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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

sunshine Of it's mild eli
mate will respond with
large and profitable
crops.
Unfortunately, there
is not enough water
for all the land, but
there is sufficient, if
all were utilized, to
support a population
many times as large
as the present one. The
government is now
Spreading $12,OOO,000 in
reclamation projects in
Arizona and New Mex
leo which supply water
for nearly one-half mil
lion acres OF fertile
lands. This will give
great impetus to devel-
opment, and in time.
when settlers take up
the reclaimed land.
there will be a large
Increase in its agricul-
tural productions.
In the great coast
region of southern Cal
lfornia. with a popula-
ton OF nearly 100000.
the principal product
fs the orange and 9th
er fruits, with a value
OF about $40 .0OO non =
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
RUEBL0 or z17u MYSTERY MzW AlEuco

permanent and mostly very ancient. and their
religious ceremonies are extremely elaborate
and picturesque. They live in villages of sew
eral hundred inhabitants, in substantial stone
or adobe houses, some of which are i'll groups.
rising in tiers to height of four or five sto-
ries, with streets and central plaza They are
peaceful and Industrious raising crops largely
By irrigation. They have herds OF cattle and
sheep, and spinning, weaving and making
their garments is one of their important occu-
pations.
Work appears evenly divided between men
and woman in the queblos. The men do the
farming. tend to the cattle and sheep, do the
hunting, build the houses, and have rany
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
MAINLY MA AFTER OF BARTER

thankful when at last some one comes
along and declares herself capable
and willing to lay the price.
The girl and her mother, with their
purse in hand. pass the articles in re-
view, and choose out the one which
best suits their means and fancy.
I shall marry an officer" one girl
told me some time ago, with the easy
confidence Of a person about to order
new dress: and 10! and behold. be-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

The men in Germany do not marry
they are married; they are more or
less passive articles of sale, which
stand IN rows in the matrimonial shop
widow with their price labeled in
oree letters in their buttonhole. wait
ing patiently for a purchaser. They
Are perfectly willing, even eager, vic
tics: they want to be bought, but
their position does not allow them to
grasp the iniattive, and they are
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

therefore, make their choice. Others
of lesser means would have had to
content themselves with an officer,
cavalry or infantry, according to the
dot" or a lawyer, or doctor, or a
merchant, and so on down the scale
From Miss Wylie's MY German
Year"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

ert ridges, final
ly passing out
into the wide del
ia plain extend
ing to it's mouth.
The Rio Gran
de is a 1arg @
river rising in
the mountains Of
Colorado, trav-
ersing New Mex
leo from north to
south, and finally
constituting the
boundary line be-
tween Texas and
Mexico.
The definition
of a desert given
by the dictiona-
r | e s, a dry,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

70 miles south OF
Flagstaff. 1t does
not, however RI
val the gr g a t
bridges recently
discovered in
Utah. It's span
is 80 feet, it's
height about 1875
{ e e t, a n d | t S
lie n G t h up and
down the creek
is over 400 feet.
G an " on d @
Chiefly is one of
the most notable
scenic features in
Arizona, but it is
so far off the
main line of trav-
ell that it is rare
ly visited. 1t is
cut deeply into
soft sandstones.
which rise in YER
teal walls, with
many outlying
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Already in Training.

Ruffon Wratz-W'en woman hands
out a slab O. lemon pie you make
long speech o. thanks. Wot's that fur?
Saymold Storey-rm fttin' myself
fur the Chawtauquay lectur' platform.
I thought told We bout it long go.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

about 1000 feet wide and GOO deep,
with an irregular encircling rim OF
loose rock fragments from 120 to $50
feet high.
The petrified forests attract many
visitors, especially the most Access
sible one south of Adamana, a station
on the Santa Fe railroad a few miles
east of Holbrook. There is large
quantity of the material in sight here,
some of it in large logs. One of these
logs spans a small draw as a natural
bridge.
Arizona possesses q very p1ctur-
esque natural bridge Of limestone
spanning Pine creek, in ella county,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
WI at the Top Again.

The wheel of fate has turned an
other full circle, and WI Ting-fang
comes to top again in China's politics,
having just been appointed council
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Increase of Connnnerce.

