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River Staae.

Denison %, fall of IL; Arthur
City 9.5, fall of 90; White Cliffs 2i.3,
fall of 0.4; Fulton 22.9: Ringo Cross
ing t6.5, rise of OIL; Finley friday
24.0; Spring Bank 26.2, fal lof OF;
Shreveport 1874, fall of Oh. /.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21
Succession Notice.

Succession Notice.
No, 15,75 First District Court, Par
ish Of Caddo, State Of Louisiana:
Succession of Grant Berry.
Notice is hereby given that h. A.
Winter, administrator, has this day
filed 8 tabieau of debts in said sue
cession, and unless opposition be
made thereto within the time speci-
fled by law, the same will be duly
homoIogated as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. e. w. Sutherlin.
i,,dee Of said court, this the 9Th day
of April 1912. F.A. LEONARD,
Anril o. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21
Weather forecast.

Local forecast for Shreveport and
Unsettled, probably occa-
sional showers and thunder storms
tonight or Sunday; warmer tonight.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21
We Desire to Call Particular
Attention to

OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
IN which we allow THREE
PER CENT INTEREST on
open accounts, or we will
issue Certificates OF De-
psit payable in twelve
months bearing F OUR
PER CENT INTEREST.
Commercial National Bank
Of
SHREVEPORT IA.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21
COTTON MARKET

Office of The Caucasian,
Shreveport, La, April 20, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21

Shreveport Reseipts -
Stock on hand Sept. i----------~-l37
Reed this day ------ 2
Reed previously ----t40,550 t40,522
Total stock to date --------i40,909
Shipments to date ----------134,292
Net stock on head d-------- 1926
Same day last year s-------- 1858
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21

Shreveport Market.
The market closed steady.
Receipts 2 bales.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-21

Shrsvepori Reseipts
The Lamar register., 1912-01-03

man," l returned sternIy. now or at
any time. But am unfortunate here
in having no officer Of my army pres
ent. and hence can name no Sec
ond"
Doubtless one Of these gentlemen
will consent to serve" he said. his
face Frightening at my rejoinder
Some one hastily pushed way to
the front. and Lieutenant Cation. pale
but determined. stood at my shoulder.
1T will AFFORD me pleasure to act
for Captain Wayne" he said clearly,
IF he will accept my services More
over" he added. with significant
glance at Brennan. 81 do this as a
friend, and with full confidence that
am upon the right side in the quar-
rel"
For a moment no one spoke. Bren-
nan biting his mustache to keep back
the words he burst not utter. Then
Cation turned to me.
IF you will retire to the library,
Wayne. I will arrange this matter with
whoever may represent Major Bren-
man,"
With a slight formal bow to those
present I quilted the room.
The Lamar register., 1912-01-03
Il do; are you ready?"

fcilcCtiy
held out my hand, and his fingers
closed upon 1t with warm, friendly
grip. The next moment Brennan and
l stood. seemingly alone, facing each
other, as motionless as two statues.
His coat was buttoned to the throat,
his cap-visor pulled low over his eyes,
his pistol hand hanging straight down
at his side, his gaze never wavering
from me. / knew he was coolly, de.
liberately measuring the distance be.
tween us with as deadly purpose as
any murderer. The almost painful
stiffness was broken by Cation, and 1
marked the tremor In his voice.
Are you both ready. gentlemenr
II am" said Brennan.
Ready" l replied
THE word will be one. two, three
fire; with a slight pause after the
three. A report from either pistol be-
fore the final word is spoken l shall
take personally. Be prepared now"
Ready" said the voice once more;
and as I saw Brennan's arm slowly
rise, 1 lifted mine also, and covered
him, noting, as did SO, almost in won
der. with what steadiness of nerve
and wrist I held the slender gauge
Just beneath the visor of his cap. De-
liberately. as though he dreaded the
necessity. Cation counted:
One; two; three-fre!"
My pistol exploded. the charge strik-
ing the limb above him. and l stag
gered backward, my hat torn from my
head. a white line cut through my hair
The Lamar register., 1912-01-03
CHAPTER xxxv.
The Last Resort Of Gentlemen.

