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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
ADDITION.

wife IS largely a process p simple
addition
Vh" sar' shne .wo ans tso arc ZONE
" tr"mcNdoua sncs
Snpp"S" YOU Cry o. Mnk" swo and
swo shr"s You 60 10 VI" poorhouSc
s'r ~ MAX" ewo nna swv i've Sou ="
." the p"nitcntiney.
%iMp)". y''l say?
Suppose s"I wans % aui'd "p . fov-
eun"
| You nuss begin with aNNi'ion u is
| simple Mt first Eut after YOU have
| aHdcd awhile you can begin 20 multi
| oily. HnH that goes faster
one time one l. one but q hundred
times one Is hundred 1t Is the tcsti
mOny of all men who have succeeded
in making money that the first thou
sand dollars Is the hardest to get That
thousand Is the foundation, the first
layer. Of the pyramid 1t Is easier to
build thereafter. because addition Is
slow and multiplication Is rapid
1t is so of building character.
1t IS difficult ut first because you are
laying the foundation by layer Of
right actions. Add up these right &C
tons and you develop a habit And
habit multiplies. BY and by you ac
quire n momentum in habit that carries
you on.
1t Is the old Scripture story of dou
bling the talent
Or like the rolling SNOWFALL
But you must add up the right sort
of things. IF you try to add up merely
your ancestry. your family, your social
position. etc, you will soon find that
your birthright will not necessarily
make character
Moreover
Birthrght and position will not co,fnt
in the worlds estimate. It may plcH>"
your pride, but if you try TO parade it
you will become ridiculous
Begin with simple addition.
Add up slowly that which YOU have
really acquired of and by and for your
self. Like the SNOWFALL, the sum viii
be small at first, but it will grow Two.
and two ar" four but two times fou1
are eight
Begin at the beginning
Most persons try to begin with muI
tipliCation rather than with simple Hd
dition.
Most persons want to put the cap
stone on the pyramid without first lay
ing the foundation and adding to thr
superstructurc.
First leorn how fu add
After that multiplication will come
hasy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
Bracelets as Love Tokens.

One could wish that Livy had enter,
ID into more detailed description OF
those golden bracelets worn by the Sa
bine soldiers which tempted Thar
peia by their beauty to betray the Ro
man citadel into their hands. They
too, must have been considerably mas
sive, for when they repaid the trea
son by hurting the ornaments at he'
head their weight was sufficient t"
crush the traitress to death Durinc
the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
bracelets were worn in Europe by botir
sexes and largely used as love tokens
A notable bracelet was that presented
to Queen Elizabeth by the Earl of Lei
cester It was Of gold, set with rubie'
and diamonds. and in the clasp WA
a small watch. adorned on the ease
with n large lOzenge diamond Th
most famous bracelet Of modern DAY =
Is no doubt one In the possession 1T
the shah Of Persia. 1t formerly be
longed to the emperor Of China ana
contains the famous stone known -
the "Scn Of Light" n diamond Of duZ
zIing briIianrc and great size. ~
change
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
MIS- DIRE AN,

| remember q dream written. think.
BY the late Myrtle Reed that has stuck
in my memory 49,
A dissatisfied young man dreamed
that he was in n great factory. The
belts were off. the machinery stopped.
There was rubbish on the floor. and
the people stood about complaining
Each wanted the others job.
The shipping clerks wanted to cut
out the samples that were sent out In
big envelopes The girls who cut out
the samples wanted to draw the de-
a signs.
The designer wanted to be doorkeep-
er so he could get more air. The man
who oiled the machinery wanted to
wash the windows for n change. The
busy messengers waited to run the
machines. And SO on.
Suddenly 4; strong voice called out.
Each Of you back to his jobf'
Hcsitatingly the workers obeyed.
Presently all was harmony. Each was
doing his work. aud doing 1t we'll. "a
Then MS they worked. dreamed the
dreamer. the spirit Of love entered into
them. and they began to sing at their
tasks. Each OF them not only did his
own work. but helped his neighbor
Instead Of complaining each was eager
to do and to help.
The dreamer awoke
IIc knew 1t was only dream, but
the teaching was plain. If each one
of us did his work in the spirit Of love
and eheerfulness there would be bar
mony and the millennium would be
here.
Is il not so?
If your. task is hard, nevertheless
make up your mind to do it faithfully
and in the spirit Of love. Dignity it
by your fidelity. II is possible TO learn
to love even a hard task.
You can do better work?
Possibly. But you cannot do the
greater work successfully If you can
not do the lesser work successfully.
IL you do the lesser task faithfully
the time will come when you may de-
mand and command the better job.
1t is your job, big or little.
If you complain of 1t and envy 9th.
ers you will not succeed and you will
SOW the seeds of discomfort and dis
cord in the hearts of your fellows.
Each to his job!
The harmony of things requires that
you do your work. however mental.
and dignity 1t with a song. Some 9th
err worker, drinking Of your spirit and
hearing your song. may take heart
again. ..s.. -H ...
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
Notice 10 Lc,cr Contractors