The commerce of the port of New
York has had a growth of 62 per cent.
in the last ten years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
II Your Ewes Bother You

get box of PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, old
reliable, most successful eye remedy made.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

Too much strategy can tangle itsel1
more than 1t can fool others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

Nothing enlarges the life like letting
the heart go out to others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
Buy Furs and Hides. Send for catalog los.
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

Mrs. Wins1owss Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces In
Illumination ays pain. cures wind collie DC bcttle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Important 10 Mothers

Deaths in Public Institutions.
Nearly one-fifth of the deaths in Eng
land occur In public institutions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

Woman's sphere now seems to be
the whole earth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
JUDICIAL SALE.

NO. I3,o2o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Succession of w. R Nc
Daniel
By virtue of commission to sell, to
me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish
Louisiana, in the above numbered and
entitled cause, will offer for sale at
public auction, for cash and according
80 law, at the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 1911,
Lot eighty-three of the Wimbish Sub
division and lot twenty-one of ten-acre
lot twerty-seven, all in the City OF
Shreveport, Louisiana. together with all
Buildings and Improvements thereon.
said property to be sold for cash and
according to law, to pay debts.
]. P. FL0URNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Oficio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, Dec. rs, 1910
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
BEREAVEMENT.

The sad news of the death of Mr.
Toggie Carlson, which occurred at the
home of his parents in Austin, Texas,
was received with deep sorrow by his
friends in Shreveport Mr.. Carlson was
highly esteemed here, and well known
through his CONNECTION with the Hutch
inson Stationery Company. Two years
ago he was married to one of Shreve-
ports lovely daughters, Miss Josie
Keith, and life was all happiness until
i'll health laid its heavy hand upon him.
Then, in search of tina. which he never
found, strength and vigor, he vents to
Austin, from there to the pine region
of North Carolina, and, the second time,
back to his old home where the end
came. During his long illness he was
cheered by the loving attentions of his
devoted wife, whose heart at this Joyous
Christmas season is heavy laden with
her grief.
The deepest sympathy is extended the
young wife, the devoted mother and
others who were near and dear to him
May our heavenly Father comfort them
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

Instead of coming home for Christ
mas, Mr.. Willis Butler, medical stu
dent at Vanderbilt University, will go
as president of his class to special meet
ings at Little Rock and Hot Springs.
Mr.. Butler will finish his course in May
and then return home to make choice
of location for the practice of his pro-
fession Another graduate of the Shreve-
port high school who has a career OF
promise before him.
Mr. Randolph Mayer, still another
graduate of whom all are proud, will
spend the holiday season in Boston,
where he is a student in the Massachu-
setss School of Technology. Before go
ing to Boston Mr.. Mayer had done two
years work at the Louisiana State Uni
yersity. He was well equipped for
higher work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25

daughters and the lovely grandchildren
and great grandchildren would come and
gladden. her with their love and pres
Ience.
Mrs. Elstner's life was one of good
works, done quietly and unobtrusively.
She never failed friend; she never
turned from the call of the distressed ;;
she lived her life wisely and we'll, and
lovingly will her memory be cherished.
Though feeble from her recent illness
she was able to be up and about in her
room and was busy with little Christmas
preparations for the dear ones of her
family. And so she went out, leaving as
a precious memory the fragrance of the
sweet things her hands were busy doing
for others, always doing for others. Of
her large family of sons and daughters,
those surviving are Mrs. Lloyd Bowers
of Nacogdoches, Texas, Mrs. Daisy
Wirnbish OF this city, Miss Hayden E1st-
ner of Texarkana, Mr. Lee Elstner of
Monroe, Mr.. Richard Elstner of Texas,
and many loving grandchildren.
Mrs Elstner was a devoted and life
long member of the Episcopal church.
Funeral services were held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from ST. Marks
Episcopal church, conducted by Rev.
Luke White, rector Interment in Oak
land cemetery.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
WEEK OF PRAYER.

