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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19
Woman Sends Him Away


mistake and that they had unjustly
exiled their former companion and
friend And messengers were sent
forth in the desert to bring him back
in all honor
And his return was celebrated as a
holiday and All his old friends gath
cred around to welcome him.
But it was the woman who had sent
him away that rode with him in his
triumphal procession. The other wom-
an had hidden herself in the desert,
thinking that he would turn his back
on all the world to find her But he
did not.
And the man justified himself after
this fashion to the woman who had
Heved him guilty:
10, thou art that which all men
worship in woman, thou embodiment
Of honor and purity"
And the woman in the desert never
came back, but the man, SO the old
fable reads, lived happily or unhappiiy
with the other all the days Of his life.
/ The woman in the desert typifies
the woman with a soul above conven-
tons; whose love rules her life and
whose loyalty only asks for test
| to prove it. In modern life we often
see cases that are very similar. And
very often the woman meets the same
| fate as the woman in the fable She
! is forgotten when the time comes for
| the triumphaI browning
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19
4HEMHHRl
(zGABIANET

To keep thy muscles trained: know st
thou when fate
Thy measure takes? or when she'll say to
thee:
l find thee worthy. do this thing for me,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19

and she was rewarded when fame
came to him by having him turn his
back on her and go off with a younger
woman.
Time passed on, and his luck
changed again. He lost out second
time and was in the gutter Again
she vent to him, for he was deserted
of course, by the one who had been
his companion in more prosperous
days, and took him home and nursed
him back to life and decency again,
and with her assistance he wrote a
second book. This, too, was a success
and from it he received enough money
to get him going again, and in all
haste he abandoned his wife second
tiD1a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19
Down and Out Again.

The lesson he had learned had not
sunk in. for before a year had elapsed
he was down and out again. This time
his case was more sordid and beastly
than before He was living in a Bow
cry mission when his wife found him
and for the third time carried him to
her home and there he lies today an
invalid. with his mind half gone, but
tenderly nursed and looked after by
the woman on whom he has no claim,
having outraged every bond that once
held them together.
If any man ever had such loyalty to
another man i've vet to hear OF It.
Some say the wife in the case by her
actions pr5ves clearly that she has
neither sense nor pride don't think
so. She has both, but greater than
either is her sense of pity-pity for
the man VINO has only her to turn to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19

Diagnosis.
She--At the bargains they sold
some very cheap things today.
He-They evidently sold you.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19
So Does Credit.

Money honks.-Lif,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19

reminded him the judges hae decreed
him guilty.
Now the other woman, the one
whom he loved least, declared that
she did not believe him guilty though
the whole city should rise against
him; that IL he were banished she
would go with him.
And accordingly when he set forth
an exile she journeyed beside him
to the desert
Here they lived many months, and
only the comfort and courage of his
companion kept the man from taking
his miserable life.
And often he marseled that she
should have sacrificed SO much for
his sake, and every time she reminded
him that she could do it gladly, be
cause she was the woman who loved
him.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19

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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-19
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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13
The Old Way of Editing.

Brother Holland of the St. Hell
ena Echo presents very interest
ingly the old method of running a
newspaper.
1T take wind to run a newspa-
per. Scintillating, acrobatic ina
gination, half a dozen white shirts
and railroad pass to run a news
paper.
But money? Heaven to Betsy
Ann and six hands around. who
ever needed money to conduct a
newspaper? Kind words are the
medium of exchange that does the
business for the editor-kind
words and church social tickets.
When you see an editor with mo-
ney, watch him. He'll be paying
his bills and disgracing his pro-
fession.
Never give money to an editor.
Make him trade it out. He likes
a swap. Then. when you die, af-
ter you stood around for years
and sneered at the editor and his
Jim Grow paper, be sure you have
YOUR wife send in for three extra
copies by one of your weeping
children, and when she reads the
generous and touching notice about
you, forewarn her to neglect to
send the editor fifteen cents. 1t
would overwhelm him.
Money is corrupting thing,
and the editor knows it. What
he wants is your heartfelt thanks
then he can thank the printers and
they can thank the grocer. Give
all your job work to the travelling
man, and then ask for half rate
for church notices. Get your let
terheads and stationary printed
out of town and then flood the ed
itor with beautiful thoughts in re-
solutions of respect and cards of
thanks. They make YOU spicy
reading, and you are so proud of
your local paper when you pick it
up filled with these glowing NOR
tuary a, tlcles.
But money sccrn the filthy
thing Don't let the pure, limo
cent editor know anything about
it. Keep that for sordid trades
people who charge for all their
wares. The editor gives his boun-
ty away. The Lord loves a cheer
full giver. Don't worry about the
editor. He has a charter from
the state to act as the door mat
for the community. He will get
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

