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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
An Actors CooIness.

An actor who was playing Claude
MeInotte lost his memory to such an
extent in the scene where he makes love
to Pauline and describes the imaginary
villa by the lake of Como that the
prompter was obliged to come to his re-
lief and recite the whole passage in a
loud voice.
Claude, however, was cool enough to
do his part by saying, "TeIl me, dear
est, you like the misunderstanding to
the prompter-"w which this gentleman
has been kind enough to submit to your
onsideration?"-
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
Decorated ny Christina.

"In the suburbs Of Sedalia, Mo-, !"
says the Kansas City Times, there lives
a scholarly gentleman who was awarded
the Order of Christina by the Queen of
Spain for his jealous care Of her two
grandsons, Raymondo Gucll y Borbon
and Fernando Alfonso, who afterward
became the King of Spain, and was the
father Of little Alfonso, the present king
This gentleman is Colonel Van 3
Wisker, whom nearly all Missourians
with a state acquain tance know.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23

Books written on bone, stone, bricks
tiles and oyster shells Bibles written
on palm leaves and manuscripts tran
scribed on bark, leather, papyrus, parch
ment, wood, lead, ivory and copper aEs
among the treasures Of the British II
scum.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
A Clever Manager.

The Groom (very wealthy)-Why
did you marry an ordinary chap hko
me?
The Bride-I haven't the slightest
idea. Mamma managed the whole
affair Harlem Life
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
State of Louisiana,
Parish of NatChitoches.

hereby certify that the above an |
foregoing is a true and complete copy of
the original act of Tue Incorporation o.
the Growers Guide Co., Ltd, on file
and of record iEt11Iy office.
Witness my signature and seal of Of
on this the 2Sth day OfssFeb., 1899.
S. ii. HILL,
M, Clark 10Th Dist Court Of La
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23

The name and style of the corpora
ton hereby formed shall be The Grow
ers' Guide Co. Lit, under which name
it shall have power 10 sue and be sued.
implead and be implraded and shall
have corporate existence for period OF
ninety yeurs from date hereof,
during which time it shall continue as
body polite and corporation, unless
sooner dissolved rs hereinafter prOvi-
ded for, and it shall have all the rights.
powers and privileges and immunities
granted by the general laws Of the State
of Louisiana. and especially OF said Act
No. IS Of the Acts of 1883. relative 10
corporations and not inconsistent with
law and the object and purposes herein
expressed and set forth.
The domicile OF this corporation is
hereby fixed in the City Os NatchitO-
ches. Parish of NatchitOches. Louisiana.
and the president of this corporation,
or in his absence the vIce-Dresident, is
hereby named and designated as the
proper person upon whom all legal
process shall be served and all suits on
behalf of this corporation shall be
brought and instituted by and through
its president.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
ANGUS FLEMING.
Notary Public.

have this the - day Of
1899. examined the foregoing Charter
and find that the purposes and objects
of the corporation herein expressed are
and that none of the provisions therein
contained are contrary to law.
PHANOR BREAZEALE,
Dist. Atty, 10Th Dist. Court
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
CHARTER
OF
Growers Guide Co., Ltd.
State Of Louisiana, !
Parish Of NatriitorhpS I

BE II remembered that on this the 2Sth
day of February. A. ID. 1899. at my Of
flee IN the city of Natchitochcs. person
ally came and appeared before me Angus
Fleming. a duly commissioned and
qualified Notary Public in and for the
Parish of Natchitoches. State of Louis
lana, and holding my Office in said par
iSh, Alonzo 3. Jones. j. Wesly Jones,
Walter ; Trche, and the other per-
sons whose nrmcs are hereunto subs
cribed and signed. and the said parties
declared that ayailiug themselves of the
general laws of the State Of Louisiana,
and especially of the provisions of Act
No. 36 of the Acts of the General As
semblv of the year 1888. they have ana
do by this Act form and constitute them
selves into a corporation for the object
and purposes and under stipulations
and conditions as follows to which con
ditronS and stlpuations they obliSdie
and bind themselves and all others who
may become associated with them. to-
wit:
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
Climatic pianos.

