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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

If the offer to pay S25.000,00O is
submission to blackmail, what Is to
I've said of the offer to pay $10,-
100000?
At what figure does a transaction
between individuals or nations cease
10 be legitimate transaction and be-
come blackmail on one hand and sub
mission on the other?
Theodore Roosevelt dcnounces tho
Colombian treaty, wherein we prom
ise to reimburse Colombia to the ex-
tent of sos. 900 for taking" the
Panama Canal. He calls 1t black
mail. Yet. he was willing to pay
100000.
If the former is blackmail when
offered by President Wilson. what
was the latter when offered by Presi-
cent Roosevelt?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
SClloOlbOOIS Prices.

Superintendent Stcarnes and the
members of the State Board of Edu-
cation have undertaken the task OF
securing schoolbooks at lower cost
to the patrons of the public schools.
The energetic manner in which they
have gone about the work and the
methods which they are employing
promise success. That seems as
surcd.
But Superintendent Stearnes and
those working with him need time
The work cannot be done In few
weeks nor In a few months. There
are the prices In other States and in
Canada to be studied. There are
methods of purchasing to be learned.
There is the system of plate renting
ON the royalty basis to be investigat-
ed. Even State publication, its adj
vantages and disadvantages, are to
be learned. that all may be In
readiness for undertaking 1t as
a last resort, as was done in
California. We know now that
schoolbooks arc secured In other
States at lower prices than in Vir-
Ginia, but we do not know fully all
the reasons. We know there Is way
to give Virginia the benefits other
States enjoy. but we arc not fully ac-
quainted with the best means to give
II to her. In short, there Is wide
field for investigation, and thor
ough investigation Will take time.
The school board must give the time.
In the meantime the people of the
State should be spared the expense
of further change in textbooks The
adoption, which has already been
postponed twice, should be postponed
again, this time for a year. as sug-
gested by the book committee.
There is no need for hurry. The
books now in use are giving general
satisfaction, and while the "tenta-
tive" list already prepared is doubt
less an Improvement over the present
list, another years use. with so much
at stake, will do no harm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
FRIDAY. MAY 20. 1914.

Once Richmond has established free
public library Its appetite VIII be
whettcd, and II will not stop until II
has one commensurate with its import
ance. The Jetcr Hall library now
means n better library in shorter
time than under present conditions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Fashionable Disease.

Young Author--I don't know what's
the matter with me. doctor. I've just
published my new book and thought
maybe the strain
PhysiciaiI--I see. A bad case Of
new writis.-Baltimorc- american.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
And the ycebcrrs Are a.sutI,up

The biggest ship ever built has be-
gun her maiden trip from the other
si'le To this. Among other precautions.
speeding for the sake OF speeding has
been strictly prohibited. The awful
lesson of the Titanic has made pru-
dence the cardinal virtue of the sea-
Baltimore American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Appropriate.

Where do you suppose is the best
place to give one of these dancing
tcas?"
grounds. "-EXchangc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

practices Of keeping most
Of their eggs In one basket.
1t used to be n favorite statement
OF "Tama Jim" Wilson, veteran Sec
rotary OF Agriculture, that the South
is to be ultimately the great cattle
reservoir of the nation. He based
his assertion on the territory's COM
man6 OF all resources essential to the
production of beef and pork-cli-
mate, soil, crops, space-the latter
factor now important, since the vast
Western ranges have disappeared.
These advantages Will become
more manifest as the now active
propaganda gains further Roadway.
Southerners will stop Single shot
ting" on cotton and tobacco. They
will broaden their rural program to
include hogs and cattle. Southern
soil will profit. Southern Golfers will
profit. Small, but modern packing
houses, will spring up in every largo
farming community. The South will
feed itself, which it is not now do
ing. 1t will create surplus Of pork
and beef, with which to supplement
the tribute It's tobacco and cotton
now wiring from civilization.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Result OF Prohibition.

Father Neptune (to a group OF mer-
maids)-Wcn, girls, ] must say It's
moro comfortable. Now can wade
around under an American man of
war without cutting my feet on brok-
Ell bottlcs.-JudSc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Milking Them Dnncc un.

II always said that the child would
be a great help To her parents when
she grew up"
Now she's teaching them hesita-
tion."-Detroit Free Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
To \yI,o,u He'd Give II.

