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The Caucasian., 1913-12-02

4 tom mag require, and make anu
J est tablieh such bylaws as may be
Pnecessarg and proper for the man
! aseneGt anG regulation OF the al
fairs os tAe corporation. If any va
! calscS occur Gmong The officers or
directors. Chg remaining directors
! lsay eelscQ Stockholders to fill In"
Z s0ele. phe board of directors snail
haze tsower 10 borrow and iend
< laso9les: 90 issue bills of exchange,
no,sos. sponas. ,5r@fts end other nego-
sioIoIo CaSere; eaccute mortgages
a08 generals to o. all things incl
,deNo go tAe objects and purposes OF
ssis cooperation.
&RYlSI0. {.
THsD capital stock Of this corpora
eioe,0 shall be Nftee@ thousand dol
larso elisideel into one hundred and
ffss shares % Pho par value of one
hundred jOliars each. This stock
slss. 7leso suIsscribes for the amount
% esIe thousand dollars and paid for
in UroDerts OF sash Before this cor
poraeion shall commence business.
No stakeholder shall be liable for
more chan the unpaid balance on
the stocS subscribed for by him,
nov shall any informalily in organi-
zation haxe the effect of rendering
this charter null or exposing a
seockholder to @ns liability beyond
/ the AMOUNT due by him for his
stosk.
aRT8Cq.G VI
The directors shall be elected by
ballot at the regular annual meeting
called for chat purpose; at all stock
hoders meetings each share OF stock
sholl De entitle4 to one vote; a
stockAolder mag vote by proxy. a
)maiorits of the stockholders shall
Iconstitute q quorum: and MAJOR
Iits a8 the stock present shall elect
1.-THE directors. Special meetings may
| be CALLED at the pleasure of the
president or on the written demand
oS three stockholders. The stock
holders of this corporation at
Injecting called for that purpose may
m..fifsa add to, alter or amend, or
disclose the corporation with the
l asssng % -fOurths of the stock
represented at such meetifg. THIS
shall not apply to increasing or de-
y L. L,
'crsasing the capital stock, when
is done under special law. Ten days
written notice Of any stockholders
| meeting shall be given by the secre-
lary. If dissolution be determined
| on, a majority of the stock present
shall select three liquidators at the
| meeting so determining and shall
provide for filling any possible Va
Caneies among said liquidators.
| In witness whereof said parties
| have hereuntO subscribed their
names in the presence OF me, no.
tary, and the two attesting wit
nesses, at my office in the City OF
Shreveport, La, on this the 2Sth day
| of November 1913.
J. B. ATKINS.
S. A. GUY.
per J. b. Atkins
/ J. M. MESSICk.
i w. f. PAYNE.
Attest. w A. WILKINSON.
i MARIE G.. CORY.
| f. H. COURTNEY.
CLIFTON +. DAVIS,
Notary Public.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Nov
29, 1913. W. M. LEVY
Deputy Clerk and eX-OfficIo Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
> now appears on file and of record in
nv office. Given under my hand and
seal of Office this goth day OF NO
vember 1913. w. NJ. LEVY,
lDeputy Clerk and ex-Of1icio Deputy
Recorder. NOV. 5u
The Caucasian., 1913-12-02
CHARTER
or the FlOurnoy Mercantile Com.
pany.

pdHy.
The State of Louisiana, Parish OF
Caddo: Before me, E. B. Herndon
Jr., notary public in and for the
State of Louisiana and the Parish
of Caddo. duly commissioned anu
sworn, on this day came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, Whol
declared to me that they do hereby
form themselves into corporation
under the laws of the State oil
Louisiana, under the stipulatlons
hereinafter set out, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
FlournOy Mercantile Company; i'll
shall have the right to enjoy sue
cession for ninety-nine years, with
the right to contract, sue and be
|sued, and to hold, purchase, lease,
sell and hypothecate property, real
and personal; its domicile shall be
at the Station Flournoy, Caddo Par
lish, Louisiana, and all citation and
Iother legal process shall be made on
Tits president or in his absence at
| the Office of the company according
to law.
ARTICLE II.
| The objects for which this cor
poration is organized and the ma
ture Of the business to be carried
lon by it are declared to be to carry
on a general retail dry goods. gro
/ Gerry and mercantile business, 10
lbuy, sell and otherwise deal in gro
|eeries, dry goods, boots and shoes
and general merchandise, and to
| carry on general advancing bust
.lness, for the purpose of advancing
lsupplies, ETC., and to own and ope-
! Ifrate a cotton gin, to buy and sci
Icotton, and to do any and all things
incidental to the purposes aboy'
named; and generally to do any ane
all things necessary to be done II
!. the furtherance of such objects AMI
: purposes.
81 ARTICLE III.
!. The capital stock of this corpora
tltion is hereby fixed and declared u
i be the sum of twenty-five thousan'
q {$25, ,OO0OO) and no-i0O dollars, di
+ vided into two hundred and fit
t (25O) shares OF one hundred dollar
: $4,000 each; said capital stock t
r be paid for in cash or its equlva
-llent, but shall not be issued an
Il sold for less than its par value; tn
u corporation is authorized to con
yimence business whenever six thou:
I-land dollars of its capital stock sha
s-Ibe subscribed and paid for in ful
,e ARTICLE ~.
81 The corporate powers Of this col
4 porati0n shall be vested in q boal
= AIof directors consisting of thr'
szz EszT5s
The Caucasian., 1913-12-02
Criminal Yenire