There IS only one make Of pianos
that is built especially for Il damp
climate. That is the famous Mathu-
shpk. Climate he's no effect on its
strong, sweet tones.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23

The objects and purposes of this cor
DoratiOn are and shall be 10 acquire, by
purchase or otherwise, the sole and eX-
elusive control and ownership of book
or publication known as and sold un-
der the name of The Growers Guide.
which book or publication has been
copy -righttd to acquire by purchase o"
otherwise the exclusive control and
ownership of the copy right of SAIL
book or publication. and all privileges
and rights belonging thereto or thereto
in anywise appertaining; to contract for
the manufacture and sale Of said book
or publication, or to manufacture and
publish the same on this corporation s
own account and its own behalf and to
this end to employ agents. solicitors
and statesmen to sell and deliver said
book or publication; to sell the right to
publish and manufacture said book Or
publication TO others; to sell and ais-
pose of the right under said copy-r right
and the right to solicit orders for. and
to sell said book or publication either
generally or in territory stiXed and de-
fined by this corporation; to acquire by
purchase, lease or otherwise all neCes-
sary materials, implements, movable
and immOvable property required and
needed to carry out the object and pur-
poses herein named, and to dispose of
same at will as NAV be determined by
the Board of Directors and generally to
do all things appertalning to and any
wise pertenent or incident to the OBJ
iects and purposes herein set forth and
stipulated and especially to borrow
money and execute obligations therefor
in any matter connected with the busi-
ness. Also, this corporation shall have
the power and right within the discre-
ton of the Board of Directors to acquire
by purchase or otherwise other COPY
rights, or patent rights and resell the
same in whole or in part. and to pub
Iish on its own account or cause to be
published any book or publication the
copyright of which it may acquire. and
to sell and to dispose of the same at
Wholesale or retail asthe Board of Di-
rectOrs may determine and generally to
do all things incident or appertaining
to the acquisition and disposition of
patent rights and copyrights, and the
manufacture, publication and sale of the
articles tpatented and copyrighted as
the Board of Directors may decide and
not inconsistent with the law and the
provisions hereof.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23
"

The powers of this corporation, shall
be and they are herebyiyes ed in Boar,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-03-23

The capital stock OF this corporation
shall be and the same is hereby fixed at
Twenty y-five Thousand Dollars 1925, ,000)
divided into and represented by two
hundred and fifty shares at the par value
of One Hundred Dollars each ($100.00)
which shall be paid for in cash, or its
equivalent as the Board of Directors
may decide. or in property actually con-
veyed to and received by this corpora
ton.
No stock shall be issued until it has
been fully paid up, and all transfers of
stock be made on the books of this COR
pOration by the stockholders. or his
duly authorized agent Of attorney, and
no other transfers or stock shall be rec
oguized by the company as valid and
binding on it.
All stOck:certificates shall be signed by
the President of the COMPANY in his of
ficial capacity and likewise countersign-
ed by the Secretary and shall have the
corporate seal affixed thereto: the right
to have a seal Of such design as the
Board of Directors may prefer. and to
change the same at their will is hereby
declared to exist in this corporation.
The corporation may begin business
when as much as Ten Thousand Dol
lars (Sl0,000.00) has been subscribed
and paid into the capital stock, and all
payments on stock subscriptions shall
be credited on the company's books to
the respective stock subscriber and the
stock certificates shall issue when fully
paid up as herein provided
JV.
The powers of this corporation, shall
hn 81
The times., 1899-10-08
AN OLD CONVICT'S STORY
The Only Man Who Ever Escaped
From Portland Prison.
His ArffuI Devices to Gather the
Tools for Making His Way to Free
dom-DiscOvered by the Guard and
Hid in a Catholic ChapeI-Tried to
Get Away From Police Inspectors.

