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The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
Too Slow to Be a Soldier.

In room on the top floor Of a large
factory boy was amusing himself by
going through the bayOnet exercise
with long handled brush In lieu of q
rifle. His boss coming quickly upon
him, gave him box on the ear for
wasting his time. The sudden blow
caused the lad to lose his balance and
fall down the hoist shaft, but fortu-
nately he kept his hold OH the brush,
the handle Of which. getting across the
shaft, broke his fall and enabled him
to grasp the chain, down which he slid
in safety. The boss was horrifed at
the effect Of his action and rushed
breathless and gasping with fear down
the eight flights of stairs to the base
ment just In time to see the lad drop
on his feet unharmed SO, recovering
his self possession ana his breath he
exclaimed.
want TO be soldier. eh? Well,
you're too slow for that Why. man. /
ran walk down all those stairs quicker
than you can fab down the hoist
Vlaft London Answers.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
Heart toHeart
Talks
THE SOMETHING THAT SINGS.
BY CHARLES N. LURE

'Sis not In the high stars alone.
Ner sa the cup Of budding flowers.
Scr ni the redbreast's mellow tone.
Nor In the bow that smiles In showers.
tut IN the mud and scum of things
Thcrc always. always, something sings.
Emerson
Doe. she something" sing to youl
q" .nu see the beauty that lies in the
hwIy things? o 3
My one can zee the glory of the
sunset ana the charm Of the rainbow.
1t takes no trained eye to perceive the
artistic, worth and to feel the appeal
f Il great statue or u beautiful paint
Ing. Such things are of universally ac
snewledged merit,
We can feel and enjoy them. but we
mnst not vaunt ourselves upon the ap-
preeiation that In common heritage
Hut If your heart thrills to the call
nf simple kindly deed. unnoticed by
the world at large, you are lover OF
nanksnd. II you understand the worth
and the heroism of life spent in self
denial and sacrifice Cor the sake of
mthers. you are among the elect for
whom always. always. something
saaEs"
Train your ear to hear the songs.
Educate your eye to notice such mat
scs>. BRING the mind aud the heart up
"a an appreciation Of them. It will be a
course tn the widespread university Of
Humanity. whose halls Of learning are
The world. whose teaching staff are
all ane's fellow beings. whose chr
ysGulusn is the following Of the ways
Of humanity with Interested, beneyo-
eat eyes.
''Nothing useless is or low:O each
thin. ID It's place is best" said the
gees. From every one, saint or sinner.
l,sFesl or free. something Of good may
be learned 1t may be positive good
or Ii may be negative good. The former
aoaches what to seek: the latter shows
mg what to avoid.
The Roman poet-dramatist Terence
mhs, rose from slavery to the high
place of favorite of the Roman popu.
snee. voiced the sentiment thus:
II am man, and have an interest
On everything that concerns humanity"
nc h recorded that when these words
we're spoken from the stage the audi
xssce rose in tumultuous applause.
They are as true now as they were
when they were written. more than
&000 years ago.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26

opposition or infuriatcd by their stu
pIlity. what would we not give to ba
able to make them whut we wish
them to be! How easy 1t would be II
we could only make them zee things as
we view them or convince thom that
we are IN the right and they are In the
wrong.
So certain Hre we Of ourselves.
There IL the self confidence that Is
good. FOR II lends strength to the arm
and keenness to the brain In doing the
work that must be done Such ~ the
self reliance that Is founded on the
strong rock Of consciousness of right.
No storms Of opposition should be per.
nittel to shake It,
But there IL also the self confidence
which Is mistaken and which is merely
ktuhbornness IN the wrong That is
the spirit which makes us wish to
make others what we want them to
hc. Needless Of Our own shortcomings,
For Is 1t not true thnt We caniIot
make ourselves what We wish To he?
to be. but we permit our limitations
to bnr the WHY We know. for exam.
pie that the attainment Of Il certain
end requires the exercise Of industry
and unremitting effort. but we 20 In
our old. slothf,n. unavaillng way I'M
III the golden time Of opportunity is no
more.
We see the light OF righteousness
md willfnlly blind ourselves TO It.
That is the weakness Of our human ma
tire
We should not be angry, therefore.
because we cannot remodel the world
and Its conditions and our neighbors
70 suit ourselves. since In our hearts
we know that It IL hard to bring our
selves to make progress toward the
goal Of perfection which lies before
us all
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
SheriH'S Sale

