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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
FALSE PROPHETS.

Not long ago one locomotive on the
Pennsylvania railroad hauled 12O stee
cars full Of coal
1t was the heaviest load ever hauled
by locomotive.
The train was a mile and a quarter
long, and each car contained fifty tons
of coal-100,O00 pounds.
That is to say, the locomotive pulled
load of 100000 pounds. And this,
mind you, is not counting the weight
of the heavy steel cars. The full
weight of the cars is estimated at
100000 pounds.
So that this machine, invented and
perfected by human minds, dragged
100000 pounds behind it.
Now
Had such a feat been predicted in
the time of Pericles the wise would
have said not even can one of the gods
on Olympus do that. In the day of
Columbus such prophecy would have
been joke.
Even hundred years ago?
Why, when the first locomotive ran
on its rails scientists said it might be
a sort of toy, but was impractical.
They said no human could travel at
the terrific rate Of twenty-five miles an
hour without disintegrating and flying
into bits.
Again, they said if trains were run at
that speed it would be necessary to
build strong stone walls on both sides
of the track, else persons who stood
by the passing trains would be killed
by the rush of air
Others said it may be possible to
transport light stuff by steam power
in this way, but heavy stuff would
need to be carried on the canals or by
horse teams
They said 1t!
If some Of those scientific wiseacres
could have seen that mile and quar-
ter of coal cars or ride on that sixty
mile an hour train that goes from Chi
cago to New York in eighteen hours!
They were false prophets.
Therefore let us not be too wise in
our day and generation.
When men speak of fighting future
battles In midair or of talking to peo-
pie on Mars or of the things that
sound fanciful to us let US not be alto
gether faithless.
And above all
Let us be careful about making pre-
diction Of failure lest even in our own
day we be proved false prophets.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
HUMOR OF The DAY
Neutrality.

"Ah. the pathway of man from the
cradle to the grave is full Of BRAN
! bles." remarked the desiccated looking
| stranger with the pickle shaped head
who had invaded the hamlet with the
intention Of placing in as many house
holds as possible Il compendium Of
the Favorite Hymns, Last Words and
Epitaphs of the Great and was now
circumambuIating around toward at
tempting to trade a copy for two
weeks board and lodging. daughter
is ever wet with tears"
81 s'pose So" without animation re-
piled the landlord of the Skeedee tav-
ern.
"Ah, yes! Comedy and tragedy go
hand in hand. We sniff the fragrance
of the dewy rose and a noxious insect
stings us on our nose The sparkling
glass of wine has a large. unscrupu
lous viper ensconced in it. Figurative-
ly. the plum cake of life has dried
hornets in it in lieu Of raisins. Man is
indeed of few days and full of trou-
ble."
Yes, l gezZO."
Exactly! Then would it not ap-
pear. as some hold, that the right to
end ones existence at will is but a
fair compensation for the fact that
man is brought into this life of trial
without his consent"
81 don't know, professor, whether l
just exactly grasp the drift of your re-
marks or not" said mine host with
more interest than he had hitherto dis
played. But I'd like to state for your
information that, in addition to keep
ing tavern, am the coroner of the
county and that, while in the former
capacity all a guest is intrinsically
worth to me is 50 a day, l get a fee
of $25 in case he develops an inclina-
ton to commit suicide and acts there
on. Looks sort O. like rain off to the
southeast, don't it?'-Tom P. Morgon
In Puck.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
WHAT ARE you WORTH

How much are you worth CONNER
cially in dollars and cents?
It is said of some people that they
are worth their weight in gold" which
commercially is not true. Estimated
in the weight of the average person,
that would make about $4,000. Your
body certainly is not worth that much.
Ana1yze It.
In the first place, the average body
contains at least nine gallons of wa
ter and water In that quantity has no
value commercially.
There is enough lead in your body
to make a big pile Of lead pencils If
you could get at it.
And there is enough phosphorus to
make good many boxes of matches,
but not enough to pay a chemist to
separate it.
And, though you may lack consider
ably in being the salt of the earth, .
there are in your body at least six
ounces Of salt.
There is also sugar, a pound or SO.
depending upon how fat you are. Lit
orally the latest are the sweetest.
Besides, there are a little soda and
other ingredients, sufficient perhaps to
make a good sized bar of soap.
And that is all, except the gas, of
which there is enough in you to fill
fair sized balloon.
In short, you are bankrupt.
Physically you are mostly water and
gas, neither Of which is of value In
the market place.
Instead Of being worth your weight
IN gold So, 000-yo are scarcely
worth your weight in dust
What are you worth? Whatever
your real wealth may be, it resides in
the mental and moral qualities that
yen possess.
That Is all.
Except under slavery your beay b
cerlmercially worthless And yet men
sometimes sell themselves. what de
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Heart toHeart
T alks.
TOLSTOY.
BY EDWIN A. NYR.

