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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30
u Startled Him.

Alexander had JUS; returned from
his Persian campaign.
The fifty picked trumpeters who
headed the triumphai line suddenly
broke forth with Wild and tremui.
Gus snort.
The world heater held up his
hand.
What in the name OF Mars and
Minerva IL THAR" he demanded.
TITS the trumpet phalanx play
Ing the new conqueror march," re-
piled Chloridus.
That's all right" said the great
Macedonian. Il was afraid for a
moment II was 'Alexander's Rag.
time Band"
And he continued 10 bow right
aud left TO the cheering populace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30

why do you carry lantern II
your quest of that rare specimen
an honest mani"
Merely to be original" replied
Diosenes. Ordinarily a man On
gagged In such a search thinks al
he needs Is a looking glass"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30

Young Man ITO shy young
missl Tin only going 10 kiss you,
don't be afraid"
Young Miss tShyly)--"But my
mother doesn't approve Of kissing.
Young Man tvery quickly -
ooh. that's all right TN not going
TO kiss your mother"
THE tOLlES BERCERE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30

First Press Agent What made
that prima donna demand your dis.
chnrweT
Second Press Agent wrote an
article. saying that abe sings Ike
an angel. She said she saw no rca,
son for complimentary reference TO
laryboay's singing except her own.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30
His Line.

Tho Lady--Are you good along
any particular llne2
The Tramp-You bot. mum, Any
time you want TO ride the bumpers
along the Erie just come to me and
I'll put YOU In right. Puck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30
EQulvecal.

S'1 told Miss Charlotte I was 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30

Englishman-"And who was this
George Washington
Amorican-"ile was tho father OF
our country"
Englishman-."f,ut do you really
believe he was the most honest
American"
American don't know
about that. They lock up all the
banks GU hts birthday"
THE FOI.IES nECEftE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-30

sure. know now. Please. sor,
give me bottle OF your fifteen
cent tricks"
FRANK FO0ERTY.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
kits FOR MEN.
Society Formed to Encourage Wearing
Of hiuhIand Costume.

Society Formed to Encourage Wearing
Of Highland Costume.
And now mere man takes the center
Of the fashion stage, pre.empting fair
woman with her tupe culottes and pre-
Easter bonnets A band of bold New
York males started it by going into
court and applying for certificate Of
Incorporation for the Society For the
PRONUNCIATION and Popularization Of
the Scotch Kilt as an Article of Attire.
The other name of the organization,
for which the certificate was granted,
Ii the New York Scottish Highlanders.
Its principal avowed object is ITO en-
courage the wearing of the Scotch
Highland costume" OF course there
re other reasons for its existence,
bme of which are mentioned In anoth-
II clause Of the application for incor-
bration, which reads:
TO foster reeollections of Scottish
pipe music, literature and history and
to unite Scotchmen and their brethren
Ia social intercourse.
Several Of the members of the or
gunization admit TINT they were per-
feclly sincere In their desire to see the
wearing Of the scotch kilt become
widespread.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
SELECT CULLINCS.
Old Roman Palaces Today.

Under the title Roman Palaces,
Once and Now" DR.. Muhling gives
some information as to the present
condition of some of the palaces which
housed the most important citizens Of
the Eternal City. The palaces remain
intact, the writer says, but the de-
mands of progress and of business
have wrought wonderful changes in
them. The Borghese palace is now
an art repository; bank and the Aus
trian embassy to the quirinal share the
Chigi palace; a dry goods establish
ment occupies the ground floor of the
Bonaparte palace, and a moving pic
ture show of the cheap kind is con
Quoted In the Bernini palace. A say
ings bank rents the SCiarra C0ona, a
restaurant the Ruspoli, and what was
once the Altieri palace is now a row
of small shops. A dealer in pictures
has his sign on the Salviah palace, and
the Torionia palace has on one side
Of its portal tourists ticket office and
on the other the Credito ItalianO. PA
latial" business concerns all.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
New Type of Ocean Liner.

