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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

| FOR RENT-Store room and fat at 639
Seventeenth street. Inquire L. h.
Buffum. Argus office, or phone west 4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

WANTED&10O men; plow filters. pillow
filter helpers, bench mact;nists. as
semblerS, malleable moiders, grey
iron molders, foundry laborers, punch
and shear men, drop and spring ham
mer, Bradley hammer anu buIldozer
men, share welders and helpers, share
settlers and anglers, mold and share
SINNERS. ploW grinders and poliShers,
share grinders and polishers; factory
labor Tor in and outside work; also,
able bodied. intelligent young men to
learn trades. Living wages assured
from the start. Sanitary factory,
steady work, good wages. open shop,
no labor trouble; board ana lodging
reasonable. Knox County Employ
ment Agency, GaleSburg Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE. on dwellings ana house
hold furniture a speciality. Chamh er-
lin & Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

room, all modern, suitable for one or
two gentlemen; 1049 Twentieth street.
Old phone west 1641Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

FOR SALE Six-room house; sewer,
water and electric light; lot 40xl46
price $1,000; located near the park.
Eckhart & Buffum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

FOR RENT - Four-room modern dat
first floor; SS1 Fourteenth and-a-haIl
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

WANTED Manufacturers - Enor-
NOES hydro electric power practic
ally free; other Inducements. on two
great railways, st. Croix- Edississippi
river route. and near st. Paul. Mime
apoHs and Duluth; raw materials
convenient and cheap; illustrated
booklet and full information. Write
ST. CroiX Falls Improvement Associa-
ton, ST. CroiX Falls. Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

WANTED - A waiter at Turner Hal
buffet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

| FOR SALE-A five-room cottage. with
gas, nearly new; cement walks and
cellar; also fruit trees. Apply 1425
Thirty-second street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

FOR RENT-A Carlisle piano; veneer
mahogany; rent 81 week Inquire
Miss Parker, at Sweeney & Walker 5
ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10
FoR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR RENT-Aug. 8, a store room suit
able for shoe snop, at 617 Ninth street
Inquire within.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10

WANTED - Young man as stenogra-
pher and to do general Office work !;
steady position to proper party; bring
references. Apply Labor Bureau, TIL
City manufacturers Association. Mo-
line Theatre building Moline Ill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
An Accidental Earl,

The Earl of Devon owes his earldom
to the chance observation of an alert
lawyer. For nearly 300 years the
title was left unclaimed, and so little
did Its rightfuI heirs, the Courtenays
of Powderham castle, know of its ex-
istence that Sir William Courtenay,
who was in reality Earl of Devon,
sought and obtained from George III.
simple viscountcy In the lifetime
of the third yiscount Courtenay, how
ever, happy thing happened for the
family of which he was the head.
Sir Harris Nicholas, one Of the first
genealogical authorities in the land,
came across the patent Of the earldom
of Devon by chance when perusing
some old records, and he found on
glancing through it that two Latin
words usually inserted in patents had
been omitted in this case. 1t may have
been the merest accident. but 1t was
an accident Of weighty import, for 1t
meant that the earldom could descend
upon collateral heirs, which meant that
the then Viscount Courtenay was ninth
Earl Of Devon Westminster Gazette.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
VANDALISM.
.nnk hprpr'

Hi. Billy! Look here"
The noise came from around the cor
ner of my neighbours grounds. and pre-
sumably it was Billy who responded:
Gee! Amt it fun? Look at my
Robinson Crusoe tracks. And see
what Nellie has done"
My neighbor was putting down CO.
ment walks. The workmen had just
completed portion of the job and
upon quitting for the day covered the
soft material with boards.
As 1 emerged on the scene gang of
predatory youngsters fed down the
street They had taken off the boards
and were making all sorts of impress.
sions in the smooth top surface of the
cement
Next morning, of course, either the
work must be done over or the marks
would remain in the concrete so long
as the sidewalk should last.
Which is a species Of vandalism all
too common
A man of my acquaintance tempora-
rily turned over the use of 8 square of
ground for public purposes, intending
if the people showed appreciation to
deed it to the city.
He provided benches for the little
park. In one short summer the bench.
es were so carved and whitfield and
mutilated as to be useless. In his an
ger the man sold the plot of ground
for building purposes, for doing which
he could scarcely be blamed
Why such disregard of public and
private property?
Who has not seen ad nauseam ini-
tails, names, sentences, emblems.
dates, craven and carved and written
in public places, to say nothing of that
species OF blackguardism that writes
suggestive or obscene words?
When boy my father cured me of
any propensity to write my name or
initials in public place by quoting
that old time couplet:
Fools names, like their faces,
Are often seen in public places
Children should be taught a proper
appreciation of the property rights of
others and that infringement of such
rights and the imposition on the public
of inappropriate writings and carvings
is species of barbariSm.
Destruction of property is no joke.
And the state Of mind of the child
who destroys the property Of others Is
likely to lead that child some day to
do more than that.
Keep your child from vandalism.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29

