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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
in arahn1an FansraI Pyrs.

After the body OF Brahman has
Teen anointed with sesamum oil the
Two toes are bound together and the
two thumbs It Is then dashed to
litter made of two long parallel poles,
to which are fastened seven transverse
pieces Of wood. The STROUD Is very
simple, a large piece Of cloth wrapped
round the body and bound with ropes
Of straw. If the dead Brahman leaves
q viii his face Is not covered; other
wise the shroud is brought up over the
head. The burning ground. or CHAT, Is
usually near a river, that those who
have taken part in the ceremonies may
purify themselves as quickly and as
easily as possible. Before erecting the
funeral pyre q shallow pit is dug and
partially filed with dry wood; the body
Is covered with splinters OF dry wood
and sprinkled with panchagaria. an
inhammable liquid, and placed on the
pyre and covered with branches and
roots, like hut. The nearest relative
or heir then takes lighted taper and
sets FIRE to the four corners Of the pile
and leaves at once to perform the cere-
mony Of publication. The carriers. be-
ing Of the lowest caste. remain until
the body Is entirely consumed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
CAUGHT the Jury.

"oratory is. indeed, lost art" said
a Cleveland man the other day. i
used to go down to the courts just to
hear the lurid speeches. Nothing doing
In that line any more. The lawyers do
not talk about flowers, rainbows and
sunbeams any more.
There was lawyer IN Cleveland
years ago-Bill Robinson was his name
whose addresses to jury always at
tracted crowd. l will forever remenl-
Der one of his sentences. The man he
was fighting In the suit had q reputa-
ton as something Of miser.
"'Who is this man, who Is be" thun-
dered Robinson. You know and l
know that he boils his potatoes In wild
ows' tears.
This phrase caught the jury, and
Robinson won his case, but one doesn't
hear any such 'oratory' as that nova
d9vao
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
CompIetinq the Circuit.

Uncompromising integrity voiced
with irony was q marked characteris-
tic OF the Duke Of Wellington. When
he was In India after the British VIC
tory at Assaye the envoy of the nzam
offered 100000 for some information
as to the districts to be assigned to his
master. General Wellesley. rs the duke
then was. listened to the proposal with
great gravity and when the Indian had
ceased to speak said to him, "Can you
keep q secret?"
Certainly, sahib," said the envoy
eagerly.
The general made low bow. "And
so can T." he said dryly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
a Worry Old Rule.

The oldest mathematic book in the
world is believed to be the "Papyrus
Rhind" In the British museum, pro-
fessed to have been written by Ahmes,
a scribe of King Ra-a-us, about the
period between 1000 and 100 B. O.
This "Papyrus Rhind" was translated
BY Eisenlohr of Leipzig, and 1t was
found to contain rule for making q
square equal In area to q given circle.
1t was not put forth as au original dis
covery, but as the transcript OF O
treatise 500 years older still, which
sends US back to approximately $500
B. c., when Egyptian mathemaucians
solved. or thought they had solved,
the problem of squaring the circle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Love. Honor and Obey.

The controversy about including the
word "obey" in the marriage VOW Is
probably as old as the marriage cere-
mony Itself. When Marion Harlands
parents were married in 1925 (as she
tells US In her autobiography the bride
had '1aughingly threatened that she
would not promise to obey and that o
scene would follow the use Of the OBJ
noxious wood in the marriage service.
The young divine, with this in mind or
In a ft of observation-disclosures or Of
stage fright, actually blundered out
Love, honor-and obey In all things
consistent" The costumes worn on
this occasion were hardly as modern
as the unfortunate amendment. 1.-The
bride wore a soft sheer india muslin.
a veil falling to the hem Of the gown
and white brocade slippers embroid-
cred with faint blue flowers. The
bridegroom's suit was Of fine blue
cloth with real silver buttons. his
feet were clad in white stockings and
low shoes with wrought silver buc-
k1es"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
The Vampire Bat.

