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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
She Got the Soul.

There was bashfui young man who
was invited to dinner party and was
paired with the prettiest woman In the
room. His seat at the table was In
front of the roast fowl. which he was
30 carve. And there was also fried
sole In front Of him. And he had never
done lick of carving In his life. for
he wac bachelor. ~
But he made the best of the situa-
ton by asking the lady at his side
what she would have.
"a little of the SOLE" she replied.
He began to cut off a slice of the
chickens breast.
mo, no-the sole," she whispered.
Now. where was the soul of hen
He thought for a minute and then at
tackled the wing.
''The sole, the soev' cried tn, lady.
He looked for the feet, but no so.es
were left. so he tried drumstick. But
she still shook her head and said. mo;
only want piece of the sole
Then did this young man arise in his
wrath, stick fork through the fowl
and put it all on the woman's plate.
Take it, he shouted. Take It, body.
soul and ALL
Then he helped himself to the fish,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Prosnectina for Oil.

Coushatta Citizen: That one OIL
more wells will be sunk in this ter
ritory and in an endeavor to find oil
is very probable. For several weeks
past Representatives of the Trees Oil
Company and of the Vivian Oil Com
pany have been securing leases and
options on lands in the neighbor-
hood of Goushatta. Other independ-
ent concerns have also been busy.
The Wren-Wilson Company, a home
company, has control of large body
of land around Salt Spring where a
well was sunk to a depth of about
1900 feet a few years ago. This COM
pany proposes to go several hundred
feet deeper and make a thorough
test of that field. There are many
indications of oil there and d guam
tity of gas. We may look for other
companies to become interested here
in the near future.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Board of Health.

Vital statistics of Shreveport for
the week ending September 2, 1911.
Marriages: A. w. Belmar and Miss
Dovie P. Colvin; E. G. Bowden and
Miss Stella S. Irvine. Black: T. g.
Garrett and Amy Johnston.
Births: Thos. B. Sightter and wife,
boy; j. Ross Miller and wife, girl.
Black: Jerry Johnson and wife, boy5
Will Henderson and wife, girl; Will
Menefleld and wife, girl; Arthur
Starks and wife, girl.
Black: Thosma Anderson
Jr., 7 months; Afford james, A yrs:
Samuel White, I years; Theo. l..
Samules, Ii years; Thos. Ragley, 10
years. Nonresident: Annie Walker,
AZ years. Black: Malinda Boyd, 48
years; Henry Weatherford, 80 years;
pastola Cole, 10 years; Sam Linwood,
rs years; Alex eastman, i8 years.
OF above 4 died at Charity Hos
pital. A. s. REISOR, M. ID,
ID. b. SEAY, Sec. Health Officer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
BLACkHANDERS
Two New Laws Now Effective in New
York State.

New York, Sept. 1.-Two new laws
went into effect in New York State
Friday which the police here expect
will do much to curb the activities
of kidnapers and black hand eXtor-
lionists. The new laws extend the
definition Of extortion. double the
penalty for the black hand letter
writer and double also the penalty
for kidnapping.
One of the new laws distinguishes
between the kidnapping of child
where a parent is concerned and
where the kidnaper is other than a
parent. If conviction is of a parent
Of the person kidnapped, the penalty
is Imprisonment for a maximum of
ten years; but if by a person other
than a parent, Imprisonment for
maximum of fifty years and a mini
mu of ten years.
A person found guilty of extorting
money under threats is hereafter to
be punishable by Imprisonment for
not more than twenty years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
STATESMEN WITH
BALD DOMEs.
Mr.. LOngWOrth Not the Only
UnthdtChed Congressman.

