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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

s'1L eok EYED IA1a t hus affording
ONE ehiiieAAAa' each occupant
two windows and the use Of the door
A rug placed il the center of each
diagonal space, small iron beds, dress
en, comfortable rockers and tables
formed the furniture, while a large
coal stove in the center Of the room
rndiated warmth and cheer to every
corner.
Miss Leafy removed her bonnet and
cape and hung them. together with
the mink muf, within her tiny closet.
Then she seated herself At the table
md drew cut the comic valentine she
had just purchased. She adjusted her
opectacIes again and looked long and
curiously at the picture She did not
smile or otherwise exhibit any evi-
&ence Of amusement. There was the
light Of an iDdomitable purpose in her
eyes and in the set Of her thin lips.
The picture portrayed a hideous We
man, with mincing gait. wearing an
enormous bonnet. from which hung
uultitudes of varieolored feathers and
ribbons Her dress was trimmed with
buttons. buckles, fringes. bows ana
steamers. while about her shoulders
was drsped lace shawl She held
tiny parasci above her bedizened head
Beneath were lines Of doggerel verse:
Hold up your head, you think you're 50
fine.
You are nothing but clothes; you haven I
a mind
Your silks are but cotton; your hat is 6
shan.
You're smiling deceiver abroad II the
land.
Miss Leafy nodded her head approx
ang7y That's Ellen Drake 10 the
life" she said s'ewly. she thinks
shes fine. and she expects every one
else 10 think the same. She's Il Sell
ans deeejver. fer she preIends 10 b.
pleasant 10 every one. and she treat
me Ike the dirt beneath her feet
A Ia,'e- tending that shawl is real lacet
How comes it that Ellen Drake ear
wear lace stawls any Enore'n / ear
ii stick 10 il that mine IS real lac
too. ! ANT going to take 10 haeE
seat tof Ellen Drake If her "a WIS
school7eache-r'
Here Miss Leafy ended her soliloqu,
and. folding her hioeous valentine ~
fl 4 long envelope. she inclosed il ana
sealed the tap Then with a scraTchy
pen dipped in rusty brown ink sha
printed the letters Of Ellen brakes
name
There she ended uiumpha nfIy
TIL Just drop that in the letter boz
ut the corner SO she'll get it the first
thing in the morning After she learns
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

vas LINK.
ing, Leafy,'' pursued Ellen Drake.
that maybe you'd like to get some
teeth Of that new dentist. He puts In
porcelain teeth just like mine for $40,
and ! was thinking you might as well
use some Of my money and have thu.
teeth now. l amt got any particular
use for the money, and you can pay it
back from your knitting a little at a
time"
There was silence Mrs. Drake
leaned back in her chair as If glad the
announcement was out and prepared
for stormy reception Of her proposal.
Miss Lefty stared hard through the
crack in the stove door. The Goals
glowed redly, then they changed to a
ruddy blur. and there was sharp
sting behind her little brown eyes.
Presently she spoke. and her sharp
voice sunk TO quaver as she asked:
DO you mean, Ellen Drake, that
you're offering to lend me some Of
your $500 so l can have porcelain
teeth like yours"
'Of course l mean it." said Ellen
heartily. land, what's more, TN going
to use some of that $500 to have a good
time with before l ole. Wen 20 to
concerts~
We? murmured Miss Leafy. aghast.
~Of course. you and me, and per
Aars we1l ask some Of the others.
too. and maybe well have doinEs in
eur room some evening. Oh, I'm
going to take a sight Of comfort with
Cousin Abel's valentine-' And she
hughed CHEEKY little laugh that
seemed to open up some long choked
spring in Miss Leafy's bosom. for she
burst into bitter sobbing and flung her
hands before her little homely face.
'Leafy Bean. do declare. What
ever is the matter. Crying because
you're going to have new teeth?"
Tain't So shifted Leafy. I'm cry-
ing because I'm liar
"A-a-what:" gasTed Ellen Drake.
I'm liar-and much worse re-
peated Leafy. with stern emphasis.
Ellen Drake. when said / had lace
shawl like yours / was lying never
had one. and il wasn't real lace!r'
For the lands sake! Well-what Of
it: They're out Of style anyway
I'm worse than a liar repeated
Leafy gloo1nily. 4 sent you a funny
valentine through the mail Now, l
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07