No. i7,l23--In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La.
Milton +. Smith ct al VS.. Lucille
Boykin.
BY virtue Of writ Of seizure and
sale TO me directed from the Honor
able First judicial District Court OF
CaddO Parish, La. in HE above num-
bered and entitled suit, ! have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, without the benefit of ap-
praisement, for cash and on terms
Of credit, at the principal from;
door of the court house Of Caddo
Parish, La, during the legal hours
of sales, on
SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 1913,
Thirty feet front of lot eleven Of
i0-acre lot iWenty-Seven lying neXl
TO and adjoining lot Ten OF l0-acrc
lot tWenty-seVen and running back
the full length Of SAID lot, sad
property located in The City o'
Shreveport. La. with all the build
ines and improvements thereon,
Said property seized az belonging tc
the above named defendant and Ia
be sold to pay and satisfy the debt
as specified in said writ, say in the
sum of $4,000 with 8 per cent per
annlm interest upon $4,000 from
January 10, 1910, until paid anl
upon ike amount from Jan. p, 1911,
and like amount from IAN %, 1912
and upon ike amount from Jan. %
1913, together with ten per cent
upon total amount Of said notes due
and not yet due, The total amount OF
said notes due and not yet due
amounting to S883.6i, and on terms
Of credit as to the notes not yet due
amounting to &i036i, beginning with
the note due Jan. %, 1914, for $4,000
and each successive note Of like
amount due Jan. %, 1915, Jan. %
1916, and the last note Of &}36i due
Jan. 25, 1917, and all costs Of thi:
suit. J. p. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-OfficiO Auctloneer
Caucasian, Oct. 5, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26

slope, crop and split in the right ear.
One pale red heifer, about 3 years
old, marked with under slope in the
left ear, underslope, crop and split
in the right ear. No brands on
any of these cattle. Owner will
come forward, prove property, ,-and
pay charges, or the same wHl be
sold according TO law on Saturday,
the 18th day Of November 1913, dur
ing the legal hours Of sale, at the
residence Of a. d. Johns.
l.. +. SYLVESTER,
Justice OF the Peace Sixth Ward Of
Caddo Parish Louisiana.
Caucasian, Oct. Q, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
EStray Notice.

Taken up by Sam Trivial at his
pasture near his enclosure on the
Greenwood road, about four miles
from Shreveport, about Sept. %,
one roam mare being marked as fol-
lows: Thirteen hands high, about 2
years old, long tail, long name, no
brands or other marks noticeable.
The owner of said animal is ordered
to prove ownership and pay costs
or said mare will be sold at fork Of
road, on T. G. Jones pasture, on
Saturday, the ist day of November
1913, between the legal hours Of
sales. by the city marshal. according
to law. Done and signed this 29th
day Of September 1913.
l.. G.. BLANCHARD,
City Judge
Caucasian, Sept. 80, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
HONOR THY SON AND DAUGHTER.

.sHonor thy father and thy mother,
that thy days may be prolonged in the
land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee
So runs the commandment. 1t is good
and is approved by the experience Of
the ages.
But so is it's converse-honor thy son
and thy daughter. that their days may
be long In the land in which they We're
born; that their days may be free from
the reproach of unworthy parentage.
Not long ago there was state legis-
lator who took to the wrong path. He
hearkened to the voice of allurement
and accepted money wrongfully. The
statS. sent him to the penitentiary.
In his home sat son. young man
Of nineteen The shame of his fathers
conviction weighed on him. He could
not face his friends and neighbors. He
could not bear to be pointed out as the
ron Of the man who had betrayed q
trust.
So one night he shot himself dead.
aNone OF the family could give any
reason for the shooting" the news
report said.
Life spread itself before this young
man overcast by a fearful cloud His
own shame he might have lived down
hut his fathers was too heavy for him
| to bear.
There is a lesson here for all fathers
and mothers Great as Is the duty
| which the children owe to the authors
of their being, equally great Is the
duty of the parents toward their chill
dren. They owe them, besides proper
support in their early, tender. helples:
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26

