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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29

SHREVEPORT MARKET.
The market closed steady.
Receipts 1857 bales.
Sales to factors none.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
THE COTTON CROP
The Estimated Yield Less than Twelve
Million Bales

New Orleans Picayune: The weather
having ceased to be further factor in
connection with the cotton crop, except
in so far as unfavorable weather might
delay picking and marketing operations,
all attention has now centered on the
size of the yield. It is generally ad-
rnitted that the late October freeze did
great damage in many partions of the
belt, particularly in Mississippi and Ar
kansas, and as the freeze was almost
general, ell further making by the plant
was practically stopped. Since the cold
spell there has been a progressive ten
dency to reduce crop estimates until
II, 100000 bales seems to be a favorite
figure with the trade generally, and some
are believers in an even smaller yield.
Whatever the size of the crop, it is
moving freely at the present time, the
favorable weather and the increasing de-
mand from spinners and exporters COM
bining to bring out the cotton. The
present price also seems to be attractive
to people in the interior, hence buyers
and sellers have come together appar-
emily with more freedom than at any
time yet this season. There are many
indications not only that spinners have
made up their minds to buy, having be-
come convinced of the shortness of the
crop, but that the manufacturing trade
has improved and mills are again very
busy with contracts ahead for some
months
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
COTTON MARKET

Office Of The Caucasian.
Shreveport, la, Nov. 20, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29

You can not find a better. more salts
factory coffee than LUzTANNE, even
At twice its price. Order some from
your grocer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
PERSONAL
NUMBER ia

Mr., J. w. Wimbish is going to New
Mexico on visit and may be absent
several weeks. Until recently Mr.. VIM
bish was sanitary inspector, position
which requires diligence and constant
attention. Mr.. Wimbish has been in the
employ of the city thirty-six years and
has record for efficiency which will
ever stand to his credit In the years
past when Shreveport was visited with
epidemics he was among the first in re-
spending to the call of duty, and is
ranked with the best of citizens. He is
wished pleasant journey and safe re-
turn home to his family.
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HOW he SLEPT.

Ms 9xpsrssess With Noisy and pse.
slsesNt Cuckoo Clock.
Wefss recently was presented with
a. old fashioned clock. That evening
~ hung It on his bedroom wali. wound
II Up and after admirins 1t awhile
wsat to sleep. He was drifting into
vefy pleasant dreams when be was
Startled.
'.Ceo-eoo. cocoon
wsrts rat Up with start, but In an
Instant rscorsfsd his wits and listened
to eight moss coo-coos with q foolish
grin. Then be lay hack and went to
sleep again.
He had ct into Z ilne dose BY the
ttns the thing went OF again. This
tine he didn't grin. ss
weftx u light sleeper. and, though
10 tfied to get used to the thing. he
cave mp after the cuckoo had announc-
- 3 O'Clock and got mp and stopped
IT, clock.
Next evening wertx Junior, who had
not seen the clock, went to look at 1t.
why. fits stopped" he said. What
b wfonsr
weftx senior stToked his chin.
Maybe ! didn't wind It this morn
Ing" he replied. "Ferd." he continued
generously. "if you will promise to
wind that clock every morning III let
you have 1t for your room"
wertx Junior was delighted. and the
transfer was made.
At the breakfast table next morn
Ing the heir of the house Of Werts
looked tired and somewhat sheepish,
but offered no explanation. After con-
siderable general conversation his ia
ther said:
"You look tired. How did you sleep
last nightr'
wertx Junior yawned.
by the hour" he answered.-Kan-
sas City Times.
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Some one has said that people that
are fond Of hero worship should never
make a pilgrimage to zee tho hero.
Here IL nm instance:
An enthusiastic young lady admiref
called on her favorite author. In
speaking of her visit she said:
I'm sorry l saw him. He didn't
look at all like an author-no long.
wavy hair; no dreamy expressioo; NO
eyes fixed on the stars - II to read
the secrets Of the heavens: no musical.
low voice-nothing to suggest the
genius. No. found him leaning on
the garden gate. In his shirt sleeves.
swearing at grocery boy! And his
hair was close cropped. and he looked
as II he hadn't shaved In . week. He
was the most terribly human specimen
ever saw."-Atlanta Constitution.
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Ursa Major and Ursa Ninse -
known also a. the trionss ard - ~
Greater VAIN and the Lesser wan. ~
b curious to note that IT, largse co.,
steilatisu was given ths ngurs q u
bear By the Arabs and BY tie IreQodo
ned men. The assumed forns aFs Of.
dInariIy fapcifui. and tbs Nsntfty o
tbs names In this instance affords food
for speeulattou. Homer usss both bsaf
and vain Wagon, in hi rsesrsnees to
these stars. It = evident that the
nams beaf was = translatios from
some original Aryan language. - ths
constellation = called ID Sanskrae
riksha, word that In different gsn-
ders means both bsaF and star. on
course tbs polar star In ths tail Of Ursa
Minor u the ccnstsllatsoa's potst Of
giory. In this tass ws may say fairly
that tie tail wags the dog. because the
group Of stars was once called the
dogs tan. OF cynosure. From that We
have our word cynosure. that toward
which all eyes turn. % to the dogs
tail for sight Of the pole .star.-Minns-
apolis Tribune.
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oddi.l.. ~ ceIsr Dllndnsss.