remembered bitterly that she had al
ways been small and lean and homely
She never had a valentine. She never
had a lover. She never had married
She had cared for her parents. who
had lived to ripe old age. and when
they died she had sold the place and
with the proceeds had purchased life
long comfort in the home. That had
been her hfe-always lonely. with a
heart hungering for love and kindness.
which. when offered, she could not rec
oEnize. but fought off with shy suspi-
cion
When Ellen Drake arrived and was
assigned 10 share a room with Miss
Leafy the newcomer had sought BY
every art known to her genial little
soul to win Miss Leafy's regard Per
haps she might have done 50 had not
an unfortunate thing happened. Mrs
Drake IN unpacking her garments dis
played to Miss Beans admiring eyes
black lace shawl Its real lace"
said Ellen simply. 1t belonged 70 my
grandmother"
Leafy Bean biz Der lip and looked
with coretous eyes UPON the real lace
shawl She fingered its filmy texture.
and then she said carelessly:
I've got one inst like that, only
mines white. Id show il 10 you, Only
IFS in the bottom Of my trunk. III
get it out some Gay. Mines real lace
too"
I'D admire 10 see Il" said Ellen
Drake heartily. and Leafy had crept
away 10 bed with resenTful heart
and a very guilty conscience. for Leafy
Bean never lad q lace shawl in her
life
All the year that followed Ellen
brakes arrival at the home Leafy
Bean had maintained q fricid demean-
or toward that LADY This was harder
to understand. because the women oc-
cup.-sd the same apartment and a more
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

Z .
and despair = Miss Leafy Bean :
heart Her own had gone long ago
and she was now reduced 10 d tooth
less unde..iaw, while al Ill sitting plate
O. obviously false teeth adorned The
upper cue
Cold OUT. Elem" asked old Mrs
Brown from across the table.
Yes" replied Mrs. Drake, ii
dreadful cold. Looks Ike snow"
Been buying vaIent-nes:- continued
Mrs Brown. with a slickeri1g laugh
. that was echoed down the ale IL
diminishing c4ehinnA1ions
Some, returned Mrs Drake spirit
edly. i always buy valentines. / be
lieve il EN-
Believe in EN-, Valentines are only
for young folks a-courun' and such"
ieered Mrs. Brown
valentines mean love" continued
Ellen Drake soberly, and old folks
want love just as much as young ones
do-and a sight more, I'm thinking. 1t
don't make no difference if you're q
hundred years old. if you get a valen-
tine with hearts and posies on it and
doves and flowers and a pretty verse
to it 1t warns you all up. not quite the
same as when you was sixteen. but al
most" She uttered a mellow laugh
that warmed more than one of the fee
bic. discontinued old women gathered
there
That's So" assented Miss Piper in
her shri1l treble. Il remember my
first valentine" And so each one told
q story about some valentine she had
received in the old days-some mes
sage Of a love that came so readily
and all unsought il the golden old
days. And as they told their stories
withered cheeks Redeemed. faded eyes
frightened and fretful voices took on
softer cadences until. when they rose
there was a warmer unanimity Of feel
ing among them. and when they part
ed for the night they strayed OF IN
groups Of twos and threes. still telling
Of the old days. the golden old days,
when love was everything. when love
was king.
All save Miss Leafy- She had maiD-
tanned a stony silence during the ten
der "reminiscences that had arisen like
a cloud Of incense about her. a cloud
that lowered about, but did not encom-
pass her She withdrew herself from
II, just as she withdrew from their
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07
SHERItES SALE

No I2-625-ln the First Judicial Dis
frlct Court Of Csddo Parish, Louis
lana: H L Heilperin vs.. Harde-
man Brown
3. virtue Of d writ Of seizure and
sale 10 me issued from the Honorahs-
First Judicial District Court Of Cadde
Parish, Louisiana, IN the above pun-
oered and entitled suit. ! have seized
and will offer for sale at public auet,o..
fo- cash according TO law, without the
benefit Of appraiseusent- during the leanf
hours for sales. at the principal frpa.
door Of the court house OF Caddo Par
lsh, Louisiana. OF
SATURDAY, MARCH s. 1000.
/ ne southwest quarter Of sox,tnw>s.
quaster Of section 4. and the so-rhess.
quarter Of the southeast quarter Of sec
hon :, township Is north. range II west
with all buildings and improvements
thereon, II the Parish Of Caddo. La
Inc above property seized as teions-
ing 70 the said defendant. and 70 !.
sod Il. satisfy the amount specified -
tne SAID writ, say IN the s,r-3 ~ s-2- 4,
Will interest thereon II the rate q 8 PEI
cent pc annurn from Nav Il. 100. am
al costs O st1lr, including 10 Der CERT
1aa1d sum and Interest a. a++7-ra7-e
Ices J ?. FLOUREOY.
Nancaslan. Jan. g. 1f74-1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07


