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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24

handsome Wharton home in DeSoto
where great oaks grow, stately pines,
and nuts fell from laden boughs. A
mile distant, in the heart of big beau
tiful forest was a modest home, Deer
PATH" situated as it name betokens on
the trail of the deer that made frequent
and almost friendly raids on the corn
fields.
China Nook! What generous cheer
the name recalls! The big country home
Of Maj. Robert Hodges of Bossier
Point, half hours ride from Hickory
Grove, the home of his brother, Col
John L. Hodges. Alas! alas the sweet
ness and the sorrow of it ali! The trees
stand sentinel-like, the brooks run free,
but the life and spirit are gone-for
they are gone.
SEWANEE MILITARY ACADEMY.
With the compliments of the Rev.
DR.. Spearing the handsome white and
y
Academy came last week. 1t comprises
over fifty pages and is beautifully illus
trated. Quoting from the foreword to
parents: What is needed in the world
today more than any one thing, and
more today than at any time in the
worlds history-because the world is
bigger and wiser and Weather and
more educated than it has ever been
what is needed are men of high Chris
tan character and lofty ASPIRATIONS
men with ability to take the high place
III the world, and to lead the world in
the way of righteousness and fearless
courage We claim for Sewanee that
at no place are the conditions better for
the development of the boy mentally,
morally, physically than on this noun
tain. Located on the Cumberland
plateau nearly 1000 feet above sea level
in the purest and most invigorating at
away from the temptations
and distractions of a city, III a COM
munity of refined and educated people,
Sewanee is declared by all who know
It to- be an ideal place for the educa-
ton and training of boys. TO which
we say amen! Sewanee is and has al
ways been an ideal place for boys; but
better now than ever since the. faculty
has been increased by DR. Spearing, St.
Marks beloved rector for eight years.
DIR. Spearing is a genius in his dealings
with boys His interest and sympathy
in their affairs gives him strong hold
in their hearts and an influence that is
lasting. Sewanee will have more stu
dents from Shreveport than it has ever
had, Boys will go to Sewanee and
want to. go because their beloved friend
and rector is thereand parents will
feel SO comfortably safe in sending
them to SeWanee.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
Under the. greenwood tree
Unto the sweet birds throat
There was music, silvery song and

laughter from happy hearts.
Gradston's pleasures were fully en-
joyed-the circle dip, dancing, boating,
while over all sailed beautiful Luna,
majestic in her serene; silent obser-
ance Of the follies of mortals.
A welcome word was said when all
were invited to the well spread board,
prepared by Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Watson,
Mrs. Glen, Mrs. Howard
Comprising the goodly company were
Misses Linnie and Evelyn Terry, Susie
Watson Carrie Wyche, Maggie, Mary
Belle and Grace Flournoy. Messrs.
Emerson and Arthur Bentley, Marshall
Terry, Ned Burt, Douglas Butler and
Glen Flournoy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
light IS MIGHT.

For right is might, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty-
To falter would be sin.
-Faber.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-24
MOONLIGT PICNIC AT GLAD
STONE.

Wednesday evening beautiful Glad
stone was the resort of a merry, con-
party, who desported themselves gayly
and feasted by moonlight. The night
was glorious, refu1gent with the soft
mellow light Of big, full moon. How
charming thescene! Someone must
have said well, this is the forest OF
Arden" and instantly appeared Rosa
lind" and Orlando. without the I'M
happy complications of those immortal
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15

The reading public, especially the
lovers of the race, will be interested
in the information that a Biography
of Eminent Negroes" *ill be issued
in a short time by John Edwards
Bruce, the eminent newspaper writer
whose nom de plume, Bruce Grit,
is known wherever literary effort
among Negroes has reached. 1t will
be a collection of readable biograph-
les of eminent men and women suit
able for library, both for the stu
dent, for the home and as book for
reference. To each sketch is append
ed a series of questions for the bene.
fit of the young. The editor of the
Statesman recommends this work
upon the reputation of the author to
all lovers of good reading. The lucid,
trenchant style ,of Bruce Grit" is
worth while, whatever the subject he
writes on, and such theme as the
great men and women of the race,
upon whom he has lavished the love
of life time will awaken the pen to
new life and greater power. We wish
the book a wide circulation and the
author much success.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15

Persons sending IN news will please
oear in mind that names of people are
hard to get correctly from hand writ
ing. From time to time we make the
most grevous twists of persons names
from no fault Of ours, but because
handwriting is difficult to read in this
particular. Take time to go over your
items and PRINT RATHER THAN
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15
CALL TO STOCKHOLDERS.
January IA. 1910.

