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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

ever. have an ad-
vance agent. He
comes from 0Tna
ha. His name is
+ W. HARDWOOD.
and be has had
plenty of training
in nd V ertisin &
work to fit him
well for this job.
Reilly 4 t k / n
son. the manager
of the train. is
secretary of the
Commercial club
of Il oise. Ida
Former Governor
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

~ UNITED STATES Circuit Court
Judges tanning. Gray and
Burlington. who will sit in the
proceedings brought by the
government for the dissolution of the
United States Steel corporation. are
the same judges who decided the pow
der trust case. in which action the gov
eminent was successful
Judge George Gray was born ia
Newcastle. Del. May 4. 1870 He was
graduated from Princeton college In
1859 and afterward studied law at
Harvard university. From 1879 to
1885 he was attorney general of Della
ware and while in office obtained the
conviction and fine of the Baltimore
aud Ohio railroad for violation of its
charter obligation. This was the FIRST
successful suit of the kind and was
used. 1t is said. as a precedent by
Judge Lands Of Chicago in his de-
cision against the Standard Oil com
pany. Judge Gray served two terms
as United States senator from Della
ware. He was a member of the senate
when the Sherman antitrust law. I'M
der which the steel trust is being pros
ecuted. was passed.
Although a Democrat Judge Gray
was appointed by President Mckinley
In 1893 a member of the joint high
commission to settle long standing
matters of dispute between the United
States and Canada. In 1899 Judge
Gray was appointed United States cir
cult judge. and in 1900 he was made
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

war on the commission meTs
OF that city. who, he says
have been holding up the prices OF
farm produce by diseouraging shippers
to send their foodstuffs to the city with
statements that the market was giuf-
ted and at the same time giving the
impression TO buyers that there was a
great scarcity.
Mayor Shank has been selling pota
toes, pears and pork TO the consumer
at the cost Of production. thereby cut
ting out the middlemen's profit. Seven
carIoads Of potatoes which the mayor
bought in the fields Of Michigan and
shipped to indianapolis to be sold on
the city market were easily disposed
of TO the consumer The mayor bought
these potatoes from shippers at c0se
of G3 cents bushel, and by the time
he had them sacked and bad paid the,
freight on the same he was able to sell
the "spuds" Mt - cents bushel. a
limit of five bushels to the customer
was necessary in order that all the or.
ders for the potatoes might he filled.
When the first carload arrived the
mayor took personal charge of the sale
and said that ii was the greatest fun
he had ever experienced in his life
He lost little money on the ffst con
signment because he insisted OF throw
ing in q few extra potatoes after the
measures had been filed.
Prior to the seventy-fve cent pota
toes offered by the mayor this vegeta-
BILE was selling at $1.25 bnshel in the
city, and commission merchants were
getting so and 81 cents bushel from
the grocer as wholesale price. With
the arrival of the Shank potatoes came
drop in the prices
Next the mayor had carload or
pears on sale at 80 cents bushel A
shipper from the northern part of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
Unique Trip Is
Plan OF Governors
viii Travel 4,O00 Miles In
Special Train and Show
Products.

cuse. Dec. II: Rochester. Dec. 13; Buff
falo. Dec. ID; Cleveland, Dec. Is; To
ledo and Detroit. Dec. 10: Grand Rap
ids and Kalamazoo. Dec. 1S. and st
Paul. Dec. 49,
No travelling will be done on Sun
days, although Thanksgiving will be
spent on the road. The party Is SEIZED
uled TO eat the national bird at In
dianapolis. the first stop east of Chi.
cago Nearly all the runs will be by
night.
IF the citizens of the cities visited
by the special train should hire hall
and invite the governors to public
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

cars the school
children and gen
eral public of the
cities visited will
be invited to
pass and look Il,
the exhibits. The
governors i'll
act Us guides 10
the parties and
explain some of
the advantage of
living in the
west
.xs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
BREAD FROM sAWDUsT.

Berlin Bakery Is Turning Out 10000
Loaves Daily.
Sawdust may not appeal to the pal
ate as ,digestible or appetfaing sub
stitute for -four in the making OF
bread. but all the same there is a
large bakery in Berlin turning out
10000 loaves OF sawdust bread daily
The sawdust is first subjected to a
process of fermentation and various
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
Chief Executives of North
western States viii
Visit East.

