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The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
A Vanishing Audience.

On clearing the harbor the ship ran
into nasty, half pitching, choppy sea.
which was especially noticeable as the
twenty-five passengers at the captains
table sat down to dinner
Il hope that all twenty-five of you
will have pleasant trip" said the
captain. as the soup appeared. land
that this little assembly of twenty
four will be. much benefited by the
voyage. look upon these twenty-five
smiling faces as father upon his
family. for / am responsible for the
safety of this group of seventeen. l
hope that all fourteen of you will join
me in drinking to merry trip. / be-
lieye that we eight are most congenial.
and ! applaud the judgment which
chose these. three persons for my table.
You and l. my dear sir. are Here.
steward. clear away those dishes and
bring me the fish New York Globe
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09

Taken up by Richard Meddows on
the Cllngman Nursery and Orchard
Cos property at keithville. La. and
estrayed before me. the undersigned
authority. one black pony horse,
about 9 years old. about Ii hands
high, with scar on right front foot
as if having been made by the cut
of barbed wire. no other marks or
brands visible Owner will come
forward, prove property and pay
charges. or the above animal will be
sold according to law at keithvilIe,
Ia. on Saturday the 29th day of
Sovember 1913, during the legal
hours OF sale. j. f. HENDERSON.
Justice of the Peace 7th Ward Of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian. Oct. Is, 1918.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Lonu Arm Of Coincidence

The strange story told by default
ing debtor of his being recognized aft
er he had been for six years trying to
live down the past is not so strange a
story as one which came within the
ken of Professor Jowett. A good man
went wrong and was caught and sen
fenced at Liverpool to Imprisonment
After the sinner had served his term
Jowett and others helped him, and he
obtained colonial editorship where
his past was unknown. He did we'll:
was new man. One day tornado
swept off the roof of his office Under
the roof was discovered batch of old
English papers which had been placed
there and forgotten after the mail had
brought them. He set members of his
staff to work to get out of the dere
5licts anything which might be interest
ing enough to print The first thing
that they found was full report Of
the trial and conviction of the man
himself. their editor, at Liverpool all
those years before.-St. James Gazette.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
EStray Notice.

Taken up by Will Black at his
pasture near "Three Forks" north
west of the city, about quarter Of
mile from the city, about Oct. q,
1913, one mare mule being marked
as follows: Mouse colored, about 9
hands high, about 10 years old, no
brands or marks noticeable. The
owner of said animal is ordered to
prove ownership and pay costs, or
said animal will be sold at court
house square, Shreveport, La, On
Saturday. Dec. 13, 1913, between the
legal hours of sales by the city mar
shall, according to law. Done and
signed this the list day of November
1913. L. C.. BLANCHARD.
City Judge.
Caucasian, Nov. 2. 1918. y
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Civic War Pensioners.

SeW Orleans Picayune Nov. D: 4he
report of the United states Commis-
sioner os Pensions, made up to July
q of tAis scar shows there were
then alios as2.3s9 civil war gen
sioners.
"There we're Pip, S0S enlistments
ia the lnite4 States army for the
civil war, and reduced to three
year basis the number was put down
at 2,320.212, and it appears that after
nearly half century one-fifth OF
them are alive and receiving pen
sions. The Confederate force which
fought them was not more than
65O.O0O, and they fought at odds OF
about four to one. Some of their
survivors receive small pensions
from their respective States. Ut is
not known how many of the Goa
federate Veterans are yet alive. but
doubtless as large numbers s9 them
as peceiGe pensions salYpoSt sisen-
selves"
Tbis reference Go enc EoalSeGerste
Getsrans receisine pensions IS mis-
leadns. The greater number who
support themselves are not pension.
ers. Ct is true there are many. in
louisiana for instance, who ar
seIf-supporting Who draw with un-
failing regularity the pittance al
lowed by the State. Pensions should
ebe reserved for the unfortunates
who are more or less dependent.
The pension system as it applies to
Louisiana should be remodeled.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
CoIored Truckers Association.

