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Louisiane, to; ;i growers have the opportunity of turning the apparently disastrous condition in which they now find themselves into one of great and lasting benefit, by Joining in the movement to make r drastic reduction in the acreage ph.nted to cotton end putting the land so released to other crops—crops that are as dependable as cotton to give a money return and crops that build up instead of depleting the soil. The foregoing is a summary of a statement issued from the office of the State University Extension Division on the present situation. The statement in full is as follows: The average yield of cotton in Louisiana since the advent of the boll weevil has been around onc-fourth of a bale an acre. With the present out look for the price of cotton and for that matter, at any price that cotton , can reasonably be expected to bring, a yield of only one-fourth of a bale an acre is an assurance of a financial loss in Its production. The wise farmer will discontinue the planting of cotton on land that will not produce a good yield. An observance of this rule would make for even a very much greater acreage reduction than is being advocated. If proper measures are »taken ; iwuuhuuii iTiïiii is living auvut'Äicu. ii proper measures are »miten ; now. we have an opportunity of turning the apparent disaster that has over- : taken the cotton grow* rs into a lasting benefit, for it should result in a complete change of our expensive. Irrational one-crop system into sane, safe larm practices that take into consideration not only the immediate gain of money, but tend to leave both the owner and the farm In a better position. In order to meet the present situation and as a foundation for this better system, the following is recommended: 1. That no cotton l>e planted upon land that cannot reasonably be exported to yield one-third of a bale an acre, because to do so Is sure to result in a financial loss from the beginning, netter plant such land In soil-improving crops or allow It to return to nature until such time as this can be dons. 2. On all the other land, make the reduction recommended and plant tlie land so released to soil-improving feed crops. SOIL FERTILITY AND GOOD YIELDS. The basis of all agricultural prosperity is productive soil. With the aver age yields for cotton, corn and other crops in this state we can never hope to be anything hut a poor people. The remedy is to build up the land. Any soil to rrodue'e maximum crops must have some depth, from S to to inches, to permit normal development of the plant roots and to further enable it to supply moisture to plants during the growing season. Plans should he made looking to the deeping of the soils by deeper plowing and by the turning under of legumes, preferably, or Other vegetable matter. Terracing. It ie n& possible to build op rolling soils until all washigg is stopped. All such land should be properly terraced, and then constructive work In improving it can be started. i Winter ( over Crops. Southern winters are mild and soils are sub set to leaching during most of the winter. Plant food is being ren ered available all during the winter and unless this avallahle food is. taken up by plants, it is rapidly leached eut by heavy winter rains. There are a number of legumes that can be used for this purpose. As a rule, however, rye or oats, sown in September or October, will be found the most satisfactory. Aside from preventing leaching, such crops do Much to prevent washing of the soil. Drainage. There is probably as much onergy wasted in Louisiana ' •n poorly drained alluvial or other level land as there Is on the very! f ioor soil of the state. Such land may be very rich, and usually is. but f poorly drained, farming on such land becomes a gamble and farming cannot be done with any assurance of success. Time should not be wasted on such land. j Preparation of Boll. It haa been said that a crop well planted Is half made. There is no doubl that this Is absolutely true and It is suggested that every farmer prepare his land two weeks to a month ahead of planting time