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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
WARTIME TRAGEDY.
Death Claims Widow of William Il.
MumfOrd in kanSa City.

New Orleans States June IS: "A
tragedy of the days when General
Zen l. .;;..rr Of the Federal army was
i" charge of the city hG, I'"E re
call, d by the death Of Mrs. William
3. Mumford in Kansas City. Mrs.
MumfOrd was the widow of the man
who was credited with having torn
down the American flag from the
United States mint, when Farragut's
fleet captured the city in 1862 and
dragged it through the streets.
"HistOrianS state that while Mum
ford did not strip the flag from its
fastenings he did drag it through
the mire and others aided in tear
ing it into shreds. For this he was
arrested and later condemned and
Hanged by order of General Butler.
There are many in the city who re-
l 'ember the incident.
Mrs. Mumford was a visitor to
the city several years ago. She is
reported to have died at the home
of her son, Charles. She leaves an
other son, William b.
The incident related to Mumford's
dragging the flag through the
streets is a fabrication. MumfOrd
tore the flag from its staff before
the city of New Orleans had surren-
derad. The flag was raised by one
of Farragut's fleet. Up to that time
the flag of the COnfederacy was
Haunting its defiance at the fleet in
the river.
The execution of William B.
MumfOrd was a crime for which no
eXtenuatiOn can be offered. This
crime has damned Buffers memory
forever. Mumford was hanged from
a window of the United States mint
facing Esplanade street. The pub;
Usher of the Caucasian, then in his
teens" who had ran the block
AIDE" on official Confederate bust
ness. witnessed this crime. Mum
ford was resOlute to the end. He
died as became patriot and a man
In and around and about the United
States mint and all the streets ad
iacent were thousands of Yankee
soldiers. The hanging of MumfOrC
was designed to terrorize the ,citi
ZpDs Of New Orleans.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
timely HINTS
FOR FARMERS
Profit In Goose Culture.

No land or water fowl can be so cas-
lily or cheaply raised as the goose.
They will thrive well in pastures alone.
They are subject to no diseases. uei-
tiler mites nor lice. But it Is impor-
tent to breed from large matured spec
!uIens Al old goose Is best to breed
from. She should be at least two or
Ihree years old to raise good. strong
goslings. and she can be kept till she
Is twenty years old. But the gander
should be changed every three or four
years. Two or three geese can be mat
ed to one gander. but not any more or
the eggs won't batch Rural New
Yorker.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Late Hstehsd Chickens.

A poultryman who has had great
many years of experience In raising
chickens writes: June. July and even
August chickens are good. At this time
Of year better grade of eggs can be
secured for less money. The eggs hatch
better and the chicks require less care
and feed. Pullets hatched during June.
July and August make the very best
layers their second winter. as they do
not start laying until the severest
weather is past. hence do not suffer the
consequences OF a damaged constitu'
tion on account of taking cold"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
SheriH'S Sale.

No. i5,84S-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Shreveport Saddlery Co. Ltd. vs..
T. H. Walton.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above entitled
and numbered suit, | have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, for cash and according to law,
at Oil City, La, during the legal
hours for sales, On
SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1912,
One gasoline launch, four head of
horses, two surries, two sets har-
ness, one sack harness, two half
sacks oats, one and One-half sacks
chops and four bales hay. Said
property seized as belonging to the
above named defendant and to be
sold for cash according to law TO
pay and satisfy the debt as speCi-
fled in said writ say in the sum Of
three hundred and twenty-five and
95-tOO dollars, with legal interest
thereon from the 9th day Of Febru-
airy 1912 until paid, and all costs OF
this suit. J.P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, June II, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Succession Notice

No. i4,oi5-F'irst District Court, Par
ish of CaddO, State of Louisiana:
Succession Of J. T. Sullivan.
Notice is hereby given that A. F.
Powell, administrator, has this day
filed supplemental and amended
tableala of debts in said succession.
and anless opposition be made
thereto within the time specified by
law the same will be duly homolo-
gated as prayed for.
lNpitness the Hon. E. w. Sutherlin
judge of said court, this Goth day OF
June 1912. S. o. WILLIAMS,
June 81. Deputy Clerk
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
eristovy and the Golf Cams.

