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The Enterprise WEEKLY PuMhlicd Every Thursday Maniac Lntered at the Post Office us Second Class Mat '«er. Mr«. Oammllla L. Breozeal« Editor and Proprie tor Subaorlptlon SI.50 Per Year Invariably in Advance. Commnnications are solicited, bot wa will not be held responsible for any views contained therein. Official Journal Parish of Natchitoches Parish School Board. City of Natchitoches. THURSDA Y. MARCH 30. 1W2 FOR SENATOR I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election as Senator of the 21st Senatorial District composed of Natchitoches and Red River par ishes, subject to the action of the Democratic party. J. I. FRIEDMAN Good Reading Scribner's Magasine for April is cer tainly not lacking in the kind of ma te rial that we are accustomed to speak of as possessing * 'human interest. There is not an article in the number without some strong individual quality, revelation of the lives and thoughts of men and women who are living and thinking in terms of today. Chauncey Depew writes of "Socie ties and Public Dinners," of the public occasions when he has been a speaker and of other speakers who, like the late Ambassador Choate, liked, "to throw a brick," a brick of a witticism, Into Mr. Depew's works. He tells how he won his name of "a peach" at a famous dinner on the Bowery. Whiting Williams, in his "Europe at Work," writes of "Germany, the Saar, and the League." According to the writer, Germany has far to go to nor malcy, and the old pre-war bate for France is more than ever in evidence. His comment on the League ia inter esting. He says it is functioning in in Europe, at least. Walter Tittle, the etcher, made a number of pencil portraits, "Sketches of the Visiting Statesmen," at Wash ington: Balfour, Briand, Viviani, Bar on Kato, Lord Lee, Marshal Foch, Sar raunt. Sir Auckland Geddes, and others and these sre accompanind by some very intimste personal notes about his sitters. The text has the same fresh neas and charm of spontaneity shown hg the sketches. "Ghosts and Devils: No# Style," hf Gordon Hall Gerould, diacuases sucb things aa table-moving, spirit-wiring •nd other manifestations with which ■any minds are concerned in these days, in the hope of solving the great my story of the world beyond. In hie article on "The Incorrigible ft*»*." W. Hariri. Uo,4 tott» j dneea hia readers to the hypomaniac the optimist who thinks he can aet a social paradise. He wee manifest in theftoeneb Revolution, and is rampent I todey in Sovietism, 'Bolshevism, and I aaijjundrad' scheme* for changing James L. Ford always writes with delightfully informal directness. hu-| mor and frankness, and few assauts appeal more to their readers. His Memories of New England, " I recall hie boyhood days in that land of the Puritans, with many touches of. humor and fitting satire. * John B. Burnham, with Andy Tay-|that .1er, of Thuhamta, Alaska, travelled j 21,000 miles just to get a si specimen of ras a journey at adventure, danger and hardships; but they found the Sheep, aod brought L hha back to bear witness to hJnrity. th ' 'and Forth, first time io the b«tarv| .... „ " , * J ^ _ 1 ® country t a woman has been I for goveinor by a par-1 ty that is strong enough to enter | the campaign with an even, or better pbance of victory. Mias Alice Daly has been named by thel National Nonpartisan League as ils candidate for governor of I Booth Dakota, and though she has only Ijved in that state six years, I took sn active part in publiolmild affairs in Minnesota from where]did hails, and has long been of tbe most effective platform]tion and -organizers in the]now, ■srriee of the Nonpartisan Lea-1 the he Um American Indian Arts nod Crafta Foundation is an institution founded by a Wyandot Indian for tbs restoration of the aria god «refis of the Indiana of the United Stelae and to try to put a atop to the imitation art-work that ia Êmtâiag the country. Gemüqe blankets, hastens aod are very rare, and this in doFtrinl art center near the rarer-. . j. • • ___- [The r *. 