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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
The future is all

prosperous citizens. The future is all
before these young people, may it hap
PLY unfold from day to day and each
page be inscribed with something that
will add to the happiness and complete
ness of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Chass
left for their home Saturday night.
Our young friend, Overton Hicks, has
accepted a position with the largest de-
partment store in Lake Charles, Miller
& Co. May a full measure of deserved
success come to him. Overton's friends
at home will not lose sight of him and
every step higher will be hailed with de-
light by them. This promising young
business man is the only son of Mrs.
Ella Hicks, and grandson of our es-
teemed friends, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Din
gle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
HOW TO CURE YOURSELF.

Indigestion: Vegetable diet On ris-
ing and retiring and between meals
drink freely Of water; take about seven
glasses a day. # the case is very severe.
the diet should be more strict. Only one
regular meal with four glasses of milk
q day, to which . raw egg beaten up
and added to the glass of milk at night
Nervousness May be partly mental
and partly physical, generally more
mental than physical First if mental.
don't worry. # you have said or done
something don't spend time regretting,
but determine that it shall not happen
again # physical, live the healthy life.
Eat simply. slowly not too fast; drink
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09

Mr.. Charles Beard and little daugh-
tiers have returned to New Orleans
Miss Susie Tanner left during the
week for Meridian, Miss, where she
will again enter as special student OF
instrumental music with organ instruc-
ton. This talented girl has musical
career ahead of her which her friends
will watch with much interest.
Mr.. Peyton Shehee left Monday on
visit of recuperation to his parents near
Monroe
The friends of Mrs. Stanley Adams
who have been greatly concerned about
her illness, will be delighted to know
that she is much better and able to see
a few friends each day.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09

OCTOBER PLANTING OF BULBS.
October is the ideal time for planting
bulbs, and the earlier they are in the
ground the better, for bulbs are not on
" at their best at this time, but root
growth started in the fall insures the
best Towering results in the spring.
Crocus, daffodils, tulips, narcissus,
ionquil, hyacinth are old time fayorites.
Following the crocus in quick flower
ing succession comes a rare gem among
bulbs, scilla. Its deep blue starlike flow
ers are exquisite in coloring. In massed
planting or in combination with white
crocus the beauty of the scilla is greatly
enhanced. Then there are always the
beautiful freesias that never disappoint
You in beauty and fragrance
Bulbs thrive best in moderately rich
soil They should never. come in direct
contact with manure, and to avoid such
danger sand IS best used about the bulb
at planting time. If desired, bulbs may
be left undisturbed in the ground until
they seem overcrowded and begin to
blossom sparingly. If bulbs are taken
up after blooming they should be thor
oughly ripened, taken up in August and
planted again in October. Bulbs will
give the earliest outdoor blossoms for
the home at time Of the year when
flowers are most appreciated.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
CONTRIBUTION.

The Shreveport Chapter U. D. C. has
placed in the handsome new high school
building busts of Washington and Lee,
which occupy space onathe walls of the
first floor. This valuable contribution
comes also from the celebrated Caproni
galleries in Boston, who furnished the
mural decorations given by the Pelican
Chapter D. A. R.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
THE EAR.

1t is getting nearer and nearer and
we shall remind our young friends es-
pecially those who have work to finish
to be about it. All work must be en-
tered by October "a. Don't wait until
the day after and think yourself badly
treated if your entry is refused. Be
ready. Don't crowd the secretary's of
fee when you are Just day too late.
The. coming Fair viii be the biggest and
best We have had
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
OBSERVING THE WORK.

Miss Stella Jennings who has beer
engaged for one of the country schools
of Supt Byrd, spent the past week at
the central school observing the work
of the first four grades and by request
took charge of class. The week pre-
vious this privilege was given to Miss
Zilla Mccoy. The opportunity to OBJ
serve the work of experienced teachers
is of practical value and would result
in great good to teachers and pupils if
it could be done more frequently.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
HOME KEEPING.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Swain will
take possession of their new home on
Wall street tomorrow. Home keeping is
the normal life of families, and every
time there is a new home opened, just
SO much of sweetness and light" is
given out into the social life.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
IN MEMORY OF OTHER DAYS.