Senator Bristow of Kansas Is so tall
that when he plays golf he uses clubs
foot longer than those ordinarily
used, and when be hits the ball 1t
goes a mile-when he hits It"
Which recalls a story told on Bris-
tow when he first fell before the temp
tation to play golf. He wanted to
know how the game was played
We'll, you see." said his instructor.
you put the ball right here. just this
way. Now. see that mound over there
about a mile and a half? Well. on that
little mound there Is a little hole. and
the play Is to put the ball into, that
hole In one stroke"
Bristow let drive with the same
force that he had acquired In splitting
rails In Kentucky. and the party fol-
lowed the ball. When they came up to
It they found to the surprise Of every
one but the Kansas senator that the
ball was within three inches Of the
hole.
"Now, what do you think of THAR
exclaimed Bristow sorrowfully. u
missed it"-Saturday Evening Post
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30

Sharp tools make the work easier.
It makes no difference whether 1t be
shovels on a cultivator. share on
plow. a hand saw or hoe, II the edge
Is sharp and keen the work Is not only
easier. but better done. II our farm
machinery could be equipped with an
instrument that registers the amount
OF the pull we would be quicker TO real
tie that the share or the shovels need
sharpening.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
AN OFFENSIVE If NOT A SCAN
DAInUS BILL.

OF recent we s, in the name OF
education, the. have been intro
duced in the public schools of the
State innovation which have not
contributed to lie material pro-
gressiveness of pupils. Against
these novelties "ents have urged
their protests j. ain, but these in
novations, if { racting from the
substantial b..,,s of what is called
education, are h ,rmless and do not
impair good moral
liz the Legislature Of Louisiana
there is pending i bill providing
medical inspection of F. pills in the
schools.
The inspection is tc include the
teeth, the ear, the sighs, the mouth
and other physical examinations Of
the pupils irrespective OF their sex.
AS the great majority OF the PEG
pie are busy attending their every
day duties and OBJ rationS, little at
| ttntion has been N to this limo
walton, but which, 5 it is being I'M
0erstood, is arOusIng not only a Wig
| Crous criticism but resentment OF
Indignation on the part Of parents
of pupils enroLlable IN the public
schools of the State.
Under tie Pre- use OF physical
examination, i ould be possible
for the examine: 0 require, If not
compel, the pupils to be disrobed
and stripped, which, to say the
least. in the very. thought of it Is
monstrOus.
This proposed physical ~emina,
ton would not be confT1C boys.
but girls attending the SchC, "ould
have to yield to this outrag- be
barred from the school.
! In justification of this proposed
medical inspection, State Superln-
tendent Harris attempts lame anC
ridiculous explanation in the par,
agraph quoted
at is just c: 'ential to remedy
defects in the and to train il
properly as to rs. y defects in the
mind and train the child mentally
and spiritually, and to say that the
examinations necessary to locate
and ascertain the typical ailment:
| of children would submit the girl:
| in the schools TO humiliation ant
shame is gross and unjust reflec
ton upon the medical 'fessfoH.
But why such an mlnatlon'
| The public schools, conducted ant
maintained by the taxpayers, arr
not medical Conservatives MOI
places where the physical defects o.
the pupils are to be developed, ane
therefore the proposed bill is sim
ply intended as pretense to war
rant the physical examination
which, if necessary, should be lief
to the family physician at the hom'
and in the presep of some OF thu
parents of the p-r..s to be exam
| ined.
What freaks and no. lsical feat
TRES and innovations have been IN
| reduced in the name Of progressive
cdueatiOni
1t is surprising that the bill ha'
been. given a standing in the Legis
ilature. 1t is a monstrosity AM
should be defeated as it will be.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Rir.d BARGAIN In an Anaora Goat.

Rimsd Bargain In an Ansora Goat.
Anna j. Richart of West Plains adj
vertises goat for sale in the following
poetic manner:
81 offer one Angora goat. with burs
bejeweling his coat. No other beast
with cloven hoof can climb u tree or
scale a roof. In appetite none else
compares. He dotes on tin and other
wares, and when we hear the baby yell
we know the reason very well-that
goat has gouged her with his Drongs
So hear this most sincere OF songs,
take heed of its imploring note and
then come in and take the goat Lin
neus (Mo.) Bulletin
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
The unpreStabIe Cow.