1t is almost a sure thing that dur
ing the lifetime of all who read
this the great majority of roads
will be dirt roads, with perhaps a
top dressing of gravel, stone or
other material. We should bear
IN mind that an earth road is a
good road if drained and looked
after IN the portions which get
bad, Every one knows that US
nally 80 per cent of all well-bullt
dirt roads remain good all the
time, leaving only about 10 per
cent for constant attention. Look
ing over the problem, it would
seem that the best assets the states
have is the convict and other idle
classes. There is every reason
why these should be used every
where, as they are now dong III
Oregon, Colorado Washington
and other States. Now, the ques-
ton of how to get the money;
there are several ways-the United
States government part, the
state per cent, and each county
the balance. By bond issue, OF
course, to be met by specific tax
for a number of years to meet in
terest and principal But let us
not lose sight of the question of
ability in those who construct the
roads
In saying what l have, ] do not
desire to reflect in any way on the
man who have gone before, but
pioneer days in this country should
have gone, our people now have
made up their minds to have good
roads and will have them, but let
us hope we will secure beyond
question the proper ability to con-
struct them with least cost and re-
suits. Let's have them built, and
for Heavens sake, after having
them built, do not 90 off and leave
them to the care of the elements,
and when bad, sit and cry and won
der why they become impossible
after completion. Let us be sure
we have funds, etc., to maintain
them SO they will never be bad
Farmer iE Country Review.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13
oJi.Ueo.
Average altitude 100 feet.

Average altitude 100 feet.
Nearly one-third of the state
consists of the alluvial bottom lands
of tho Mississippi and Red rivers
and their principal tributaries.
Of the states entire land area
more than one-third 1853 per cent?
is in farms. Only nine parishes
have less than 2 per cent OF their
land in farms. Claiborne parish
has over 80 per cent of its lands
in farms and Lafayette over 80
per cent.
The average value of farm land
per acre is 1899. In twenty-six
of the parishes the average IS from
SO to $25. The average value in
ten parishes exceeds $25, all To-
Gated in the alluvial bottoms.
Between 1900 and 1910 there
was an increase of 4,577, or 3.9
per cent, in the number of farms
in Louisiana, as compared with ar
increase of 1919 per cent in popu-
lation and 1871 per cent in the
acreage of improved farm land.
The total value of farm proper
ty, which includes that of land
buildings, implements and machin
cry and live stock, ifs 1901, POI, 900
indicating an increase of 51.7 pei
cent since 1900.
During the decade the average
value of land per acre increased
by 1926, or almost doubled.
The gain In population wa.
greater during the last decade thar
during any other.
The average size of a Louisian,
farm is 86.6 acres.
In 1910, 64.8 per cent OF al
land in farms was operated b,
their owners, 9.4 per cent by man
ayers and 25.7 per cent by ten.
ants.
The proportion of land IN farm:
operated by owners decreased
among the white farmers between
1900 and 1910, while that amons
colored farmers increased.
OF the total number of farm.
52,989, owned in whole or in part
by the operators in 1910, 1901
were reported as free from mort
age.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