The true vampire bat is quite In
significant creature, not unlike our
noctule bat in general appearance and
size, but with q small nose leaf" and
no web between the hind legs. The
really remarkable thing about 1t Is
its perfect adaptation for secret and
painless bloodletting. Most bats have
teeth very like those Of the carnivora.
with long cauines and small incisors,
but in the true bloodsucking vampire
bat the incisors are very large and
broad and exceedingly sharp edged.
thus being able to indict shaving
surface cut which causes no pain. but
a great deal of bleeding. Indeed, not
only does the sleeper very rarely wake
under the winged bloodletter's atten-
tons, but bite may be inflicted un-
felt on a person who Is awake at the
time.-London Graphic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Rossetti Liked Odd Words.

Dante Rossetti. like Signor d'Annun-
zio, took infinite pains to extend his
vocabulary, says the London Chroni-
Gle. ". M. Rossetti relates that bis
brother used to hunt through oil man
ner Of old romaunts to pitch upon stun
ming words for poetry" and make lists of
them. The words thus noted were OF
a miscellaneous character, such as eu-
phrasy, fat kidneyed, fat witted. flesh
quake, foolhappy. gorbellish. grogram,
lass lorn, lustral, primerole, recrean.
disc, angelot. cherishance. trifulcate,
laureole, novelties. fexuous, cumber-
world and jobbernowl." Some Of these
explain themselves. but how many
people could say offhand what "gorbel-
lish" means? 1t does not figure In the
English Historical Dictionary. AND
yet a good mouth 6lling epithet surely
deserves to live.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21

When the digestion is all right, the
action OF the bowels regular, there is q
q natural craving and relish for food.
When this is lacking you may know
that you need dose of Chamberlain S
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
strengthen the digestive organs, i'm
prove the appetite and regulate the
bowels. Sold by ". F. Creighton and
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
The Barebone Family.

The celebrated name Of Praise God
Barcelona was borne by a member Of
the Cromwell parliament called togeth-
er after the dissolution Of the long
parliament In 1858. The royalists call
ed the assembly "Barebones parlia,
ment." at the time when General
Monk was in London Barcelona headed
the mob that presented a petition to
parliament against the recall OF
Charles II. Of the Barcelona family
there were three brothers, each OF
whom had sentence for a name
Praise God Barcelona, Chrlst-came-
into-the-world-to-save Barcelona and
Observation-Disclosures thou -hadst-been'
damned Barcelona.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Tho Value of Doors.

When a man is cross there isn't any
thing In the world more aggraVatins
than a house with all the connecting
doors down or one that has doors
that close noiselessly. A man likes to
slam door. He gets more good out
Of slamming a door. in his opinion, than
any one could get out of religion. 1t
Is! his protest against everything in the
world that is wrong. and it means that
he isn't much older than the child
that beats its head on the foor.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
The DiIettante Society.

AN interesting old organization which
formerly existed In London-the Diet
tante society-originated with certain
gentlemen who, having travelled IN IL
aly. tried to encourage at home what
they had enjoyed abroad. This society
of lovers Of the fine arts lasted loO
years. Walpole does not seem TO nave
looked upon 1t with very favorable
eye, for he says. The nominal quallti-
cation was to have been to Italy; the
real one was being drunk"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21

Be sure and take a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarroeha
Remedy with you when starting on your
trip this summer. It. cannot be OBJ
tanned on board the trains or steamers.
Changes of water and climate often
cause sudden attacks of diarrhoea, and
it is best to be prepared. Sold by W.
F. Creighton and Richard Gibson,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Poison In Young Rattlesnakes.