Color blindness. or the inability to
distinguish certain colors, b by No
means rare. Incomplete color hiindness
is when a person cannot distinguish
one of the fundamental colors, red.
green or violet II person b told -
select colors resembling violet. b VIM
II red blind usually select blues - wSli
as violets. II he h green blind. ~ WIN
select green or gray. with poe14biy
some blues and vioiets Of the bfi9ntsst
shades. Violet blindness II rare. 70 q
red blind person the American Dag ap-
pears to have green and whits stripes,
while the white starr appear % vio.
let field. To n green blind Dsf1on the
stripes have the proper COLOR, but the
field for the stars II red vjotst To .
violet blind person the strips are nor
mai. but the stars appear to b. ut in .
dark brownish gray nsld. 10 = person
who ls totally color blind ths blue Of
the nag appears light yellowish
brown. while the red stripes seem to
be darker brown.
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SAVED THE GIRL.
An Old Time Adventure With Solo
mon Island cannibaIs.

An Old Time Adventure With Solo.
mon island carnibaIs.
One day on a Solomon beach little
girl ran to me and, before was aware
Of 1t, placed my foot on her neck. One
knows what this means well enough.
In hot war II means that II chief al
lows his foot to rest on the defeated
ones neck the mans life Ia safe, but he
h slave forever, rescue or no rescue.
1 was puzzled at the child's action. 1t
was soon explained. Shortly afterwnrd
down came a lot Of villagers and In
sisted on taking the youngster. told
them what she had DONE They said
they did not care. Her mother was be-
Ing cooked In the town. and the child
should 20 to the ovens with her.
"Neverr' I said. What! We. who
have eaten betel nut together many
times. to quarrel for Q mere child 10
whom I have granted life In your own
wayr' swore they should kill me
6fst. They replied:
.sOh. that b an easy thing TO do"
A bold front was the only thing now.
LuckNy ! had my sixteen shooter.
Springins back and putting marx on
the sand with my foot, I swore would
shoot the first man who crossed 1t.
They knew I could answer for dozeu
Of them or 20. and. although clubs were
up and bows bent. they hesitated. as
well they might. and / knew had
mastered them. Then one proposed I
should buy the child fairly. They
cared not to hight friend. To this
at once agreed, and muss was thus
avoided, and q mission AZ worth ten
pence made me slave owner.
Among the Man Eaters," by John
CagKin.
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aittina puli.

To look at Sitting Bull one would say
that he was always quiet and ssif con-
tained. In fact, he did usually keep
himself under control. but be was cruel
and almost heartless. He had prac-
ticed cruelty to animals and men from
his childhood and - long ~ he lived:
be was full Of passion and often very
angry. He was always imperlous and
insolent toward our generals. the In
dian agent and other friends Of the
great father at Washington, whom be
claimed to hate. He had great talent
and ability to plan campaigns and bat
ties and wonderful influence In bring
ing indians together. Notwithstand
ing all this. he was afraid Of death.
and, though he planned the greatest
victory which tie lndiAns ever gained
over white men, Sitting BON himself
was . coward and dls3raced himself
even before his own people By running
away in the very face Of success.--
General Howard in 1t. Nicholas.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-05-28

Some years ago one Of Texas widely
Known statesmen who h now dead
was passing along street in Dallas
when an Old colofed man who had
once belonged to him approached, took
" bis hat and passed hand over hls
white wool a. be asked:
"Marster. gin Do Old man 20 cents."
Dan, you arc . robber."
"How7" asked the astoaisbed darby.
spenins his eyes. aroand which rough
shod age had walked.
Didn't you eco me put my hand 10
my pocketr'
"Yes, sab"
"wsll, you old rascal, you rob me Of
the pleasure OF giving you money with
out being asked"
The old man received 4 dollar. Bow
ing almost to the ground, while tears
came out and coursed through the aged
prints around his eyes, be replied:
"Marster. wid-wid such heart ~
you hab and wh Abraham and Isaac
end de Lord on-your side don't sec
what can keep you out OF heaven"
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tn. wlek.a... III II s...

