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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
Tri.Weekly New York World
For SI.5o

The WEEKLY or SUNDAY eau
CAS1AN and the 1'RI- WEEKLY NEW
YORK WORLD win go to any address
for one year.
The Caucasian Is never sensational but
is always newsy and reliable.
It has an opinion OH 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.
It is Democratic and is an unswerv-
ing advocate of law and good govern
nent
1t stands for progress i'll all things.
The Caucasian is appreciative Of its
old friends and subscribers, hundreds of
whom have been regular subscribers
since its foundation over twenty-one
years ago.
In no boastful spirit it may be said
that the Caucasian rarely loses sub
scriber. It's growth mas been steady,
but while well satisfied it is seeking new
subscribers ard believes that no better
combination could be offered for the
price fixed for subscription
Sample copies on application.
Address all subscriptions to the cau-
casian, Shreveport, La.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
LIGHT IN THE EAST.

The Con1moner: Have you heard
from Maine2 Dith Democratic gov
ernor elected in Maine and three Dem
ocratic congressman to one Republican,
the campaign of 1919 starts off we'll
If Maine and Vermont can be taken as
an indication of the trend of sentiment,
the Democrats will have larger major
ity in the next Congress than they have
had since the Congress elected in 1900.
IF the Democratic Congress-which now
seems quite certain will be Democratic
measures up to the expectations of the
public, a great victory seems in store
for our party two years hence. Let the
good work go OH.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
WATER POWER LEFT UNUSED
canada's Resources Ii This Line With.
out Limit.

canada's Resources Ii This Line With.
cut Limit.
TO the practical engineer who visits
Canada nothing is 50 astonishing as
the enormous extent of the waterways
and the tremendous possibilities of the
vet embarrassed water powers for the
supply of electrical energy.
Considering The recent utilization OF
power from the Niagara falls over a
large area Of Ontario, 1t seems almost
incredible TINT only $4,000 OF the 25..
e5o. 900 horsepower which It Ii estl-
mated can be produced In Canada Is
as yet In use.
In Ontario the water power Is com
puted at S.l3oooo. nearly 10 per cent
OF which has been developed The
province of Quebec. however. owns
two-thirds of the entire water power
of the Dominion. of which as yet a
bare fraction has been utilized.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
REAL, ESTATE TRANSFERS.

As furnished by the Caddo Abstract
Company, office sly Marshall street, The
following real estate transfers were re-
corded during the day:
D. 7. Manning to Sam B, Harper, LOT
"A Koran Spring tract; $500.
s5 5afffft 3 Harper te u T Manning. lots
Al, 42, 43 Park Place; lot 1 block ID
Queensborough; $275o.
Mrs. Mary Q. MeCaa to L. Hansen
undivided Ia interest in northeast quar-.
ter of northwest quarter section IS, a.
10; $40.
J. P and Thomas Kelly to G. W
Thomas, lot 4 block II Queensborougl1
subdivision; $500.
Jas. F. Fisher to w. B. Hughes, 1oi
~ block s Alrendale Heights; $500.
p. T. Hedges to Celeste Fig Preserv-
ing Company, 10 acres in section 8, 10
ID; $500.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
WARpENs APPOINTED

The Board of Commissioners for the
Protection OF Game and Fish, at their
meeting held in New Orleans Monday,
appointed wardens for the parishes:
Caddo-Shreveport, Charles N. Was.
son and VIM E. Monkhouse
Bossier- Emma, ]. B. Johnson.
BienviIle- Arcadia, J. w Alien.
Desoto-cootk, T. S. Bates.
-Minden, Conneli Fort.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
RIVER AND WEATHER.

This morning opened fair.
River: Denisoa OF, a fall OF OF; Ar
thur City SO; Lewis Ferry ~, fall Of
OF; White Cliffs ~; Fulton d., a fall
OIL; Finley 90; Spring Bank 90, a fall
Of OIL; Shreveport go, fall of %.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; slight change in tempera-
ture.
Red river forecast: The change will
be unirnportant at Fulton and shreve-
port during the next 20 hours.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
NAVIGATION 70 JEFFERSON

The committee, of which Hon. N. C.
Blanchard is chairman, which is charged
with the duty Of inquiring into the pro-
posed dam of Caddo Lake. held q ses-
sion yesterday at the headquarters of
the Chamber of Commerce. The ex-
preston of views was preliminary. A
Subcommittee comprising Messrs. Ar
dis, chairman, Queries, Enders and
Glasseil, will confer with the caddo
Legee Board to ascertain what opposi-
tion, If any, will be offered by the board
80 the proposed dam Of Caddo Lake.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
BIDS INVITED.