Observations on live rattlesnakes
show that the poison glands become
functionally active as soon as the
snakes begin to shift for themselves,
which must be very soon after birth
Experiments on the young ones six
days after birth proved the presence
Of venom In small quantities. Expert
ments made three months after birth
showed that considerable venom Is
secreted, as a pigeon ipnoculated at
this time died in two hours with the
usual symptoms of chronic poisoning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21

OD,E1S
These figures added together make
1G. Subtract this IL from the original
number and you get 63.1es.
Now ask them to cross out any one
figure. total them up again and tell
you the total. Thus, say. they cross
out the 6, the total, becomes q. They
tell you this, and without looking at
the sum you can say the value Of the
figure which has been crossed out.
You do this trick by subtracting the
total from the next multiple of Q.
THE total" says your friend, rs 81"
The nearest multiple Of Q above q
Is q. You subtract 81 from q. and
that leaves 6. To your friend you
say in q dlgniied tone, THE figure
you crossed out was g." And your
wondering friend believes you to be
possessed Of occult powers.
1t doesn't matter what figures are
originally put down. the answer al
ways comes correct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
A Way Out.

"She insists that her paternal ances-
tor came over on the May1ower.'
"But l thought they proved to her
that there was no such name on the
Mayfower register"
"They did. And now she says he
was q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Plain
Dealer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF
AN OLD NURSE.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription OF one Of the best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States, and has been used for fifty years
with never-failing success by millions OF
mothers for their children. It relieves
the child from pain, cures diarrhoea,
gripping in the bowels, and wind collie.
By giving health to the child it rests the
mother. twenty-five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Aar Earache.

whats the matter with you this
morning, Delia?" asked Mrs. Wise.
"Oh, ma'am," replied the servant
girl, "'ts the terrible earache l have
this mornin'."
"Ah, you should be careful, Della
All the keyholes in this house are very
drafty."-Exchange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Hard IN Him.

"Hello, Ned, old boy. Writing home
for money!"
NO"
what are you making so much fuss
over? You've been Tuning over that
letter for two hourS.I
I'm trying to write home without
asking for money"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
The Story Needed Confirmation.

George. did you know that | was
going to marry your sister,"
"WelI. heard her say so. but she's
had that idea about so many other fel-
lows that I didn't feel sure about 1t
till you told me-" -Brooklyn Life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Poor Product.

"Tm self made man. | am"
"Well. there is one thing you needn1
worry about I
"What is that?''
taking out patent" n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
The Usual Quantity.

Train Passenger Ito porter. who ia
welding whisk)-Much dust on me-
porter? Porter-'Bout 30 cents wuth,
sah.-Boston Transcript.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Outclasse

Hewitt-Can you believe what ne
says? Jewett-If be and Ananias had
been contemporaries Ananias would
have felt that it was necessary for him
to 60 and get reputation.-New York
Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Either Way.

glow Is your wife, John?'
John (the waiter) : Well, l DOM
know, miss. When the sun don't shine
she's miserable, and when 1t does sha
saws 1t fades the carpet.-Exchange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Faction.

~When q bachelor gets better half,
says the philosopher of folly, "he gea
better quarters. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
: Leader.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
Tho Heaviest Meal

"When do you take the heaviest 1ea
of the day." asked bachelor
married man.
when my wife cooks It," came th!
reply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21

The man who pauses in his honesty
wants little Of being a villaln.-Mar
tyn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21
a Eioure Trick.

Get some one to, put down q row of
figures, to add them up and subtract
the total, thus:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-21

Nature knows no pause 10 progress
and attaches her curse on all inactioo.
Goethe
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21
ARTICLE ".

The corporate powers of this club
shall be vested in and exercised by a
board of governors to consist of the
president. vice president and FIVE other
members to be elected annually; they
shall hold Office for one year, or until
their successors shall Dc elected and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21
Attest:
PINK TAYLOR.
]. Z. BAILEY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me, Cal D. Hicks, notary pub
lie in and for the said Parish and State,
personally came Pink Taylor, to me
known to be the person he represents
himself to be, who being by me duly
sworn, Opposes That he took around
the above and foregoing instrument to
the various signers thereto and was per-
sonally present when each person at
tached his name thereto. That there
was with affiant at the time Ed Bailey,
who also saw some OF the signers afix
their signatures. That all who signed
did so with a full knowledge of what
they were doing, which was for the pur-
pose of organizing social club and by
signing they became members thereof
PINK TAYLOR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21
pET1TIo} FOR RESPITE