One Sunday morning a few weeks
ago an old man lay dead in a little
nut by the side of railroad track.
He was dressed in the rough blouse
and the heavy boots Of the Russian
QeaSaGt-a costume he had worn for
many years.
He died early on the Sunday morn
ing And the peasants who loved
MIN locked to the place Some knelt
inside the hut and some knelt outside
and prayed for the soul of the old man
with the white beard who lay in his
little bed.
True, the holy synod of the holy
Greek church had forbidden that any
prayers should be said for the repose
az the soul of this old man, but
You cannot stop the silent prayer of
q soul by any earth injunction.
Why the pitifuI scene?
It was because the old man who
Bay there dead was a Christian demo
Crat. He believed in literal brother
hood of man. He literally lived the
truths of the Sermon on the Mount.
And the "holy church" protested
against this teaching and living of
christianity.
This old man of eighty years was a
great man of letters-one of the great
EST of his century He was titled and
Elcb- And yet
IA peasant costume and living the
peasants daily life he, taught the COM
mon people, who heard him gladly,
sEs lesson of human equality; taught
IL and, what was better, lived it!
He was like the man who came to
yhis earth 1000 years ago to- teach the
same truth-and live it-and die for
SE
rs 1t 1mpious to liken them?
The one was born in another mans
stable, buried in another mans tomb:
zas aast pillow was thorns, his first
SsDmpanfons were cattle, and his last
SaHapanions were thieves, and
Was not Leo Tolstoy his true dis
eIple?
He who said, Eye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make Won
fHe," found in the soul of Tolstoy an
al9ar upon which the truth forever
faaEned.
And the kneeling peasants, wonder
ing In their simple minds at the
strange greatness and the great good
ness Of the old man lying dead in the
fazTG-they knew.
1 And the world knows. /.
- /
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
ZEE WORST BOY.

BE was ''the worst boy In town"
One day the worst boy and some OF
the others were engaged in some sort
u expedition along the river bank.
As they passed bridge the forlorn
meow of cat was prolonged into
i s1yEalmost human.
was an appeal for help.
The gang paused. Over on one of the
Law stone piers upon which the steel
structure was reared was lone pussy
-xgnding up its Macedonian cry
The poor thing had climbed down
Ehe skeleton steel plates to the pier
and did not have sense enough to climb
back Marooned and despairfng, it
enfSout its wall.
somehow the piteous plea got under
'sfhe ragged jacket of the worst boy.
Ehe water was cold and he knew it,
asElf he began to take off his shoes and
stOckings and roll up his trousers.
= s.AW. Bill, ? said one, Il wouldn't go
latter that cat. tn get off all right.
9Lef 1t co.
10 which said Bill in his righteous
Nurafl
VIII you big stiffs keep your
blamed mouths shut? I'm dom this,
zrld know what I'm doin' and don't
yuu forget it,
The worst boy waded in and got
he cat, which, in terror lest it be
thrown into the water, yowled and
scratched numerically.
Chrow it in the river, Bill All cats
S.an swim ?
Halfway ont, the worst boy stopped,
bent a fixed ana ominous look on the
speaker that caused a sudden silence
and then waded out with the cat.
Which proves what?
Why, 1t proves what Dickens said
1hat there is way to every heart.
The worst boy had the biggest heart
.ssf all the gang, and the cat found the
way to It
Do you wonder that Garfield said
he always felt like taking of his hat
10 q boy of the street because of the
possibilities under the ragged Jacket.
Garfield also said
That our society is not like the So
g7ety Of Europe, which is like the
sHzrafa Of the earth each layer hold
ing the one beneath it doWn-but is
wafher ike the waves of the sea,
where the lowest drop may rise and
listen On the toplnost wave
Many a worst boy In town. has
sz1sen from the depths to distinction.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01

