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picions Of his own sanity should be spend
any of his money for the comforts and
respectability of a seat in railroad
coach.
Almost daily strange metamorphoses
are witnessed in the cheap lodging
houses. A man will enter. begrimed and
travel stained, with his hair full OF Gin
ders. his clothes in rags and his beard
two weeks old. A Strip. or trunk. which
he has sent by express. arrives. and he
retires with II to a room.
In an hour he emerges like butterfly
from its chrysalis. Bathed, clean-shaven.
dressed in good clothes. with a clean col
lar and shirt. he locks what he really Is
Ia good mechanic who can command
excellent wages. For three months,
eight months. even a year. he may live
the steady and industrious life OF
working man. But then comes the ir-
resisitible call Of the road. The lure OF
the Pacific Coast. or Of Texas. or OF
Europe. or Of Panama is upon him. The
trunk Is packed and intrusted to an ex-
press company. He dons the tatters OF
tramp and on some fine night steals
away, the unbidden guest Of railroad
company. 3
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and boys will be given special attention.
Early in the week there will be great
convention to discuss the unfinished task
OF the church in North. America. Group
meetings and luncheons will take place
at noon each day at clubs. hotels. and
restaurants, and also In shops ahd fac
tories, wherever ten men can be brought
together. Conferences covering the whole
work will occur daily, late in the after
noon. Meanwhile, there will be great
meetings at night OF an evangelistic char
acter. in theaters. halls. churches. shops.
schools. and other places. Some evening
during the week all Of the Christian, men
in the city will parade through the prin-
cipal streets. There win be much to at
tract the eye. and move the heart. Of the
community, but It must be remembered
that when the specialists 60 away they
will leave behind them Q practical and
modern plan for continued work In every
church and Sunday school.
"a map his been prepared which
shows that - per cent OF the people OF
the United States, emitting fractions.
are members OF Protsstant churches:
that u per cent sfe members OF the
Catholic Church and that . pr cent
Il
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are outside OF the church altogether.
The men and religion campaign, there
fore. is needed. In Utah, the, center Of
Mormonism. per cent Of the popula-
ton is Protestant, per cent Catholic,
and IS per cent has no church connec-
ton that Is recognized. We are said
to. be living in Christian country. We
are, even IL so per cent OF the people OF
Massachusetts,. 5s per cent Of the people
OF New York and Pennsylvania, 81 per
cent Of the people Of Ohio and Illinois.
81 per cent of the people Of Indiana. 81
per cent of the people Of Michigan. %
per cent Of the people Of Iowa. 50 per-
cent of the people of Minnesota, IS per
cent of the people of Missouri. and 81
per cent OF the people Of California are
not church members. Hundreds OF
thousands Of them. however. are ready
to be church members. After We nave
campaigned in seventy-six American
cities and stirred the towns and country
surrounding each city, We expect that
the startling figures have noted VIII
be changed very; considerably"
Man Hiaas1 Behind Millinery.
why don't men attend churchr J
80X0Us tstr. : ~
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and resisted his small knife blade almost
like iron.
He hacked on. Luckily. the lava
stream did not approach any more close
iy at this point Night had now fallen.
and as the glare of the flowing lava shut
out distant objects on the mountains. he
resolved to spend the night in making
pair Of stills and in the morning to at
tempt an escape.
BY daybreak his stills. heGvy and
green. but with good nre-resisting quail
tiles. were ready. He mounted them and
started straight through the lava stream.
The stills smoked and sixzled. but did
not burn. The heat was frightful. blis-
tering his face and hands. Summoning
rr his endurance, he walked deliberately
or-for TO hasten might mean a misstep.
and a misstep would mean a fall. and
fall instant death.
He did not fall, and at last he came
near the farther edge OF the stream.
There. to his great Joy. he saw people
awaiting him. His friends had come in
search OF him. and. encountering the
lava stream. had conJectured that he
was beyond 1t.
Seeing him approaching. they met him
at its edge As he reached out to them.
one OF his stilts burned entirely of, but
as he fell he was caught and pulled to
the solid ground. He was severely, but
not fatally. burned. and In a ranchers
house received care and surgical atten-
ton.
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Why is a gay cat?"

