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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20
FARM LAND CONGRESS.

As advertised a number Of gentlemen,
promoters of the Farm Land Con-
gress,' held meetings in the auditorium
at the city hall Unfortunately they were
confronted on the first day of treir con-
vention with an unexpected snowfall
of three inches, which was sufficient to
chill the most enthusiastic. The meet
ings were conducted, however, regard
less of the limited number in attend
ance. One of the speakers INDUCED in
fling at Shreveport whicr is not de-
served Addressing himself to the va
cant seats in the auditorium, answering
his query he said: That's what's the
matter with Shreveport.
Without discrediting the movement
the Caucasian will say candidly that it
did not enthuse over ile proposition.
Perhaps we did not understand it,
although furnished with much printed
matter for publication.
It may be conceded that an organiza-
ttOIi WHICH HOuld, II II NOtltt, lIst dlI llIc
lands available for cultivation and have
them, or a portion of them, occupied by
desirable settlers, would deserve the
fullest commendatiin, as well as the
most substantial of encouragement, and
if such be the purpose OF the Land
Congress it may rely on some substan-
tial support.
With no intent of rejecting on the
organization it may be said that what
ever the failure, must be ascribed. not to
any Indifference on the part of Shreve-
port but on the manner of its handling
Shreveport as rule responds readily to
every movement for the betterment of
the community and of the State.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
J. A. Wilson Run Down by a Fire En-
gine-Fatally Injured.

A distressing accident occurred at
about 8 80 o'clock yesterday morning on
Milan street near Marshall, when J. A,
Wilson was run down and over by
chemical engine No. 3, which was re
spending to an alarm of fire from
box 23.
The street car of the Highland Park
barely missed a collision In crossing
Milan street it was the matter of sec
onds Chemical No. 3 was coming down
Milan street at full speed. The High
land Park motorrnan did not see the
chemical until it was almost upon him.
About this time J. A. Wilson, who
was on the Highland Park car, not hav-
ing heard the alarm of fire and not
knowing his peril, swung off the car
when in the middle of the street and di-
rected his steps toward the Caddo Club.
He was then on Milan street within
three or four feet of the sidewalk The
driver of engine No. 3, to avert a COZ
lision with the rear end of the High
land Park car, diverted his course to
the right, down Milan, when Mr.. Will
son was struck by one of the horses,
knocked down and dragged and left
bleeding short distance from the curb,
apparently dead He was removed to
the North Louisiana Sanitarium but he
was beyond the reach of medical skill.
From there the body was conveyed to
Warnings.
The accident was witnessed by num-
Der of citizens, several of whom were
>the personal friends of Mr. Wilson.
In this accident is conveyed most
forcefully the warning In the midst of
life we are in death.
As usual, Mr. Wilson on leaving his
home had kissed his wife goodbye, and
as he had repeatedly swung off the car,
he was directing his steps onward TO his
office in the First National Bank build
ing How excruciating, how beyond
the possibility of describing the feelings
of anguish experienced by Mrs. Wilson
when apprised of the rorrible fate of her
husband, who had left home scar :ely
half an hour in the most jovial of spirit.
The deceased was engaged in the lun
Der business and was of the company
bearing his name. He was from Kansas
and had resided in Shreveport several
years, his home being in the Texarkana
Annex, which he acquired from Prof.
Mauthe before the latter's removal
from Shreveport.
The deceased was held in the highest
esteem by all who knew rim, and rad
business relations with him. He was in
every sense a splendid citizen, and it is
grievous to think that so worthy man
has been removed, as he was from the
scene of his activities
For his wife and other relatives there
is rendered the fullest sympathy. Their
bereavement is indeed great and over
whelming
Yesterday afternoon there was held
the burial service at the residence of the
deceased. The body will be conveyed
on this mornings train to Topeka, Kan
sas, for interment.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
High Temperatures and Severe Storms
Followed by Cold Wave With Ac-
compartments Much on the Blizzard
Style from February p to 27.

