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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01

out the things that have pierced and
stung,' but ''the word we had not
sense to say" we have omitted That
has been our deadliest sin.
Do you remember as child how you
yearned for the sympathetic tone and
the encouraging word of recognition
when you had bravely done. your lit
tie task? A little word of praise goes
long way in appeasing the heart of
child. Are we careful to speak that
word?
And men and women are but chill
dren little larger grown.
Think how appreciation colors all
the day. The sun shines brighter and
the song Of birds Is sweeter when
some one has spoken the gracious or
the tender word And how the clouds
lower when no one seems to care or
caring fails to say,
Why. then. withhold the word?
You cannot err in profusion of
kindly utterance Never In the whole
history Of the world has one kind
word been wasted or spoken in vain
There can never by any possibility he
overproduction in generous and kindly
speech
Why should we be so chury of ex
preston? Why so stingy?
Mystery Of human nature why do
we try to keep bnck the tide of affec
ton and appreciation that beats up
to the very door of our lips?
Why let human hearts starve to
death for the words we will not say?
But for our own the bitter tone,
Though we love our own the best.
Or, If not the bitter tone, the deadly
silence-"the word we had not sense
to say
Let love find its language. Speak
the word that should be said. Speak
1t ere the ear of love is deaf and your
laggard feet shall follow in the mourn
full wake of coffin upon whose lid
the flowers are piled--fiowers that
must sadly speak the vain regret for
the word that was left unsaid.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01

worse thnn he imagined. Hundreds OF
lepers lived in huts in grayeyards on
scanty fare and utterly neglected.
] Father Conrardy decided that he
would Go two things-frst. he must
study medicine and second, raise
money TO start a colony in Canton.
Then this heroic priest went to
Portland. Ore, and studied four years
for his medical degree. And then. at
the age Of sixty-six years, he started
to raise money. He travelled over this
country. making addresses. and got
together $4,000.
Going back to Canton. Father Con
rardy bought an island in the river
sixty miles from Canton. transported
500 lepers and built them homes.
And now he is dying.
And the pathos of it all is his de-
spairing sense of failure with success
Just within his grasp The tragedy is
shown in his letters:
81 am not well. but hope that God
will give me a few years more to
work among the lepers. If I could
only live FIVE years longerw
Why retell his story? Because the
story itself sufTices. In the face of
such a sacrificial life moralizing is but
mummery
Like the story of Calvary. it in
carnates creed of immortal love-a
life and death of ignominy for the
sake of men.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
a BALL AND CHAM.
only hadp says one.

s'If only hadF' says one.
Nothing In all our human life Ii
= more useless than vain regrets over
eoa1ething done or undone. He who
GreEs over mistakes to the point oil
worry is foolish.
at might have beenT' Yes, but II
wasn't. Why the subiunctive mood
WHY spend good soul stuff over some
thing that cannot be other than il Isl
One Of the wise offerings Of cur mod
ern speech Is that sententious and
slangy utterance-
FORGET ifg'
There is wisdom in forgetting. The
apostle Paul understood II, Forgetting
the things that are behind, let us press
forward II is impossible to press
FORWARD as one ought without forget.
ting the things that are behind.
What Is done Is done. One may be
sorry for the plumbers of the past and
learn good lessons from experience,
but one is supremely silly who tears
down his good gray braiE matter In
Exploring that which cannot be helped.
Shut the door!
The past is irrevocable. Useless re-
pinings cannot change it. What you
did IN the former days was possibly
the best you could do, or. II not, II is
now TOO bate to remedy what you did.
shut the door on the record.
Wipe the slate clean. That IL all
you can do. except to be careful If the
figures yon put down in the future. II
Is childish 60 tang up the slate whefs
you must always see ii aud weet, oyt.
the marks. You cannot change illss
tory.
II ron have erred. forget II. rhet
Is much to do and little Time lie III
sits down By the roadside 70 in.ittssi
his fate for selecting the wrung 4
Il losing time ana energy
Let the past 20. II A.ai are. "a i
Whist yen oilShi to slu. Il viii
every unit IT Ssur si!eiitli. la:wsi,
moi waste lili t'trir wHriasliy.
what N.li al itll4a 1igsR vs.
cnH DE- ii 1905 latl L aside Fai San
Thus
at powers IA resi'ysii
4 his ass sNu Is ifrevocahle is as
q II felasl Isie mistake.
He llYes he conviet's life WIN
eyer arags lsellind him the bail
ehaflI Of bitter recollections.
TO useiessly grieye over Your efitg
81 omission or commission, to laine
ard bewail the past. save in desc
repentance. Is TO rivet upon you
eoaYiet's handicap,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
A hoTHER.s CRUELTY.