Bids are invited for building bent
bridge o. feet long over slough north
of Doggy bayou on Keachie and Keith
Vile road, Ward Seven, according to
parish specifications. Right reserved By
the jury to reject any and all bids, and
bids to be opened at jury rooH Oh Oe=
tober /, 1910. at IL m.
WI T. CRAWFORD, Pres,
A. L. DUR1NGER. Clerk.
September 20, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
THE COMMISSION FORM.

Mansfield Enterprise: The commission
form of government was carried by a
majority of $50 at the election held in
Shreveport yesterday. This means much.
Il means direct rule by the people, It
means progress, il means the city gov
ernment will not be a political machine
to boost some political faction, as is
now the case with all things political in
this State, from governor to constable.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
THE WEATHER.

Reported by United States Weather
Bureau, J. w. Cronk local observer
Fair weather has been reported over
the greater part of the cotton belt. Tenn
peratures have ranged from slightly
aboven ornal in the northwestern part
of the belt to slightly below normal in
the eastern districts,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
GAsf WHY NoT7

1t is claimed by I L. Izkovitch, min
eralogist and geologist, that gas may be
obtained in Shreveport at a depth of
from Goo to 600 feet. He claims to have
discovered good gas signs on the prop
erty of the Charity Hospital on Texas
avenue.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
JUDICIAL CANDIDATES.

Political activity is visible for tn,
judgeship. Three candidates are men
toned for the Office of Judge Murff
whose resignation is effective on No
yenlber 6-Jurge E. w sutheriin, Hon
A. D. Land Jr., and Hon. Frank ].
Looney. There may be others.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
BIDS INvITEn

Bids are hereby invited for building
bridge about 20 feet long at Sand Beach,
Ward Eight, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
on the river road. Bids to be for either
steel or concrete, and TO be opened at
next meeting Of the jury. The jury re-
serving right to reject any and all bids
w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. [. DURINGER, Clerk.
September II, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
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?, 1910-09-20
CHILDREN ENROLLED

The present session of the Shreveport
public schools opened Monday with an
enrolled attendance. of over two thous-
and pupils. The new high school was
opened for the first time. II Is a mag
nifeent edifee and is credit to the city,
the parish and the State.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
LOST OR MIsLA1p.

One promissory note in favor oil
Draughon's Practical Business College
for 5000, drawn by Miss Eva Winston
and endorsed by Lon NJ. Winston, dated
April u, 1906, and due twelve months
after date. Return and receive reward.
PERCY N. BROWNE.
September !, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

Frank Bond a negro, Is in the Sehun-
pert Memorial Sanitarium, He was shot
accidentally last Saturday at Vivian by
a white man named Devoe while clean
ing a gun.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
For SI.:35

You get the WEEKLY or SUNDAY
CAUCASIAN and the WEEKLY AT
LANTA CONSTITUTION and UN-
Gle REMUS' HOME MAGAZINE
one year.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20

It's good economy to use Luz1ANNE
COFFEE for It's twice as strong as Or
binary brands goes twice as far. Call
for It at your grocer's.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
FARMERS BUILD
OWN RAILROAD
Hundred Mile Electric Line Jn-
der Way In Missouri.
JERSEY COW IS TRADEMARK.

