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The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
WHO WAS LIRER RATED7

| l was much interested the other day
in hearing an intelligent coiored MAI
tell about the coming celebration of the
| fftieth anniversary of the emancipa
| ton of bis race.
What a fifty years!
A half century ago at least 100000
human beings in this country were
held as chattels.
The signing of name, "a. Lincoln. -
| broke their fetters.
In the half century the colored race
has progressed remarkably, everything
considered. When the Hebrews got
out of bondage in Egypt they wander
ed aimlessly for forty years, and il
was hundreds of years before they
made much advance.
But now
Who was freed in 1868?
The black race? Surely. And yet,
in a truer sense, in a higher signif-
cance of things, another race was lib
erated-in a word
The white race!
Because the white men who held
their slaves were really in bondage.
They were in bondage to a creed
which held that slavery was not only
polite. but right.
Who was liberated?
Not merely the slave. The white
man was emancipated from preju-
diced and unjust doctrine.
In his great speech in the trial of
Warren Hastings, Edmund Burke
said:
England is not strong enough, not
mighty enough, to conserve the rights
of the haughtiest dweller on the banks
of the Thames river and at the same
time trample on the rights of the
humblest Hindu on the banks of the
Ganges river"
And just So
This country was not strong enough
to uphold the rights of the haughtiest
dweller on the banks of the Hudson
river and at the same time trample
upon the rights of the humblest slave
on the banks of the Mississippi river.
am not saying that mistakes were
not made-political mistakes-in the
events that followed emancipation.
l am saying what is patent to all
fifty years afterward-thati in a higher
sense
The white man was freed.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Willing to obIiae.

There's a pretty cashier lady in a
certain Boston restaurant. The other
day a fresh stranger approached this
cashier and asked. Are the walters
here attentive to you?"
'Sirr' she squealed, and her liquid
eyes flashed fire.
Il asked are the walters in this place
attentive to your he calmly repeated
Are you hard of hearing?"
Then the naughty beauty shouted
for the manager. who came on the run
''This pup has insulted me!' she
sobbed SIS it any of his dern bust
ness whether the walters is attentive
to a perfect lady or not? I'd like to
know if just because I'm a poor work.
ing girl fresh guy can
"Now, calm yourself" said the stran-
ger, unabashed. 81 am merely being
polite and complying with a request
printed on your bill of fare. Here it
is; read it for yourself"
The line at the top of the menu card
read as follows:
Guests will oblige the management
by reporting any inattention on the
part of the walters to the cashier,
Boston Traveller.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
The Wasp's Mistake.

Once in awhile animal instinct is
not always ;nfallible. 1t was surely
at fault in the case of the wasp men
toned herein. Three uncorked small
empty vials had been placed upright
close together in an open box. A
short time afterWard the investigator
was much surprised to find that they
had been appropriated by a female
mud wasp She had placed a consfd-
erabIe number of spiders in the center
vial, doubtless intended to serve as
food for her future brood Then she
proceeded to deposit her eggs in the
walls on each side. She next closed
the mouths of all three receptaeles
with hard lime cement and went her
way Imagine the sensations of those
little wasps after they had just come
into existence while, starving in their
sealed cages. they could plainly see
through the impenetrable glass walls
the bountiful supply of food provided
for their use!-New York Tribune.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
A Matter of Weight.
The white man was freed.

The value of laugh in controlling a
crowd was evidently known to the
first Napoleon, even in the days when,
not far removed in time from a boy
hood Of anxiety and insufficient food.
he was an earnest young officer, with
but the shadow of figure" The
following is from Charles f. War
wick's book on Napoleon and the
French revolution:
In October, 1795. Napoleon became
commander in chief of the army of
the interior While he was in this
position there We're frequent disturb
ances in the sections and faubourgs of
Paris. which he attempted. in many
instances, to allay by pacific means.
One day. while he was addressing
crowd. fat woman interrupted him.
calling upon his hearers to pay no at
tention to those smart officers who,
so long as they keep fat on eating the
best and richest food. do not care for
the poor and starving"
Bonaparte quickly turned the tables
on his interrupter.
Look at me, good woman" he said.
"and then tell me which of us two is
the fatter'
The mob good naturedly dispersed
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
NoTHER And THE GIRLS.
q the little old mother

Said the little old mother:
IL could live my life over again
sshanld bring up my daughters differ
<anfly
There was a pathetic droop to the
sid shoulders and worn look upon
ahe faded face. she had been Attle
2ess than q humble rug upon which
her daughters had put their feet
and, sorrows crown OF sorrows
The old mother knew that mostly it
bad been her own fault
1t is easy to Gil the outlines when
1he girls heard mother get up they
suTned over To take another nap; while
smother burned her face ironing their
aaainty shirt waists they Wept shallow
sears over the fate of some heroine of
fiction.
Mother calloused her hands with
sa0n and mop stick: daughters mani
zzed Their hands and cultivated their
snnpiexions.
in short
me girls were taught by their moth.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
cse = .. p. g. - e
HUMOR OF The DAY
The Supreme Test.