Copyrighted 1910 by w. T. Foster.)
Washington, D. C., Feb. Io-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent Is to 22, warm wave
II to til, cool wave 20 to "a. This will
be a moderate disturbance with no very
radical features of any kind. Tempera-
lures of the week centering on the date
of the arrival of the warm wave will
average a little above normal and rain
fall below normal. Crop weather viii
be favorable to winter grain except that
in some places will be moderate freeze
and thaw that are usually not good for
winter wheat.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about 22, cross Pacific slope by
close of %, great central valleys "a to
20, eastern states II. Warm wave will
crosh Pacific slope about 22, great cen
tral valleys "a, eastern states 20.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about IS, great central valleys p, east
ern states March / This viii be the
most important disturbance of the
month High temperatures and severe
storms followed by cold wave with ac-
compartments much on the blizzard
style. Precipitation will largely increase
and all the features of bad winter
storms will prevail
These disagreeable weather features
win come in following ten days of tenn
peratures that will average above nor
NAL and that will make it more disa-
greeable Next bulletin will give a gen
eral forecast of March weather and will
be important in its relations to winter
grains. Wheat is, more than usual, an
important crop because the acreage is
unusually large and its conditions are
better than the normal at this season.
At the close of February the growing
wheat crop will be better than the nor
NAL both in condition and acreage, and
vii probably have some effect in keep
ing prices down.
A month ago advised farmers that
the general SPECTATORS would make an
effort to depress prices before the end
of March, and we have seen corn go
down at Chicago from about 70 to be-
low 60. Oats prices have been going
down and will probably go lower.
The growing wheat crop and the con-
ditions of corn not yet delivered are
favorable to the lower prices that big
spectators appear to be reaching after
Vast quantities of corn, full Of mois-
ture, have been delivered to the elevat-
ors; they have dried it, cured it and
much of it will now sell for graded
corn
The vast oats crop has not yet been
delivered and prices have been too high.
Look. out for tumble in the prices of
oats. A large part of the greatest oats
crop ever produced remains undelivered
1t must come out and when it does,
prices will go down
For above reasons March crop wealth
er will be Of more than usual interest,
and next bulletin will discuss that prob
lem.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20

INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE.
First National Bank Building.
SHREVEPORT, LA.
A BIG CYPRESS LAND DEAL.

A BIG CYPRESS LAND DEAL.
Bossier Banner: The New South
Land Company of Shreveport recently
closed deal with Col T. A. Divine of
Memphis Tenn, by which the latter
secured the Stalcup cypress properties
located in Marion County, Texas, and
lying close to the Texas and Louisiana
line The consideration was $4,000. 1t
is understood that Colonel Divine acted
for Mississippi capitalists.
tVe-aFe told that the owner of this
properly had been trying for two years
to get it handled, and that it was dis
posed of in nine days after being placed
in the hands of the New South Land
Company.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLIcATIoN-oI34

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS. 81
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Natchitoches, La
January n, roIo.-Notice is hereby
given that Richard A. Hale, Of Mira
Ia Who, on September 8, 1908, made
additional homestead entry No. oIS4.
for northeast quarter Of the southwest
Quarter, section 1, township 27, range
Z Louisiana meridian, has fled notice
81 intention to make final communication
oroof. to establish claim to the land
above described, before Register ana
Receiver. al Natchitoches, La. on the
ard day Of March 1910 Claimant names
! = witnesses w. j. Peak, c. P. Hardin,
w. w. Wynn, w D. Wynn, all OF
Mira. u ]. ERNEST BREDA,
ITO Nes's'e''
Caucasian, Shreveport, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed quiet $40 off.
Receipts none.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20
COTTON MARKET

oaice of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, Feb. Io, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20

SLEEP IN ANTLERS HOTEL.
Out of town people attending court
in Shreveport are requested to sleep
in A1ltlers Hotel.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20
REAL ESTATE MARKET.

Furnished by Caddo Abstract Com-
pany. Ltd, Office 5I7 Marshall street,
]. c. Foster to Foster Land Co, I-2
interest in northwest quarter of south
west quarter and southwest quarter and
north half of southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter section II, u, ii;
$1,000.
Caddo Realty Co. to A., c. Lea, lots
II6, ~, II8 Pinehurst; $I25o.
Vivian State Bank. to G. NJ. Hucka-
bay, lot II block 43 Vivian; $500.
Louisiana Real Estate and Develop
ment Co. to ]. Y. Spaugh ct al, acre lot
40 in northeast quarter of section 10,
20, IS; $3.50.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20
THE ANTLERs HOTEL.

A few nice comfortable rooms to rent
It the Antlers Hotel.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-20

We have time Just now TO do serae
work for you. May be you hsvs not
taied our printing. Phone 1909.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
GRANDrATHER's BARN.