18 occupation f° r thr Indian all the year round. I , __ , , Jto * J •pagrae horses wear shoes of | No Fence taw We note that a movement is uhder eood headway in our neigh boring parish, DeSoto, for a no- j fence law, to which some attention ; was called in these columns some \ few weeks ago by one of our most prominent and progressive plan ters. It is claimed by some that the fences cost more than all the live stock and on the other hand it is claimed that the keeping up of fences equals all the taxes paid in the parish and that it is cheaper to fence in the stock than it is to fence them out of the farms. Why not have a get-to gether meeting of all interested, and that should mean all the farmers large and small, and discuss this very important matter from every an gle, general and personal, for in multitudes of counsel there is wis dom, or if thought best, with the Police Jury meeting the first Monday of every month it ought to be a simple matter to have them call an election and let tbe tax payers decide. of at at a Community Welfare League A most interesting, to say noth ing of enthusiastic meeting was held Monday afternoon when a great many new names were handed in for membership, in what promises to be the most wide reaching and effective organization of its kind in this section of tbe state. Reports from tbe different com mittees were given which proved bow active they must bave been since appointed. Tbe report for tbe free dental clinic showed that the dentists were willing either to go out in the parish or do the work at their offices,most gracious and helpful on their part; sanita rium prices were submitted, for the treatment of needy children for remqving adenoids and tonsils and it was decided that tbe Police Jury would be appealed to for financial aid. Approximate estimates fur garbage incinerator and city sprinkler were given, both of which will be worked out later; curl) mark>-L report showed tbe in teres» iakeu by out of town ven dors as well as the local ones, hours and market place to be an nounced latter; general clean-up, removal of cans, whitewashing and spring cleaning, sanitarily and and morally was urged; especially at the T. A P. depot where the j chMlber of uked for „«co-operation in particular, as well M that measures be taked to pro I bibit the dumping of trash on the I Jefferson Highway, The Playground Committee ha « beeD e8Decia,,y * c , tive ' arr " ffetl for a temporary playground back of the L. & N. W. depot and added several active men to its I number who arc most interestedly , ... , [some of the paraphanalia ready so the children can have a pub fie playground supervised on aer tain days, with a story telling and _ . , , . «""*■ Program, at an early date L öe I? ral me ?>*«re in.attendance, th ® Mayor President, Secretary 'and other mterested members of the Chamber of Commérce who recognize tbe work -that is being d ?" vslo. of the Commu |mt? Welfare League as a com inanity asset, sanitarily, morally, socially and commercially to Nat chitoches. lor joy thel 1 * 0 *'* Plant to ° Much Cotton as of I The American Cotton Associa (tion in a recent qjrçular, says: I The past winter has been publiolmild that all authorities agree where]did no serious harm to the boH one!weevils which went into hiberna lût fall. Winter is over the]now, and the pest is already in tbe fields. It forebodes a desperate fight between the farmer 1 and the pest as to which will gather the the cotton crop. 'The only sane course to pur sue is to anticipates year of great abnpdance of boll weevils and to make all plans accordingly. Every one who has raised a few cotton crops with the weevil realised how the weevil cut dbwn the acreage he ean handle per plow and still makes crop. Furthermore, tbe more abundant the weevils are, 7 . , , , [The less acreage he can handle auc |cessfully and certainly with the I present prospects the acreage gar plow for 1922, should be reaucëd Jto so absolute minimum if Um farmer is to experience'any safety lwbaterer " it BT TOE WAT i n the procession of the months, the war-like March is followed by j the gentle April, so called by the ; old Romans because, when they \ mw that this spring month waken ed the lovely garden things, they exclaimed, "Omnia aperit,"—"It opens all things." With tniip-cupe unfolding, fern fronds upcurling, tassels fringing the ouk trees and varnished buds on bare branches, April is truly "The Opener." The man who does the most harm in the world, we affirm, is the grouch. The man who com mits crimes against society is frankly an out-cast, his range of destruction is limited and his ca reer is short. But the grouch is permitted to roam at large and his darkening influence like a baleful cloud, may exend over us at any mo ment. He turns innooent pleasures in to indigo tangles, is tbe