"You aspire TO become our professor
Of modern Ianguages?" asked the pres
ident of the board of trustees of the
Milledgevile college.
"Yes. sir" was the respectful an
swer of the applicant.
'Konnen Sic Deutsch sprechen!'
asked the president sharply.
"JawohIr' came the answer of the
applicant, not to be taken off his guard
thus easily.
"ParleZ vous Francais?" demanded
the interrogation, giving the applicant
no time for recovery.
"Oui." said the applicant. The pres
ident beamed with pleasure upon his
fellow members of the board
at seems" he said, addressing no
one in particular. that the gentleman
is eminently qualified for the post.
But" turning again to the applicant,
''there is one more question that l
must ask you. What is the simian
equivalent of fear as expressed in the
monkey language as transcribed by
Professor Garner?'
Realizing that he had failed in the
supreme test, the applicant turned
sadly away.-Puck.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
LET BE!

| Art thou weary, brother? This l say:
Be comforted. Thy grief shall pass away.
Art thou elated? All, be not too gay!
Temper thy joy This, too. shall pass
away.
Art thou in danger? Still let reason
And cling to hope. This. too. shall pass
away.
Paul Hamilton Hayne
1t is widely told story, that of the
king whose jester was told to remind
him, both in scenes of gayety and in
sorrow, that
This, too, shall pass away"
There is a more beautiful story of
another king who sought for some
philosophy that would bring him
quietness and comfort and peace And
his little child $50 the story goes) gave
him ring in which were cut in Arabic
the words
This, too, shall pass away"
And the king remembered the saying,
and it wondrouSly helped him in all
his ways
1t is a good philosophy.
Because most of the things we suffer
pain, griefs. burdens, trials, what not
are evanescent weeping may en-
dure for the night, but joy cometh in
the morning"
In the morning, when we have slept,
it may be with tear laden lashes, we
shall plainly see how short lived was
the thing we feared or suffered.
This, too, shall pass away"
Wretched? Does the road seem long
and weary, and do you go limping on
the way? You may be nearer to your
goal than you think. Plod on!
''This, too, shall pass away"
Tired? Your weary shoulders bear
some load that gals them? Keep
going. Ahead of you is rest, refresh
ment
This, too shall pass away"
Tomorrow you will forget What is
today with all its wracks? Let be-
Yonder lies the wayi
Live today up in the citadel of your
own serene spirit In its corridors is
the quiet Of the dim centuries Look
ing from its towers back to the dawn
of your soul and outward to the purple
shadows of eternity stretches between
the short and dusty path of life. And
nothing matters much because nothing
matters long.
"This, too, shall pass away"
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
DISCOVERY oE a SOUL.
Owen kildare is dead.

Owen Kildare is dead.
And who was he-Owen Kildare?
First he was a waif of the New
York streets who slept in barrels in
the back alleys. Sometimes he sold
newspapers or bIacked shoes,
He grew up a Bowery tough who
fought bloody prizefghts and served
as 'bouncer' for low dives At the
age of thirty years he could neither
read nor write.
And then one day a woman found
his soul.
gang of his brother toughs annoy
ed a mere, slip of a girl, sehoolteacher
and city missionary, who was compel
led to pass by some Of their resorts
Whereat chivalric impulse famed
up in Kildare.
He fought the crowd away. rescued
the girl and escorted her to her board
ing place And the girl. Mamie Rose.
saved this man from himself
She patiently taught him to read and
write, caused him to give up his prize
fighting and to enter honest employ
ment And he persuaded her to be
come his wife.
Within a week of the wedding day
his promised girl wife died
And that almost killed Kildare's
soul. He went back to his vicious life.
But he could not forget
One day a newspaper offered a prize
for the best love story. Owen Kildare
seized some brown wrapping paper
and wrote his own wonderful and sad
love story-the first draft Of his later
book, My Mamie Rose
He won the prize
THAT was another turning point He
wrote for the newspapers and maga-
zines, wrote several books and made a
name for himself.
MY Mamie Rose" his first book,
is one of the most stirring and vital
tales of American life
The book was dramatized under the
name of .The Regeneration. but for
some reason failed to make hit.
From the time of that failure was
dated his mental decline. And few
weeks ago he died in an insane asylum
In New York.
Had the seeds of physical and
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
our OF The DEPTHs.