Jeanerette has recently had some
street paving done that it is claimed
is the best OF its kind and the cost
comparatively so slight that many
other towns will adopt the same
plan. After excavating all the
mud and debris. six solid inches Of
concrete mixture is laid and allowed
to become like stone, then two inches
OF bithuletic and asphalt mixture is
applied when steam roller weighing
upward of two tons run oyer tue sur
face and presses it down to smooth
finish. The distanced paved was one
and an eighth mile and it is believed
that 1t can be maintained for years
at practically little or no cost. be-
cause 1t is the material best suited
to our climate aud will stand the
wear and tear Of traffic.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

And it came to pass that after
he had advertised his goods, there
came unto him great multltudes
from all the regions round about
and did buy of him. And when
his competitors saw it they mar
veled among themselves. saying
"How be it that this man is busy
while we loaf idly about our
doors9" And he spoke unto them;
I'm this fast age of push and rus
tie it is easier for a camel to en-
ter the eve of a needle than for q
man to flourish without adyer-
Using" Elk.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

The new Postmaster General
has announced that no appoint.
ments of postmasters would proba.
bly, be made before April except
possibly in cases of emergency
1900 were appointed by Mr.. Taft
and not confirmed by the Senate
all of which will have to be made
lover by President Wilson. Mr..
= urleson also stated that he would
ot disturb capable and efficient
postal employees protected by tn'
civil service. He recognizes tina
the postofiice department is a grea
business institution and does no
intend to do any thing that nigh
lower its efficiency.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

1t makes us very tired, indeed,
to have merchants insist on US to
urge the people to trade at home
and not send away to mail order
houses in New York, Chicago, st.
Louis and other places or by New
Orleans houses for their goods,
and when we 90 around to settle
our accounts have presented to us
q billhead printed away from home
or receive copy of an ''ad" writ
ten on a letter head which never
trades at home.p Yes, we be-
lieve in encouraging trading at
home, but those who cry the loud
est and most pcrsistently should
certainly be the first to set the ex
ample. st. James Interim.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

States leads the world in its low
cost of steam transportation. The
average cost being for several
years past about three quarters of
one per cent per ton per mile for
moving freight over our railways
tof America. No one knows or
could calculate just what it costs
to move one ton per mile over the
public roads of this country. 1t
is estimated at about 80 cents per
ton per mile. We are led to know
that in the European countries it
is less than 10 cents per mile per
ton. We can readily see how our
American farmers are handicapped
by a bad wagon haul by over 20
cents per mile per ton as in CON-
petition with his European COM
petitor and brother farmer.
Only by building improved
highways can we lessen or obvlate
this unnecessary cost. There now
seems to be no longer need for
argument; the time is coming-is.
in fact. here-when we all. both
in city and country, realize that
good roads is the burning, living
question. But how is this to be
done The one great question Is
to educate to build good roads.
At present there are few who are
competent to do so in the best
and most economical manner. Fol
without some definite, fixed plan,
some Standardization, no perma'
nent system of good roads can be
built. Road-buiidlng is a business
of itself; it requires training anc
unless done by trained experts
under government supervision il
will prove not only extravagan,
but failure. 1t is easy to say
any one can build a good road, but
this matter has been under close
study for many years and little Is
known yet. Among many cues,
tions connected with the subject
which are as yet unanswered are
who is to build them and how
just now the United States gov.
eminent is sending out a series oil
questions to be answered by the
people, answer from all. Among
the khotty problems are what is
a good road, who should build
them, should it be the nation in
part, the state in part, the coun-
| ty in part, and the cities and COM
munitles in part Having decided
on whom the cost should fall and
location ascertained, there comes
the question Of how to build them.
4
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13
SHERIFF SALE.