~ 2 TN REoGl r.
No. 13,6z8-Ir First Judicial District
Court, CaIddo Parish, Louisiana:
Sam Willie vs.. His Creditors.
Whereas. on e 9TH day Of April 1910
Sam Willer pf snted his petition ac-
conpanied by worn schedules Of his
property and of debts, in the First
Judicial District Jurt of Louisiana,
praying for respite of three years from
all his debts
Now, therefore, all the creditors of
Sam Willer and all other parties in IN
terest are hereby notified that meeting
of the creditors of the said Sam Willer
will be held before A. B. Freyer, notary
public in and for Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, on Monday, May 9, 1910, at which
said meeting the creditors of Sam VIII
/ Ter will deliberate and determine wheth-
ef said respite should not be granted,
and all parties in interest are hereby
notified that in the event SAID meeting
does not refuse the said respite, the
same viii be granted as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable 7, +. Bell.
Judge of said court, on this the 7th day
of April A. D. 1910,
WILLIAM NJ. LEVY
Deputy Clerk First Judicial District
| Court, Caddo Parish, louisiana
II
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21
this 18th day of February 1910.
CAL D. HICKS,

this 18th day of February 1910.
CAL D. HICKS,
Notary Public.
Having examined the above and fore
going act Of Incorporation and finding
nothing therein contrary to law, / ap-
prove same this 2Ist day of February
1910. ]. NJ. FOSTER.
District Attorney First District.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded March
70, 1910. S. o. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act as the same now appears
on file and of record in my office. Given
under my hand and seal of Office this
2oth day of March 1910.
S. 0. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-0ficio Deputy Re-
corder. As.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21
ARTICLE ".

mixed, either in or out of the State OF
Louisiana.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21
CHARTER AMENDMENT
OF THE ROBSON, STEWART &
JENKINS COMPANY, LTD.

Shreveport, La, March 7, IoIo.--At
meeting of the stockholders OF Robson,
Stewart & Jenkins Company, Limited,
held today at the Office of the company
in Shreveport, Louisiana, after notice as
provided by the charter of the company,
there were present the following st0csss--
holders, holding and owning the follow
ing number of shares of stock, to-wit:
w. V. Robson, 90 shares; Mrs Willie
Jenkins, 10 shares; John Jenkins, 80
shares; Andrew Stewart, az shares, be-
ing all of the stockholders OF the COM
pany, holding and owning all of the
capital stock of the company
Mr.. w. " Robson, a stakeholder,
was elected chairman of the meeting,
and Mr.. John Jenkins, a stakeholder,
was elected secretary of the meeting.
The chairman stated that the object
of the meeting was to amend the char
ter of the company so as to change the
name of the company from Robson,
Stewart & Jenkins Company, Limited.
to Andrew Stewart & Company Limited.
Whereupon it was moved, seconded
and unanimously carried that Article |.
of the charter of the company be amend
ed so as to change the name from Rob
son., Stewart & Jenkins Company Linn
tied, to Andrew Stewart & Company,
Limited.
There being no further business, the
meeting then adjourned.
w. v. ROBSON, Chairman.
JOHN JENKINS, Secretary.
The State of Louisiana, Parish of
Caddo: w. V. Robson and John Jenkins
each being duly sworn, depose and say
that they were respectively chairman
and secretary of the stockholders meet
ing of Robson, Stewart & Jenkins Com
pany. Limited, held on the 9TH day of
March 1910, at the Office of the company
at Shreveport, Louisiana, and that the
above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the minutes of the proceed
ings of the said meeting as same appear
on the minutes of said meeting.
w. V. ROBSON.
JOHN JENKINS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
on this the 18th day of March 1910.
J "A. THIGPEN,
Notary Public.
The State of Louisiana, Parish of
Caddo: The above and foregoing
amendment of the charter of the Rob
son, Stewart & Jenkins Company, Linz
tied, changing its name to Andrew
Stewart & Company, Limited, is ap-
proved this roth day of March 1910.
j. ii. FOSTER,
District Attorney, First Judicial Dis
trict of louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded March
| 10, 1910. F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Offieio Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my Office. Given
under my hand and seal of Office this
10th day of March 1910
Sly F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Oficio Recordera
@NS -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21