E1fe as not only what we make of
O. aEE1 what we think OF IT,"
Nhzch is true
| And it is none the less true because
81 was written by bedridden cripple
Thomas Lockhart of Wellington, Mo.
IaAis man has been utterly helpless
nr fWentyfour years, having the use
of 0nly one finger and thumb and one
eye
-sut be is not wilmer.
Despite tine dreadful handicap Lock
: mart mas earned his own support, paid
Iar nurse for nine years and pur
--;rEssed little cottage home.
For many years his mother was de
voted to him, but nine years ago she
died, and Ioekhart was left alone and
helpHess.
aEhat would you have done?
a0dkhart started to write books
And this is the way he wrote:
1wIng on his back, unable either to
Euxn sUr 10 raise his head. the paper
av1sss put where he could reach it, and
with the one finger and thumb that
swcssd do his win he held the pen.
Among the things Loekhart has
yswriteD is this:
4 am thirty nine years old and two
s9hErds Of my life has been spent lying
rzaeflonless as a marble statue. Life
saE had few joys for me. It is draw
Eng 80 q close. Yet can smile and
kaagh and sing and praise God for my
blessings
SSas, YOU
Won who can walk and use your
arms and fingers and eyes, you who
ezgy yoa have no chance, you who be
wail the tides of your i'll fortune, you
Are gau not ashamed?
Won who talk of failure because you
nave s.no pull you whose plans must
lgDTeyer wait because you have mo
capital. you with your health and ap-
se47fe
are you not well rebuked by this
Brave paralytie?
He says ..life is what we think it."
sand he is eternally right
III ont of the depths of a living grave
XhSmas Lockhart can laugh and sing
aand be thankful, where shall you ap-
near If you go grumbling and discon-
snaed. glum and ungrateful, on your
Faye
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Heart toneart
Talks.
DOG HEROES.
BY EDWIN 4. NYE.
Not all heroes are human.

~S A&%s~OAESs
{, Not ali heroes are human.
There is such thing as heroism in
"a dog.
And because of it a New York wo-
mans league is planning scheme of
seward for the life saving dogs 1t is
proposed to give every dog hero a
bronze medal to be worn about his
meek.
Why not?
The dog doubtless would prefer a
bone, But the medal is intended to
win fer the dog hero more care and
kindness. -.
Since the proposal was made the sec
Tetary says she has received newspa-
per clippings from every part of the
country telling OF heroic acts by dogs
For instance i
4 dog saves an entire family from a
burning building, risks his life to save
boys and girls from drowning, pulls a
child cut of the way of runaway
Htean, keeps a drunken master from
zEEezing-in short, the annals of dog
bherpism are crowded full.
vi &59HIS1-
Some of these recitals may be some
TghaE exaggerated. Every owner thinks
ais dog the smaCteSt and best dog in
eghe world
One fine thing about the proposal of
the woman's league is that in the ap-
ggy9ic1tion for medals neither ownership
z1Gr pedigree will count
NTRxst any don yyiti do
The poor stray ia the back alley who
sleeps in barred and feeds on gar,
Hage and who has had his wits sharp
aEEed by misfortune, his heart remain
ang good, if he has hero stuff in him
.Znay be a candidate.
IsEFa that fine?
Dc you own a dog or the tender
sanemDry of one?
Ef you have never known the friend.
Eshfp OF a dog you have missed much
Mo @De can invest his surplus affection
za GhaE way and be cheated.
Ga the dogs part the friendship
0ggeT TaiIs-neVer.
True he can only tell it by his eyes
sRBH zsis tail, but there is complete
understanding between you and him.
Greater love hath no man than this
Shat he lay down his life for a friend"
MR0
tBOand UP in that shaggy coat of hair
rs something that would willingly die
Gor ron.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19


