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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
nn NfT WARRIE.

As popular writer characterizes a Ger
tain class of persons as ''wabble
folks.
You know the type.
They are the sort who dodge respon-
sibilftv, slide from under an obligation
and squirrn out of promise.
Many politicians are Of the wabble
pattern
Many men fail to succeed in bust
ness because of the oscillating dfspe-
sition. All commerce is founded on
confidence -the confidence reposed by
one person Id the promise Of another,
whether the promise be implied or by
wovd Of mouth or written He who
befrays this confidence dlsaualifies
himself
1t is not too harsh to say Of such
persons men or women that they are
eft for treason, stratagem and spoils. .
II Is the wabbly people mostly who
keep the divorce courts busy. The
marriage compact. by which the fam
lis Is maintained and civilization is
builded, fails to hold them.
Wabble folks lack moral fiber.
The species needs to be caught while
young and tanned BY discipline. Teach
the child that It should be slow TO
make d promise, but that, having
made one, 1t must be kept inviolate,
even though the heavens fall.
Teach the child that It is no excuse
to say Of a broken pledge, z meant It
when ] said it Teach the child that
to fall 81 q promise Is the worst sort
of lying
Who IS more admirable than the
niall II 10 stands four square to all the
Winds that blow
The dependable man win keep LIS
Obligation though ID do so may re-
auire deprivation or hardship.
Nartan Luther was If that sort
when lis kslends nesoughk him e
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
She Knew sheep.

snow, children said the city
teacher in the country school. IF there
are ten sheep on one side of a wall
and one sheep jumps over, how many
sheep viii be left?'
Then up piped the little tow headed
daughter of farmer:
No sheep, teacher no sheep.
"Oh, OH cried the city young wo-
man reproachfully, you are not so
stupid as that. Think again. II there
were ten sheep on one side Of the wall
and one sheep jumped over, nine sheep
would be left, Don't you see that?'
''No, no. nor persisted the child
IF one sheep jumped over all others
would jump after. Ny father keeps
sheep Then, seeing the puzzled look
on the teachers face, the little tow
head explained apologetically: you
know mathematics, teacher; but, you
see, know sheep London Tit-Bits
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
The ANGEL Child.

Martha said her mamma, 4 trust
that while you were at your Aunt
Martlla's you said nothing to offend
her
"Oh, no, mamma declared the am
gel child j was careful to say things
which would make her know that you
and papa liked her for herself alone.
"That was proper
why. when she asked me IL you
folks had named me Martha so that
she would leave US her money when
she dies / told her that papa and you
had talked about that and that papa
said we mustn't think of such a
thing"
"And what did she sayT' asked
mamma eagerly.
Nothing. She just laughed and said
/ was a good girl and I'd better run
along home when told her what papa
said about her going to have a pocket
made In her shroud. Exchange.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
WORK OR GENIUS 2

Young Tnan
&c Won succeed in life it will be only
by hard work
Do not fancy that you can escape
lrudeerY. The greatest men have, been
the hardest workers. OF these the
writer names Eve Arehimedes, Sir
Isaac Newton. NIiehelangelo, Beetho-
zen, Shakespeare and says they are
the greatest men who have ever lived.
One might make d different choice.
but all are fine Illustrations Of the
genius of hard labor.
Arehimedes set the pace in science
for a thousand years. He worked out
many problems of practical mechanics.
One day in his bath he was thinking
diligently about the comparative
weight OF metals and other substances.
It s7olld seem one might rest his mind
at least while taking q bath, but Arehi-
medes worked necessarily. Suddenly
the solution came to him, and he jump
ed out Of his bath and rushed down
the street. crying
'eEurekal Eureka"
Sir Isaac Newton gave the next
great impetus to science. Year after
year he pondered the law of gravity,
set to the solution Of this law BIZ
watching al apple fall to the ground.
n the beginning Newton was d poor
clerk, but he did not complain that he
hf9d no chance to do big things.
He pHtientv worked on.
Miehelangelo. according TO some,
was tie greatest PRINTER, greatest
sculptor. greatest architect of the
worlds history. When a mere boy lie
took block Of rejected marble and
curved out his great statue Of David.
The dome of ST. Peters and many
masterpieces of painting attest his
tremendous accomplishment
Why?
For like reason Beethoven made
himself great by great labors. Born
drunkard's son, he was cruelty dis
appointed nlsny times, buffeted and
mistreated Finally, TO cap the climax
of his woes, he became entirely deaf
And vet much Of his matchless music
was written after he became deaf
And Shakespeare
Born poor boy. beaten for poach.
Ing. nialtreated, he fed to London
where he ran errands and held horses
in front of the theaters for living.
Determined to be an actor, he began
at the bottom He said of the plays
he wrote that they would live after
him. And they viii as long as the
English language lives.
Perhaps you have not the brain
these men had perhaps you have
but
You can do as they did. They did
their very best always and every
where
Angels can do no more
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
WINTER QUARTERS
FOR THE POULTRY
Hens Require Plenty Of Fresh
Air Without Drafts.