n you are pessimist you think that
NE Is bad and you ignore the certain
good in It and the possibilities of fur.
cher good
n yon are an optimist you believe
tAat this. Is the best OF all worlds
Yon agree that ito be Is better far
than nse to be-.
There Is: q middle course.
u IS that OF the meliorist, who rec
agnixes both the good and the evil in
NE. but who holds that it constantly
aends toward Improvement The melio-
INST believes that the world is neither
de best nor the worst possible. but
khat It Is, susceptible of improvement
snd Is actually improving through evo
aUkien rs tending to good.
The terms ''meliorism'' and "melio!
sgrc.- were introduced by George Eliot.
Aaw- e.ngiish woman novelist and phi
sseepEuar. to express 4 mean between
prirais1n, am pesslmisIli
Pessimist CIR optimist or meliorist.
you must agree that the world moves.
II does not stand still. It advances
9wsrd. further good or 1t retrog-ades
coward. deeper evil. according to your
,t.oagictioDs. But stationary it Is not
and cannot be- since the law Of all life
IL motion. -.
lis it not better to think that 1t
moves constantly to goal of good,
where the errors will be corrected and
xfisa evils removed? Is it not hope
Cess dbcerane to believe that the earth
and the inhabitants thereof are des-
Nned for an everlasting existence of
xsoorn and wickedness?
Optimism Is too often careless and
anneeding of the imperfections Of hui
man life and conduct. Pessimism de
Aheately puts aside the possibilities
nj good Inherent in the human being
yhen unperyerted by environment.
Msliorism takes from the pessimist
his habit af close examination and his
xnwfllingness to accept thing. until
R is, proved and tested. It takes from
sptimism, the CHEEKY outlook on life,
ahe ability and the inclination to
alfnake the best OF things" to seek the
xcod in man rather than the evil.
Examine your soul. Ii you can con.
seientiously adopt the theory OF melio-
ysSm do so
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
Notice OF Tax Sale,

TO J. NJ. Madison: You are hereby
notified that at tax sale for unpaid
State and parish taxes for the year
1912, | purchased the following
property assessed in the name Of J.
M. Madison: Lot R Brinmer &
More subdivision, which tax deed is
dated June q, 1913, and filed for
record July 3, 1913, and recorded in
conveyance book 88, page 66. The
amount of taxes, penalty and cost
being 1910, NETTIE J. STUART,
Box 1876, Shreveport, La.
Caucasian, Oct. II, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
Notice for PubIicatinn-Oi095.

Department Of the Int"riar, Unite.
States Land Office &L Baton BpUge
La. oct. -. 1913 Notice IL hereby
given that ElVira james, widow ol
Dan James. deceased. of Forhng
Louisiana who on Sept. p. io0i
made Homestead Entry No. 0iO9-
for lot !, section %, township iG
north, range l3 west, Louisiana me
ridian, has filed notica Of intention
to make liNe-year proof to estab)isl
claim to the land above described
before r. Frank White, United
States Commissioners, at Shreveport
La, on the Goth day of November
1913. Claimant names as witnessc
Charles Jones of Forbing, La; d.
Shapley of Forbing, La; Andrew
Jackson of Forbing, La; Jim Stade;1
of Forbing, La.
JOHN +. NUTTALL,
KTATNT lHa Register.
caucasian, Oct. %, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
EStray Notice.

Taken up by A. ID. Johns nine
miles southwest Of Spring Ridge,
La, and estrayed before me, the un-
dersigned authority, four head Of
cattle described a follows, Io-Wit:
one brindIe COW, about 9 years Old
marked with under slope in left ca"
undersIope, crop and split III rIgh'
ear. one brndIe heifer about z year-
old, marked with under slope III the
left ear, undersl0pe, crop and split
in right ear. One deep red helfcr
about 3 years old, marked with un-
der slope in the left ear, under
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
HOW OLD Is YOUR SOUL. 7

You know. Of course. how old your
body Is Every one knows, with more
or less exaetness, although he or she
may not be willing to make the knowl.
edge public.
But how old IL your soul7
Is 1t young in enthusiasm and the
Joy Of living, the thrill Of interest In
your own life and the lives Of others
Is II fresh and alert. or Is 1t dying In
the depths OF pessinism aud indiffer-
encer
Listen to this
II still feel young. You know 1t Is
our souls that make US young or old.
If our souls be young, though our bod
les be as old rs Methuselah, we are
Young indeed"
1t is Cardinal Gibbons, head of the
Roman Catholics of the United States.
who Is talking nt the physical age of
%cveuty-nine.
Others before him have told us not
10 let the sunset of our lives be tingcd
with the shades Of helpless reSigua-
iOn, as TO an evil
IF wc keep our souls young we may
ue young -as young as we please. We
may retain the outlook on life of the
Youngest among rs instead Of that Of
the helpless, hopeless aged.
We may be rs listy and vigorous in
mind and spirit as the young man,
though our physical selves be afflicted
,rIhI, b,, Ia % arn
1t Is the age of the soul that counts
most.
We live In deeds, not years; in
thoughts. not breaths; in feelings, not
In figures on DIAL" says the poet
Bailey.
1t Is sad to note that there are
among the young In body some who
are old I'm soul. They have sold their
birthright of hope and joyousness and
n cheerful outlook on life for mess
Of weariness and doubt
They are to be pitied. not blamed
They need tonics for the soul.
They need uplifting in faith in life
and It's ultimate good, In belief In hu-
manity and It's essential righteousness.
They need to be aroused by Il trumpet
call to look outside of themselves and
their own concerns, to view the uni
verse as whole,
So do the young In soul view the
world 1t unfOlds to them ever newer
and more beautiful wonders. 1t tells
them that life is given to US all to be
lived in the greatest measure Of which
we are capable, not be shirked or con
temned as something to be got through
with as soon us possible.
Wake up your soul!
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
OTHERS AND YOURSELF.