There's q gentleman In the par
Tor, sir" said the maid.
Did he give you his name. KatieT'
asked the man Of the house
"Oh. no. sir; but ! think it's the
one who wants to give his name TO
your daughter. sir?'--Yonkers States
man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Presidential Vote.

How did the vote for Wilson com.
pare with that for Bryan In 1902 What
Wilson election? r. r GJ3AvrS
Tho popular vote for BRYAN I'm Inos
was about quarter of n million mar,
man the vote for Wilson. If thoso
voting for Roosevelt and for Tar ,,o
counted Republicans. there was no
l'rmocrauc majority. Taft and Roos.-
veit combined received over 1000 O0u
more votes than Wilson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
THE PUBLIC PULSE
Editorial EIpresnfonn. irons Leading
Newspapers.
Chicago RcarrnnEes statistics.

II has been asccrtained that $4,000
women entered the side doors OF tho
Chicago saloons every twenty-four
hours. but they may have 20 go to the
back doors hereafter, an ordinance or
Coucils having closed tho side en-
trances.-Philadclpht Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

The latest census reports show that
there are 9,967.03? fowls In MICHIGAN.
The annual production Is 59.9l5,S51
dozens of eggs. with a farm value OF
$1l,13i,799.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
nIdut Practice what lie Preached.

Mrs. Hankins (aftcr morning SER
viceD-Why didn't you like the new
rector?
Hankins-I don't think the man is
sincere. The idea or choosing the
Golden Rule for his text. and then
preaching to us for more than two
huurS.-Iuck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

large auditorium constructed, as it
should be- without humorous uprights.
is impossible II several floors nre to
be above II for courtrooms and n
library
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
May IS.

the most exhaustive OF tests have
shown that 1t takes only one twentieth
or second FOR wireless signal TO
pass across the continent from Wash
inSton to san Francisco,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Queries and Answers
About G3 Cents.

Please state about what IS the mr.
chasing valne OF dollar now, as com
pared with Its value twenty years ago.
E. Il. BASS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
.Onnortnnltv wonrs rum shnna

opportunity wears gum shoes and
knocks with padded gloves" SAYS the
Cincinnati Enquirer. but the opportnn-
ity which would bring Richmond n
free public library wears shoes that
creak and knocks with a slcdge-
hummer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

The New York American gives
glowing description OF the ColonePs
brave fight with the fever. What about
the courage of Il fever that would at
tack Colonel Roosevelt?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Mixed BLOOD.

BESIDES mulatto, what names oro
mere 10 indicate the degree of white
NV, T. H. WILSON.
Tho French discrimination in New
Orleans is relied on. and 1t furnishes
mameloue- sang melo, griTe, marabou'
sacatra, etc. or these Olmsted, in his
slave states" page $50. says: "AIi
with subvarietics. and experts pretend
to be able to distinguish them"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

Dayton's city manager has nothing
on the one Uncle Sam sent down to
Vera Cruz.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

AT the rate things are moving down
in Mexico After lIucrta--What?" will
soon cease 70 be an academic unestion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

"a slanderer," nm Arkansas editor
tells us, may be likened unto cloven-
footed worm" But no is more numer-
Gus
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
Wayside Chats With
Old Virginia Editors

Are we supporting Vllla7" asks the
Petersburg Index-Appeal. TO US It APP
pears that Villa Is amply able TO take
caro- OF himself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
BlackIiluil!

Reading Mcllcn's testimony makes
Colonel Mulhan green with Jealousy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

Mr.. Taft would be moro than human
II he neglected. the opportunity to
criticize the administration after hav-
ine been the butt OF criticism himself
for four vears
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

To describe war In Mox!ao- and tho
Balkans moro lurid vocabulary Than
General sherman POSSESSED is ncces
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

United States farmers annually
gather about l.69l,3ll 900 dozens Of
eggs. worth at retail more than $545.-
$4,000. but which bring farmers only
$3Q6,GSSoG0
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

The use OF tho Same books in the
public schools for ono moro year is
not heavy price to pay for cheaper
schoolbooks for many years to come
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