Th1S girl married Tor love.
And the one person most difficult to
convince of the wisdom of her step
was the girls mother.
What!
You see. the girls mother had dotted
on her desire of making a brilliant
match for her daughter. She had a
proper husband picked out and was
greatly grieved because her girl had
fallen in love with another man
A mothers love may be cruel.
Ever think of that? 1t is not that
the mother does not love her daughter
If need were. she would die for the
girl In this particular she loves too
we'll and unwisely.
The mother knows what married life
means. She knows its heartbreaking
trials. it's petty economies, its actual
hardships, and she wants to save her
daughter from the privations and cares
and worries which cause the mother
quite as much distress as the girl her
self.
1t is not sordid love OF money.
But in her mother plans to shield her
child the mother can be as cruel as
fate. Not by infiicting physical pain,
you understand. but by the soul tor
turing pressure of moral obligation
Suppose the family occupies good
position in the community, but is ham
pered financially. How easy for the
mother to keep before her daughters
eyes the little necessary shifts of econ.
omy, the bent shoulders and shabby
clothes of ''poor dear papaw
These things strike deep into the
heart of an affectienate child.
The daughter knows well enough
that her mother expects her to help
along the family fortunes by well to
do marriage. And the mother ma.
neuvers night and day for the doubiy
benefcent purpose of helping along
the family and providing for the girl
It takes courage to fy In the face Of
fond mothers plans. The trouble
with these plans is the uncertainty Of
them. Some brilliant matches turn
out any way but brilliant The mother
has laid false emphasis on money.
and money marriages often result bad
ly.
The mother forgets that character Is
the one desirable thing In a son-in-law.
Given young man who has good
health, good ability and a clean life,
and you can almost certainly predict
success for him.
It may be slow for the young couple
at first. The young wife may be oblig-
ed TO sacrifice and economic and put
up with some privations. but there is
happiness in it for her and good
chance for ultimate prosperity.
It the mother will remember she
probably began her own married life
In that way. and she ought to be very
careful how she opposes the daughter
who wants to marry the man she
loves.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
INcARNaTED LOVE.

Father Louis Lambert Conrardy Is
dying of leprosy in Canton, China.
And thereby hangs story of devo-
ton and self abnegation that will be
notable III the annals Of heroism.
Father Conrardy. born in Belgium,
spent several years as a missionary In
India and then came to the United
States In the same capacity among
the northwestern Indians.
For fourteen years he was engaged
In these labors, went through mum
Der of Indian wars and won the
friendship of President Cleveland be-
cause of his efforts In behalf of his
redskfn friends.
Then he heard of the illness Of Ia
Their Damien. whose labors as the
hero Of the leper colony of Molokai
are known and read of all men,
He wrote and asked if he could be
Of assistance and on receiving an af-
firlnatiTe reply sailed at once for Ha-
wall He stayed with Father Damien
until the Inter died. d year afterward.
and remained with the colony for sew
eral years.
Then the American government oc-
cupied Hawaii and took charge Of the
leper colony. and his services were no
longer needed But his work with
lepers had stirred his soul with sym
pathy. and he longed to help them.
Hearing that these unfortunate peo-
PIE IN China were neglected be set ont
FER Canton. He found conditions
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
Heart toHeart
Talks.
TRY AGAIN.
BY EDWIN A. NYE