low who continually hurried the mi
and horses. He urged and swore alto
nately. He stewed and fretted am
worried his gang.
Lhe other was a quiet man who sci
dom spoke. Evidently his work haC
all been planned, and he simply KEEP
his eyes open to see that his plans
We're carried cut. While there was ne
fuss and no hurry call, men and teams
rapidly fell in line at the right mo
ment
Several weeks afterward the super
intendent of construction told me the
quiet man completed his job ten days
before the other.
The fretful mind hurrieS.
The trained mind makes haste.
Speed is not always determined by
the number Of times the wheels go
round.
Hurry often marks time, while haste
marches direct to camp.
Ordinarily there is no call for either.
Things go smoothly. But when the
urge is on every blow must count,
every muscle must work, every force
must be marshaled. Therefore
~ When swift work is demanded has
ten, but do not hurry.
Behind the work must be the care
full, resolute, resourceful mind that
calmly directs each blow, expands ev-
cry muscle and carefully aims the eff
fort.
Hurry makes men nervous and mis-
directs their energy.
Hurry is wasteful.
Make haste slowly.
Plan the job. Go at it with reserve
power and calmly. Then do it swiftly
and intelligently.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
FEANANA.

NPn you urge the Mexican to make
hness decision and close up the
deae squirms, shows his teeth and
says,
/ IN ana"
WIZ means tomorrow.
1heibit of mind which makes the
MeNlc1say that has made him a poor
man. serally speaking, in the midst
VI lhe ist profusely productive coun-
try in t world
Hnd Re are others. Many Of US
rose out life because we put off until
tohlorroNWhat we should do today.
We say:
1oihorrc l will decide.
1omorfoI will begin.
1olhorFoT will reform.
tomorrow will be happy.
W men totirOw comes we do not de-
clde, we doOt begin, we do not re-
Iornl' we afept happy. Because
Inc haDlt Rsists. 1t is fatal to mi
tiative, to res1te action IT becomes
easy TO say tonesself: Tomorrow l
will start the,usiness. tnmorrov 7
VIII speak the nd word; tomorrow l
VIII cut out thSad habit. We go on
thus. We
Resolve and resolve, then die the
same"
Begin now!
When thlnKlngs required, think;
Wnen action IS huired, act; when
change is required Ieform
Strike! The IRON red
Whether it be ploing a field or sell
ing merchandise oraunching a boat
or counting a girl
Do it now!
you may make intake But also
you may make make tomorrow.
If you make the miste todav tbara
is tomorrow to begin or.
Plunge in! Do not and sbiverinp
on the Drink and fear tiaunch away.
The water may be coldbuf If will he
no warmer tomorrow. iunge in and
have it over.
Come on In; the water fine"
I do not need to tell yothow many
mistakes you have made,how many
chances you have missed, py putting
things off. You know.
Let the Mexican say MARINA" You
will fare much better to say Todayp'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01

they sell? Not their bodies. They
sell their souls.
How much are you worth mentally?
You may be worth millions, because
Ill things are yours mentally. No man
=. IN keep you out of an intellectual
- irtune.
> How much are you worth morally?
y hatever you choose to be. You may
lie yourself of untold value moral
br worthless, depending absolutely
U yourself.
hat are you worth?
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
BIDS INVITED
For Operating Ferries at Mooringspor
and Twelve Mile Bayou.

Bids are hereby invited by the POLICE
Jury of Caddo Parish for operating
Mooringsport and Twelve Mile ferries
for the year 1911. Bids to be opened at
meeting of the Police Jury the second
Thursday in January 1911, the jury re-
serving right to reject any and all bids.
w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
December IS, 1910.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
JUDICIAL SALE.

No. I4,o3o-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: James Riley VS.. Mrs. Addie
| Luchini, ct al
By virtue OF commission to sell, to
me directed from the Honorable First
| Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, in the above numbered and
entitled suit, | will offer for sale at pub
lie auction, for cash and according to
law, at the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 1911,
Commencing at the northwest corner of
lot ten of section ten, township seven
teen, north of range fourteen west, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, as per map of AL
len lands recorded in conveyance book
r, page ISL; thence running south 7
chains and 81 links for place of begin
ming; thence south 81 degrees east sos
chains; thense south 81. degrees east 2.o4
chains to the center of the Shreveport
and Greenwood road; thence south 81
degrees west along the center of said
road 468 chains; thence north 6.2o
chains to the place of beginning, con-
tanning I.46 acres of land. Said prop
erty to be sold for cash and according
to law as belonging to the parties 1iti-
giant, and to be sold for the purpose of
partition. J. P FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Oficio Auctioneer.
Caucasian Dec. rs, 1910
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Lesson In Grammar.

