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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
AUCTION SALE.
No I4.pza- is tie First Judicial Dis
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No 14.p7a Ii tie First Judicial Dis
trict Court 81 Caddo Parish, La:
Succession 8 Bricker
Vistue of commission til sell, to
81 directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court 81 Caddo Parish,
ossisiana IN the above numbered and
ensitIed salt, will offer for saEs at pub
lie auction. ia the town Of Vivian, La,
dufiug ghe legal hours for sales! namely,
betWeea the hours of ! am. ard 4 pm.
~
SATURDAY MARCH Is, 1911,
AlI real estate furniture and movable
effects 81 said succession as per inver-
tory On file Ia the clerks Office sf Caddo
Parish. IL said above numbered suit, and
said property win BE sold under the fol-
lowing terms and conditions, al follows,
zoeit e movable effects ID be sold
of CASH. and Tie real estate to Be sold
81 she following Terms and conditions,
ol1s-l hsrd cash Of more or al and the
balance, ] aly, "a credit of one year
II " ens and two years, u the option
81 slle purchaser, the credis portion Of
said saleSto Sc evidenced By notes Of the
purchases. q bis Own order ard BIZ him
endorsed III blank. bearing eight per cent
nek aAnnlm interest from the date Of the
adjudication anti paid, secured BY spe-
tiaf nEest gags and vendors lien on the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
CLASH TAKES PLACE
AND FEDERALS
Compelled to Fall Back by the
Insurgent Forces.
ANOTHER ADVANCE MADE
Hundreds of Persons Across the
Rio Grande River at Fl Paso Saw
the Engagement, the Distance Not
Being Great.


the Engagement, the Distance Not
Being Great.
Federal troops marched outof Juar-
ez to meet the insurgents, who retreat
ed toward the hills
A correspondent who went to seek
Orozco found him, and was informed
it was his intention to at once attack
Juarez.
Another report states the rebels to
the number Of several hundred went
within two miles of Juarez on the riv-
er bank opposite the FL Paso smelter
and Federals to the number of 300
went out to meet them. Rebels opened
fire and after preliminary maneuvers
rapid firing came from both sides.
After few minutes the Federal in
fantry retreated slowly. The rebels
were firing heavily.
After the retreat the Federals again
advanced upon the rebels and latter
slowly fell back toward the hills, as
they did so firing In a few minutes
over 200 shots were exchanged.
Hundreds of people stood on top of
the hills in Texas and Witnessed the
fighting. The fight occurt ed not far
from where old Fort Bliss was.
The insurgents fired a few shots at
the soldiers hiding in the river bottom
and there was no reply. Some insurg-
|ents then charged and the Federals
retreated toward Juarez.
Federal cavalry refused to fire upon
reaching the scene and We're jeered by
the Americans.
A reporter saw three Federals sus-
tain wounds. Bullets fell among the
Americans Witnessing the fight from
the Texas side.
Hills seemed full of insurgents, who
came from the west.
United States troops guard the bor-
der and were given strict instructions
to preserve the neutrality laws at all
hazards.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
CHARTER
OF TIE WINTER COMPANY.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
Before me, E. B. Her1don, notary pub.
lie in and for the State of Louisiana and
Parish Of Caddo. duly commissioned
and sworn, on this day came and ap-
peared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared
to me that they do hereby form them
selves into a corporation under the laws
of the State of Louisiana, under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth, to-wit !:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corpora
ton is hereby declared to be THE
WINTER COMPANY" It shall have
the right to enjoy succession for ninety
nine years, with the right TO contract,
sue and be sued; and to hold, purchase,
lease, sell and hypothecate property,
real and personal; its donlici1e shall be
in the City of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ISL, Louisiana, and all citation and other
legal process shall be made on its pres
ident, or, in his absence, on the treas
urer Of the company according TO law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this corporation
is organized are for the purpose of car
rging on a general merchandise business,
including the purchase and sale of mer-
chandise To purchase such merchan-
disc ii pieces or in bulk from other
establishments, in entire stock or in the
usual course of trade, to resell the same
for cash, or en- credit, as usual in trade.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be fifty thousand ($5o,ooooo) dol
lars, divided into and represented by
FIVE hundred (5oo) shares of the sum Of
one hundred $Ioo.oo) dollars each,
which shall be paid for in cash or its
equivalent at date of subscription. The
business shall begin when twenty-five
thousand (S25,ooooo) dollars of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed
and paid for as required No stock
holder shall sell, assign or transfer his
stock without first rendering same for
thirty days TO the other stockholders,
and, in event Of their refusal to pur-
chase same. such stock may be sold in
the open market, but not for less than
the price rendered by the stockholders
or any one of them No transfer Of
stock shall be made, except such trans
fer be entered on the books Of the com
pany at its Office in the city of shreve-
port, Louisiana, and on the surrender
of the certificates therefor. No fracs
tional share Of stock shall be trans
ferred
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in board of direc-
tors, consisting Of four stockholders.
who shall Be annually elected On the
first Tuesday in January. The first board
Of directors is hereby declared to be
William Winter. Louis Lehman. H a
Winter and S IS. Weisnan, who shall
serve until the FIRST Tuesday in January.
1912, OF until their successors are elect
Cd and qualified The officers of this
corporation shall be 4 president, vice
president and secretary treasurer. and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
RedisfrIcfIng con1l7sIftees,