,NIflrr Board Of Commissioners Of
Caddo LrNCr District. Shreveport
La. Jan. Is, 1912.
Sealed proposals Will be received
al the office of the Board of Com
miSSiOncrs Of the CaddO LeVec Dis
trict, at Shreveport, La, up to II
O'Clock noon, Wednesday, February
II, 1912 for the construction of the
folIowin new levees in the Parish of
CaddO, Red River, left bank.
Twelve Mile Bayou to Gross Bay
on length of line, about 1850 feet;
contents about 225,OOO cubic yards
deposit required 100000; bond re-
quired Sl1 10000.
Cash or certified check to the
amount named as deposit must &C
company each poropsal.
| Terms of payment cash.
The right to reject any or all pro-
pOsals is reserved.
Other information as to location,
character of work, manner of sub
hitting proposals, execution of con-
tract and bond and time of begin
ming and completing work, as we'll
as blank forms for submitting pro-
posals, may be had on application
to the Board of State Engineers, at
New Orleans, La, or to the under
signed. S. A. DICKSON, Pres.
s. \. KERLEY. Secretary.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
Breton Girl Caddies.

Tie girl caddies ut Dinard are very
amusing, writes James Douglas in Lon
don Opinion. They are also good cad
dies. Their strength is extraordinary
Some Of these sturdy little Breton
maids can do three rounds a day with
out a sign Of fatigue. Their names are
like one of Rossetti's poems Rosalie.
CeSarine, Julie. Emmeline. etc. And
their wit Is full of salt They are not
clad III rags. like so many Of the child
caddies in England, but are comfort
ably CARRIED and neatly shod. One lit
tie girl told me that she earned II or
20 francs week and that 1t all went
toward her dot. The French boys are
not quite so clever as the girls Thcy
are not 80 quick Of eye and brain
What struck me most about these
French youngsters was their physical
strength. Our English lads and lassies
are not so well fed. nor are they so
well educated. The French girl Of
fourteen or fifteen is a little woman
Of the world. She Is more than the
equal Of an English girl Of seventeen
Or eighteen In shrewdness and mot her
Tit
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
POWER.


tsI IbdlltHI.
If you are patient you VII have hr
little competition. because so few pr,
sons practice that virtue. You almo
may have a monopoly.
Be self poised.
You will have but Iittl" rivalry he",
Also because so many persons get ott
their balance. You almost could form
trust of the we'll balanced. right,
poised. And
If you have both toise and pattern"
you will have what every one is look
ing for
Power.
II you are patient and poised YOU
will be generous and kind to all. to the
deserving and wise as well as to the
undeserving and foolish.
You cannot be kind and patient TO nj
men unless you are self forgetful. IN
selfish. IL you, are self forgetful an6
generous you will be both patient and
kind.
See how the circle goes2
Now. there is this about power
goes to him who can properly use II
And the greatest power in all the uni
verse Is love. and he who is poised apt
patient and kind will have that tremeu
dous power ...
How to get 1t?
Are you to struggle and strain af.e
It. grasp for 1t? II you do that 20,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04

or Is 70 undertake. TO cIothe the bnbv
urn,.idc for If hc ,pnnyor for II and
darcud If
Isn't that fine?
Every wnInan married or qfnclc /,
n unicutiaI mother %hc finds hrr
nt.n.,yI self in motherhood
Tia. mother n~liurt I.,in,, 90. vtrnn,
o., fu,t.r Of vun.ru tnrr,, can .,p,r
| ,n f,,r. 49,, rI..r.,, ,l,.,.,iv, ti,,u f., cara,
| fer = ,.n.I lr.,,. ht4 M. Wild Of l.,.,
owe u.s ,:ot hr Il ia t.r m"tnrr TO
| it, 90, ,,..u ],II1 ;nrt u,,.,3- f. 'rliu..2
Tbr nr,y~:,..r 81: .r@,, fuH Of adtrrtI -
mont. of uln,nrr h1u,.,.y Women r.;
hJnio., to u.luII
| Abortion nf u ,ni1I i; all wrong. n,
ror,finy tn Inc ~, uu, -
! She saws the Intny should I,o t9I,c,
| from it's own nlniilrr ouIy ~ - l,-t ~
sort or bocan4r the mother i, mwnrth,-
nr inrana,,itatrd II is the refinement
Of cruelty 10 take II babe from It's nat
rrYl mother
But
If every marricd woman who has no
baby or every sfnrIr woman o,rr
twcniy-onc wears who can afford il
could foster some one of Gods NtIo
ones she would not only minister to
her highest happiness. but would be-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
Heart toHeart
Talks.
Dy EDWIN =. RYE.
TIE YEAST IN YOU

