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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
Regulating Meat Barons,

Henry VIII would have known how
to deal with the French butchers who
are said to be combining to keep up
the price of meat. In 1886, according
to Stowe, he issued an ordinance "tha:
butchers should sell their beefe and
mutton by weight, beefe for a half
penny the pound and mutton for 3
farthings. At this time Also and not
before, there were lorraine butchers
permitted to sell their flesh in Leaden-
hall market of London London
Chronicle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
nOtG$ and news
Of Interest
*&&s By M..B. ". $3.50

The Red Cross Christmas stamp or
seal has very interesting history. 1t
has gained popularity the world over as
an emergency relief measure. In 1868
the first charity stamp" made its ap-
pearance in Boston and was designated
as the Boston Sanitary Fair stamp"
About the same time a similar stamp
was issued in Brooklyn with the inscrip-
ton, Brooklyn Sanitary Fair postage"
This fair netted 100000 to the soldiers
hospital fund. Similar stamps were is
sued in later years during the civil war,
New York, Springfield, Mass, Siam
ford, Conn, being among the places. Al
ter the civil war this method of raising
funds was discontinued for a generation
although it found vogue in Portugal,
Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain and
other European countries At present
there are several hundred different types
of charity stamps ineuse in all parts of
the world. Stamps were first used for
anti-tuberculosis work in Norway and
Sweden in 1904 At Copenhagen in the
fall of 1904 a committee of fifteen met
to discuss plan for Christmas stamp.
On the recommendation of this COM
mittee it was decided to print 100000
stamps and to sell them at two oere each
(about I-2c) the proceeds to go toward
the erection of a children's seaside tu-
berculoSis hospital The commission
provided for profit of about SC on each
sheet of fifty stamps for the local post
offices, but so enthusiastic did the of
fcia1s become over their work that they
sold and handled all the stamps and re-
fused to accept any reward. Four mil
lion stamps were sold Or about two for
every man, woman and child in Den
mark, and the handsome sum of $4,000
for the hospital. The receipts last year
were five times as large. The Danish
stamp was really the inspiration of the
Red Cross stamp in America. In July
1907 Jacob Riis published in The Out
look the story of the Danish stamp, and
called upon the people of this country
to adopt some such device to support the
national antituberculosis crusade. A lit
tie group of women headed by Miss
Emily P Bissell saw the possibilities of
the idea. The scheme was launched and
within three weeks from December 7 to
Christmas nearly 100000 stamps were
sold and nearly $1,000 realized
In 1908 the American Red Cross
printed the stamps and sold them direct
to the local agents who were themselves
for all stamps left on their
hands and who had to do all their own
besides. Last year an at.
tempt was made to improve on the con-
ditions of sale. Instead Of selling the
stamps outright to local agents, the Red
Cross furnished as mary stamps as
might be needed and charged 80 IS per
cent Of gross proceeds. The result was
that nearly $4,000 was realized for the
antituberculosis campaign.
Such is the history of the Red Cross
stamp. To Jacob Riis, the noted maya
zine writer and social worker, and to
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, one of the
eading spirits of the Red Cross Society,
are we largely indebted for the growth
Of the Red Cross stamp movement.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
FOR THE SOLDIERS HONE.

The u. D. C. Christmas box CT Die
Soldiers Home will be packed Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs Pennie
Mills, on Milan street Members ans
friends interested in contributing to the
box are requested to send their contri-
buttons in time that the box may not be
delayed in getting off Anything in the
line of warm clothing and eatables that
can be packed will be acceptable. The
last Christmas box was delayed and did
not reach the old soldiers until after
Christmas, which was a disappointment
to them. Let us bestow this Christmas
cheer in good time and bounteously, for
cut off as they are by age and sickness
from active participation in the affairs
of life, little thing means a great deal
to them. The Christmas box means as
much to the old soldiers as the Christ
mas stocking does to the children: Let
us remember both committee for pack
ing the box is as follows: Mrs. P. YOU
rec, Mrs. M. H. Williams, Mrs. John
Mccullough, Mrs. Pennie Mills.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
TREE FOR TRAIN
ING SCHOOL.

