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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
FLOWERS FOR. FATHER.

This true incident. which at the time
was printed in the Madison (WisD
newspapers. is worth retellng
President Roosevelt was holding a
reception in the Office OF Governor La
Toilette at Madison
Two little girls edged their way
through the crowd. Although not as
well dressed as some of the other
girls, their raiment was neat and
clean
Governor La Toilette noted the pres
ence of the children and asked them
il they wanted to meet the president.
Abashcd because of the attention
paid them. the girls shrsnk back, but
the governor pressed them. Finally
the elder one said to the governor:
I'VE don't want that, but we would
like something else"
What would you like?" Kindly in
quired the governor.
WED like that flower" volunteered
the smaller one. Papa is sick at
home and couldn't come. and we'd
like to give him flower"
She was given the flower. a large
American Beauty rose, and was So
happy she broke down and cried.
Then willing hands stripped several
of the vases. and the little ones were
given all the flowers they could carry
and carriage to go home in.
Not much of a story?
Perhaps not Only there is in it the
touch that makes the world kin-kin it
may be for an impulsive moment. but
kin.
Some of those reception guests saw
only the little girls. excited. flushed.
fearful. happy. Others saw this pic
ture:
A sick chamber lacking many COM
forts. the wan face of father. a
lonely waiting for his little ones. a
Frightening look when the tots came
home in the carriage-loads of flowers,
tears. joy.
And those precious kids!
In the midst of the stirring specta-
Gle they did not forget father. While
others were moved by the magnificent
toilets of the grand ladies and by the
presence of the notabes, these faith
full dears desired but one thng-a flow
err for sick papa.
And that fatber?
Whatever his circumstances. he was
richer than Rockefeller.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
DREAMS THAT CONE TRUE.

Professor Page oft Chicago has
figured out a way by which some day
flying machines will go TO the nearby
planets.
Startling?
Not necessarily Carrot Z Seryiss.
the astronomer. has written an article
on when Shall We Go to the Moon?"
It will be many moons, probably, but
note what Serviss says:
"The great public has little regard
for drea mers. Nevertheless
the dreamers' always lead the way
Day dawns where they points though
they may be in their graves long be-
fore the sunrise.
Dreamers lead the way
They die, but their dreams come
true
They see visions where we see moth
ing They are optimists; we are pessi
mists They believe in the miracles OF
discovery we are doubting Thomases.
Where we see only the end they see
the beginning.
. Is it not 500
When we were told that the Y ray
was able to penetrate the interstiees
of matter who of US believed the time
would really come when Il machine
would be able to take the photograph
of a mans skeleton?
1t was dpeam come true.
When it was announced that mes.
sages could be sent by wireless meth
DDS through the air we had found
wire SO necessary TO our thinking that
the new way was at first unthinkable.
But the dream was realized
When the newspapers first told that
the Wright brothers were able to stay
up in the air for the better part of an
hour in a heavier than air machine
who supposed that within year or
two Atwood would fiy from st. Louis
to New York?
The dreamers did not doubt IL.
Who would have believed fifty years
ago that 1t ever might be possible to
graft one mans leg on another mans
stump or that a mans heart might be
taken out of bis breast and fixed as
you would fix clock?
When shall we go to the moon?
Some day.
There are more things than are
dreamed of in our philosophy.
!. The philosophy OF the dreamers Is as
much greater than ours as their faith
Is greater
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
sorscie Acid.

Formerly all the boracic or boric
acid of commerce was obtained from
.borux by heating 1t with calcined fer
rous sulphate in closed vessels. where
by sodoforic acid was formed and bo-
racic acid was carried on with the
watery vapors which escaped This
was long and tedious process. aud
not much progress was made until 1t
was discovered that boracic acid could
be obtained from the boiling springs
and jets of vapor in Tuscany. Long
after the discovery of boracic acid in
these springs the brilliant idea struck
the physicist as well as the chemist to
employ the heat of the natural steam
Jets. This method had the effect of
converting an Improbable branch of
industry into one of the most success
full. The lagoons are situated near the
top of one of the highest hills. As the
volcanic vapors pass through the wa
tiers of the lagoons the boracic acid Is
arrested by the water. which becomes
impregnated with it. In California 1t
occurs as the mineral sassolite and as
saline incrustation in the crater of
mountain in the Pipari group north Of
Sicily.-Scientific American.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
Proclamation.


