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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
The Cheer Up Exception.

Lie as a rule Is happy. The sun shines
quite enough,
The kicker 10 imagining nine-t enshs CT ell
his gun.
The birds are making music. II We only
stop to hear.
There's a good supply OF blessings: that
much 10 made quite clear.
There's gladness always lurking at each
corner as you 60
Just hunt and you will find 1t. much easier
than woe
There's no excuse for growing unless
fate's downright mean.
And you plug a watermelon and then find
the thing 10 green.
This thing Of constant worry and a cea So
less game Of fret
h persisted in. dear brother. 10 bound to
get you yet.
Think back on days of brightness II clouds
loom overhead.
Quit kicking on your hearthstons and
raising merry Ned
There's not u bit Of reason for any suriy
looks.
There's truth in all the wording of those
stacks OF cheer UP books.
The one time men excuse you for a pessi-
MYSTIC mien
II when you plug a melon. just to ind
the thing 10 green.
Denver Republican.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
SheriH'S Sale.

No. 1871 15-in the First Judicial Dis
trlct Court of CaddO Parish, La.
john FOsSett vs.. AntOinette Bel
ct al.
By virtue of a commission to sell
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
bered and entitled cause, | will of,
fer for sale at public auction for
cash according to law, at the prin-
cipal front door of the court house
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, during
the legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 81. 1912,
Lot thirteen of I0-acre lot seven of
the City of Shreveport, Caddo Par
lsh, La, fronting 40 feet on West
ern avenue and extending back 1925
feet as per Hall map of the west
half of The west half of section Sc,
township 1S, range H. Caddo Par
ish, La. Said property to be sold
for cash according to law as be-
longing to parties litigant for the
purpose Of effecting partition.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff. ex-OtficiO AuctiOneer.
Caucasian, August Is, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
An Ordinance
Caucasian, July II, 1912.

Relative to the government of
the court house buildings and
grounds and the Jail, and prof.
viding a penalty for the violatioh(
/ Of this ordinance.
| Section t. Be it ordained by the
Police jury of Caddo Parish, in reg
ular session convened, that it is
hereby made unlawful and is de-
clared trespass to throw waste pa
per, peanut hulls, apple and banana
Feelings or any other Feelings or
trash on the said grounds surround
ing the court house.
Sec. 2. To plant trees or flowers
or any other plants on the said.
grounds without permission having
been previously obtained from the
Police Jury of the parish.
Sec. 3. TO commit any depreda-
tons on the said grounds, the court
house or the Jail or to deface thes
walls of the court house or Jail. .
Sec. 4. To lay any wires on the
grounds of the court. house or thu
jail except they be laid underground
in conduits.
Sec. 5. To erect any building
stand OF any other construction On
the grounds surrounding the cout
house or Jail.
Sec. +. Be it further ordained, eta
That any violation of the provisiols
OF this ordinance shall be puniah,d
by a fine not exceeding 500, or in
prlsonment not exceeding 80 dgs,
or both at the discretion Of ale
court.
Adopted June 10, 1912.
w. T. CRAWFORD. Pre-.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
June 1S, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
parthsnon In Danger Of Collapse

A shock will be given 10 ioNe. -
antiquity by the suggestion lh"uI -
Revue des Beaux Arts that the rai
+henon Is in serious danger OF co'i"pSs'
Within the last twenty years the CO..
umns seem to have lost their rlgiol's'
and unless tine work of strengthehihs
the foundations Is taken In hand dis-
aster may follow. The cause OF Tue
threatened collapse Is the removai ny
archaeologists Of sculptured ruins o.
an earlier temple on the Acropoiis'
which served as foundations for the
parthenon. and which have been taken
to various museums for display anu
preservation. No effective precautions
were taken to replace these relics oy
fresh masonry. Modern Greece mas
NO money to spare for the necessary
work of restoration. but 1t should NOT
be difficult for those countries when
have benefited from the spoliaton OF
the treasures Of Athens to raise FUNDS
to prevent the destruction Of one OF
the wonders Of the world. - West
minister Gazette.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18

New York merchant who return
ed few days ago from a business
trip abroad says that at Berlin he
was enlightened as to the true sig
nificance Of the term american" "A
manufacturer with whom | stood in
business connection" he said. met
me at hotel in that city and invited
me to dine with him the next evening.
saying that there would be two other
Americans in his party. I accepted
the invitation in the hope that would
find agreeable table companions. for
my manufacturer friend spoke Eng
fish with difficulty. At the dinner it
developed that the other Americans
were one from Rio and the other from
Buenos Aires. and as they seemed to
be familiar with all languages except
English had lovely time New
York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
Why the SQUAD Laughed.