lI .."u'HIrd>
Thcu y"p are profits sure to- am"Hnt
t. ~"a"lhtn@. ho.Aus"
Tnr u1u who is not discouraged ~
s.t;a,lt"d. ANA the man who i salts
ficI dnrs moi try.
Satisfaction with oneself and OMEGA
coalition in life means that on" has
stopped crowiug because growing
means trying, effort. ambition
biography proves II
The men who hHv" got up in the
world are III" men who. through dis
c0urngcmrnts that would have stop
ped the averag" man, have gou" on
trying
There was Napoleon.
As boy his heart was sore whrn
shc other students Of the engineering
school called him the runt" Even
after he had won some of his grCntrSt
victories he was tempted TO commit
suicide
And y. S. Grant.
Think You when he pcddled core
wood in St Louis and almost despair
cd Of making Il living for his family
he was satisfied with himself or his
situation in life?
When stationed ut that northwest
post and threatened with discharge
from the service if he did not reform
bis drinking habits. was Grant con
tented with his LOTT The greatest vic
tory he ever won was that one over
his appetite,
And Lincoln.
Never was mortal more discouraged
heart died his friends had to protect
him against himself All his life he
was subject to the blues"
After he had been beaten by Doug
las for the United States senate. while
he had stood strong for his principles.
he sadly wrote a friend that he felt
his political career was ended
Insults2 Abuse?
Few men have felt the iron In their
souls as did Abraham Lincoln and
often he must have longed for the
quiet days In Springfield.
But
Napoleon, Grant. Lincoln and a host
of others. discouraged. dissatisIird
discontinued. often despairing. never
thcless kept on trying
Aud you? You will pull through and
rlI1a because you are dissatisfied
There is in you that yeast Of divine
discomfort" which. through discour
ngcmcnt and trial. has made men rise
If you are discouraged do not despair
The symptom is good one.
. IT is the yeast working in you.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
D Judgment.

No i1.6S6 In District Court First
Judicial District State Of Louis
Dana: Laura \. Dyer vs.. !. T..
Dyer.
In this cause by reason Of the law
and the "Videnc" being in favor Of
plaintiff and against defendant, it is
ordered, adjudgcd and decrccd that
the plaintiff, Laura A. Dyer, that
there be judgment dissOIving the
community Of acquets and gains cX-
listing between herself and her hus-
band, J. F.. Dyer, and that the plain
tiff, Laura A. Dyer, do have and re-
cover from J, f. Dyer, defendant, the
full sum of one hundred and thir-
teen dollars, with all cost of suit.
1t is further ordered, adjudged
and decreed that the plaintiff, Laura
A. Dyer, have the free administra-
ton of her estate and be invested
with full control of the same.
Done, read and signed in open
court this 10th day of January 1912.
E. w. SUTHERLIN,
District Judge
Endorsed Filled January 10, 1912.
r. B. COOK, Deputy Clerk.
A true copy.
.;.~-~F. A. LEONARD,
Jan. i8, 1912. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
.MOTHERING" A BABY.

The Countess Elsie Van Schaak Of
Berlin, Germany. recently in Chicago.
makes a suggestion that is worth
while. =
This IL her idea:
In Berlin. where the plan is In op-
sration. every woman who can. afford
10 do 50 IL urged to mother. one
baby. The baby is not to be taken
from its own mother. The foster moth
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-04
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

night and the result was as follows:
Roosevelt, |; Taft, /; LaFollette. /;
Cummins, l; Harmon, /; Harrison,
1; Wilson, /; Underwood, /; Bryan,
1; Clark, 1.
1t doesn't look as though there is
going to be much farm work done
this year If the politics hold out.
When a Teller learns how to run
his automobile it is time to buy a
new machine.
1t seems strange, but almost every
body lives next door to some mean
critter who won't shovel the snow
off his walk.
If all the proposed railruds were
built there wouldn't be room for a
single potater patch from Main to
Californy.
If you fold up the napkin 1t Is a
sign that you expect to be invited to
eat another meal in the house and
II you don't fold It up 1t is a sign you
are a boor, 80 what Is a Teller to do?
Hank Tumms solves the problem by
sticking the napkin In his pocket and
taking 1t home with him.
Who kin blame the wimmen for
getting into politics and business
when most OF the beauty done and
advice to mothers for the Sunday pa
pers is written by men?
eve see a Teller who travelled
through the west but what came hack
with the firm impression that there
is going to be a great revolution In
politics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
LADIES' SHOES.
GIRLS SHOES.

