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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

A lady now connected with the
public schools of this parish, re-
Gently had occasion to write a
business letter while in the school
board Office, and our gallant young
assistant superintendent, who is an
expert stenographer, as well as a
splendid letter writer, with the
courtiy grace of a Chesterfield.
suggested that she dictate it to
him, that he might transcribe it,
and put it in type writing for her.
In his excessive anxiety to please,
he put in a few extra touches, as
to veribage phraseoloGy, etc.
The lady scanned the result of his
handiwork, gave him whitening
glance, and said in sum and SUBJ
stance: Young mani. you will
please eliminate that slang, as the
public schools of DeSoto parish
are not presumed to teach slang,
either by precept or example, and
the more especially in an official
communication" Our young
friend wiltered, and hurrldlY re-
vised his effusion. and we predict
that be learned O lesson that he
will not forget as long as he may
live.--Mans6eld Enterprise.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

The following commandments.
if observed, will surely mean a
lot to us:
"Thow shall honor thy neigh
borhood and keep it clean"
Remember thy cleaning day
and keep it wholly"
"Thou shalt not let the wicked
fs breed"
Remember the eoWsaRd herses
so keep thy gates closed and tree
well protected"
six hours shalt thou labor and
the rest Of the time shalt thou
protect thy premises from stock. =
Thou shalt not keep thy win.
dows closed day and night"
''Thou shalt keep in order thy
alley, thy back yard, thy hall and
thy stairway"
Remember the first day Of
April and be clean for it is then
thy bealtn cars come"
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

at once devotional and artistic, ap-
pealing to the feeling of the heart
and pleasing the taste of the lover
of music. 1t was not of the light,
ford music which, though pleas
ing the ear abstracts the mind from
the object upon which its atten-
ton should be fixed. For the
third time your reporter doffs his
hat to the choir. and In addition
states that the solo" during the
offertory and communion were
sung with feeling expressive of
their appropriateness to the beau
tiful Easter celebration.
Watch tor US next week if
winter decides to not finger in the
lap of spring. we are going to
give you a letter on corn and a
poem on daming Cane River.
Your weather progustactor from
~. p" your way tells US cold
weather will last until 18th April.
Dread the idea.
Visitors Easter Sunday whom
We we're pleased to meet aud greet
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Dranguet and
children, Mr.. Philip CIoutier, DR..
Oscar Bowling, Mr.. S. II. Hill
Mr.. Arthur Watson, Judge G. V.
Porter, and Congressman j. B.
Aswell. Come again, always glad
to meet you.
Mrs. F. A. Prudhomme resi-
dence and contents was destroyed
by fire Tuesday night Both. A
very severe loss to this estimable
lady and family, and her numerous
friends sympathize with her.
NUMBER NINE.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

That wide-a-wake organization
the Commercial Association has O
number or plans in view for later
development. but one idea that it
has in mind right now. is to have
Natchitoches the place for the
opening of the. State campaign,
when the most propitious time
arrives.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

The extra session of the Legis-
lature will be colled by Governor
Hall on May 10th. the notice for
same being given in ample time
to allow the members to arrange
personal affairs before hand.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

The freeze of last week it is not
thought by government experts
will hurt the fruit crop materially,
the peach crop in particular, but
it is impossible to say just what
amount of damage, may have
been done until later.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08
Free Trip to San Francisco Ex.
position.

The Southern Woman's Maya
zine is offering a trip to the
Panama Pacific Exposition with
all expenses paid by them. Full
information will be sent on re-
quest. Write, Manager EXPOSE
ton Tour. Southern Woman's
Magazine, Nashville, Tenn.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Contributions are going in from
all parts of the world for build
ing for rescue work for the down
and out" in Bridgeport, Connecti-
cut in memory of Fanny Crosby,
the blind hymn writer.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

If into the cleansing fires of
Spring oil of the winter garments
of the few remaining knockers
are thrown, then conditions here
will be given such an impetus that
it win be almost impossible for
the future to keep ahead of the
present.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

A needle passes thru eighty
operations in its manufacture.
That's nothing compared to the
number some politicians have to
pass thru and then they are not
always as useful as these tiny steel
tools.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Government statistics show that
exports of cotton last month were
twenty million dollars greater
than those of the corresponding
month last year.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

The city forests of Zurich, Swift
zerland add to the towns reve-
nues 1920 an acre a year, reduc
ing the amount needed to be raised
thru taxation, by more than
$4,000.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

The neatest job work IN this
section of the State can be OBJ
tanned from this Office. Send US
your orders, neatness. prompt
ness, np-to-date styles and salts
factory prices guaranteed.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

An unusual sight that is at
tracing the attention of the
astronomical world is a large spot
on the sun that will be visible
until about April 10th. 1t is
plainly dlscernable thru opera
glasses or a piece of smoked glass.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Donaldsonville had over three
Thousand visitors at sits Spring
Show last week, which number
Natchitoches hopes to double on
its Good Roads Day on April IL.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Because of the discovery of coal
on a tract of 200 acres of land for
which an Illinois man traded an
old horse few years ago, he re-
Gently sold it for 100000.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