- z ISS LEAFY BEAN stared
I'VE lilo the window y the sra-
1V toners shop. SURVEYING tl4
long lines e valentines that
hung il fest0o1s from end to end.
There were al sorts Of valentines
from Tie hunbles1 penny post card
with il cruaa.y colored picture and
amorous verse. IL tie huge affairs r
satin ard lace. with doves and cunizs
and bleeding hearts painted thereon.
Miss Leafv locked them over care
fully There was not one that would
answer tbs purpose she had in rn51E.
She entered tie shop and asked il Q
firm raeri1- voice for what sbe was
seeking
Comic raler5-5r5s.' -p-.earad ma
clerk win establishment ian his sheen
like eyes Yes rla.ar.-of ccl~s-
na-an.~ and lie drew q box from be
zezrh the counter and 6-zrlavp6 fa~
Miss Leaf. ir5eras-tjar q varied I'LL
scr1r1arl1 Il }jd-1T7s md roarSplv ca}-
ored cari5-;l1lr4s # IL expected 70
see the little o1l .afx shrink Al TIE
sight If he lurid pictures be was dis
appointed. for she put on q pair #
steel bowed spa@tac.les and surveyed
each one CRITICAL y-iE6eed, one might
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

again as though
in doubt as to
the reception Of
her idea by her
tacirurn room
mate.
That lady was
lost in a painful
reverie. 1t WAS
only another evil
dence Of the In
justice Of fate
that EllenDrake,
the possessor Of
q real lace shawl,
s hould become
an heiress. LAafy
was glad she had
sent the valen-
tine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

playful question
ing. with a grim
shrug- She went
10 her room alone
and sat down on
her side Of the
glowing heater.
with her skirts
turned back over
her knees and her
feet on the hearth;
she stared through
the crack Of the
stove door at the.
rudy Goals: In
them she saw pic
lures OF the past
There were old
days. but never
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07
S6ERIrF : SALE

No. 1a-a63-In 1h= First Judicial Dis
r'ot Corr Il Caddo Parish. La.
+ ; Hicks u.s. r Z. Pee
By Flrrne y VT q deri =s~izs :,
ms issued II the above numbered an
+.1.,itifd sali1, from the First Tpdici.l
l)1s-r7ot Court Il Caddo Parish l. :
5ave seized and VIII atre- fo~ sa1e -
Cash according ID law. during 4t,- 1A.-s1
hours q rhe premises No =, r..
a7@rl1e n th4 CRY q Shreveport. CD
dr. Parish Louisiana. OF
SATURDAY. FEB. y. 1,,a
le furniture, fixtures. f,r,,,sa+,.I.s
goods carpets. rnzttirss. etc se;z1d :
.ae aboTe SIR The above --,.-,e-e,,
sflzec q belonging 70 t1t 6e+e-7d.--
and = be sod 70 satisfy the def,r 90;
ped n tn said VIII say N the s-,- =
go % Win legal interest f-o-7 st.
-rrnaad, and Al costs Of sni.
]. P FLOURNOv
- Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

tagged path with
renewed energy
and was 90 n
snugly ensconced
in her own half
OF the room she
shared with Ellen
Drake. It was q
large room, with
polished floor and
several large win
dowS, two on the
front and two on
the side. T b e
apartment " a S
divided by al i'm
a e i U a ry line
ORA wn diagonaIly
from the door to
the front corner.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

what folks think of her mebbe she
wont hold UP her head quite SO high"
She affixed stamp 10 the Inissiye.
and, throwing a knitted shawl about
her thin shoulders. She hurried out 10
the corner OF the street. and posted the
letter
Ellen Drale was late. Sic did nor
return 10 lie home Hn1iI Just as the
occupants were sitting down to their
evening E1eal il IL long. cheerful din
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

~ " AA- L
0 er II G nc
teeth she said
" i / b a defiant
smile.
Ellen Ora ( e
stared. Y L Ell
she threw back
her head and
laughed. -oh.
Leafv Bean. did
you send me !
! u L q NdlS1-
tine p she cllD-
k3ed. i an
glad she con-
tinued merrily.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

see, it viii make d lot Of fun. They
viii all laugh. and il VIII 60 them q
sight Of good and il won't hurt me q
mite Vel. lis az right now, Leafy.
And you'll 20 tomorrow and SCI the
dentist about your teeth:
Leafy Eean laughed sIIaus.-f a. eddy
Il expect ] got what Eoa'd cal 9
porcelain valentine" Ste SAD
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