The milking Of cow more or less
than 600 times during the year and
,dnding out at the end Of that time that
she has failed to pay her feed bill by
margin Of s. to $40 ought to result In
something more than surprise 10 her
owner. for this is round price to pay
merely for the purpose Of associating
with a bovine on such intimate terms
and under the conditions mentioned.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Too Late.

A farmer one day noticed two boys
looking with covetous eyes at his
tempting fruit. so he ordered them
away. Some time afterward, when he
returned, he saw the boys astride OF
his orchard fence.
Didn't | tell you. he roared. that
you couldn't come In here!
We're not coming in." answered one
of the boys, whose pockets were buIg-
ing suspiciously, were going back
Judge.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Knew q Verse.

Frederick was only four and had
1ust returned to his home in Alabama
after a visit to relatives In Missouri.
within a week or two he went to Sun
day school for the first time. The pre-
vious Sunday the teacher had told the
little ones to come prepared to speak
little verse from the Bible or their Sun
day school paper. .l.... ...
When It came Frederick's turn sne
said. Frederick. this being your drst
Sunday presume you haven't q
verse" .s-sr ---
Frederick, with a great deal Of conf.
dence. replied. Yes. ma'am, | have"
Every well. let US have It."
At which Frederick chirped bIithely:
"You gotta quit kickin' my dawg
aroun'."-Kansas City Star.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
New York World.

The New York World, Tri-Week-
ly, and the Weekly or the Sunday
Caucasian one year $3.50.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30

Give US a chance at your next sta
tionery order. Phone 1000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Her cowardIy Husband.

"Oh, mother" sobbed the young
wife. "Tve discovered that John
doesn't trust me-"
.sWhy, my child. what has he done%
well, you know, | cooked my first
dinner for him today and he invited q
friend to dine with him"
The sobs broke out afresh. And.
oh, mother. the man be invited was
doctorw-Patkfnder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
In the Markets.

Knicker- Which end of COW gefs
up 3rst?
Butcher-It all rises at once.-Ne~
FORK SUM-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
BUILDING UP A
GOOD DAIRY HERD.
Start With a Pure Bred Bull
and Weed Out Poor Cows.

There is no such thing as "duai
purpose" breed of cattle. There are
some dual purpose individuals. but No
breeds, writes a Kansas dairyman In
the Farmers Mail. would not advise
a beginner to start in with valuable
pedigreed animals except in the case
of the sire. Start with such cows ~
you may have or buy few grades
then get good sire and don't LET a
few dollars stand in the way of yo'i'
getting the right one.
Next, by the use of scales. weed OF.
the poor cows and keep the best heifei
calves to take their places. In this
way good herd can be built up IN
remarkably short time. and there Is y
pride In breeding up and handling sur.
Q herd, besides the increased profits
After few years experience 1t might
be advisable to invest in few regis
tered heifers and then build up herr
of the best pedigreed dairy cattle pos
sible. using the same methods as be
fore.
Il Is important that cows have gen
tie treatment always. Whenever u
man loses bis temper with the cows he
also loses Just that much butter fa'
Under no circumstances should c''ir
or whip be used have found THAI
hogs and manure sprnader work n
especially well with herd OF dairF
cows. Keep all the cows your liant
viii support. and II by these methods
you do not build up your land and In
crease your bank account there A.
something wrong elsewhere.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
In London.

Husband of Militant Suffragist Ito
his secretaryl-Take this note around
to my wife. please.
Secretary-Ce Certainly. sir. At which
jail is she stopping ?-Harper's Bazaar
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
unforgisins

unforgisins.
there are some mistakes man can
I'VE down"
'eay the rest OF It"
sBut he can never live down a mis-
take IL 1t was made at our bridge
ciub."-Washington Herald
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Two 10 Company.

Two 10 Company.
Ibid you ever tell that young man
that late hours were bad for oneT ask
ed the father at the breakfast table.
"Well, father" replied the wise
daughter, slate hours may be bad for
one, but they're all right for two
Yonkers Statesman.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
Poultry Notes.