Agrieulturlsts and Prospective Patrons
Take All Stock TO Bar Possibility of
Corporation Monopoly-1onus Stock
Convertible Into Freight and Pas
senuer Fares.
Southwest Missouri farmers t5ff-e ii TIKI !;
ing kindly to the idea of popular own
ership of public utiiities-so inueh 80,
in fact, that they are building their
own electric railroad.
This road runs from Springfield to
Joplin, with branch line from Mount
Vernon to Pierce City. the entire line
to be 100 miles long. II has been
named the Jersey route Jersey
COW having been adopted as the trade.
mark. and all rolling stock and sta.
tionery will bear the big COW arranged
as coat of arms. There will be I've
freight locomotives. hundred freight
cars, eight double truck coaches and
sixteen trallers
The farmers and actual patrons will
take up the stock and arrange It so
that there win never be an opening for
company or corporation to monopo-
lie the line. The plan was suggested
by ]. I. woodflll, retired railroad
man, who now lives on bis farm near
Springfield and devotes his time TO per.
fecting schemes for public improve.
ment in his section.
Other Attempts Failed.
Several attempts have been made to
promote the same line along well worn
principles of interurban road building
but oil failed for the reason that they
could not interest the farmers in the
enterprise.
But Mr. Woodfill, being himself a
farmer and in close touch with the
agricultural interests of his section.
undertook to show the farmers what Il
meant to their farms to have the road
built and soon convinced them that II
would advance the value of their land,
estimating by a strip two miles wide,
1900 per mile.
The farmers Eel! In with WoodfilfE
offer to put the deal through for them.
After securing the right of way and
subscription of $4,000 a mile from
farmers be induced d broker TO look
the proposition over and secure funds
to construct the road. This has been
done. and The enterprise Ii taking
shape.
To Develop New Sections.
Bonds are to draw per cent and to
run fifty gears. One of the new and
taking features of financing Is that
no stock is given away with the bonds
save to the purchasers of common
stock. The stock thus given away Is
convertible into coupon books and
can be used to pay freight and pas.
senger fares, thus securing business
for the road before It Is built. There
are $4,000 persons in the territory
trayersed By this road Moreover, the
territory tributary to this line is a
dairyfng and fruit growing section.
and much business viii be developed
where now transportation Is too re-.
mote TO make d success. It also viii
take Ia Paris Springs. where viii be
established a health resort.
Il has been little more than six
months since this scheme was tirst
launched. and the ruad will be In full
operation by the middle of 1Ol1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
PUPILS TAUGHT TO SHOOT.
Austrian Government Provides Appro
prlation For Schools.

priation For Schools.
The Austrian government has deeid.
ed to give instructions Ii rifle shooting
iii ali the secondary schools. The ex.
pertinent viii be started by the Eighth
army corps. which has It's headuuar.
ters 10 Prague
The sum Of 10000 kronen has been
appropriated for the experiment al.
ties and 100000 cartridges VIII be PRO.
viled free. while d further supply of
$4,000 cartridges will be supplied at
cost price
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
chsmpIaln Stocked With salmon.

An effort K being mHde To stock
Luke Chamnlaln With I'aeitie ceast
salmon. 2a.ann young fish having al.
ready beGn put out Anglers elHifn
that these fish afe going 10 furnish
most Of the srufi b The future md
that they will grew ranldlx U eastera
lnkaa.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
List or SPECIFICS.

q. a. Rop EKvEEss. Nina rsyeF. Laus Fever.
b. d. ses ernAIAs. E.smeass.. Rhenmaslsm.
q. 9. pos e0HE Thseat Epiaeotic. Dlstsmpss.
b. b. Eos st0Raas, Dots. Grubs.
i. =. Eok C0UGfs. Colds. InsIaonas.
\. .. 30 C0Efr. Reliyachs. Diarrhsas
d. q. Rraxanaa MISCARRIAGE.
n. 81 nor KIDNEY ana Bladder disorders.
!. ]. RoF IS Disc ! slss. Manga. Erupsions.
!. nos BAD CONDITION lnaisessioa.
81 druggists a. semi prepaid on receipt
a pfine 81 cls. each.
aIs1. 1acnsK 60. csznes
knsS Ass New xssak
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
DIR. e q. ALLEN

Office IN the Cooper building. DR..
Allen Is a graduate Of both schools and
carries full line Of homeopathic rene
dies. Special attention given chronic
diseases.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
SKIRTS FOR KOREA BACHELOR
Trousers Once Reserved For Married
kIen st Hermit Kingdom.