Nine out of ten travellers would tell
inquirers that the toughest piece Of
lish channel. and nine out Of ten trav-
elers would say what was not true.
As a matter Of fact. ''the wickedest
bit Of sea" il not In the Dover strait OF
In yachting. for example. from 1t lean
de Luiz up to Pauillac or across the
Mediterranean race" from Cadis to
Tangier. nor II It In rounding Cape
Horn. where there II what sailors cali
true" sea. The "wickedest sea" II
encountered IN rounding the Cape Of
Good Hope for the eastern ports Of
Cape Colony. .
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The century plant, so named becaus.
Of the popular idea that 1t blooms but
once in hundred years, in one sense
makes good Its name, for 1t blooms
only once, then dies. In the genial
climate Of southern California 1t reach
e maturity and blooms in fifteen or
twenty PEARS, while In colder climates
the period may range from forty to
fifty years. There are many species of
the agave family native to northern
Mexico. where It h called the maguey.
The plant furnishes ''pulque." the ma
tional drink Of Mexico. At the time Of
blooming the plant throws up single
stock Of rapid growth to the height Of
twelve to twenty feet. from which the
tassel-Iike flowers sprout forth. This
great flower stalk draws all the sap
and vigos from the body Of the plant,
which soon withers and dies.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-05-28

when william II. Evarts was SC
Rotary Of state . new elevator man
bad been employed in the department
who did not know Nj. Evarts BY sight
In his car was q conspicuous sign to
the effect that By order Of the secre-
tary Of state smoking was prohibited.
One day Mr.. Evarts boarded the car
In company with q famous senator,
the latter smoking cigar. The new
man promptly touched the smoker on
the elbow and said. pointing at the mo-
tics, Cant you read that signr Nj.
Evarts promptly tore down the Of.
Tending notice and. turning to the els-
vator man. said: what signi i don't
zee any" The attendant suspecting
something. wisely hsld his peace. but
be followed the pair out and asked the
guard At the door who the chap with
the arss bad was. Tho guard told
him. r
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Tn. pe,v,s, c,,si.

The dealer held up two strings Of
coral. They were Of equal size. but one
was dark and dull in hue. the other
beautifully pink and translucent.
The. dark one" he sad. '.is worth
30 cents; the pink one b worth $500.
That b what makes coral - popular.
II saits ali peckstbeoas. An over ~
world II goss. These strings 1t ruush.
uncut beads are for The dead Of India.
They are put round the necks Of the
bodies about to b. burned in the ahats.
These large and blood red beads 70
to Africa. They are much liked By
the natives, whose DARK skins they
perfectly suit. Here arc . lot Of coral
hands with fingers extended In "
the gesture that wards q the evil eye.
The coral hands are for Italy, where
the belief In their e6lcacy ID wide
spfead."-Bu6alo Express.
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Nov Mere csaxsd sks TIps.

A group Of women wers standing In
the corridor OF . summer hotel when
an aged scrubwoman started upstairs
with a pan Of water. Just then q
bright faced. buxom Irish chamber
maid cnme mp.
This looks purity heavy for tbs likes
Of ye." she said cbeerily to the Old
woman. Better let me help"
She took up the paid and whisked Of
upstairs with 1t.
How thoughtful Of Norav' isn't
she klnd?" and similar exprsssions
rose to tho lips Of the women. Ths
proprietor Of the hotel and another
man also witnessed the incident.
Clever girl. that Nora" said the
hotel man to his companion. .She's
always doing something like that when
there are people looking on. She gets
more tips than any two other girls In
the house. She could AFFORD to pay me
for the privilege Of working here.
Every summer she makes enough to
spend the winter In idleness At her old
home In Ireland."-New York Tribune.
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scAlPiMa