Lieutenant Governor Davidson an
nounced senate redistricsing commit
tees. Pros have majority on both The
1egis latfve colnnal teees and ants pre-
dominate Oh Gang res peal comm tee
Bailey men are Il Il 8 tiriss on sill
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16

the first officers of said company are
hereby declared to be H. A. Winter,
president; Louis Lehman, vice presi-
dent, and S. S. Weisman secretary treas
urer. The majority of the stock shall
elect the directors and. in all elections
or proceedings of stockholders, each
share of stock present or represented by
proxy shall be entitled to one vote No
tice Of all elections or meetings of stock
holders shall be given by written notice
TO each stakeholder ten days before such
election or meeting of stockholders
Directors shall be chosen from the
stockholders of the company.
ARTICLE VI.
The certificates of stock shall be
signed by tile president and secretary.
All checks, drafts, notes or other obi
cations shall be signed by the president
or in his absence or inability by the see
rotary and treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended or
changed or the corporation dissolved at
a meeting of the stockholders convened
for that purpose with the assent of
tl1ree-fourths- of stock represented at
meeting called for that purpose. Thirty
days printed and written notice of such
meeting shall be given :
ARTICLE VII.
In case of dissolution or termination
of this corporation by limitation or 9th
erWise, the liquidation of its affairs shall
be. conducted by two commissioners
elected from the stockholders; such
commissioners shall remain in Office un-
til the affairs of the corporation are
fully liquidated. No stakeholder OF this
corporation shall ever be liable or re-
sponsible for the contracts, liabilities or
faults thereof in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due the corporation
on the shares of stock subscribed for or
owned by him, nor shall any informally
IN the organization have the effect of
rendering this charter null or of expos
ing any stakeholder to any liability BE-
yond the unpaid balance of his stock.
his done and signed in thep resenee
OF attesting witnesses on the first day
of February A. D. 1917.
WILLIAM WINTER,
LOUIS LEHMAN,
Fl. A. WINTER,
Attest: S. S. WEISMAN,
B. BLUMBERG.
SAM WILLER.
E. B. HERNDON,
Notary Public.
Haylng examined the foregoing char
ter, and finding nothing to law, I here
by approve the same, this Ist day of
February 1911. ]. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Febru-
airy I 1911 w. NJ LEVY.
Deputy Clerk and Oficio Deputy Re
corder.
State Of louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
! hereby certify that the above and fore
gong IS true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears on
HE and Of record in my Office. Given
under my hand and seal of Office this
Ist day of February 1917.
w. M. LEVY.
Deputy Clerk and ex-ofieio Deputy Re-
corder aa-rY
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
Neutrality ProniIaad.

Special Ambassador Casasns OF
Mexico had a conference at Austin
with Governor Colquitt. He assured
the governor that Texans on The 1 or
der will be fully protected by his gov
eminent and that be trusted Texas viii
cooperate in the matter of maintain
ing neutrality. State executive as
sured the special ambassador that be
would gladly do so.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
one HattIe Enough.

Six Mexican laborers of q party of
twenty four leaving Denison several
weeks ago to fight with the ittsurrec
tos have returned They said they
had been in one battle. but do not
know which side won It.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
stravzberrIea Moving.