Third and Fourth Mondays in
November, and the First, Second
and Third Mondays in Decem-
Der 1913.
For the week commencing the
second Monday in December 1913,
for the trial of criminal cases:
4 Stroud, J. F. Hendrick, 0. ].
/ Atkins, C. H. Barlow, C. w.
2 Ober. Jacob 4 Thoman, w. f.
2 Duty, D. B. Snyder, H. T.
4 McGuirk. A. 1 Chandler, ]. R.
5 Hill. A. w. 1 Austin, G.. G.
6 Johnson, R. N. 4 Ownes, M. e..
q Bartlett, Curtis 4 Steere, A. G.
4 Lorant. Danes Carter, David
4 Cavce. E.. S. 6 Hudson, ]. r.
4 Simmons. E. B. 4 Robinson, H. c.
4 Addison. u. C. 4 Bankson, j. H.
5 Evans, w. r. 5 Carter, J. M.
2 Harger, Homer 4 Sellers, R. M.
1 Lynch, w. w. 4 Goff, A. K.
For the week commencing the
third Monday in December 1913, for
the trial of criminal cases:
t2 Anderson, J. S. 2 Childs, ]. c.
2 Heflin. w. J. s Waters, g.. R.
A Hale, J. M. 8 Flowers, R. M.
Q Bourquin, W. M.
| Ritter, E. C. 8 Barnes, P. h.
ii Lenoir, H.J. Crisp, Leroy
| i uoes A 1 Elder. E. J.
1 Peak, w. J.
l2 Mastin, John 4 Nickel, A. H.
4 6 May, J. L. 2 French. J. B.
Ia Ward. Marmaduke
4 3 Bullock, J. L. Welsh, j. r.
IL Everett, R. NJ. 1 Andrews, A. A.
| 8 Cushman, r. H. ) Attaway. J. M.
l8 Jones. A. C. 4 Pritchard, J. G.
| 4 Moore, E. E. 4 Severance, H. N
4 5 Flournoy, Silas C.
+. H. GOsMAN,
4 LEVI COOPER,
II C. MONCURE,
j ]. B. ARDIs.
u F. A. LEONARD,
4 Jury Commissioner.
II S. N. KERLEY,
3 Clerk and ex-Officio Jury Commis
I sioner.
4 Attest:
II S. @. WILLIAMS.
II A. S. HARDIN.
A true Copy.
8 A. s. HARDIN,
d Chief Deputy Cler
eI Caucasian, Oct. q. 1919
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26