ABe not angry that you cannot make
skhers what you wish them to be, since
xoa cannot make yourself what you
wish 10 be-
Words Of wisdom from Thomas a
Kempls. the churchman of the fifteenth
aeatury, who wrote "iittle book
sast is still read and is accounted
sznong the worlds great storehouses
ag wisdom.
How soothingly his words fall on the
.xr OF the person impatient with in
aeriority and wrongdoing!
let MS try to analyze them.
First, BE not angry that you can
nat make others what you wish them
~ be-"
Seine OF us have wished that we
rsssld remold the world nearer to the
Aaart's desire. as Omar Khayyam says
rxd many of US have desired to work a
aAHnge in those about US.
When we are embittered by theii
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26

No. II, i79-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La. :.

No. II, ,i79-In the First judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La.
+. X. Smith vs.. w. S. Johnston
BY virtue Of writ Of seizure and
sale TO me directed from The Hon
orablo First Judicial District Court
Of Caddo Parish. La. in the above
numbered and entitled suit | have
seized and will offer for sale at
public auction. for cash, without the
benefit Of appralScmcnt at the prin-
cipal front door Of the court house
Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, during
the legal houls Of sales, on
SATURDAY, NOV. 8. 1913,
Lots i3. II, is. 10, 22, %, 26, block
9, and lots 3 and 22 Of block l6, and
lots 9, 10, II, block II, and lois lG to
20 inclusive Of block - and lots 3
to inclusive, and the east half ol
lot 10 and the West half Of lot 9 OF
block %, and lots II to % inclusive
Of block %, and lots 10 to i3 lncltl-
siNe OF block 26, and lots 6, I, =, 81
block 26 of the Inglesidc subdivision
Of the City Of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La. Said property seized as
belonging to the above named de
fendant and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the debt as specified in said
writ say in the sum Of twelve
thousand three hundred and sew
enty-nve and no-t0O dollars, with
eight per cent per annum in
terest0 thereon from the ma
turity Of the notes attached to pc
tition and made a part hereof, with
all costs Of suit, as we'll as ten per
cent on said principal and interest
as attorneys fees.
J. p. FIOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Oflicio AucilOneer.
Caucasian, Sept. 30 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
Notice Of Tax Sale.

TO R. II. Walden: You are hereby
notified that at tax sale for unpaid
State and Parish taxes for the year
1912, | purchased the following
property assessed in The name Of r.
II. Walden: Acre lots %, 81, 35, 40 in
northeast quarter Of northeast
quarter section IS, township q,
range rs. Which lax deed is dated
June q, 1913, and filed for record
July 3. 1913. and recorded in convey
+ance book SO. page G3. The amount
of taxes, penalty and costs being
s9.9a, NETTIE J. STUART.
Box f26, Shreveport, lao
,Cnt1casiln 0ct I IQI2
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26

To w. l.. Jones: You are hereby
notified that at tax sale for unpaid
state and Parish taxes for The ve@r
1912, I purchased the following
property assessed in The name o;
w. l.. Jones: Acre lot 29l in west
half section II, township 70, range
10. Which tax deed is dated June
q, 1913, and filed for record july ),
1913, and recorded in conveyance
book SO, page 81. The amount oi
taxes, penalty and cost being $8.A8
NET-TIE J. STUART,
Box 1876, Shreveport, La.
Caucasian, Sept. %, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
A WRONG VIEW.