and harrow it until all clods are destroyed and a good seed-bed formed. It Is not possible to make a full ofop of cotton •r corn when the young plants start out under poor conditions. Bettrr Seed. One can reasonably expect an Increase in the cotton yield of from 20 to 40 per cent due to having a pure variety of pro ductive cotton. An increase of to to 15 per cent might very properly be figured on for corn when good seed is planted. We, therefore, recommend that an effort be made to plant well-bred pure seed of •very kind. It will pay. Homan und Farm Manures. It must first be remembered that the ' greatest efficiency from the use of commercial fertilisers can only be ' •xpeoted whjn the soil to which they are applied is plentifully supplied with decaying vegetable matter. This can best be accomplished by the STder* ° farm manUre ' and by the ,fr0Win * ° f Cr ° PB tÖ b " Ceminrerci::l Fertilizer*. The farmers of Louisiana have not learned ; to use commercial fertilizers to the extent that would be profitable and It is urged that they study this question more than haa been the I custom in the past. la SPECIAL CROPS. Carat It 1« not recommended for the Louisiana farmer the planting of corn as a money crop by itself. A liberal acreage of corn to supply his own needs lias its legitimate place in any rational system of farming In Louisiana. This should be planted on well-prepared land and properly fertilized. Along with i the corn should always be planted either cowpeas or velvet beans. j Oats; Fall-planted oats upon good land la one of the surest and ise viewpoint of a food and feed crop.' ~ ' * —— . «» **"••» »ie ; Home Gardens; Special attention^ should be given this year to the home " 7^h» id be be co"n P Ä ft? hom2 j f* and well-fenced. Some plantlnga should be made In this garden practically j W^ry week In the year and the cultivation should he regular and thorough. ! *Fr»»» There are great posaibilltlea fn producing a high grade of cane ' svrup In thla atate. It is BUggefctad, that more attention be gfvento this crop! 1 gltum be grown extensively, not only for feeding purposes, hut for the pur- I 1 ing profitable crops from a feed standpoint that can be grown in Louisiana. Butt where it has not been possible to plant them In the fall, sowings of spring oats ' when properly made, will generally be found advantageous. To prove profit able, however, these spring sowings should be made as early as possible upon the best land available. The seed should he th# beat obtainable and the soli should be well prepared j Sweet Potatoes; This is a crop which haa not been properly appreciated > in the South. With the perfecting of the sweet potato curing end atoritii house any farmer should be able to build a small house on his own placé and 1 save his own potatoes. As a rule it Is not recommended that farmers go Into ! -xtensive potato-growing with the expectation of making money out of the ! sale of sweet potatoes as a market crop, because at present there Is hot à very ' wide market for them. It is recommended that they consider It from the ! mint of a food and feed cron. • • - - F ■' Jene Gardens; Special ati ________ „ _ _________ _ ___ ^ ^ garden. The land to be used for a gdrden should be specially' prepared'and highly fertilised with farm manures. T » ------ « —- -- —- - » ---" Sorghum be grown pose of making ayrup. Pork Production; ----- ---------- Louisiana ia buying several million dollars worth #f j ... pork annually. Every farmer shoqld have one or more sows and should provide 1 YY feed for them by planting grazing crops and provide them with sanitary sur- * and roun _."5*'.,__ ...... Wlll : __ __ , • other Livestock; with the reduction of cotton acreage there la going ta ' I. be released a large amount of land that must either be abandoned or planted 1 to food crops. The most economical way of marketing these crops is by feed- ! ing It to livestock. Every farmer, therefore, should strive to Increase hla * livestock, especially in good beef cattle so as to have a sufficient number to consume the surplus feed. Where advantageously situated, farm dairying Will also be found