IL an average man were forced tn
give quick description of Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth of Ohio it is
ten to one that he would make refer
ence to the absence of hair on the top
of his head. Representative William
s. Greene of Massachusetts sits very
near Representative Longworth in the
house and also is bald.
Recently u page stepped to the desk
Of Representative Greene and said.
You are wanted on the telephone
Mr.. Greene made his way to the
booth In the cloakroom and patiently
"helloed" until he found that Repre-
sentative Longworth was the man who
was wanted.
Why did you send for me when Mr..
Longworth was wantedY' demanded
Mr.. Greene Of the attendant.
Hes new page explained the
man, "and he got mixed"
"But you told him to get Mr.. Greene.
didn't your" asked the Fab River rep
resentative.
well. not exactly" apologized the
attendant. you see. he doesn't know
all of you vet. told him to get bald.
headed man. and he brought you
New York Herald.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
NO PARALYSIS CURE
Indications Point to Recurrence oe
Infantile MaIady This Year.

| Albany dispatch to the New York
| World: At recent conference of
health officers of the state, DR.. ST.
mon Flexner of New York said No
treatment which can be regarded az
specific or even effective has been
found in dealing with the probIeM
of infantile paralysis:
"Indications already seem unmis-
taxable and point TO recurrence of
the disease this year. 1t is easily
transmitted from animals TO man.
and is more fatal in animals than in
man. One attack, however light. an
pears to establish immunity against
SECOND attack. 1t is very important
to determine whether or moi aiJmaIs
might suffer primarily from this
disease. Should they so suffer, the
diSSse could be transferred to
monkeys and the true character of
the disease demonstrated.
1T is possible that this disease
may be transmitted by insects. The
fly and the mosquito are the two in
sects which would be most quickly
suspected of being the carrier of the
infection. Flies fed on the spinal
cord of monkey that has died Of
the disease have been known to be
able to transmit the same disease to
other monkeys.
"The period of incubation appears
to be from three to thirty-three
days. Four weeks is supposed to be
the period of righteousness of the
disease, after which it is not thought
that infection emanates from the
case. The source OF entrance of The
germs of this disease appears to be
through the upper air passages, es-
pecially the nose.
at would also appear that The
most probable means of exit of this
germ is through the nose and throat.
1t is, therefore, very important that
the discharges from the nose and
throat of eases suffering from infan-
tile paralysis be properly destroyed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
The Sweetest Girl of TODAY.

Mlnden Signal Democrat: The-tru-
est, best and sweetest type Of he
girl OF today does not come from The
nome oil wealth, she steps out from
tiie mouse where there is c0mfort
rather than luxury. She belongs to-
the great middle cIass-that class
wiiieh has given helpmates lozthe
foremost men of our time: mich
'eactles The manners of the drawing
room an dthe practical life of the
h :, as well as teaches its girls
the responsibilities of wifehood and
the greatness of motherhood.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
About Three Hundred and Forty
seven Wguld-be Colonies.

Atlanta Constitution: About three
hundred and forty-seven would-be
colonies have applied to Governor
Hoke Smith for places on his mill.
ttry staff. Assisted by Adjutant Gem
eral Obear, the Governor is now
busily engaged picking out the lucky
thirty and they will be announced
in the next few days.
Owing to the fact that the present
military law requires a measure Of
experience for eligibility to serve on
the governors staff, a great many
of those applying are unable to meet
the technical requirements. HAr-
ever, in other respects they wass an
eminently qualified, that is, Minus
uniforms. Most of them are good
mixers, splendid banqueters,. experts
on cocktails and bubble-water, pos
sess most excellent shoulders and
have the cash necessary to equip
themselves with two splendid gold
braided suits and a sword.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Real Thina Didn't sui..

The following story is told of Sir
Henry Irving when he produced the
play peter the Great"
1t appears that at a rehearsal of the
play in question at the Lyceum theater
In London a wonderful climax had
been reached. which was to be height.
ened by the effective use Of the usual
thunder and lightning. The stage car
penter was given the order. The words
were spoken. and instantly a noise
which resembled succession of pis-
tol shots was heard off the wings
What on earth are you doing. men,
shouted Sir Henry. rushing behind the
scenes. DO you call that thunder3
It's not bit like It."
lawfully sorry. sir" responded the
carpenter. but the fact is. sir. I
couldn't hear you because of the
storm. That was real thunder, sir."-.
Human Life.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
OF Primary Importance.