January IA, 1910
Al a special meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Negro Townsite
and Land Company, January. 13, 1910,
we carefully considered proposition
for the location six miles northeast
Of Byers, for the Negro Townsite and
Farming District" by the Colorado
Land Headquarters. 1t was decided
to call together all of the stockhold.
ers, subscribers and other persons in
terested, and submit the proposition
to them before final acceptance; there
fore, all are hereby requested to be
present themselves in person or by
proxy at s p. m. Tuesday, January
IS, 1910, at the office of the Colorado
Land Headquarters, 1874 Welton
street.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15
SEEING is
BELIEVING

The finest stock of Ladies' and
Gents slightly used clothing in the
West. Theatrical Gowns, Evening
Gowns. Fine Full Dress Suits for
rent. We buy and sell good clothing
only. Also travelling mems samples.
new, at wholesale prices.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15
THE CHURCH OF THE LIVING
GOD.

(Thirty-frst and Blake Sts.)
Assemblies every Sunday at II a.
m. and 1880 p. m. and every Friday
at 1870 p. m. All are welcome to as
semble with us. Elder NJ Perry, Pas
tor; J. S. Christian, Evangelist.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-01-15
HELP US BE PROMPT.


Saturday. notify
paper Monday
the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
In Plain English.

The village blacksmith has shop
under a chestnut tree. He is a
big, braWny man, with arms like:
Bob, FitzsimmonS'. The children
going home from school stop and
look at him work. Children, like
some OF the rest of us. like to see
people at work.
EVey morning secs the black
smith began something; every even
ing sees HIM finish it. He hustles
along through life much the same
as the rest of us getting the good
and the bad all mixed up together,
On Sundays he goes to church.
This is not altogether a matter of
business, because people know that
when they hire a man to shoe a
mule they must not expect him to
be orthordoX.
1t does a fellow good to see the
village blacksmith. He is on the
job right along, attending to bust
ness, never kicking. He isn't out
somewhere hollering about being
down-trodden and about the iron
heel of capital grinding his neck
His neck is hard enough to wear
out the corks on horseshoes. Let
us thank the blacksmith for teach.
ing us this lesson: That we don't
get anything without hustline for
Iit.-Wilbur D. Nesbit in The Chica-
90 Evening Post,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
Life in a City.

The crowd blocked the sidewalk
and spread our half way across the
street.
Men struggled and almost fought
to force their way through to find
out what was going on.
Whats the troubled" asked a
dozen voices.
The ans Wer was unsatisfactory.
1t was a man in a fit. Somebody
had tainted. Two newsboys were
fighting. A woman had been run
over by a delivery wagon. A pick
pocket had been caught in the act.
"Aw, g'wan. herel Move ah!" vo-
ciferated a policeman, who was the
last to arrive.
The crowd melted away.
Then the cause of the excitement
was revealed.
1t was glazier, trying to break
off half an inch from the bottom of
a large bunch of plate glass. -
Chicago Tribune.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
A Friendly Zip.

A young married woman in a
western city not long ago sent back
to her southern home asking moth
er to send her a cook who had been
in the family since childhood In
due time Aunt Venetia came. Her
first public tryout was at a lunch
con. The fish course was to be
crabs; hence the necessity of a lect-
ure on ptomaines and food poison
ing. Now, be sure, Venetia," said
the young woman, to sec that the
crabs are alive and healthy before
you put them on the fire"
The day of the luncheon came,
bringing with it the crabs, which
looked all that could be desired as
they were brought to the table
Pinned to one of them was a note
from the cook:
Miss Florence. They was all
kicking alive, except this, one
Don't eat it yourself."-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
Dandruff Means Badness.

