights, surplus
energy for bridge making. These mat.
ters are uot made subject Of adver-
ttsPment- possibly 10 order not to
wholly discourage the prospective new
conner who hopes to be AZ explorer
New York Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
ARBoR DAY OBSERVANCE.
Value Of Improvement soeisties Co.
operating With Schools.

Improvement societies should coop.
crate with schools In the proper OBJ
servance Of ArbOr day, The marked
advantages Of such cooperation might
be that the trees planted by the chill.
dren as part Of the school program,
and often when they are not needed.
would be placed in more appropriate
positions and where competent judg-
lnent would decide. More considera.
ton should be given TO the question Of
location, for II Is certain that no trees
should be planted without due regard
TO the surroundings and necessities Of
the premises.
Comparatively few people have the
knowledge sufficient to properly place
and plant trees, but improvement 20.
eieties either have competent judges
among their members or are In touch
with those who know. The proper
spirit Of cooperation could accomplish
much In the proper observance Of Ar.
Dor day, and good practical results
would cause our federal officials to
modify their statement that much OF
our Arbor day planting Is worse than
useless"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07

There is no fowl that will respond
to treatment or furnish better results
than the waterfowl. II will maturs
just as rapidly away from streams az
nea them. A generous supply of
drinking water Is ell that is required
There are many places on a farm that
are worthless for cultivation that
could be utilized with excellent results
for goose raising. Many farms~s are
profiting by this and adding to their
incomes annually The care aud at.
tention necessary for raising geese are
very small when compared with the
returns. and the cost Of food is also
proporti0nately small In comparison
with the cost of food used for other
birds bred for market, A goose on
range will gather the largest portion
Of its food, consisting Of grasses. In
sects ana other animal and vegetable
matter to he found IN the fields and
brooks.
The goose occupies the same place
among poultry that sheep do among
live stock and II cared for are just as
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07

jured when dug. The large trees have
a more extended root system In the
nursery row. and a larger proportion
of this Is broken off when the trees
are dug than Is the a $ with the
smaller trees.
On the other hand. one should not
buy the smaller grades of trees which
measure one to two feet In height I'M
less they are to be planted upon espe-
cially good soil, AS they often fail to
make a satisfactory growth, and II
generally means an extra year of cult
walton before they come into bearing.
And. although a smaller proportion Of
the root system Of small trees 10 bro.
ken when they are dug In the nursery.
they are somewhat more likely TO be
injured from becoming dry In ira si,
than larger trees. as the roots are very
small and quickly dried out. In gen.
erai, then. trees Of q medium grade
are better to purchase. First class
trees should not only be OF the proper
size. but free from scale. root gals,
borers and peach yellows.
AS for pruning trees before planting.
the following advice is given:
Two to two and oue-haIf feet above
the bud Is about the proper height to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
LIGHTS TO DRAW TRADE.


$50 ~iA'tNHfS @RtANHFN FN@SFttA ~
Some lsFsey Merchants,
Newark. the metropolis Of New Jer,
Eey, hrs recently demonstrated that
lights draw trade In other words. the
human insect is like any other bug OF
moth and warns after the candle,
the lamp or the electric bulb. Man, OF
course, knows too much to bump his
head against the light or SINCE his
wings. but this knowledge IL acquired.
while thu love of the glitter is inner
ent.
A bunch OF Newark merchants have
taken advantage Of the buglike trait
Ia human nature 10 increase business.
The chief street In the Jersey metrop-
oils Is Broad. Market street btsects
Broad into what are known as North
Broad and South Broad, or late years
through brilliant electric signs and
other means all the crowds at night
have been drawn to North Broad.
while the south end Of the street has
been comparatively deserted, This
caused the merchants In that neigh.
bOrhood to do some thinking, The re-
suit of thinking was an organization.
The result Of the organization was the
most unique lighting scheme ever at.
tempted In an American city. II con.
slsts OF q row of orange eoiored, high
power lights Oh both sides OF the
street. These lights are about afty
feet apart and extend for i've blocks,
The cost ia borne by the merchants
and amounts TO about u hundred dol
lars a year to each man. The lights
are so brilliant that they make North
Broad street, electric signs and all.
look like a dim twilight In compari-
son,
Since the new system OF lighting has
gone into effect the crowds have "fol.
lowed the CLEAN" and now co%ngregate
nightly on South Broad. Trade has
followed the crowd. and the enterpris-
ing merchants nre already reaplng the
harvest. OF course The thing IL yet In
the experimental stage, but 1t Is an ex-
pertinent that is being watched with
interest by merchants throughout the
land, Crowds Of them travel to New
ark from New York and other cities to
study the system. So far the depar.
ture has proved a pronounced success
and has made everybody happy with
the exception Of the rival merchants
on North Broad street,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
PUBLIC REST ROOM,
How a Useful institution Has
Benefited a Small Town.
APPRECIATED BY TRADERS.
Merchants Regard . Club In Sunny
side. Wash, Started by Women as q
Good Business investment-Net .
Money Making Scheme.