Those who were there when this IN
eident happened some twelve years ago
never tire Of telling the following yarn
on |. /. Cammack. assistant supertn-
tendent Of schools:
Professor Cammack was vice princi-
pal Of the Central high school In 1900
or thereabout. and the athletic move
ment had led to the formation Of a
football squad. The ambitious were !ed
to one Of the study halls on a Friday
afternoon. where Professor Cammack
addressed them after this fashion:
Il am glad to see you boys here and
pleased to notice that you are taking an
interest in athletics. think 1t is
fine thing to be interested in health
full sports. Football will give you con
fidence. and your schooling should be
designed to give you confidence. We
need boys and men of confidence in
this country. In fact. want to make
confidence men out Of all of you"
Perhaps the genial professor is won
dering to this day why the football
squad broke into loud laughter.-Kan
sas City Journal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
Sea Currents and Miorations

Reports received by the French gov
eminent from its consular officers in
Hawaii throw light, it is thought, on
certain problems Of ethnography. Not
very long ago little schooner. disman-
tied and with it's rudder gone as the re-
suit OF tempest, was drifted by winds
and ocean currents from Tahiti to Ha-
wall after eighty-one days. Hawaiian
traditions declare that in ancient DAYS
people came from Tahiti. drifting with
the currents, and settled the islands.
The adventure Of the dismantled
schooner seems to prove the possibility
Of such migration, and it is suggested
that the currents Of the Pacific, which
have not yet been sufficiently studied.
may throw much light on the distribu-
ton of the native races among the is
land groups.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
His Fame Worries Him.

Maurice Maeterlinck is grievously
troubled because he is famous before
being dead. He says. rs there sin
gle poet worthy Of the name to whom
this has happened? 1t is not a good
omen. When l think Of men like Viii
her de f1sle-Adam and Barley d'Au-
revilly, who died without knowing
moments glory, | feel I am no longer
worthy to die. 1t has been impossible
TO work for weeks. If this is what
they call glory nowadays, then the art
ist should long for DEATH"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
The Rothsohjids 40 Writers.

Although literature has never produc'
ed a millionaire. several millionaires
have produced literature. The Rotn-
schllds alone have between them witt
ten enough books to ill a good sized
shelf. The most prolific writer of the
family is DR. Henri de Rothschfld. Be-
sides La Rampe." Just produced at
the Little thehter. this versatile pluto
crat is responsible for several medical
works and about half a dozen trav-
ell books. including some interesting
Notes sur rAngleterre." The best his
tory Of the French postal service Is by
Baron Arthur de Rothschild. and Baron
James. the late head Of the French
branch, wrote number of photograph
ical works: Lord Rothschild's eldest son
has issued several sumptuous volumes
on birds and beasts, and J. A: de Roth
schild Is the author Of shakespeare
and His Day"-London Chronicle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
Judicial Sale.

No. l6.f4i-In the First Judicial Dis.
trict Court of Caddo Parish. La.
Succession of Henry Reese.
BY virtue of commission to sell
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
bered and entitled cause | will offer
for sale at public auction for cash
and according TO law at the princi-
pal front door of the court house of
Caddo Parish. La. during the legal
hours for sale on
SATURDAY. SEPT. q. 1912
Lot So of the Foster 4 Long subdi-
vision Of the City of Shreveport.
Said property to b" sold as belong
ing to said su cessiOn for cash, ac-
cOrding to law TO pay debts.
J. P. FLOURNOY.
Sheriff. eX-Ot1iciO Auctioneer.
Caucasian. Aug. iS. 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
BATTLE OF OAK HILL.
Ii Is Observed i'm Celebration Every
Year by the Participants in the
Conflict.