As long as poultry is kept In hap
hazard way 1t win not yield iarGr
profit.
The best egg producers are not al
ways the best fowls for market pu.
poses.
The pouitryman should never sell NJ
best hens unless he intends to go Out
If business.
Lack of grit and overfeeding will
cause idleness and stop the egg yield
as quickly as anything else.
The pullets that were Matched FIRST
this spring and are kept growing are
the ones that are going to make the
early layers next fall.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30
CHARTER
OF the Independent Oil and Gas
Company.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
Before me, W. T. Caldwell, Notary
Public in and for Caddo Parish, duly
commissioned, qualified and sworn, on
this 18th day of May, A. D. 1912, came
and appeared the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, and declared
to me Notary, and to the undersigned
witnesses, that they do hereby form
themselves into corporation under the
laws of the State of Louisiana under
the following articles, towit:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-30

bylaws of the corporation, which may
be adopted from time to tim" by he di
rect0rs.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08
Bridge Completed

The work of concreting the
Bridge south of town was COM
pleted last Monday noon. Mr..
Freeman the contractor has
made record time in this work put
ting on extra men so that the work
would be completed and have time
to thoroughly set before the Short
Grass Touring Club arrived on
the 18th.
We believe that this reinforced
concrete on the bridge will last in
definitely and it certainly will give
us the best bridge Oh the South
Platte river.
The concrete was put on in sec
tions these sections being . iet s
inches long and 1 feet 2 inches
wide. A thickness of tar paper
was first placed on the bridge to
keep the concrete from going
through the cracks in the bridge
and on this was laid an average of
) inches in depth of concrete COM
posed of l part cement and 4 parts
sand and in this concrete onc-third
of the distance from the bottom
was placed the reinforcement.
With any kind of reasonable
weather the bridge w il be oren
for light travel by the 18th. but
the contractor and the County en-
gineer agree that any kind Of
heavy travel should be kept off
the bridge for Il longer period so
as to give the concrete plenty of
time to thoroughly season before
it is put into use.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08

r. T. McGrcw is down from
Denver this week looking after
the political and business inter-
ests of Sedgwick and vicinity.
Miss Nettie Upson was given
farewell party Monday evening by
the young people of her neighbour
hood.
Mrs. Ella Babcock our efficient
Superintendent of Schools has
given us a splendid school sys-
TEN. There is no question of her
reelection as she is eminently
qualified for the place and all good
minded people endorse her work.
The nominations for the differ
ent county officers has been nude
and now the scramble for the best
man in the primaries and then the
final heat for election. Some of
the Denis are already out of
good wind.
The wheat is testing out well,
the elevator will soon have full
force and will get busy and will
pay the best prices.
Our friend Harrison of Jules
burg who is of medium size was
was in .Sedgwick Tuesday. Good
cigars come to the front every four
years or Oftencr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Upton went
to Boulder. Colorado. for an in
definite time Tuesday morning.
Gertrude Benedict came home
from her visit in Iowa last week.
Our Postmaster says he feels
like grass widow having hay
fever most of the time.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08
Flying Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles just like other peple, with
like results in loss of appetite. back
ache, nervousness, headache, and tired,
listless, run-d down feeling. But there's
no need to feel like that as T. ID. Peeb-
les. Henry, Tenn, proved ''Six bott-
les of Electric Bitters" he writes, did
more to give me new strength andgood
appetite than all other stomach remed-
les | used" So they held every body.
Its folly to suffe: when this great re-
medy will help you from the first dose.
Try it. Only so cents at.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08
Sedgwick Items

Rev. zimmerman is regaining
his his health slowly but is able to
run his car with one hand.
Mrs. w. F. Mclaughlin and
son Glen are visiting in Colorado
Springs at the present time.
While in Denver the past three
weeks, DR.. Lewis took the post
graduate course in Ophthalmology
eye department making all grades
and getting due credit for the
slme in the Denver University
Medical School. He has an invi-
tation to take part in the climeS
next year in the eye. ear, nose and
throat department.
Some Of the wheat is ri pc and
must be harvested soon to be saw
ed. The stalks are beginning to
brea k in some fields.
Mike Cavanaugh was in town
Monday looking up material for
political fences.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08
Ladies of Julesburg to Serve
Lunch

The lunch for the Short Grass
Touring Club will be served by
the Ladies Of the Town next Tues
day noon in the Park. The lunch
will consist of meat sandwiches,
baked beans. potato salad. dough-
nuts. coffee aud ice tea.
The Short Grass Touring Club
consists of about three hundred
members and it will be seen that
this is quite an undertaking for
the ladies and it will be necessary
for them to raise quite little IL
little sum in donations to help COW
er the expense. Two ladies have
been assigned to each street to
solicit and it is to be hoped that
everyone will donate and help in
some way to boost for JuIesbruo
on that day.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08
Methodist Church Items