assassian of enthusiasm, which furnishes the motive power for all great things. He is a blind man, for he seems unable to see tbe pain and trouble be causes—be punc tures our bubbles. The grouch causes the most trouble in this work-a-day world. in to In your little journeys in search of beauty, have you hung over Mr. Williamson's fence to enjoy tbe velvety faces of his pansies! There are hundreds of them, of all colors, and Cypress Lane is like Wordsworth's lake-side: '*1 gazed aod gazed, but little thought What wealth to me tbe show bad brought. For oft when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude." In foreign lands, April first is known as "Poimond' Avril"— April fish. It is a custom ages old—some say since Jesus was sent from Annias to Caitphns, from Pilate to Herod—-to send friends on bootless errands on that day. Maybe foreign slang admits of "sucker" in oonneolion with the term. Time-Hpnqnd jokes, a 11 the way from cotton-filled biscuits, salty sogar, soap-caramels, to tempting empty parses are per anaable, but practical jokes which are vulgar, dangerous, or terror irêac art, needless to say, Verbot on by persons who are well-bred. Be a good sport if to« answer fake telephone calmer go far left band moakey-wreadlMB. A laugh enjoyed by die "April Üb" ia in fiaidTely more heartening than a to ed a and its so and of 7 I arise to a point of cannas. Surely there's not a more satis factory plant than a canna for our part of tbe country! Sturdy green hedge to divide back an front yards, picturmqpe screen lor wood piie and «hielten coops vivid yellow and flame colored, or spotted—delicate orchid-like, the oaona iaa thing of beauty and joy forever. It thrives in dost, it respond! to cultivating gratefully, it spreads courageously, why not empa s around tbe base of the sige boards? A sign in front of a thrifty farm-house- on a highway near town proclaims:, uKabbits and gosling eggs for hatching." Let tbe Easter bells ring'haM nêmtt of the lawn mower is abroad in tbe land. Think of the "vacant lots" and "neutral stripe" which are putting np home •tond signe for mosqultoer these spring days. They are your re sponsibility too. " Tbe narrow atrip fronting the Baptist church on Second Street has been carefully set with atufdy planta. There are several plaçait— by church.dob and business build ings fhere privet hedges, cannas, or other ornamental planta mikht be plaeed, to the present and ma ture enjoyment of frequenten tod passenby. 'Batter business means nctoçly more business, more stable profita, it means higher standards of do Business fame a long, steady climb ta coudfUona better than it •mr^joyed. j a the Snd Natchitoches Girl in Line The news of the latest honor that has fallen to Mrs. J. B. Snell of Minden was learned with de light by her friends here, who however, are not surprised at any honors accorded her, as they feel she is entitled allow, as the fairy god motiier, -il »L- „ j. I to all the gods ■ 7 god mother, , who presided at her birth, endow- j ed her with all the attributes that oould be bestowed upon any mor tal which she has worn with a sweet modesty, that has been one of her greatest charms. Some years ago, this talented daughter of her talented parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Carver, won the prize offered by the State federation of Woman's Clubs for the best short story submitted; and later won the prize in a simi lar contest run by the Southern Woman's Magazine, and while taking a course under a well known correspondence school won other honors which hjve fitted her for the last one, which places her in line with the forty who were chosen out of 2700 for one of the 31 prizes, ranging from $10,000 to $1.000 offered by the Chicago Daily News for the best scenario of which Mary Roberts Rhine hart, Norma Talmage, Griffith Rupert Hughes are judges. Here's hoping our own Ada C Snell heads tue list! of is lie Court House News, is Sheriff Payné nipped a general j-til delivery in the bud shortly before day, Saturday morning when McCormick and Johnson,the white men arrested in Shreveport for robbing Punter and Giassell's eatiiblibhmeut here, and three other men whose attenip; to es cape by using keys made out of spoons, reported in these columns at the time, were detected sawing their way out thru the outside windows of the jail "run-around", to the accompanyment of French harps and singing. Tiie special night guards, whom