The beautiful log cabin silk quilt
made by Mrs. Mary Field and other
members of the Pelican Chapter must
have been undertaken in memory of
other days, when they watched grand
mothers busy fingers cutting and creas-
ing the strips, carding the little bats of
cotton, and sewing together the won
derful squares. The art of quilt making,
like the art of letter writing and con-
versation is almost lost Woven things
take the place of the beautifully quilted
or knitted spreads, fit to descend as
heir looms, the typewriter sends the
brief, brusque letters off, and the tele-
phone or photograph does your talking.
The Pelican ladies have our thanks for
reviying the beautiful old art of quilt
making. Let us get back to doing things
with heart and hand. 1t is worth while.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
LIoUIDATORs SALE.

Pursuant to the authority vested in
me by the stockholders of the Caddo
Lake Oil and Pipe Line Company at a
meeting duly held after due and legal
notice, / will sell at public auction to
the last and highest bidder on
TUESDAY, NOV. I, 1910,
at the principal front door of the court
house in the City of Shreveport, Par
ish of Caddo, the following described
property belonging to the Caddo Lake
Oil and Pipe Line Company, to-wit:
East 20 2-3 acres of southwest quarter
of southwest quarter section I, town
ship 20, range 10.
North IS acres in southeast quarter
of southwest quarter section 2, town
ship 20, range 10.
East ten acres of east half OF. east
half of northeast quarter of southeast
quarter section II, township 20, range 10.
Lots to 80 inclusive in southeast
quarter of southeast quarter section IS,
township Fl, range I6, containing 80
acres.
Total acreage 81 z-3 acres.
Terms of sale: Cash for what it will
bring. F. w. OFFENHAUSER,
Oct. 2. Liquidator.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
GOOD DINNERS AT THE FAIR

During the Fair week the ladies of
the Christian church will serve dinners,
working in two divisions Mrs. J. w.
Allen, who will have charge of the An
mex division, viii be. located at the Fair
grounds, near the secretary's office. Mrs.
Boanno, who will have the A. P. & @.
division, will serve meals down town in
the Slattery building adjoining the post
office. Good dinners and lunches will
be promptly served at reasonable prices.
The ladies are working to increase their
church building fund and will doubtless
be largely successful
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
DIR z G. ALLEN

Office in the Cooper building. DR..
Allen is a graduate of both schools and
carries d full line of homeopathic RENE
dies. Special attention given chronic
diseases.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
LADIES CLASSES.

Tuesday and Friday of every week
are ladies days at the Athletic Club from
1890 to II o'clock. Members are re-
quested to wear the regulation, gym
nasium costume and shoes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
WHEN THE WOODS TURN
BROWN.

How will it be when the roses fade
Out of the garden and out of the glade?
When the fresh pink bloom of the sweet
brier wild
briar wild
That leans from the dell like the cheek
of child,
Is changed for dry limbs on a thorny
bush?
Then scarlet and carmine the groves
will flush
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09

plenty of water, bathe every day. Get
from six to eight hours sleep. Take out
door exercise
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09
INSURANCE.

When you want money, fire insurance,
bonds, life insurance, real estate, acct
dent insurance or building and loan
g stock, see w. C. Agurs, in the Cooper
building
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09

LUZIANNE COFFEE is the South's
favorite coffee. Six million pounds used
annually. Assyour grocer for it.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-09

Caucasian, October 2, 1910.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12

lines. But in the actual performance
at night these people somehow never
win out. They have not the instlnct or
stage perspective
sense OF stage perspective is the
basis of the art OF netting People In
front may think that the actor gets his
effect by being absolutely natural But
this is not the case, II he were TO
spenk in an absolutely natural man
ner he would never he heard by the au-
diencs ]! he were to make absolutely
natural gestures they would not be
pronounced enough to he significant to
the audience. In a word everything
that Is done upon the stage must be
cxaggerated-must be forced above tho
normal And still, II must appear nat
ural to the audience II It Is to bo ef-
fective. The actor has to over-empha-
size to appear natural to the people
who are out bcvond the picture. He
must over-cmphasiIe even with his
emotions and his thoughts. And still
he must be able to conceal this over
emphasizing.
To do this he must possess sixth
sense-a sense OF how to appear init
mate and natural from q distance.
This sense Ia born with the artist of
tho stage. and II Is not born often. And
schools for acting can no more teach II
than schools for painting can teach the
secrets of art to the great painter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12