profitable. A small flock of sheep should also be found i upon every farm. Livestock will not only pay a gopd profit for feed con sumed, but will very materially Increase the supply of farm manure; thus ' saving the fertility that otherwise would be sold from the farm in the feety.' Poultry; I.oui ana is not growing ono-fourth of tho poultry that la needed end It is recommended that much more attention tyo given to this valuable branch of the livestock industry. It wJU pay. " Bee Culture; The proper handling of a few hives of bees upon evsFy , farm will prove both profitable and interesting. These few colonies qf bees will furnish the farmer and his family with an abundance of delightful nutri tious food at the minimum cost and a ready sale can always bs found for any surplus at a profitable price. f Thé Heresy sort EFFICIENCY IN ACRE PRODUCTION. for tain ing be the I eatest defect in Louisiana's agricultural practice today la the amall As in all. things in life "If a thing Is worth doing at all. It Is ing; well".artd so we must learn to make - every cultivated acre nroduoa ua'ctop. "Increased Acre Efficiency'' should be our ------ slogar Line* Snggestes by the Death - of My Old Deer Dog «Much" -fctt--' Op ft certain ni^ht in August, 185d, duriBg tho continuance of a vçrv severe and protracted spell of sickness, this very faithful old animal in some way succeeded in enteriair my sick room and on the following morning was found dead under the bed on which I was lan vpishing and suffering almost un fo cl path. When the poor old feilow wag brought forth from his self selected death bed, and my eves fell upon him for the last time, 1 summoned strength enough to dicate the fol lowing lines to my sister, who I enned and preserved them. Wm. H. Jtk. No more again, when gently beams the morn. Wilt thou be summoned by the mellow horn, chase the bounding deer; o more in wildwood, on the dub ious trail, Will I behold thee scent the btlmy «tic, Or raise the liatenine ear. The woods, no more, will echo to thesound. That lured, eo oft, the huntvr to bis hound, In brighter days of yore. Ilia unused gun will rust upon the Husk, The timid deer again will wander beck, To leave fa» bannis no more. Poor dog, still true, even In tb^ faonr of death, DrdaVthou thus oome, to spend H thy lataat breath Beneath my fevered bed! But thine, a deep and never end ing sleep, While I am left to suffer and to weep, And look beyond and dread. Those aged limbs, now stiff and s;ark and still, Were ever ready to obey my will While yet you lingered here. You've reached the rugged jour ney's end, But since in thee I've lost a friend, I'll not restrain the tear. It is no treacherous tear, such as is often shed W'hen human friends are number ed with the dead, Whose names we soon forget; But one uprising from the heart, Impelled by nature, not by art, An emblem of regret. 'Tis true, thou wer't a dog, so call ed, so marked by name, But why should not your virtues jay a claim, io those who love tfae good 1 The poor dog's faith is stronger, truer far, To those he lôves, than fickle humans bear Their master and their Qod. The above was dipped from the Homer Guardian Journal, to whose editor it was aent by Judge G. W. Jack, son of the poet, on his re turn home after participating in a hunting trip in that vicinity when dogs mad dog stories were the center of attraction, not only dar ing the auooessful hunt, but around ths camp (lip at eight. The late Hon, W. H. Jack has many old friends who raeell bisdever pen and for this reason the above is great other and the boll out , bale good ; sra CONDENSED CLASSICS .t0 WESTWARD HO! •tß By CHARLES KINGSLEY Condensation by James B. Connolly ; : iÂvX"W"X"!"X ,, X* , K"X , *! H X"K"X*W a safe of sse be sure such such and and by or all and is. a do ' very! but be j Charles Kingsley ; Is is a of ' Wake." be ' An a preacher Kingsley wan vivid, eager and earnest. »_ _ «ovellnt hin chief newer lav In his denertpflve faculties, ^ei sel ; nB< * "^dresses he wrote ,l,c s I He left Holae when six weeks old, and never saw hla birthplace un til he wan a man of thirty; yet Dev onshire scenes