er from the first that they must have
the best of everything. while mother
would get along with the remnants
Misguided mother.
Having a totally wrong conception
about the need of Accomplishment"
for girls in order to give her daugh-
ters "a chance" she had made Of her
self common drudge.
Cruel daughters?
Not necessarily. Their selfshness
was the result of their training. Moth
er had always done things for them,
and they thought nothing about 1t,
Mother had always kept the morning
coffee warm, eaten the scraps and
worn the made over garments.
Voluntarily making the sacrifice that
led to her daughters self indulgence,
how could the mother expect them to
be self abnegating?
And the pity of it!
There in plain view on mothers face
were the erosive lines of care, deep
trail marks of WEAKNESS, worn by the
burdens she had borne for them.
And
Some day those daughters will look
down into a coffin at a faded little old
woman with care etched face and poor
knotted hands folded over a tired
breast. And. though through tears of
remorse they shall look at the flower
wreaths that speak of Mother" and
"At Rest
Oh, the tears we waste and the
years we waste because we do not
understand!
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
A Contortionist,

The solemnity of the meeting was
somewhat disturbed when the eloquent
young theologian pictured in glowing
words the selfishness of men who
spent their evenings at the club, leav-
ing their wives in loneliness at home.
''Think. my hearers" said he, ''of q
poor, neglected wife, all alone in the
great dreary house, rocking the cradle
of her sleeping babe with one foot and
wiping away her tears with the other"
London it-Bits.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Distinctly Tall,

"You see thin mountainsr' exclaim.
ed the jaunting car driver. The tourist
admitted that he did see them. '"Thim's
the highest mountains in Oirland."
you don't say So" said the tourist
"Oi do, sir. indade! An you see
thin mountains" went on the driver,
f1icking whip to another range
'"Thim's the highest in the wurruldr'
The tourist expressed his incredulity
"Surely nott' he protested
"Shure, it's true" retorted the driver,
bridling, ''exceptin', av coorse, for
thin in furrin parts. s."-Answers.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
RECEIVERSHIP SAFE

NO I3,88I-In First Judicial District
Court Of Louisiana: Receivarshin
OF Loggy Bayou Lumber Comnanv
by virtue of a commission to sell 70
me issued in the above styled and num-
oeFed cause, I viii offer for sale at n.b-
llc auction, at the principal front door
ol the court house of Caddo Parish. be-
tween the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL l, 1917,
Inc following d. described property1sss
W.T. AL the property real and personal,
az aoeooh's' 0iliS receivable, etc, belonging
10 the Logsy Bayou Lumber Company
as per inventory, Terms cash. No bid
can C. be entertained for less than two
thirds of the appraised value
A. V. NELSON,
= ' ~ Receiver.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
The Finishinu Touches.

"The famous epitaph placed on the
monument over her husbands grave
by woman up in Maine, Rest in
peace until | join you has almost a
duplicate in sign on the door of
doctors Office in downtown Office
building" says George A. Schneider.
'aThis sign reads. DO not absolutely
abandon hope until you have seen
me- '"-Cleveland Leader.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19

corporation in any sum other than the
amount of the unpaid balance due by
him on the stock subscribed for, nor
shall any irregularity or inforrnality in
the organization have the effect of ren-
dering this charter null or of exposing
any stockholder. TO any liability beyond
such unpaid balance
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended, except
to increasing or decreasing its capital
stock, by two-thirds vote of the stock
holders convened for such purpose, af-
ter ten days previous publication in any
of the newspapers in the City of
Shreveport. Whenever this corporation
shall be dissolved, by limitation or 9th
erwise, its affairs shall be liquidated BY
two commissioners, elected by the
stockholders at meeting, who shall
have full power tc wind up its affairs
and settle its Indebtedness.
In testimony of which the above par
ties have signed this act, which is also
the original stock subscription list of
said company, in the presence of ]. A.
lhigpen and R. w. .MeIlvain, competent
witnesses, and me, notary public. on
this the 18th day of February IoII.
LAWRENCE F. KERN.
SAM WILLER.
JULIUS GAMM.
MRS. STELLA KERN.
Attest:
]. A. THIGPEN.
R. w. McILVAIN.
S. L. HEROLD,
Notary Public
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
approve the above and foregoing char
ter of the Willer-Kern Company. This
18th day of February 1911.
J. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed; Filed and recorded Febru-
ary IS 1911. w. M. LEVY, ,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
thereby certify that the above and fore
gong rs true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now annnars
on t1le and of record in my Office. Given
under my hand and seal of office this
10th day of February 1911.
w. M. LEVY.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19

mental decay been sown in his former
days of dissipation? Perhaps. But
The story of the rise of Owen Xii
dare and his progress from low be
ginnings-the story of a soul discover
ed by a woman-will always be worth
while
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
The Use of the impractical.

aren't you afraid some of the re-
form ideas you express are imprac-
tical?"
"Of course, replied Mr.. Sprediggle.
'But the people who don't know they
are impractical enjoy them, and those
who do know it aren't afraid of them. .
Washington Star.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
CHARTER
OF THE WILLER KERN COM
PANY.