Why is a gay cat?
In other parlance, what mysterious
migratory instinct is It that inpels
carpenter. or a plumber. or a miner, so
skilled in his trade that he can always
command steady job. to abandon home
and comfort, with the love Of wife and
children. in order to roam, without rest,
through hardships and labors. to the four
corners Of the earth?
Your thoroughbred bum who would
no more contaminate himself with work
than an ancient Egyptian would lay fin
ger on a pig, travels frequently with re-
luctance, simply because he must. The
police magistrate gives him a choice of
the calaeoose or leaving town. The
''yegg," or criminal vagabond, fares
afeld often with the hue and cry Of JUS
tice behind him, or in quest of new OPP
portunities for his accomplishments. But
why should the gay cat" who could
make himself a useful citizen in any
community. betake himself to the mis-
cries Of brakebeaIns ''side-door Pull:
mans (boX cars). and the cramped In
teriors Of locomotive cowcatchers?
What is gay cat?' Perhaps you
have never heard of him, though you
know Tom cats, wild cats. and feminine
CdtS- ne Is an interesting SoIHDlld tiOIi.
He is half-tramp, availing himself Of all
the hobo's expedients for sadding about
the world without paying for his travels.
and half-rnan with a trade, the goal Of
whose rambles is always a job. He has
all the ''bum's' philosophical contempt
for the man SO easy" as to ride the
velvet" which means to pay railroad fare.
But he also incurs the BUNS astonish-
ed disdain because of his incorrigible
habit of looking for work.
: We travel from wanderlust. from love
OF adventure" explained an ex-"gay
cat" who had Joined the home guard"
of those who have ceased from rambling.
when I was a youth I wanted to see
the country, and see it right 1 wanted
excitement. I had a good trade and was
living at home but the lure of the road
called me.
Il could haveipaid car fare and ridden
in the railway cars, but you can't see
the country thattway. What man, look
! ing through the windows of a Pullman
car, knows anything about the regions
through which he has passed? You must
travel a few hours at time. on slow
freight and be thrown off at the mostl
unexpected places by brakemen. to see
the country. You want to mooch tbeg
a handout at back doors to get acquaint-
ed with people. You even learn some
thing when some fly mug (detective)
gets so cordial that he insists on your
staying in his midst for thirty days
on the rock pile. What dude in a palace
car can learn as much about his native
land as ] did In fourteen years as a
gay cat "
The Wanderlust Never Dies.
This man was a miner by trade. and
had followed the profession from Penn
sylvania TO California, and from Cali
fornia 10 Alaska. He never begged save
in an emergency of hunger. and usually
had $1,000 or so tucked away in a bank
in this city or that. But it was only
after many years Of wandering as a
knight errant of the pickaX and shovel
that the wanderlust OF his youth was
quenched and he settled down to be a
prosaic hotel clerk.
In the shabby sitting room Of a 10 cent
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CAUGHT IN LAVA STREAM.

At least one man has been caught in .
lava stream and lived to recount his
experience. A. r. Watson. an English
with guides, q pack mule train. and a
weeks provisions. ascended the great
Hawaiian volcano. Mauna Loa. Watson
had spent a night with his party on the
mountain, and at noon on the following
day was engaged In exploring the south
ern lava stream that finds its way down
the side Of the volcano. With no thought
of danger, he wandered entirely away
from his friends and the guides.
Coming to the broad lava stream, he
sat down under the shelter of q promon-
tory Of rocks and gazed upon the great
slow river OF fire flowing before him.
1t followed a straight course down the
mountain, while. at some distance below.
It entered a thicket Of trees. which SEEM
ed. as he watched it through HIS glass,
to have remarkable powers Of resisting
combustion from the lava.
Mr.. Watson fingered to watch this
sight until almost nightfall, when he
started to return to camp. AZ he turned,
leaving the lava stream at his back. he
saw another stream before him. At first
he thought that he had been gazing so
long at the molten river that II had
caused him to see lava in whatever di-
rection he looked: SO he walked on, ex-
pecting TO find hard ground still beneath
his feet Soon. however he perceived
that Re was In reality caught between
two lava streams. one OF which cut him
of from camp. While Watson had been
sitting beneath the rock. the stream of
lava had widened, and. the rock that
sheltered him had divided It, so that It
was now floating down to his left a. veil
as to his right.
1t occurred to Mr.. Watson that be
could go down the streams and doubtless
get around the head of the new one and
so escape. But before he had gone far
he discovered that the new stream united
with the old ono a short distanc, far
ther down the mountains. The English
man was now on an island Of solid
ground, with a river OF FIRE all around
him. He looked about him In despair,
and, as he did so. his eyes fell on the
patch OF woods below. which he had al
ready noticed as evidently possessing
the property Of resisting the fire in some
way. He ran to this. and saw that some
Of the trees were small.
Then, drawing q small knife from his
pocket, he hewed with 1t at the base Of
one OF the smaller trees. intending to
make a stilt on which to walk through
the lava. 1t was ironwood. so called,
The Washington herald., 1911-06-04
QUEEN MARY ECONOMICAL.
Refuses. to Have Delicacies Servet
Because They Are Expensive.