Ii was once the custom IN Korea
that a man was not allowed lo.attain
10 the dignity Of trousers until he
married. The bachelor was forced to
wear skirts NJ one who possessed no
definite position IN society. Moreover,
the law prohibited marriage unless the
man was able to support Il wife III the
5stntion to which SHE WIS used. 80 thlt
the skirt alsu served rs IN index Of
income
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No. 13,Soo-In First District Court, Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana
Succession Of Oscar Mcdonald.
Notice is hereby given that Minnie
Mcdonald has this day filed tableau oil
debts in said succession, and unless OPP
position be made thereto within the time
specified by law the same will be duly
homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable T. F. Bell
Judge of said court, this the 18th day oi
September 1910.
S. o. WILLIAMS,
Sept IS. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
INSURANCE

When You want money, FIRE insurance,
bonds, life insurance, real estate, acei-
dent insurance or building and loan
stock. see w. C. Agurs, In the Cooper
Building.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20

kanaas Whsst Broom Center
Ninety pr cent Of slle material from
which wl4isli hroaina are nude ii til
Ilnlsess States Il gruAsu III kansas
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20

When you are looking for the good
kind Of stationery, remember that we
are still at sIz Edwards street and will
rint that kind for you.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20
For $3.50

You get the WEEKLY or the SUNDAY
CAUCASIAN and the TRI-WEEKLY
CONSTITUTION and the SOUTH
ERN RURAL1ST, or SOUTHERN
CULTIVATION, 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 Retnus folklore and other
sketches II 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?, 1910-09-20
We are
White Lead
Painters

That means we are skilled mechanics
means we are competent 10 mix and
apply paint to suit the special surface
requirements OF the surface Of your
buildings.
We use the highest grade materials
the market affords. Strictly Pure Lead,
Linseed Oil, Turpentine and colors.
The paint we use wears long and
evenly, never cracks or scales, perfect
IL protects your buildings from the eie-
merts.
Drop card or phone when ready to
let your painting contract. Let Us es-
innate ON your painting work and refer
you to our list Of satisfied customers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-20

Agrioulturists and Prospective Patrons
Take All Stock TO Bar Possibility oil
Corporation Monopoly--1onus Stock
Convertible Into Freight and Pas.
senaer Fares.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
~ nueation Answered.

The late Mr. John ]. ingalls,, United
states senator from Kansas, once tetd
with great glee the story of joke at
his own expense, the humor of which,
however, he enjoyed as keenly as Il
he had not been the victim of it.
81 went one evening" said Mr.. In
qa11s ito make a political speech in q
small town. presume the people
thought l would have difficulty III MI
ing an hour; at any rate, they called
upon the village chcir to assist
81 trust that the hymns were select
ed before my arrival, but OF that
cannot be sure. l know that before
the talk the choir sang, What Shal
the Harvest Be?' and after it. Moth
ing but Leaves. Youths Com
| panion.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30

els i'd you turn your face to see
someding-yes? she sraTped. and
the foam-builder ducked to the win
dow and began to eat scenery.
DalrympIe was almost ont; Tod was
under the seat sparring Tor wind;
Slim was giving an imitation OF
coaIbarge in a heavy sea, and the
rest of the passengers were in various
stages from hiccoughs to commissions.
is Boozey comfy wifi his 'itty weeny
teeny Birdie?" chirped the bride.
"Boozey is so happy wifi his Ivy
wizzy!" gurgled the husband; 'hc" S
my little girIey wirly?''
ooh! she's such a happy wapDy
little f1ng!" giggled the dotty dame,
Dinching her piggie's ear, whereupon
the brewer tried to hand the bride an
other gasoline gaze, but the old lady
caught him with the goods:
rs id to my face you go behind my
back to make googley-googley eyes
al somevun-yes? she groWled, and
in minute the brewers brow was.
busy with the window pane.
"Sweette looks at Petite and Sweetie
sees that Petie's petty face is getting
sunburned, so it isl" cuckoced Mrs.
Daffy; "ard Sweetie has dood mind
to tiss him, too"
They opened a newspaper, craWled
under cover and began to bite each
other on the chin.
Go as far as you like!' said Slim,
then he went down and out.
The man who had helped to make
Weehawken famous had his head out
the window watching for an ice
wagon, and Mrs. Brewer was indus
triously muttering, "Du Dist Elm Narr,
Du Dist Elm Narr!"
Just then the train pulled out and
saved our lives.
Nick, Tod, Slim and I went over
near the water-cooler to rest up, and
in minute the three of them were
tanning each other with fairy tales
about the goods they sold.
I'll back these three boys to dream
longer than any other drummers on
the track.
It's a pipe that they can sell bills to
each other all day and never wake
up.
The Hot Air association was in full
session when Buck Jones caromed
over from the other end of the car and
weighed-in with us.
Buck is a sWeller.
He thinks he strikes - on all
occasions, but his clock is all to the
bad.
Buck isn't drummer-nay! nayi
take back your gold
He'll look you straight in the eye
and tell you he's a travelling salesman
nix on the drummer!
l think Buck sells canned shirt
waists for the Shine Brothers.
Bucks wife and a three-year-old
were travelling with him, but he
wasn't giving it out through a mega
phone.
Buck is one of those goose-headed
guys who begin to scratch gravel and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
PUTS BLAME on FAMILY RULE
Writer in Eastern Periodical Sc
vereIy Arraigns American Parents
as Responsible for Evils.