The ladies of the Mission Society of
the First Presbyterian CHURCH have
named the first week of January begin
ming Monday January 2; for their week
of prayer The study and discussions
for the first three evenings will be de-
voted to missions the last two evening
! foreign missions, will be taken up. The
programme is as follows:
Monday-Home mission opportuni-
ties First, foreign work at home; sec
ond, the superhuman factor. Leaders,
Mrs Rea and Miss Ruth Martin.
Tuesday-Our work in the South.
First, the negro; second, suspensation f;
third, child labor in the cotton mills.
Leaders, Mrs Cooke and Mrs. Beard.
Wednesday-What have we done and
are doing in the great northwest? First,
Alaska; second, Utah Leaders, Mrs
Green and Mrs. Helm
Thursday-Unity of the church in the
foreign mission fields. Leaders, Mrs.
Morton and Mrs Brice.
Friday-Success of the work abroad
and encouragement to the work at home.
Leaders, Mrs. Ector and Miss Pearl
Martin. ..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
BOXING DAY.

The term, and also the custom are es-
sentially English. The practice of Civ
ing Christmas boxes or petty presents
to domestics, apprentices and tradesmen,
became at one time. such a serious So
cial nuisance, particularly Elm London
where every old custom seems to linger
and is most difficult to set aside, that
trades1nen stuck UP notices in their win
dows that no Christmas boxes would be
given, and public authorities issued re-
monstrances to the same effect. Christ
mas should not be made burden but
a blessing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
HOW SANTA CLAUS CANE
THE KINDERGARTEN.

The first visit of Santa Claus to
Shreveport this year was to the kinder
garten. Santa Claus has his messengers
all over the world, good men who have
little children, and they go to the hos
pitfalls, the orphans homes, and often to
the schools, laden with gifts, and the
hearts of the children are made very
happy. Santa Claus messenger to the
kindergarten was Grandpa Phelps. The
children must have expected him for
their room was hung with big red Crist
mas bells and decorated with Christmas
roses and holly boughs Grandpa Phelps
was cordially welcomed and invited
to take a seat, the seat of honor, in the
center of the kindergarten circle OF
sWeet-faced children. He bore in his
arms big, mysterious basket that made
the bright eyes sparkle with anticipation
and from it came lovely little holly
boxes, tied with red ribbons, each bear
ing card on which was written "Mer-
~ Christmas from Grandpa Phelps.
Every one of the seventy children wa
presented with a gift and their teacher:
also, Miss Sc1luster, Miss Donnelly ant
Miss StringfeIlow. and even the visitor:
Miss Amanda and Miss Matte
Everybody was SO happy, and the chill
dren sang beautiful songs for their goot
friend, who had SO kindly remembered
them. They marched and gave the beau
tiful folklore dance and sang Upon tn
Housetops' and In the Land Of Snow.
/ Sweeter songs were never sung and hap
pier children never seem
Grandpa Phelps kind face beanie,
with pleasure because he had conferre'
pleasure His own sweet grandchildren
/ Rosalyl Kirsch, Julia Butler Kirsch an
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
DEATH DE MRS. ELsINER.

The death of Mrs. Jennie R. Esther,
which occurred Friday morning, caused
deep sorrow to her large circle of rela-
tives and friends, and removes from the
community one of the most beloved
women of the days before the war, when
her activities were exerted in 50 many
useful and benevolent ways. The later
years of her life when the sands ran
low" and the shadows heightened, Mrs.
Elstner lived in the sheltered peace of
the home of her devoted daughter, Mrs.
Daisy Wimbish, where the other dear
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
Henry Kirsch, warmed his heart to all
other children; and so he was the Santa
Claus of the kindergarten.
ARRIVED ON TIME.

Mrs. Youree, president of Shreveport
Chapter U. D. c., has received an ap-
preciative acknowledgment of the two
Christmas boxes sent to the old soldiers
at Camp Nichols, New Orleans. Christ
mas cheer has been most generously be-
slowed upon, our friends, the old Con-
federate soldiers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR THE
HOSPITAL.