Bossier Banner: It is of primary
Importance to have a candidate for
State superintendent of Education
who will not ride in Sanders polltl-
cal band wagon. The school system
of this State is discredited to a hui
initiating degree when the Superin-
tendent of Education and The presi-
acnt of the State University perade
in Sanders political steamroller or
dirt cart. Let us fill the positions
they discredit with better men.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
MEETING THE ISSUES
Vituperation and Abuse Weapons oil
the Ring.

Monroe independent: Judge Hall
was everything that could be desired
in public man until he refused to
be shacked to the State machine
and broke up the conspiracy hatched
at the Monroe Hotel conference to
make two United States senators, a
complete State ticket, congressman
and a FEEDER aliudge. Then. IN the
estimation of the machine and It's
satellites he became, on the false
theory that he owed his election as
associate Justice of the Supreme
Court to them. an migrate, apostate,
hypocrite, imposter and several
other equally as vile sorts of a man.
Ever vepithet of the kind known to
the vocabulary of the peanut. gut
tersnipc, undertaking and mud
singing politician and newspaper
has been applied to him, a clean,
honest. able man, whose shoes these
creatures are unworthy to latch, in
their low and puny efforts to dis
credit and destroy him and divert
the minds of the people from the
true issues of the campaign.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
NEW MAP OF FLORIDA
remarkable Offer by National Trib-
une, Great Washington Weekly.

The National Tribune of Washing
ton, ID. g., the great weekly pub
lished in the national capital and the
organ of the old soldiers and the g.
A. H., has just prepared a new map
OF Florida, the State which is now
the ccuter OF interest among all who.
are tired of the sudden changes from
torrid heat in summer to arctic cold
in winter, and who want home
where the climate is healthful and
opportunities are offered to earn a
livelihood or acquire wealth under
the most favorable conditions.
che population of Florida has in
creased 50 per cent in the last CEN
sus decade, and will double in the
next.
The map the National Tribune has
complied from the latest surveys of
the government engineers and from
the most recent data of the postof-
flee Department and Autographed in
three colors on fine quality OF
plate paper, is 2Sx3O inches. This
map will be sent free to any one who
will write to the National Tribune
and enclose &c in stamps for postage.
whether you own property in any
part OF Florida or are merely inter
ested in the rapid development that
is gong on in the Peninsula State,
TINS map will be of both interest and
vaiue to you, and all you have to do
TO get it is to send &c in stamps
merely to defray the cost of mail
ing, and the map will be sent to you
at once, securely rolled in stiff
tuDe. Address The National Tribune,
Washington, d. C.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
ROCKY MOUNT BARBECUE
A. ID. keeney of Shreveport One of
the Speakers.

Bossier Banner, Aug. 81: Quite a
number Of the residents of this place
attended the barbecue given at
Rocky Mount yesterday. They bring
back the report of a successful bar
becue. A large crowd was present
and there was an abundance of we'll
cooked meats and many other good
things spread fore their pleasure.
During the forenoon there We're adj
dresses made by Mr.. G. L. Mays of
Red Land, candidate for sheriff, and
Mr.. A. d. keeney of Shreveport, both
in the interest Of Hon II. G. Barret
of Shreveport, candidate for lieu
tenant governor, and the cause of
Woodcraft. During the afternoon
Hon. J. b. Aswell, the only state can
didate present, addressed the crowd.
Mr.. keeney, in the interest of Hon.
]. T. Michel, also a candidate for
governor, in ten-minute talk made
d scathing reply to Mr.. Aswell's at
lacks. The local candidates. are said
to have been out in full force. A
game of base ball was played during
the afternoon, but we were unable
to secure particulars.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
OYSTER INDUSTRY
Season Opened on September, First
of the Months with an II.