Natchez Miss News Oct. 80: Fif-
ty pounds of the finest cabbage seed
to be obtained in the country ar
rived today for the Truckers Asso-
citation. This quantity is sufficient to
plant two hundred acres or more.
There has been a hundred and
fifty acres pledged by the white
truckers for cabbage alone, and it is
thought. by Mt Zerkowsky that at
least fifty acres will be planted by
the colored truckers, but so far he
has not been able to find out the
exact amount
The inhabitants of Natchez and
thereabouts must. be very fond of
cabbage, and there must be monhv
in. cabbage. How many heads fjf'
marketable cabbage may. heiigo40l
cred from the acreagetOE ttse1Uahifs
and the colored truckers asesooia4
tions? The headline Of this iaIitiote
is significant in thahit 4hdinabes that
in Natchez, MissG sDnle-Wf 4tRsscOls
ored people Observation-Disclosures
growing of vegetables 'sNaenia niatiGal+
ly for profits. ThHfgoddhc Il of these
acres when matlgedn eaBlNI2 dn9 tEie
spring will ba9s hippedI t6i eGties onl
the Northernl States. jon Il niItna
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
spear aisn one 9iss maD Chan ave

spear a,isA one @iss maO Chan ovo
miles Go see o Pair eown."
The seeing of fair town Was, you
see. in his MIND only aortb one-twen-
tieth as much rs che eschange sf
thoughts with O wise man.
Most of us think otherwise Given
our choice between travelling 20 see a
sair Gown. @ strange country. q wonder
OF nature Dr of art and travelling Tar
eher and with greater pains to absorb
@isdom from one fitted to impart it. 1t
is 60 be feared that we would choose
che former course. 90 our loss.
This is NOT 70 decry travel, even
Enough Emerson, who Travelled abroad
himself. called Che desire to travel an
evidence of an unsound mind Travel
ing is good in that it broadens the
snind and increases knowledge.
The Spanish. who were great travel
ers some centuries ago. said that who
ever would bring back the riches of
lndies with hiua."
so % who 8Ssvels 8os Instruction aEs
stead oS soe meee erbusemeNt Muse
1ks a-ith Ailn che seei0g eye en0 efe
understanding nina
And he Nho iourneys. % @ D shsine.
% che home of q person Of known @is-
com nux1 tuke 4ith him Che Sacuity
- rightly tearing that person. Other
wise his time and ErQublA eDNt @O4 b
sully Compensated
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09

yOu mae not be a hampton IN yOur
profession or business Cd sport. but
you can bear yourself like champion
This is not to say that you are to
vaunt yourself On your superiority to
others or brag about your achieve
ments. Real champions do not do so.
They wear their hononS modestly and
quietly. but firmly.
There is virtue in the conception that
the mind has an influence on the body
So, If you feel and act like champion
perhaps you Eill come to be one in
time
"One can almost tell by watching
them walk into a hotel that they are
champions. They are clean, decent
living, gentlemanly fellows. In base
ball. morals and intellect are quite as
important as physical prowess."
Yes. and Hugh s. Fullerton. writing
thus of the Philadelphia Athletics,
champions Of baseball, might have add
ed, las they are In other fields Of en-
deavor."
There is a certain mark set on the
brow by success in any line Of honest
endeavOr. 1t cannot be initiated. but 1t
can be emu1ated. In other words, you
can try to look like a champion and
carry yourself like one without brag-
ging. without "blufflng."
Much. depends on the bearing Of a
person.
As you take yourself. SO will others
take you. II you have little merit or
desert and express it In your appear
anee, SO shall you be judged.
II you know yourself to be worthy
of respect, whatever your temporary
standing in the world, and show it in
your bearing. others will respect you
The influence is from within you, not
from without
Read the history % the world and
the biographies of it's great men and
women. Almost invariably you will
find tributes by contemporaries to the
light that shone in the eyes of the
famous and the ease and distinction of
their bearing. That is what is meant
by looking like champions"
We cannot all be champions, OF
course. 1t is true that there is room
at the top. as the old saying has it,
but the way thereto is long and hard
and many there be who fall by the
wayside.
But all along the way, from the low
est steps to the highest. you will find
. that those who are striving most earn
estly to reach the summit and those
. who are destined to breathe the thin,
rare air that is there bear themselves
well and nObly.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Notice of Tax Sale.