and associations had always a mysteri ous charm for him. Kingsley w n a nald to have been an Instance of the « truth of Darwin's theory that "genius which Implies a wonderfully complex combination of high faculties, tends to be Inherited." His love of art, his sporting tastes, bis lighting blood he inherited from his father's side; the men of whose family were soldiers for generations. From his mother's side came not only his love of travel, science and lit erature, but the romance of hla nature and bis sense of humor. When Charles was still a young child his father, the Kcv. Charles Kinifkley, moved to Barnoek rectory, it was at Barnoek that the boy's ear liest sporting tastes and love of nat ural history developed; an noon as he was old enough he wan mounted on Ids father's horse In front of the keeper to bring back the game bng. The glorious sunsets over the fens had great charm for him all his life; the pictures of the fens and the life there which were stamped on hla mind had Inspired him in after years la writing the story of "Hereward the i j the "Saint's Tragedy," n drama, nad others the followlag novels; "Alton Jbocke," "Yeast," "Westward Ho" and "Hypatia." Ife died at Eversley Jan. 33, 1875. w ITH a hey bonny-boat and a ho bonny-bont Sail Westward-ho and away ! With wonderful speech of Spanish gold find thg vast, rich countries ly ing to the West, Capt. John Oxen liain was home again ; and not a prom ise h^ made bnt was Increased ten fold by his swearing henchman, Salva tion Yeo. Amyas Leigh, n stout Devon youth, was afire to take the sea with Capt. ; John as he listened; but his godfa tiler, Sir Richard Grenvil, said he j f* tQ " JOl,n 3' Later, it might be, And j later he went, his first voyage bfilng with the famous Sir Francis Drake ' „„„„„j +*,, , un J 17 1 nrounrt W( T I Following that^ voyage came flght 1 ing in Ireland in the company of Sir ' j > 1 ! ! ' ! ■' death; and Amyas came home in sad ness. j ... T . , . , ... . „ 1 YY alter Raleigh and the poet Spenser; * and then an expedition with Sir Hum • phrey Gilbert wherein, because of mu ' I. . ,, . , ,, . 1 times, disease, ill-found ships and ! great storms. Sir Humphrey met his * P y i ** At this time Amyas, Witty a score tyf ' other Devon gnliants, was in love with Mistress Rose Snlterne ; but she was for no Devon cavalier. A Spanish cap tain of bravery find charm was (JwpiL ing in Devon till his ransom should be coining, and it was he who captured the fancy of the lovely but capricious Rose, and carried her off to Caracas, I whereof he had been appointed goy< »mnr V ' Whether Rose went as Don On* man's wife or ieman, no one conld say. Mr. Salterne. father to Rose, and rich merchant of tlie port, gave a ship and 500 pounds toward the fitting out, the same to be commanded by Amyas, by now experienced In seamanship and the handling of rough men; .and so he sailed on his first venture on the good ship Rose, of 200 tons burthen and 100 men, with beef, pork and good ale in abundance, and culverins, swivels, muskets, calivera, long bows, pikes and cutlasses aplenty. He was z to discover the whereabouts and con dition of Rose If he could, but surely to damage to his utmost what Spani ards hé should fall afoul of. ▲ com mission to his liking, for it was ah article of faith with Amyas, as w [ [ most young English fpyersof that 4àÿ! that all Spaniards were cruel and cow ardly. even as his owp great Queen Elisabeth was all white purity, With Amyas went Frank, hla brother, scholar and courtier, and mad like wise for love of Rom Salterne; also Salvation Yeo, his own Captain Oxen ham being long dead. Westward they sailed to tropic shores; to low wooded hills, spangled by fireflies; westward through won drous seas where Islands and capes hung suspended In air. In a wooded bight they spied a caravel, which they captured, and in her they found a store of brown pearls ; alto a cargo of sqlf hides, Which smelt evilly as they burned. • ■ i ' w " * Amygs Styiled Qty tty La Ouayara ip Caracas, finding Dim Gusman not at home, but having sight of Rose Sal* terne, she being truly Don Gusman's wife, ip a garden of