Reports received from Pas adena a Nd
Alvin, Tex. state strawberries are be
ing shipped. First shipment Of tlse
season was made from Pasadena. IS
early MOI ement is due TO the nnnsH
ally mild weather that has preVailse
this winter,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
cottonseed sent 70 caIlfornla.

A carload of fine oottonseed wa
shipped from Lockhart. Tex, to III
Cedro, Cal, Tor planting Before BE.
ing forwarded the seed was carefully
fumigated IN order to destroy any pos
sible boil Weevils.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16
Paaaaa with lraitiaElva.

BY vote Of So To- e the house passas
with reeall and referendum features tlis
Tex arkana city charter bill.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16

alun1ps and Measles at Fort Bliss.
Measles and humps have broken
out at Fort Bliss. says an I'll Paso
dispatch. a number of soldiers are
on the sick list.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-16

Subscription price $500 per year.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
The Goose Tower.

In the carly years of the fourteenth
century the free cities''-Hamburg
Lubbock and Bremen-sent a delegation
Of sevcnty-seven members to King
Valdemar to demand increased rights
and privileges in their trade with Den
mark. The delegates were not very
respectful in their language and de-
meanor. and the king. who was ut
VordinGbor:. told them they acted like
a drove Of geese and clapped them
into prison in the tower. telling them
they would stay there until they learn
ed better manners. Over the heavy
tower door the king put up stone
with the inscriptions:
Sieben und siebcnteG Hause:
Sieben und siebenteg Ganse:
Ware NIGHT so viele Hause
Hat ich auch NIGHT so viele GanSe.
Translated this reads: Seventy
seven houses and scventy-seven geese.
II there were not so many houses ]
would not have so many geese"
On top of the tower. which still
stands solid and strong. was placed
big gilt goose. with neck outstretched
as II 1t were kissing.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Tho Jerbos and the Melons.

An odd fact relative to n little Atm
can melon Is thus related by an Off
cial Of Khartum:
The jerbOa or kangaroo rat IS found
In considerable numbers in places miles
and miles Nway from any water or
even dew. and ! was ut n loss to I'M
derstand how these little animals could
exist through the ten months of
drought. 1t appears. however, that
after the scanty rains a small wild
melon Of bitter taste. but full Of juice.
fiourishcs in the desert. The jerbOa.
as soon rs the melon is ripe. bites Off
the stem and proceeds to dig away
the sand under the melon, SO that 1t
gradually sinks below the level of the
ground. The constant wind soOn coy
ers it with six to eight inches of sand.
which protects il from the scorchinS
sun and from drying up. When all
other moisture has evaporatcd the jer-
boa goes to his larder and drinks The
juice of the melon till the rains come
on again. One jerbOa will bury as
many rs forty of these little melons
to last him through the dry season.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Mixed Emotions.

A Bostonian tells Of a clean. well set
up young Irishman who formerly saw
service in the British navy, but who Is
now engaged in business ut the Hub.
"Whcn are you going to get freedom
in Ireland. John?' the BostOnian once
idly asked.
1.-THE only way that We'll get free
dom i'm ould Ireland" said the Celt.
will be if France an Russia an Ger
many an Austria an maybe Italy-if
they would all join together to give
those blackguards Of English n rare
ould batin'. That's the only way. sir.
we'll get home rule"
Then as he looked cautiously about
twinkle Of cunning was added to his
expression. AN the whole lot Of 'em
together couldn't do 1t. sir. Oh. it's
the grand navy we've GOt!-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22