pursuant 10 a resolution passed by
the Parish Board OF School Dlfec-
Tors ol the PARISH Oh 'aado Louis
lana. at It's regular meeting llclh on
The l5til DAY ~oi september l''l' },
isaac barron pfeSiuen' 81 S'in
board, hefepS give 'ollc' lla'' III
compliance Win sald resolution a
.Special eleti'"u Wilt Nv I''" III
Nchoo' i'lS'rlti No. 10 u Sa'd Fafl'''
OF naddo' louisiana OH "a, uFual l.'e
|2iSt daE Oh octopcf l"li' IoF lh9
purpose OF submitting To the prop
|eftN taxpayers, duait'ieu uiiu'l '''e
constitution ana laws o' tue 0laue
ot Louisiana TO vote al Salu elect'oh'
the following proposition to-"l''
10 levy Spec'al tax Oh I'VE Nuns
on the doiiaf ol, all property III
School District NO Is oil the PARISH
OF uaddo' LOUISIANA SupJect 10 S'a'e
taxation, annually, LOT petioa %
ten years, Tor the purpose Oh
l. purchasing, IL necessary, a site
CT sites, constructing thereoh one OF
more puDlIc school Dulidlhgs, tltle 10
which snail vest IN the puplic, anu
the location Oh winch shali DE oeter-
mined by the SCho0l board, TO equip
and maintain same.
2. Giving additional AID TO the pun
lie school or schools OF sad school
district.
For the purpose OF said special
election the polling place Will be
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
THE SOUL OF GOODNESS.

There's a soul of goodness in things
evil --Shakespeare.
Xerxes. the great Persian. tried 10
impose his oriental civilization on
Europe. aud he might have succeeded
but for the Greeks.
In beating back the hosts of Xerxes
the Greeks exhausted themselves. It
was their last great fight for new
civilization.
When Xerxes put his vast army on II
war footing he organized an effective
commissary department Among other
things Xerxes carried large amount
of alfalfa for horse feed
The seeds of the alfalfa were seat
tered far and wide. and for hundreds
of years Europe has used this rich
forage. Today the great plant is
making the transmissouri region to
blossom as the rose
There was the soul of goodness
even in war.
Thousands OF men died who fought
under Charles Martel women were
widowed and children orphaned. bur
Europe was saved from the Moham-
medan scourge.
And SO of calamity
Out of Charleston's earthquake came
the flower of sectional reunion.
The destruction of San Francisco
made the world kin and gave a new
dispensation of Anglo-Saxon energy.
The soul of goodness.
Wind and wave wrought awful havoc
at Galveston. but out of it came the
Galveston form of city government.
which,. modified by ''the Des Moines
plan" bids fair TO solve the problem
of municipal operation.
And SO through history
History, colored now with the red
blood Of war. now black with mans
hate and now white with his fears-ur
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

the principal front door of the court
house of Gaddo Parish, La, during
the legal hours for sales. on
SATURDAY, OCT. IL, 1911,
Lots one and two q and 2 in block
ten 40 Of the town of Rodessa,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, as per map
or plat of said town recorded in tla<
recorders Office Of Caddo PARISH
La, with all the buildings and inn
provements thereon. Said property
seized as belonging to the above de-
PENDANT, and TO be sold for cash and
without the benefit of appraisement.
TO pay and satisfy the debt specified
Ill said writ say in the sum of four
hundred and forty $4,000 dollars.
with eight per cent per annum in
terest thereon from the 18th day ef
November 1909 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. FLOURNOY.
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, September 7. 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
Judicial Sale.
NO. 14,37S-ln the First Judicial Dis.
trlct Court of Caddo Parish Ia

NO. i4,3IS-ln the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish La.
Succession of William Sims.
by virtue OF commission TO sell
TO me directed from the Honorable
the First Judicial District Court of
Gaddo Parish. Louisiana, in tho
above numbered and entitled cause
| Will offer for sale at public auction
ior cash and according to law. at ths
principal front door of the court
mouse OF Caddo Parish, La. during
The legal hours of sale, on
SATURDAY, OCT. Ia. 1911
Lot eighteen 18) block "B." t0-acr.
lot thlrty-flve 49, of the Citv Of
Shreveport Caddo Parish, La. with
all the buildings and improvements
thereon; an undivided one-half in
terest III lots twenty-nine and fbjr-
ty, 10-acre lot seven, Allendale Sub
division OF the City of Shreveporf
Caddo Parish, La; lot 7 block 2 Tai
Dot q Perrin subdivision less 30 feet
oil OF lot seven lying next to lot six
dock two, said subdivision sold to
DICK Thompson by William Sims mn
April ~, 1909, as per act recorded in
conveyance book forty-nine, page
,35i OF the conveyances of Caddo
Parish, La, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon Said
property to be sold for cash accord
ing 10 law for the purpose of paving
debts Up ETortpNcv
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctionaar
Caucasian Sept. 10, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08