tha- governor's palace, In the fight with Don Gua* man's men Frank Leigh was wounded and captured. Amyas was knocked ■ne e —cl ous, but taken safely away by wan bon on tkc j */ J "^ e ' 181 *' I under «be'brow'of i Dartmoor, In Dev- j onahire, England, j i a ns of the off ish but to he of she - ly day hud and ing ing of tue, as who stout come Don put er the Don a to çjf was on to Y«o cruise, such ever a It the tapght heart her Japan has appropriated $2,000, 000,000 for the construction of railroad lines. The highest railroad bridge in the world is over the Victoria falls, near Cario, Egypt, standing over 400 feet above the rushing waters in the gorge below. Alfalfa seed at the right price at Co. onies in prived ship him full. the selves of sra his men who retreated In good order. Leaving fatal La Oua.vra far behind, ! the Rose tin ashed through rolling sene' and overhauled a long caravel, loo ! long, indeed, to maneuver with the ! nimble Rose. Two ^galleys were also j with her. Victory fell to Amyas, but a yictory which left his ship so bat tered and his crew so decimated, that he ran in to a little bay for repairs and recuperation. Here, with their culverins and swivels behind a stock ade, Don Guzman came upon them, in force too strong for their shaltered numbers; so, first burning the Rose, they turned their back to the sea and marched inland. And now came hope of glory for j sse ; In saw un man and had for a the a of bis his not lit he on their queen and for themselves great j treasure In quest of the Golden City, ! in the Kingdom of Manoa, whereof tkc j friendly Indians told them. Through *' I untrodden hills and forests they i marched, past the falls of the Orinoco j and the upper waters of the great j Amazon, from low swamps to high plateaus, wherefrom they viewed the eternal snows of Chimborazo towering above the thunder cloud and the fiery cone of Cotopaxi flaming ' against the stars; a region 800 miles in length by 400 miles in width they traversed Three years of fever and cold and fa mine they spent on that trail, and once a gold pack train loosely guarded fell to their hands; but of the Golden City never a trace. They came upon a white maiden, Ayanacora. golden-haired, tall and beautiful, treated as a princess by the Indians with whom she dwelt. Amyas was for leaving lier, having witnessed i on former voyages the evil influence of women among lonely men ; but she by signs made it clear she would not he left. He packed her oE. She came back, and .she being by then far from her habitation he had not the peart to oast her adrift in the vast wilder ness. So. every man solemnly pledged to treat her with honor, she came to ho with them in the adventure where Amyas, his crew much worn and wast ed und he desirous of heartening them up, set upon a great gulleon in the har bor of Cartagena. Silently, In two canoes, they made the harbor, and, It being night, hoarded the galleon se cretly by her stern gallery; and after a short fierce fight the galleon, with much treasure aboard, fell into their hands. It was here in this fight that Amyas would have been run through by the Spanish captain but for Ayana eora. who came leaping from behind and knifed the Spaniard ere he could drive home the long blade. But forty of their one hundred re mained; notwithstanding which they sailed witll much content in the greai galleon to England. Ayanacora, sail ing with them, did one day hurst into singing of sea songs which only Eng lish sailors knew; which caused Sal vation Yeo to ask questions, to which, ns she acquired the English tongue, she nir.de answer; which answexs re called to Yeo that fair Spanish lady of Panama who had run off with Cap tain Oxenham, and to whom was born the baby girl which was later made off with. Captain Oxenham had suf fered death at the hands of the Span ish husband and Yeo himself had es caped only with nfany cruel scars, but the scarred old rawçr bad spent days enough with the lovely little girl to know now, as in a dozen ways he proved, that this was the daughter of Captain Oxenham and his Spanish lady, the little girl to whom he had taught the English sea songs