LET go, you brute, let go and he tried to shake
off; but only braced myself and tugged the harder.
Then his gray eyes grew black with fury. His girl
mouth, at which had once heard laugh straight
ened into thin, ugly line He made another vain effort
get his feet Then, his eyes blazing his long slen
der fingers curved talon wise for my throat sprang
for his shoulder, burying my teeth deep in the flesh
The pain must have made him faint; for he fell back
weakly, half conscious.
7 PRICKED up my ears. Someone singing in the
woods. The song coming nearer. Now rec
ognized the Girls voice in of the songs had
heard my Master whistle. She coming down the
road behind us; the bend yet hid from her 1t
gay little song, and the Girls voice clear and
sweet:
Come to the Dances while you may
Flowers and romances fade with the day.
I growled and shook the man. l wanted the Girl to
see how bravey was defending her.
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"Save Mildred!" moaned the man. "Save Mdred!'
Come in your beauty, fair
Dancngs duty everyone
Don't let Mildred come!" The mans voice was very
weak SDon't let Mildred GOMEZ"
Come to the ball
The song stopped in the middle of note. The girl
seemed to be standing still What did the silence mean?
1 began to feel Why didn't she speak to me,
done the day chased tramp off the grounds? She
seemed to have stopped breathing could hear nothing
but the wood soundsthe stir of the leaves the splash
of brook the rustic of the grass the swapping of twg
Then there the rush of flying feet, the swish of
wind slapped silk | felt two hands at my throat.
"You brute Oh, you brute!7
The Girls voice, hoarse and broken, sounded close
above me; felt her painting breath hot my head.
"Let him go! Let him go, tell you'll
Her little hands, strong with strength, tugged at
my collar she tried to choke
"Don't let Mildred comet" moaned the man again.
@Don't let Mildred corne!"
Courage, Dearest! I'll get him off.
1 did release my hold; though the Girl had sue
ceeded in weakening it. l could not tell her 1 had
found the hiding could only fight for her, pro-
tect her.
Now her little fingers closed firmly on my throat,
choking me until my weakened hold almost relaxed.
@keepup Dear-keep up! You will soon be all right"
This time the man recognized her voice Weakly he
raised himself arm, far the entangled coat
would permit.
Let him CO. AIildredr he shouted hoarsely "If YOU
worry him any more, he will turn you! The brute
might kill you!"
Mo- painted the Girl in hard little voice. sNo!'
LET him go. say! Obey mel"
"\o' The Girl was breathing heavily, and her little
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gers felt like slowly tightening bands of steel my
-oat @No!-
"Mv Cod" groaned the man. all have to do it,
Great drops of sweat stood out his forehead. An
full purpose forming in his face. 1t grew gray
d haggard His eyes filled with the horror of it.
SECT away, Girl! Get away at once. l warn you
Ill strike you if you don't! l shall knock you uncon
Gus! 1t is the only way YOU.
Strike meo" faltered the girl, while her fingers
ed little.
at is the only way. Worry him any more. and he
Il spring for your throat. Now let him go' He
sed his arm, the muscles standing out on the bare
sh in great welts.
@Please don't, Robert. please DON'T The Girl
rank back but still she held me, still she tried to
oke me. @Please don't strike mel
Il must! Let him go now, this Instant
"No." sobbed the Girl in terror. 3No!' and her
Id on my throat frightened in last despairing eff
t to choke me off,
Then the mans mouth, the soft girl
mouth at which l had once heard
laugh, grew ugly and hard. His eyes be
came little narrow Sits Slowly, very slowly
the muscles of his face, his whole body.
tensed. There was a moments hesitation.
He was breathing hard. Then his clenched
fist shot out and struck the Girl. She
dropped at once.
The man turned on me in fury to which
g. his former rage nothing. l had made
- him strike the Girl! His hands caught my
g. throat in viseke grip His hold frightened
~ Then suddenly his hands grew limp and he
- collapsed.
- CRUX! Crux!' It was my Masters voice
hard and stern. He was tearing down
the road Tense and silent waited, savage
for the prey of which l was to be baked
Dare disobey? Could I?
"Crux' He was running hard. 3Crux!"
Now he was beside me- white and painting
Come here!r
What is it in the voices of some of these
humans our Masters, which, even in the
lust of battle, makes itself felt obeyed?
Slowly, step by step, stalked to him. |
waited. He looked at the Girl, unconscious
in the road; at the mans PROSTATE FORM his
dark head in the dust the shoulder of his
tan coat spattered with blood. Then he
turned to me. cringed in the road before
him, quivering under the lash of that look
He struck in the mouth. Sick with
the pain of the blow and the hurt of my
Masters anger, | staggered back, falling
heavily in the road, where | lay, painting
and sobbing.
My Master ran to the Girl, and STOPPING put small
yer flask to her lips
@Poor little thing- His voice was very pitiful
'oor little thing! My God! How could he do it9
1t it the only way. He struck her in the
lter strikes drowning he is trying to If
had not, the brute might have killed her.
I sobbed miserably. If I could only tell him, if
uld only make him understand.
The Girl coming to. Courage, Dearest!' she
1ispered Courage! I coming. l am coming"
I looked at my Master anxiously He white;
it he smiled down on her tenderly.
"He is safe, Dear he said gently @Just minute
ID I'll bring him round
But Mr.. Morgan was already sitting up pale and
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bit of meat, therefore, turns to be kick from
unfrendly boot, the dog who is progressive and per
sisten has much fun trying for what he wants that
it gives him fortitude to bear what he receives.
Here the road turned to the right. started down 1t
cautiously, with my to the ground shifting it care
fully. Now came place in the middle OF the road
where two dogs had had an exciting fight. Just my
luck of course, to have missed it. For moment felt
quite depressed. Now shifted something else: just
what could not tell. 1t the promise of some
thing to There something in the air, some
thing delightful unexpected, and going to find it.
The road took another turn, and followed it with
nv nose the ground still with that delightful feeling
of something just ahead mysterious. unknown. excit
ing, which going to discover. The woods are full
of strange mysteries and wonderful adventures and it
is very unprogressve dog indeed who doesn't have at
least one adventure whenever he enters them.
The feeling grew stronger. painting trernor of ex-
pectancy shook me- and my searching eyes missed
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he had not, the brute might have killed her."
I sobbed miseraby. If could only tell him, if |
could only make him understand
The Girl coming to. Courage, Dearest!' she
whispered. Courage. I coming. l coming"
I looked at my Master anxiously. He white;
but he smiled down on her tendery.
3He is safe, Dear he said gently. @Just minute
and III bring him round
But Mr.. Morgan already sitting up, pale and
dazed little later and they all went away in the
leaving there alone.
lay there, shivering with the pain and the loneliness
Would my Master always hate me? Would he
come back?
TT was perhaps hour later when heard his voice
"Crux' he called softly. "Crux!
I dragged my body quveringly over the ground to
his feet. l looked up in his face ptully. Would he
strike again? Could make him understand?
@Its all right, old chap he said sadly. @They told
fne how you found him. You thought he tramp
and were trying to my girl for me-
What joy his words gave me! | barked weakly and
licked his hand gratefully He sat down beside his
hand heavy my head. The rays of the brilliant after
sunshine focused in golden sunset, the sunset
faded into soft dusk and the dusk botted out by
darkness. The air grew damp and chill. The spicy
fragrance of the afternoon woods lost in the dank
messy smell of the woods at night Still sat there
My Master spoke softly:
"You and | alone, Crux: any more the Girl"
drew closer and put my head on his knee felt he
needed me.
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:" Please don't.
Robert - The
Girl shrank back;
but still she held
me. still she tried
to choke me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