High cut, gun metal, button, sizes 11R
to 2; value $500; special ...............
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

that balky boss he let Doc have on
trade four years ago and what Doc
did to him was a plenty. He sent
out and got a set Of burglar tools
to yank AIMS teeth with and said
he was sorry, but he was all out'n
c~hloroform and ether and lafing
gas. Every time he thought of the
balky boss he hit Am an extra clip
or SO with the maui. Then he let
Am go without any teeth at all for
about six weeks and Am had to live
on soup and mush n milk until
he got so weak he couldn't crawl up
Docs stairs any more to ask for the
teeth. Finally Doc got a set from a
mail order house and they didn't fit
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
A COpUeaIed Salute

/ love to hear the sleigh bells ring,
and zip across the snow
Behind the good old piebald mare,
as fast as she can GOO.
! love to have my gal along, I drive
with n hand, See?
Becaue whenever | do that the other
arm is free.
Hank Purdy took his sweetheart out
n winter night to ride.
And he was proud of the fair girl
a-settin' by his side.
They got out on the country road;
1t was a dream of bliss.
With no one near. he got real bold
and asked her for a kiss
OF course she acted BACKYARD like and
chawed the rag a bit,
But Hank had got his courage up,
there wa no doubt of it.
So Hank he grabbed her Iround the
waist; 1t was so doggone cold,
She didn't have the heart to scream
and cen forgot to scold.
or course, she wanted to be bussed,
as most all sWeethearts do
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

AIMS face, but Am is wearin' 'em al
though his mouth is around under
his left ear and he can't shet It
nohow. His wife makes him put
EN- In the chimney closet with the
rest of the chimney every night.
Miss Pansy Tubbs desires to an
nounce that the rumor to the effect
that she is engaged to Ansel Perkins
Is premature, as he amt asked her
yet and she is going to turn him
down when he does. There doesn't
seem to be anything further to say
in regard to the matter and any
editorial comment by the Clarion
would be su%perfluous.
Hold Peters youngest kid planted
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
And then he found It was SO cold that

And then he found It was SO cold that
kiss Just up and froze.
Hank couldn't get away from her:
h couldn't shake of Hank,
And all that they could do was sit
and yank and yank.
So finally it got real late, bout 9
O'Clock at night,
And Hank and her both knew that
they were in an awful plight.
With his free hand Hank turned the
team and headed back fer town.
He drove right to the parsons house.
the parson helped them down.
o see Hank couldn't use his mouth
so he talked on his hands.
And told the paron: go ahead and
tie the weddin' bands" d
The knot was tied. The parson, who
had quite a tender heart,
Let Hank and her set by the stove
till they had thawed apart.
That happened quite a spell ago,
when him and her was wed.
That frozen buss was Hanks good
luck, he many times has aid.
It was a happy marriage and Hank
surely struck it right
But Hank and her amt never been
sleigh ridin' since that night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

The fact we think your masters
should
Retire you on a pension.
You click and clatter all the day
And seem to tire out never.
For men may come and men NAV 90.
But YOU go on forever.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
TN.THE.SPUI2
Mt

1 ON ~
WE'VE STOPPED bU1ING MEAT.
US folks amt goin' to buy no meat.
We're goin' to kill the rust.
Our dad says that the packers ring
we're surely going to bust.
we haven't ct a bit of beef or pork
since Monday morn.
But still we're feelin' fine and we will
laugh the trust to scorn.
Mas dug up Sarah Rorer's work that
tells you how to cook
And h amt goin' to miss a single
thlng that's in the book,
Proyidin' that the recipe don't men
ton any meat
She says she'll fix up vegetables so
they will be a treat.
we had potatoes Monday, cooked in
nineteen diff'rent styles
And buckwheat cakes and graham
gems In most attractive piles
OF course dad bought a turkey but
that amt exactly meat,
But he said we must have 1t fer to
make the meal complete.
He's bargained for some chickens
from a man who runs a farm;
or course we've all stopped eatin'
hVhl Jul SHlCh WON 10 no
harm.
Pas boycotted the butchers and
saws they won't get his dough.
But he eats sirloin steaks down town
at noon for lunch we know.
Since we have cut out meat at home,
we're having eggs each day;
They cost a whole lot more than
meat but dad says that's the way
To knock the food trust In the heed
and cave our hard eaerned wealth.
We've got to have some food like
that If we'd preserve our health.
We've he'd canned mushrooms once
or twice. They used to /" cost too
much"
And lobster a Ia Newhurg and canned
pfneaDD1e and such.
To knock the food trust in the head
We're having oysters every day. They
used to be a treat,
We're savin' up dead loads of coin
since we stopped buyin' meat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