before she was taken from them. Homeward the great galleon ran be fore tiie southwest breeze, antj ^rpud - ly into Plymouth sound she sailed qnt day without 'veiling topsails or low cring the flag of Spain, iqr which the? hud like to get a solid shot from the admiral of the port. And so Amyas came heme in honor and glory, bnt wiih the lovely and lov ing Ayanacora he would have noth ing to do, she having in lier Uno much of that Spanish blood which he lmted. However, his gentle mother, under standing better the worth of loyal vir tue, took the girl to her bosom. Once more Amyas took the sea, now as an admiral under Lord Howard, who hnd gather'd all of England's stout ships and seamen to fight Spain's Armada. Amyas won his share of glory In that fight and he might have come home in safety; bnt there was Don Gnzmnn, who had left Rose to he put to death, even as he had his broth er Frank, the one for a traitor and the other for a heretic. Amyas most have his vengeance on Don Guzman, who was commanding a ship of the Armada, and slo he strove to hold close to him ; but the tempest, which seemed to bear hate for the Spanish fleet, now cast D.oji Guzmaty'o. to her dea^h' pp the sands çjf Flanders. The vengeance of Amyas was sated, as was Yoe's; but almost on the instant, from the heart of the tempest flew a white bolt of lightning to strike down both him and Yeo, Y«o to hit death and Amyas to the blindness of both eyes. So Amyas came home fronç his last cruise, a great helpless hulk, as he bitterly said; but so maybap only as such could one of his nature bave ever come to understand the heart *+ a lovely, virtuous womfih. It was the patience of Ayanacora, the wisdom of his mother, whiph tapght him. "Fear 0 $, Anaya*,« ha voice sayipg, **fear fè hike that dear girl to your heart ; for It la your mother who lays her there," And so at last Amyas came to un derstand. ri, & and ing on in the to deed B side by east pari above seized one, offer door Copyright, 1919, by the Post Publishing Co. (Tho Boston Post). Copyright In tho United Kingdom, the Dominions, its Col onies and dependencies, under the copy right act, by the Post Publishing Ox, Boston, Mass., U. S. A. All rights va in France, a bankrupt is de prived of all His rights of citizen ship which are not restored to him until he has pfeid his debts m full. For over tour teousaqd years the Chinese have devoted them selves tQ the artificial propagation of fish, shell-fish, pearls and sponges. order. I ! sene' loo ! the ! also j charle3 Caspar j, Absentee represen ted by Curator Ad Hoc PARTITION SALE Sam Caspar! et als but bat that their stock in Rose, and for j ? 11th D. C. No. 16534 i I j By virtue of a judgement render«! by the Honorable ) 1th District Court in the above case of date February 12, 1921 and a commission thereunder to me directed and to that effect I, J. YV. Payne, Sheriff of the Parish of Natch itoches, La. will sell tit public auction at the front door of the Court House great j cky^of Natchitoches, La. at 11 City, 0 ^ ATUI j DAY( MARCH 26th. 1921, the following ' described property situ ated in the parish of Natchitoches, La. to-wit: E14 SE!£ S 14, T. 7, R. 9 Acquired B 62-183 80 A. NjK NE 14 S 33, T 7, R 9 Acquired B 65-322 80 A. N V \'A NE'i S 15, T 7, K 8 Acquired B 71-161 40 A WJ. N E 1 i , SE'i NEJ4; NVV^ SE'i; *E'4'SE'4, W'/, NWJ4; Vf'/, NE'i of SE^ S 32, T 9' R 8 Acq. B 104-262 B 83-765 300 A. NEi NW{ and NW4 NE* S 19 T8 II 8 Acquired B 85-21 80 A. bYVi SWJ; NWJ NE* S 32, T » R 8 they great high the fiery the by fa once fell City and the she not to It se •a Acquired B104-364 8J A. SEL* S 33, T 9. ii 8 Acquired B 104-364 SL NW** S 16, T 10, R 10 Acquired B 104-740 Lota 3 and 4 Sutherline Claim Acquired R 1 04-740 House and Lot on east side of Jeffer son St city of Natchitoches, La. bound ed north by property qf Fontenot; south by Bayou Amulet; east by Cane River and west by Jefferson St. Vacant lot oil west side of 5th St. city of Natchitoches, La. bounded north by property of Laplace; south by property of N. T. Smith; ea3t by 5th St. and west by Chaplin. 