"What?" said the little girl. The IA
Their is something of a fastidian as to
speech, and he said: You should new
er say What? my dear. Always say
I beg your pardon That the In
junction erred on the side Of sweep
ingness was conveyed to him yester-
day, when the little girl, pointing to a
blossom. said. "sI beg your pardon
is the name of that ?"-London
Chronicle
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Ready Relief.

Physician-Have you any aches or
pains this morning?
Patient-Yes, doctor. 1t hurts me
to breathe In fact, the only trouble
now seems to be with my breath.
Physician-All right. I'll give you
something that viii soon stop that
American Thresherman.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
He Knew About II.

An old negro being asked if the wa
ter of certain springs was pure replied:
"Yess'um. Dis var water had been
scandalized by the best phrunologers
in de land, and dey say, dey do, as
how it muntain ten parts or exhide
acid, ten parts er cowbonic acid and
de balance am clar hydrophobia-
yess'um." New Bloomfield CMo.l
News.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
|ThdOnstitutiOn
IhdauCaSiaLl
The WI and the Tri-Week
A Slid Combination
lr SI.5o

You get tEEKLY or the SUNDAY
CAUCASand the TRI-WEEKLY
CONSTR ON and the SOUTH
ERN Rust, or SOUTHERN
CULTIVk or UNCLE REMUS'
MAGAZIke wear
Uncle Home Magazine was
founded i Chandler Harris, the
prince of or ywriters. author of
Uncle R folklore and other
sketches. 4 e magazine of the whole
Southland as broad as the Nation
IN its scoI 4 its success is confined
to no sect
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
UNPRECEDENTED.

Man With the Bullying Brow hear
you lost money on that wrestling
match in Frings' barn the other night
How did that happen? Didn't you
have a sure tip?
Man With the Dubious Nose - Tip
nothin'! 1t turned out that the match
was absolutely on the square!-Chica-
go Tribune
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
The unattainabIe.

Il wonder why no fairy godmothers
appear nowadays to poor people?"
They're probably afraid somebody
will ask for beefsteak. Washing
ton Herald
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
HASTE AND HURRY.

There is a big difference between
haste and hurry.
Haste goes directly and swiftly on
It's way, like railroad train
Hurry goes on its way swiftly, but
rot directly. It takes zigzag course,
zIxe an aeropIane buffeted by head
KINDS 1t IN countercurrents
Haste helps.
Hurry Is haphazard.
Not long ago | watched two gangs
sc men at work on new railroad EN-
rss11t. On each section the same
sSer of men and teams was EN-
and about the same number of
& sre ysris of dirt was to be moved.
go AZ tie bosses was nervous fell
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Real Genarosity,

Old Gent-Haye you vanishing ink
that disappears quickly?
Clerk-Yes, sir. Going to make sure
Of no breach of promise suit?
Old Gent-Oh, no. Going to give my
daughter a check for hundred thou
sand as a wedding present. = Boston
Transcript
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Resigned to 1t.

Carrie-She is to be married next
month, and she will live abroad.
Harry-It will be hard for her par
ents to lose her.
Carrie-Oh, 1 don't know. They've
been trying to for the last ten years.
New York Journal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
The Ore Thino Necessarv,

Has little Mrs. r. consoled herself
over her husbands death yet?''
ooh, no; not yet. You know what
long time these insurance companies
take to payr'-S implicissimus.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
# SI.oo

You get tn EKLY OR SUNDAY
CAOCASIA and HOME AND
FARM one
The Caud. Weekly or Snnd.o
VIII be extd from date to January
1919 to evetbscriber who will take
advantage o offer now and before
October Il.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Mean,

eyes, it was Georges idea to give
me silver spoon for every birthday"
How many has he given you?"
why, twenty two"
why did he stop %-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
In the Future,

SPassenger-Any danger on this trip,
cap?
Captain-Well, there's a pirate bal
loom above US and submarine under
us, and we're carrying twenty tons of
dynamite. Outside of that there's no
cause for nervousness. Baltimore Star.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Her Finish cnminn.