MIR. Rockefeller missed quite an easy
shot on the green His ball didn't go into
the hole. He stopped the game and kept
Il waiting while he made the same shot
over fifty times to find out just why he
had missed 1t and how he could avoid
missing it next time.
The paragraph Is taken from news
account of a game of golf recently
played by John ID. Rockefeller
Do you see no more than the bald
statement that the financier tried fifty
times in succession to find out how to
put an absurd little white ball into 4
hole iD the gr0undf
Why, naB. the little incident is a
window through which you may look
right into the inner workings of the
Rockefeller mind.
1t Is an insight into the mans char
acter and reveals the method and man
zser of his success in business.
A lot of people try to do thing once
and If they fail give it up. Some will
try time and again. but finally despair.
Most of them get discouraged sooner or
later.
The difference between us and Rookie
feller is that the latter is willing to trv
fifty times.
More than that
1t is plainly evident that Mr.. Rookie
teller would be willing and anxious to
try a hundred times, if need were to
nut that ball into the hole.
The gray matter in his brain pan is
80 organized that he will never quit
until he finds out why he missed the
shot and learns how to avoid missing II
the next time
He does nothing haphazard
His habit of mind will permit him to
do nothing less than to hit the mark.
How about your
Have you organized your brain to
work persistently and effectively? Have
you accustomed your mind to persevere
fn lis task, or do you try a few times
and then throw up your hands?
Have you caught the Rockefeller Sc
eretg
1t Is quite certain more persons fail
by reason of lack of persistence rather
than by reason of lack of talent. There
b lot Of philosophy in the hackneyed
c0uplet of the old time schoolbooks:
II az first you don't succeed,
Try, try again.
When you are tempted to be quit
Der think of that tall, baldheaded old
gentleman pursuing his Nps and trying
ever and over again--trying fifty times
Ito put little ball into a round hole
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
a costly sibIe.

The most costly book III the Royal
library at Stockholm is q Bible. II IS
no wonder that II Is considered pre-
eious. for there is not another like II
In the world. In weight and size alone
it is unique. II is said that 100 asses
skins were used for its parehmeilt
leaves. There are 300 pages of writ.
ing. and each page falls but an inch
short Of being a yard in length. The
width Of the leaves Is twenty inches
The covers are solid plnnks four
inches thick
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
ARTICLE I.

The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be THE CELESTE FIG
PRESERVING AND INDUSTRIAL
COMPANY, LIMITED" and under
this name and style it shall have and
enjoy corporate existence for period
of ninety-nine years from date hereof.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01

The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established are hereby declared
to be to plant and cultivate fig and other
fruit bearing trees and all farm and
garden products; to construct and equip
canning factory at or near the town
of Forbing. Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and therein to preserve all orchard,
farm and garden products, preparing
them for market in such a manner as
may be determined, and to buy and SCH
such products both in the raw and man
ufactured state, and in general to do all
things necessary and proper in carrying
on general planting and preserving
business. The domicile of this corpora
ton is hereby declared to be the City
of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
and all legal process shall be there
served on the president, or. in his abb
sence, the vice president or secretary,
according to law.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
NOTICE TO DELTNQUENTS ON
ENJOYABLE PROPERTY.