1t is manifest to the most careless
observer that the public conscience
Of America is thoroughly aroused and
that the American people are resolute
IN the determination to have a gen
eral "house-eleaning. This senti-
ment is confined to no section or
state; it pervades the entire body poll
tic from ocean to. ocean, says the
Wellington Post.
If it shall result in governors who
will rigidly execute the laws without
fear or favor; judges who will dis
pense justice. with balance rightly adj
justed, speedily and without delay;
jurors who viii dc their duty, blind
to the offender and lynx-eyed to the
deed" new era will come to bless
our land
Our tribuIation is all in the fault
OF the people themselves. Nowhere
else in Ckristendom are found chill
dren with so little reverence for
parental admonition and with so much
contempt for parental authority as the
average American family. 1t is rare
yor h Of seventeen who does not look
on his daddy as an imbecIle or fool.
This is the observation and the testi-
mony of pretty nearly every foreign
observer who has studied our civiliza-
ton and our society. Go into any
crowded street car and you will see
great calf of a boy sitting while a
decrepit man or woman of three score
years and ten is. standing, painfully
holding to strap. It occurs con-
stantly in this town, the capital of
what We fondly say is the greatest of
nations.
Let US take down Solomon and
read: He that spareth the rod hateth
his son; but he that loveth him chas-
tenesn him betimes."
And remember chaos in the family
makes anarchy in the state
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Do farmers eat the proper
sort of food ?

The farmer Of today buys a much
larger proportion of the food that goes
an the table than he did ten years ago.
It's good thing that this is so because
ne has a great variety 10 select from.
He should, however, use great care
in selecting for the best results IN
health and strength,
The widespread tendency in the city
90 increase the amount OF Quaker
Scotch Oats eaten is due very largely
20 the recent demonstrations by sclen'
Gifc men that the Quaker Scotch Oats
fed man is the man with greatest
physical endurance and greatest mem
Gal yigor.
Farmers should give this subject
careful thought and should increase
the quantity Of Quaker Scotch Oats
eaten by themselves, their children
and the farm hands.
Packed in regular packages, and in
Theoretically sealed tins for hot
climates. 81
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
Made Him a Fair Offer.

A good story is told Of the late A.
H. Wyant. the artist. A young man
called at Mr.. WANTS studio one day
and asked him to give him some les
sons in painting. What cap you do?'
asked the old artist. "oh, can finish
a landscape ffrst-Fate. but ] never know
how TO begin one," was the reply. IF
that's So. remarked the veteran
painter. solenlnly, I think we can
easily make a bargain. find that
can begin a picture without any trou'
BILE; but it is dreadful task to finish
/ it satisfactorily. Now, if you'll teach
me how to finish my pictures, I'll teach
you how to begin yours Then the ole
gentleman went back to work. and thu
young artist went away TO think owe
the proposition.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-30
John r enr.Y
U)ith the
Drun2n2e rs
CYRUGH McHUGH
(Georse ". RcbarG

Il was a swift squad of sports that
climbed into a coach and allowed
themselves TO be yanked over the
rails in the direction of Chicago one
morning last week.
A bunch of brisk boys-belieye mel
Nick paIrymple, Tod Stone, Slim
Barnes-say do you remember Slim?
Travels for a clothing house in Gin
cinnati and they call him Slim be
cause he's so fat that, every time he
turns around he meets himself con-
ing back
He's all 10 the good-that boy is!
And such a cut-up'
Slim knows more lookout
there s-a-lady- stories thar
any other drummer in the business.
Nick goes after the gilt things for
hardware house in Columbus and he