Mrs. Mackey and the bright happy
girls of the Shreveport Training School
for Girls are planning for a Christmas
tree So let generous friends remem-
Der them. Little gifts, bright balls and
tinsel for decoration will be acceptable,
with anything else one may wish to send.
Remember there is sircle of a beautiful
family life at the school, and the good
gracious things we do for our own home
circle are the things that should be done
for them
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
MARKET FOR THE MISSION So

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
the past week the ladies of the Home
Mission Society of the First Methodist
church served dinners and suppers, and
judging from the crowded appearance of
their dining hall they were deserverdly
successful. There are famous house
keepers composing the mission society
workers and the good things they make
are without number A market was con-
Quoted Saturday afternoon and delica-
cies sold for Sundays dinner.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
LUZIANNE COFFEE is the sonth's
favorite coffee. Six million pounds used
annually. Ask your grocer for it.
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by Charles T. Spilker four
miles south of Shreveport, La, and es-
trayed before me, the undersigned jus
tice of the peace, one small bay mare,
about = years old, weight agout 700 lbs.
With two small white spots on left side
of neck near the jaw. No other marks or
brands visible. The owner will come
forward. prove property and pay
charges, or the animal will be sold at
Keithyille, La, on Saturday December
II, 1910, at 10 O'Clock, according to law.
]. F. HENDERSON,
Justice of the Peace 9TH Ward.
November 10, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
PTDS INVITED

Bids are hereby invited for building
bent bridge 60 feet long in Ward Five
over Gross bayou on Mooringsport and
Greenwood road according to parish
specifications. Bids to be opened at the
Police Jury meeting the second Thurs
day in January 1911. Jury reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. [. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11

winter Mrs. John Shuttleworth under
took the sale of thousands of these pref
ty seals for the anti-tuberculosis society,
but the difficulty of making collections
for sales rendered it an almost impos-
sible task to make correct report. If
assisted in this work properly, here in
her own town, Mrs Shuttleworth might
be willing to undertake the sale of the
Red Cross stamps next winter.
At the end of the first week in De-
cember the National Antituberculosis
Society announced that over 5000, 600
holiday stamps had been put on sale and
that the demand DR. them was greater
than ever before The stamps Were
printed at the cate of 10000 o Gay.
pELICAg CHAPTER p. o. o.
The December sneeting Cd Eelican
Chapter D. o. p was held with 4Rrs.
John Mccullough Tuesday afternoon
The meeting was opened with a beauti-
full tribute from the regent, Mrs YOU
rec, to the memory of Mrs Nellie Long
Foster, the beloved first regent of the
chapter, and at the time of her death
State vice-regent D. A. R. Sorrow was
in every heart, with the realization of
the great loss that not only the chapter
has sustained in Mrs. Fosters death, but
the loss co her as a personal friend and
a power 8Dr good in the community
Resolutions on the death of Mrs. Boster
had seen prepared sy Mrs Eohn Eand,
chairman of che committee, ana spaead
9poR Che n1inute Cook
Mrs. 9orwes statee that Che Pelican
91apter Bould continue its Christmas
work at the charity Eospitsa ana asked
the members to send in their gifts early
Che Aistoricsa a1agazine y. 4. R. will
be furnished to the public school library
by the chapteH
. telegram of welcome into o. A. R.
circles was sent to Mrs. o. w. Haywood
of Jennings who has just effected the
organization of a chapter.
Mrs. Mccullough was assisted in her
beautiful entertainment of the chapter
by her sister, Mrs. Field, and her cousin,
Mrs. Gerard Barr. Fragrant narcissus
doomed upon the tables and the breath
of the garden was enjoyed during the
social hour in the dining room where
sandwiches, CONNECTIONS and tea were
daintily served.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
HOME FOR THE HOMELESS.

Applications for permanent member
ship are decided by majority of the
directors voting. Temporary admissions
may be made by any member of the
board at any time, which will be sub
mitted to the temporary admission COM
mittee, any two having power to act.
The committee is as follows: Mrs. Sid
ney Kerley, chairman, Mrs. J. S. Young,
Mrs. ], D. Lee, Mrs. ]. ]. Green, the
president, and Mrs NJ. L. Scove11, sec
rotary, and Mrs. B. F. Boydstun Board
of directors, Mrs. ]. D. Lee, Mrs. Mabel
Norwood, Mrs S. Kerley, Mrs, J. J..
Green, Mrs. B. F. Boydstun, Mrs. P. A.
Willis, Mrs. D. Timberlake, Mrs. Nina
Vance, Mrs. G. B. Hearne, Mrs, Nc
Clure, Mrs. Henry Youree, Mrs. THY
Scovell, Mrs. A. Currie, Mrs. C. Per-
roncel, Mrs. NJ. White, Mrs Krause,
Mrs. G. Irons. The directors are elect
ed annually by the membership of the
home. Annual election is held the first
Thursday in May.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
RESULTS OF THE BAZAAR.