/ NOTICE TO DELINQUENTS on
ENJOYABLE PROPERTY.
To all unknown owners of property
situated in Caddo Parish, and to ali non
residents whose postoffice address is TN
known:
You are hereby notified that your
State and Parish taxes on immovable
property for the year 1909 are past dug
and delinquent.
| will advertise and SELL according to
law, said property, to satisfy the judg-
ment against you, as shown by the AS
sessment Roll on file ON the Recorders
Oflise, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, said
taxes and penalties and cost to date as
follows;
Ward One
Allen, Florence ". Assessment $40
taxes 1917.
Belcher, VIM: Assessment $3.50; tax
$I2.54
Harrison, John; Assessment 5000;
tax $11.o5,
May, Chas. F.: Assessment SIS; tax
I$2.27.
Pridgen, Lester: Assessment 500;
tax $2.27.
Robinson, ]. D.: Assessment $4,000;
tax $8861.
Ward Two
Bradley, T. c.: Assessment $1oo; tax
$500.
Bryan, A. l.: Assessment SIS; tax
$I65.
Curtis, Maud and Harry S: Assess
ment $127o; tax $685..
Fitzgerald, w. D. and J. T. Parker:
Assessment 5000; tax $1o,56.
Greer, Hal W.: Assessment SOS; tax
$Ia.so.
Johnson, II. G., Akin and c. Rawters-
bacher: Assessment $500; tax $3.50.
Pate, D. B.: Assessment $50; tax
$I.53.
Redden, J.. B. and NJ. w. Moore: AS
sessment $3.50; tax $500.
Ward Three
Shows, John estate; Assessment $12o;
tax $3.1t.
Stamps, Dave: Assessment $500; tax
$500.
linn, r. l.. Assessment SEQ; tax
$1.37.
Ward Five
Peterson, A. NJ: Assessment $a3o;
taxes SIS .o5.
Non-residents-
Blumberg, B. and G. Mendlesohn: As
sessment $12o; tax $3.II.
Coleman, John: Assessment $50; tax
S1.o4
Cope, r. T.: Assessment $40; tax
$3.1I.
Coyle, X. M: Assessment $40; tax
$1.z5.
Crawford, H. b.: Assessment $40;
Crockett, Mary D.: Assessment $r2o;
tax $3.24.
Davis, Henry o.: Assessment $Ias
tax $3.2o.
Durham, Jos. W.: Assessment $3.50;
tax $6z4.
douglas, w. L.: Assessment $Iao;
tax $3.1r.
France, Leola.; Assessment $Io5s
tax $Io.5s.
Graham, ]. NJ, heirs: Assessment
$500; tax $4.52.
Hardy, G. c.: Assessment $40; tax
s1.75.
Hicks, Maggie Assessment 500; tax
S2.12.
Hise. ]. w: Assessment $roo; tax
SAYS.
Holgoodf ]. H.: Assessment $50; tax
s1S8.
johnson, Jerry: Assessment $40; tax
King, ]. S. and J. r.: Assessment
$1,000; tax $3.50.
Libby, J. A. and T. R. IIincey: As
sessment $40; tax $r.35.
Mallory, Josephine: Assessment $500;
AK $2.o6.
Mooring, c. M: Assessment 5000;
ak $6.6I.
Mnre6eld w RI Assessn,ent Coco.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
CHARTER
OF THE CELESTE FIG PRESERV
ING AND INDUSTRIAL COM
PANY, LIMITED.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Before me. Robert A. Grain, notary
public in and for Caddo Parish, State OF
Louisiana, personally came and ap.
peared P. T. Hedges, c. L. Jones, R. P.
Moore, Lee N. Bush, Roland William
son, T. c. Aubrey, r. r. Emery, w. B.
Daniels, all residents of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, and T. M. Cook, a resident
of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, who de-
clared that availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to corporations, they
have formed and do by these presents
form and constitute themselves into a
body polite and corporation for the
objects and purposes and under the con-
ditions, stipulations and articles as fol-
lows, to-wit:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
ARTICLE w.

The corporate powers are hereby
vested in the board Of directors, to con-
sist of seven stockholders, four of
whom shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of the business of the cor
poration. The board of directors shall
be elected annually on the first Monday
of March Of each year, beginning in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
ARTICLE III.

The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby authorized to be ten thous-
and ($Io,ooo.oo) dollars, divided into
and represented by one hundred shares
of one hundred ($Ioooo) dollars each,
to be paid for in cash or its equivalent
at the discretion of the board of direc-
tors. This corporation shall commence
business whenever three thousands dol
lars (S3,ooooo) of the capital stock shall
be subscribed and paid in full.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01
ARTICLE VI.

mo StoCknOIQer or the corporation
shall ever be held liable for its contracts
or faults in any further sum than the
unpaid balance of his stock and no IN
formality in organization shall have the
effect of rendering this charter null or
of exposing any stakeholder to any loss
beyond the unpaid balance due on his
stock
In witness whereof the parties have
signed this act of incorporation. in the
presence of ]. ]. Lyon and w. S. Den-
mis-, competent witnesses, on shis the
I4th day of March A. D. 1910.
P. T. HEDGES.
c. L. JONES.
T. M. COOK,
per C, L. Jones.
R. P. MOORE.
R. R. EMERY.
LEE N. BUSH.
T. c. AUBREY.
per P. T. Hedges.
ROLAND WILLIAMSON.
w. B. DANIELS,
per F. T. Hedges.
Witnesses:
J. J. LYON.
W. S. DENNIS.
R. A. GRAIN,
Notary Public
State of Louisiana, Parish Of caddo.
hereby certify that I have examined
the above and foregoing charter. and
finding nothing therein contrary 70 Iaw
hereby approve the same ON tbis tbs
9TH day of April A. D. 1910.
]. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trict of Louisiana. =
Endorsed: Filed and recorded AnrsfR
q 1910 A. S. HARDIN.
Deputy Clerk.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of caddo.
l hereby certify that the above and fore
gong is true and correct copy of the
original act as the same now annea-.
on file and of record in my Office Given
under my hand and seal of Office .b;.
4th DAY of April 1910.
A. S. HARDIN
Deputy Clerk and ex-oAicio Ien,,t. 3.
corder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-01