3 vacant lots, city of Natchitoches, La. between fth and 8th sts, hounded no. th by Morgan j south by Smith; east by--and west by—~-. House and lot, city of Natchitoches, La. on east side of 7th street hounded north by Cunningham; south by Caspa ri, east by Chaplin, west by 7th street House and lot on northwest corner of Trudeau and 4th streets. Lots 105, 106, 103 and 109 and 110 of <pringville addition city of Natchi toches Six lots or---- St bounded north by Prudhomme; south by public road; east by Hill and Henry and west by-----St 4 vacant lots between Church and Trudeau streets being Lots No. 7, 8, 9 i and 10. bounded north by property L ■ awl & N \Y R R. ga of its ary s'ill Vacant lot o,q cast side qf ?th street founded north by Nelken; south by -------; east by----- and west by 7th St. Vacant lot east side of 8th street be ing lot No 4 near Jewish Cemetery, 1 share capital §tock Paq American Life Insurance Cq. Par valus $10.00. 220 acres more or less with all build ings and improvements thereon situated on the right bank of Bayou Derbanne in section 43, T 6, N R 6 W bounded above by lands formerly belonging to Isadore Vercher and below by lands formerly belonging fo J B Gallien, in the rear by lan«.s formerly belonging to Joseph Vercher acquired by Leopold Caspan from iohty H Hwry aa per deed recorded in B 104 F 107 and from Samuel Levy as per deed recorded in B 104 F 677. A certain lot of ground on tne east side ot Third Street with bqiïdinga and improvement* thereon bounded north by L H Johnson, south by L II Johnson, east by prop§?ty of Mr*. Bertha Cas pari and west by Third Street. The same to be sold to effjet a par tition as decreed in said judgment. Teem3 of sale: Cash for what it will bring. J. YV/PAYNE, Sheriff Parish Natchitoch js, La. Feb-16 the I of it Alex to Notice CONSTABLE SALE L H Johnson vs W H Barker By virtue of writ of Fi Fa, in the above entitled and number suit. I htyve seized and taken into possession, the following described property to-wit: one, two and three quarter double Thornhill wagon, the property of the defendant, YV H Baker, which I will offer for sale at the principal front door of Court House at 12 M on SATURDAY, MARCR 1821 Terms of style; Ctyeh subject to ap praisepagtyt. Wagon ean be Inspected at my place. C. M. PEROT, Constable First Justice court Feb-17-3 Ward One. j ! herein ! ; are ! euuted ; and I 1 Dec. I date i case j gage 1 folio 1 to 14, sent by cord paid the Feb-17 M L ligion, tional. seats Let our advertisers know that you read their ad in The Enterprise ««»» Lesche i A large number ot I members cnjiyed ?» -* j «rood program Mon j:,y night, um der the leadership of Mrs. Roy, tin usually • 12, to YV. 11 8 >.\ with Mrs. (Jiuininjflmm as musical director.. There was practically no busi ness, old or new, to be disposed of and after answerins roil call by quotations little Margie Pierson sang vary sweetly "The Cuckoo" accompanied by Kathleen Levy while Ava Pierson played the vio lin obligato an unusually good musical number for three little girls. Mrs, Koy gave Henry Tim rod's life after which Mrs. Cunningham gave a musical memory test, play ing a number of old and familiar virs, which she asked to be named and given in the order played. Mrs. C. L. Brea/.eale sketched Irvin Russell's life and gave a se lection from one of his works; Mrs. Cunningham read a criticism of Father Ryan's life and works, then she and Miss Bordelon sang •a duet; Miss Bordel m read from some of the ourrent poets and Mrs. Roy read also, a very beau tiful selection which ended the urogram. i ■ awl the bsautiful chirojraphy is ga clear and legible a* if just from An Interesting Document A most Interesting and valuable document was brought, the editor the other day; interesting because of its antiquity, being almost 150 years old, and valuable because of its being the last will and testa ment of one of our old and most respected citizens, of date, Febru ary 7th, 1775. It was written with a quill on s'ill clearly watermarked Vender Ley paper, the 'v^ermark of quality iq those days and rimes, the quill of the writer. Of course it i$ inscribed in French, in the quaint phraselogy I of that day, an 1 