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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11
Eafray Notice.

Taken up by w. A. Flanagan April
2, 1913, three miles north Of BIan-
ehard, Caddo Parish, La, and es-
trayed before the undersigned au-
thority, one red yearling with white
spot in face, little white under
thanking, no other marks and no
brands. The owner will come for
ward, prove property and pay
charges, or the same will be sold at
his place, as described above, Fri
day, May i6, 1913, according to law.
E. SOLOMON,
Justice of the Peace Third Ward.
Caucasian, April Is, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11
SheriR'S Sale

No. t7.062-In the First judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Succession of Nora Robinson.
By virtue of commission to sell
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court Of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
bered and entitled cause, | will offer
for sale at public auction for cash
and according to law, at the princi-
pal front door of the court house Of
Caddo Parish, La, during the legal
hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE Ia, 1913,
Lots three and four, block five, Of
the J. N. Howell subdivision of the
City Of Shreveport, La, belonging to
the community existing between
Jerry Robinson and his deceased
wife, Nora Robinson, and the re-
naming half interest to the success
sion of Nora Robinson. Said sale to
be made for cash to the highest bid
der as a whole, and with the benefit
OF appraisement.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff. ex-Of1icio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, May 6. 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11
FASHION HINT
By JUDO CHOlLET

This pretty overblouse costume Is cut
to give waistcoat effect at the front,
1t Is made of plain and figured silk.
For the medium siz,: the blouse will
require one and one-eighthe yards Of
material thirty-six inches wide, with
one and three-eighths yards Of material
for the facings and sleeves. The over
waist will take two yards twenty
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11
FASHION HINT
By JUDO CHOLLET

The plain mannish shirt shown here
Is practical garment for golf, tennis.
outdoor sports or for morning wear
1t can be made Of linen, madras. soft
washable fiannels or Of tub silks 4
plain five gored skirt is worn with it.
For the medium size the shirt will
take three and quarter yards Of ma
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11

width. If there is. neither figure nor
nap. yard and half of bordered ma
terial thirty-four inches wide for the
tunic. one and quarter yards twelve
inches wide for the blouse, half yard
twenty-seven inches wide for the
chemisette and three-eighths of a yard
eighteen inches wide for the yoke.
This May Manton pattern is cut In sizes
for girls of from sixteen to eighteen years
of age. Send 10 cents to this Office giving
number, 1852, and 1t will be promptly for
warded to you by mail If in haste send
an additional two cent stamp for letter
postage. When ordering use coupon.
No. Size. Observation-Disclosures.
Name .......................
Address ...........................
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11
How to Order Patterns.

How to Order Patterns.
Patterns described in The Caucas-
ian are supplied by the May Manton
Pattern Company. Greeley Square,
New York City, and Masonic Tenn
pie, Chicago, I'll. Forward order
with name and address to the New
York or Chicago office with 100 for
each pattern; they will be mailed
direct 10 you.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
1flF
MELT ING
OF molly.
BY MARIA THOMPSON
DAVIESS
Copyright. 1912. by the Bobbs-Msrrill
Company

"And after eight years he wants to
come back and find you squeezed into
Il twenty inch waist, blue muslin rag
you wore at parting? No wonder Al
didn't succeed at bank clerking. but
had to make his hit at diplomacy and
the high arts. Some hit at that, to be
legntioned at st. James. He's such
big gun that 1t is a pity he had to re
turn to his native heath and find even
such slight disappointment rs one
yard waist measure around his-his"-
"Oh, it's motifs not that much!
fairly gasped and couldn't help the
tears coming into my eyes. ! have
never said much about 1t, but nobody
knows how It hurts me to be all this
fat Just writing It down in book
mortifles me dreadfully. It's been com
Ing on worse and worse every year
since l married. Poor Mr.. Carter had
n very good appetite. and I don't know
why should have felt that I had to
eat so much every day to keep him
company. ! wasn't always 30 consid
crate Of him. Then he didn't want me
to dance any more because married
women oughtn't. or ride horseback ei
ther-no amusement left but himself
and weekly prayer meetings, and-and
Il just couldn't help the tears coming
and dripping as / thought about It all
and that awful waist measure IN
inches.
"Stop crying this minute, Molly"
said DR.. John suddenly In the deep
voice he uses to Billy and me when
we are really sick or stump toed. "You
know l was only teasing you and !
won't stand for
But sobbed some more. like him
when his eyes come out from under
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
New College Instructor.