Dandruff is caused by a germ, a
vicious, persistent, tenacious GERM
that up to the discovery of one of
the worlds greatest scientists was
supposed to be UNRELIABLE. That
discovery is called Partisan Sage,
and L. NJ. Wood the druggist, guar
antees it to kill daniruff germs to
remove all traces of dandruff, to
stop falling hair or itching scalp in
two weeks, OF money back.
It contains just enough Of sage
properly combined with other in
gradients to make any woman's or
mans hair grow luxuriantly. It
makes eVerybody's harsh, luster-
less hair change 10 soft, lustrous
and beautiful hair, so cents
large bottle at l.. M: Wood, try it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Mexico, Mo, Oct. 26.-Property
owners in the fashionable Wood
lawn place, one of the finest resi-
Dental sections Of this city, have
been notified by the city to cut
their trees, so branches will not
hang lower than eight inches above
the sidewalks.
This diCtum was the result of
protest by women residents, who
said the limbs below that height
were running the willow plumes
which decorate some of the newest
fall hats.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
Swindled Out of $1,000.

A prosperous farmer living within
a few miles of this city started to
Virginia on Monday of last week.
He had, So it is reported, $40 with
him when he left here. At St.
Louis he got in company with q
smooth man, who persuaded him
to yut up what money he had
(about $500 on d horse race. The
race came off ON Tuesday and the
farmer won a clean $1,000, but the
sharper explained to the farmer
thu, he >the iarmer) III order TO
collect the money must shoH an
equal amount III cash, as later on
there might be q dispute about the
winnings, but ii the farmer could
satisfy the sharper that ne was
worth $1,000 there would be no
trouble to collect the winnings. So
at the suggestion of the sharper he
and the farmer came up to Shelbina
on Tuesday night, the sharper pay
ing all expenses, and at Shelbina
the sharper hired a team and
the farmer drove over here, got a
draft for $1,000, took 1t to Shelbina
where it was caSned at one of the
banks and the money turned over
to the sharper. The farmer and |
the sharper then went back TO st.
Louis on Wednesday. After arriv-
ing there the sharper said he would !
60 and collect the winnings and
would meet the farmer at a certain |
rOOming house at 8 a. IN. Thursday |
The farmer waited until late in the |
afternoon of Thursday but the !
sharper failed to show up. The
farmer was dead broke but borrow
ed SIS from a former resident of
this city now living in St Louis, |
came back to Shelbina and walked
from Shelbina to his farm.
Be it said to the credit of the
banks that they tried every way to |
protect the farmer, both in the |
issuing of the draft and the cashing
of it, He secured the draft here
about daylight and the banker talk
ed with him for an hour, trying to
find out what he wanted with it at
that early hour. He told the bank
er that he was on a land deal, but
that somehow did not satisfy the |
banker. Finally tine farmer got !
mad and said ii was nobOdy'S bust |
ness what he wanted with the
money; that it was his and he want
ed it, and he got it, but he has
postponed his Virginia visit indefin-
itely, and will likely cut out betting
on horse racing LOT a time. - Shelby
vile herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
Random Burrows By Ramho.

A two-faced man has a double
portion of cheek.
An aviator can not always choose
a soft spot to fall on.
The fool can not make the finest
typewriter write sense.
If you dislike to pay the fiddler
keep away from his dances.
A worthless man is apt to think
more Of himself than he ought.
4 failure that teaches lesson is
better than a success that doesn't
II you lind there is a negro in the
woodpiie, pat him to saving wood.
No BOY is ever SPANKED enough
to wear holes in tie seat Of his pants
A crowd Of strangers is never as
good looking as a congregation of
friends,
Payday for a note is surely a hust-
Ter wAen It comes to getting around
in a hurry
The virtues Of some folks merely
sinks or rises with the company
they happen to be with.
A naughty look is sometimes "a
very dull one. A picnic usually
signifies backache for mother.
A man who thoroughly masters
his own business has little time to
attend to that of his neighbor.
So far the flying machines offer
no excuse for losing interest in the
subject of good roads. my brother.
Things are apt to be strangely
twisted sometimes; for instance, liv-
ing fat has made many man poor.
The devil knows how to get more
hard work out of some men than
they ever would be willing to for
the good Lord.
A friendly word from a stranger
in a strange crowd is as cheering as
the song of a thrush in a thicket of
brambles.
Some of us can not see all sides
of problem no matter how much
we may turn it over in our minds,
but that fact should not be any eX-
cuse for undue precipitation in a
given matter. Star Farmer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
For John A. Johnson Memorial.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 81 The
first definite steps looking to the
erection of a memorial to the late
governor John A. Johnson were
taken at a meeting of the memorial
commission here today. The me-
mortal, which is to be erected with
a fund subscribed by the people of
Minnesota, will consist of a bronze
statue of Governor Johnson, mount
ed On a pedestal of Minnesota gram
lite. 1t will stand in the state capt.
tai grounds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
His New Philosophy.