pn1laa Ttad1tisa Tkse Tells tiss osieia
- ~ cVsasw.
Asserting 70 the Indian tradition,
sealpang arose b this wiss:
Rus1rs1s. perhaps thousandA Of
year, aeo, whsu all the Indians In the
WegsA wsfs Of one tribe and under one
eAssl, thsrs aross q dispute In the tribs
= 10 who should succeed the old chief.
vho hsd Just died without issue. Theirs
were two principal aspirants to the
hooee, each having considerable fol-
lowing. Ths dispsts finally ended
With stxifs and war. and for the nrst
tins IN tie history was ''brothsrs'
blood shsd BY bsothefs."
Tbs chief Of one Of the factions had
Q beautiful daughter. and one Of the
heavsst warriors was sutton for her
hand. Her father consented to the
match o. one condition-that the
young brave should Journey to the
camp OF the enemy. many miles away
through the deep snow. kill the chief
HI rival, and return with some unmIs
takabls token Of his death. In spite
Of the snow and the distance. tl,S
young man Immediately set out on his
journey and. after lying In ambush
for several days. finally entered the
camp, boldly attacked the chief In bis
tsnt, slew him and cut on his bead.
Next morning the murder was DIS
covered. and the Tribe ret OF In hot
pursuit. Little by little they sained
upon the fleeing warrior. who In his
anxisty 10 eiuds his pursuers cast
sway all his impediments, to his very
clothing. retaining only his stone knife
and the trophy which was to win hin,
his beide.
His pursusrs gained rapidly until
finally % near did they come he could
hear them on his trail. His grewsome
burden grew heavier and heavier. and
30 q last resort b. whipped out bis
knife. stripped the scalp from the head
Of the dead man and, thus lightened
Of his load. reached his own camp in
safety, presented to his chief the token
of his proves and was wed. amid
great rejoicing. to the damsel Of his
choice.
From thsncsforth he was permitted
70 wear an eagls's feather in his cap.
and to this day the eagles feather re
mains tho sign Of the successful war
rioe. the number be displays depending
upon the number Of scalps he has tax;
sa-Ohicaso Record Herald.
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coLoRs !. THE OCEAN.


var,svs cassss esr shs DiRsrs~a riN&s
u the Waasr.
gky and cloud colors are often re-
oscted in the "a, but Just - tn air
has it, sunset glory 70 water has it,
changing tints quite apart from mere
reflection.
Olive and brown lines In the waves
on the coast come from ths muddy
sediment washed from til shors. ~
blues arise chiefly from rejected sky.
But there are many other COLOR In the
ocean. On almost every loos voyage
q ~ spots Of reddish brown color
an noticed at one time q another.
When 4 few drops Of the diScolored
water are examined under q micro
scope myriads Of minute cylinder shap-
ed algae are seen, some separate, some
Joined together In scores. It b this
oreanism-sometimes called '1sea saw.
dust"-which has given the name to
the Red sea, although It also abounds
In other waters. Sometimes the wa
ter far from land will be seen to b. Of
Q chocolate hue for an extent Of sew
eral miles, and this II caused BY mill
lions upon millions Of minute one cell
ed aninsals which Lash Themselves
along. each on his erratic Individual
course, BY means Of the flnest Of haip.
like threads Of cilia.-Pearson's.
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n. Trsess u The osases.

On every side I'm the Malay wilds
The traces Of the beasts-whlch here
live ~ scheduled. - safs from Do,ss-
eation, % did their ancestors b pre-
AAAnits days-ars visibis % TRES
trunk. On bsates game path and -
The yiAlding clay at IL drinking
places BY the hurryins stream. Hers
. belt Of mud nine fest from ths
ground shows that an elephant has
rubbed his itching hack against the
rough bark Of q tree. aud. rec. coarss
hairs are still sticking In the hardened
clay. There long. sharp scratch ~
peated at regular intervals marks TIE
passing Of . rhinoceros. Here. agaia.
b the pad mark Of q tiger barely an
hour old. and the pitted tracks Of deer
Of all stses and varieties surround the
deeply punched holes which are the
footsteps Of AZ elephant = Cofnhill
Nagaxias.
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1oaTolsE SHELL.