share Of the Vanderbilt fortune A
few weeks ago she shocked the Four
Hundred by her elapement and mar
riage TO Jack Geraghty. u chauffeur.
She says of the millionaire circle:
Il always hated that society. fha
people are too vapid for me. Real mer
are a rarity among them. The women
are superficial anu heartlcSS. They
haven't time even TO be kind"
Another witness
Mrs Gertrude tanman. who WAS u
social leader in ain eastern city. who Is
cultured ani Travelled ana counts he"
wealth by millions, says she can find
no real pleasure IN society. She has
given it all up to- he a nuu
And another,
Miss Marie IIirst, daughter of rich
Philadelphia, who hrs every chance
for social advancement. will exchange
its gayety for the veil Of the sister.
hood
One more:A
Mrs. Louis Bryan. wife Of Chicago
millionaire. is suing her husband for
divorce because he does not give bet
money enough. whereas she has re-
celved $4,000 year pin money. and
there are sixteen automobiles in the
garage at her service
Now
Are you who think yourself unhappy
because you are poor really envious of
such people?
Not a happy face there
OF course not. The choice OF these
people is between idleness and dissipa.
tion-two roads both of which lead to
safety and world WEAKNESS
Happiness lies along the line of pur-
poseful endeavor aud sacrifice. Il
comes incidentally and may not be
directly wooed.
In all The grimacng group not a
happy face.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
Sheriff, ex-0fficio AuctiOneel
Caucasian Sept. 10, 1911
Judicial Sale


No 1926 i II The First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
$. q. Spencer VS.. Mary Lurline
Rencher, Minor Heir of F. N.
Rencher.
By virtue of commission to sell,
TO me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, i'll the above
numbered and entitled suit, | will
offer for sale at public 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, OCTOBER IA, 1911,
Lots twenty-seven and twenty-e eight
|of the l.. +. Carter Subdivision of
the City Of Shreveport, La, with all
the buildings and improvements
thereon, as per map filed and re-
corded in conveyance book 2, page
798 of said records. Said property
10 be sold as belonging to the above
parties litigant for the purpose of
effecting partition.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, Sept 10, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
The Minute E!ectron.

A striking description Of that in
conceivably minute particle. the cleo
iron. which. within few years past.
has dethroned the atom as the ulti.
mate component of matter. YVES recent
ly given by e. f. Nichols. ITS be-
havior." he said. lis that of ian atom
of negative electricity pure and sim
pie It's form is spherical and not
spheroidal. Its size is probably less
than one n-million-millionth of an
inch. When revolving briskfy enough
in an orbit within the atom it gives
us colored light of highest purity.
When violently jostiing ihregularly
about it gives us white light With
out it all light would be impos sible."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
An Ordinance

BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of The Parish of Caddo. that a right
OF way be and is hereby given to the
Shreveport Gas, Electric Light and
Power Company to construct, ope-
rate and maintain gas mains and
electric lines along and across the
following public roads in the Parish
of Caddo, to-wit:
Linwood avenue or Seventh street
and Line ovenle. Such right of way
to commence at the limits of the city
of Shreveport and extend along said
roads for a distance of not exceed
ing five miles.
Be it further ordained. that the
said Shreveport Gas, Electric Light
and Power Company shall place its
said gas mains at a distance of not
less than Is inches below the bottom
Of the drainage bitches, and when
ever or wherever it crosses either
of said roads, it shall restore the
said roads in as good condition as
they were then when said work was
done, and shall at all times maintain
such crossings or places where said
pipe may be laid, in good condition.
Be it further ordained, that the
said Shreveport Gas, Electric Light
and Power Company shall have the
right at all times TO go in and upon
said public roads for the purpose of
.epairing said pipe line, but 5 .ch
repairs shall be made in such way
as not to impede traffic along said
roads, and same shall be left in good
condition after said work is done.
That in laying said pipe lines said
company shall do so under the di-
rection of the superintendent of
public roads and in the event of any
change of grade in said roads the
said pipes shall be lowered or
changed at the expense of said COM
|pany.
Be it further ordained, that the
said Shreveport Gas, Electric Light
and Power Company shall have the
right TO erect poles and string wires
along the outer edge of said roads in
such a manner as not to impede
traffic, for the purpose of transmit
ting and distributing electricity.
By Mr.. Douglas: That the above
ordinance be adopted. Carried.
w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. l.. DURINGER, Clerk. 9-19
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
Heart toHeart
Talks.
4 LESSON FOR YOU.
BY EDWIN A. NYR.