AT Bow Street yesterday William Bart
lett, of North Street, Borough, summoned
the commissioner for the delivery OF a saw
ings bank book, f6 in gold, a silver watch
and chain poeketknife, and some pa
pers. Detective Sergeant Thomas repre-
sented the commissioner.
The complainant in this case is a we'll
known burglar, and it is stated that he is
the only man who ever effected his escape
from Portland Prison. an escape which is
the original of that described in Hawley
Smart's novel. Broken Bounds
W. Bartlett, the former convict, after
leaving Bow Street, told the romantic sto-
ry of his escape from Portland Prison to
a reporter. THE correct details of my es-
cape have never been told" he said. I'll
tell you what actually happened. In 1865
| received sentence of ten years penal
servitude. From Pentonville / was taken
to Portland 1t was awful. | made up my
mind to escape-a feat never before ac-
complished. One day / managed to pick
up small piece of hoop iron That seem
ed like a godsend. Every time / had the
chance l took that iron hopping with me,
and worked like niger TO make 1t into
a saw. | did it in fear and trembling, for
the slightest sound would have betrayed
a convict who had got little bit of file
He had no ambition, and said the file was
no good to him. | gave him my dinner for
it, and with the file | was able 10 complete
the saw. Then | managed, by working
stealthily every evening after / had been
locked up for the night TO saw through
the wood flooring of my cell. Every night
l had TO replace the boards, so that the
warders should not see what l had done.
Then an awful disappointment awaited me
The space neneath my cell was lined with
sheetiron; but. nothing daunted, / event
ually got through that. Then l get into an
air shaft, and after three months hard
work saw my way clear TO liberty.
"At last the opportunity came. It was
a dark night and all was still. With my
sheets l had made rope and, as luck
would have it'll had picked up a piece of
wood, walled a dog, with iron hooks at
each end. put my stool underneath the
quilt. to look as much like my body as
possible, in case the warders should look
in. and then went down the passage il had
taken me three months hard labor to
make After lifting an iron grating l
found myself in the open air and managed
to throw the hooks on my linen ladder over
wall. BY this means / got onto the roof
The times., 1899-10-08
SEAGoING CANOES.
One That Could Carry IA Hundred Pas
sengers Across the Ocean.
(From the seattIe Times.l

iFrom the Seattle iinieS.1
The second largest Indian canoe III Brit
ish Columbia, if not on the Pacihc Coast,
is now hauled out on the tide-hat MI on
First Avenue south. 1t is sumner, con-
sidering it is made entirely out of big
single cedar tree.
I'VE could cross the ocean in that ca
noe," said the owner this morning in very
good English 1T will held more than 100
people. and is the largest canoe but one In
all our country
The big canoe is but one out of about
a score of large canoes that belong to the
Fort Rupert and West Coast Indians of
Vancouver Island. Fort Rupert is on the
northern end of Vancouver island and the
Indians now here were eighteen days on
the voyage With a good, fair wind they
can go 100 miles day and could, there
fore, accomplish, the almost 1,000-mile yoy-
age in eight or ten days. However, they
do not always get the fair wind.
The big canoe is a new one, made this
summer. 1t is rabont fiftyfye feet long
and seven to eight across. The Indians say
there are even bigger cedar trees than the
one from which the canoe was made. These
Indians have been coming here ever since
the first hops were planted. They always
look for sound tree for canoe, one
without any rotten parts or knot holes
about it. The indian owner hired num-
Der of other Indians and made the canoe
where the tree fell then skidded it into
the water. He considers it worth $500 or
$780,
War canoes of these Northern Indians
used to create good deal of terror in the
minds OF the first settlers. There are old
grey-haired patriarchs in the camp today
who doubtless have in the past taken part
in many raid on the Sound Indians and
possibly in some OF the few attacks made
on the early settlers
The times., 1899-10-08
CHAPTER I.
"A JuIy-August Buying Crusade.

r 8 g a
~ he Our buysm are re n pa
creates al m patron wa o be fdd demand val in p he pr
~ il s. OF a energy made @ bi for
tan o
h It
il
IN made n be t
-s fronts sdnn nhaA; good vi for o c
u9 aides k Uerkrs nt madH with dep
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royals o
Goa sleeves mani ld$ Goa 70
Plush Capeha dsndytr trmmeh il br md fur
0 in
credit
The times., 1899-10-08