Christmas dinner will be served at
the Charity Hospital by the Sunshine
Circle Wednesday, December 8, at II
o'clock. A committee will be at the hos
pita1 to receive them as early as 9 am.
If not convenient to send prepared
dishes, fruit or money will be accept
able. All who feel kindly and charitably
inclined are invited to contribute Tele-
phone Mrs. C. l. Wheeler, old phone
e3I, or Miss Schuster, old phone $40.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25

This is Christmas day, the greatest of
all the festivals In Catholic churches
the celebration of the Mass began at
midnight, and continues throughout the
the morning hours-the grandly devised
iiturgies and sermons on the birth OF
Christ are deeply impressive of its re-
Egious significance.
1t is interesting to read of the origin
of the Christmas worship. In the reign
of Dioc1etion (284-3o5), while that ruler
was keeping court at Nicomed1a, he
learned that multitude of Christians
were assembled in the city to celebrate
the birth of Jesus, and having ordered
the church doors to be closed, he set fire
to the building and all the worshippers
persisted in the flames.
1t does not appear, however, that there
was any uniformity in the period of OBJ
serving the nativity in the early church
Some held the festival in May or April,
some in January. There is no reason to
believe that December rs was the day of
Christ's nativity, for it is then the height
of the rainy season in Judea, when shep-
herds could hardly have been watching
their hocks by night in the plains. The
selection of December rs is accounted
for by the fact thai, many lesser festi-
walls occurred in December, and the
early church wished to draw these
around the parent of all festivals, the
birth of Christ, ard SO lessen their sig
nifcance. December E is the feast of
St. Nicholas, the patron saint of good
children; then there is the feast of the
Blessed Virgin, and 50 what may be
termed a Christmas cycle sprang up,
which surpassed all other groups of
Christian holidays in the richness of its
festal usages.
Another reason, and perhaps the most
important, in fixing December rs as the
feast of the nativity, was that all heath
en- nations regarded the winter solstice
which occurs about this time, as the
most important point of the year, as the
beginning of the renewed life and ac-
tivity of nature, and of the gods who
were originally merely the symbolical
presentations of these powers.
So the Church sought to combat and
banist-and it was to large extent sue
.cessfuIthe deep-rooted heather feel
ing, by giving them the great Christian
festival. The story Of the Son of God,
as little child, so sweet and tender,
had the effect of softening the wild
.hilarity of the heather customs
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
DEC IS, 1910.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
@rs of the Grand Opera House Company
will be held at the office of the secretary,
No. 5I8 Spring street, on Saturday, jan
uary !, 1911, at 4 o'clock pm, for the
purpose Of electing officers for the en-
suing year and such other business as
may be presented S. N. KERLEY,
December 4, 1910. Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
PELICAN CHAPTER GIFTS.

Very bountiful Christmas baskets
were sent to the Charity Hospital by the
Pelican Chapter D. A. R. The contribu-
tions consisted of fruit, cakes, candies,
toys and articles of clothing. A commit
tee composed of the following members
distributed the presents in the different
wards: Mrs. w. G. Dalzell, Mrs. Mary
Field, Mrs John Hutchinson, Mrs.
Grace Barr.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
note$ and neW$
Of Interest
ROLL OUT. O SONG.
sAass BY m. +. u. SsS@


Roll out, Q song, to God
Move on, ye throngs of menl
Changes and changes come and go;
God changetI not! Amen
And on the throngs of men,
On worrying care and strife,
Sinks down as if from angels tongues
The word of hope and life.
Down in the darksome ways,
And worrying Whirl of life
Sinks, like a strain of vesper-song,
The thought Of his great strife,
Who, of the Virgin born,
Made all our chains his own,
And broke them with his own right arm
Nor left US more alone.
Amid the weak, one strong,
Amid the false, one true,
Amid all change, one changing not,
One hope we ne'er shall rue.
In whose sight all is now,
In whose love all is best;
The things of this world pass away,
Come, let us in him rest.
-sewal1.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
NEW YORK WORLD
The THRICE-A.W WEEK EDITION
Practically Daily at Price of Weekly
NO OTHER NEWSPAPER IN
THE WORLD GIVES SO MUCH
AT SOIOW A PRICE.