such meeting as the bylaws may re-
quire; a majority in amount of the cap
ital stock represented at such meeting
shall be requisite to elect. Said com
misSioners shall remain in Office until
the affairs of the corporation shall be
fully liquidated. Vacancies in the Of
flee of commissioner may be filled by
the stockholders by election held in the
same manner as in the case of election
of original commissioners. -
ARTICLE TX.
Messrs. F. J. Looney, ]. F. Slattery,
A. d. Keeney, E. c. Barnett and James
Furlong have been chosen and elected
as the first board of directors of this
corporation, to serve until the annual
meeting in the year 1911, and until their
successors shall have been elected and
qualified, remaining members to have
power to fill all vacancies howsoeyer oc-
curing. The subscribers have respect
lively written opposite their names the
amount of capital stock in this corpora
ton by each of them subscribed, so that
this act of incorporation may also serve
as the original stock subscription list of
said corporation.
Tins done and passed at my office in
the City of Shreveport, Parish of Cad
do, State of Louisiana, in the presence
of F G. Thatcher and A. P. Bachelor,
competent witnesses, of lawful age, both
of this city, who hereunto sign their
names with said appearers and me, the
said notary, ON the day and date afore-
said, after due reading of the whole.
FRANZ. J. LOONEY.
A. D. KEENEY.
]. o. CAREY.
E. C. BARNETT.
JAMES FURLONG.
by Frank J. Looney.
J. F. SLATTERY.
Witnesses:
F. G. THATCHER.
A. P. BATCHELOR.
P. NJ. WEIGH,
Notary public in and for Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana.
Having examined the foregoing char
ter and finding nothing therein contrary
to law, hereby approve the same this
and day of April 1910.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed. Filed and recorded April
2, 1910. w. NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears on
file and of record i'll my Office. Given
under my hand and seal of office this
the end day of April 1910.
Va NJ LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder 4-3..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21

Under my hand and seal of office this
18th day of March 1910.
S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
COrder $40.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-21
CHARTER
OF THE JEFFERsoNIAN DEMO.
CRATIC CLUB.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Before me, F. A. Blanchard, notary
public in and for Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
sworn, on this the nth day of March
1910, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereinafter
signed, all residents of Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana, who declared that
awaiting themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the or
ganization of corporations for social
and literary purposes, they hereby form
and constitute themselves, their asso-
ciates and successors, into corporation
and body polite for the object and pur-
pose hereinafter stated, and Under the
following articles of incorporation.
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall
be THE JEFFERSONIAN DEMO
CRATIC CLUB" and domiciled as
hereby declared to be and to remain in
the City of Shreveport, La.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose of this cor
poration shall be To foster social inter
couse, to provide for the recreation,
amusement and entertainment of the
members of this organization and in
.vited guests, and to encourage literary
taste by the establishing and mainten-
ance of a reading room, properly sup
Piled with magazines, newspapers and
library, and to accomplish these pur.
poses this corporation shall have the
rights and privileges and powers allowed
by law to body corporate.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall continue FOL
the term Of twenty-five years from tn,
date of this charter, and shall have
power to make and use corporate sea
and to change same at pleasure; to con
tract, to sue and be sued; to purchase
hold, hypothecate, lease, ALLEVIATE AM
convey real, personal and mixed prop
erty; to name and appoint all Officer
and agents that the interests of the cor
poration may require; to make and es
tablish all necessary bylaws, rules an
regulations and to alter and change tn
same at pleasure.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this ciu
shall be vested in and exercised by
board of governors to consist of tn
president, vice president and FIVE othe
] r,,erraf,srs to be elected annually. the