To F. R. Jones: 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 F.
R. Jones: Lot "a Bowman Lane,
which tax deed is dated June 81,
1913, and filed for record July 3,
1913, and recorded in conveyance
book So, page "a. The amount of
taxes, penalty and cost being SS.i4.
NETTIE J. STUART,
Box 1876, Shreveport, La.
Caucasian, Oct. IL, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
KEEPING SILENCE WELL.

Many persons can talk we'll Dut rev
can keep silence well.
That is a faculty we'll worth cultivat-
ing-the art of being able to hold one
peace at the proper time. 1t is an art
which few understand and fewer still
practice.
The phrase mot to keep silence Well
is taken from story by Charles Dick
ems and Wilkie Collins. 1t character
ICES person who. when he keeps 81
lent you can hardly help vaguely.
though. perhaps most unjustly, mis-
trusting him."
To talk too much is the sign Of an
empty mind To talk too little may In
licate the same thing.
But
There is such thing as keeping 81
lenee we'll"
It is knowing when to talk and when
not to talk. tits knowing how to fit
together the mosaic of speech and 81
lence in such way as to form true
picture. with none Of the pieces over
tapping another and spelling the eff
feet. 1t is the mingling of the elements
in a musical composition SO that har-
mony and not discord may be the re-
suit.
OF course there is another sense in
which the phrase Ito keep silence we'll
may be applied. It is the figurative
sense 1t indicates the time when
speaking on a subject should be for
hidden by the inner voice which tells
one that no good may be accomplished
by outspokenness-
Suppose for instance. that you know
of wrongdoing. honestly repented. in
another's life. He is trying to live it
down. It is secret known perhaps
to you and him alone
..Keep silence well'' by not telling it
to another. since no good purpose can
come Of its publication to the world
Let him outlive his past if he can.
Or perhaps you are employed with
another who makes an error in his
work. The mischief is done and can
not be undone. Do not cast stumbling
blocks In your brothers path by re-
vealing it to others.
II you can do so without bringing OF
fense call it to his attention and to his
alone. that he may know how to avoid
similar error in the future
So shall you keep silence we'll
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Succession Notice

No. to,S66-First District Court. Par
ish of Caddo, State of Louisiana:
Succession of Mrs. Annie L. Mil
Ter.
Notice is hereby given that V. IT.
win Miller, executor, has this day
filed his final account in said sue
cession, and unless opposition be
made thereto within the time speci-
fled by law the same will be duly
homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. John R. Land,
judge of said court, this 3rd day Of
November 1913. S. 0. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk.
Caucasian, Nov. 1, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Notice of Tax Sale.

To ]. M. 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 81 Brimmer 4
More subdivision, which tax deed is
dated June q, 1913, and filed for
record July 3. 1913, and recorded in
conveyance book SO, page 66. The
amount of taxes, penalty and cost
being 1910. NETTIE J. STUART.
Box 1876, Shreveport, La.
Caucasian, Oct. II, 1913.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
MAKING EyERYTHING EASY.

Life being what we make it we
should make it easy.
So runs the modern doctrine. But
is there not grave danger that we may
make it too easy?
Short cuts are not always the best
safest ways home Abridged methods
and processes do not always produce
the same results as the older, surer
ways.
Easy writing still makes hard read
Ing, and genius is still an infinite
capacity for taking pains. despite what
the improvers OF methods say.
Recently there was m electrical show
In one of the large cities. Various
excellent devices for lessening labor
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
WHERE MOST IS TO BE LEARNED.

There is an old time custom which
has fallen into disuse. 1t is the prac-
tice Of making pilgrimages to the
homes of sages. to sit at the feet of
wisdom and thus to absorb learning
that should be a light to the under.
landing and guidance to the heart.
No longer do we journey to the homes
of the seers. Instead, they come to us.
in person or via the printed page, to
impart their wisdom to us.
Facing thousands from the lecture
platform and millions from books,
magazines and newspapers, they tell
US what the accumulated wisdom of
the ages and their own experiences
have taught them
We travel to see foreign countries
and strange cities and wonderful
sights. Why not travel to see what is
in some respects the greatest sight of
all. wise man?
There is inspiration in the coming
into close personal contact with wis
dom. 1t cannot be gained from being
merely one of an audience or from
studying the cold words expressed in
ink and paper.
Three hundred years ago there was
an English nobIeman who sought ad-
vice of a kinsman on this matter. The
kfnsman. also nobleman. told him
Rather to go hundred miles to
- ns.>
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Heart toHeart
Talks
STRAY BRICKS.
o CHARLES N. LURH