New Orleans Item: Friday marks
the opening of the oyster season, the
season beginning, according to ira
dition. on the first month which in
cludes an az" Immediately follow
ing the summer season. Once more
the hungry business man can seek
his favorite dish at noon, and the
less fastidious enjoy the delicious
hivalve with equal relish over the
counter.
President Miller of the Board Of
Commissioners for the Protection of
Birds, Game and Fish, declared Fri
day morning that the oyster outlook
for the 1911 season was unusually
bright.
''This will be the most successful
year. said Mr.. Miller, that we have
so far had in the oyster industry, in
dications pointing that way. The
oyster beds are tractable and Louis
lana produces as good oysters as any
other section. Prospects are bright
for a record oyster year.
September g has been decided on
by the State game and fish commits
sions OF Louisiana, Texas and Mis-
sissippi and Alabama for a joint
in the Maison Blanche
building with reference to the pro-
lection and state boundary limits of
the oyster. The meeting was post
poned from September 5.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
.------------=
new TALES
that ARE TOLD
Must Walk as He Talks.

Senator MARITIME of New Jersey. who
at present is highly entertaining the
senate by his impromptu speeches In
which the procedure of the senate. or
dinarily respected, is thrown to the
winds. walks as he crates. Usually
senator addressing the senate or In in
terrupting senator stands by seat
at best. moving but little from it In the
excitement of his inspiration. But
MARITIME cannot maintain himself thus
He must walk rapidly and for some
distance as he talks, much after the
mnnner when he used to cradle" his
New Jersey farm. as he says. So Mar
tine is a circus to see as well as to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
LABOR DAY.

Tomorrow, Monday, Labor Day
will be observed throughout the
United States as a holiday.
1t is on Labor Day that the wage
earners have reserved a demonstra-
ton in public, as the one great day
of the year when they gather with
their families and their friends in
general rejoicing.
All honor to labor: the labor which
is ennobling, which stimulates pro-
gress and development and which is
a credit to humanity.
Labor Day will be observed be-
comingly in Shreveport.
II is a legal holiday, when banks
and commercial exchanges and the
courts will suspend business for the
day.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Miley's Friends.

New Orleans Item: 1t is a wonder
fpl and hopeful sign of the good
sense of the public that it should
universally endorse that rigid and
cranky DR.. Wiley, the man who has
stood between the people and the
adulterants of food and medicines in
the face of commercial and official
bullyings.
In the attempt to root him out of
an office in which he has served the
people we'll, though dogmatically, in
fuential gentlemen, including the
distinguished Attorney General, Mr..
Wickersham, have involved the De-
partment of Agriculture and Presi-
dent Taft in another mess that has
worried the administration as much
as the Ballinger scandal did.
Throug it all, the public has kept
its faith in DR.. Wiley.
The opinion of the public is we'll
expressed thus by the Chicago Tri-
bune: DIR. Wiley has, indeed, fought
a good fight against great odds--how
great was not appreciated prior to
the, disclosure of conditions in the
Department of Agriculture. He may
have been mistaken as to the HARM
fulness of some process or ingredi-I
ent, though he is more likely to be
right than the manufacturers. He
may have lacked tact sometimes, but
his sole thought has been the pro-
lection of the people. They so UNI
derstood it, and hence their sympa-
thies are with him. Their sympa-
thies are all the stronger now that
they have come to know the UNDER
hand opposition he has had to en-
counter.
ut seems certain that somebody
will have to leave the Department of
Agriculture. If popular sentiment
had the say DR.. Wiley would not be
the man to CO."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Paid After Forty-six Year Wait

Denver, Colo, Sept. i.-Forty-six
years after he had put in a claim
against the government for Sg.8,
James B. Earl, veteran of the civil
war, received his money. As the gov
eminent pays no interest. Earfs
check, which he has just received,
was for the exact amount he claimed
on August 6, 1865, when he was mus
tered out of the Union army. At that
time his pay check was short Si.60
and his clothing allowance. II cents.
Earl served with the Fifth Iowa in
fantry and later with the Fifth Iowa
cavalry.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

listen to when he feels he must en-
tighten some senator who processes to
know more about farming than he
does.
And he accepts the fun with good
grace.
"Why do you walk SOP" Senator Bal
ley asked him.
"I cannot help it." replied MARITIME.
my tongue and legs move at the same
time-some reflex action somewhere.
/ have been reproved for this on the
stump by an Irishman. Finding me at
It as i am, he shouted:
"Say, are you walking or are you
talking? IL you are walking, then
walk; If you are talking. then talk. We
can't hear you when you walk, and we
can't see you when you talk. Quit one
or both"
".But here am. have never been
cured. Boston Advertiser.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Murphy j. d .sHorny-Handed.r