Tho Last Resort Of Gentlemen.
/ found the library deserted. and
paced the floor for fully half an hour
before Cation appeared. Stung as I
had been by Brennan's harsh. uncall-
ed-for words. yet shrank from the
thought that I must now meet him in
deadly combat. 1t was no fear of
personal injury that troubled me: in
deed ] do not recall giving this the
slightest consideration, for my mind
was altogether concentrated upon what
such meeting must necessarily mean
to Edith Brennan. and how 1t would
Affect our future relationship. This
was the thought that swayed and mas
tered me. I had pledged myself to
avoid him. and indeed had used every
means possible to that end. The time
was none too long. yet my mind once
thoroughly settled as to my duty to
her. became calm again and conf.
dent In the outcome. When Cation
entered. flushed and visibly excited
from what had evidently proven an nc.
rimonious controversy. greeted him
with a smile.
You appear to have experienced diff
ficulties in regard to Details" said
curiously.
There was much unnecessary talk"
he admitted. but matters have been
at last arranged to the satisfaction OF
all concerned. You are TO meet at
once, In the rear OF the big tobacco
shed. a spot entirely removed from OBJ
servation. have been compelled to
accept pistols as the weapons. as we
have nothing else here at all suitable
for the purr ose-c2valry sabers being
far too cumbersome. Lieutenant Starr
chances to possess two derringers ex-
actly alike. which we have mutually
agreed upon. hope this is satisfac-
tory to you. Wagner
Il am not precisely an expert, but
that does not greatly matter Who acts
for Brennan"
Captain Moorehouse. rather against
his will. think"
Very well. Cation: | am perfectly
satisfied. and am. indeed. greatly
obliged to you; yet before we go out
j desire to speak q word or two with
the utmost frankness" stood facing
him. my hand resting lightly upon
the writing table. my eyes reading his
expressive face. AS my second wish
you to comprehend fully my actions,
and the motives that inspire them. II
they are in any way unsatisfactory to
your mind you may feel at perfect lib
erty to withhold your services. am
now, and always have been, opposed
to dueling: | believe 1t wrong In prin-
ciple. and a travesty upon Justice; but
1t Is custom of the South. require
ment among officers OF our army. and
after what has Just occurred between
Major Brennan and myself | cannot
honorably refuse any longer to go out.
Major Brennan has deliberately placed
me in a position where cannot avoid
meeting him without losing all stand
Ing In my corps. l sought to escape,
but was prevented by accident; now
I simply yield to the inevitable. I
feel confident you will not misconstrue
csc words: you surely know me suf-
hciently well so as not to attribute
them to cowardice shall face him ex.
actly in accordance with your ar.
rangements. asking nothing upon my
part. yielding him every satisfaction
he can possibly desire-but I shall
ire in the air"
He stared at me incredulously, his
face q perfect picture of amazement.
But Wayne." he stammer1 4. are you
The Lamar register., 1912-01-03