In the Daily TeXarkanian, TeXar-
kama, Texas, of Tuesday, August 13
there is published an interesting
report of the reunion of number
of the survivors of the Battle OF
Oak Hill. The old Cornfeds. were
,iubilant in their rejoicing.
The Battle of Oak Hill was one of
the blOOdiest of the war.
At this reunion there were re-
called many of the incidents of the
war and of the friends who have
answered the final roll call.
There was read with much feel
ing by Captain Mahaffey the poem
The Old Warriors.
One and fifty years ago, so all rec
ords say,
Out of the North came the Blue; out
of the South the Gray;
Fast and furious the battle ragged on
Oak Hills bloody field,
But victory crowned the newborn
cause.-the Blue were forced
to yield.
Old friends of mine and veterans
true to cause you still hold
dear,
Greetings / send, and loyal salute to
your bivouac of the year,
Where comrades meet to closer
weave the comrade ties thai
bind them,
AS memory glides from peaceful
times to battle days behind
them.
A quiet group of gray-haired sires,
waiting the sunset of life.
Warriors they were in the long ago,
during that bitter strife
When the Southland rose to meet
her foes and claim the right
to live,
A nation free from other laws save
those her States might give.
No need of bugle, fife or drum; no
need of martial array.
Just few old soldiers gather here
old men who wore the gray.
They do but dwell in scenes of the
past, and, joining heart and
hand,
Lure up visions of camp and field
when they fought for Dixie
Land.
Capt. Ed Alexander, residing at
PIP Ward street, was one of the he
rOes of the Third Louisiana Regi-
ment.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
Notice of Sale OF Franchise.

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the provisions Of an order
Of the Police Jury regularly adopt
cd and passed at public meeting
called and held on the nth day Of
INV A D. 1912, | will sell at pub
lie auction at the principal front
door of the court house III tn" city
of Shreveport, Louisiana, between
the hours of II am. and i pm, on
Saturday the 3ist day OF August
n 1912, the following described
franchise, tO-Wlt:
A franchise for a term OF 80 years
for the construction, maintenance
and operation of railway utilizing
electric or other motive power than
steam on the public road shown on
the map or plat Of the Falrtield
Heights subdivision as Southern aV-
enue extending from the northern
line of said Fairfield Heights subdi-
vision to the southern line thereof
as per map of said subdivision duly
recorded in the office of the record
or of said parish end on the public
road shown On the map OF plat of
the South Side Park subdivision
duly recorded as Southern avenue
and the cross roads or sterets shown
on said map as Versailles, Frank
fort and Saxton avenue and on the
public road known as Southern or
Illinois avenue in the Cedar Grove
addition or subdivision extending
from the northern line of said sub
division to the southern line thereof
as shown by map duly recorded in
the office of the recorder of said
parish: the route of said railway be-
ing fully shown in red lines on the
map therein filed with the Police
Jury and made par tof the proceed
ings of said jury at its meetings on
June 10 and July II, 1912.
The work ON said railway to be
completed within twelve months and
cars operated thereon within twelve
months from the date of the sale OF
said franchise and the franchise to
be sold to the bidder offering the
highest cash price-the successful
bidder to give bond with approved
security for $1,000 in favor of the
Police Jury of Caddo Parish to guar
antee the building of the railway
within the time above mentioned.
The track of said railway to be built
under the supervision of the good
roads committee of said Police Jury
and On a grade not to exceed IL
per cent.
On failure of the bidder to give
bond in the sum above provided the
franchise shall be Immediately re-
offered for sale.
w. T. CRAWFORD,
President Police Jury Caddo Parish,
Louisiana.
Caucasian, July II, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
An Ordinance

Section 1. Be it ordained bv the
Police Jury of the Parish of Caido
IN legal session convened hat
where lands within five miles Of
any Incorporated city, town or viz
iage IN this parish are subdjided
lnto lois, streets and alleys, such
streets shall conform to the streets
OF such city, town, or village: that
49, II any street of such city, town
or village, if extended. would pass
through such subdivision. in max
Ing such subdivision. the streets
must be laid out in line win and
10 conform to such streets O such
city, town or village.
Sec. z. Be it further ordained that
tne parish engineer shall s,c that
'i'lS ordinance is enforced aid 4
prove no plat which is not n COM
pIlance with the provisions hereof.
Adopted June 10, 1912.
W. T. CRAWFORD Pres. .
A. l.. DURINGER, Clerk.
June 18, 1912
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
To John Coleman

You are hereby notified that at
the tax sale for the-unpaid State and
Parish taxes for the year Aei1, |
purchased the following property
assessed in the name of John Cole
man:
Lot /, E. M. Smith Subdivision,
which tax sale is dated June 20, 1912,
and filed for record June 25th, 1912,
recorded in Conveyance Book 10,
page 227.
The amount of taxes, penalty and
costs being $3.50.
Address all communications in re-
gard thereto to w. H. Matthews, Box
1876, Shreveport, La.
L. N. MATTHEW'S,
Caucasian, July %, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
Personals.