~TARTING from St Paul on
- Nov. - in special train. the
~ governors of at least ten of
the western states will make Il
1000 mile trip. stopping at twenty-five
cities between Chicago and New York
The object of the trip is to give al
opportunity to 100000 people to
know more of the northwest.
This special train is the first of It's
kind ever run and is the first time any
advertising event ms large as this has
even been attempted
The governors will have nothing TO
sell. They will have something to say
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

but there is moth
ing of a CONNER
eIal tinge to this
flash of governors
to the Atlantic
s en- b oarti and
back. The Cover
nors will carry
t h g ir eardcaseS
and will extend ia
the people of the
east the goo d
wishes of the PEG
Pile beyond tll,'
Mississippi river
There have in III g
past been me-
visitors of one : =
=
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

try just as fast
rs ira n & g.
ments can be
made TO handle
deposits Some
idea of the post
office savings
bank as an In
stitution may be
gathered from
the statistics of
t b e Britt 9 b
postal savings
bank. organized
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

Marriage Of Archdukc Karl Franz Josef
Genuine Love Match.


Spe iat interest attaches to the re-
cent eddng ~ Art hduke Karl Franz
Josef at Austria nui Princess Zita OF
Parma, as the bridegroom will in the
ordinary course of events some day
become emperor-king Of Austria-HuD.
gary. He is the elder son of the late
Archduke Otto and great-nephew of
Emperor Francis Joseph. He Is also
nephew of the Archduke Franz Ferdi-
nand. heir presumptiye to the throne
AS the latter made morganatic mar
riage with the Princess Hohenberg
and renowned all rights Of succession
on her behalf and Of any children of
the union. the Archduke Karl Franz
Josef is uext in line of succession
Princess Zita is the thirteenth child
Of the late Duke Robert Of Parma and
his second wife. Marie Antonio. prin-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
AH0RsELEss AGE A MYTH.

Twice as Many Horses Now In United
States as There Were In 1900.
With the Introduction of the auto
mobile. the taxicab and the motor
truck great deal was said and writ
ten about the impending doom of the
horse and the approaching "horseless
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

q & e. In ac-
cordance wi t Ii
the natural law
governing the
survival of the
fittest 1t looked
as IL the horse
had almost out
lived its useful
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

reception or give
them an oppor-
tunity to make a
speech the invi-
tation will be ac-
cepted. The gov
errors want the
people in the
cities In which
they stop to
know all posi-
BILE about the
$ t a ties fro III
w h C h t h e v
come and will
be on the job
early and late
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
DR.. WI TING FANG.
Ex. Minister to United States Who Has
Joined Chinese Revolutonsts.

WI Ting Fang. formerly Chinese
minister to the United States. who
has accepted the post of secretary of
foreign affairs under the revolutionary
government, il we'll known to the mass
of the American people. While in this
country he took part in all phases of
the national life and had q reputation
FOR delivering with an equal grace both
academic addresses and after dinner
speeches.
WI once defined statesman as "a
politician who keeps up with the
times" and his latest action proves
that be practices what he breaches,
His taking part in the Chinese revolt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

chemical manip-
ulations. Final
ly 1t is mixed
with one-third
part of rye -four,
for IN e d int o
ioaves and baked
In ovens like any
other bread.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

awarded TO the CURES The other half
went to Professor Antoine Henri Bee
querei
Nine. Curie was the first woman to
be so honored. Now she Is further
distinguished BY securing the whole
prize for physics. which is to say that
she stands alone in that realm of SCI
ence Recently It was announced that
she had succeeded ID isolatipg poloni:
nm. q new element possessing q radio
activity superior to radium.
The Nobel prize il awarded IN the
face Of the refusaf &c the Academy Of
France Co elect Nine Clirie 20 4 re-
eancy iii tie aeadeiny department u
zcIenne about GEAR ago
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
RUDOLPH BLANkENBURG.
Reformer Who Was Elected Mayor of
PhiladeIphia.