A B. Lestage VS.. Josh Harris.
j ,tfn Jrdiciah District 4 Gs5nrtt; Parish
of Natchitoches, La.-No--
By virtue of writ of Fl Fa issued out
of the 18th judicial DISTRICT Court In
ana for the Parish of Natchitoches in
the above entitled and numbered suit
| have seized and will offer for sale
to the last and highest bidder at the
front door of the Court House in the
City and parish of Natchitoches, La
on
SATURDAY, March %, 1913.
the following described property, to-
wit:
3 mules, two mares,
two year old mule colt,
3 COWS and two calves, wagon,
And 200 barrels of corn, more OF
less =.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement. .,r,,1
March i3-tds. Sheriff.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

The charter for the building of an
electrical interuban railway that will
run through six parishes including
Caddo, namely, Bossier, Webster Clai.
borne Lincoln and ouachita was drawn
In Shreveport the other day.
The new line will run from Shreve-
port TO Morrow via Minden, Homer,
and Ruston the right of way Of which
has already been guaranteed and val
liable bonuses subscribed by the best
interests of the various localities
through which the line will operate.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13
We Are Not Greedy

Women sometimes do not know
whether they Want to buy or not
when they enter the store. They
have to see first. If they see what
they want and the price suits them
they likely buy it. Otherwise they
went v hat i IL sss0ut tsYsst 7
Whatever opinion you form about
this store, do not make the mistake
of CHASING US with the greedy
merchants who are displeased and
show their displeasure when Gus
toner fails to make a purchase.
We are here to show our mer-
chandise and to sell it if we can.
But we don't insist that you buy
something in return for visiting this
store and seeing the latest stock of
spring and Easter goods in town.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

A prohibition campaign was launch
ed in Alexandria Sunday at mass
meeting, the consensus Of opinion be-
ing that Rapides parish had temper
lied long enough with the liquor traf
fic that has now become a moral Is
sue and an organization was formed
to begin the formal fight and ask FOL
an election on the subject when the
Police jury meets next month.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

out the paper somehow, and stand
mn for the town and whoop it up
for you when you run for office.
Don't worry about the editor
he'll get on. The Lord knows
how-but somehow.-St. Helena
Echo.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13
TAX REFORM.
Theme of NJ. Fl. Carver at tne
Forum.

Theme OF NJ. ii, OdINcI az OA"
Forum.
Attorney M. II. Carver, of
Natchitoches, delivered timely
address on Tax Reform" at the
regular Sunday meeting of the
Forum at the Progressive Union
Yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Mr.. Carver emphasized the need
of a change in the laws now con-
tanning in this state, which he
claimed, have the effect of Stultl-
flying business and. penalizlng
thrift and industry. He declared
himself an advocate of the single
tax. Besides Mr.. Carvei's adj
dress, the program included sew
eral delightful musical numbers
Rev. Max Heller will be the prin-
cipal speaker at next Sunday
meeting, his subject to be an
nounced later
No remedial measures with refer
ence to the tax laws in this state,
Mr.. Carver asserted, can be un'
dertaken !until the constitutional
requirement for uniformity IS re-
yoked. The inequality OF the
present tax system he illustrated
by citing the fact that in some OF
the parishes money, notes, house
hold goods and other property are
assessed, while in other parishes
thew are not assessed, But little tax
reform can be instituted in this
state, he said, until the Constitu-
ton is rid of it's uniformity re,
ouirement and the Legislature is
empowered to devise some SulCa'
BILE tax system.
THE trend of modern tax re-
FORM" said Mr.. Carver in states
where there is an absence of con
stitutional restrictions is along
certain definite lines. One is
lessening, or the total abolition,
of the personal property tax. The
futility of ascertaining the amount
of money stocks or bonds which
taxpayers hold is recognized"
Under the present regime in this
state, he SAID that the big man
pays the small tax, the man oil
small wealth the big tax, and per,
Jury is encouraged when man is
obliged under oath to declare his
taxable assets. The difficulty OF
making people disclose their hold
|ings, when tits to their financial
benefit to conceal them he ex'
planned, is not a new issue, bu'
existed in snslent times as well a:
NOW. Tortures such as the racl
and the burning stake, he said
we're employed by the kings ii
old times to make. their wealthy
subjects admit the amount OF theil
wealth.
"In Ohio" said MIR. Carver
"spies were at one time employed
to examine peoples private affairs
and, while it is true that unde
this system much personal proper
ty was located, the inquisitoria
methods we're so distas4eful to tn
rich people that many of then
left the state In some states tn
trend in tax reform is to lessen
ing, or an abolition, of a persona
property tax. while in others tn
building space tax, or the lncom
tax, or the inheritance tax ar
coming into vogue. There IS a
increasing tendency to decreas
the tax on buildings and improve
ments, which, when in effect, er
courages idle land. In sewers
: towns In Alberta, Saskatchewan
Manitoba, and British Columbi
Columbia the tax on personal an
building property has been abo
ished, and supplanted by a ia
: levied on land values alone.
was made known that the MINES
ota Tax Commission after invest
, eating the last-named system, re
ported favorabIy on it.-Picayun'
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