Orville A. Jamison, instructor In dairy
ing at Michigan Agricultural College,
has been elected instructor in animal In.
dustry, in charge OF the dairy husbandry
section of the department at the College
Of Agriculture of the University Of
Maine. and will begin his new duties
Sept. /.
Mr.. Jamison is a graduate of Ohio
State University, taking his major work
iu dairying under Prof. Oscar Err, one
of the recognized authorities on matters
pertaining to dsirying. While in college
be was a student assistant in the dairy
department during his junior and senior
years. He also won place on the live
stock judging team, which Ohio each
year sends into the International Live
Stock judging contest at Chicago, and
has bad experience in scoring and test
ing cattle for the various cattle associa-
tions. Since graduating from college,
he was for time buttermaker in a COM
mercial creamery. For the past year he
has been connected with the Michigan
Agricultural College as instructor in
dairyipg.
he comes to Maine we'll equipped for
the position he is to occupy as instructor
in dairy husbandry, by long practical
farm experience, by thorough training
in agriculture, and especially in dairying ;
and also by successful teaching expert.
ence at both Ohio and Michigan Agri-
cultural Colleges.
He will succeed Prof. R. W. Redman,
who recently resigned from the position
of assistant professor of animal industry,
In charge Of dairy husbandry, to accept
the position of assistant director of agri.
cultural extension service at the UniVer.
| sity.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
PROLOGUE.

Molly was the tairest and ner-
-test of widows-and the plump
est! That too, too solid flesh
was the cause of all the trouble.
Molly loved Alfred Bennett in
her girlhood days. Nov he was
coming home a distinguished
diplomat and wanted to see Mol
ly In the same blue muslin dress
(woist measure twenty inches)
which she had worn at their ten
der parting years before. So
Molly had to grow slim as a
string bean in just three months.
And, as she had at least four
suitors. the melting processra
fairly complicated business
was often interrupted.
The gay, irresistible Molly oil
sweetness and spice and every
thing nice, is most fetching
heroine, and the longer one knows
her the more ones admiration
grows. She has wit a-pienty and
q very Keen sense of hunor.
Furthermore. no one can tell
just what she will do next To
rhapsodize. she is-but wait, let
the witching Molly tell her own
story herself
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
NUMBER 81

ed me over into this empty Carter nest
which they considered we'll feathered
for me- II gave them all a sensation
when they found out from the will Just
how we'll It was feathered And 1t gave
me one too. All that money would
make me nervous II Mr.. Carter hadn't
made DR.. John its guardian. though ]
sometimes feel that the responsibility
of me makes him treat me as II he
were my OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. But
all in all. though stiff in its knees with
aristocracy. Hillsboro Is lovely and low
ing. and couldn't inquisityeness be
called Just real affection with a kind
of squint in its eye?
And there ! sat on my front steps.
being embraced In perfume Of every
body's lilacs and peachblow and sweet
syringa and affectionate interest and
moonlight. with a letter in my hand
from the man whose two photographs
and many letters had kept locked up
In the garret for years. Is It any won
der | tingled when he told me that be
had never come back because be
couldn't have me and that now the
minute he landed In America he was
going to lay bis heart at my feet? ]
added his honors to his PROSTATE heart
myself, and my own beat at the pros
pect. All the eight years faded away
and | was again back In the old gar.
den down at Aunt Adeline's cottage
saying goodby. folded up in his arms
That's the way my memory put the
scene to me. but the word folded"
made me remember that blue muslin
dress again had promised to keep
1t and wear it for him when he came
back-and couldn't forget that the
blue belt was just twenty-three inches
and mine is-no. ! won't write It |
had got that dress out Of the old trunk
not ten minutes after I had read the
letter and measured It.
No. nobody would blame me for run.
ming right across the garden to DR..
John with such a real trouble as that
All of q sudden hugged the letter
and the little book up close to my
breast and laughed until the tears ran
down my cheeks
Then before went into the house !
assembled my garden and had family
prayers with my flowers. do that be-
cause they are all the family I've got,
Snd God knows that all his budding
things need encouragement whether It
is widow or a SNOWFALL bush He'll
give II to US
And I'm praying again as sit here
and watch for the doctors light to go
out hate to 20 to sleep and leave II
burning, for he sits up so late, and he
is so gaunt nnd thin and tired looking
most times. That's what the last pray
or Is about. almost always-sleep for
him and no night call!
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
Best Dairy Investment for 1913.