Rudolph Blankenhurg. who has Just
been elected mayor of Philadelphia. il
sixty eight years old. He was born
and educated in Germany. where his
father was clergyman. When TWEEN
ty-two years old he came TO America.
He engaged in business as manu-.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

How Postal Savings Banks Grow.
The popularity and success of the
United States postoffice savings banks
are evidenced by the chain of postal
savings banks which are being opened
In cities and towns all over the coun-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26

facturer and importer and retired sew
erai years ago. having acquired a for
tune.
Mr. Blankenburg has been at the
head Of reform movements in Phila
deiphia for q generation and Is widely
known for bis pi.ilant tropics He
was the candidate Of the Democratic
Keystone PARTY. His victory over
George q Erie. Jr.. the Republican
nominee. was one Of fhe iyiggest sur
prises Of the recent elections.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
Mayor
Shank's
Enterprise

HAYOR SAMUEL l.. SHANK
of indianapolis is waging n
war on the commission meTs
- nf TINT nifu xuhn hA SnWh
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-26
Judges In
Steel Trust
Litigation
esesssssesseessesesssees

NITED STATES Circuit Court
Judges Lanning. Gray and
Burlington. who will sit in the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20

ed; then he OWNED that these de-
mands but indicated the way the wind
was going to blow, and that one of
those terrific financial storms he had
heard about was soon 10 sweep over
the United States. How terrific this
particular storm was to be he did not
anticipate. Nevertheless. he took
every precaution in his power
and had no anxiety about his weather.
Ing it out.
And in the end. when early summer
was on, everything began TO mend.
Came a day when Daylight did the uu-
precedented He left the office an
hour earlier than usual, and for tbs
reason that for the first time since the
panic there was not an item of work
waiting to be done. He dropped into
Hegan's private Office, before leaving
for chat, and as he stood up TO go
he said
Hogan, we're all hunkadory. We're
pulling out of the financial pawnshor
i, fine shape, and We'll get out with
"a leaving one unredeenled pledge
saalnd. The worst is over, and the
is in sight. Just tight rein for a
pile more weeks, just bit OF 8
oh or furry or so now and then,
& We can let SO and spit on our
ands."
For once he varied his programme.
astead of going directly to his hotel,
started on round of the bars and
afes, drinking a cocktail here and a
ocktail there, and two or three when
e encountered men he knew 1t vas
sitter an hour or so Of this that he
lropped into the bar of the Partnenon
or one last drink before going to din.
ner By this time all his being was
pleasantly warmed by the alcohol, and
he5was in the most genial and best OF
spirits At the corner of the bar sew
eval young men were up to the old
trick of resting their elbows and at
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20
E3UR|NING|
sSGDA.Y'llLIGHT
By JACK LONDON
Aathor of "t7Hc Cal of tie Wtld,"
"WaIe Fang" "Mart'n
Eden" etc.
Illustrations b. Dearborn Melrill
SGSsa
CHAPTER XVIII.

When the ferry system began to
run, and the time between oaklano
and San Francisco was demonstrated
to be cut in half, the tide OF Daylights
terrific expenditure started to turn.
Not that 1t really did turn, Tor ne
promptly went into further invest
ments. Thousands Of lots in his resi-
depce tracts were sold, and thousands
of homes was being built. Factory sites
also were selling, and business proper
ties in the heart of Oakland. All this
tended to a steady appreciation in the
value of Daylight's huge holdings. But,
as of old, he had his bunch and was
riding it. Already he had begun bor-
rowing from the banks. The mag.
nifcent profits he made. on the land
he sold were turned into more land.
into more development; and instead
of paying off old loans, he contracted
new ones. AS he had pyramided in
Dawson City, he now pyramided in
Oakland; but he did it with the
knowledge that it was stable enter
prise rather than a risky placer-min.
ing boom.
Work on DayiiCht's dock system
went on apace; yet it was one OF
those enterprises that consumed
money dreadfully and that could not
be accomplished as quickly as ferry
system. Not content with manu-
featuring electricity for his street rail.
ways in the old-fashioned way, in pow.
er.houses, Daylight organized the Sier.
"a and Salvador Power Company. This
Immediately assumed large proper
tons. Crossing the San Joaquin Val
ley on the way from the mountains.
and plunging through the Contra Cos.
ia hills, there were many towns, and
even robust city, that could be sup
piled with power, also with light; and
it became a acknowledging
project as WELL AS soon as the pur.
chase of power sites in the Sierras
was rushed through, the survey par
ties We're out and building operations
begun. And so 1t went. There were
a thousand maws into which he pour.
ed unceasing streams of money.
In the spring Of the year the Great
Panic came on. The first warning
was when the banks began calling in
their unprotected loans. Daylight
promptly paid the first of several OF
his personal notes that were present
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20