NcAubcb. nave DcNCuCheo SeENeo
Because They Are Expensive.
From the London Sketch.
Queen Mary OF England Is very eco
nomical. She refuses to have served on
the royal table many delicacies because
OF the expense. She objects to fruits out
OF season on the ground that they cost
too much. saying the money thus saved
can go to help the poor. The mepus are
submitted daily to the Queen by one OF
her Iadies-in- waiting. The Queen reads
them and makes changes.
Recently the menu contained strawber-
ries. and Queen Mary promptly put her
pen through the item. saying:
I'VE cannot submit to such extrava-
gance while people starve. We will not
have Strawberries until they are in sea-
son and the price Is lower"
The Queen follows the same principle
throughout the household seeking wher-
ever possible to curtail expense and save
money for the poor.
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privilege Of riding on trains without pay.
ing fare. a... -.
The idea," said one Of them. "of a
man who works hard for his money
giving it to a railroad company"
The most he will do is to pay 80 cents
to a shack" (brakeman) for permission
to ride unmolested over his division. Fre-
quently a supposed vasabond crouchins
painfully on q brakebeam has 500 In his
pockets and q handbook for several hun
dreds more. But he would have sus-
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A room will look both larger and higher
by the use Of wallpaper containing de-
signs In vertical lines
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-06

TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS
Success With Poultry.

It is always seasonable to eull out the
undesirable birds from flock All
hens that have passed their term of
usefulness should be marketed, While
culllng should be continued throughout
the entire year, the most heroic work
should be done in the fall. What we
call yearlings in poultry are those
which were Matched the year before
the pullets, They are nearer two years
old than one and make excellent breed
ers After breeding pick out OF this
dock such as are considered unprotit'
able, What we call the two-year-olds
are the ones that are going into their
second mott Very often some excel
lent layers are found among these, and
1t pays to keep such. but at that age
the closer we Gull the better will be
our profits, This culiing. however, can
only be successful by close watching,
No matter how valuable hen may be.
IL she proves to be u feather pulier or
an egg eater she, too. should be sent
with the lot of eulls to market.-Boyer
In American Cultivator.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-06
SHEER FABRICS
FOR MILLINERY
Muslin Lace and Net Used In
Trimming Summer Hats.

There are some very attractive look
ing hats of leghorn or other tine braid
whose crowns are covered smoothly
with dotted muslin and whose brinS
are covered with the muslin on the
outside to within few inches of the
edge, This edge Is of the straw. as Is
the underside Of the brim-
Other hats are entirely OF the muslin.
but differ from the traditional lingerie
hat in that they are smoothly stretched
aud shaped instead OF being shirred
and puffed. OF course the latter type
Of lingerie model is shown. too. but it
Is very likely to take some picturesque
bonnet form this year instead of being
built on Tapping hebe lines.
A good deal OF lace IS used By MILL
ners. as by 6resSmakers. this summer
hats being wholly or partially made Of
1t and straw hats being smartly trim
med with big lace bars or lace scarfs.
Malines is popular trimming aud as
charming as it Is perishable. Used IN
sufficient Quantities-that IS. IN layer,
upon layer-it wears better than one
would expect. and there are lovely
models trimmed IN many great airy
ehoux OF malines in cleyerly blended
colers or IN shades OF one color. A big
white hemp hat trimmed in clouds Of
gray mahnes and one big paradise
plume Of gray was one Of the most
fetching hats this season
Covering straw hats. or In many
eases covering only the crown and
outer side or the broad hrin. With eh5f
fon Is enc OF the seasons Innovations
As a rule the foundation hat is Of 6ae
white braid though there are many ex
eeptions to this rule. and coloFee
chiffon laid smoothly over this founda
ten takes On ceol softnesS
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Sherif,S Sale.