to keep bodily outside of the stage pic
ture the whole of the time? The In
Justice that the great Innicts upon the
small Is constantly with you at the re-
hearsal,
RECRUITING SERGEANT.
The first part that 1 ever played with
success WAS a small part in a picce
called Tho Lorgaire." l was the re-
cruting sergeant, and I determined TO
make that sergeant stand out on the
first night. And with such vigor and
bounce and emphasis did 1 present the
part that the stage manager interview
cd me after the performance and
threatened to take 1t away from me.
My vehement acting had upset the
whole OF the scene. and the star had
grumbled with that feroclty so COM
mon to "stars." I was told to tone
myself down, and the telling was ac-
conpanied by many unnecessary re-
marks. However. in the end all was
well, for l played the sergeant through
the whole of the run of the piece, and
was complimented upon my artistic
acting by a discriminating press.
1t Is human to wish to stand ou.
vividly when one Is playing a part
And all the moro is 1t human IL the
part be small part. or course. IL q
stage-picture is to be of real value TO
actor should be allowed to bulge all
over the stage. And I quite agree with
the stage manager in his bottlinS up
of the over-exuberance OF the small
partlSt. In keeping such q person in
order he shows that he is bitten with
the tarantula of art. But 1 ask again.
how is 1t that the stage manager never
says anything to the star" who is the
worst offender of all in the getting out =
side OF. and the UnSettllng OF. the stage
picture?
Tho really great actor is the ono who
IS able to Undue an audience power
fully with his conception of the way a
given part should be played and who.
at the same time, keeps within the pic
ture He is able to raise out of himself
n subconscious self and project 1t by
the force of his outer personality be-
fore the audience. He Is really differ
ent in every part he plays He has the
power of evoking n self out of himself,
ACROSS THE FooTLIGHTs.
Curiously enough. there are actors
who have strong acting talent that
never shows upon the stage The glare
of the footlights and the presence of the
audience somehow subdue them. They
are effective at rehearsals. and they
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12
Dynamite Helped Peary to Pole
When Ice Became Too Thick He Blasted It.,

propeller. 1t was time for lightning
thought and action: but by attaching
a heavier cable to tho parted one and
taking hitch round the steam can
stan, we finally disentangled 1t.
lhls excitement was no sooner over
than great borg that was passing
near us split In two OF its own accord
a cube of some 20 OF 30 feet across
dropping toward the ship, and lust
missing our quarter by only a foot OF
two. 'BergS to the right of them.
bcrgs to the left OF them, beres on ton
of them heard somebody say, as we
caught our brcaths at this miraculous
escape.
The ship was now quite at the
mercy OF the drifting Ice and With the
pressure from the outer pack tho
Roosevelt again carcened to starboard
knew that II sho were driven any
higher onto the shore, we would have
to discharge a large part of the coal
In order TO tighten her sufficiently to
get her Off again. So 1 decided to
dynamite the Ice
told Bartlett to get out his bat
tcries and dynamite. and to smash the
Ice between the Roosevelt and the
heavy floeS outside, making a soft
cushion for the ship to rest on. The
batteries were brought up from tho
lazaret, one or the dynamite boxes
lifted out with caution. and Bartlett
and looked for the best places In the
Ice for the charges.
Several sticks of dynamite were
wrapped in pieces of old bagging and
fastened on the end of long spruce
poles, which we had brought along
specially for this purpose. A wire from
the battery had, of course, been con-
nected with one of the primers buried
in the dynamite. Pole, wire and dyna-
mite were thrust down through crack
in the Ice at several places In the ad-
tacent foe. The other end of each wire
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12
.Sab6h;ye Seas and Treasure Isles
Lure to Pearl of the Antilles