Homer Ferguson continues to en-
joy his vacation at Cabot, Ark, {
card received from him saying that
he was enjoying himself to the full
est extent, and was eating plenty OF
squirrels. country ham and sor-
ghum molasses. His brother Arthur
+ i also with him, and they are both
enjoying country life.
| Mr.. R. Lynn Reid, a valued en-
ploye of the Shreveport pOstOt1ice
has transferred out to the Ell PaSr
pOstoflice. His many friends and fe,-
low workers were reluctant tc see
him leave as he was one of IN"
most popular clerks in the office lie
carried with him the best wishes
for future success of all his fellow
workmen. and the wish that he will
gain promotion from year to year.
His brother Clarence Reid is already
in Ell Paso where he holds respOn-
sible position in the registry depart
ment. Their mother will soon move
to Ell Paso to be with her sons.
Mrs. DR.. L. T. PattillO of Atlanta,
Ga, and son, L. T. Jr., arrived Fri
day and are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. pattillo's mother and sister,
Mrs. David LeRosen and Miss Susie
LeRosen. Mrs. Pattillo's many
friends will be glad to greet her, as
she spent her girlhood days las Miss
Lccla LeRosen. They viii! be hare
several W, eks. DR.. Pattillo will join
them later.
The friends of Mrs. Josie Fowler
Of Blanchard. La, will be happy to
know that she has returned to her
home after long siege of sickness
at the Shreveport Sanitarium. Mrs.
Fowler is much improved in health,
much to the joy of her friends and
relatives. While at the sanitarium
Mrs. Fowler's daughters, Misses IF
fie and BERTHE Fowler, were constant
attendants on the wants Of their
mel her. and with loving care and
ru"sing help their mother 10 regain
her health
Mr. Mahlon Durham, who has also
been a patient at the Shreveport
Sanitarium. is all right again, much
to the pleasure of his many friends.
Mr.. Durham holds - responsible
position in the office of Mr.. E. ID. C.
Marshall of the Louisiana Railway
and Navigation Company, where he
was missed very much. His friends
wish for him continued good health
Mrs. Matte H. Williams continues
to enjoy her visit to Covington, La.
and is getting a much needed rest. !
A card from her says she is enjoy |
ing the quiet of the fine little town, |
and also the ne breezes Mrs. Viii |
llams is the welcome guest in the |
home Of her nephew and neice, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Watt Allen.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
Railway Speed In France

On French railways the maximum
speed allowed by the board Of trade
Is seventy miles an hour. and seventy
FIVE if the train is late. The Northern
or France company. one of it's engi-
neers said, asked government permits
sion to run at eighty miles an hour.
out the request was not granted
london Truth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
How to Order Patterns

Patterns described in The Caucas.
ian are supplied by the May Manton
Pattern Company, Greeley Square
New York City. and Masonic TEN
pie. Chicago, III. Forward order
with name and address to the New
York or Chicago office with tOc for
each pattern: they will be mailed
direct to you.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18

Denison 3.2, a fall of or; Ar,'iul
City 400; White Cliffs 9.o, ia,i ~
is: Fulton ii.5, fall of is: flngo
Crossing i4.7, fall of 3.2; Finley 80,
rise of "a; Spring Bank 100, fall Oh
o5: Shreveport 60, fal lof H.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
JUDGE A. ID. LAND.