1t was an old log barn situated on;
a little hill not very far from the house.
Grandfather had IT bull t when lie came
to White oal to 1.-Two. He had q large
plantation. and as a great deal OF to-
bacco was raised, he needed more
barns, so he had this ono built which
4 am writing about,
On one side Of the barn was a. room
with two windows In It. called the!
stripping rooln. g5 s3s
In tho summer when the tobacco was
Guilt was hauled to the barn IN q
large farm wagon and hung up to he.
cured, Worry often III the summer time
the negroes would go up to- the barn.
and sit around and tai as At was In a
shady place,
Ono night grandfather was calle off
on important business. Ho had #beeni
firing tobacco 3all day. That MI ght
when he got. ready to so, he forgot to
so up to the barn to soc about tho Are,
After he, had left the house and had
gottet, about amile, no happened to-
turn around and look lack, He saw q
bright light. Thinking 1t was Ills barn,
he turned his horse around and stnrt-
ed back home, But before he reached
home the barn had burned down
E ALMA GlsADDOCIS
1905 Paramount Avenue, Richmond, Va.
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FARLEY nANEy'.
The First Monthfof
Spring Has Arrived

Ny Dear Girls and Boys:
The first month OF spring has arrived.
and with nothing OF tho lions roar.
Just bright, glinting sunshine and the
green grass beginning to cover tho
ground in the Capitol Square, on which
look from my Office windows. The
tree branches arc tasseled with buds
that a little later transformed into
foliage, will dress them In their spring
mantle and make them ready for Eas-
ter, tho season when all nature dons
her. bravcst and best attire.
Easter comes early this year. and
am quite sure T. D. G.. G. children are
looking forward to 1t with pleasure.
After Easter things seem to move
quickly on toward school commences
ment and the beginning Of the longest
annual vacation. The spring always
comes as an inspiration Let us SEQ
how much good work we are going to
accomplish while it lasts.
YOUR EDITOR.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13

The grounding is a burrowing AM.
mai, and is native of Virginia. This
is a singular animal, having four toes
oil the hind feet, while the front 1eet
have five toos. His color is gray. HIS
ears arc very small, as shown In my
drawing. 1t Is very broad across the
shoulders compared with the hips. It's
front legs are very muscular, While
the hind limbs are slender. The
strength is needed for burrowing in
the front legs. The grounding has
enormous lungs, so 1t can take In q
large supply OF air while cxcavatinG
Tho grounding goes into winter quar-
tiers In October and only comes8out ~
tho warm days during the winter, put
In April it will clean It's burroW .out 1
afresh, It's diet consists OF various
roots, herbs and vegetables. they Slre
destructive to the corn field, ana are
sought after both on account Of their
destructive principles and the dc loacy
OF It's flesh. which resembles mutt on
only very much better when properly
cooked. A full size adult will measure II
two and half feet, while Its weigh
is equal to q grown turkey. Some hunt-
ers try to dig them out OF their our-
rows, but usually give It up. for
grounding can burrow as fa "a IS
man can dig. 1 catch them in steel
traps which I set IN tho mouth OF he'll
dons, covering the steel trap carefully
with dirt OF the nature Of the hole !
caught nine In this manner In about
Sin weeks last summer.
i send drawing Of a. groundhos
w Y j. OTIS HANNAH.
r. Ii. d. No. 9. Prospect, Va.
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Once upon IL time there was a little
.boyywhose name was Charlie. One day
his uncle came to see him and found
him crying ~ don't see why Charlie
cries so much" says his mama. II do
says his uncle. its because his hair
is so curly and he looks so much like
a girl" Charlie was in the pantry and
heard this, so he went up stairs and
pulled his mothers work basket out,
ana got the scissors and pulled chair
up before mirror, and cut his curls
off one by one When he got them all
cut Oft he said, 81 will never cry no
more" But he did. Can you tell why:
1t was because his mother whipped him
for cutting his curls.
Composed By
MARIAN f. BROWN.
Is Pine ST., Petersburg. Va.
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JOAN! OF ARC.
(Prize Story.)
CHAPTER 7.