Best Dairy Investment for 1913.
1 believe good investment for 1918 is
more and better cattle. Especially do l
refer to dairy cattle, for have no knowl-
edge OF other breeds. Everywhere We
are confronted with the high cost of liv-
ing, but while we live we must pay the
bills. Therefore, We can safely invest
our money in dairy cattle, for their prod
uct Is used more and more every year
and the supply does not increase as fast
as the demand.
In talking with our local butcher, /
learn that be has bought more veal calves
this year than in the past. asked him
whether there were more calves than
usual, or were farmers keeping less. He
replied that they we're keeping less. To
me this appears to be short-sightedness,
for sooner or later they will have to buy
of the cattle dealers and trust to luck in
getting their moneys worth.
There seem to be two reasons for
their selling veal calves: The high price
of veal and the demand for whole milk
at our creameries. To 60 back to the
second part of my statement about keep
ing cattle, there are several things to be
taken into consideration: /. Better
sires must be kept; pure-blood sire, OF
whatever breed one prefers, is none too
good. l wish q law might be put In
force by which all cattle breeders would
be obliged to keep pure-bre sire. 1t
would be blessing to the live stock in
dustry. OF course, they will tell you
that often q grade does better than
pure bred, but that grade had to have 3
pure.br sire.
2. A definite knowledge Of the best
producing COWS must be obtained. In
this day of scientific farming and high
cost of feedstuffs, one cannot afford to
guess at what cow is doing. The scales
and Babcock test are the only sure
method.
8. A better plan of feeding. both
winter and summer, must be adopted by
many. Too many farmers feed by guess,
allow the cattle to drink ice water in
winter, give them little or no care, and
then expect them to make good at the
pail. Perhaps am too much OF crank
on these subjects, but from knowledge
gained as official dairy tester and my in
terest in dairying, cannot help feeling
that better methods ought to be adopted.
Let US all say something to discourage
the selling of whole milk on the farms
when the skim is paid for at 80 to 40
cents per 100 pounds.-New England
Homestead.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
Suggestion for Watering the Garden.

It is discouraging, after spending an
hour or two watering the garden of an
evening, to find by noon the next day
that 1t Is apparently as dry as ever.
Sometimes a man will say, "If you once
begin watering you have to keep 1t up,
and the ground seems to dry out faster
than ever" Even when the top of the
ground looks we'll soaked you find on
examination that the water has not pen
etrated more than the upper inch of the
soil, and q hot, sunny forenoon bakes
the surface and causes the moisture to
evaporate very rapidly.
Instead of sprinkling the garden all
over nearly every evening when it does
not rain, as some do, would 1t not be far
better to water half or third Of 1t at q
time, going over and over the ground, IT
need be, until it is given good soaking,
such as a good shower would accom-
plish. Water one portion with the hose
until little puddles stand over the sur
face, and when these have drained away
repeat the operation if necessary. By
the evening of the next day, or with q
light soil sooner, 60 over the surface
lightly with hoe or rake, breaking away
crust that has formed and creating a
''dust MULCH" which breaks the power
of capillary attraction to pump out the
moisture that has been gained. That
part of the garden has been benefited as
much as by heavy shower, and should
90 about a week without further need of
irrigation. The second evening take
another section of the garden and give 1t
the same thorough treatment. This is a
case where halfway measures do little
or no good, and either thorough work or
none needs to be given. Nothing will
exhaust the moisture of the soil more
quickly than to allow a crust to form,
and half the benefit of watering Is lost
unless cultivation follows very soon after.
By the above plan no more work is re-
quired than by the usual method Of CIV
ing the whole garden shallow watering
every few evenings, and the results will
be found to be much more satisfactory,
as the water must reach down to the
roots or the garden receives almost no
benefit.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05