Travellers for commercial houses
farmers and their families coming inta
town to trade and others while shop
ping would no doubt often appreciate
some place where they could rest and
talk yer business matters or arrange
a deal. To supply this need an ex-
pertinent has been tried and proved
successful. 1t 10 regarded N a good
business Investment, and what Sunny.
side, Wash, a small town of about
100 In the fertile Yakima valley, has
done can be at least attempted by 9th.
er towns.
Yakima valley u settled quits thick.
ly, and, while there are many large
ranches, the majority are small ranches
twenty. forty or eighty acres-and
are tributary to Sunnyside, so a great
many people drive there to trade. II
1t happens to be windy or dusty the
visitors present a ~disheveled and al.
most demoralized appearance and would
like some convenient where they
could retouch their toilet and restore
that harmonious and chic complete
ness so dear to both men and women.
The necessity existed. and a few en-
ergetic women saw II and determined
to do something, but they had not a
penny to start with. Anyway, they
started. The Public Rest Room club
sprang into existence. There are a
president, secretary and treasurer and
an executive board. The president Is
a hustling, capable IN A room
In the business portion Of sunnyside
was rented. The first months rent
was donated to Offset the expense of
putting the room in order: 1t was pa
pered and made as coy as possible.
Tables, stoves. floor coverings, rockers
and other chairs, couch and other fur.
niture and ixings were donated or
loaned, many OF them not entirely new.
The telephone was also donated.
Bread, pies and cakes were freely Civ.
en- for sale and a present of about fifty
potato sacks, which were sold at o.
cents each. So Sunnyslde had a place
where men, women and children could
come in and enjoy a warm Are, a rock,
ing chair, papers. books and maya.
zines. There Is no charge for any OF
these comforts, but a box for free viii
offerings stands on the table.
Men know where to find their wives
when they are through shopping.
Friends make appointments to meet
each other at the rest room.
The club is not a money making
scheme. as no n gets a cen but the
matron. There is also a library Of
about 500 books. including the latest
and best. The merchants contribute
monthly % cents and upward, which
more than pays the rent. and any sur
plus is used to add another comfort to
the rooms. During the M year Of Its
life about 1900 visits were paid to the
rest room, and the merchants look
upon 1t as a good business investment
The new quarters have four rooms
library, dining room, kitchen and a
oom for ladies and babies.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
HOME BOOSTING HINTS.

Optimism spells outlook. There is
no outlook for the pessimist who sits
down and complains because things
are not coming his way. What he
needs to do Is to get up and 60 out
and yank things his way by the scrufi
Of their necks.
Trade at home and keep the home
cash In circulation right around home.
A bargain that dries up the lifebiood
Of the community BY transfusing the
blood to some other place II not so
much Of q bargain II 1t appears to the
u~nthlnking person
Energize! That's q mighty forceful
word, one Of the most forceful 10 the
whole unabridged dictionary. II you
energize you will make things hum.
and by making things hum you win
do the things you want to do. This
applies to individuals a. wen ~ to
towns or communities collectively.
Every individual ID 4 unit ~ well ~
a spoke in the wheel. II some individ-
uals want to turn q way and others
want to turn other ways. how b the
wheel going to move! Think Of your
community ~ 4 wheel and turn with
it-forward. not backward II the
wheel Is NOW turning backward. face
about all your spokss and change the
direction.
Small town people sometimes fAil
into tho habit Of running down their
own place IN conversation. This u a.
most AZ bad - saying you wish ron
had marpied another woman instead
Of your wife. II you said that and
your wife heard Of It. probably you
would have 1 chance to get another
woman. But you'1l never have much
or 4 chance to get another town until
you Improve the . you're 10 - that.
you'll lore Il for III own sake. -
kind 70 your horne place and y v@l
~ kind ~ ~.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07