I've done quit worryin' over things;
I've fretted over all this earth,
An laid awake to think O. kings
That had to skip for all they're
worth,
I've set up nights to figger out
The way the country ought to rum
An nothin' took the rightabout
For all the worryin' I've done.
I've done stopped worryin' over
crops
| got the headache over wheat
An corn an rye an oats an hops;
I'd talk to ever'one I'd meet
About the things that worried me,
An how | feared hard luck would
hit
An honest, fur as | can see
Inever changed things-not a bitI
I've done stopped wOrryin' over how
TIL politicians play their tricks;
You don't get me to worry now
About tn nations politics.
Ireckon I've put in more time
Jest worryin' about this land.
1t didn't help. tell you, I'm
A-takin' quite another stand.
I've done quit worryin' over wealth..
An sun an rain an wind an"
snow,
An symptoms of my failin health.
An where to stay, and where to 90.
Why, all tn things that worries us;
Will stay right with us all our
days
An most O when we fret an fuss
Don't never happen anywaysl
Chicago Evening Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
Moving in Egypt.

The strangest sight of all, and
one that attracted the attention of
everybody on the porch, was that
of a family moving 1t was an
English family, and while tC the
strangers the manner Of moving was
the attraction, the quality and de-
sign of the furniture interested those
who live in Cairo. There are no
vans in Egypt" explained the Eng
lishman When family wishes
to move, he contracts with a native
mover, and on the day appointed
this man with his assistants, some
times as many as thirty or forty
appear on the scene; one takes q
chair and starts off; another SEXES
a sofa; five or six or even ten OF
twelve get under a piano and
march along; and one by one the
others follow, each one bearing some
piece of furniture.-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Jas. T. Greeves bought ten acres
of ground adjoining his place on
the east from Henry Yancey for
$500. Although Mr.. Greeves is
still bedfast, but he is much better
and shows evidence that he wants
to be doing something Also that
he has great faith in land around
Perry by paying $3.50 an acre for
land without any improvements
except the fence Perry EnteE
prise.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

as above stated and it is the sole
buyer of the wool in this state and
county having increased its profits
under the Payne Alcrich tariff bill
40 Der cent, and the farmers, in the
meantime, lost or deprecated their
profits Is per cent
These figures can be verified from
MGudys Manuel or by inspecting
Uti, & Houghs records, at Column
lu.. o.. or any other reliable fiGan-
croi house in the city.
For fear that senator Warner
and the other distinguished disci-
pies Of the &. o. p. who are now so
IgDustriJuaiy at work in Missouri
m,thl not find the necessary time
60 explain the situation we simply
10 our best and try to give a simple
explanation one that all can COM
Drehend. 1t is simply this: The
farmers prices are fixed in The mar
ke,s of the world. The domestic
prices are governed by the prices
fixed in foreign markets for the
surplus the farmer has to export
"Protection," therefore, is a joke 50
as it affects the prices of farm pro-
ducts. 1t has no effect. The farm
ers have no trust, by means Of
which they can fix arbitrarily high
prices in the domestic market,
while dumping their surplus pro-
duct in foreign markets at a cheap
er price.
But the protected manufacturers
have formed trusts and monopolies.
They are able to do, and do do,
what the farmers cannot do. The
tariff shuts out foreign competition,
and in cases where it does not it is
still so high that it greatly increases
the price of the imported article.
By their monopoly agreements the
trusts Stifle domestic competition
And so they keep prices artifcially
high exacting exobitant prices from
the American consumers.
If the trusts were forced 20 stand
on the same footing as the farmer
the prices of their products, govern
ed by free competition and the law
of supply and demand, would fall
as the prices of farm products fall
The farmer, who is now compelled
to sell cheaper, could buy cheaper.
But under the policy of trust pro-
lection the farmer is compelled to
pay more and more for what he
buys just as the wage Garner must
while receiving less for what he
sells.
The Payne-Aldrich tariff is a
monumental buncO game. Every
body who has to buy trust products
and that means all of uS-is
a victim. But the biggest victim
of all is the farmer, because he has
been deluded into believing that he
gets part of the swag.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