me before had been ut It week. but
when read on page sixteen that as
soon as all that horror was over must
lump right into the tub Of cold water
kicked. metaphortcally speaking.
And I've been kicking ever since. liter
ally to keep from freezing.
But. as cruel death as freezing u,
1t doesn't compare to the tortures OF
being melted Judy administers It to
me, and her faithful heart Is so wrung
with compassion that she perspires al
most as much as do She wrings
linen sheet out in a caldron Of boiling
water and shronds me In It for the
agony-and then more and more blan'
ket windings envelop me until ! am
like the mummy Of some Egyptian g.
antess. have ice on the back OF my
neck and my forehead and murder for
the whole world in my heart Once l
got 80 discouraged at the idea OF hav'
ing all this hades In this life that !
mingled tears with the beads OF per.
spiration that rolled down my cheeks,
and she snatcbed me out Of those
steaming grave clothes In less time
than 1t takes to tell It. soused me In
tub Of cold water. fed me a chicken
wing and a hot biscuit and the infor-
nation that was good looking
enough for anybody to eat up alive
without NIL this foolishness." all In
very few seconds. Now. | have to beg
her to help me. and I heard her tell her
nephew. who does the gardening. that
she felt like an undertaken with such
goings on At any rate. II 1t all kills
me It won't be my fault II anybody
has to lie IN saying that ! was beau.
tiful In death
But now that more than q month has
passed. ! really don't mind II SO much.
Continued on page ~
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
Spade Up Chicken Feeding Places.

On most farms, feed for the flock is
scattered about on the ground, and the
chickens are continually fed within a
small space. The surface of the ground
soon becomes foul with the droppings of
the flock. True, the sunshine acts rs q
germicide, and il the space Is at all
sloping, the washing of the rain helps
some, but generally the spot is level and
often muddy. The ground quickly be.
comes contaminated, with the continual
tramping of the flock, and II there be one
sick fowl the whole flock may soon be-
come infected. This Is especially true
with small chicks and young turkeys.
The first advice given In cases of general
loss is "Change your feed place. 1t is
often impossible to find another location
90 convenient and accessible. '''
The spadiDg up Of feeding place once
or twice per week will bring good re.
suits. II will tend to purify the ground.
1t will induce exercise on the part of the
flock, which 10 always desirable. Es.
pecially is this true when the flock is
confined in yards, and green feed, &C
necessary, 10 difficult to obtain. II grain
is scattered, ss one spades up the ground
much will be buried 80 deep that hens
will not scratch 1t out and 1t will be
thrown up at the next spading with green
succulent blades that they will greatly
relish.
Be sure to try this method of otter
spading up the feeding places, and watch
results in avoiding infectious diseases
and improving the general health Of tbe
flock By inducing exercise and furnishing
palatable succulent feed.-N. e. Chap
man, Minnesota.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05

Whatever may be the economic con.
ditions which the farmer of tomorrow
must face, he need not dread the ulti.
mate exhaustion Of the soil. While It Ia
true that experts who have followed in
the path of Liebig and accepted his the.
ories unhesitatingly declare that the soil
"wsars out" the research Of the Bu.
rsau of Soils has led to the contrary con.
clusion. Soils "get tired" 1t seems
they even produce fatigue poisons which
may be isolated in the laboratory-bu,
they do not "wear out" 1t becomes
reasonably clear that the soil is indeed
''the one immutable asset of the nation
that sit can be impaired by use, but
never destroyed"
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05