Speaking OF the use of enlisted men
to repair tho ships OF the navy. the
Portsmouth Star declares that the
present policy is economically wrong,
politically suicidal and from the stand
point of efficiency and loyalty, indie
fcnsible." Aside from that It's a
pretty good plan, isn't It. boz?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

The Norfolk Ledgcr-Dispatch re-
marks that the discovery" of cxces-
sive schoolbook prices does not In
dictate any efficient domination or COM
petent service In tho past" The past
can take care of Itself now. Time and
effort are to bo devoted to tho present
and the future.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22

1.-THE AK has been laid at the root OF
the Huerta tree, and Its fall is but n
matter of tine" says the Alexandria
Gazette. and, if reports arc true, ii
is going to be some fall when # comes
off.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
Capt. r. P. Winslow.

This community was profoundly
shocked yesterday, "wednesday
morning on receipt OF a telegram,
stating that Capt. Wlnslow had
been accidently killed.
The news was more shocking
because of lack of information.
Capt. Winslow was stationed at
Brownsville, Texas, with his COM
mand, the 91st U. 5 A. Coast
Artilary. to which post the COM
mand had but recently been or
dered in view of the Mexican
troubles; for the past two years
Capt. Winslow has been stationed
at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans.
He was a popular officer, winning
rapid promotion because of merit
and marked ability.
While Capt. Winslow was a
native of Mississippi, his home
being at Jackson, where an aged
mother and other relatives reside,
he was looked upon as a citizen of
Natchitoches, where he lived for
several years before entering the
Military service, and having mar
ried here in 1901, his wife being
Miss Violet Phillips, the youngest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Phillips, who with a daughter
serviye.
The occurance is made douhly
sad by the fact that the young
wife and daughter, who had been
here on a visit, were on their way
to join the husband and father
with anticipations of a happy re-
union, and hope that armed con-
dict with Mexico would be averted
and they would soon return to
their home in Louisiana.
The entire community deeply
'vm%pathizes with the Young
widow in her great bereavement,
and with all the family, here and
n Mississippi.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

the settlement or bqlance due on
tractors on the Model School Build
ing. Carried.
J BY Mr.. Huffman:
That Mr.. Hudson. MIR. Pullin and
DR., S. L. Jovner be appointed a com
mittee of three to contract and super
intend the proposed Ashland School
Bailding. Carried.
BY Mr.. Ingrnm:
This Board appropriates sufficient
funds to bear the expenses of it's men,
berS n it's Supt.. to the Supts.. and
Board Members Conference to be held
in Baton Rouge June 9. 10, IL anG
that MIR. Sellers and Mr.. Ingram and
Supt., Hudson be appointed to rep
esent oar Board. Carried.
Bv Mr.. Dowden:
That we pay Mr.. j. L. Haire $1,000
per month for time due him in run
ming transfer. Carried.
By Mr.. DoWden:
That we open the bids of fiscal
agent. Carried,
By Mr.. Sellers:
That this body adjourn until one
thirty O'Clock. Carried.
/ Natchitoches Parish School Board
met in special session. May IL, 1914 at
one thirty O'Clock Edgar Levy Pres
ident presiding and members present
AS follows: Levy, pIllin. Truly. In
gram, Sellers Hugman and D0Wden:
absent, Huckaby. Miller ana Barron.
By Mr.. Sellers.
The JOINT bid made by the Peoples
Bank, Exchange Bank. Merchants and
Farmers BANK Of NatcilitOches ana
the Citizens BANK of Campti, La, for
fiscal agent is found unsatisfactory.
They offer us2 per cent on daily bal
ances and want to charge US s per
cent on money borrowed This is /
per cent less than WE have ever got
ten Therefore we beside to read
y~ertise in order that all the banks in
the parish may know the situation.
We solicit bids from all the banks,
each bid to be submitted in separate
envelopes with a statement Of what
per cent OF the entire fund the tank
can handle
That the Board of School Directors
Of the Parish of NatchitocheS La,
meet at ten o'clock on Monday July
b, 1914 in their Office in the town of
NatchitOcheS La. to select fiscal
agent and depository bank for d term
of two years from the expiration of
its present contract. Bids for the
deposits of said board are invited sub
ject to the terms of act POS of the
General Assembly of the State OF La
of the year 1912, a copy OF which act
accompanies this letter.
On roll call the vote was as follows;
Yeas, Levy. Pullin, Truly. Ingram,
Sellers, Huffman and Dowden.
BY Mr.. Pullin:
In compliance with a petition we
ask the proper authority to orGer an
election in Ward 2 to take the sense
Of the people as to the sale of tie 18th
section in L IL, r 6, Natchitoches
Parish La. Carried
BY Mr. Dowden:
That this body adjourn. Carried.
EDGAR LEVY, Pres.
L. e. HUDSON
Secty Treas.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
SUCCESSION SALE
Sue. Jno. A. Barlow
II D. c. No. $3.50.