-WhyediE Mile. Lantelme die?
The question vexed the gay world
ssf Pmis a few weeks ago when the
beautiful actress deliberately walked
over the side Of her yacht and was
GdrowDcd
From a worldly point of view she
had everything she could desire.
Lantelme was famous beauty.
successful actress and the wife Of a
millionaire Her fine house was in
the most aristoeratic section. She had
splendid jewels. horses, automobiles,
"a steam yacht.
Now it was asked
Why should woman who had
everything her heart could desire
throw away her life7 Is such thing
~zpnceiyabie'
Yes
To have everything you want Is not
no make you happy. This woman had
nothing left to desire. And to desire
is human So long as we desire and
strive We live. When there is nothing
smere to desire or strive for we die.
Alexander sighed for more worlds to
conquer
We are like Alexander. There can
ne no zest in life without the chance
10 conquer. Alexander sighed because
~au the sparkle was taken out of life.
When we have everything we want
life is dat. stale and Improbable.
nf tnrn
sstruggle is gone tomorrow is gone.
fFullness is safety.
Mile. Lantelme. whose youth and
tkalents had smoothed the way for her
feet Vrom girlhood. had sounded every
note in the gamut of pleasure.
There was nothing left to live for
con the other hand. there was this:
fWeariness and vexation of spirit, the
vanity of luxury. the tire of dissipa
zion, fear of the loss of fame or
Eyeauty
Do You see?
NYou may say truly, What pleasure
SGhis woman might have found in doing
goodr' But her life was not keyed to
benevolencc. She was shut up to self
fsh enjoyments. When these palled
upon her she was eager to throw her
life away
And you?
DO you envy the idle rich? Do you
mot see when fortune leaves nothing
TO be desired life is intolerablef What
you call the bitterness Of strife and
sznxiety is the real source of your life's
sweetness
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
A Crowd Of Crowds,

Do you know how many words In
the English language mean 'crowd?'
asks London Answers.
To foreigner anxious to master
the language it was explained that
crowd Of ships is termed a fleet. while
a fleet of sheep is called n flock Fur
Their. flock of girls is called bevy.
a beyy of wolves is called Il pack. and
a pack of thieves is called gang. and n
gang of angels is called a host. and
host of porpoises Is called a shoal,
and shoal of buffaloes is called
herd. and herd of children is called
a troop. and troop of partridges is
called d coyey. and covey of beau
ties Is called galaxy. and a galaxy
of ruffians is called horde, and a
horde tof rubbish Is called heap. and
a heap of oxen is called drove. and a
drove of blackguards is called mob
and mob of whales is called school.
and a school of worshipers is called a
congrega ton. and congregation OF
engineers is called corps. and corps
OF robbers is called band. and a
band of bees Is called swarm. and a
swarm OF people IL called crowd.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
SUGGESTION.