In the war with Tripoli in 1903 the
marines were especially prominent. A
detachment accompanied General Eaton
ON his famous march from Alexandria
to Derne, nearly goo miles through North
ern Africa. In the attack on. Derne the
marines stormed the principle works, took
possession of the battery, planted the
American flag for the first time on a
fortress of the Old World, and turned
its guns ON the enemy
During the war of 1872, otherA were ex-
tremely active. In the battle between
the Constitution and the Guerriere the
first officer killed was Lieutenant Bush,
who commanded the marines. Other bat
ties in which the marines bore valiant
part were Shannon and the Chesapeake
Lake Erie, Lake Champlain In the action
between the Constitution and the Cayenne
and the Levant; in the action between
the President and the Endymon, and in
the fight on Lake Ponchartrain.
On shore they were with the army un-
der Scott in Canada with Jackson at
New Orleans, and in other engagements
along. the Chesapeake bay.
The marines. volunteered for service
against the Indians and crushed the
Creeks and Seminoles in the Everglades
They Also saw service against Spanish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

When asked to relate hair-raising ex-
perience with blood-thirsty Orientals,
ETC., la popular magazines both sadly
shook their heads. Life in the marine
corps. both observed. while extremely
pleasant was not as adventurous as pic
tured.
On October . Corporal Bullard will be
promoted to sergeant and will assume
charge of the Birmingham office. Ser
geant Legon's term of enlistment will
then expire and he will take three
months leave of absence. After that
he will be transferred to another field.
Birmingham as Field
II have found Birmingham very good
field for men, said Sergeant Legoh.
birmingham is now tied with Atlanta
for first place in this division. which is
composed of Memphis. Nashville, Knox
vile, Atlanta, Macon and Chattanooga
with headquarters in the latter city.
"The examination of a man who applies
for enlistment in the marine corps is
rigid, extremely So If there is the slight
est defect, physical or moral, Uncle Sam
will have none of him. Not only is much
attention given the physical man, but his
mental qualifications enter very largely
into whether he is accepted or not
"At the outbreak of the war with
Spain in 1898 the strength of the corps
was about $500; now it's approximate
strength is 10000. There are hardly ever
more than 100 vacancies in the corps
and therefore, the government can afford
accepted for service. Even so insignif-
cant thing as corn on mans foot
will sometimes mean his rejection A
bunion is fatal. Lack of an archins
instep is almost as bad as blindness SO
far as the corps is concerned The man
whose instep is not arched is unable to
make forced marches. His feet give out
and instead of being an asset to the
service, he becomes a liability.
Another requisite is a Willingness to
be vaceiHated and to take typhoid pro-
phylaxis This is true in all branches OF
the service and is a result of experiments
conducted at Lyons Springs, Tex, dur
ing the maneuyers in 1911. Out of 5000
men, all except one were given the pre-
phylaxsis-that one was seized with ty-
phoid and died.
Another obstacle that trips many a
would-be recruit, IS the color test for
the eyes. Although man may be eveI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