II understand Smiths daughter is a
finished singer
Not yet. She doesn't appear In pub
lie until tonsGht Baltimore Sun.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
r SI.35

You get tIEEKLY or SUNDAY
CAUCASI md the WEEKLY At
LANTA @TITUTION and UN-
Gle Rem HONE MAGAZINE
one year.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01
Td.WeeANeW York World
Fl $3.50


The WEEK or SUNDAY carr
CASIAN and TRI-WFFKT v NFIu
iONh "Of will go to any address
for one yearl
The CaucaAs ueveI sersat;o,a1 -.
IS always ne1and reliable.
II mas an Jon on every question:
u issue OF IN st to the people.
II Is heVerpsive, but it fair and
fearless and zee from all entangiS
iligll's with IN duals or cliques.
II IS Demofc and is an unswet
ing advocate law and GOOD
ment.
IT s'anos t0ogress in all thing
old friends anhbscribers -
whom have h reo,,lar e,,t.
since its r9tion over $50, I
years ago. =
In no boast spirit II ne.
that the CaucI IN rare1v - g
scriber. It's with -. $50 r
but while we'll fs6ed !. ! @ IS
subscribers ansefieves 49, sseNih
combination q he oea ~
price fixed forabscr;nt;oS
Sample copibn anni;ca.:
Address ali lse-:-4.
casian, Shrevea. La y 7
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-01

Nen you urge the Mexican to make
iness decision and close up the
deae squirms, shows his teeth and
saws
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-22
MILLS COUNTY SHORT
COURSE DRAWS FARMERS

GLENWooD, Ia. Dec. 21.-(special)--
The second annual Ames-Mllls county
short course In grain and stock judging,
dairying, horticulture and domestic
science opened here yesterday. The en-
rollrnent In grain and stock .is ISL, in
domestic science eighty-one. The dates
being so close to the holidays has out
the domestic science attendance 26 per
cent below last year. The other depart.
ments ara IS per cent larger. The follow,
ing INSTRUCTORS are in charge; Live stock.
George w. Godfrey and Theodore, Mack
lin; farm crops and soil. A. II, Snyder
and S. l.. Moore; horticulture, j. c. Gun
ninghani; domestic science. Mrs. Louise
II. Campbell and Mrs. l.. ]. Lynch; ex-
hiblt car, e. V. Gable and f. H. Carter;
siios, L. V. Gable. r. f Tracey and II.
l.. Bass are assisting in all departments.
]. NJ. Leffler is advancs man. Last
night short addresses were made by the
instructors and local speakers at the
court house. Tonight Prof. Cunningham
spoke on horticulture at the same place.
Friday night an all-county spelling con-
test win be given at the opera house.
Prof George Masters has the most COM
plete school exhibit In connection with
the short course ever given in Mills
county and j.. w. Murphy has a display
of Mills county apples that has taken
premiums at Denver and ST. Joseph.
Prof. Holden gave a short address last
night and presided at the meeting with
Chairman Bruce.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-22
JOSEPH DEWEY CHARGED
WITH KIDNAPPING CHILD

ROCKWELL CITY. le., Dec. a.--(spe-
cial Telegram.l l-Joseph Dewey and n
party representing himself to be an Of
ficer from New Mexico are under arrest
aud will answer TO charge OF kidnapping
The Deweys formerly lived In this
county and removed 30 New Mexico some
months ago Mrs. Dewey began suit
against her husband for divorce
charging criminal and inhuman treat
ment.
After beginning the action in New Mex
leo, Mrs, Dewey brought the two chill
dren back here. Soon afterward Dewey
came here and filed information against
his wife and had her examined by the
insanity commission. Failing to succeed
in having her sent 10 Cherokee. Dewey
returned 10 New Mexico.
Last night about 10 o'clock Dewey. ac-
companied by a man declaring himself 10
be an officer, appeared at the home OF
A. N, Sumner. southeast Of Rockwell
city, who Is an uncle OF Mrs Dewey and
where she has been staying. appearing 10
have an order OF court for the custody
OF the two children, and took them away.
Mrs. Dewey insisted upon going with
them. After they had left the Sumner
home an attempt was made 70 telephone
10 town to notify the officers OF what
had happened and Il was found that the
telephone wires had been cut. The sher.
III was finally reached and he started
IN search OF the party. which was located
this forenoon az Jefferson.
Upon order Of Sheriff Wheeler the two
men were arrested and they win be
brought here.