Years ago a famous criminal lawyer
--one of the Breekinridges of Ken
sueky--went 10 a hackWoods county
asesf in Indiana to defend a, prisoner
charged with murder.
Drawn bv the fame of the orator.
gaatf the countryside came to hear the
vspeech Of the eminent counsel-a
speech that was long remembered in
chose parts.
.s II Breckinriiee had known.
Among those who sought to shake
ssAAs hand was one shy. homely. awk-
ward youth TO whom the speaker gave
yscarcely glance.
The boy was Abraham Lincoln.
Unknown to the brilliant Breckin-
ridge. his speech had awakened in the
saDeainy youth a purpose that domi
Enafed all the future. As he tells us.
- was at this time Lincoln deter
ymaned 10 be lawyer.
fHe lacked everything
Most of all he lacked education. But
there was the suggestion.
THAT suggestion hardened into a
s6xed. nnaitcrable purpose--a purpose
which ne Rugged to his heart and
would not let 80.
sfvThe hope OF its realization struck
sass roots deep into his being. Some
rximes II was watered by the tears OF
disappointment; but. well planted and
well nourished Il grew and blossomed
forth.
He went by way he knew not but
WHOSE end he knew.
Ii Is scientifically true that when de-
Ssare becomes strong enough and causes
ssaennite suggestion II induces sustained
and effective effort
You suggest to yourself that You will
.ssio this thing or that You affirm
your suggestion over and over Voc
do not merely hope it. but you work
=at in, you dream il, you will 1t to be
$50. and
Lot
You awaken old powers or new
.reaes you knew not of. And these
powers work with you and for you,
waking or sleeping. Such Is the di-
~vinity within you that. having sug-
gested the possibility Of your dearest
dream. you go out and make it come
true.
1t works.
And that is the best proof that It is
svtrue.
Lincoln proved It
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
Si,ePiR'S Sale.
No. 1884, In the First Judicial Dis
lrict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
N Il IiIlntr 20 II = AfIrins

No. Is, 39i- In the First Judicial Dis
irict Court Of Caddo Parish, La:
II. .. Tilley vs.. +. S. Atkins.
BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
able First Judicial District Court OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, IN the
above numbered and entitled suit,
/ have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction for cash without
The benefit Of appraisenent, at the
principal front door of the court
house of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, OCT. IA, 1911.
Lot ten. block nine Of the Queens
borough Subdivision of the City of
Shreveport, La, as per map Of same
recorded in conveyance book Al,
page 38o, Of the conveyance records
of Caddo Parish. La Said property
seized as belonging to the above de-
PENDANT and to be sold for cash with
out the benefit of appraisement, to
pay and satisfy the debt as specified
in said writ, say in the sum of
twenty-five hundred and forty dol
lars with eight per cent per annum
interest thereon from the 3rd day of
April 1911, until paid. and all costs
of this suit, as we'll as ten per cent
on said principal and interest as at
ltorney's fees.
J. p. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
tatlcasiaD Sent IN 1911
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
TO +. u. Johnson, or His Heirs No.
Residents

You are hereby notified that l.
purchased at tax sale for the unpaid
state and parish taxes for The year<
1910, the following assessed e. =
johnson, IN Caddo Parish assessment
rolls, lot II, block H. Fairf;aiJ
Heights, deed being dated july 18Th
1911, recorded in Conveyance bool1
10 page 81 on July 81, 1911. Amount
OF taxes, penalties and costs s7s5
PERCY N. BROWNE
caucasian, Sept, II, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
from II all, out Of II all. shines the soul

from II all. out Of Il all. shines the soul
of goodness.
And so of your history.
Out Of your failures and fallings
hava come to you strength of man
d-churacter-and symNthy for
other souls and the wisdom which is of
Righteousness.
The race is travelling slowly and
painfully. but traveing-toward some
"faroff divine event
Shakespeare saw in these things the
soul of goodness.
Some of us see in them the God Of
goodness.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
How 10 Order PatternS.

Patterns described III Tic Gaucas-
ian are supplied by the May Manton
Pattern Company, 1872 West 9th
street, New York City, ana Masonic
Temple, Chicago. Ill. Forward order
with name and address TO the New
York or Chi"ago Office with &c for
each pattern; they will be mailed
direct to you.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
ARE you ENyIous7

There isn't happy face there"
That is what Miss Leonora Brokaw,
IA society girl. says about the faces
she knows in the high society circles
which you and know about only
through the Sunday newspaper fea-
$ lures
Miss Brokaw is not deceived
she grew so tired of the social life
or New York she went out to Mrs.
Beimont's farm. donned oyeralls. lived
the simple life and says she has had
rfhe only good summer since she was
child.
There's Julia French.
Miss French is heiress to q good
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08

If it is a question of quality and
price when il comes to stationery,
you are looking for US. Phone 1000
and we will either come or send
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, Sept 10, 1911.
Sherif's Sale.
J. B. Nelson VS.. Charlie McCall.

NO. II, Ill-III Ute FITsL JUUICIdT DIS
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
J. B. Nelson vs.. Charlie Mccall.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
able First Judicial District Court Of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in the
above numbered and entitled suit, |
have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction for cash and with
out the benefit Of appraisement, at