. nature, and has already been so
long neglected that l feel every mo-
ment of unnecessary delay to be .
crime. wish you q pleasant return
within your own lines. and An early
cessation of hostilitiss.
had shaken hands with them all,
and turned toward the door, congratu.
'ating myself on escaping thus easily.
when new voice broke suddenly in
upon my Standardization:
Il trust Captain Wayne is not in
tending to depart without at least q
word with mef'
II was Brennan He had entered
unobserved from the second parlor.
Frankly" l responded. Il hoped
might"
Have you forgotten. then. our COM
pact. or do you simply elect to ig-
more it?''
saw the others exchange quick
glances Of Amusement. but I answered
coolly:
The latter superstition is more
nearly the truth. Major Brennan.
felt that after what We have Just
passed through together we could
both AFFORD to ignore the past. and
consequently was hoping to escape
without again encountering you"
Indeed" he exclaimed. sarcastic
ally. But I might have expected
II. Gentlemen and he turned to-
ward the expectant group. "this man
and l have a personal grievance Of
long standing
sought him for months In vain. When
he came last night to our assistance.
before | even cC-s ented to accept his
services I insisted that no occurrence
Of the defense should prevent our
meeting, II we both survived. Now
he endeavors to sneak away like
whipped cur. / demand satisfaction
at his hands. and II II is refused |
shall denounce him In both armies"
My cheeks burned, but before
could control myself sufficiently for
answer, Moorehouse spoke.
But, Brennan. see here" he said
anxiously. surely Captain Wayne has
served you well. Is this trouble be-
tween you SO serious that no amends
are possible?"
. none. snort OF personal meet
Ing"
Captain" and the perpleIed fed
eral commander turned toward me,
have you any word of explanation In
this unfortunate AFFAIR.""
Very little" I answered. 81 am
not even aware that / have done in
jury to Major Brennan. purposely or
otherwise. He has not SO much an
honored me with information as to his
cause OF complaint However, care
very little what It may be. As he
has seen At to denounce me be-
fore Officers Of my own corps. should
be extremely glad to meet him upon
that ground alone: but after what We
have Just passed through together. I
felt ready to blot out these past diff.
ferences. Whatever they may have
been, they are not liable to occur
again, nor we to meet
They have occurred again since you
have been in this housed" Brennan
broke forth excitedly. You are not
coward, but I brand you here and now
as a sneak and Hart Now will you
fght?"
We stood for a moment in utter ST.
lence, eye to eye. and l knew there
was no help for 1t. These words. pub
licly spoken. left me no choice.
IT am at your service. Major Brsn-
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Brennan Hurled His Yet smoking
DerrInssr at hIs Feet With an Oath"
and . thin trickie Of blood upon my
temple. l saw Cation rushing toward
me. his face filled with anxiety, and
then Brennan hurled his yet smoking
derringer into the dirt at his feet with
an oath.
Damn II. Moorehouse." he roared.
fairly beside himself. the charge was
too heavy: 1t overshot"
Are you much hurt!" painted Cation.
Merely pricked the skim
Then Brennan's angry voice rang
out once more.
II demand another shot," he insist
ed loudly. II demand 1t, 1 tell you,
Moorehouse. This settles nothing. and
will not be baked Just because you
don't know enough to load q gun
Cation wheeled upon him. his blue
eyes blazing dangerously.
you demand a second shot?' he
cried Indignantly. Are you not aware.
sir. that Captain Wayne fred in the
air? 1t would be murder"
Fired In the air," he laughed, a.
II It was a most excellent joke. "Of
course he did. but 1t was because my
ball disconnected his aim. I fred q
second the first, but his derringer was
covering me-"
Cation strobe toward him, his face
white with passion.
Let him have It his way" called
after him. for now my own blood was
IL - -
lect again"
He did not heed me, perhaps he did
not hear.
Major Brennan" he said, facing
him, his voice trembling with feeling,
Il tell you Captain Wayne purpose.
ly shot in the air. He informed me
before coming upon the field that he
should do SO. l positively refuse to
permit him to face your FIRE again"
Brennan's face blazed: chagrin, an
ger, disappointment fairly Infatuated
him. and he seemed to lose all self
control. This is some cowardly
trick!" he roared, glaring about him
as II seeking some one upon whom
he could vent his wrath. Damn II.
l believe my pistol was fixed to over
shoot In order to save that fellow.
never missed such shot befope."
Moorehouse broke In upon his raw
ing. SO astounded at these intemper-
ate words as to stutter In his speech.
"Do-do you d-dare to in-sinuate, Ma
jor Brennan" he began, that / have
=" he paused, his mouth wide open.
staring toward the shed. Involuntar-
lily We glanced in that direction also,
wondering what he saw. There. in
the open doorway. as in a frame.
dressed almost entirely In white. her
graceful figure and fair young face
clearly defined against the dark back
ground. stood Edith Brennan.
CHAPTER xxxvI,
The Lamar register., 1912-01-03

Il realize your natural anxiety to
be on. Captain Wayne. and while we
should be very glad to keep you with
us indefinitely. yet I trust you will
feel perfectly free In the matter"
II thank you greatly" / answered.
rising as I spoke. my duty is of such
The Lamar register., 1912-01-03
CHAPTER xxxvI.

The Last Good-by.
she exhibited NO outward sim of
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06
LIVE 0
HRsR0FES-AN

Blinds on the nervous horse are as
fuel added to fire.
Have the ewes in good flesh con-
dition at mating time.
Oats should be made a part Of the
ration OF the growing colt.
6hoats are certainly an attractive
proposition at public sales.
Stick to the golden hoof'' and
turn farm wastes into mutton.
Exposure to chill and rain is detri.
mental TO any ailing dumb animal.
AT this time Of year considerable
attention should be given to the
nnares.
A windmill 10 a necessity on every
stock farm where there is not fresh
running water.
5 Good horses and mules were never
higher in American history than they
are at the present time.
The stables, which will soon be oc.
cupied by the live stock, should be
made comfortable for them.
The man who gets the cost of pro.
duction down to the minimum is the
me who makes the money.
A blanket Of fat on a horse, like
charity, ia q mantle that often serves
to v q multitude Of defects.
Experienced shepherds usually
make q practice Of flushing out the
wes Just before breeding time.
A coat of whitewash on the inside
Of the barn and other outbuildings
win make them lighter and cleaner.
How to feed and finish hogs for
market is q science. a knowledge of
which is Of great value to hog raisers.
Hog cholera, or disease resembling
It very closely. 10 reported breaking
out in many different parts Of the
country.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06
Display advertising, CSC per column inch
Special rate On large, time contracts
AT present the railway crossings