New Orleans States: In accepting
the invitation to address the local
trades unions on Labor Day the Hon.
Murphy Jollier Foster expressed his
deep appreciation of this opportun-
ity to appear before the laboring
men Of New Orleans" The laboring
men, of course, understand very well
that when in Washington the Hon.
Murphy loses flesh by lying awake
of night worrying over their well
fare.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Millionaire i'm the Penitent;ar,,

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 3i.-Geo. H,
Parker of Seattle, convicted in New
York of using the mails to defraud
in connection with the sale of stock
in the United Wireless Telegraph
Company, was brought to the Fed
eral prison on Mcneil Island from
New York today and began serving a
sentence of two years. Parker is
rated as millionaire.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
IS 00a. 600 for Miss Force.

New York, Sept. THE Herald
says that the money which Col. John
Jacob Astor settled upon his flaneee,
Miss Madeleine Force, in marriage
agreement signed at Newport last
Mons1ay was S5,000,000 instead OF
81. 100000. the sum at which Newport
society had placed It. In this agree
ment Miss Force signed away her
dover rights.
Is this marrying for love or for
money!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Killed hy n MOSQUITO Bite.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 3i-Jenny
Powell, so years old, is dead at her
home in EdwardsviIle from a mos
quito bite. She was bitten on the arm
week ago and poisoned the wound
by scratching it with her finger
nails. The arm swelled to twice its
normal size, and she lapsed into I'M
consciousness.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
More Postal Banks.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE follow
ing first class postotlice were Friday
designated to be postal savings
banks to begin business September
30; Baltimore. Nd, Elizabeth, N. j.,
Passiac, n. j., Richmond, Va, Birm-
ingham, Ala, Little Rock, Ark, Sa-
vannah. Ga, Raleigh, N. c., Charles
ton, S. C..
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Ransdell Is Confident.

New Orleans Item: Congressman
Ransdell joined the campaigners
who are in the city Friday. He came
from Lake Providence, where his
home folks gave him rafting re-
ception Wednesday evening. Mr..
has been making a whirl-
wind tour of the State. He says he
feels every confidence IN the result.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Merely Further proef

Anyway. he has an honest face"
"Honest? You surprise met"
Eyes; it's the only honest thing about
him. 1t shows how dishonest he really
is."-Life.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
A Iaste.

Missionary-And do you know moth
ing whatever of religion?
Cannibal-- Well, we got taste OF II
when the last missionary was here
Toledo Blade.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
With an oratorieal nra.

THE orator we heard tonight used
to be a baseball player"
Il suppose that accounts for the
way he pitched his voice. Baltimore
American.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Other Way Round.

He-Do you think that your father
would offer me personal violence IL |
were to ask him for you?
She-No. but | think he will IL you
don't pretty soon.-W Waterman.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Strictly Business

Nan-You and Jack haven't broken
or, have you?
Fan-No; were still engaged, but
I've asked for waivers on him-Chj-
cago Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
The Bow Must Not Re Hanaed.

Believing that the hanging of a
f5-year-old boy does not meet the
ends of justice, citizens of Madison
Wis, i'll large numbers have signed
petitions directed to Governor DON
aghey of Arkansas that he use ex-
ecutive clemency- for Earl Gilchrist
who killed another boy in a street
light. Signers will be sought in other
cities of Wisconsin.
The sentence should and doubtless
will be committed. There was some
mitigation which should have been
considered by the jury. A boy fifteen
years of age, guilty Of homicide in
a street fight, should never have
been tried as a murderous criminal.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03
Official journal of Caddo Parish.

Published three times a week, Sun
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon, at SIT Edwards St.
by The Caucasian e. Carney Print
ing Co. Ltd, Proprietors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

Subscription price $500 per year.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-03

Entered as second class matter Feb
ruary 1, 1904, at the postoffice at
Shreveport, La, under Act of Con-
gress of March 81, 1879.