A new type of ocean liner is being
constructed on the Clyde. The chief
advantage claimed for it is that it
can be operated with the cheapest
quality of oil, which at present can be
purchased at 1925 to 1915 per ton,
The charge is ignited by compression,
obviating the necessity of magnetic or
spark, and to start the engine requires
but FIVE minutes, a difference of about
fifteen hours in comparison with rails
ing steam by means of boilers. 1t is
estimated that 100 tons of oil will be
equivalent to 800 tons of coal for
steaming purposes and that the space
required for fuel will be about one
fourth of that required for Co@l. Spe'
cially constructed tanks for oil are
planned. and the vessel will have nc
boilers, no tunnels and no coal bunk
ers, but arrangements allow for the
accommodation Of a limited number
of passengers. It is believed that this
improved type Of engine will in time
supplant to a considerable extent steam
engines and boilers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13

Postage stamp collectors are warned
from Berlin against buying stamps
which purport to be old Thurn and
Taxis issues. A scandal has been
caused by the fact that the Thurn and
Taxis administration, which formerly
had monopoly of the mail service
In Germany, has lately printed several
hundred thousand stamps from old
plates. The stamps are distinguished
from genuine old issues only by a
couple of letters on the back, which
can easily be washed off. German
stamp dealers are indignant at what
they consider an unworthy trick, as
they hold large quantities of old Thurn
and Taxis stamps, which have now
lost all their value. As the Thurn and
Taxis administration was literally
compensated by the German empire
for surrendering the mail monopoly
this attempt to earn more or less
honest penny through stamp issuing is
regarded with disapproval.-New Yorl;
Sun.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
POLICE JURY.

Notice is hereby biTen that at the
close of the regular meeting of the Jury
TO be held on Thursday, April 10, 1911,
there will be a special public meeting to
consider a petition Of certain property
holders asking the advertisement and
sale of a franchise to construct, main
tain and operate railway utilizing cleo
trip or other motive power than steam
on the public road leading from the III
terseetion Of Thornhili street in the city
of Shreveport with Stephenson street III
said city, and running straight out as an
extension Of Thornhill street to Fair
view aveue which crosses the said pub-
lie road extending out from Thornnll
street at right angles; all being in the
Waver1y Subdivision adjoining the city
of Shreveport as per map of record If
conveyance book so, page 70, OF the re-
corders office Of Caddo Parish, La.
w T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. Z. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
KEEN INGENUITY
OF A BOOK AGENT.
Quick Wltted Salesman Turns
a Triple Trick.

Attorney General Wickersham at q
dinner said apropos of certain law
makers:
Their ingenuity passes all belief.
They are worse than the Cohoes book
agent.
"a Cohoes man on the way to the
railroad station one morning was halt
ed by a book agent, and, being great
reader, lie bought book for IS.
Tt will be something to read on the
train he thought as he gave his name
and accepted receipt.
ut was a dull book, however, and
the Cohoes man left it at his Office
But on his return home that evening
there was another copy on the library
table, and his wife explained that the
agent had left it and had collected So.
saying that such were her husbands
orders
1.-THE Cohoes man was wild with
rage.
If / had that agent here he growl-
ed I'D kill him, dastardly hound
that
Why, there he goes now cried his
wife look, hurrying down the street
toward the stationp
"The Cohoes man rushed upstairs for
his coat and shoes, but while he was
dressing a neighbor came along in q
motorcar. He halted the neighbor
from the window.
Hurry down to the station and
hold up that chap for me- he cried
that chap with books! Seer
Sure said the obliging neighbor,
and he put on full speed and soon
reached the agent.
That man up there on the hill
wants you he said
"'Oh, yes said the agent as the
train steamed in That's Mr.. Smith.
He wants one of my books. Do You
mind taking it for him? It's S., please
''Then the train steamed off with the
agent on 1t, and the motorist sped back
to Smith again.
Here's your book he shouted,
holding It aloft. and you owe me s5F "
philadelphia Bulletin.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
Price of Cable MESSAGES.