No. f5,2ii-In the First Judicial Dis
triet Court of Gaddo Parish, La:
T. NJ. Richardson VS.. D. C. Rich
ardson.
By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
able the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in
the above numbered and entitled
suit, l have seized and will offer. for
sale at public auction for cash with
out the benefit of appraisement. at
the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, during legal hours of sales. on
SATURDAY, JULY Is. 1911.
A parcel or tract of land near the
City of Shreveport, in section twelve
(t2l, township seventeen az, range
fourteen IA west, Gaddo Parish,
Louisiana, described as follows:
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of the lot of ground (l95l acres
allotted by partition to C. W. Lewis
of date May q, 1872, recorded in
conveyance book 'eT'' page 259 of
the recorders office of Caddo Par
lsh, Louisiana, thence run east along
the south line of said lot allotted to
&c. W. Lewis nineteen aud 45-ioO
(f9.45l chains to the range line be-
tween section twelve and seventeen
az and III thence south along said
range line five and 264-t00o (5264)
chains, thence west nineteen and
S6-t00 1855 chains to the Norris
Ferry road. thence along saiu road
to the place of beginning the course
being north eight and ga degrees
east and containing ten and 239-i 1000
(to23el acres it being the same
property acquired by VIM. Shields
November 2, 1872. by partition with
Lewis and Straus as per act record
ed in book T'' page 259 recorders
office Caddo Parish. Louisiana. and
by this mortgager from E. e. Har-
key by deed recorded November %
1906, recorded in conveyance book
IS page SIC said receivers office, to-
gether with all buildings and i'm
provements thereon. said property
seized as belonging to the above de-
PENDANT. and to be sold for cash
without the benefit of appraisement
to pay and satisfy the debt specified
III said writ say in the sum of twelve
thousand and ne-foo dollars. with
eight per cent per annum interest
thereon from the 18th day of No
vemher 1905 until paid. and all costs
Of this suit. including ten per cent
interest on said principal and inter
est as attorneys fees
J, P. FL0URNOY.
Sheriff. ex-0ffieio Auetieneer.
Caucasian June II, iett.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-06
THE HUSTON MEETING.

II would seem that each candidate
and his friends from their retro
speetiye view are we'll pleased with
their advantage obtained at the Rus
ton meeting, Prof. Aswell and his
friends are elated over the ovation
given him. However, while all this
public manifestations Of esteem are
gratifying, il should be borne in
mind that the people who think and
the people who are not susceptible
OF being carried off their feet" by
oratorioal efforts will be impressed
substantially by the announcement
OF each candidate as each speech is
read deliberately, From the view of
cold facts. it should be conceded that
Michel's speech il the best for silent
and effective campaign purposes,
and next is Hall, who presents the
issue boldly, logically and persuas-
lively.
Aswelfs speech was ornamental,
II was framed with deiiheration and
with the purpose of catching the
crowd,
A he was the last speaker ana
"his crowd had remained to hear
him. he was at his best and did not
fail 10 score the triupmh his effort
deserved,
In this campaign ofatory, while
effective at public gatherings, is not
the essential to success i'll vote get
ting, In the course of their canvass
the people will determine which OF
the candidates for governor and the
United States Senate are the best
qualified To secure the reforms
which are imperative, The demands
OF the people for reforms are not
idle. bat are positive, aud the can
didates who can give the greatest
assurance Of earneslneSS and good
faith are likely to receive the ma
l0rity Of the votes of the people.
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have seized and will offer for sale at
public auction, for cash and without
the benefit of appraisement, at the
principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, La, during
the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1914,
All of lot Ii of the Beard lands in
sections 81 and 80, township. Is
north, range IL west, in Caddo Par
ISL, La, excepting a portion of said
lot containing 80 acres more OF less.
previously sold by Mrs. Mary A.
Beard to Mrs. Allison; also except
ing a certain 10 acres more or less
previously sold by said Mrs. Beaird
to R. A. Calhoun; also excepting 8
certain 60.35 acres in southeast cor
ner Of said lot II, retained by the
said Mrs Bealrd, said 60.35 acres be-
ing described as follows: Beginning
at a point where the Texas and Pa
|eitic Railway Company enters said
lot at its southern boundary for a
starting point. run thence 1850
Ichalns along southern boundary Of
said lot II IN an easterly direction;
thence northeast along the boundary
line of said lot If in an easterly d.
|reetion; thence northeast along the
boundary line of said lot IL, iS.H
chains to Red River; thence along
the bank of said Red River to q GER
tain point: thence west to point on
bank of said lake, thence west t2.t2
chains TO the leyee, thence west 50
chains to t. & P. BY, thence south
Eerly along the said railway 1926
chains TO point Of beginning. con-
tanning CO.'S acres. The above de-
seribed property of Mrs. Zadia Doty
being that Identical property pur-
Eehased by her with her own sepa-
rate and paraphernaI funds from
Mrs Mary A. Beaird on June %. 1906,
and recorded in conveyance book AZ,
page taS, of recorders office of Cad
do Parish. La with the BUILDINGS
and improvements thereon: the said
property seized as belonging to the
above defendants, and to be sold to
pay and satisfy the debt as specified
III said writ say IN the sum of three
thousand dollars, with s per cent
per annllm interest thereon from
December |, 1907. until paid. and all
costs OF this suit. as we'll as ten per
cent on said principal and interest
as attorneys fees.
J, P. FL0URNOY,
Sheriff, ex-0fieio AuetiOneeP.
caucasian, June p. 1911.
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ssnarater ADVANTAGES.