sea she was in her most fantastic
mood. 1t is tucked to one side of The
great ocean as if reserved. Its cmcr-
aid waters expand like the polished
surface of n hugo gem, gem OF oval
shape mounted In charming circlet OF
bright shores and islands, set with ono
pcarl-thc pearl of the Antilles-Ja-
maica.
In this part OF the world Jamaica
holds tho center of the stage, Like Il
prima donna she is featured An
eminent writer who has visited many
summer lands. such as southern Call
fornia, Sicily. southern Italy. France
tho Riviera and Honolulu emphatic
ally asserts:
.;Jnmaica is tho most beautiful spot
on earth For putc unadultcrateu
beauty of scenery and climate, Tor rest
and peace and picturesque charm ia
maIca leads the world"
Today the island is entered through
a cato of sorrow for Kingston has not
yot recovered from the fearful disaster
OF 1907 Gnunt patches of ruin tell a
pitful tale, which Is made eloquen. ps
comrarfson with the delicious palo-
rama OF tropic scenery which los be-
vond the city The country opens DIP
into a lnnd OF luxurious fertility, with
Whispering canc fields and moving to-
bacco plantations. with mountain
ranges and fertile valleys, all clothed
in tho lovely riot of tropical vegetation.
LURE OF THE INDIES.
Tho lurc of the West Indies is felt
all through their history. Moro than
once Columbus visited Jamaica and 1t
was to Port Royal that Morgan and
other CORY pirates brought their plum
der. What echool boy has not read
with dilated eyes of the bold buc-
cancers who voyaged the Spanish
main; what terrorS were inspired by
sight of the Jolly Roger Tapping at
tho masthead; what good ships were
boarded and scuttled while captivcs
walked tho plank bllndfolded: what
burdens Of treasure were lifted end
what strange varieties of coin swellcd
the treasure chest. In his famous
Treasure Island" Stevenson tells US
the nature of the loot. English,
French. Spanish. Portuguese: Georges
and Louiscs; doubloons and double
guineas; the pictures of all the kings
OF Europe for the last 100 years;
strange oriental pieces. wispS of
strings or bits OF spiders web: round
pieces and pieces bored through tho
middle as II to wear round your neck"
What night carousals took place when
tho marauders put into Port Royal,
loaded with treasure. The suspicion
that some of the treasure long laid
away may still remain hidden lures
many q searching party even to this
day. At all events there Is n sense
in which every island of the West In
dies was and Is a treasure island
But now the sails of tho pirates havs
vanished from the seas. the waters
smile in peace and every prospect
a1lures, WALTER CEUFF.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12
PLAYING A FIRST PART.
The JOY of the Actor Who Hns Lines
To Speak.