The bazaar held the first week in De-
cember by the ladies composing the
Guild of St Marks church was most
successful. The result summed up the
handsome amount of $500.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
Official Journal of CaSdO Parish
Subscription Price $2.oo a year.

published three times week, on Sun-
day morning, and Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons, at 5I7 Edwards St,
by The Caucasian & Carney Printing
Company, Limited, proprietors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
APPROACHING NUPTIALs.

Handsome engraved invitations to the
marriage of Miss Clara Lowenstein of
Waco, Texas, TO Mr.. Philip Leiber of
this city have been received The i1vi-
tation reads: Mrs Carrie Lowenstein
invites you to be present at the marriage
of her daughter Clara to Mr.. Philip
Lieber on the evening of Wednesday,
December Fl, 1910, at 8 o'clock, Temple
Dodefs Sholom, Waco, Texas. At home,
Shreveport, La"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11

If it's bill heads you are looking for.
or may be supply of letter heads or
an outfit of envelopes, you can do no
better than let us fix EN-. Phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11

When you want a strong, clear, fresh,
finely Favored coffee. call for LUZI-
ANNE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11

Entered as second class matter February
II. 1904, at the postofice at Shreve-
port, La, under the Act of Congress
of March 81, 1879.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
CHRISTMAS sTAMPs.

There are no Red Cross stamps for
sale in Shreveport this season. Last
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
WARD TWO

Mr' Burney called the attention of
the jury to the Richardson Oil Com
panys pipe line from Oil City to Vivian
ana the matter was referred to the dis
trict attorney.
Matter of dedication to road from
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
The Leading Paper o. the County.
Bright, Brsszy, BeIlieose, Busting

The cheapest advertising medium in tss
sounty. II you believe In advertising coms
and see uE. For further information call On
oF address the editor.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
Country Correspondence
ZION CROSSROADS

Eb Hoover has a ingrowing toenail
which is giving HIM a good cal of
misery at present. Eb can't wear a boot
OF his right foot becuz of same and
so he wears a old slipper on that foot
and a boot on tother. Eb says he is
afeared by doing this he viii wear out
one boot before he does tother one.
Bill Hendricks made a flying visit
to Hardsorabble one day last week and
had his whiskers shaved off, being as
the weather got so warm Bill couldn't
stand the whiskers on his face. When
Bill come back home, he was 50
changed in appearance that his wife
didn't know him, and when she seen
him coming in the back way she thort
he was tramp and set the dog on
him The dog bit Bill in the calf of
the leg and he had to kick it twice
before it recognized him.
Miss Hildy Wade, the belle of the
Crossroads, has been keepin' company
lately with Slime Petersby of Snake
Bend, and it is rumored that they are
going to be married at some future
time This is important if true.
Enos McCracken has lost three hens
and one rooster recent. They didn't
die-they was stole by some thief.
More anon. VERITAS.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
AWFUL HHICK!.
That's What heskeeteTs Is in
DIngViIIe This Season They
Don't Give a Body any Peace
Scarcely-Hen Weathershy Is
Glad Of 1t.

Never before in the history of Bing-
vile as fer back as the memory of the
oldest inhabitant goes, has meskeeters
been as thick in our midst as they is
at present. Why, person don't hardly
get any peace day or night on account
of EN-.
AS we set In our Office writing these
lines, the meskeeters is pestering US
something awful, and it is necessary
to stop so frequently to chastise EN-
that It will be almost a miracle if We
ever finish writing this article. Them
as has meskeeter screens in their win
ders IS very fortunate indeed, and
them as hasn't is to be pitied, becuz
when night comes, if a winder is left
up, the house becomes full of meskee-
ters. and II If is left down the people
inside nearly smothers to death. Hank
Dewberry says he would q good cal
rather endure meskeeters than not to
have fresh air to breathe, and as a re-
suit Hank leaves his winders up when
he goes to bed and fights meskeeters
all night long. Hank says he don't be-
lieve he has slept a wink for more
than a week
Ranse Smiley says he has discovered
something TO smear on hisself which
will keep meskeeters from biting him.
This consists of coal tar with kero-
senc In it and also a little mucilage
to make It stick on, but when Rsnse
goes down street eyerybuddy avoids
him and II Is the general opinion of
everybuddy that they would rather be
bit by muskeeters than to smell Ike
Ranse does.
Miss Amelia Tucker, our reigning
sosiety queen, Is tortured something
turrible by meskeeters. The bites poison
Amelia, and at present her face and
hands are all in welts from same.
Amelia says she Is ashamed to be saw
in publick, she looks that awful.
Hen Weathersby, prop. of our gem
eral store, is doing big business SELF
ing winder screens and meskeeter net
ting. Hen says he wishes to goodness
that meskeeters would last until fall
becuz it would be money in his pocket.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