Two or three fundamental principles
must be considered in comfortable
winter quarters. The first of these Is
an absence of moisture. The hem
house must be kept dry, but it is not
of so much importance that 1t be kept
warm. Artificial heat is tabooed by
the best poultrymen today An abur
must be provided. Just as much sun
shine as possible should be admitted
to the house. The walls should be
whitewashed and kept clean. The
boards should be cleaned from beneath
the perches as frequently as seems
necessary. This will depend upon the
number of chickens kept.
The roosts should be painted with a
mite destroyer, and frequent sprayings
should be given throughout the season.
Mites are more easily controlled in the
winter than at any other time, but
against lice. The best aid in this Is q
liberal use of dust. Have box in the
brightest part of the henhouse and
you will be surprised to see how freely
it is used. If a supply of pulverized
earth was not provided before the
ground froze sifted ashes may be used.
This is the hens natural method OF
freeing herself from a pest that saps
her vitality and makes 1t impossible
for her to lay most freely. Kimballs
Dairy Farmer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
TIE UPpgR BERTH

GLORY
The Pullman Car company las re.
sdtlced The price of its upper berths.
the cut was made. 1t Is true, at the
le1ld OF an order from the powers that
gss, and The reduction Is net as big as
II barn door. but II viii do
VINO would not climb the five steps
s0i' i ladder for perfectly good paoney Z
We took the shelf heretofore as !
Substitute but now many Of as vii
40 up Of choice because
u half dollar Is 50 cents
Have you never ching 10 the upper
IKE wrecked mariner TO bis storm
tossed raft. through the weary vIgils
fo1 the night. the lnfeh Of the Cur max.
lg The plane of your Redundancy first
llSs bias and then that. the toy of the
track. ard IN instant fear Of being
shot like IroIeetile through the cir
Icsaznbienf atmosphere
In snat hour what was pour ehiefeai
~
As ii pot The memory of the ea
son paid at ae kslllknan ticket
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
Dwarf and Giant t4oneybess.

In some of the East Indian islands
and on the mainland of Hindustan are
to be found the smallest race of honey
bees in the world. These dwarf honey
collectors are known to entomologists
as Apis f1orea Their honey combs are
no larger than child's hand, and the
cells are about the size Of a small pin
head This honey Is excellent, as is
the wax. The little creatures build
the combs on the branch of low tree,
and as they have not to provide for
winter they work all the year through,
raising broods like themselves.
Ii the same land there Is race Of
giant bees, Apis dorsata, as large as
i field cricket These monsters Of the
bee world build honey combs that are
from SIX to seven feet IN length four
OF more III width and which weigh
from 500 to 100 pounds each Chris
Hen Herald.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS
Benefits of Tilinu Land.