4
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo: ::
Before me the undersigned notary pub
lie, this day came and appeared Samuel
| Willer, Lawrence Kern, Mrs. Stella
Kern and Julius Gamn, who declared
| to me that they do hereby form them
selves into a corporation under the laws
of the State of Louisiana, under the
name and style of WILLER-KERN
COMPANY, under the stipulations
hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
This corporation shall have the right
to enjoy succession for period of
ninety-nine (9o) years, with the right
to contract, sue and be sued, and to
hold, purchase, lease, sell and hypothe-
cate property real and personal. The
domicile of this corporation is declared
to be in the City of Shreveport, Louis
lana, where all legal process shall be
served upon the president, or, i'll his alb
sence at the option of the company ac-
cording to law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on are hereby de-
Ic1ared to be to conduct, in the City of
Shreveport or elsewhere, any form of
mercantile business, wholesale or re-
tail, which its directors may desire, and
to do and perform all things necessary
or proper in the mercantile business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at twenty-five thousand
($25, 100000 dollars, and divided into
two hundred and fifty shares of one
hundred -($1oooo) dollars each. This
corporation is authorized to commence
business whenever seventy shares of its
capital stock have been subscribed and
paid in full, either in cash or its equiv
alent, as the board of directors may de-
termine.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpor-
alton are vested in board of directors
consisting of four stockholders who
shall be elected annually on the second
Tuesday in January beginning with the
year 1912. The first board of. directors
| is hereby declared to be Lawrence Kern,
Mrs. Stella Kern, Sam Willer and Jul
| ius Gamm, who shall serve until their
successors are elected and qualified. The
officers of this company shall be a pres
ident and secretary-treasurer The first
fincunbents Of said positions are hereby
declared to be Samuel Willer, president,
and Lawrence Kern, secretary treasurer.
The officers shall be elected annually by
the board Of directors and at all meet
ings of the stockholders a majority of
the stock shall elect, and majority of
the board of directors shall constitute
a quorum and be sufficient to elect. No
tice of all elections or meetings of
stockholders shall be advertised ten days
in the daily paper.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholder shall be liable on ac-
count of any obligation or fault of this
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
A Possibility.

"Why did the boy stay on the burn
ing deck, pa?"
Il don't know unless he was wear
ing his mothers hobble skirt and
couldn't move New York Press.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Suitable,

''That young painters wife is not
pretty nor clever, but she is as good
as she can be-
Then | suppose he married her for
economy's sake"
what do you mean?'
"Why, isn't it economy for an artist
to marry a model?"-B Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
His PhiIosonhy.

The Sage-After forty years O. mar
ried life I've made up me mind it
doesn't matter how often man an
his wife disagrees as long as he don't
let her know it.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Estimating It's Value.

There a self satisfied man said,
"that's what l think you should do in
the matter! I'm not a lawyer, but this
is bit of advice that costs you moth
ing What do you think of it?"
We'll" replied his companion mild
ly, "it's worth itr'-Stray Stories.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Poor.

The man who goes around telling
other people that ''if it wasn't for the
children" he wouldn't submit to his
wife's nagging another day is a poor
thing on which to waste pity.-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Not Even Started.

Many man imagines that he's at
the top of the ladder when, as mat
ter of fact. he still has one foot on
the ground-Detroit Free Press.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
AS to the Villain.

fHis heart is as black as his mus
tache," hissed the heroine.
"And as false" commented the
comedian Washington Herald.
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Wise Bov,

"He kissed me when I couldn't help
myself"
s"How SOP
81 was putting on my hat."-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Caucasian., 1911-03-19
Matter of Prenositions.

'What sort of work did you do when
you were prosperous, my good man,"
Magazine work, num-"
''Oh, you were employed by maya
zine?'
''No, in one, mum. Newark Star