prescribed That sovereign balm called
''bianiy." from which it generally
fonni relief. and ut least il always
proved aii alternative. While travel
in" from L",,'.'n TO Belfast. on quit
ting the coach IA Donegal Arms. he
missed his sovereign balm and lie call
ed out {" the Irish waiter I" search the
lately abdicated vehicuiar conveyance
as he had left his pocket pistol behind.
"Thc devil Il pistol can | find cried
the >".r, ming l1ihrrnian. .'Or anything
else hut IT,. producing: the leather
covered charm. why. that's ii. you
blockhcad." exclaimed Kcan. suitins
the action Ia .lc word and tasting to
bc convinced. Pat scented the cordial
and. laughing. cried: DO YOU call that
a pistol. sir: Why. then. faith. though
I'm :, pcaccablc man. l wouldn't mind
standing Il shot or two of that pistol
myself
When Edwin Forrest went 10 Lon
Con he WIS received in anything but
cordial way. One critic wrote:
''Our old friend Mr.. Forrest afforded
great amusement 10 the public by his
performance Of Macbeth on Friday ut
the Princess Indeed. rur best comic
actors do rot often ~, lite SO great
quantity OF mirih The change from
an inaudib'e murmur 10 Il thunder of
sou:!d was enormous. but the grand
feature WAS the combat in which he
stood Scr.:,inC his sword against that
OF MacdufT We were at Il loss to know
what this GESTURE meant until an en-
Egh,cncd 'ri::,. in the gallery shouted
ont. That's right. sharpen it,"
4 good story is hciuG told ut the eN
penSc of 4 certain local iheatcr whose
"Standinc Room Only" notice is no
longer needed One night after the
curtain was run- up Il small boy was
discovered in front of the box Office.
The manager Of the thcatcr went to
the lad and kindly asked him what the
trouble was. Il want my money
back" Sob!reG the hoy i'm answer to
the query. In surprise the manager
asked his reason for such a request.
Because hecause I'm afraid 10 sit up
in the gallery MI aloncr' he walled.
His money WAS returned.-Franklin
Barr! i'm st. Louis PoSt-DiSpatch.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
BEN BUTLER'S BLUFF.
Il Was Well Worked and Completely
Fooled General Bingham.

General John \. bingham was Il
member Of the military tribunal that
tried Mrs. Surratt and the Lincoln as
saSSinatiOn cOnSpiraiorS.
After the trial i'm the subsequent de-
bates in the house General Il. +. But
.er frequently charged that the COM
mission had arrived ut an unjust YER
dict and had convicted an innocent
woman. In a memorable debate he
boldly proclaimed that if the contents
Of diary which had been found on
the dead body Of J. Wilkes Booth were
ever made public it would disclose the
fact that il contained the proof of
Mrs. Surratt's innocence. which proof
Lad been UNANIMOUSLY suppressed by the
commission. When General Bingham
rcpel such an accusation, Butler dr:i-
matically drew Il memorandum book
from his breast pocket and held il
alOft. but did not utter Il WORT. i:inS-
ham naturally supposed that Butler
had Il copy of diary such as he had
spoken Of AS Il matter of fact the
book contained nothing but blank
leaves. General Butler was just bluff
ing
The diary WAS in possession of Sec
rotary Stanton. but President Johnson
finally demanded it. IL was IN inter
cstin. book. but it threw 10 light upon
the great conspiracy.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Setting Q Watch.

The jeweiee> GET my,-watch within.
thousandtb Of second when he gave
It to me today" said the man with
new timepiece. land this is how he
did II:
HE has a clock wired up with the
big chronometer at Washington. At
4 p. m. this clock was corrected to
the thousandth Of 4 second At 4:05
he was ready to deliver my watch.
His master clock has 30.1 inch pen
dulum. SO it ticks seconds. Each Of
the first fifty-five ticks in each minute
Is announced by telegraph sounder
in the clock. then the last five seconds
are silent The matchmaker rested a
camers hair brush on the balance
wheel Of the watch to stop II. then set
all the hands. hour, minute and second
at 10000 and waited. When the ST.
lence Of the sounder indicated 1855
he got ready. and five seconds later, on
the first tick of 4:O6. he lifted the
brush and the watch started. by
looking ut the second hand with
glass and listening TO the clock an
nouncer ! proved their fdenticalness
except for the time II took the sound
to travel from the clock to my ear
New York Sun.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Tho Automobile.

In some respects the automobile is
the most marvellous machine the world
has yet seen. 1t can go anywhere at
any time. flounderinG through two feet
Of snow. ford any stream that isn't
deep enough to drown out the mag.
neto. triumph over mud axle deep.
jump fences and cavort over plowed
ground at fifteen miles IN hour. 1t
has been used with brilliant success in
various kinds of hunting. including
coyote coursing on the prairies Of Col
orado. where it can run all around the
broncho. formerly in favor. since it new.
er runs any risk Of breaking a leg in
a prairie dog hole. Educated automO-
biles have been trained to shell corn,
saw wood. pump water. churn. pillow.
and. in short. do anything required Of
them. except figure out where the con-
sumner gets Off under the tariff law
Outing.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
What "iamlet" Lacked.