In a recent address the British post
master general said that ''the present
cable rates, SO far as they are used by
business men, are not unduly high, ow.
ing to the rapid growth Of the use OF
code telegraphy, but the case is differ
ent in regard to cablegrams in plain
language, whether they are social tele
grams or press kilograms. The assent
of nearly all of the great cable com
panies throughout the world has been
obtained to q reduction of 80 per cent
in the charges for plain language tele
grams which are subject to be deferred
for time not exceeding twenty -four
hours In any case. The assent of one
or two foreign administrations is still
to be obtained to that reform"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
MARSHAL'S SALE.

No. 4.o84-In the City Court of Shreve-
port, Louisiana: Z. W. Sutherland
VS.. T. p. Maddox.
By virtue of writ of feri faCias is
sued in the above entitled and numbered
suit, by the Honorable L. c. Blanchard,
Judge of the City Court, Shreveport,
Louisiana, and to me directed, | have
seized and will sell at public auction, at
ono Common street, in the City OF
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
between the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1911,
Two (2) pool tables, two cue racks and
two ball racks. The above property
seized as belonging to the defendant and
to be sold to satisfy the debt specified
i'll said writ, say in the sum of $4,000
and all cost of suit.
Terms of sale cash, with benefit of ap-
praisement. G.. F. GERALD.
Caucasian April H. City Marshal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
The Man In skirts.

Writing about the divided skirt and
its efforts to "break into the realms of
fashion," letter to the Prague Presse
says: Since the question of women in
trousers, besides those which are look.
ed upon as figurative and indicative of
authority, has had so much attention
1t seems strange that so little is said
about the man in skirts. He may be
found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
he wears his biggest skirts on the
grandest occasions. The peculiar fea.
ture of the dress customs among these
peasants is that when working in the
fields they wear trousers which are
hidden by ample skirts"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
He Saw washinaton,s FACE.

John Lane, resident of the city
OF Washington, claims to be the only
living man who ever saw the first
president Of the United States. He Is
only eighty-six years old, but the
seeming impossibility is made possible
by the fact that he was present, d GU
rious lad. when the body was removed
from one tomb to another in 1887.
When the lid of the casket was raised
for one brief moment, while the little
knot of prominent men gazed awe
stricken on the almost natural face,
one of them raised the boy aloft, and
he, too, looked
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13

the stock is first offered the other mem
bers of the corporation at its market
value.
Done and passed at my Office in the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, III
the presence of W. P Hall and K, w.
Norton, competent witnesses, on this
the 23rd day of February 1911.
H. P. DANCE.
MRS LOUISE A. DANCE,
authorized by H. P. Dance
J. NJ. JONES.
c. B. JONES, JR,
Witnesses: by J. M. Jones
R. w. NORTON.
w. P. HALL.
GEO WHITFIELD JACK,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Having examined the foregoing act of
incorporation and finding nothing there
in contrary to law, hereby approve the
same this cath day of February 1911.
]. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Febru-
arv "a, 1911. D. P. EUBANK,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo :
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the
original act as the same now appears on
file and of record in my Office. Given
under my hand and seal of office this
24th day of February 1911.
D. P. EUBANK,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Ohicio Deputy Re
corder. 2-2o-IG.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
WHERE ARE YOUR ANT1-soo1Ab1sTs Now2'

the profits of the poor mans hard
work went to the loafng, AUTOMOBILE
ing, champagne drinking rich man.
Hold up your hands, he suddenly
cried, you who are in favor of social
ism or work for ali and living wage
for ali!'
"a couple of hundred of soft, not
overclean hands went up.
"Ah, our time is coming!' cried the
speaker exultantly. Look at that
brave show of hands! Where are
your anti-Socialists nOw?"
They're workin'. They're hOldin'
down their jobs. That's where they
are! shouted a small boy"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
JUDICIAL SALE.