GOVERNMENT FOR FARMERS.
Legislation In Australia Makes the
Dairy Business Profitable,

II may interest American farmers to
know that In Australia the govern
Nlenf has come 10 the aid Of agTtcBi.
ture In a satisfactory nner This IL
particularly true Of dairy farming
The provincial government maintains
Mt Calgary the largest and finest dairy
station and cold storage plant I'm all
the west. A few years ago the farm.
ers Of southern Alberta became dis,
satisfied with the private creatneries
then in operation and asked the gov.
eminent 70 take charge o. the hust.
ness, The government Is especially
solicitous for the prosperity Of farm.
ers, and the public policy has 90 par.
pose that precefes their best interest
Therefore the request was taken IN,
and government crea nIeries took the
place OF the old private concerns
These creameries are equipped upon
the most modern plans. and, being con,
Quoted with no thought OF profit, but
solely IN the interests NJ the farmers,
their operation has been Of enormous
benefit. They are called ~'co-opera.
tive" and really are Just exactly that,
A chain of them has been established
through the country sufficient and eff
Client to serve the whole farming com
munity, They are subject 10 the con,
troll Of their patrons. through boards
Of directors. aud under government
management,
Most Of the patrons separate their
milk at home by means Of hand sep,
arators and take their cream 10 the
government stations, say. three or four
tested, weighed and credited up, AT
the end Of each month each patron
gets credit for the equivalent Of his
cream 10 butter and receives q cash
advance equal to 10 cents a pound
Thirty or sixty days later a cheek for
the balance Ii sent him from the de-
partment of agriculture direct-tlat Ia
to say, the government actually takes
bis cream. makes his butter and pays
him the market rate In cash and q gov
eminent check. This Is neither pa
ternalism nor socialism. II Is a farm
ers' government, doing business with
and for the farmers. In other words, |
It Is simply business. and good bust
ness at that, for all concerned. The
average price paid Mt government
creamertes In 1908 was 2543 cents,
OF curse these creamerIes have TO
be maintained. and this is accomplish.
ed by making a charge Of 4 cents a
pound One cent of this goes TO a
fund for the purchase OF buildings and
machinery. of which the farmers be-
come part owners to the extent Of their
contributions.
All this would mean little II It did
secure the best market advantages
for everybody concerned. but 1t does
that and IN a fuller sense than
could be secured through any other
process, The government has consol
the market and conducts the
sales, all In behalf OF the producers,
The butter ia sold through government
agencies. principally heretofore In
British Columbia and the Yukon dis.
trlct, but OF late In growing quaint
ties to Japan. A large export trade In
from southern Alberta has
sprung up In the japanese market.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
Controlling 1iHbosrds.

Several effective means are known
which II taken advantage Of will ma
teriaily aid In controlling the obnox.
ious billboard. Many ~biliboards are
found in every n Of VI principal
cities that are erected without per.
mission from the property owner. The
following four plans may be used to
approach the matter: a. BY police
power; e, by taxation; CO. by prosecu.
ton for trespass; ~ by ignoring the
advertiser or advertised article.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
EMPTY FRUIT BASKETS 0 PROTECTION