Of Cuban f1f1rficane where the waves
leaped mountain. high and the wind
blew nearly 100 miles an hour.
The ship came to port four days over
due.
Running through the storm the cap
tain could do no more than to keep
the ship in the vortex of the hurricane.
Theastorm grew in volume, and panic
spread throughout the vessel. The ship
rocked in the trough of the waves IN
til she was on her beam ends and to
venture on deck was certain death.
The terrified passengers chung to
the stationary fixtures to keep from
being hurled to death, and every mo-
ment threatened to be their last.
It was during the worst of the storm
that men and women knelt for hours
and prayed that the vessel might be
guided safely to Its port.
Then was heard the glorious voice
Of Mrs. Cooper.
Above the lashing of the wind in the
rigging and above the roar of the aw-
full sea rose the voice
Other refuge have none,
Hangs my helpless soul on thee.
Hymn after hymn was sung. They
were old hymns, hymns that have
buoyed mortals and. launched souls to
eternal rest
It was a brave voice, vibrant with
clinging trust and lofty faith. When
the momentary possibility Of death
faced the despairing people sweet and
unfaltering sang the voice.
The singer, however great her flu
ture, will never again sing as she sang
that day.
Women crouehed about her. touching
her hands and kissing her garments.
They looked upon her as the angel of
their deliveranee And when the ship
was safe they pressed their grateful
thanks with tears of joy.
Art?
There may have been, but there was
much heart in it.
Like a priestess Of the people the
singer offered on the altar of distracted
souls the incense of a beseeehing voice.
After all, what true instinct that
leads man in his direst peril to turn to
something higher, stronger, gentler
than himself!
And when prayer itself seems pow
erless and hope is gone the soul will
sometimes rise upon the wings of gra-
cious song, which seems the only We
hicle that Is fit to voice a trembling
trust
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
WAIT FOR YOUR CUE.

A st. Louis girl of nineteen wrote a
brief note, closed down the windows
and turned on the gas. The note
read.
II am sick and tired and out Of
money. There is no hope. Goodby.'
The poor lassie evidently believed
self destruction would be the door OF
escape from all her troubles.
But would it?
II you should be miserable and I'M
happy in some county in the state OF
Indiana would you become contented
and happy merely by moving over into
some county in Illinois?
Death is only change of venue.
(Which way / turn is hell" says
Millions Satan. Myself am hell"
That's it. You carry the wretched-
ness in yourself, and no shifting of
the scenery will suffice.
What a pity this poor child in st.
Louis, driven to despair, did not have
some one near to say
"Now, my dear, 1t matters not how
badly off you may be, you ought to
know that many other persons who
are now fairly prosperous and con.
tented have passed through just such
experience as yours.
mo matter how dark your day, the
clouds viii brighten by and by. Wait.
Do nothing rash.
IF you are really hungry there are
many places like the Humane society
or the Associated Charities or the Sal
vation Army where they will give you
food and welcome Nay. they will put
a roof over your head IL need be and
give you chance to look around and
gather fresh courage.
IF you are really sick there are the
free hospitals and dfspensaries which
you may patronize without losing your
self respect.
THE chances are you are not Ill.
You are simply worn of body and faint
of heart Wait. Rest bit. Take a
full breath or two and make a new
start"
But, alas
The girl was alone, driven to bay,
desperate. In her moment of hopeless
ness it seemed good to destroy her
body to ease her mind
And pity It's she is only one of
thousands such.
Suicide is confession"
It is as il the actor should rush
from behind the scenes and plunge
into the limelight before his call How
win he explain his presence there?
And what must be his confusion?
Should he not expect to be Missed
from the stage and put to further en-
barrassment?
It is better to. wait for the caller and
get ones cue before coming on.
It 10 tirne enough to be called, trem-
bling, hesitant, to say ones lines
when his turn comes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
TEE INSIDE FURNACE.