pirates in the West Indies and Malays
in Sumatra.
The marine corps was covered with
glory in the Mexican war. Several de-
tachments were on the Pacific side with
Commodores Sloat, Shubrick and Stock
ton; others on the east coast with Perry
and Connor and still others acted In
conjunction with the army under Scott.
They were present at the capture of
Monterey, San Francisco and Mazatlan;
fought at Los Angeles, San Diego, San
Jose San Gabriel and Guaymas. On
the east coast they were engaged in the
capture of Matamora, Tampieo, Frontera,
Tabasco and Vera Cruz. They were as
signed to General Quitmans division in
the assault on Puebla. This was the
first division to enter the Grand Plaza
of Mexico City The crowning honor,
however, was at Chapultepec on Septem-
ber 10, where the party assigned to the
storming of the castle--120 men selected
from all eorps-drove the enemy head
long before them after a desperate hand
to-hand encounter with dubbed rifles and
bayonets.
These same Mexican heroes were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
United States Marines Always Ready For Any En1ernency
Skth hoI Arm # eSmnsF gh6nFo
BY JACK BETHEA

marching through the streets in Yeddo.
the capital of Japan, in 1852 and 1858 as
a part of Commodore Perry's celebrated
expedition
What Are They Today?
Wherever there was a fight; where
ever marines were needed there they
were sure to be. The feats of the ma
rines In the spanlsh-Ameriean war are
we'll known. No more gallant fighting
by any corps was done than by these
same marines. So much. for what they
have been and done in the past. What
of the marine corps to day?
Die recruiting office of the marine
corps In Birmingham is In charge of
Sergeant A. Logon, who, in a few
months will have completed his second
term in the marines. Sergeant Legnon
is an extremely interesting talker ON his
favorite topic and naturally believes that
there is nothing else under the sun quite
as great as Uncle Sams marine corps.
Sergeant Legion, when asked about his
own experiences, admitted that although
he rad seen foreign service, he had never
been in any particularly tight places
while on active service 1t was on re-
cruiting duty, he said, that he seemed
to have the most adventure.
For instance, while sitting in the re-
cruiting office at Evansville, Ind, on the
afternoon of August 80, 1910 he felt the
floor suddenly sink under him. He leap
ed from his chair as the wall fell out
ward and fled to the inside door leading
to hallway which did not so down
in the wreek. The sergeant turned as he
passed through the door and watched
the chair in which he had been seated
go tumbling down into the alley to be
buried under tons of brick and debris.
Another close call of the sergeant was
in Denver when he awakened to find
a man standing over him with knife
appraised. Disregarding a threat to kill
him, Legion leaped on the intruder. After
a struggle of twenty minutes, the burg
lar was subdued and turned over to the
police.
Barbour County Boy Here
In the office with the sergeant is an
Alabama boy from Barbour county, who
has seen quite bit of the world, con-
siderable on his own account Here is
record of Corporal John Billiards. trav-
els in the past five years: 19OS-Phillipines;
19oS-Japan; 1909, Japan again, 1910, China:
1911, Japan again. He estimates that he
has travelled $4,000 miles on water, be-
sides several trips across the American
continent which, he said, did not count.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

chances are greatly against his ever de-
serting. We get number of these kind
and experience has proven that they
make the best kind Of marines
Recruits are carefully warned against
expecting too pleasant time in the
marines. Life isn't all roses by any
means. man is expected to give value
for what the government pays him.
Frequently men come in and when ask
ed why they wish to join, reply that they
cannot get job and want to be assured
of food, clothing and housing. This is
the kind of man that is not wanted in
the marine corps. He will make a shift
less, slovenly soldier and will desert the
first time that things don't go to suit
him. The Marine corps only wants men
who are ready and willing to respond to
the last ounce of their strength when
called upon.
Sent to Chattanooga
when recruit successfully passes the
eNamination here he is sent to the head
quarters of this division which are To-
Gated at Chattanooga where he under
goes another rigid test. If he is turned
down there he will be returned to Birm-