From Chicago comes pathetic tale
Of woman, seventy years ola. who is
building for herself a cottage from
such stray bricks as she 10 able 60
find lying around.
Unusual and brave woman. Nag
rather. let us say unusual ana brave
person. for how many men at her age
would even dream Of attempting such
Q thing?
Let the critic say. 1T won't 10 nnMs
OF a cottage when it is built"
Very true. but far more thaD many
a palace or skyscraper, it &iN Be che
embodiment of an ideal. lss bounds
hons will be laid in hope. ano sts
bricks will be cemented together 9Th
the mortar of high Achievements
OF stray bricks. remember.
or bricks that are rejected - sn6s
for further service: OF bricks that are
despised. Not OF new. clean. fresh
brick. straight from the brickyards.
but Of clay blocks which would other
wise have been lost
Many a person complains thae life
cannot he built unless first class ma
terial be provided. How often do We
hear. for example. the young man say:
"If ! had only had chance to go to
college might have amounted to
something" or. If my father had been
rich l could have succeeded in busi-
ness"
tvHrv fnR NOV hriHK0
see Unwillingness to use the material
which lies close at hand. and neglect
therefore of the opportunity Of doing
any building at all.
All such could learn from the old
Chicago woman. II she had waited to
build or start her cottage until some
one should have given her load Of
new bricks how long do you think she
would have been in erecting the little
home?
So 1t is in the business of acquiring
an education and in the business OF
making life. Around US lie the stray
bricks waiting to be picked up. They
are the opportunities which we neglect.
Rightly used they may be reared one
upon another until fair edifice rises
before the view.
II you have no new bricks where
with to build your life look around you
for the stray material which may serve
your purpose.
Perhaps-who knows?-it may be
better than the new In the exertion
OF gathering it there may be the acqui-
sition Of strength for the raising OF the
building.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09

ana Frightening Hfe wess sAowh Bue
there was one which elected more
smiles of amusment chan mods Of ap-
1roval
Et was an exeRcise machine wherebs
the lazy man mag obtain exercise
while lying down
(The electrical experss calle6 &c 6
"sinusoidal current anachlnG' she
humorisfl GSnbbea as @ ''hook
chaser."I
By the 1se Of shts apparatus Che Sazy
man mas obtain exercise while lying
down. The keculiarity of che device
Is Ghat its current -everses itself as
regular intervals anG at each reversal
She musclcs through whicn 10 as pass
ing receive distinct pull as 9assing
the current through Che as1n, 2os ex-
ample. Che patiens receives benefit sim
liar TO shas derived srom sege!ag cs-
erciSe
Substitute toe exercise. gorsoosha se
though there could be such Il thing.
Not only are shere substitutes FOR
there are also substitutes for Che meqa.
tas exertiog rhice 81 essential 60 the
proper deyelopmens - Che 9sreDtire
and reasoning faculties.
thinking for oneself wearies a pes
aen. so he lets others 90 his thinking
for him. Or. worse still. be seeks the
aid Of fhe cheap and popular think
ing machines" such as the daily news
paper or the magazine. instead Of go
ing to the sonces Of knowledge ane
wisdom. the books in which are en-
bodied and crystallized the experience
OF the ages.
This is not to decry the Seading q
the newspaper and the magazines
They serve useful purposes In the
world and are, in fact, indispensa bic
under modern conditions.
But the reading Of them should be
supplemented with the books which
have been tried and tested.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09

ton be made thereto within the
time specified by law he Will be ap-
pointed as prayed for
Witness the Hon. a. r. Bell. Judge
of our said court. this 9th day of No
yember 1913 q. .. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk.
Caucasian. Nov. G. 1913
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Succession .NOtieasu ]
No. 7,679-HirstoDis1Fiat, GOuntC Cad(
do pariSh Il AZ. SpcoaSciah of, K

do Parish, tIaa4.9spceessiOhl of Esl
2. BoWeAJuo l,2noGts II iEdl 4aI
Notice is }lapebyp given aiato Wa-L
Thomason has this day fapnlieiftD
be appointed administration of. said
succession, and Observation-Disclosures
ment and appraisement of all the
property belonging to. said success
sion, as follows: One Stultz & Bauer
upright grand piano worth about
the sum of $500, and unless opposi-
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Will Drive Murphy Out Of Business