In a mining camp town Hamlet"
was one evening given by q strolling
company. and this is the criticism that
appeared next day i'm the local papers.
written by the miner dramatic critic:
There is too much Ginning In this
piece. The author Is behind the times
and seems to forget that what We
want nowadays IS hair raising situa-
tons and detectives.
I'm the hands Of n skillful play.
wright a detective would have been
put upon the track of Hamlet's uncle.
and the old man would have been
hunted down in 4 manner that would
have lifted the audience out Of their
cowhides.
The moral Of the piece is not good
The scene where Hamlet sasseS his
mother is very bad example to the
risin: generation.
"Our advice to the author IS moro
action. more lovemaking and plenty
Of specialties. The crazy girl scene
should be cut out altogether and q
rattlin; good song and dance substi.
tuted"
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Tho Arts Of Asia.

1t was Asia. through Arabia. which
gave Europe the literature. the arts
and the sciences which we have de-
veloped and of which we now boast.
Gunpowder was probably invented in
China. 1t was certainly introduced
into Europe from Arabia. The finely
tempered steel Of Damascus went over
from Arabia at the time of the Moor
fish invasion of Spain. and its manu-.
facture was continued ut Toledo. The
coppersmiths of Bagdad supplied the
worlds market with their wonderful
productions centuries before there
were any industries in Europe. Wcav-
ing of silk and cotton had it's birth rs
an industry in Arabia. and the weav.
ing of wool was learned by the cru
saders in the same wonderful country.
Astronomy. mathematics. the mariners
compass-ali came to us from the
Arabs.-ArgOnaut.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Charles ". at Table.

Emperor Charles v. Of Austria, By
far the most powerful ruler Of his day,
was thus described as he appeared at
table by Roger Ascham. secretary to
the English ambassador, In 1850: II
stood hard by the emperor's table. He
had four courses; he had sod beef
very good-roast mutton. baked hare:
these be no service in England. The
emperor hath a good face. a constant
look: he fed well Of a capon: I have
had better from mine hostess Barnes
many times in my chamber. He and
Fertlinando. king Of the Romans. ate
together very handsomely. carving
themselves where they list. without
any curiosity. The emperor drank tho
best that ever saw: he had his head
in the glass five times rs long as any
Of us and never drank less than q good
quart ut once Of Rhenish wine" It
was notorious that the emperor ate
and drank immoderately. and as q nat
ural result he suffered terribly from
govt from the time he was thirty years
old.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
A DELAYED Execution.

An eighteenth century execution on
Remington common was stopped for
a time owing to a strange cause. On
Aug. 10. 1763. two days before the
date Of the execution, heavy fog
came over London. accompanied by
thunder and lightning and torrents of
rain. These conditions lasted for near
~ forty-eisht hours. and many people
believed that the last day had arrived.
When the time fixed for the execution
arrived the assembled crowd cried
shame on the sheriff for hanging 4
man when the world was coming to an
end. As he persisted in his prepare
tons they burst through the barriers
and stopped the proceedings. shout
ing that the culprit might as we'll wait
a few minutes. when the grand sum-
mons would come to all The sheriff
had to obtain the assistance of force
of soldiers before the execution could
be carried out
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
A Cotton Legend.

Cotton was the theme of one Of the
most fabulous nature stories on its
first introduction into Europe. Trav-
elers related that in Tartary there
grew a shrub and that when its ripe
fruit was cut open within was "a lyttle
Beaste in fiesche. in bone and blode
as though it were Il iyttle Lamb with
outer wolfe" The flesh Of this "vese-
table lamb was eaten. ran the story.
and the wool made into cloth. The
basis of the legend is the way in which
the cotton pod r;pcns and bursts. show
ing the white fur? raw cotton. which
closely resembles wool. Raw cotton Is
still called cotton WOOL"
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-22
Forbidden Ground.

A visit Of Gladstone to the Isle Of
Man is recalled by Agnes Herbert and
described In her book about that in
teresting little speck in the midst OF
the Irish sea.
Mr.. Gladstone had made a detour
across a small holding in Rushen. and
his way lay through the 'haggart."
where the stacks are harvested. 4
strong. powerfully built Manxwoman
stood throwing up the straw to the
stack. using her fork as deftly and
quickly rs n farm laborer.
THAT Is very hard work. my good
woman" the Grand Old Man Is re-
ported to have said graciOusly. but
you look we'll and strong. May ! ask
how old you area"
The toiler hardly turned as she an
swered sharply:
"How oul' art thou thyself. thou i'm
perent oul man:"