4L- : p81AL -
let her wraps
the han and toaE
her seal ha~id
Miss Leaty viii
q grim nod Ttl.r
t'e led The pleas
All twinkle il Der
DjId blue eyes
She was Z small.
pump woman
with faded blond
hair and d round
rosy face ana
smiling lips 1ha,
disc 0sad rows al
even white teeth
7 neSe teeth were
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07
oeCeOeOooecsccsC.osCeoeCs<
: One Hundred Dollars
) In Gold. ;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IC92yr.Ga. .sgs. ~ !. Z. M.c-.---

! and urt o. MS cows a5-f-,. -a.. j.. ---,-
o5,- ae : H. s-.,..- ,... ...--.--
49,. .z.-..a... III L.. -.
~ =,
va
D'''-- s-~--''
t'he cai IA+ -ai----l sold e
-IFl stock -. VS. 4 $500 If
! IAe sale ". made II III aaru ana
instead - Going a once IN Lis h.u7e
, - I,uf away III money the mai wrap
f,ad tie l-u pieces il HI haa5lkereLi-.i
hi fheri il his pocket and VET T..
he back END + III. farm u st. about
building a dam across Z er4aE- IIe
WIS poi-iL- around for w, hours. and
then be cut across a portion 4 IT,
widow. 1,-.o7.ar-y - oa- home In 81
doing be came across 81 I'D white
l.rr.va 1Ia- had hae9 turned on t. i've
- I.rs- as f4 vnI-1d v-irI,577- more
Wi,
j.. RAISING rht animal Henderson
---iH1.as ti- "a. and FOX 81 S-l~iv-I-
.-,7 ~. --os7.-- WIS i b-av f~rf+
..--.7, e.. 70 -I..7 MS house. -ft.s. rqry
,.,.-..s IF cola v-...-.-...a TT. I'm -,,a han
d9.r. ,se~a r,;s-+-.-
rr..,.5.----, How T.. The f,.,-- ana
s-..t,..4.A.f arl.7r5 - teff a- hour
--1..- - W. IF FIR The sr-.l- H
had W. f,,,71rS IF d7r-7sf-. ana lie
60. ..,.4.a7 -te ,r,...,-,.,7 .+r--.,s- inn 5.-
f-,.b >zor eis.,, # t-s MISSING money
..,7.r5 - +-,--d =. d54 M ~a----,.
80, - ,17 ha~.. 49,. .r=-s him g
rbo,,.r,,r ,7-7fI 7o7- rrff1-,fc,l,- that night
~ ,,la7,,s.a bf,n.sf< ~. v,-fes 1,lz-1a,7
-; 80 - ~. <.--e-,7-,, VIZ an
n -. ~, -
s1..<,r, -,o,,,ie.d win ,.ad dreams 70 cry
..r-a ED : Hannah. Iva TOWN..
IT,
-,ru .a. ,71 .,a ,e4-s N rho
. w.. ia ro1, End
60 ..5 xx-iso- pafla-.
10 49,, h ,., ,z,,,-e ava
,a.,-; -, s,,.,-7,,s
80. ~.
800 ~, l,i,,,
49, ~ isa..-, .na o. o,e- 1hars
r,o , 1..u - o,,
- 80.
~ :, T,..s --;c1a :, or-
.t;~ ., $3.50 49,.
80 ~, ~
- I ,axa.. --,,
.1rar,,
;. ~ s. - $500 ,hi,E r..
~ -. :. ,h--,s or, 7 ro;,. to-
ar. .-a,.i--a 49, hnst..,a ;, a.
-.
?.
80, - IN -;nh-. - ~
80 ,rle-5 = ra-n ha~.
- ~ t;,,, - ,va+ = ,..l-
- ~. Dir
$500. - ,a.+-ar a,a r., da~1;r,,+
~. ~ ~ -
~. o. -. tho cid e,rir,e lin,
dau-n ana faS4 ss7at.n tn+ he didn'r
go ,ha -,o-a- = taa boo, c,l-,a7
L. VIZ, h1 r.,,-,,e... s1,.4 ,,,-,,r-e o.,
:; 80
IT, 90. ,,re.t-faS- md o..
go ~ ~, -,aa vo-- or.
-. - =.
IT. .. "a .,. w., s1,-r,o, cow
~ CIV, va,,~ ,,. -. ,a,e rho. old
$50 .,+a
IT. ..,a ~ .,.. b. ,sa i
49, .na h,,,7,;o-s ,i,, ,-, -hs-a
10 nod 6n;.ho.a ,;s ,reo1 no va1tad
o~ar r.. ~. a,h>r +s-,r,l.,Ss .a-i,c
- ~. +,a-..s ra ITO. "a +.,r~,.
.-.t+x ~e,,.. ~sr, Tr.s .7ow
-os dra~inr ~s,ar ~ ,t,s well She
c.asad IN a-- and x4o.of. lo.1in~ .,
+ha .an.,
..>6rs po7,.-- f..,e, IN. former .rr.
ar c,parsry his rbrt,s+ TX. ar r,ree
+,rcas .ro,7 hare ~, I'D r.4+e horse 7
hare Known hin, for vDars sr., resrs
: .,~~rs had . .o-. s7,o. IN r,v hear
for him ues ~, good =, ron INV
,,or.. .re v.,- -, .nv hin,
-A,xnt -far hsf- ,,ns,.el r,.-,Sn,,.z~
r<-,1;ed +h. woman
-Hcne.s dollar for II Se--- We had
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07
RECEIVERS SALE.