Ar interesting fact was. made
very clear last season in connection
with land. naturally well drained,
which has been lately tiled-namely,
says ali exchange, that in the driest
season known in years this land has
produced larger crops of better quality
than land lying near by which was
apparently sufficiently dry for crop
production.
This greater productiveness seems
directly due to the fact that in land
which is tiled there is much freer
circulation of the air, which means a
mellower and looser soil and more
Saptd passage to the surface of subsoil
moisture.
This same condition results in a
rapid absorption into the soil of rain
that does fall. thus reducing to a mini
mum the volume which flows off from
the surface, washing and Outlying tine
soil
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
ulsr POTATOES


His name lis J.. Grove and he lives on
bis own farm in the Kaw valley Of
Kansas
Grove is q esloted man.
He came up 10 Kansas in that
strange exodus from the cotton states
which some would he phiIantlronist
1ntrodueed as the solution Of The race
problem
Many Of these colored people, after
working for time on their little
patches Of ground, tirifted into the
@owns OF left the state.
Grove stayed
NE worked is hired hand. And
shis was observed Of him that he
would work only where potatoes were
grown. He seemed o1sessed with the
potato notion He studied potatoes.
talked potatoes, dreamed notatoes
Nov 1t ~ good thing to have Il
practical hobby and ride Il whenever
yCu can get astradtiIe
Grove Ind saved little money. and
he rented q few acres aud started rails
eng potatoes his way
ago came near breaking Groves back
financially He raised the finest po-
AafOes in the Kaw valley. but unfortu-
xla1E3y the price was SO low there was
mcgrcely enough to pay for the rent
nnd The seed
Nevertheless
Next year Grove had another crop Of
guGakees Potatoes were scare. and he
lgOi a big price He bought his acres
tREd rented more ground
The fat and the lean years seemed
so alternate, aud Grove kept on in the
potato business.
Now, should you ever happen to be
Sn The vicinity of EtIwardsville, Kan,
be SINE to visit Groves big potato
farm
Rou Will see more power machines
xor planting. blowing, digging and
n0rfing potatoes than you ever dream
ed OF. In The busy season vou will see
0riitn men working Groves ma
clinery
And the neighhofs say It vii take ut
least six figures 70 represent Groves
wealth.
Where did he get dt7
just potatoes.
There are 4 loi OF things thilt Grove
does not know, but he knows how to
raise potatoes ID the Kaw valley bet
rsf than any other man, and he knows
be knows 1T
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05

forego his trip to the diet of Worms
because of the enemies who threat
ened his life he said, Il win go to
Worms though there be as many dey-
lis as the tiles on the housetops."
He kept his word.
And when he had spoken what was
in him. knowing well the conse-
quenees of his franlzness, he solemnly
said Here | stand. | can do no
other God help me.
You do not need to be- of Luther's
kind of religion to admire his sturdy
loyalty.
There is something approaching TO
heroism in the man who will suffer
rather than break a pledge.
In these days men are seldom called
upon to die for the sake of honor, but
there are those who would do so if
necessary rather than wabble through
life, craven and a recreant.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
TIE sEyENrH DAY.

''Let it go till Sunday and III fix it. !"
That was the frequent word of a
farmer for whom the writer worked
for a time when a boy. He employed
his Sundays IN the mending of har-
uesses and in such odd jobs.
1t was his day for the solution Of
the weeks farm problems. bridging
the six days, he piled MP the leftovers
for the seventh.
For q time this farmer prospered,
but gradually wore himself out trying
to get rich and died in middle life.
As the strings Of d violin cannot
always be put upon 4 strain, so a
man cannot forever put his faculties
ON the stretch without losing his buoy
ancy and vitality
For, look YOU
The institution of Sunday is more
than a day Of rest set apart by civil
and religious authority. 1t is a week
end vacation established by the expe-
rienee. of the race for the benefit Of
the race.
Civilized man has discovered the
fact that periodical rest and relaxa-
ton is vital to the health and sanity
of human beings.
My Illinois farmer wore out his
body by. his incessant demands upon
ii. And he wore out his mind by mo-
notonous employment, refusing relax
alton or change of occupation.
The mind is no Gagged creature 1t
Graves freedom.
While his neighbors took their fan1i-
lies to church on Sunday morning this
farmer made no difference in days.
driving himself and his family to IN
cessant labors.
For him and his there was no
change Of the deadly even tenor no
refreshment Of soul. no spiritual vi
sion.
He became like his Norman horses
and died like one of them.
DO not spoil your Sunday.
It is part of your sacred heritage
and the oldest institution of civili7a.
ton save one the family
It Is n holy dag not only in the
sense of being sacred as a religious
observance, but holy in the old Angle
Saxon sense Of holy wholesome.
Give your soul 4 chance.
Let It rise one day in seven on the
wings of faith and trust to the sItir.
itual hills. whence all its strength
must come.
Do not spoil your sunday
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
lmnrouina Old Pastures.