1911. The first boar dof directors, who
shall hold Office until their successors
are elected, are hereby declared to be
2. t. Hedges, c. L. Jones, T. M. Cook,
R. P. Moore, R R. Emery, Roland Viii
hanson and Lee N. Bush, with the fol-
lowing officers: P. T. Hedges, presi-
dent; c. L. Jones, vice president; r. P.
Moore, secretary-treasurer
ARTICLE ".
This charter may be amended or the
corporation dissolved, by vote Of
three-fourths (3-4) in amount of the
capital stock at meeting called for
that purpose Whenever said eorpara-
ton shall be dissolved by limitation OF
otherwise, its affairs shall be liquidated
by two liquidators selected for that psr-
pose by the stockholders, and they shall
hold Office and liquidate the affaiss of
the corporation until fully settled. Ia
event of death or resignation of lioui-
dator, the other liquidator shall serve
alone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-04
STAMFORD

Mrs. Walter Lucas, who lives near Avon Park, having appealed to Sher- Ill Stagg to protect her from her hus- band, whom she accused of assault, the sheriff brought the gentleman to the cooler and locked him up for the night. Yesterday there was quite a washing of dom estic linen hung up in the local court room. Mrs. Lu- cas is tall, rather striking blonde, and MT. Lucas is a shorter, stout, CT Lucas pretended to commit sui eide. Mrs. Lucas put in evidence a black hand letter which she was pos itive her husband wrote, in which death and kidnapping and all sorts of old world horrors were threatened Lucas denied stoutly that he wrote the letter, and the court required him to give a specimen of his handwrit- ing. It did not resemble the writing in the letter: The couple have not had very enjoyable time together for the past few years, and fallings out have become common. The wife called the husband all manner of hard names in the, court room, but after all was said, and the story told, the case was nolled, the husband dividing line between Stratford and Bridgeport. He gave his wife $1 so that she can go back to her parents in Jersey City, where she came from
 Yesterday Miss Julia Pendleton of this town reached her 97th birthday. She has been a member of the Con- gregational church for 70 years and is regarded as one of the old Strat- ford set, as distinguished from mod ern interlopers who have lived in town but 40 or 50 years.
 Albert E. Merrill is home from an auto trip to Philadelphia.
 William Newbury is home from a tour through the South. He found the weather pretty hot, and in some places the crops were suffering.
 Albert Loomis and wife of Thom- aston are having an enjoyable visit in town.
 The Rebekahs expect to go to Savin Rock for an outing on Friday after noon. The regular prayer meeting will be omitted.
 A little boy has arrived in the fam fly of Joseph Clements and wife.
 William Brock, IT,, and family, of Brooklyn, are passing portion of the summer in town.
 Mrs. Thomas Clinton has returned to Annapolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-04
Children Cry
 FOR FLETcHER'S CA s oRIA,
PADS AND FASHIONS

Instead of jet, the wooden beads so much in use everywhere are seen extensively as mourning trimmings, being used with black silk buttons and crepe bandings where no other adornment is permissible.
 Many of the new Dutch collars are of lace, with jabot or double stele att tached. One pretty one has the ja- bot fastened to the square collar by means of large pearl buttons, so that it forms vest effect.
 For the little ones hat stitched pi- que is trimmed with cords and tas- sells, while cretonne, faced with deep blue or rose-colored straw, still is in great demand. The mushroom shape for the little face is most generally seen.
 A deep rich blue satin gown yelled with black chiffon is trimmed under the gauge with embroideries done in peacock shades. The result is too hard for any but youthful complex ion, but on the stately young woman who wears it. it is stunning.
 A stunning buckle seen recently with a white linen suit is of gilt, cov- cred with Irish crochet, reminding one of the neck bar pins of the metal which are lace covered. The glim- mering of the gilt beneath the meshes of the lace is decidely smart
 Just now 1t is the lining of the gown and it's girdle that are being emphasized to the shadowing of the rest of the toilet. The liking for veil- ed effects is responsible for the craze, nothing must be garish of Haunting but while rich color is suggested, it must be softened by a misty film of any kind or another.
 The present fashion for the hair, is to avoid the flat braid and swirl reaching from neck to forehead; to build hair high at top Or in the mid dle by other hair than your own in any special way that you like. The pompadour shows no sign of return ing the tiny fringe remains. the ban deau or fillet is as fashionable as