There are many things to be said In
favor of the separator-so many, in
fact, that mere mention OF them all
would require much time and space,
Here are few;
No cream left In the skimmilk,
Saves two or three landings OF the
milk.
The pigs and calves get a sweet
warm skimmilk at its highest feed
value.
Butter keeps sweeter and firmer In
warm weather when made OF separa
tor cream.
II saves time. room. labor. water, Ice,
pans and cans without number, also
hauling and freight charges,
With Ave or more cows hand cream
separator will pay for itself the first
year of Its use,
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propriate for this pretty model, and ii
might be made in heavy shantung silk
or in silk and wool linen and woald
look smart in liberty silk made with
trimmings of poppy red to match the
flowers in the hat. A cooler scheme of
color might be carried out with egg
shell blue shantung silk and touches
OF olive green in the waistband. era
vat and buttons. with hat of burnt
straw trimmed with a full wreath OF
pale pink roses and foliage,
As the plain Quaker collars are not
becoming to every type of face ii
would be quite easy TO vary the shaIie
and to make the collar and cuffs lit
tie more fanciful by introducing inSer
tions and edgings Of real Irish crochet
or choice guipure lace as trimming.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-06
TOILET NOTES.
Canvas Goats Embroidered In Wool
Seasonable Novelty.

Canvas Coats Embroidered In Wool a
Seasonable Novelty.
Sailor collars are fashioned of lace
with borders of tussah OF contrasting
material
A small bonnet Of eerise straw was
faced with black velvet and trimmed
with high aigret Of grass at the back.
Wolfe is the material Of the season
for every possible purpose from shirt
waist to ball gown.
Many of the new pettieoats show a
deep point finish on the bottom founee.
falling loosely over another dounce of
accordion plating.
Red. white and blue are worn singly
and in combination.
Many afternoon frocks have bodiees
Of contrasting material and color.
Blouses of white muslin show a
plated frill. wide or narrow.
Sphinx color is a dull blush slate
tone that Is favored for evening wear.
1t lights up well.
The tendency for embroideries IS
seen Qu every SUE II tAS SA@akS VI Sh-
tire costumes Of swiss lawn. voile.
narqufsette. batiste, etc. insertion.
edging. all over and motifs for trim
ming.
Berries are clustered in cabochons
or in soft. sprays on rough straw hats.
Two inch bands Of Persian embroid-
cry finish the neck and sleeves OF
many little kimeno dresses.
A novelty is a canvas coat embroid-
cred in wool This wool embroidery.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-06
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals will be received
es Mrs A. L. DQringer, clerk Of the
eaddo Parish Police Jury, az her Of
hees shreveport, La up to July s,
tstt, for grading and bridge work on
new read along the west side Of II.
Z q W T. railway IN sections Il q
ana -, township Il north. range Ii
west. Estimate iS.sm cubic wards
excavation and efnhaakment and sS
loot bridge at Brslshy bayou as per
plans on hle in said clerks Office
w. r. CRAWFORD. Pres
A. Z. DURINGER CLERK
Caucasian June Il. fstf.