No. 14,372--In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La.
Succession of ]. M. Dortch.
BY virtue of a commission to sell, to
me directed from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, in the above numbered and
entitled cause, | 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 hour for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY -, 1911,
Lot ten (1o) block "H" of the Colonial
Hill Subdivision of the City of ShreVe-
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, together
with all buildings and Improvements
thereon. Said property to be sold as be
longing to the above defendant for cash
and according to law.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer,
Caucasian, April 6, 1911.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
NEW TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Out of Babes Mouths.

Uncle Joe Cannon at a recent din
ner in Washington told story about
socialism.
zone fine sunny afternoon" he said
20 man mounted a soap box at q
street corner and began a sOciallstic
speech in condemnation of the inter
est monger. the wage monger and the
pulpit monger. You know the kind OF
speech it was-all about the poor mar
working himself to death, while al
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13

Peter L. Harris, the we'll known
grain expert Of Lincoln, was condemn
ing the reciprocity idea.
1.-The United States promoters of Ca
madam reciprocity expect too much OF
it." he said "They expect to gain
practically everything and to give
practically nothing. Well, they'll get
left-like HI Billings.
Hi went to a horse sale one day
and bought horse for SIS. When lie
got the horse home he offered it d
bucket of water, but it wouldn't drink
After that he gave it feed Of corn
but 1t wouldn't touch that either.
by gosh he said, you're the very
horse for me il you'll only work."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
SPLENDID Proof.

At the Decies-Gould wedding recep-
ton an example of the somewhat caus-
tic wit Of the worlds greatest woman
philanthropist. Miss Helen Gould, was
quoted.
Miss Gould, discussing certain
spendthrift bachelor, remarked you
are quite wrong In saying that he has
no idea of the value of money. He
proposed to one Of my nieces twice. -
New York Press.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ROLL OSBORN, UNDERTAKEN
TIA Texas Street
Day and Night Phones 8e2
TO THE VOTERS OF CADDo
PARISH.

While admitting this notice may be
by some considered premature, yet in
view Of the fact that several parties are
canvassing the parish, soliciting votes
for sheriff and tax collector, will ash;
the voters to withhold their promises
for support until they ascertain who will
be the candidates for this position
There may be several. | think it Is too
early to worry the people about mat
Ter that IS nearly a year off. I will be
d candidate for this office at the proper
time and will endeavor to see the voters
personally would advise that you see
who the candidates win be before prom
ising your support Very respectfully
il p. FLOURNOY,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
liar or SPECIFICS.

IA. Ror FBvERs. Milk Fever. Lung Fever.
q. b. FER nrRAENs. Lameness. Rheumatism.
&. q. Fos sORK Threat. EplEootic. DlstenpeF.
ID. %. RoF WORMS BETS. Gruhss
Ii. n. ser COGaaAs, Colaa. Hnfnenaa.
y. 4. RonC01.Ic. netiyaclss. Dlerrhsa.
d. d. Pssssnts MISCARRIAGE.
nj. hi. Enr KIDNEY and bladder disorders.
/. i. ReraKEs Disc AsEs. Mango, Eruptaons.
]. Il. Rsr BAD CONDITION Endisessiou.
AZ druggists u sant prepaid On receipt
uf prloa. 70 ots. each.
mumFMExs' HonE0. MHpEczNK 90. Corner
A nd AEz streets. hes xesk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ROLL OSBORN, UNDERTAKEN
TIA Texas Street
Day and Night Phones o9Z
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received by the clerk OF
the Caddo Parish Police Jury UP to
Thursday, April 13, 1911, for grading
and road work between Pickett and
Cash Point, La, and just south of Cash
Point said work to be done under SUI
pervision of parish engineer. Plans and
specifications at office Of clerk of Police
Jury, Shreveport, La. Estimate $4,000
cubic yards efnbankment
MRS. A. L. DURINGER,
April 2. Clerk Police jury
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13

OF THE DANCE-JONES LUMBER
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo ;
Be it known that this date before me,
George Whitfield Jack, notary public
in and for the above named parish and
State, duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared II, P.
Dance, J, M. Jones, Mrs Louise A.
Dance and c. B. Jones Jr, all residents
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who de
clared that awaiting themselves Of the
statutes of the State of Louisiana, and
particularly of Act u of 1904 relative
to the creating of corporations, they
have formed and do by these presents
form themselves into a corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth, which
they do hereby accept as their charter,
to- wit
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ARTICLE |.