AT present the railway crossings
over which all commerce from the
north country to Cut Bank must
travel are very awkwardly located.
Take, for instance, what is known
as the International Boundary road.
That road would, if continued
straight through, cross very close to
the elevator. AS it is, it is necess.
airy to go in a roundabout way to
the west crossing and almost double
back or go to the EAST one and do
likewise. Here is a matter that
needs remedying. Persons hauling
heavy loads of grain or other pro-
duce dislike very much to do any
unnecessary detouring; it is a drain
on both time and energy. Another
matter in this connection. The
Stauffer Coulee hill is a hard climb
for a team with an unloaded vehicle.
Autos with two or three passengers
have a tug going up either bank.
That hill needs fxing-it needs a
high bridge, in fact. A great deal
OF heavy traffic goes and comes this
way. And it will be constantly on
the increase.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06

The authority of the city council
to issue bonds for a light and water
system has been questioned and
within the week quite a few citizens
have asked the writer if it was not
a fact that the council was not with.
in Its province in calling for an
election to issue $4,000 additional
bonds.
The law provides that besides the
10 per cent levy for water works an
extra levy of 3 per cent may be
made for lighting bonds. Our as.
sessed valuation is a little over
100000 $4,000 has already been
voted for water works, and in the
event that the additional bond issue
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06

The latest plague to be foisted
upon the meek and overladen coun-
try weeklies is a boiler plate" SER
les of sermons by an egotistical
highbrow pastor in little old New
York, who is having visions of the
second coming of the Savior, judg-
ment, fire, birthstone and an almost
endless collection of torments, to
scare and worry a patient people,
trying to forget the recent election
and the high cost of eatables. This
pastor" is strong on the Bible and
his dissertations are as clear as
putty. He speaks thru the symbols
of toads, lizards, horned creatures
of the ooze and slime and vermin of
all castles and previous condition OF
servitude, and he earnestly and
soberly asks you to believe that
what he reveals is, in sport par
lance, the DOPE" Well, sanity is
the most uncommon commodity In
the world, anyhow, so let us not be
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06
proposition carries we shall have
voted bonds to the limit of Our val
uation for the present.

The action of a number of sena-
tors and congressman who aligned
themselves with the progressive
party in the recent campaign in al
lowing themselves to be listed as re-
publicans and agreeing to attend
the caucuses of that party during
the session of Congress that opened
Monday is, to many newspapers and
others throughout the country, sig
nificent of the passing of that party.
But two senators have refused to
participate in the republican party
caucuses--Poindexter of Washing
ton and our own Joe Dixon. Nose
Clapp, the forid, spreadeagle states
man from Minnesota, is back in the
regular corral and says he desires
to affailiate with regular republicans
of the type of LaFollette in the
future. LaFollette looks Ike the
logical leader of the re~juvenated re-
publican party. II he is given the
command of the regular organiza-
ton after it's wounds are dressed
and the healing process has begun it
will be good night to Teddy, Amos
Pinchot, Perkins, Hiram johnson
and Armageddon
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06

too critical. But to give the gentle
reader an idea of the manner in
which the country press is perse-
cuted by this form of nuisance, the
first installment of this high-brow
religious revelation is published in
the current number of this paper.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06

Merchants who have a Holiday
Message should hurry and get in on
the Pioneer Press Holiday Numb'r
Young men of Cut Bank do you
want to know how to win a bride?
'Nough said. Come to the Fair
at Browns hall. Saturday, Dec. IA.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06
Lice on Horses.