The great political campaigns are now
sat hand, and you want the news accu-
cxately and promptly. The World long
since established a record for impartial
ity, and anybody can afford its Thrice-a-
Week edition, which comes every other
: day N the wee, except Sunday. It will
be of particular value to you now. The
Thrice-a- Week World also abounds IN
other strong features, serial stories, hui
NOR. markets, cartoons in fact, every
thing that is to be found IN a hrst-class
daily
The Thrice Week Worlds regular
subscription price is only $I.oo per year,
and this pays for $50 papers. We offer
ati1is uneqnaIed newspaper and
The Caucasian, Tri-Weekly $50. $3.50
The Caucasian. Sunday. $50
The Caucasian, Weekly. $I.5o
Together for one year.
The Caucasian is always newsy and
reliable, and is the friend of the people.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
THE MYTHS OF CHILDHOOD.

Tie M / E10 Ut SE1lID1looD.
Walter A. Dyer in Craftsman: | am
not at all in sympathy with those who
think it a sin to perpetuate what they
are pleased to refer to as the Santa
Claus lie Personally | must confess to
feeling of s1nallness and awe when |
stand before a child who honestly be-
lieves in Santa Claus. And yet | fear
that this hold upon us is weakening.
The age of fable has passed, must old
Saint Nicholas go too? One by one the
beautiful myths of childhood vanish.
Bogie me and fairy godmothers vanish,
ually lose their power over us. One by
one the myths of man depart and Pan
lies low beneath our hurrying feet. We
have put our faith in a god of gold and
steel, and Phoebus no longer rides upon
the sunset. How long will there be
among us real children and real poeE !?
Where now is the poet who can invent
myth or the child who can believe IN
one
It is not the disbelief in the old MYTHS
that brings pain. 1t is the destruction
of the beliefs, the breaking down of he
idols. / believe l would sooner per
jure myself than to tell child there is
no such thing as Santa Claus. If your
brother believes in the power of PRAYER
you are knaVe if you sfatter his be-
lief This iconoclasm has gone faI
enough. Let Us build new idols if we
can; at least let us destroy no more cd
ones.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.

At St. Marks church, communion
service at 7 80, sermon and morning
prayer at II. Rev. Luke White, rector.
Christian Church-The congregation
will hold their Christmas day service in
the auditorium of the city hail at 10
CONTINUED on fourth page)
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
CHRISTMAS CAROLS.

The practice Of singing Christmas
carols or sacred music in celebration of
the nativity of Christ dates back to the
second century. The Oldest printed col
lection of Christmas carols bears date
1891. In 1925 was kept the Still Christ
mas on account of the illness of King
Henry, but with this exception the sa-
cred season appears to have been regu-
Iarly celebrated with Joyous music and
songs during the Tudor period The
Puritan parliament abolished Christmas
altogether as a remnant of Catholicity,
and politically as a ra1lying point for Sc
dition against the government, and holly
and ivy were made seditious badges.
After the restoration the Christmas car
Iols exhibited cheerful and even joyial
character These carols with which the
dawn Of Christmas Is announced in Eng
| land are generally religious though not
universally So In our own country car
lois form beautiful part of many
church services at the Christmas season
Especially those in which children have
a prominent part.
Ia MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
The young musicians choral club vii
give an entertainment Monday evening
December 26, at the city hall, beginning
lat 8 o'clock The programme will con
sist of Christmas carols, songs, recita
tons and holly wreath drill Tn
lyoung musicians will be assisted by Mis-
1LeRosen, Miss Mcintosh, Miss Bradley
Miss Roberta Saunders. A charming 70
lcalist. Mrs. Delphine Ayres Sames, Q
Texarkana, will contribute several nun
Ibers. The young musicians choral clu
Is under the direction Of the accom-
plished musician Mime Mae Patric
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25
LIST OF SPECIFICS.

n. 4. For FEvERs. AEnk Fever. Lung Fever.
ID. b. For sPRAINs. Eameneas. Rheumatism.
c. c. Fer SORE Throat, Epizootlc. DistemDer.
D. .. For WORMS, Bots. Gruhs.
RE. For COUGHS. Colds. Influenza.
&. For collie. BelIyache. Diarrhsa.
g. q. Preventa MISCARRIAGE.
III nj For KIDNEY and BLADDER disorders.
{. FER SKIN DISEASES Mango. Erupssons.
j. nor BAD CONDITION. Inaigestiea.
AA druggists q sent prepa;d on rseeipl
Is Teiea. SO cts. each.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-25

Tal1ey. A cordial invitation is extended
to the music loving public to attend this
their first recital.