a great many years ago, as fur
back as 1412, Charles VI. was crazy.
He was kept in confinement By his re-
latlycs Yho tried to govern Franco,
Charles Wis son. the Dauphin. was
also named Charles. THO English, talk
Ing advantage OF the affairs In Franco,
sent q large army there. hoping to
conquer the country. The Dauphin took
no heed of tho state OF tho country, but
Withdrew to q small place whore he had
a castle. Here he held his little court
asa was as happy as q selfish man
could be.
In q little place on the borderland OF
Germany and Franco little girl was
born. This little glrl was called joan
She was not beautiful. hut had Il very,
pretty. attractive face. Her eyes and
hair were dark. Her hair she wore
parted, drawn back and tied with
ribbon. Her parents were peasants,
Her mother taught her to knit. sew
| and be useful about the house, beside
this She used to watch her fathers
! sheep.
Her home was on tho side OF the
| road and ncighbors and friends used
TO stop there frequently and gossip
and talk about tho cruolties OF tho
war. Joan sitting N the corner knit.
ting would 81 cal OF quietly TO her lit
tie attic room and pray God to deliver
them from their enemies,
4 Joan liked TO go to church moro
thaN most little girls. and the little
lSchurrh that she attended MIS- SO near
her house that she could 20 thero often.
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4 PHEASANT VACATION

Cecil Gordon was stenographcr. sue
was pale and llcavy-eycd from constant
work WITHOUT vacation. The doctors
| had advised her to take rest. but she
had not felt that she could spare the
money, until one morning the proprle-
tor noticed her listlcssncss and, seeing
her need ofrest, gave her 81 vacation OF
two weeks
Cecil WINS delighted and spent Il
whole day thinking and planning be-
fore deciding to spend her holiday at
jal, old farmhouse about twelve miles
from town. Tho farm was occupied
and old Southern farmer and his gem
tic. white-hairod wife, who were great
friends OF Cecil's mother.
"How peaceful and quiet It is o,tt
here murm,,red Cecil. as she sat in
the waving cloverfon her first day. Tho
farm bell sounded and she went in to
supper. How she enjoyed 1t. Tho
fresh milk. the country bread, the Gich.
yellow butter, and the honey dripping
from the comb.
supper over, she Went out to the
porch and looked around the farnyard.
The cows. waiting to be MIXED, rubbed
their heads against the bars ana lnooed
softly. The old hens clucked to their
little ones. The turkeys gobbled ana
the pigs grunted. The farm hands hur-
ried around feeding the animals and
putting them up for the night.
twas Cecilsslast night and she STOOD
watching the scene she had watched
two weeks before. How quickly and
pleasantly those weeks had passed!
Now, as the confusion ceased and quiet
reigned, Cecil looked up through the
deepening shadows to the deep blue of
tho heavens and murmured. "rhe town
is mans handiwork, but the country Is
of Cod
LUCILLE Z. BALDWIN.
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A PossuM HUNT.
Cprizc story,

i Cprizc Story)
Il One night last fall while was t
my grandfathers. my uncle suggested
a 'possum hunt. One OF tho tenants on
tho farm had a good postum dog, SO we
got him to so with us and take his
dog. We took an axe. alantcrn and a
bag TO put the possum in. Soon after
supper we started out for piece OF
| woods whore we knew possums were
to be found. We had hardly entered
the woods, when the dog, who knew
what our business was, set UP bark
and we knew he had struck trail,
Unlike most dogs, this dog never
barks while running on the trail. After
the first few short barks we were left
in silence for few moments. and
then no heard him scratching and
gnawing at tree not far away. Then
he set IN a series OF short veins, and
we made our way to him and found
he had freed UP largo swcctgum.
.'Whew!" said Jake (for that was
the mans namc), But this Is tough
job
You are right about that said my
uncle.
Then they set to work to cut It down,
Just before the crash came they made
me stund out Of tho way. When 1t
was nearly ready to fall, my uncle, who
was holding the dog, let him 60. The
dog went crashing through, the bushes
towards the tree, NY uncle, who had
the lantern. dashed after him, and
pretty soon heard him calling for
me to bring the bas. When got to
him I saw him holding tho possum
away up In the air. When reached
him had tho bag opened and he drop
ped tho possurn In It. j.
After that We trampcd through the
woods awhile, but we found no more
possums that night. will stop now,
for don't wish my story to DO too
long Goodby.
Your member.
J. CONNOR READ.
ZIG West Fifthteenth Street. Manchcs-
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Whenever l1or friends missed her they
always found hor in the little church