Where pasture has begun to fail 1t
can be made much more productive by
drilling with disk drill. in early
spring. a mixture of two pounds mann
moth and one pound alsike clover. run
ming the seed into tile gashes made by
the disks. If disk drill is not avail
able. the land may be dislzed, the seed
broadeasted and then narrowed. Til
seeding of clover greatly increases the
pasturage for two or three years
following and stimulates the grass
through the nitrogen added to the soil
by the clovers
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
Heart toHeart
Talks.
DRIVE oNi
BY EDWIN A. NYR.


sspeeple win talk. you know"
Surely. Aud If they talk about you
never mind
They cannot harm you.
Noisy. barking dogs seldom bite. The
chatter of the gossip signifies but lit
ale.
The man who would stoop to iniure
Won by innuendo or covert sneer Is moi
a strong man. And you need not fear
what weak man may do He is
likely 20 iniure himself more shan You.
Jies2
Lies cannot permanently hurt your
reputation, because they cannot harm
your character. what you are counts
IN the long run. not what is said about
gou
You are you.
Whatever may be the gabble Of the
goasins about YOU only you can make
you what you are to he. You know
your strong and your weak points.
Only you can injure you,
People win talk.
Let them. If you should try ever 50
hard TO please everybody you would
be sure to fell No one can stir him
self 60 action without stirring up the
inactive and the eritical Whatever
yon do somebody win find fault.
Let people talk.
IL you are not strong enough to go
ahead and do what YOU deem right
and proner lest some one halt you by
M Asinuatiah or stop you BIZ small
talk why, throw ul1 your hands and
be done.
Envy loves d shining mark.
If you do not try to do much it win
mot try to fnjure you much. If you
seek to go higher up il will follow
yuu Telentfessly. The tongue of ha-
tired Is the tongue of him who has not
che nerve nor the power to climb.
let the gossil,s rage.
If yon have made M your mind 20
get on and up vou viii have no tifae
to fritter away IN defending yourself
from the yenom of small minds.
Give your full strength to your task.
ignore the noisy prattle Of the enyl:
eus.
Drive on
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
Feather EATING Hens.

Feather eating Is a vicious habit, and
one feels that the guilty hen does It
solely out of pure cussedness. It is
confined almost exclusively to the
smaller and more active breeds and
only when they are confined in small
yards.
When they once begin there IS
hardly any remedy except to give
them their liberty SO that they can
get busy and forget the habit.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
dow as the price of your parlous voy.

dow as the price of your parlous voy-
ase2
Herein was your grievance:
Your crouch as guest of the Hotel
Pullman was not so much that you
had TO 60 to a cot in the top hall, but
that, occupying the place next the
raffers, you paid the same price as
the ledger on the parlor floor.
Moreover
Many a time and oft, with the price
in your inside pocket, you have en-
dured the maftyrdom of the callous
threatening upholstery of the chair
car or doubled your indignant legs to
the stubborn furniture of the day
coach. and yet
Rising III the early cleaning felt
that you had not sufficiently punished
a greedy corporation.
But now
Shall we not gladsomely go to our
left on high. chanting a blithesome
ditty to the accompaniment of the
Gathering rail? Resting upon our
marked down bargain, shall we not
accentuate the rhythm Of our eehoing
shores?
Verify.
And neither shall the pillow. alfalfa
stuffed, nor the excelsior mattress, nor
the scant horse blanket, disturb our
dreams Of the discontinue of the Pull
mans
What d patient people are we Ameri-
cans! We are like the docile mule
that takes The goad for years until he
gets a chance to kick
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
Treating sarbsd Wire Cuts.