rious grey, dry skin look about them which
the experienced know we'll
Effects Upon the Drinkers.
The old men grow edotty'' and the young
men get soft and quarrelsome, while the
women, after few years, either cease
child bearing altogether, or give birth to
sickly Infants. During my residence among
the Ibos | was struck by the sears visible
on hundreds of men and women, generally
in the small of the back. As these natives
believe in extensive blood letting for sick
ness, / did not for some time pay very
great attention to the matter. But the
particular place on the body where the
scars were usually noticeable puzzled me.
and one day / enquired the cause. | was
told that the people suffered severe pains
ia their insides, which they attributed to
gin drinking, and found relief by cutting
themselves. 1t was evident 10 me that the
excessive drinking was affecting their kid
neys, which explained the frequency of the
gashes in that particular region of the
body. In my opinion the drink saps their
manhood. and they lose health and
strength, although, owing to excessive
sweating, actual drunkenness, such as we
see at home, is not as noticeable as one
would expect
sacrifice of "a Woman Witnessed
At home the effect takes an outward
form; here it works inner and more dead
ly ravages. Many native has said to
me, speaking Of the matter: Dem man"
pointing out a comrade-''he no fit hab
pickins, he drink them mine var Qbo for
gin) too much" The drinks so much that he
has no children).
These savages are superstitious and tim
i'd The drink makes them pot valiant and
ready for any mischief. Hence the peri
odieal rows. They get mad sometimes,
and commit abominabIe atrocities under
its Influence. / shall never forget seeing
a woman sacrificed, in one of these fren-
zied bouts, al a village twenty miles be-
hind Assaba, one of the most important
towns of the Royal Niger Company on the
river. They tied her up and left her 10
die, while they danced round her like
hends, firing off their fintlock guns. In
company WIKI a Roman Catholic priest
witnessed the hclrib.e scene both of lis
| being powsrless to interfere.
At one time. while ! was staying at Ut
| shi, sample case of "Iioueurs'
| came out for tria1-cost price. sd
quart. A native was sent for
| 10 have two or three tots. He
liked it very much, and, seeing the color.
| took il to be white mans whisky" How
ever, he had hardly got thirty yards when
| he fell prone as though shot, and from II
a. m. to p. m. remained unconscious.
| DO not mean TO imply that the gin is quite
as bad as that, and this, remember, was
/ only trial sample of so-called liqueurs
But the gin is pretty bad, all the same
The common saying on the coast is that
| there are nine "drunks'' for white man
I, IN one bottle Of African gin. We use the
gin out in Africa in lieu OF turpentine
/ when the supply of the latter runs short
! Tor drying paint. II makes an excellent
varnish. Although the gin trade in the
| Rivers is very much greater than in the
Niger Company's territories. / have seen
! the companys steamer Croft bring up gin
The times., 1899-10-08

We have received long letter from
liquor trafhc in Nigeria. from which we
make the following extracts:
1t Is mistake for people at home to
suppose that statements which are made
from time to time in regard TO the effect
OF gin drinking upon the natives are either
falsehoods or exaggeraticns. As one who
has lived for a considerable time in the
Niger territories, and has actually sold gin
10 the natives, not on my OWE account. but
for Others. ] consider that l am qualified
TO speak on the subject ] have resided
for some years on the Niger, and during
the time ] was there ] did brisk trade
with the natives in gin, rum. and other
barter goods. and had many opportunities
OF judging what effect the drinking OF Con-
rinental distilled spirits had upon differ
ent tribes OF natives with whom / came
into contact. Little or no trade in spirits
j. done up the Benue. owing to the fact
that the Niger Company does not import
spirits above the seventh parallel What
gin does reach there is smuggIed up by
the Nupe Brigade of canoemen, or by the
black hands on the steam launches belong
ing 10 the company. which ply to and fro
between the Benue stations. Most OF the
large towns on the Benae are Mahometan,
and the degree Of Islamism the natives
profess Is just and only just sufficient 10
stem the tide OF drink, ii it should ever
become possible 10 obtain gin there In any
quantity But il must not be forgotten
that there are many towns on and In the
neighborhOod OF the Bezue inhabited by
pagans. who have either resisted or failed
TO be encompassed by the tide OF Mohan-
metan influence sweeping down the river.
To them the gin trade is as yet unknown.
The spread Of civilization has not reached
them
At Lolroja. the present imperial military
headquarters in Nigeria, no gin is sold by
the Royal Niger Company. but ii can nsY-
tsr1leiess always be bought in the native
market. have often seen drunkenness at
Lokoia. Certainly. the Niger Company
prohibits spirits from being landed there,
but ! do not think the company's custom
house officers exercise sufficient vigilance
in the discharge OF their duties. Hundreds
OF cases are smuggled up there. Working
1onnMard toward the Niger mouth the
The times., 1899-10-08

tc Abutshi-ten thousand cases at a time.
Every case has to be opened, as the native
will not buy unless he sees for himself the
bottles have not been tampered with. Gus
tom may differ according TO the loeaiity.
but wherever / have traded the gin was
sold TO the natives untouched since 1t left
Hamburg, and drunk by them neat.-Lon-
don Chronicle
The times., 1899-10-08
CHAPTER ".
Of Interest to the Male Biped.

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unerst tscaf beuse
t um of ruadea wooden
lie F have them
r need ~ from the following -bu both If You
t o SC m same here Cash Mems
o. ear eh Sc ere Md 5s OF credit
hne Woo rwerf size ment
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The times., 1899-10-08
Our New" Credit Way.
Our "New" Credit Way.
Our "New" CrcdH Way.