1WHcHeyer 3I1nr9g1rltHUS fnlBscd horT tHeN
always found her In the little church
praying.
one day. while watching the sheep,
Joan thought she heard her mother
call her. She ran home, but was very
much surprised to find that her mother
did not want her When she got back
she saw II white mist unlike anything
she had ever seen before. Tho mist
cleared and she behold soldier-lile
figure and two bcautifulangels. The sol
tdicr spoke. telling her that hc was st.
Michael, and tho angels were ST. Mar
garct and st. Catherine. and that God
had heard her prayers and would in
time deliver France from her enemies.
ITO Be ContinnedO
MARY ANDERSON GILLIAN.
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Moss, Annie n.
Maynard, Kathleen
Mallory, Minnie
Nlarburg, Edgar
Moseley. Jessie
Morton. NJ. S.
Morton. Edward
Minis, Edward
O'Neal. p.
O'Neal. Rebn l..
Perkins. Alice w.
Pen!ck, Elizabeth
Payne, Dora
Parkinson, r. G.
Rudd, Rachel
Ross, Matte B.
Read, J. Conner
Rldout, Mary
Raney, Farley
Ransom, Lyra V.
Sinclair. Lucy II.
Sharovc. Samuel
Terry. Edgar
Thomas, Zelia
Titus, Leonard
Thomas, Rosie
Won Pressig, NJ. ]
Wtckham, Clara
Williamson, Dean
Wilson. George P,
; Withers, Anne Il
Williamson, v. I.
Wo,Hack, Carter.
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IDA *. REID.
E. % East Canal Street, Richmond. Va.
ben and the GruY Old Mum.
: (Scc how T.-D. G. G. members sur
names who contributed last week you
can find hidden in this story.)
than to be shooting your arrows
around here? Put them down on this
stone and put down your bow, lest you
get In trouble.
very much. to comply with this de-
nand, thinking his fun all ended. But
as soon as the grutr old man climbed
down the hin; &, Ben n picked up his bgw
old man that no lifted up his bow
and tipped his high hat over. to nestle
readily In somo ncAsley blackberry.
bushes after y oi had !, entirely rolled
small village In the Reiddu valley.
Ben Ingram now felt revenged for the
farmers Injustice. especially since the
man seemed to nppear5 n,anifcstlys
EDGAR A1ARRuRcf IR.
Philadelphia.
a Beautiful City.
Ny first is In latch. and also IN
Ny second is In attack. but not in;
hack. zs3s
Ny third is in church. but not In
al ert,si4ais II 5s
Ny fourth is in evening. but not IN
morning, All
Ny nth Is in Sansemond. and also
in evening.
MY sixth is In soup. but not in loop.
Why whole is q beautiful city.
81 uFLn DREyVRY.
Lacrosse, Va.
An EniEma.
Green am I in spring; 1ato In summer
yellow;
In tho autumn red. when tho days
En- grow mellow
You may on mo read; you may On me
write
I'm always white:
Wrinkle not my face; let me live In
clover;
Look but handle not; yes. you may
turn me over.
MARIAN II. BROWN.
@Bs Is Pine Street, Petersburg, Va
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wgEIl's PRIZE WINNERS.

u. Connor Read, ZIG West Fifteenth
Street, Manchester, Va.
Miss Mnry A. Gillian, 200 South Jcncr-
son Street, Petersburg, Va.
Hugh Jackson, Petersburg, Va.
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HARRY,s GHOST

Harry simpson did not believe In
ghogts--at least he said no did not.
One AFTERNOON his father sent him
to town, and as country boys are apt
TO DO, he stayed too late, and after darK
getting started for home. Despite his
oft-ropcated boatss about not Tearing
ghosts. no felt q little creepy. The
kntydlds seemed to say, II. ooks QUIZ,
look OUT and the nrefllcs seemed to
signal danger TITS awful dark l,l'!. !, ne l,e
solilauizcd. II wish these kaytdtds
of, what can that bel" For right be-
foro him at the cross roads, not ten
fleet away stood---a ghost. Ono OF Its
llong arms reached out toward him.
What would IL do? Would tho goblin
catch him? Ills blood ran cold a cold
| sweat stood on hls brow. Ills very
hcart seemed to stop beating, The
|3latydids scanned to nook him by say
Ling. ~ told you SO, I told you So" Oh,
how h6 wished he were at home. Final
4 y one katydid seemed to say, Run,
Harry, run, Harry. Harry summoned
all his powers and dashed forward. lie
| did not stop running until no reached
home. His mother was tho drst to
speak. "Why. what's the matter, Ilar.'
ry2'' 35 5 4!
why, I saw ghost at the cross
roads," he replied. lie then told his
story. 81 4
lila fathcr went with him to the
GROSS roads next morning. and the5
found a guide post, which tho commits
sloner had erected white Harry was e
town. Tho incident leaked outgin some
way, and the cross roads guide post
was ltsown d long time as 'ttarrys
GhoBt." . y,
Freezing. Va, NJ ..,i s5