| In TAIL Of one of our big cities sat
II man who was there because he would
not pay to his wife the alimony which
much intelligence nnd master of the
art music by which he gains his liveli-
hood
To most men of brains imprisonment
In Il jail would be Undesirable. no mat
ter what the cause which put them
there might be But this man pro-
fessed to bear 1t lightly. saying of his
unhappy matrimonial experiences:
III | could meet the right mate. mat
rimony would be one grand, sweet
song But where can you find such a
wife? LIFE rs A CHANCE TO
MAKE MISTAKES. and | have made
mine"
Putting aside consideration of his re,
flections on his wife. let us think for a
while on his dictum:
life is chance to make mistakes" I"
Wrong. Mr. Music Master; totally
wrong.
Life Is not chance to make mis-.
takes; 1t is chance to correct them.
How can 1t be otherwise when con-
tinued life means continued opportuni-
Ties for gaining wisdom for reflection
on the past? As knowledge accumu.
lates. power of correcting the errors
Of the past grows.
And with that power comes the
70 TN ~ 1svrr ,&b rietn nlync
So. you see. life is not the opportunity
OF blotting itself with errors. 1t means
having the time, the opportunity and
the inclination to write chapter after
chapter, as the story unfolds. with
fewer and fewer bleInishes.
The sheet IL never totally free of
them, of course, for 1t is not given
to rnortals to know perfection.
There Is in some quarters too great
tendency to pardon slovenly work on
the part of men naturally able to do
better, on the ground that "a man who
never makes mistakes never makes
good"
True. but only to limited extent.
For the habit of making mistakes
grows on one You need not be meticu-
Iousiy careful, of course, to dot every
az, md cross every It," but you should
take pride in the carefully finished
work that shows close attention to de-
tails
You remember
Perfection is made up Of trifles, but
perfection is not trifc."
There is no such thing as perfection
in any branch Of human endeavor,
But we can all strive toward it
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
SlieriT's Sale.
No. II ! ,iS5- III The First Judicial Dis
lrlct Court Of Caddo Parish, La. ::

No, I. .IS5--In The EirsI .IlIdiciaI Dis
Irict Court of Caddo parish Ia
Chas. l.. Horne " w. r Quinn
R,,yirl,,o Of ,yr1 of aaiz,,ra o,d
sale fo me djrerlea rro,, tho uon-
orabIr First I,tljriaI District Court
Of CadtIo Parish, La. / have eeized
and viii offer far .aIn n nnblic ,,e
lion for cash and wj,houl fho home
Ifl nf a,nr,i..,ao,f -, tI,a ,.,.;,.;..,,
front door Of fha ronrt bnnse 20
r,5,ro p,,.it .:.:
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26
How 10 Order Patfer,s

Patterns described in the Cancaa
ian are supplied by the May Manton
pattern Company, Greeley SQUARE
New York City. and Masonic Tenn
pie, chicago, III. Forward order
with name and address TO the New
YORK or Chicago Office with Zoe for
each pattern. They will be mailed
direct to you.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26

Good stationery is essential tn tho
np-to-date merchant. Phone t0OG
The Caucasian., 1913-10-26

caucasian, Oct. I, 1913.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-18
BY STAFF OF GA. STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
HOW A COLLEGE IS |NSTRUCTING
HALF A MILLION GEORGIA FARMERS


boys corn clubs which had 10000
members last year and will have 15,-
600 this year; by organizing and pro-
noting girls club work, $50 meetings
held last year attended by 12,400 peo-
pie; by use of soil test plats in va
rious portions of the state, 3,240 plats
in Is counties; by cooperative work
in corn and oats breeding with sever
al farmers; by organizing crop I'M
provement associations; by co-opera-
tive experiments in truck growing,
fruit growing, ETC., throughout the
state; by educating $50 students. a
large number of short course students,
etc.
The information carried to the
farmers through these various ave-
nues touches Georgia conditions, Geor-
gia problems, Georgia life in that
largest interest of the state, agricul-
ture.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-18

ton, the second week to study Of
the upper grades of cotton, the third
week to the lower grades and during
the fourth week the laboratory will
be turned into cotton market.
The nine grades Of cotton estab-
lished by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture will be the ba-
sis on which the course will be stud
led. Government samples will be on
display which can be referred to for
verification.
How to handle cotton to make the
most of it both through proper
knowledge of grading and also by
proper methods of gathering and mar
keting will be covered in the course.
Students taking the regular course
at the Summer School will find OPP
portunity to take the cotton grading
work and by diligent application the
student will be able TO buy cotton and
take care Of a warehouse.
Those who contemplate taking this
course should address President An
drew NJ Soule, or Prof. r. J. H. De
Loach, Georgia State College Of Ag-
riculture.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-04-18

The Georgia State College of Agri-
culture carries on personal CORE
spondence with more than $4,000
Georgia farmers during a year; it
has on the mailing list $4,000 names
and has distributed in five years
about sixty bulletins or 100000
pages of valuable agricultural in
formation; a press service reaching at
least 100000 people a week, largely
through the county papers; in CO.
operation with the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, the College
is directing 65 farm demonstration
agents in as many counties in the
state, these in turn cooperating with
thousands of progressive farmers; by
meetings for the dissemination of ag-
ricultural information, SIT of these
last year attended by 101,701 farm
ers; by establishing and promoting