How soothing 1t Is when you get
part TO play for the first time? You
feel that you are now an actor. with
an accent on the or" The part may
be but the smallest of small partG-a
"bit"-but you are determined Ii shall
stand out You will make 1t shine like u
star. And you walk proudly along
with your head high, thinking OF your
part.
To be cast for part for the first
time is to experience q proud moment
a moment such as an author feels when
he gazes with rapture upon his first
published book; moment such as u
poor person feels when the lawyer s
letter arrives telling him OF the fortune
that has been left him. Indeed, de-
lightful, new moment
Never shall L forget the time that 1
was first cast for a part-not IL 1 live
for 1000 years. l gazed on the hated
stage manager with gratitude. He
had turned out to be other than the
deadly foo I had thought him. This
first partl Alas, 1 had failed in IL
with a distinct and damning failure. II
was taken away from me after / had
played it for two nights. or course, l
comfortcd myself with the thought that
the part was a very poor part, that
no one could have made It go. But
this kind OF comfort was at best but
poor.
THE COMPLEMENT.
To have Il part taken away from ono
IS as depressing as to be given a part
for the first time is exhilarating. One
Is the complement of tho other. When
your part is taken away you feel as II
you would like to go away to some for
eign place of darkness to hide your
head. You feel as If you would like to
sink down to realms neither or other
wise.
When you get your first part you hio
Joyfully TO rehearsal. For you the half
gloom of the empty theater is lit up.
You picture yourself at night making I
hit big and tremendous. There stands
the stage managerl How kindly you
feel towards him, But truth compels
me to state that you are not apt to feel
kindly towards him for very long. For
the stage manager turns out to be a
pourer- down your back OF cold water
He Will not allow you to exuberate. He
cribs, cabins, and confines you. The
hated stage manager! He is the tight
LAGER and buttoner-up of hlStrionic
genius. For he Is always insisting upon
your keeping within the scope of what
he conceiveS to be the picture. He is
for over telling you that you must not
obtrude yourSelf-that your part is not
the whole play! To keep within tho pic
turc is n very good thing. But how Is
Il that the "star" never keeps within
it2 How is 1t that tho stage manager
never has the courage to talk up to tho
star" whose aim In acting seems to be
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fspeciaI Correspondence
BOTTLE. s. S. Prin8 Siglsmund.
Long. II. Lat 81. Jan, 1o-Did
YOU ever drink cocoanut III
,ts vouth. when tho shell could
be cut like an apple? Have you '"o
ed the avocado, fresh, coolco oS '"e
breeze that played on 1t last hish'
when It was yot unplucked7 HaVo you
ever sat in n moonlight that paieo inc
southern cross, and drcamily watched
the nhosphorescent dance OF thous-
md million FIRE flies? Did you ever
feel the lure of the Indies-tne fliVierd
OF the west-land OF Manyanaf
In tho hopo that you Will be inter-
e,sted in a few words from tho soutn
seas. I am writing this morning OF
some things that amuse and lnteres.
me am about loo miles southense
Of .he peninsula of Florida, in the
ltoi OF the West indies, thoroughly
ing a cruise dc luxe In the finest
tc God ever gave his children. l
New York three days ago. a cold
!, i blast held the whole city In his
- and froze the blood In ones veins.
People were wrapped in furs and WOOL
hs ard were pinched and drawn oy
the cold Now I am sitting on open
deck. dressed In thin white duck. whlle
the balmiest of breezcs Is blowing.
There Is q temporary sense OF unreal
ity connected with the change From
a bleak and barren winter am trans
ported to land of tropical luxuriance
and perpetual summer. The contrast
is too great for the mind to adjust IT.
self at once. but the eye bnghtens at
the prospect and the wonderment In
creases. Some day our alkali soaked
friends In the west viii awake to full
realization of tho glories of cruise In
the West IndieS-the festoon OF tropic
islands, Jewels strewing their beau
ties over the Caribbean. from Cuba on
the north to Trinidad on the south.
Now they migrate to Europe, seeking
rest and an equablc climate, forget
ting that right here In our own hemis-
phere there are the Isles of Enchant-
ment. These are indeed 'Palmfringed
coral strands lying I'm sapphire seas"
Hero one may loll the days away In
an exquisite luxury OF rapturous in
dolence, and bask In the suns rays
tempered by the caress of tho trade
winds Nor is the enchantment less
ened when night desccnds- Tho warm
and humid air intensifles refraction, and
the descending rays OF the sun radiate
unwonted splendors. Tho kaleidoscope
is alive with changing lights. AS
darkness deepens myriads of stars
sprinkle tho sky, presided over by tho
southern cross, and the sea rejecting
the heavenly beams adds its own phos-
phorcscent glow from each wave and
ripple.
PEARL OF THE ANTILLES.
When nature formed the Caribbean
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12

NY prospective polo hunter who
~ imaginos he need simply char
~ ter ship and sail pleasantly
AWAY to 90 degrees north lati-
tude is advised To read Peary's arlcle
in the forthcoming March Hampton
magazine wherein for over a dozen
pages he describes the terrific, nerve
straining, sleep prohibiting fight of the
stout little Roosevelt against q sea
pack with maverick bergs and Ice fioeS
run amuck.
In one case 1t was even necessary to
dynamite the ice. In order to save the
ship from being crushed.
Il think that none of the members
OF the expedition Will ever forget the
30th of August" says PeaTy. 'The
Roosevelt was kicked about the floes
as II she had been a football. Tho
game began about o'clock in the
morning. l was In my cabin trying
to get little sleep with my clothes
on-tor 1 had not dared TO remove them
for a week. My rest was cut short by
a shock so violent that, before I real
lied that anything had happened. 1
found myself on deck-a deck that in
cllned to starboard some IL or Is de-
grees. | ran, or rather climbed tho
deck to the port side. and saw what
had happened. a big foe rushing past
with the current had picked up the
grounded berg TO which we were at
tached by the hawserS. and dashed IL
against the Roosevelt and clear along
her port side. as II that 1000 ton berg
had been toy. The Roosevelt shipped
from between the two like a creased
pig.
AS soon as tho pressure was relaxed
and the ship rcgained an even keel. we
discovered that the cable which had
been attached to the foe berg at the
stern had become entangled with the