the Sheriff thought wise to keep on duty, grew suspicious of the music and investigated,whereupon they heard the filing and one bur riedly phoned for Mr. Fay ne who arrived witlfia deputy just in time and it needed action and quick wits to control matters, as a hard fight was put .up by the desperate men who had smuggled in the saws by which they had nearly accomplish ed their purpose by Will Smith, a negro, who was serving time for petty larceny and worked on the public roads in the day and man aged to buy four hack saws and get them in the jail without being detected At a special session of Court held Monday afternoon several prisoners plead guilty which dis posed of their cases in short order imoug the oumber being McCor jrtick and Johr.sn-, ; he ring lead ers tn the attempted j»il delivery who were sentenced to the peni tentiary for 10 years and with several others taken to Baton Rouge the same night. The negroes who smuggled m the saws were sentenced to two years in jail* $l(X' and a costs and in default of payment* one year additional and in sentencing them the .Judge regrettedthattheirs was uot a penitentiary offense as that was there they belonged. I I to Parish Board of Health NATCHITOCAES, LA., MARCH 21, 1922 The newley appointed Board of Health o f Natchitoches Parish met at the call of Mr. W. H. Airey President of the Police Jury, at the Court House, March 21, 1922. Tbe following members were present: Dr. C. E. Reed, Dr. W. N. Hankins, Dr. J. B. Pratt, Mr. Chirlie'K^rborough and Mrs. W. Pierson. Dr. C. E. Reed was appointed ebairman of tbe Board. Dr. J. B. Pratt wag appointed to look after contagious diseases iu the parish. Dr. I. E. Woodward was appointed meat inspector of the city uf Natchitoches. Dr. W. N. Hankins was authorised to ap point a meat- inspector for the town of Campti. The meat inspectors will charge fee for beeves 50 canto a head, I yearlings, hog and sheep 25 cento ' a head. j There being no further business the Board, adjourned to meet the Snd Tuesday in every month. Dm W. N. HANKINS. Acting Secretary* ! S. .. Department of the Interior D. S. LAND OFFICE AT BATON ROOGB LOUISIANA March 13, 1922 Notice i9 hereby given that Wm. L. Gibson of Natchitoches, who, on Oct. 28, 1918 and March 3rd, 1919, made Homestead Adjoining Farm Entries I No. 088725 and 08904 for SEJ4 of S# % ■ and swj^ of SW^, respectively, Sec tion *L Township 9 North Range 9 West, Louisiana Meridian, has filed j notice of intention to make Three-year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Clerk of Court at Natchitoches Louisiana on the 25th day of April 1922. Claimant names as witnessea: C. F. Royston, of Natchitoches. La., R. F. D. No. 1. J. S. Cox, of Natchitoches, La., R. F. D. No. 2. W. E. Royston, of Natchitoches, La.. R. F. D. No. 2. Joe Byles, of Natchitoches, La., R. F. D. No. 2. E. D. GIANELLONI, Register NOTICE In accordance with an ordinance of the Police Jury of date, March 6th, the Police Jury of the Parish of Nat. chitoches will receive and open bids for tne construction of certain named roads in Road Dist. No. 26 Ward 2, of the Parish of Natchitoches, on the 1ST DA* OF MAY 1922 at the hour of 11 o'clock a. m. at the Court House in the city of Natchito chea, in open session of the Police Jury for the construction of tha following named roads: Earth work on Creston to Clear Lake, Approximate cu. yards...........24000 Clearing and grubbing acres...... Goldonna to Clear Lake. Approximate cu. yards...........27000 Clearing and grubbing acres........22 Chestnut to Saline. Approximate cn. yards...........24350 Clearing and grubbing acres.........12 Beginning at a point E on model road near Ashland High School building and ending at Lake Village on Black Lake, same being approximate five miles in length. The Police Jury reserves the right to let contract for different sections. Bids must be in sealed envelopes and addressed to the Police Jury, and muBt be accompanied with a certified check for 5 percent of the estimated contract price, as an evidence of good faith, and the check of the successful bidder will be retained until the bidder has given necessary bond, or forfeited to the district if he fails to comply with his bids. The checks of the unsuccess ful bidders will be returned to them upon the rejection of their bids. The Police Jury reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Thus done and aigned at Natchito ches, La. this 28th of March 