Advertisements in lthe
A LIE Y A \ u r ] A G A
ZETTE addressed 10 some
name or mum Der. in care OF
the Gazette, are not the adj
vertisements OF This paper
but of various advertisers
who for personal reasons do
not desire that their names
or addresses be known.
The Gazette cannot di-
vulge any information re.
garding these ads (olher
than that which they con-
tain) such information being
confidential.
Readers OF the Gazette de-
string further information,
or an interview should adj
dress 4 communication 10
the name or hum Der given
and mail or send same. 10
this office and it will be
given Lol thea drcrtiser.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20
Plan Monument to Pioneer.

Saleswomen throughout the coun-
try are interested in the proposed
movement to erect memorial to the
memory of the late BENJAMIN Frank
lin Hamilton of Saco, Me. Mr.. Hamil.
ton was the first merchant in this
country to employ saleswomen. So
bitter, was the feeling against this in
novation that the women Of Saco boy
cotted Mr.. Hamilton's store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20

Eun Il, NT.-Two second story front
Il ROOMS. with southern exp sure.
we'll heated. all moderr conven c. ces
Terms reasonable. Apply 22O north
Columbus street.
nOylh 3t@
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TO be contInueri.)
AGES Add Garments.

Centuries ago, as Sir Walter Scott
says, in .lvanhoe," men wore one
thickness of clothes, whether o. wool.
leather or velvet. The shirt was in
vented, but for long time was worn
only by the nobility and gentry. Then
followed the waistcoat, breeches and.
later on. Z trousers. The overcoat,
which succeeded the medieval cloak,
was rare until the seventeenth CEN
fury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20

DOR SALE-Lot of fine Remington
Typewriters practical y new with
all late improvements at less than half
original cost. Apply L. l.. Armstead,
Postal TIE cgraph Office. nov I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20
SPECIAL NOTICES

AIOTICE.-The members Of Alcxa :
IN dria Couccil No. 5, Order of Fra' err
nal Americans are requested to asst NJ
ole n the Council Chamber Tom RI ow
Tuesday evening November zlst for
the purpose of attending the lecture of
he Hon. J. d. Egg lesion at the Young
Peoples Building. By order OF the
Council,
JAS. r. MANSFIELD, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20
Unsympathizinq.

sWhat barbarous instincts those old
Romans displayed at Their, gladiatorial
games"
Eyes said Miss Cayenne; 'they
were almost as Indifferent to human
life as a crowd Of people watching
ar aviation contest at a county fail"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20

NOTICE is hereby gwen that the an
IN nual meeting OF the stockholders
of the WILLARD ! OTEL COMPANY.
will he held at the office ofthe com pan, ,
40. III south Royal street, Alexandria.
Va, on Mynday, November Il, .9il, at
A. p. ~, for the election Of officers and
directors for the cnsuidg car, and for
the transaction oil sucn other business a.
may be properly acted upon.
w. S. HARLAN, Secretary.
oc::J I'd
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tempting to force each others hands
down. One broad-shouldered young
giant never removed his elbow, but
put down every hand that came
against him. Daylight was interested.
Its Slosson," the barkeeper told
him, in answer to his query. He's
the heayy-hammer thrower at the u.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-20
NOTICE,

NOTICE TO STATETANPAYERS =
IN I am now prepared 10 receive the
state taxes for the ear 1911. The atlcn.
ZION Of taxpayers is respectfully called
to the importance on paying the same
prior to, Decembcr 1911, AS on that date
penalty Of five per cent will be added to
all unpaid pills, and their COLLECTION en-
forced rs required by law.
THOMAS W. ROBINSON,
octl1 cod I'd City Treasurer.
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w Mt d..
r EARN SHORTHAND BY NAIL

r EARN SHORTHAND BY NAIL
l. We have revelation in shorthand
writing. You can learn it in less than
bali The Usual time and write with far
greater speed The S stem is so simple
that child can easily learn il. You be-
gin writing sentences with the first les
SON. The cost is SO small you cannot
afford to miss this OPP ortunity. Com
plctc course $3.50. Write for circu ar.
Franklin Commercial Institute, Wash
ugton, D. c.
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FOR RENT