For lice on horses use q good
louise powder generously wherever
lice appear, and blanket closely for
IL to Is hours. This kills most of
them. Repeat II necessary.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06

lt1snta question Oft the personality or politics of the editor, the side of the
meet ne I'VE o. 4, dear merchant. It's cold blooded question of circulation.
The books Of the Pioneer Press are always open.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06

Our assortment is new ready
for you to make your selection.
You will find that our Toys are
just the thingsfor the little folks.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06
STATIONERY

In Boxes, gotten up expressly
for Xmas gifts, and you will find
they have a Holiday appearance
which makes them acceptable
as we'll as useful.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1912-12-06
MAGAZINES

All the Christmas numbers
have been gotten out in their
attractive and interesting way
for Xmas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-03-21
Drop in and Tell Her.

Some afternoon when time hangs
heavy on your hands, drop in at
the school house for a few minutes
says the Brimfield News. Give the
teacher a warm handshake. and a
smile. and tell her that she's the
best teacher that ever struck the
district, Show her that you appre-
ciate what she is trying to do for
your boys and girls, Take an inter-
est in her work, and tell how we'll
the children are doing. A bit of
appreciation and a word of cheer
help wonderfully to smooth out
life's pathway, and if anybody's
path needs smoothing it's the teach
er's. Don't think she has it easy
because she works only six hours a
day. Those six hours are nervous
strain that would make a wreck of
you in a week. And during a good
part of the other eighteen she is
thinking and planning on how she
can make better school for your
boys and girls. It's hard to be
cheerful all the time. Teachers get
discouraged as well as anyone else.
Stop in the school house this after
noon and give your teachers word
of cheer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-03-21
A Boys Composition on Hens.

Hens is curious animals. They
don't have no nose, nor no teeth,
nor no ears. They swallow their
vittles whole, and chew it up in
their crops inside of EN-. The out
side of hens 'is generally put into
pliers and feather busters. The
inside of hen is sometimes filled
up with marbles shirt buttons and
SIGH. A hen is very much smaller
than a good many other animals,
but they'll dig up more tomato
plants than anything that amt a
hen. Hens is very useful to lay
eggs for plum pudding. like plum
pudding. Hens has got wings and
can fly when they are scarf. | cut
my Uncle Williams hens neck of
with Ratchet, and it scarf her t.
death. Hens sometimes make:
very fine spring chickens. Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-03-21
Annual School Election.

Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters of School District
of Monroe, township Sc, Range :
and s, Counties Of Monroe Marion
and Rails, State Of Missouri. that
~ ua, Sch. .y' j.
yl.lyl snail be held q, the same
time and place as the election of
municipal officers. The following
will be proposed; The election of
two directors for d term of three
years each to fill vacancies caused
by the expiration of term of Office
Of Mark c. Hawkins aud w. W.
Nald'ey
-a., lIth day OF March 1912,
II. }. KENT, Clerk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-03-21
With the Saees.

Be humble or you stumble. -
Moody.
One never speaks of himself ex-
cept at loss. Montague.
Some defeats are only Install
ments of victory.-Jacob A. Riis.
The only rose without thorns is
friendship.-Mlle. de Scuderi.
1t is not for us to impugn motives
and to judge the heart. -S Sigma.
So surely as we give freely are
we twice blessed in return
Smiles.
The power to decide firmly
strikes at the very marrow of abili-
ty. SWEET
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-03-21
A Mail Order Deal.

Down in Oklahoma the other day
a man went into a store to buy a
saw. He saw the kind he wanted
and asked the price. 1t was a $165
the dealer said.
Good gracious" said the man. |
can get the same thing from - 4
Co.. for $1.35."
That's less than it cost me-"
saidthe dealer but I'll sell it on the
same terms as the mail order house
just the same"
"All right" said the customer
You can send it along and charge
il to my account"
Not on your life" the dealer re-
piled No charge accounts. Y,1
cant do business with the mail or
der house that way Fork over the
cash"
The customer complied.
Now Ter two cents postage and
"'. l.a.. .'. d money vra.'
"Hht
certainly YOU have 10 send =
letter and a money order to a mail
order house YOU know"
The customer inwardIv ravind
kent to his asreement and maid rho
r;cLoI
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-03-21
CITY Election.

Notice is hereby given that the
regular general election of the City
of Monroe, Mo-, will be held on
Tuesday, April 2, 1912. Officers to
be elected, Mayor, Marshal, Collec-
tor, Police Judge, and one alderman
from each ward.
Voting places:
First Ward, Commercial Hotel.
Second Ward, Creamery Mills.
Third Ward, Council rooms.
JAMES S. SCOTT,
Mayor of the City of Monroe, Mo,
Monroe City, Mo-. March IA, 1912.