By virtue of an order of the Hon.
District Court issued in the above en-
titled suit to me directed and to this
effect, |, Mrs. Lille NJ. Barlow, Adj
1ninistering in said succession as Nat
ural Tutrix, and in order to pay the
debts due by said Sue. will in obedience
to said order sell at Succession sale
at front door of the Court House in the
City of Natchitoches La, at II O'Clock
q. m.
SATURDAY JUNE 18th 1914
the following described property be-
longing to said succession viz:
Lot of ground with buildings and i'm
provements thereon situated on East
side of Bird Street in the City of Match,
itoches bounded North by vacant lot of
Mrs. Ducasse, West by Bird Street South
by the Federal Postoffice and East by
property of Williams.
Lot of ground in City of NatchitochOs
with buildings and improvements there
on. running IS feet on Church Street,
measuring back between parallel lines so
feet, bounded East by Parish property
West by Bird Street, North by the lot
described in the following paragraph.
III
Lot of ground in city of Natchitoches
South side of St. Denis Street bound
ed North by ST. Denis Street; south by
lot described above in II paragraph,
West by 3rd Street and East by pro-
perty of Estate of Miss Laura Tauzin.
Lot of ground in city of Natchitoches
East side of 9Th ST., bounded North
by property of Weaver; South and East
by property of Hughes and West by
5th Street.
Terms of Sale:-Cash for not less
than the inventoried appraisement.
MRS. LILLE M. BARLOW,
Natural Tutrix.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

and churches dot every section,
and good roads lead from and to
everywhere and r being con-
stantly extended.
The City of Natchitoclles is the
center of the educational system
of the State, being the home of
the greatest State educational ID
stitution, the State Normal School,
where 1900 students attend twelve
months every year. With the lar
gest and best equipped dormitor-
les and school buildings and
grounds, with the highest class of
instructors composing the faculty,
it offers more attractive advan-
tages to those having children to
be educated along useful and prac-
teal lines. For those who wish
for religious training, st. Mary's
Academy, conducted by the Sis
tiers of Divine Providence, offers
the very best facilities.
The city is attractive to the
seekers after business locations, as
the growing population and rapid
development of the surrounding
country is widening the field IN
every line. AS a Home City it is
par excellence. The high social
culture of it's citizenship, the edu-
catlonal advantages, the existence,
of churches and resident ministers
of several denominations -Catho-
lie, Episcopal, Methodists, Pres
byterians, Jewish, etc. A social
club-The Comus-which enjoys a
statewide reputation for It's high
ideals: several woman's clubs,
headed by the Lcsche; Lodges OF
every fraternal order, Masonic,
Pythlan, Odd Fellows, Maccabees,
Woodmen of the World, B'nai
Birth.
Hundreds of other attractive
features might be recited and half
the attractions Of the city and par
ish will not have been told.
The city has a population of be
six and seven thousand. The
population has grown so rapidly
that the limits of the city, had to
be extended a half mile in all four
directions.
The town owns and operates its
own waterworks and light plant,
has twenty miles of the best con-
crete sidewalks; just completed
three miles of streets, and has con-
tracted for twenty miles more.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
A Better Summer School.