M way ~ -psssss ~ NsMsvst
Frsa Ne Aasmai.
To comb of tosentss shsll ~ =
vssy psls and traAs,.esat yellow. H.
sally reilly valushis kisA q shsat
many people think tAis pala. -
eottisd shssl the cheaper kinA" ~
dealer saiA. .Do yoa Know whyf ~
cause ths imitations are all maAe lite
this.
THAT + oos vulgar error absst
she'll. Anothse p that H. tsstoiss b
Killed 10 81 II shsll casaaG. That h
q ahsurd N error - 4 weuld hs 10
say Q sbsep was killed 10 81 H. wool.
swhat h aoss = tAis: Ths askef-
nsn. having caught toetotss. ~ him
and thsn cover hs back with dry Grass
and leaves. Thsy set m - tiAs stn6.
Il burns slowly. ard IL beat eansss
the thirteen plates Of tbs shsii 10
Ioossn at H. joints. WITH = ksifs ths
plates are prisd 81. and aftesward the
tortoise - sst frse. The base. o. root.
Of his sheu b intact and win grow
again. II tortoisss were killed to get
their shell they would long since have
become extinct
.'No, no. Every toetoiss \. - II
were. q farm-a shell farm. Fishsrmsn
catch him regularly and with hsat and
. knife gently remove biz shell."-
New Orleans Times-DsmoeEat
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WHAT 1c0t6NSaN Wsars.
A Scottish correspondent, signing
himself "Haggis," writes to us - fol-
lows:
Dear Sir-P1eass state in your column
that . Scotsman wears kilt, not kits
Thus Harry Lauder went to amuse the
king clad In = kilt. mot In kits.
We regret to say that We Ind our
selves unable to accede to our CORE
spondent's request Respect for truth
compeis US to state that q Scotsman
almost invariably wears neither kilt
nor kits, but trousers.-London News.
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AT pupil.

Captain Jones giving a short lee
turc to the recruits of his company on
their demeanor In public)-If civilian
should make offensive remarks in a
public house and try to induce quar-
rel. the well conducted soldier should
drink mp bis beer and go quietly
away"
After his address Captain Jones
questioned bis audience to ascertain
II they had comprehended his re-
marks.
NOW, Private Jenkins. what should
you do II you were at an inn and
civilian wanted to quarrel with your
Il should drink up his beer. SIR. and
'ook it."-London Pick-Me-Up.
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Tho Journal OF American Folklore
has some interesting folk tales Of the
Nes Perces Indians:
Once the sun fell down from the
sky Just shout sunrise. Mole caught
1t and held 1t up until people got there
and helped him to shove 1t back. The
sun had meant to roll along on the
ground instead Of In the sky. 1t was
II nm holding up the sum that Afole's
haHds arc bent % far back.
Coyote and Cloud ran q race. Cloud
oct storm and Coyote clear weather.
They started far away to the south.
and for awhile Coyote was IN the lead.
Chen Cloud made fruits Of all kinds
=. grow in trout Of Coyote. and he,
looking back and seeing Cloud far be-
hind, stopped to eat. In this way
Cloud caught up and won. This 10
Why We hare storms In winter time"
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NARROW was three years old. One
day his mother said to him. "Now.
NARROW. you may 80 outdoors to play
for awhile, but n I zee you crossing
the street to play with that naughty
little boy Willie Burr again IN give
you 4 hard. hard spanktns."
Half an boar later the mother looked
out after her boy and cav him playing
With Willie Burr. She raised the win
dow and called with forced sentlsnsss:
MARROW, come hare 10 me!'
NARROW came, but ~ he did % b.
turned to his companion and aid:
You stay wight here. While. I'm
doin' In to det spanked. IN b. wight
bAck."-DelineAtor
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The best way to catch rats 10 to pnt
any animal substance. we'll perfumed
with oil Of rhodium. into trap. This
induces them to enter readily and even
draws them from q considerable DIS
lance, a. they arc extremely partial to
this oil. An ounce Of oil Of rhodium
will cost you 80 cent?. Catnip 10 cat
IL nothing Ike rhodium to . rat. OIL
Of rhodium u made from 4 speciss Of
bindweed and = ussd IN perfumsfy.-
New York Press.
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A correspondent sends the following
10 remote rural organ Of the people:
Our esteemed fellow citizen, Mfr.
william N. Puckleton. has had several
new NO Trespassing" signs erected
sn his I,li.ce. We have had the pleas
uve Of perusing the one facing the
Hedseville pike. It reads:
.'Notis.-Trespssers will b persskuted
- the full exten Of : mean nungrei dogs
wich amt never ben overly soshihil with
strangers an ! dubbed barl shotgun wich
Amt loaded with no sofy pliers dam II I
amt gstin tired Of this heiraisin on my
property. Yurs respectful.
BILL PUCKLErON."
-Curreut Literature,
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Settled n Themselves.

In western China European travellers
fecsatiy found . simple method Of
ssetllng disputes. One Of them writes:
"Whils We called the midday halt at
T&chAds. ~ asked the villagers con-
csenin5 some new graves which We
no4sesd In 6sld closs By. They an
ewssed, Our head man and two others
weee killed three months ago In feud
with village higher up the hills IL
II ssttied nowr Yes Did you re-
port the matter TO LAowor NO.
what would have bsen the uss7 We
tuse settled The matter ourselves
Howl Oh, We killed eight Of the
sehsF party"