A private lelteF lfOln iIiehu VI
Justice 4. D. Land of Shreveport,
wig was recently slightly injured in
a wreck on the l.. & N. w. road,
states that he is recovering rapidly
and will soon be able to resume his
campaign for the Supreme Court
juseiceship again.-Ruston Leader.
In this railroad wreck, which was
exaggerated, Judge A. D. Land es-
capped with slight injury.
Fortunately, he was neither killed
nor MANNED, nor in any wise inca
ncitated to sit Tor stand) and dis
charge the functions of his office
when he shall have been returned
to succeed himself as justice OF
the Supreme Court of the great
State of Louisiana.
That he was not killed, nor
manned, nor incapacitated, is indeed
very gratifying to bis friends.
A few days since Caucasian rep
resentative met Judge L. X. Wat
kins, who inquired of Judge Land.
How is Judge Land? Was he as
seriously injured as has been re-
ported?"
Judge Land is doing well. He has
not been. even, slightly disfigured.
die is still in the ring.
Well.
I'm glad to hear this.
And so am |. He's friends are re-
joicing that he was not killed, that
he still lives and is actively engaged
in his campaigning.
Friday afternoon a frieei of the
Caucasian, a resident near Blan-
chard. inquired: I've been told that
Judge Land was badly hurt in rail-
road wreck and he may have to be
withdrawn from the race"
What eace? Do you mean his re-
tirement as a candidate in opposi-
ton to Judge Watkins?
That's what I've heard. |
Nonsense, go and tell that man
that if he is booster for Watkins
he is nevertheless an ass of the SUI
perlative degree.
This inquiry from the Blanchard
man, a sriend of Judge Land, is sig
nificant, at least it would imply that
the political knave and liar is
abroad and if he is, he should be
squelched unceremoniously and rad |
ically.
1t would seem impossible to con-
duet and to maintain, at least, a
minimum of decency in the prog
ress of political campaign between
gentlemen. |
Surprising that Judge Land had
been killed in the wreck, or had died
from the slight injuries he had re-
ceived, would there not have been
howls of regret Silent rejoicing)
such as were never heard in Rome?
Would there not have been shed
figuratively on this special occasion
crocodile tears as big as mans
fist?
But we may say to those who !
would be exceedingly glad, if Judge
Land was not in the way of Judge
Watkins, as We would say to the
crying child, overwhelmed by the
goblin story:
Wipe away your tears, save your
tears. my dear Never mind what
Judge Watkins and his friends are ,
saying. Be moi afraid. Judge Land
is dear good man, without horns
and tail; he is a nice gentleman and ;
he loves the children and he is go
ing to be returned to the Supreme i
Court regardless of his years. +;
Ii there is TO be any crying let the |
tears be reserved for Judge Watkins l
when he must journey up Salt {
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18

Greek, the ultimate and final desti
nation of the politically defunct
politicians.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-18
River Forecast,

The fall will continue at Fulton
and Shreveport during the next IS
hours.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-21
Administrators Sale.


| will offer for sale at Public Auc.
ton on Monday November 25th, 1912,
at the late esidence of j. A. Muck.
oils. decd. two miles South of Bells
Station. in Christian county. KY.
All the farming Implements. tools
machinery. supplies. live stock, corn
and hay, etc. contained on said farm.
Among the articles to be offered
for sale are the following:
3 mules. l horse. / cow and calf,
brood sows ard pigs. 10 shoats. some
fat hogs. ] wagon, 2 Buggies and
harness, l wheat binder. / moving
machine. l Hav Rake. 3 double
shovels. 2 cultivators. 8 single pl ,ws,
2 double plows. Harrows. plow gear
etc, four-horse set of wagon har-
ness. about 90 bbls, of corn, some
clover hay.
Other articles of machirery, tools,
and farm err supplies too numerous
to menti,1
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-21
PROVED TO BE rRuEr

The story that comes from thu
south that there are people there
that do not know the war is over has
been proved to be true-proved by
the treasury department. A Louisville,
KY, woman sent In a dollar bill the
other day with the following letter:
II have had this bill for some time,
but have neglected to have It re-
deemed. In the meantime. however,
have acquired two little girls, and
a dollar looks much bigger than It
used to look. AS its buying power
seems to be steadily decreasing, I
send 1t in while It is still worth 80
cents"
The treasury department immedi-
etely forwarded to her perfectly
good brand-new dollar bill, and In
formed her that It would get her ex-
aotly 100 cents worth of goods any
where she wanted to present It. That
sounds flshy. but It Is the honest
truth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-21
SIZE or PATTERNS INCREASE.

A Washington department store
manager has estimated that the in
crease in the size of patterns for
stockings for American girls this sea-
son will add 100000 to the hosiery
manufacturers Golfers Mrs A. A.
Bierney, president OF the local organ
izatlon Of the Mothers congress, says
that the additional expense is for the
good of the race.
Mrs. Birney agrees with the Russian
Countess Cazarine TO the effect that
Washington girls are too slender, but
ACIDS that they are improving. The
feet Of the Washington girl are get
ting bigger, she said today.
Bigger feet and stronger, harder
muscles are at last coming to our
girls" she declared. such strong.
athletic girls speak we'll for the flu
ture Of the race. New York is max.
ing the same sort of progress. I
wish other parts Of the country were
blessed with such girls as Washington
and New York has"