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m and white ALL eaing
% Hose etha wnpb
credit sr
equality Monday yd,
t m stool OF ar for example, 6c MrsaHesB Bed
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long yd
fe complete Mdy Cas- crMu-
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yourself OF MrnmgP of faqaIy
SC g a &c. ca by " fn Craons in
l n ma
will to ch o oCrdF Monday Sc Chesel in
EbdrySn 4 a f g. male oios
cch a s C.
The times., 1899-10-08
CHAPTER II.
Continuing the Search for VaIuables.

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o.
edwham
lngtan nj ddtb nth 76; o 45 Here sample oil hdp p
chs makng the I price nor fine Cambria skrs he
edged with embdey ynd OF k b yoke ant dtd % sec hce Mo
g
peal t If m AM
hak:r rmnedo ona full w jus other ask @ for Offer
dh al an 9 Fin cam mel
corded emh If pkd ~ eue string
inc flannel: for r
The times., 1899-10-08
CHAPTER III.
Touching Here. There, and Everywhere.

merely ma a a Or her You t aT0dt tskpH items as
H in g l cam MdM les than &c Monday
OF m ST Its offers them les
thai r p o dn dthh Pa,ve regular
Afford dainty when bu the c nd mere Bouquets a
in
hh regular 5 quhy or miY will lever have a better porunryt t.
The times., 1899-10-08

''Only the Best" ought TO be the house motto
Of every good housekeeper. Then Heuriehs beers
would be the beverage for every household because
they are the best. When you phone 6S4, Airing
ton Bottling Co.. for Hellrichs always your
beer which will either be Maerzen, Senate, OF
Lager.
The times., 1899-10-08
A TALE OF ECONOMY
WITH A MORAL.

Lamely Tod by Ger Apprentice.

dhnes onomy hat which epend tt advantage
waste" The brief story GLOWING will Early ponm on n = ~ to
a
m our pn ns t o a
standard fuuaiy that's nnagem the result S in eyd pt in
dn priced jus n i on a o
The times., 1899-10-08
HEATHEN Relish FOR Gin
Gallons Of Juniper Berry Extract
Consumed in Nigeria.

superstffious and Timfd snsages
Made Pot Valiant by the Potent
Beverage - Atrocities Committed
Under the Influence - Traffic fn
Liquor Following Civilization.
The times., 1899-10-08
An obItrtng Husband.
Trom the Albany Evening Journal)

THAT husband OF mine never did appreciate a
joke" said woman to another.
why, how is that p asked her friend :.
''Mrs told me this joke the other day,
said she: " why don't you get 10 cents worth OF
borax?' / asked, What for?' and she replied,
why for 10 cents When | went home sprung
it John. said John, why don't you get IL
cents worth of borax2' He made no reply, but
went cut and shortly returned with small pack
age. ! said. What is that? and he replied, Why,
that's the 10 cents worth OF borax you wanted.
John never did appreciate joke.
The times., 1899-10-08

rious grey, dry skin look about them which
the experienced know we'll
The Republican., 1899-10-12

the same subject: 81 think it would
be a very serious mistake for this
government to offer mediation under
existing circumstances"
The Republican., 1899-10-12
North Glade.

| observe that our place is not
heard from very often, so | will send
you a few late observations.
Farmers busy digging potatoes
but the crop is a very light one.
Gilead Broadwater, Esq, of Grants
vile, was here on business last Fri
day.
We are informed that Mrs. j. 7
Wilt was paralyzed last week.
We have just heard that Jas. Wal.
ters lost his barn and most of its con
tents, also three hay stacks by fire
on Friday night. The fire was cyl
IDENTIFY incendiary.
Mr.. D. E. Beckmans fine new
house is nearing completion.
Chas. S. Harvey, who had his house
burned year or so ago, is coming
out of the ashes: he is building a
splendid new house.
Julius Littman has sold his store
and also real estate. Mr.. L. did a
good business here and we are sorry
to part company with him. Mr.
Mellinger, of Grantsville, was the
purchaser of the above. He has
moved his family here and taken
possession. Success to the new firm.
We are now within the bounds of
a new Methodist circuit called Swan
ton and we hope we can get preach
ing oftener.
Judge McRobie thinks the State
will go Republican in November. So
think we all, except few Democrats.
dragging schools into politics. is
a specious plea. 1t is a fallacious