Catching cold?
Why?
Because you have let the furnace go
down probably; not the furnace in
the basement of the house or the heat
Ing stove-the furnace inside of you.
Didn't know you had furnace in
side of you?
Where did you suppose your bodily,
heat came from? 1t comes from COM
bustien And the combustion takes
place in your lungs, in the burning of
the oxygen that you pump into your
lungs.
Take a pair of bellows and blow on
a fire. How the fame flares up!
It is just SO when you pump large
quantity Of air into your lungs The
combustion is more rapid than or
dinarily. There is more warmth. The
oxygen in your lungs and the assim-
Hated food in your blood literally
burn without flame-and your body
is warmed
Therefore the Importance OF feeding
this fire that is within you with plen-i
ty of good oxygen.
Many persons only half feed the fur
mace inside of them. One almost won.
ders that the FIRE does not 60 entirely
out.
Hence poor circulation. cold extrenn-
tiles and catching cold
Most persons use little more than
half their lung capacity.
The diaphragm-that great bellows
which nature has provided is barely
moved; therefore the draft Is poor, the
FIRE burns low. there Is little heat in
the furnace.
Take strong, long, deep drafts of
air through the nose-never through
the mouth sending the diaphragm
down to the bottom of its well at
every inhalation.
Take the air in slowly and exhaIe it
slowly Take In as much as you can
hold Take dozen such deep. full
drafts one after the other.
Be sure the air is pure.
When you do this simple exercise,
working the bellows made for the pur-
pose, the furnace heat win fare out
through the body and your tempera-
ture will go up.
The way to keep warm is not by
putting on more clothing, That sim
ply keeps the cold out.
Do you seer
The way to warm yourself properly
and naturally Is to-
Fire up the inside furnace
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
Heart toHeart
Talks.
LOOKING BACKWARD.
BY EDWIN A. NYR.

Do you remember the legend about
That ancient Greek from whom Apollo
took the backward looking mind?
All things became new to the Greek,
The world was transformed.
For the first time he saw the beauty
Of the earth. The sunshine was bright
er than before; the birds sang more
sweetly; the changing seasons filed
him with delight Flowers he had not
seen bloomed beneath his feet and new
stars shone over his head.
Why the change?
1t was not in the earth. 1t remained
the same. It was in the Greek. His
mind had been turned forever back
ward to the happiness of the past,
but now, looking outward and forward,
he saw the joy and the beauty that
was about him.
In our day there is no Apollo to take
away from mortals the backward look
ing. mind.
But the symbolism holds.
Many are the moderns who need to
have the burden loosened-a burden
strange to say. mostly self imposed.
| know woman who persists in
looking backward and who always
tells of day when her people were
rich and were accustomed to many
Injuries she is now denied She is
constantly deploring q situation she
cannot help and living in former day.
She is worse than Lots wife, who
took only one backward glance; she
always faces backward.
know man whose constant theme
Of deep regret is that he ever changed
his business. He was doing well, he
says, at the old place and was a fool
to change. And he is doing no good al
his new business because he forever
is barking back to the old.
He needs an Apollo.
Old persons are apt to cultivate the
backward looking mind. Only those
who keep the youthful point of view
despite advancing years brace them
selves against it. Says grandpa from
his chimney corner, ."There are no
days like the good old days" Poor
grandpa! He magnif1es the past. mini
mizes the present and omits the flu.
ture. He is dying, like tree, at the
top.
Beware the backward looking mind.
You cannot change the past. what
ever 1t may have been. whether beau
tiful or otherwise, but you can dis
count the present and ruin the future
by refusing to live in the one and to
face the other.
To be successful, to stay young, to
find happiness. cultivate the outward
locking, the forward looking mind.
When you stand with your back to
the sun your shadow is in front Of you;
face the sun and the shadow is behind.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
Tri.Weekly New York World
For SI.5o