that her place was in the home and
not out elecshioneering.
Jest then Ame's wife stuck her
head in the store door and says,
Anne Hillyer, what do YOU mean
by loafng away your time down
here and me all alone at home
Now, you march along with me p
Anne, he dropped the subieckt of
woman suffrage and snuk outen
the store and joined his wife. Hen
Weathersby, prop of the store,
didn't express no opinion on the
subjeclt. Hen said he didn't darst
being as some Of his best customers
were women, and if he give out
that he was aginst woman suffrage
they would probably trade at the
Co. seat.
The quesshion was discussed un-
It'll almost 10 o'clock, when Hen
closed up the store and everybuddy
adjourned to their various homes
without settling the quesshion as
to whether women ort TO vote or
not.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

berry pie on our desk one day lass
week, which was one Of the moss
juiciest pies we ever ct at one setting.
We got juice on our hands clear up
10 Our elbows and smirched Up our
shirt front, but the pie was delicious.
Thanks, Jerushy.
jim Peterson, while whitewashing the
fence in front Of his house, had some
of the whitewash to splash in his eve,
which smarted him something awful
Jim throwed down the whitewash
brush and run 70 the pump and tried
to wash the whitewash outen his eye,
which is still bloodshot jim amt done
any whitewashing sinst and says he
amt going to, but for the beauty of
Bingville we hope he viii, becuE how
does Jim's front fence look half white
washed and half not2
Widow Henderson had q sick head
ache one day last week. Mrs. Hender-
son has headache like this about once
every little while and she can't seem
to get anything to relieve her any more.
She used to take headache pills, but she
says they have lost their virtue.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
Personals

No chickens have been stole In Our
midst lately, and Seth Dewberry, our
heroic town constable, says he guesses
he has the thieves scared.
Eben Simpson painted his buggy last
month and it amt dry yet. Eb says he
guesses there was too much oil in the
paint
We are having very good growing
weather at present and we hope it will
last, but we are afraid it won't
Lon Peters expected his COW TO come
in fresh two weeks ago, but she amt
come in fresh yet Lon says he wishes
to goodness she would, being as he
would like to have cream in his coffee
once more.
Miss Sarah Ann Whittacre, while
picking strawberries in her strawberry
patch tother day, seen a little green
snake about a foot long and she run
TO the house screaming until she was
heard all over Bingville Sarah Ann is
turrible coward
Anne Gookins, who fit in the war of
the rebellion and has a wooden leg to
show for it, now has rheumatis in his
good leg and Ame says as far as he
is concerned he might as well have
no legs at all
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
Local Items

Dave Smiley while setting near the
edge of his front piazza tother dav
went to sleep and fell often his chair
head first into rain barrel at the
corner of his house, which was half
full of water and if Dave hadn't upset
that barrel in his struggles he might of
been drowned to death.
Jabez Crumb, who lives a mile west
of Bingville on the Hardscrabble road.
is engaged in breaking a colt at present.
The colt has thrown Jabe three times.
and when he gets rested up Jabe SAYS
he is going to ride that colt or bust.
Jabe will probably bust, becuz the colt
is very spirited animal.
Mrs. Jerushy Perkins left . straw
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
SORROW HOLLOW.