One of the defects of our State sys-
TEN OF summer schools has been that
teachers have not always been benefit
ted financially by attending. Too often,
their attendance has only enabled them
to renew their certificates without OBJ
tanning more pay. This summer, at
the six and ten weeks summer schools
which will be held at the State Normal
at rta~TSnieocITes, Two improvements
will be found: First, the course of
every student will be carefully advised
by faculty members with a view of
strengthening his scholarship where
most needed; secondly, normal credits
Will be allowed for all work done in
in courses combrised in the Normal
curriculum, and those credits will count
towards obtaining ia normal diploma.
Those in attendance will therefore de-
/ a double benefit. The summer
school pamphlets of the Normal School
explain the Importance of this plan.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

The regular semi-annual crimi-
nal term of the 18th District Court
convened Monday morning when
the following Grand Jury was
impaneled: G. J. Cook, foreman,
j. w. Boswell, J. p. Abel 4. X
Giddens. L. V. Dunckelman. j. l.
Vim, j. j. Cook, y. M. Salter,
W. r. Gibson, L. A. Ford,
Emanuel Caspari and 7. A. Char
leville.
Judge Cunningham's charge to
the Jury was a strong and forcible
one, in which he called special at
tention to the liquor, concubinage
concealed weapons, game and fish
laws.
The docket is rather a light one
and it is not believed that court
will be in session very long.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
Constitutional Change Needed For
Tax Revision, Carver.

M. H. Carver, of Natchitoches,
who was called to Baton Rouge
for a conference on proposed as
sessmett legislation. is of the
opinion that no general revision,
as suggested, can be put through
legally without constitutional
amendments to support the
changes.
For instance, he believes two
amendments would be necessary:
]. To authorize a locality to
fix a different basis than the state.
2. To create a tax commission
to supplant the state board of
equalization. which is a c~onstitu-
tional body.
The fixing of geographical as
sessments and the publicity could
be secured by simple legislative
enactment. MIR. Carver believes
the association of commerce as
sessment bill for towns is a good
measure and viii stand the test
Item.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
Gladly Given.

This short notice of the Oldest
city in Louisiana and of some OF
+L~--LA-A.a hnildinn hnr mn is
gladly given by the Forest be-
cause in both city and parish are
to be found some of the most en-
ergetic and loyal w. o w. in the
State.
The Forest is the official journal
of the w. o. W. and is published
in Shreveport.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
Dates for "Who will Marry Mary"

May 10Th, 1914. First story.
"A Proposal from the Duke
May Goth, 1914. Second story.
"A Proposal from a Spanish
Dom"
May 9th, 1914. Third story.
"A Proposal from a Sculptor"
June Bird, 1914. Fourth story.
"A Proposal from Nobody"
june 10th, 1914. Fifth story.
"A Proposal Deferred.
June 18th, 1914. Sixth and
last. "A Proposal from Mary"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

Strawberries are still very plen-
titul while the luscious dewberry
is only occasionally offered for
sale but blackberries promise to be
very abundant a little later. A
big fig and grape crop is also pro-
missed but most of the other fruit,
peaches, plums and apples with
which the trees were loaded. was
damaged by the two heavy hail
storms, when it was at its tenderest
stage.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

The unseasonablv cold weather
of the past week has been bad for
the young cotton whose growth
has been materially retarded there
by. A heavy rain Monday night
and Tuesday was welcomed for
the most part as the ground was
hard and stiff and all young vege-
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

About seventy members, three
from each China province proper,
with additional delegates from
Tibet, Mongolia and Turkestan
will revise, reform and codify the
laws of China, the sittings to be
held at Picking.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

That Tom Barret's dream of be-
ing the next Governor of Louisi-
ana may come true is the prognos-
tication Of the Baton Rouge cor
respondent to The States.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

Lafayette is already planning for
a great pageant to be celebrated
IN 1915 as the 160th anniversary
of the exiles Of the Acadians from
Nova Scocia.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

Commencement week will be
ushered in tomorrow night when
the Training School opens the
progFemSwith an out door presen-
tatlen of Hiawatha.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
official Journal Parish of NatchitOches
4" " Parish School Board.
City of NatChitOCheS.

Communications are solicited, and
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
No attentiot will be paid to anony
nous letters.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21
SHORT HISTORY

Of Beautiful and Ancient City-A City
Most Interesting in It's Memories and
Most Attractive to Every Student Of
Louisiana and of This Nation.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

A law department at Loyola
University of New Orleans con-
Quoted by Jesuit Fathers will be
opened for work October LIST.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-21

Mems canvas oxfords from I.5o up at
Semmelman's.