flic family history it disclosed, that even lie who runs might read—if he knows the lan guage—makes it worthy of pre servation as a unique antiquity. The editor is indebted to Mr. Alex Simmons who knows her penchant for aucient history, foi bringing her this valuable dccu ment, und will be pleased to show to any one w'.io is interested in ^feeing it. Notice of Lost Notes Notice is hereby given that the noteB herein described have been lost or de stroyed and cannot be found, and same are the property of A B Williams: Chattel mortgage note made and ex euuted by Ab. Smith to bis own order and by him endorsed in Blank, dated December 14, 1916, due and payable Dec. 14, 1917, for $270.00, 8% int. from date and ten per cent attorney fees in case of suit, secured by chattel mort gage as per Chattel Mortgage Book 1 folio 108. Mortgage note of same party drawn to hi* own order, for $270.00 dated Dec. 14, 1916 Davabie Dec 14, 1917, 8 per sent int. from (faite and ten per cent attorney feeg in case of suit, secured by mortgage as per mortgage of re cord in Book 127 folio 493. Roth of said notes are due and un paid and this advertisement is made as the basis for suit on the ftyove. Feb-17 30d. A, tt. WILLIAMS. M L Dismuktys, Atty. The vote in Poland is universal, without restrictions for sex or re ligion, equal, secret and propor tional. Seven women now hold seats in the Polish Diet. the to of ing tive deep. .3. peas, firms. * 7. 8. their 9. crops all Tfie Social Club um- j l3 » lur iuea tne pretty and Roy, r rairraal decoration when Mrs. F. j i ; i0,et ; a0(1 lulls • ; oa.-,lcets f formed the >.\ busi of by vio se Ruggio entertained her t Mul» (most delightfully on Tuesday of list week, when Mrs. L. P. (kon tier won tne first prize, a pair of beautiful card table covers, Mrs. Lvwt >:i, the second, a pretty col lar an I cuff set, Mrs. Cockfield, tbe guest's, a lovely tray cover, all the exquisite hand-work of the hostess, and Mrs. Porter, the boe >y, a pretty Dresden china basket of flowers. When the service trays were brought in. there were many ex clamations of admiration as they were truly things of beauty and works of art, with centerpieces of lighted candies in crystal chamie lebras tied with pink and white tulle, surrounded by artistic bas kets of pink and white fringed silk, handles tied with big pink and white tulle bows, which held the lace doily covered plates with chicken on toast, creamed potatoes, asparagus tips on sliced tomatoes and lettuce the pyramid of mayo name lipped with pimolas, hot tea, and beaten biscuits, a delicious confection of whipped cream und pineapple and nuts in crystal glasses with nabiseoes and fruit cake. The guests who enjoyed this lovely party with tho members were Mmes. L. A. Cockfield ot Bermuda* Phillips, Porter, C. L. Breazeale and Miss Carmen Brcu zeale, while Miss Mildred Hill as sisted the hostess thruout the evening. Junior Home Gardens The Normal and the Normal Training School were fortunate in having present last Thursday A. M., Mr. Henry C. Smith, garden specialist, from Louisiana Stute University. He first addressed the Normal Botany class on the auoject of disea<esof truck crops', bringing out many interesting and important facts. Later he spoke to the 6th grade on the planning of window boxes and yard deco rations. He addressed the Train ing School Assembly on Home Gardens, and alto gave specific in structions to the Junior Garde;* Club Members as to the pt'epnrr tions of the seed bed, selecting \ tt rielies and buying seeds. His talks were all most instruct tive and were enthusiastically re ceived. Some of his advise is as follows; 1. Plow garden at least 10 inches deep. 2. Fertilize soil with r.ell rot ltd stable manure. .3. Pulverize soil thoroughly. 4. Plant cold weather cr<-;>r now—as Irish potatoes, English peas, lettuce, etc. 5. Buy only from reliable sat* I firms. * .6 Choose disease resistant va rieties. 7. Test seeds before planting. 8. Plant seeds about 6 timer their diameter in depth. 9. Plant compairson crops—as radishes between cabbage, etc. 10. Plan for a succession of crops to keep the garden growing all the year.