The WEEKLY OF SUNDAY eau
.CASIAN and the TRI- WEEKLY NEW
YORK WORLD viii go to any address
for one year.
The Caucasian is never sensational but
is always newsy and reliable.
1t has an opinion on every question
or issue of interest to the people.
1t is never abusive, but it fair and
fearless and is free from all entangle
ments with individuals or cliques.
1t is Democratic and is an unswerv
ing advocate of law and good govern
ment.
It stands for progress in all things.
The Caucasian is appreciative of its
old friends and subscribers, hundreds OF
whom have been regular subscribers
since its foundation over twenty-ont
years ago.
In no boastful spirit it may be said
that the Caucasian rarely loses sub
scriber. Its growth has been steady.
but while well satisfied it is seeking new
subscribers and believes that no better
combination could be offered for the
price fixed for subscription.
Sample copies on application.
Address all subscriptions to the Cat
casian, Shreveport, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
MEN AMI nell.rARs.

How much--in dollars and cents--is
= man worth TO his world?
It depends. of course.
In the days Of slavery an ablebodied
eolored man would bring at the auction
block about $1,000 to 81 200.
Young Greeks brought to this coun-
try sell themselves In peonage. it is
said. for $500 for term of 1--WE years.
A shrewd Scandinavian who owns
large farms in the northwest brings
boys Of fifteen to sixteen from the old
country and puts them on his farms
he tells me that By the time the young
men learn the American language and
ways and begin to do for themselves
they are worth $3.50 to him.
I said to i friend OF mine, pros
porous lawyer, "How much are you
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
BIDS lNviTEb
For the Construction of Bridges Either
of Steel or of Wood.

Bids are hereby invited by the Police
Jury of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at its
meeting December 8, 1910, for either
steel or wooden bent bridge i'll Ward
One, across Horseshoe bayou, one-halt
mile north of Belcher, approximately
100. feet long; also bids of either steel
or wood for following bent, bridges i'll
Ward One; Bridge at Sellingtons place
20 feet long; one across Dooley bayou
30 feet; one north of Cavett's store 20
feet; one below Cavett's 20 feet, and one
at Swans place 20 feet. If bids of
wood are accepted bridges to be built
according to parish specifications, and
plans for steel bridges will be on file in
the Police Jury room December 8. The
jury reserves right to reject any and all
bids
w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk
November IS, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
MARsHAL,s SALE.

No. ao38-In the City Court of Shreve-
port, Louisiana; VESSEL & Co. VS..
David Hughley.
BY virtue of writ of feri faeias, is
sued in the above entitled and numbered
suit by the Honorable Judge of the City
Court, Shreveport, La, and to me di-
rected, / have seized and will sell at
public auction, at the Texas street front
door of the court house of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, between the legal hours
for sales, on
SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1910,
Undivided one-hfth interest in lot No.
SO Perrin & Zeig1er Subdivision of 10
acre lot Allendale, City of Shreveport,
Louisiana also one-ffth interest in all
buildings and improvements thereon.
The above property seized as belonging
to defendant and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the debt specified in said writ,
5000, and all cost.
Terms of sale cash with benefit of ap-
praisement G. F. GERALD,
Caucasian Nov. 8. City Marshal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29

worth?' He replica, "One hundred
thousand dollars" l expressed sur
prise. He said, well, 1 earn 5 per
cent on $1OO,O0o-$5,O0O ryear--and
therefore 1 am worth that sum of
money"
And so it goes.
But the experts figure on averages,
and they have made elaborate calcula-
lions to get at the value in cash Of
the average man.
For instance, Dr. Farr of England
says the net value to Great Britain OF
the average man at the age of twenty
five is $1,000. He gets this by sub
tracing the cost Of his keep from the
mans probable future earnings.
But Americans are worth more than
Englishmen because of their better op-
portunities of earning.
Professor Irving Fisher says an able
bodied American at the age of twenty
is worth to the United States $4,000.
However you estimate, it is true that
the most valuable assets of this or any
other country are it's men.
And if this be true why should this
country be stirred to its depths over
''the conservation of our resources
the saving of the nations timber and
water power and minerals-and so lit
tie over the conservation Of its men
and women?
Why should our government be con-
cerned about it's coal and SO little
about the monstrous destruction of its
men in factories and on railroads
women and children included?
why was it so difficult to pass pure
food law?
Why the Indifference of the state to
the insanitary surroundings Of our
millions?
When will statesmen learn that the
greatest resources of nation are its
flesh and blood?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29

A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
November 10, 1910.
NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION.
No. o822.