No. 12,445-Distric1 Court Caddo Par
ISL, Louisiana Keith 4 Sons Com
pany, Limited, rs. keiffIville Lu1n-
Der Company.
In the above entitled case, in the mat
ter OF the Receivership Of the keI1hville
Lumber Company, BY virtue Of an order
and decree Of the Honorable First Judi
clal District Cour, IN and for Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and BY virtue OF Z
special commission TO me directed by
the Clerk Of said Court, / will offer for
sale al public auction to the last and
highest bidder according TO law, al the
principal front door OF the Court House
N the City Of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, between the legal hours Of
sale On
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07
.TJRDAA. THE THIRTEENTI
DAY OF MARCH A. D. 1900,


Ing TO the heIri1vllle Lumber Company,
and now III the hands Of the Receiver III
the ReceIvershlp proceedings OF SAID
helthyllle Lumber Company in said
above entitled case, as shown and de-
scribed on the Original and Supple
mental inventories now ON file IN said
above entitled case II said Receiver ship
proceedings II sad Court, to-wit:
Al that portion Of the following de-
scrlbed lands which are situated IL De-
Soto Parish, Louisiana, namely: The
cas-, half (I-2) OF the northwest quarter
tl-4) and the west half (I-2) OF the
east hall tI-2j, and the southeast quar-
tcr {l-4) 81 northeast quarter 40 OF
section tour ~, IN township fifteen
(l5). north OF range fourteen t14)
west; and Ih@ southeast quarter (I-4)
Of section .hIrtyth-ee (s3), and The
north hall (I-2) oi section tfnrty-iour
{ 81, III township sixteen (Io), north
q range fourteen lI4) west, with all
eeprlng seyen-eighths (7-6) Of all gas,
OIL, coal and other valuable MINERALS
that may be under -hr surface of said
lands
Also TIE following property a the
saw mill plant q said helthville Lu-n-
be- Company d hel-heI-le, Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, tc,-WlI. 4 miscellaneous
lot q rnill-run rough lu1nt.er estimated
10 contain about 100 fee.-
Also : lumber trucks. : circular saws.
5 cant hooks. : NJ Llmls i second
hand typewriter, scoop and shaving
f9-ll. NJ ~ Mississippi. p-aner, :
steam boiler. l erglae shit AID fixtures.
q log carriage and az,wes lot 4
being lzthe MACHINE. 5ulld1nes
and dolly Wy. Hlw pipe zad
fixtures j saw dgs. c3vey1r. 6z
iret 81 : III in-= zaaieag o5hcs
chairs. , ot1ee lamps. l Inserted 10Th
saw cracked ), Is saw e1ga-. ce--otz
saw, g-5rd steae
Also Z miscellaneous III q ODDS md
ends o accounts tae y 5aid As.,1vi---
Lls-Db,=- Company by va-.5as parties,
which at fa1y and pa--.cal--ly enu.r1-
Grated IL SAD C-lg-na- Inventory n
IL Il sad Reoeiyersh-9 proceedings
-Alzo he following property i sad
saw NIL plart Z. s'=it=1vi-.=. namely.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07
ThePorCeIdin
Valentine.
BY Clarissa Mackie.
BY Clarissa Ma