1922. W. H. AIREY, President Police Jury. WORRIED HUSBANDS— READ THIS Oude's Pepto-Mangan is the Best Tonic for Nervous, Tired-Out Wives of in is your wife "all tired out" and cross and irritable much of the time? Do the children '-bother her to death" every day, and do the ordinary house hold tasks that she formerly performed with ease seem now to overtax her? I In other words, do you often come I home to a bouse of trouble instead of a house of joy and happiness? If your answer is "yes" to these pointed questions, don't blame your wife until she has taken Gude's Pepto Mangan with her meals for a few weeks. She is simply run-down and nervo is and needs the kind of iron that •he will get in Gude's Pepto-Mangan to give her more vitality and strength. For thirtv years doctors have recom mended Gude's Pepto-Mangan as a first class building-up tonic. Sold by your druggist in both liquid and tablet form. —Advertisement. The eternal gullibilitv of thel human race is one of the raostl astonishing of social* phenomina. Since the invention of tbe tele-1 phone by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, in 1876, more than 8000 patents relating to the instrument! have been granted. Radishes, of which the nativel country is unknown, were intro- [ dured into Britian in 1548. I ' The last of the U. S. soldiers, I who have been stationed on the Rhine, amounting to some 4100 American officers and men, have| been ordered home. NOTICE PRIMARY ELECTION COMMIS-I SION ERS By authority or the Pariah Demo cratic Executive Committee, and in accordance with the Primary Election Laws, the following officers are here by appointed to hold and conduct the Primary Elections for the nomination of candidates for town offisials in tbe towns of Campti aad Robdine to be | held on TUESDAY, APRIL 111«, 1923 ! FOR THE TOWM OF CAHPtl Commissioners: H. H. Albritton. R. j S. Perot, Mrs. J. B. Mabin, L. Alvin | Cloutier and J. H. Roubieau. FOR THE l.OWN OF ROBELINE Commissioners: L. W. Jacobs, Geo. Catrer, Geo. C. Eagle*. Mrs. Maud] Latham and Fred McCartney. Polls to open 6 a. m. and close 7 p.« .. p. v. b. PRud homme; Secretary. Our Business Is Banking Our effort is to attend to that business Our aim is to please Our wish, to succeed Your patronage will be appreciated Your interest will be cared for Your money draw interest When deposited in our Savings Department Try Us and You'll Be Pleased The Peoples Bank of Natchitoches, La. NOTICE Mrs. Lou Anna Maybin, Administra trix, of the succession of Charles L. May ben, has filed with the Clerk of the Court, a schedule of liabilities in the said Succession, and the order of their payments, all parties in interest, are notified to file any other claims that may be against the Succession either with the Cierk of the Court, or with her Attys. Scarborough and Carver. That all who have any oppo sition to the claims and their payment as shown on the list, file their opposi tion thereto with the Clerk of the Court. This, the 8th of March, 1922. MRS. LOU ANNA MAYBIN, Administratrix. Every body is interested in ghosts, of course, and nearly every one is cur ious about the stories of the things tbe mediums are doing with the world of spirits. This is what Gordon Hall Ger ould writes about in his article in the April Scribner, "Ghosts and Devils: New Style." > The French Government will erect a monument to the hist American soldier killed in action in the World War, whose name .... I willbe determined by the Ameri-, can Legion. ■ SPORT MIXED FEED Stands the test. The Heavy Grain fp Feed for hard working horses and mules. Demand the best from your dealer. 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Insist upon Columbia Diy Batteries w —AiyJntiwyw Notice Aaron Fergerson having filed his application to Administer the succès sion of Emelie Geary, all parsons at interest are hereby notified to show cause within ten days why his applica tion should not be granted. A. H. O'QUINN, M-9-3t Deputy Clerk Succession of Alphonse Rachal F. A. Charleville having this (day Sled his final account all persons at interest are notified to show cause within ten days why the same should not be homologated. This March 14, 1922. __ A. H. O'QUINN. M-16 Deputy clerk. There has never been but on i English Pope, and he was Nicl o las Rreakspear, Adriau IV. known as Pcpa Due to the unevenessa of the coast line, England's exact ge<> graphical ce..ter never has be n determined.