be collected and saved for the purpose
aud weather does not destroy them
quickly or winds blow them easily
about. Use peach baskets for the
larger plants, plum and grape baskets
for smaller plants or for two or three
Of the very smallest and stra wberry
baskets for the smallest Of all. Even
these viii span two seedlings set near
together.
Choose a cool, shaded corner for let.
tuce. II you have rome such make a
retreat for the succulent delicacy.
Have a movable screen Of reeds or
woven twigs with which to protect
! the lettuce bed from the MONDAY sun.
Take 1t down at night and do not put
it up on cloudy days. By a little care
in this respect you will secure sweet
salad AS the FIRST supply Of plants
shows a tendency to run to seed, have
a second and a third installment ready
to take its place. Lettuce that grows
In the sun gets bitter. and when the
head elongates into a stem 1t 10 past
use.
Radishes also thrive into juicy mild
ness in the shade, although they will
bear more sunshine than lettuce. II
set so near a brick wall as to feel the
radiated heat as well as the direct rays
Of the sun they will develop too fast
and become pithy and pungent.
Green peas should be planted early
In the season. Give them rich earth.
plenty Of light and hest. and water
often should the season be dry. Train
upon sticks against the wall. II you
have room for two crops plant q sec
ond three weeks after you put the nrst
into the ground
Cucumbers flourish under direct and
radiating sunshine, being Of tropical
origin. They, too. should b. satsn
soon after they are gathered
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07

LLh4Nu i&Ll1LtE "lta mhlilSos
tings or carpets that have seen their
best days may enjoy a new lease OF
life as plant coverings. The great
thing is to cover the plants so that
they will be shady, but not without
air. Even castoff hats may be used
to prop over a delicate new plant. and
as straw allows the air to circulate II
will not be entirely deprived of oxy-
gen. Stones laid on the hat brims will
keep them from blowing away on a
windy day.
Castoff fruit baskets are excellent
to cover tr~ansplanted plants. They
provide sufficient shade and do not
smother the plants. because the open
ings let in air. They are very light to
handle and easy to store because they
set into each other, besides being SUI.
dciently durable to last an entire sea-
son or longer. They cost nothing, can
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07

profitable In proportion. II Is just as
necessary to pluck the feathers from
the goose as 1t II to shear the wool
from the sheep. and the product has a
great demand.
The Toulouse is one OF the largest
breeds OF geese and Is very profit
able, az 1t attains an enormous size
and when fattened brings a high price
in the market. It In a fairly good
layer. averaging about forty Eggs in
a season. Some persons labor under
the delusion that geese do not lay un-
til they are two years old or II they
do their eggs are not fertile. The eggs
from Toulouse and White Chinese
geese hatch almost as readily as do
eggs from older geese. As long as
geese have plenty Of grass they win
need very little. II any. feed. except
dnrIng the laying season. when they
should BE- fed literally On sonpe nash
food- Geese pssfsr bulky fpod
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
How Parks Add to City Values.

A committee appointed to investigate
on the question Of how much, In Its
judgment. the present assessed value
Of the entire property Of Madison.
Wis, has been increased by the work
done by the Madison Park and Pleas
r Drive association and the city by
securing parks and drives, both inside
the city and beyond its limits. has de-
cided that from 10 to Is per CEN Of
the increase Is due to the establish
ment Of the parks and drives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07

The season for street tree planting
Is at hand, and II is well to remember
that the best trees are young. thrifty
specimens from one to three feet high.
Under no circumstances plant any be-
low the minimum mentioned, and
those over three feet high should be
carefully examined. and II crooked Or
gnarjed and appearing AZ stunted do
not take them even without price; They
~ not worth tho planting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-05-07
i arm ano
Garden
PEACH TREE PLANTING.
Selecting Trees Fer the Orchard the
First Season.

An interesting bulletin on peach
growing has been issued by the New
Jersey experiment station at New
Brunswick The bulletin contains ex-
ceiient advice to peach growers.
The bulletin says that a tree three
TO four feet In height which Is well
bra Hched and will caliper fve-eighths
OF an inch ts ntore desirab bic than a tree
four to i've feet which Is of the same
diameter. The ideal type Of peach
e for Planting OF Is a one-year-old
tree which will caliIer one-half to five
eiEhlhs OF an inch, Ii well bfanehed
and about three to four feet In height.
SonIe fruit growers prefer the largest
trees which can tie obtained II they
are well branched. These will make a
COED growth II not too severely In.