some bird seed last fall and expects
to raise a flock of canaries this COM
Ing season.
Hank Purdy says 1t seems durn
strange that although congress keeps
adding more states, the map of this
county don't get no bigger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

Arthur-"Ah, Madeline, how do I
know you love me truly?" Madeline
Arthur, nothing but love could
make a girl ride behind her fiance on
a motorcycle."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
And kind as kings upon their coro-
nation day.-Dryden.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
FROM THE HICKEYVILLE
CLARION

Am Hilliker says If there is any
thing on earth he would rather do
than something else, 1t is to pose for
a dentist for a set of teeth or a few
lead filings. He got into Doc Bink's
chair havin' clean plum forgot about
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
TO HI GAS T

They say the problem is unsolved
But still | have a notion
That when some man invented you
He found perpetual motion.
You eve loaf upon the job
But do your stunt most gaily,
You are forever in our minds,
We think about you daily.
Down in the dismal darksome depths
In your most humble station,
You cheerfully perform your task
And ask for no vacation.
A faithful servant tried and true,
We think it right to mention
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25

ACCORDING TO UNCLE ABNER.
There is never much harm in q
madolin player-when he amt play
In It.
1t looks as though the outcome of
the election OF this country is going
to be purtv close. A straw vote was
tOoic at Tthhitt's oena~a1 e+oro loot
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
BOYS o
With a purchase of SOC
or over.

Gun metal, button or lace; special
The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-29

what could he he doing there at that time of n;ehtg Hts identity WIS soon established by bis turning the light upon bis own face He was Smith son. the caShicr
 Ny frst impulse was to say: Hello. SmHhsouS What are you doingg But | oppressed it would see for myself what he was doing But un. fortunately at the moment was seiz- ed with desire Co sncezc. and sncr2e I dd Smltbson immediately switch Cd on the electric light
 "what arc ycu doing hcrey- he ex. claimed On seeing me.
 ~what arc ycn doing bereH"
 -I got worried sl,out tho large amount of money we have here and couldn't sleep ] bad Co get up and come here to sce that lt was at right
 "Just my ease. preferred not to % home and aid down here Co sleep tih morning haven't tbe combination, so 2 MH$ fthiieNN Rh NNNtNii' tttf ~t'fA with seeing ihal the safe hsdn't been blown open Singular Isn't it. that VIC should both have been affected the same way. aud got up iu the middle of the nigh, io satisfy 8 feelugg
 "Tery. Are you going 10 remalnT
 sNo; we viN wsie aloug together.
 He opened the safe We satisfied ourselves tEst the money was there and left thc odce toechcr
 The next day said nothing about the events of the evening Smithson went about irokjnE worried. It occur- red to me be mtcht feel fearful that | would mt>in,ey9get his opening the safe in the night roudnt very well reaSSure hin. Tor thal wond be ac. kuowledging that he was oIgn 10 sus- picIon tn tbe eveHiug told Myra about our strange meeting n my surprise she rasped
 ''oh. hcavensr
 What iS ug"
 ~lt WAS not such a coincidence as you think i5 was. Be was there to rob the safe
The daily Alaskan., 1912-02-29

''Why to yor ,hiHb tbats gsst4. aStunShrG
 ~Whflr yoI two wr1F a' ihr o'ii ! dre,mcd l.at you aud he neG Qns5 rel. and .auldnf sHauio Fnn. awoGr fran a nightmare
 Do yuu ppeau Co cohdewn thr uian on such evidence aS thgts Hr was Intending Co borrow from fuGd> iu he safe with tbe evpr iatIou of uturniug the amount taken go, snbe fuiuw time
 erjbelps~, [ could gel uu relra tion from her
 The next morning SnBhSon did not appear aj the office md has never been heard from since. He had been nay ing the stock market and losi.
 What strange reasons women rivc for what they know And bow did Myra know itg