FLA1 FOX RENT OF fur rooms, hot
L water heat, reference required. llG
north Patrick street.
novJ03t
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EUR SALE-MOSLER SAFE in per
L feet condition. Inside III easuic
ment l7X22 inches Inquire st Gazette
Office.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-03-24
500 REWARD, 500

The readtrs of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that scienc
has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the Oaly positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being a constitution
al disease, requires a constitutional
nal disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh cure
taken internally, acting directly up
on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and CIV
ing the patent strength by building
up the constitution and assisting
in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address F. j. CHENEY Sc CO.,
Toledo, o. Sold by all Druggists,
75c. Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-03-24
SITIIA.

Boose Salyers and wife spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with the latter's
father, ALI. Crider.
Miss Sophia Akers, who is at
tending the X. N. c. at Louisa. Wis
tied home last week.
Born, to Willie Chandler and
wife, fine girl.
Mrs. Lou Bayes was calling on
friends at Stambaugh Friday.
Joe Patton passed here Saturday
with fine drove of cattle.
Mrs. Kate Young is on the sick
list.
Tom Witten and wife visited
their grandfather, T. H. Webb, Sat,
urday.
Irena Belle Gambill was the guest
of Miss Lizzie Witten Saturday ant
Sunday.
Ruthard Witten visited homC
folks last week.
Misses Lille Conley, Artie Me
Kenzie and Jennie Rice were thu
guests of Misses boa and Oracle
yanhoose Saturday.
Violet.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-03-24
appearance at Home.

Don't say that it doesn't matter
how you look around the house, for
It does matter a good deal. It mat
ters in its establishment, of which
the feminine head is the
creditable or questionable represent
tative; it matters in is example to
the children and to the help,it mat
tiers to the husband and father, who
usually, II he is half a man, feels a
sense of pride in the appearance Of
his family,
1t is poor encouragement to him
to find confusion and carelessness in
dress and waste and destruction run
ming riot about the dwelling. It is
one of the important duties of ev-
cry woman to keep herself and her
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-03-24
THE FOUNDING OF
S Statil
Kentucky \
BY WILLIAM ELsEY CONNELLEY,
Author OF Quantrill and the Bor-
der War, Doniphan's Expe-
dition, Etc,

1t is a beautiful volume. Finest
book paper. Deckle edges. Over
thirty full-page Illustrations and
three maps Bound in red vellum.
Book is 8 "a by 1-2 inches in
size and has 176 pages, Complete
Index.
Price, $2,1s, delivered by mail or
express. Address William E. Con-
nelley, SIG Lincoln street, Topeka.
Kansas.
An account of the first Block
house at the Mouth of Johns
creek.
Captivity of Jennie Wiley by the
Indians, Her life with them. Her
miraculous escape. This is more in
teresting than novel.
This is the first complete account
ever written of the first settlement
of Eastern Kentucky. TIL first ex-
Dlorations of the Big Sandy Valley.
The Old Indian Settlements about
Paintsville.
Tells of Matthias Hartman, Hem
ry Skaggs, Hezekiah sellards, and
other pioneer Explorers and Sett-
lers in the Big Sandy Valley.
History of many of the Pioneer
families Harmans, Connelleys, WI
leys, Borders, Langleys, Fairchilds,
spradllns, Rices, Blairs, Salyers. Hol-
brooks, skaggs, GOWNS, McCartys,
Howses, and many others.
For S2.I5 this paper win be sent
one year and copy of the book
delivered 10 you.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-03-24
LONDON, OHIO.

Willard Moore has Just become
"a citizen Of this neighborhood
John Boggs visited John M.
Gibson Sunday.
Sarah Cordell visited Mrs. Dave
Gison Saturday
David Cordelrs girl has beer
sick and Is no better at this writ
ing. .....
Mrs, Maggie Gibson was calling
on Mrs. o'Donnell recently.
w. T. Trusty has just novel to
John Smiths.
Ros Cordell was visiting J. M. and
r. b. Gibson Sunday.
Sickness in our neighborhood
has decreased considerably.
Mrs. Artie Boggs was with daugh-
ter, Mrs. Pearly Moore, Sunday.
David Cordell was on the pike
Saturday.
John Boggs made trip 70
Charleston recently.
Roll Hickman is in our nelghbor-
hood now. Amos Skeeter