As announced by telegram from
New York, Mayor-elect Mitchell, on
reaching the headquarters of the
Fusionists on Tuesday night, on be-
ing queried as to what he would do
about Charles f. Murphy, the leader
of Tammany, replied: by not rec
ognizing him or any one connected
with him, am going to do all can
to drive him out of business. This
is not personal triumph but a vic
tory for the cause of good govern
ment."
Interpreted practically this means
that Boss Murphy and his gang must
walk the plank and jump into the
political deep blue sea. By whom
will Murphy be rescued? Will he be
swept into oblivion?
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
4 REAL PHYSICIAN TO TIE SOUL.

AREAL PHYSICIAN TO The SOUL.
Now and then amid the record of do
fngs, good and bad. of the folks in our
town and in other places comes an
item which uplifts the heart and cheers
the spirit
Such is the "story" about the Phila-
delphia pastor who conducts clinic
for the souls of his parishioners. The
word pastor is used advisedly; he is
a true pastor or shepherd Of his flock.
He is more. for he Is healer OF their
ailments.
OF course. all true clergymen par
take of the nature of physicians. That
IS part OF their calling-to minister
to a mind diseased" They must, II
they be worthy of their cloth. share in
the sorrows and Affections Of their
people.
But
This Philadelphia pastor does more.
He invites the confidence of those who
look ND to him as an interpreter Of
Holy Writ.
It is recorded that on one recent
afternoon eight women, distressed in
mind and contemplating suicide, called
upon him and received the friendly
advice which turned them from the
path which threatened to lead them
to self destruction.
Here is one paragraph from the
story"
with a good afternoon that made
one glad she was living he strobe
into the room and his walk and bear
ing suggested energy. the joy of living.
the determination to do things
You can picture for yourself the true
minister entering that room, bringing
with him an atmosphere Of uplift and
hopefulness.
Now. the application of this tale is
not for ministers of the gospel alone
1t is for you. for me. for every one.
We can all be servants of the uplift
and physicians to the soul. We need
no degree from medical college or
theological seminary We need no
license to practice the healing of the
spirit. q
And we need no complicated arma-
mentarium. such as the physician of
the body employs-just the will to do
good to others and the energy to carry
that will into effect.
The word spoken in time is one of
the medicines. The word of encourage
ment to cheer dropping heart is an
other The smile of cheer counts for
. .much. The word of censure rightly
spoken in such a way as to warn and
not to offend. may be termed the bit
ter necessary quinine for the soul.
Every thinking man and woman can
add to his or her stock of such
medicines. They are to be found in
every pharmacopeia of cheer and up
lift.
The Caucasian., 1913-11-09
Government Ownership.

Leslie's Nov. 6: Wait. 1t is report
ed that Postmaster General Burle-
son may follow the example of his
predecessor in office, and recon-
mend that the government acquire
all the telegraph lines in the cOun-
try. Before the government enters
upon such a venture would it not be
we'll to wait and see the outcome OF
the parcels post? 1t is still an open
question as to whether this will
mean a profit Or loss to the gov
ernment. Government telegraph
ownership is not an open question,
however. Great Britain has enjoyed
government ownership and opera
ton Of telegraph lines for the past
forty years, and in that time its
postoffice telegraph monopoly has
produced total deficit of $87, ,000,-
GOO. At present taxpayers of Great
Britain are paying at the rate of
s4,2OOOOO annually to enjoy the lux
ury of governmentally operated tel
egraph lines. The principal reason
for this is uncommercial and ex-
travagant management, due to po-
litical control. We have the same
experience in various Federal de-
partments at Washington. To Sc
cure the same efficiency and econ
omy in the government that you get
in private enterprise is a practical
impossibility