his bushy brows and are all tender and
full Of sorry for us.
81 can't help It," l gulped in my
sleeve. IL did used to like Alfred Ben
nett. My heart almost broke when he
went away. used to be beautiful and
slim, and now | feel as II my own fat
ghost has come to haunt me all my
life. am 80 ashamed! II q woman
can't cry over her own dead benuty.
what can she cry over7" BY this time
was really crying
Then what happened to me was that
DR.. John took me by the shoulders and
gave me one good shake and then
made me look him right In the eyes
through the tears and all.
"You foolish child" he said In the
deepest voice l almost ever heard him
use. "You are Just a lovely. round.
luscious peach. but II You will be hap
pier to have Al Bennett come and find
you as slim as a string bean can
show you how to do It Will you do
Just as tell you"
"Yes, l WILL" shifted in comfort
I'd voice. What woman wouldn't be
comforted by being called n LUSCIOUS
peach? ! looked out between my fn-
gers to see what more he was going
to say, but he had turned to a shelf
and taken down two books
Now" he said in his most business
like voice. as cool as bucket OF wa
ter fresh from the spring, ut Is no
trouble at all to take Off your surplus
avoirdupois at the rate Of two and
half pounds a week If you follow these
directions. As take it. you are about
twenty-five pounds over your normal
weight It will take over two months
to reduce you, and we will allow an
extra month for further beautfying.
80 that when Mr.. Bennett arrives he
will find the lady Of his alteration In
proper trim to be adored Yes. just
| be still until copy these directions In
this little red leather blank book for
you, and every day want you to keep
an exact record of the conditions OF
which l make note No. don't talk
while I make out these diet lists! |
wish you would 90 across the hall and
see II you don't think we ought to get
Billy a thinner set Of night drawers
It seems to me he must be too warm
| In the ones he is wearing"
When he speaks to me In thnt tone
of voice always do It And l needed
Billy badly at that very moment !!
took him out Of his little cot by DR.
Johns big bed and sat down with hir
In my arms over by tie window
through which the early moon CAME
streaming. Billy is 30 little. little not
| to have mother to rock him all the
times he needs It. that l take every
opportunity to give It to him l find
when he's unconscious and can't help
himself. She died before she ever
even saw him. and I've always tried to
do what could to make It up to him.
Poor Mr.. Carter said when Billy cut
his teeth that neighbor's baby can be
worse than twins Of your own. He
didn't like children. and the baby's
crying disturbed him, so many a night
[ walked Billy out In the garden until
daylight. while Mr.. Carter and DR.
John both slept Always his little.
warm, witty body has comforted me
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05

read somewhere recently . recon-
mendation for some kind Of an arrange
ment to brush the flies of the COWS as
they pass through the door Of the tieup.
This ought to be good thing, but II 1t Ia
to be Of any real benefit the flies ought
to be prevented from entering the stable
after they are brushed off the animals.
This means that the stable should be
protected with screens. Screens for q
cow stable will have . rather "high
toned" sound to good many farmers,
but It's worth thinking about.-Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat., 1913-08-05
IEAE SECOND.


m HE very worst page in this red
red devil-I'm glad I've
@ written Il at last-ot book
EEsY is the fifth. II says:
breakfast one slice OF dry toast.
one egg. fruit and tablespoonful OF
baked cereal. small cup of coffee. no
sugar. no cream" And he with two
Jersey cows full of the richest cream
in Hillsboro. Harpeth valley. out In my
pasture!
DINNER one small lean chop. slice
of toast. spinach. green beans and let
tuce salad No dessert or sweet The
blue grass In my yard is full OF fat
little fryers. and wish | were sheep
II have to eat lettuce and spinach Tor
grass AT least. I'd have more than
one chop inside me then
"Supper-slice Of toast and an ap'
ple." Why the apple? Why supper
Mt all?
oh. I'm hungry. hungry until ] cry
in my sleep when | dream about
muffin. thought at first that getting
out Of bed before my eyes are fairly
open and turning myself into circus
actor by doing every kind Of overland.
foot arm and leg contortiou that the
mind of cruel man could invent to tor.
ture a human being with. would Kill