Some enterprising person has
taken the time to compile the fol-
lowing valuable information con-
corning Louisiana and her resour-
ces:
Louisiana ranks twenty-fourth
IN population and thirty-6rst in
the states and
j - ~ssffiii-s~4lsses Tr.;.l
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13
Resds-Good, Bad and Otherwise,

The most important element IN
our lives is production. The next
in importance comes the tranpor-
tation from producer to the ultl-
mate consumer. Now, this mat
ter of transportation begins at the
barn door. No doubt this trans
portation problem has been the
cause of the congestion OF our
cities at the expense of the farm.
In 1850, 40 per cent of the popu-
Iation of the United States were
farmers; in 1912, only about q
per cent are engaged directly In
farming. If we are to maintain
our present form of government
we must devise ways and means
to get some of our population
back to the land to preserve the
balance and keep them there. 10
do this it would seem as if first
we must have good roads; second,
we must have good schools; third,
we must have telephone service;
fourth, good rural mail delivery;
fifth, good markets for our farm
products. Good dirt roads is the
keynote of the whole situation.
Economically, no country is Sc
extrayagsnt as America. We have
had in no sense a distinctly con-
tructiye policy. We should ask
ourselves, What can we make out
| of our farms, our cotton crop, our
corn crop, our wheat crop, our
hay crop etc? We have grown
into a great nation in spite OF
ourselves. But we have left too
much at times to the hired
man and he has not always
run things to the best advan-
tage. BY the hired man we
mean the representative of the
people who frame and make the
laws under which we live and do
business and develop the country.
He has seldom been trained man
in city or country or nation build
ing. The real object of a nation,
a community or individual should
be not to be rich but rather to
to make the best quality of clti-
zenship. To attain this end we
must shape things SO that each
person will have a definite inter
est in the country. The great con-
structive force in America, is al
ways has been and always will be
the farmer. The great cities al
ways recruit their strong men
from the land ~ applies nc
less in war or ~ -
peace: T, rhs,% R.s'sis |
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13
THURSDAY, MARCH -. 1918.

Some of the new nickels that haVa
recently been issued lave reached
Natchitoches, and. they are certainly
not things of beauty, If they are COINS
of the realm.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

For sDrain your will find Cham
berlain's Liniment excellent. 1t al
Laws the pain. removes the soreness
and soon restores the parts to q
healthy condition. % and 80 cent
bottles for sale by all dealers.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

Communications are solicited ano
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
No attentiot will be paid TO anony-
nous letters.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

A@T g ~ Ia
n..r. i. eIhs Kind You HsR llMsys essse
s'' : Al2z1ksl
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-03-13

Tickets on Sale MARGIN l5 to APR.
Is. Inc. LIBERAL SIOPOVER
PRIVILEGE S.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15

will begin to move, and Money
will creep out of the Yarn
Stockings and few wise Gazebas
will cop all the Plush. In every
Palm Room there are more Mil
lionaires than Palms. But the
Big Round Table over. by the
Fountain is always reserved by
Oscar for the Lad who can show
Ten Millions"
The Ocean Greyhound moved
out past Sandy Hook with the
Family and all the Maids on
board, but Papa remained be-
hind to sharpen his Tools anc
get ready for another killing.
Every time he was given E
Crimp in the Rue de Ia Paix he
caught even by leading a new
Angora up the Chute and into
the Shambles.
When the fully matured God
dess and the radiant Heroine o1
the latest international Alliance
came home with the French