A. Cummings and wife and Ben
Cummings were called to Hannibal
Friday by the illness of their broth
er who had his hand mashed off
Thursday night
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03
The Farmer And The Trusts.

nrices for what he has to sell are
falling fast while he also notices
that the prices of trust products
which he is forced to b,:y all of the
time are steadily creeping upward
sometimes with ,g.s ...p d cree,
a Jump. The N.oa a3.l, are in
terested a. ,3.a lra.... for ali of
the cOu5,u... a.n ,r.sI ,a be guy
ers.
Il is u. ia..u.lr. q. ns..aiin@
" utef,s,ur ...a..n .. the farm.
er lo ,.H....r l." .Yl everyone
else 10 consider H.. .. Suffering be-
cause o. uu-I, price"
All exclamation O.. .... yrapJem
comina t.em senate. Warmer or
from Con .r..,..u 5aulglI or Grow
who Are r,'.int u.t. o a!pssing the
tariff is {. lsn .gruar would also
be exceedingly Interesting.
f 8 ,l,.,... .. nn-a win, ,s
famous @ ,n. .r..r .ra oh,a rros-
ecutor fl. fp, Standard On ,oono-
noIv is this v..g candidate for
Condress am f.. Dorn.r,i ricaa4
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bot ~ O. on ,rt,;, ,,oau : .oII 80
90 80 oonts d;eo.o,oo - On NOR
cont or ana to,rth of t,o for,,ar,s
income
Last year I received az t.3 cents
ner nound for NV Gin of Ohio wool
This wear the hest have baan offer
ed is % cents TO "a CENTS ner nound
for the same Grade Of ,yooI . differ
ence Of about "a ngr cent or NV in
come
Last year September oats closed
at 48 cents per bushel, in Chicago
market, and this year at 81 1-2I
cents, difference OF 81 per cent, or
more than one-half of my income
from oats,
Wooden blankets from the same
wool have increased rs per cent;
wire nails made by the United
States steel trust, and wire fence
are 40 per cent higher than before
the trust fixed the arbitrary prices
Farm mochinerv p,o,yars rooD
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Mrs. Nora Schwartz visited il
Hannibal several days last week!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Ben Boyd and family and moth
er, Mrs. E.?A. Boyd have been visit
ing relatives in GAINESVILLE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Miss Luella Mcclure, of Hume
well was a Monroe visitor Friday
and Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Mrs. c. W. Gross and child, of
Palmyra were visitors in this city
Friday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-03

Thomas Vaughn, of Shelbina was
with friends in this city Thursday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-29

the league. 4 batter will every time
wait the limit. and if the pitcher in
sists upon putting them wide, will
walk, ] have batted against Foxen,
and he struck me as good one. II
may be that he has had three bad
seasons and may yet break good I
have known incidents where such cases
happened. -
Charles B.. alias Babe Adams, said
that Bill Foxen S tactics of never put
ting a ball over the plate but fooling
the batsmen into striking at wide ones
was a hummer-if il worked,
Sure, that's the aim of every
pitcher to make the batsmen swing
at the kind that you know he can t
reach, declared Babe. "but you
can't keep them wide all the time.
There are hatters in every league that
will always walk when YOU try that
on them-the kind of batters that
aren't often fooled. You know you
can fool part of the batsmen part Of
the time, but you can I fool all of them
all of the, time,
81 find that you sim-ly have to put
them over, even if only across the
corners. There S. no use trying to
strike out every man that faces you,
but depend on the eight men behind
you TO help along, Foxen s theory is
a peach if he can work IL out, but
dom see how he can