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at .Natchitoches, La,
Nov II, IoIo.-Notice is hereby given
that Clinton Caldwell, of Mira, La,
who, on November ~, 1905, made home
stead entry No. 1o,827, No, o838, for the
southeast, quarter of southwest quarter
of section 5, township ~ north, range
Is west, Louisiana meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before ]. F. Slattery,
United States Commissioner, at Shreve-
port, La, on the 9th day of January
1911. Claimant names as witnesses ].
Jones of Rodessa, La; R. w. Pearson
of Mira, La; w. w. Wynn of Mira,
Ia. L. R. Dick of Rodessa, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA,
Nov. 20, 1910. Register.
Caucasian, Shreveport, La
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
The Constitution
AND
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The Weekly and the Tri-WeekIy
A Splendid Combination
For SI.5o

You get the WEEKLY or the SUNDAY
CAUCASIAN and the TRI-WEEKLY
CONSTITUTION and the SOUTH
ERN RURALIST, or SOUTHERN
CULTIVATOR, or UNCLE REMUS
MAGAZINE one year.
Uncle Remus' Home Magazine was
founded by Joel Chandler Harris, the
prince of all stor WRITERS, author OF
Uncle Remus folklore and other
sketches. It is the magazine of the whole
Southland, it is as broad as the Nation
in its scope, and its success is confined
to no section.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
SUCCESSION NOTICE

No I4,o85-In First District Court of
Louisiana: Succession of Columbus
Orr.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Mag
gle Orr has this day applied to be APP
pointed Administrative of said success
sion, and unless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by law,
she will be appointed as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable A. J. Murff,
judge of said court, this 9th day of No
vember 1910. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Nov. TO- Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
AN ORDINANCE.

Repeating an ordinance creating Drain
age District No. One (I) passed
April II, 1906.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Caddo, in Ie-
gal session convened, that the ordinance
adopted April IL, 1906, entitled "An Or
dinance creating Drainage District No.
One, and appointing FIVE commissioners
therefor, fixing the limits thereof, and
fixing its domicile, time and place for
the meeting of the commissioners and
organization of its board, and conform
ing to Act 81 of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana 1894, and all
other laws on the same subject matter"
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Ayes: Wynn, Miller, Mahlen, Pole
man, Scott, Winter, Smith, Nagle, Moss,
Crawford.
Nays: None.
W.T.. CRAWFORD. Pres.
A. L. DURINCER. Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
In Eden.

Lady Ito her gardener) John, won
der you don't get married You've
got fine house and good wage. All
you need is a wife. You know the
first gardener that ever lived had a
wife7
JOHNNY es'm: but he didn't keep his
job long after he got her. -Tit-Bits.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
BIDS INVITED
For the Construction of Pile Driven
Bridge.
Io-27

Bids are hereby invited for building
pile bridge As or so feet long about r5o
feet west of the east bank OF the dump
near the Jolly place on Black bayou, to
be built according to parish specifca-
tons, Bids to be opened at next meSt-
ing of the jury, jury reserving right 20
reject any and all bids.
w. T. CRAWFORD. Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
November Is, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
For SI.oo

You get the WEEKLY OR SUNDAY
CAUCASIAN and HOME AND
FARM one year.
The Caucasian, Weekly or Sunday,
will be extended from date to January
1919 to every subscriber who will take
advantage of this offer now and before
October IS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
The Launohinn.

The Fair Sponsor (as the car slides
out the garage)-I ehristen thee two
hundred-and twenty two thousand six
hundred and thirty New York.
Puck.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-29
Al BRAVE SINGER.
Jesus. lover DC my soul.

Jesus. lover of my soul
Let me to thy bosom fly.
While the nearer waters roll.
While the tempest stu is high.
Thus sang hrs. Rene Cooper, a con-
cert singer of Chicago. on board the
Comus. vessel from New Orleans
bound to New York.
On the trip last month. with 300 pas
sengers, the vessel ran into the heart