In treating wire. cut the wound
should be kept absolutely clean and
exposed to the air and sunshine. Whom
the wound starts to heal It should
not be irritated by washing the raw
surface or by removing scabs which
have formed. Liquid disinfeetants are
best applied by allowing the fluid to
be poured on the raw surface, not by
rubbing the wound with cotton sat
urated with the dfsinfectant
Follow this disinfection by covering
it with some good healing powder that
it both astringent and disinfectant.
Should the wound heal fast use some
form of caustic to remove the exces
sive granulation tissue.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05

the first officers of said company are
hereby declared to be FL A. Winter.
president; Louis Lehman, vice presi
dent, and S. S. Weisnian secretary treas-
urer The majority Of the stock shall
elect the directors and, in all elections
or proceedings of stockholders, kAeh
share of stock present or represenfedB
proxy shall be entitled to one vote. Nc
tice of ali elections or meetings of stock
holders shall be given by written notice
TO each stakeholder ten days before such
election or meeting of stockholders4
Directors shall be chosen from the
stockholders Of the company.
ARTICLE ".
The certificates of stock shall be
signed by the president and secretary
All checks, drafts, notes or other obi
cations shall be signed by the president
or in his absence or inability by the sec
rotary and treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.
+ HIS GudIltI ilay W duI6lluCA VI
changed OF the corporation dissolved at
meeting of the stockholders convened
for that purpose with the assent Of
three fourths of stock represented at
meeting called for that purpose. Thirty
| days printed and written notice of such
meeting shall be given
ARTICLE VII.
In case of dissolution or termination
of this corporation by limitation or 9TH
erwise, the liquidation of its affairs shall
be conducted by two commissioners
elected from the stockholders; such
commissioners shall remain in Office I'M
| til the affairs of the corporation are
fully 1iquidated No stakeholder of this
corporation shall ever be liable or re-
sponsible for the contracts, Liabilities or
faults thereof in any further sum thar
| the unpaid balance due the corporation
on the shares of stock subscribed for or
owned by him, nor shaft any inforrnality
in the organization have the effect of
rendering this charter null or of expos
1 ing any stakeholder to any liability be-
yond the unpaid balance of his stock.
This done and signed in thep resence
of attesting witnesses on the first day
of February A. D. 1911.
WILLIAM WINTER,
LOUIS LEHMAN,
H A. WINTER,
/ Attest S. S. WEISMAN,
B. BLUMBERG.
SAM WILLFR
Z. B. HERNDON,
| Notary Public
Having examined the foregoing char
ter, and finding nothing to law, here
by approve the same, this Ist day OF
February 1911. ]. M. FOSTER,
/ District Attorney
Endorsed Filed and recorded Febru-
airy I, 1911. w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy Re-
eorder.
i State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
i / hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy Of the
original act, as the same now appears on
file and gof record in my office. Given
under my hand and seal of Office this
Ist day of February 1911.
/ w. M. LEVY,
1 Deputy Clerk and ex- Officio Deputy Re-
corder. 2-2-1I
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
Farm, Notes.

Feed the birds. You'll need 'em
next bug time.
Get all the leaves you can for the
scratching pens.
Have bottle of rubber cement on
hand and some good glue. Fix things
and do it while the other work Is not
pressing.
One of the best tools farmer can
have is a good riveter for mending
leather straps Of all kinds. One of
these viii save a good many trips to
town and maybe more than one run
away.--Farm journal.