The name and title of this corpora
tion shall be the "DANCE-JONES
LUMBER COMPANY" and by that
name it shall have the power and att
thority to have and enjoy succession for
hte term of fifty years from and after
the date of this charter; to sue and be
sued to make and Use a corporate seal
and the same to change at pleasure; to
hold, receive, lease, purchase, ALLEVIATE,
and convey, as we'll as mortgage and
hypothecate, property, real personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such man
ayers, directors, officers and agents as
the interests of such corporation may
require, and to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the
proper management of the affairs of
said corporation as may be necessary
and proper, and the same to alter at
will.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
A. / MNRFF.

Having resigned as District Judge has
resumed the practice of law with offices
in Randall Filiquier building, $40 Mar
leet street Old phone 700.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ARTICLE II.

The domiciIe of this corporation shall
be in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, and all citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president
of the corporation, or, in his absence,
on the vice president.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ARTICLE III.

The purpose for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be the manufacture, buying
and selling of lumber in all of its forms,
buying and selling of builders hardware
and all kinds of building material, tim
Der of all kinds, shingles, lath, sash,
doors, blinds and other products of
wood, and the purchase and sale of tim
Der lands.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
DIR. E. G. ALLEN

Office in the Cooper building. Or.
Allen is graduate of both schools and
carries full line of homeopathic RENE
dies. Special attention given chronic
diseases.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ARTICLE ".

The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars, to be divided into two
hundred and fifty shares of the par
value of one hundred each, the corpora
ton to begin business when three thous-
and dollars of the capital stock is sub
scribed and paid in. Said stock to be
paid for in cash or in property of its
equivalent in such manner as the board
Of directors may determine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ARTICLE V.

All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board of
directors to be composed of five stock
holders, which board shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, beginning with the year 1912. The
first board Of directors and officers shall
be as follows H. P Dance, president;
J. NJ. Jones, vice president; c. B. Jones,
secfetary-treasurer, and Mrs. Louise A.
Dance The president vice president
and secretary-treasurer shall constitute
the officers of the corporation, and their
duties shall be the same as usually de-
wolve on such officers. The directors
shall be elected by the stockholders,
each share of stock to be entitled to one
vote, to be cast by its owner or proxy,
and the majority of votes shall elect.
The board of directors shall make all
rules and regulations for the manage
ment of the business of the corporation
as it may deem necessary or expedient
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ARTICLE VII.

No stakeholder shall ever be liable
for the contracts or faults of this cor
poration in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due to the company on
shares of stock subscribed for, nor shall
any possible il1egality or informally i'll
organization have the effect of render
ing this charter null or exposing a
stockholder to any liability beyond the
amount of his stock due by him as
aforesaid. All sales or transfers of stock
to be valid must first be made on the
books of this company, and no sale of
stock to an outsider shall be. valid unless
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-13
ARTICLE VI.

The charter may be modified, changed
or amended, or this corporation dis
solved with the consent of three-fourths
of the amount of the capital stock rep
resented at meeting of the stockhold-
ers convened for that purpose. There
shall be ten days notice of all meetings
of stockholders published in one of the
daily papers of the City of Shreveport,
or notice of such meeting mailed to
each member by the secretary ten days
before the date of the meeting, provided
such notice may be waived by written
consent of all stockholders. Whenever
this corporation is dissolved by limita-
ton OF otherwise, its affairs shall be
lquidated by two commissioners elected
by stockholders, who shall have full
power to wind Up its affairs, settle It's
liabilities and distribute the proceeds
among the creditors and stockholders.