Copyrlsac, -.3.. BY Clar-ssz aLackIe-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-07

1SS LEAFY BEAN stared
illo The window = the STA
u9aer shop, snrr ewing tie
long lines e valentines that
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
TRAIN YOUTHS IN
RED CROSS WORK
Great Progress Made in Impart-
ing the Scientific Knowl-
edge of First Aid

The regular quarterly meeting of the
executive board of the California
branch of the National Red Cross was
held yesterday afternoon at the Cen
tury club. Mrs. John f. Merrill presid-
ing in the absence of the president,
Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
1t was decided that there is great
need (of extending first aid work and
to the existing committee, consisting
of Mrs Frederick Sanborn and Mrs.
Charles Slack, were added Mrs. L. l..
Dunbar. DR.. George II. Richardson~and
w. L. Mcclure.
Doctor Richardson told of the series
of lectures on Home Nursing for
Women" TO be given by the nurses
auxiliary of the California branch,
which auxiliary was formed last
month and of which Mrs. l.. L Dunbar
is the chairman. This course will con-
sist of six lectures. the speakers and
dates to be announced later, arranged
by the committee, Miss Katherine
Brown, Miss Theresa Earles Mccarthy
and Miss Frances S. Hirschey.
w L. Mcclure reported on the work
of the legions, of which he is secre-
tary, and of the wonderful advance
made in this work of training young
men in Red Cross work. A number
of new legions have been formed both
here and in Alameda county. The
work of the Chinese detachment is
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13

H. H. Dempsey of the publishing
company that is getting out the auto
mobile blue book and In the connection
with which Fernando Nelson objected
to having his name used says: This
proposition was submitted to US by
L. P. c. Godfrey, and when supported
by a letter from Max Rosenfeld. the
president of the Automobile dealers
association. it seemed practical 70 us
and we decided to carry it through. AT
the suggestion of Max Rosenfeld we
called on Fernando Nelson for the pur-
pose of getting him to supervise this
publication. Nelson was very busy
when we called ~on him. and after ex-
planning what We wanted we told him
we did not want to take up his time
editing the book. but wished he would
revise the matter before it went into
the book. To this request he an
swered All right To make 1t doubly
sure, / had him repeat these words for
a second time. Upon this assurance
we have proceeded to get out the book.
and were surprised to find that Nelson
objected to the use OF his name. We
were so certain that he was going TO
revise the book that we not only used
his name In the letters, but asked those
whom we have been trying TO interest
in the publication to teleehone to Nell
son. Now that Nelson objects to our
using his name. we certainly Will not
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13

name of piano that is not represented
in this assortment. with one or more
of its latest catalogue styles. Chick
erings. Decker. Emerson. Fischer, Hal
let & Davis. Kimball, Kranich & Bach.
Schumann, Steinway, Voss. Weber and
numerous other highest grade instru-
ments are here. and for each and every
one of them we offer to take exact
wholesale factory cost. which invaria-
bly, Is less than half. and in many in
stances a great deal less than half the
usual retail selling price s1s5 cash
takes choice Of scores OF the highest
grade pianos--several simply superb
ones are now $247.
Numerous Player Pianos. some
slightly used Autopianos, a lot OF
Pianolas, slightly used Pianola
are to be found in this sale at the
same reduced prices. Take a Pianols
or an Angelus or a Cecilian in good
order for sS5 or 500.
{ We make these concessions to gel
the cash. Buyers not ready to make
complete payment today may arrange
for small deposit to show good faith
and balance can then be paid before
the close of the month
No instrument in this sale is obtain
able upon the installment basis. Money
10 tnc ODJCCl nOW dtiu III O0E utlcIInl-
nation to get II we have made this
merciless cut In prices.
Every instrument in this sale is u1.-
cenditionally protected by the makers
guarantee. which is duly countersigned
by us. There can not possibly be a
chance for disappointment in dealing
with us, for every safeguard insuring
buyers positive satisfaction has been
adopted in the conduct Of our busi-
ness.
The store will be kept open every
night this week to accommodate those
who can not call during the day.
Bear in mind that this sale will be
over when the 1872 Instruments $780,
600 WORTHY allotted to this sale have
been disposed OF. and during these
prosperous times 1t Is doubtful il
more than weeks time is necessary
to sell each and all of them at these
unprecedented low prices.
Remember the place. EILERS MI
SIC COMPANY, Eilers building, s75
Market street. San Francisco