Israel Gookins has red bull which
chased Simeon Harper tother day and
Simeon complained to Il. Il told Sim
the bull was kind and gentle, and Jest
to show him Il went into the pasture
where the bull was and the bull TUX
after Il and ketched up to him before
he got to the fence and throwed him
clean over the fence into some briars.
Il says he don't know what's got into
that bull, which he will now sell cheap.
Lank Jones, who hired out last
spring to Moze bingham for the sum-
mer at So per month and found, has
throwed up his Job. Lank says the
work is too hard.
Mrs Jemima Hoff had the clothes
line to break with her wash on last
Monday and she had to start right in
and wash the clothes all over again.
Jemima was pretty cross about It, too.
John Williams shot a woodehuck last
week over 100 yards distant with his
old shotgun. It was a long shot, but
John missed the woodchuck. UNO.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05
SVARMD!!
That's What Wss WOOdruff's Bees
DOns-SGVGraI Stung Up Be-
fore They Was HiVed Again.
See Below for PartiCkIers.

Two years ago while out squirrel
huntin Wes Woodruff, our expert hunt
er and trapper, came acrost a bee tree
late in the fall, when the bees was kind
of numb and so Wes, he chopped down
the tree and got the bees into a box
and brung them home and made a hive
for 'em out in the back yard and the
following spring when the bees woke
up they went 10 work and made honey
for Yves all summer.
Wes, he has allus thort a good cal
Of them bees, being as he got EN- for
nothin, but tother day they went back
on him. Yes, they swarmed and left the
hive and ftarted up Main street, about
50 feet overhead, with Wes out in the
middle of the road, running as hard as
ne could run and trying to keep the
bees in sight if possible.
AS luck would have it, the bees finally
lit on apple tree in the back yard OF
the parsonage, occupied by Our beloved
pastor, the Rev Samuel Moore. Wes.
he hurried back after the hive to get
the bees back into and when he arrived
at the apple tree there was a large
crowd of our most respected citizens
present. Wes, he was good cal sweat
up and excited and while he was pranc-
Ing around one Of the bees left the
swarm long enuff to sting him on the
ear.
AS soon as this happened, Wes broke
forth in stream of profanity and the
way he swore and cussed was some
thing awful to listen to, until the Rev.
Moore stepped up to him and SAYS,
Brother Woodruff, your language is
unseemly. Please desist from such aw-
ful talk in my presence" Just at that
juncture bee lit on the Rev. Moore's
nose and jabbed its singer in clean up
to the handle, whereupon our beloved
pastor started for the house, but before
he could enter the parsonage he was
stung couple more times on the back
piazza. This little incident tickle Wes
a good cal. He said he was awful glad
it happened. Yves he hollered TO the
Rev. Moore to come out again and help
box up the swarm, but the Rev. Moore
replied from an upstairs window he
was too busy preparing his sermon for
the following Sunday.
Wes filed bis pipe and after he got it
The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

There was a turrible hot argu-
ment down to Hen Weathersby's
store tother night betwixt most
everybuddy present on the ques-
shion of Woman Suffrage"
Eph Higgins, our accommodate
ing P. M. had closed up the P. o.
a little mite early and come over
to Hens store to pass the ev'g in
soshial intercourse, as you might
say, and he brung along with him
copy of the city paper, which
had come to the P. o. by mistake,
and which Eph had opened to see
what the news from the outside
world might be. In this paper was
! a long editorial on the quesshion
of whether or not women ort to be
allowed to vote the same as men.
EPh he put on his specs and he
read this editorial aloud to them
as was present in the store. It went
on to say that jest at present there
! is good cal of agitashion all over
the country on this quesshion of
woman suffrage and it perdickted
that the time is not far distant
when women as we'll as men will
walk right up to the ballot box on
elecshion day and vote according to
the dictates of their own con-
sciences.
Eph said he didn't think it was
a bad idee to let women vote, be-
ing as he thort they ort to have
their say in politics as we'll as men,
but coming from Eph Higgins this
didn't amount to much, becuz
everybuddy knows that at every
elecshion Eph allus votes exactly
the way his wife tells him to. Bill
Hepburn, our artistick blacksmith.
said he was agin women voting
becuZ If they ever had a right to
vote they would shut UP all the
rum shops in the country and then
what would he do when he desired
to take little nip to cheer Up the
inner man or for his stummick's
sake, as you might say. Hank Dew
berry told Bill that women might
close up the rum shops, but so
long as hard cider held out he
reckoned this wouldn't be such a |
bad world to live in.
Anne Hillyer, our talented loryer
and legal light, also J. of the P,
notary republic, ct cetery, said that
this talk about women votin' dis
gusted him in the extreme. He said
women didn't have any more right
to vote than men had to wear
dresses, and if he ever ketched his |
wife advocating woman suffrage
he would mighty quick show her