The importance Of the Won.an'> 5
Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies pushing all their collec-
tons can not be over stated. so that
they may get credit for their years
work. as all reports must be in on
or before August 18th Sunday
Conference is three weeks off.
SacramcntaI services next Sun
day morning. and the reception Of
members.
Ladies Aid Society postponed
its meeting this week.
Last Sunday was Il good day
for all services. so far as the Spir-
of God is concerned. He being
manifestly present in all services.
The Colorado Annual Conference
convenes August 21th at Canon
City. Bishop +. }. Mcconnell. LII.
d.. Presiding. Bishop Mcconnell
was elected last May and assigned
to Denver as his residence. sue
ceeding Bishop Warren. who was
retired, and since dying.
The Sunday School has arranged
for some class to furnish flowers
for the pulpit every Sunday alter
mating among the various clasres.
Mrs. G. V. Parker's class fur.
nished last Sunday and Mrs. X.
j. Dobell's class is to furnish
next Sunday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08

Buy repairs for the Mccormick and
Deering machinery of Dye Bros and
you will get the best, they get them
from the Harvester Co. not from a
repair house.
B. ID. Parker. Jr. entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Skinner of
Chicago last week on their return
trip from a two months visit to
the Pacific coast.
Mrs. I. V. Grantham returned
Sunday night from Denver where
she has been receiving medical
teeatment. Her many friends are
glad of her recovery.
Mrs. II. B. Stewart and Child
ren of Charlton, Iowa, arrived
Wednesday evening 10 visit her
cousin Mr.. f. +. Clayton and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Polzin's
daughter Mrs. May Campbell
and little grand daughter have
been visiting in Julesburg the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. ID. Buchan of
Tomoh, Wis. spent last week Wis
iting at the homes of Mrs. |. B.
Shepard and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Jenkins. They left the first of
the week for Colorado Springs.
Mrs. G. F. Linster and son
from Fort Scott, Kansas are
guests at the Beatty Adams home.
They arrived on last Friday. Mrs
Linster is Mrs. Adams sister.
B. d. Parker Jr. was in Kcar-
ney. Nebraska on Monday attend
ing the annual meeting OF the
Platte Valley good Roads Assoc
iation. Mr.. Parker was re elected
secretary of this association for
the ensuing year.
Miss Dorothy McNew was
the lucky person last Saturday
night. She drew the two hand
painted placques and salt and
pepper shaker ut the Plczol thea
tire. Tue management will give
away beautiful hand painted
fruit set next Saturday night.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08

Finley Dye made business
trip to Kearney Monday.
Howard Wjggins was transact.
ing business in Sedgwick Monday.
Mccormick and Deering Machinery
for sale by Dye Bros.
Dave Hileman was a Denver
passenger Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Winnie Buker visited at
the Bower home the first of the
week.
w. H. Francis, of Troy, Ohio,
visited at Ben FrankIin's over
Sunday.
Jack Harter of Crawford. Neb.
spent Sunday with his cousin j. c..
Wagner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dougherty
and family rested at r. O. DeuIins
last Friday night.
Mr.. Fred Woodlands purchased
an auto from Mrs. +. ID. Hamilton
the first of the week.
Twine Twine International Twine,
the kind the crickets will not bother,
runs more even and goes farther than
other brands, tell Dye Bros. how much
you will need.
Mrs. j. w. Conyers is enter
tanning his nieces Misses Birdie
and Edith Conyers OF Springfield
III.
Mrs. August Polzin has been en-
tertaining her nieces Agnes and
Mary Wiseman of Exeter, Neb-
braska.
Mrs. f. j. Unger and Mrs.
Markon returned from their va
cation trip to Denver last Friday
on No. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murrish who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Branklin returned to Mason City.
Nebr. Tuesday. w.
Miss Louis Watts of Sterling is
visiting at the Corpe home while
her parents are visiting in Santa
Fa, New Mexico.
Miss Marie Stevens high
school student last year was opera
ted on for APPENDICITIS at Rising
Nebraska last Thursday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-08-08
A Subscriber Wants to Know

What is the matter with the
Democrats OF Sedywick County (.
From the number of communica-
tions appearing in the News. they
seem to be afflicted with Literary
citis" or political APPENDICITIS.
Which.