The world owes much to the
Astounding belief of youth, that
will undertake and accomplish big
tasks and blaze its trails into
undiscovered realms.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Of the $50, 100000 set aside by
Congress for the Rivers and Har-
bors appropriation, $1,000, 900 will
be used in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Texas.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

CLIP THIS NOTICL-.fT's WORTH so
If your hair is gray. Ereaked with gray. W hite
faded. brittle, falling out. itching scalp or dan
druH. apply Q-Ban han color restorrr to gray
hair and scalp. Not dye, but it brings to the
hair surface the original color nature gave your
qGir. Makes gray hair brown. black. auburn
OF its original color of II or Is years Of age.
Never fails. Perfectly harmless. delightful to
use. Q-Ban makes hair soft, full Of life, beau
dfuI Stops Jandruf. itching scalp and falling
hair. Complete directions for home Treatment
of the hair with each bottle Soc by parcel
post. or return ais notice and $l.00 and we
will deliver you three bottles. II not satisfied
by its use we give you back $3.50. Address
Hesdg-Elis Drug Co.. Memphis. Tenn.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

The California Legislature has
voted $4,000 to Mrs. Z. y. Knight
who just became the mother of
bankruptcies.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Communication are solicited, and
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
No attention wi II be paid to annoy
nous letters.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Happy is the statesman who
does not have to rush into print to
explain anything.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08

Vermont now has a eugene
marriage law.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-04-08
Happenings Forty
Years Ago.
This Week.
From The Peoples VindicatOr
April 3rd, 1875.
From The Peoole;s Vindicator.
April Ord, 1875.

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Holy week with its attending
ceremonies was observed as usua
by the deyout.
We have an American Cardinal
archbishop Gibban has just beer
invested with the Red Hat.)
We are pleased to meet oul
friend, 2. T. Gallon, NJ. D., wht
has just returned from his finish
ing course in the Louisiana Med
ical school of New Orleans.
Unless Winter gets up a new
dodge, Spring has the rains anc
nature is smiling under her gentle
hand.
We have received the first mum.
Der of the Coushatta Citizen,
edited and published by P. j.
CIarkson at Coushatta. Red River
Parish. We wish it much sue
cess!-(The Citizen still exists and
the venerable Pete Clarkson is
is still at the helm. May they
both live for many years.
Capt. John Mitchell and Clerk
Robbins of the Steamboat SemnOli,
have both been placed under bond
to appear before the U. S. Dis
trict Court, for refusing Civil
Rights" to negroes on that boat.
Farmers are busy planting cot
ton. Corn up in many places and
looking we'll. We beg our f arm
ers to give more attention to
breads tuff. Corn is IN demand
now and commands $1.25 per
hushel, Just think of it.
Keyser and McKenna have been
awarded the contract for repair
ing the dyke on Jefferson street.
MANY of our merchants have
gone to New Orleans to purchase
their spring stocks or merchan-
disc. CThen N. O. had the entire
trade of this section; now our
merchants go to st. Louis, Chicago
and New York for their stock.
The trade should stu be New Or
leans. Will the business men of
N. o. tell us why they have lost
it.
Col. w. N. Levy had a fine
mule stolen from him on the
smith" plantation last week bV
one of the great unwashed.
Thu following from the Minden
Democrat (the Minden Democrat
is still in existance preaching the
same doctrine.) We commend to
the consideration of our farmers.
The cry has been short corn
crops" year after year, and the
small price of cotton is proof
positive of too large a crop of that
staple:
''Plant less Cotton. Since the
war our farmers have made cotton
their principal production. few
planting even corn enough to last
them halt the year. Cotton has
brought good prices. but our
people have been getting poorer
and poorer every year. And it is
easily accounted for. T h e y
bought everything at ruinous
prices, corn, meat, -four, all CT
which they should have raised on
their own farms, The remedy
is, plant less cotton and more corn
and other small grain and pay
more attention to raising stock of
ali kinds. We append the follow
ing extract from q circular letter
from VIM. NJ. Lawton, agent of
The Disect Trade Union of the
Patrons of Husbandry of Georgia:
Make three Million bales of cotton
md / promise that it will COM
nand an aggregate more cash than
|, 500, COO bale crop will. Mani
tacture all of it, if you can, and
If everything else-grow your
,wn corn and provisions, export
yarn and cotton fabrics, in place
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13

coming from lines of breeding and
from sires that are famous in the
Duroc breed for producing the good
big kind. His offering this year Is
in the pink Of condition, having been
fed on balanced ration and have
had ample range to make them the
most desirable. Co.'s. N. G. Kraschel
and Z. T. Malone will cry the sale and
NJ. E. Jones of the Crawford County
State bank will be the clerk. Farmers
interested in the Duroc Jersey strain
should write Mr.. Weberg for a cata-
logue of his offering.
William Loehmiiler.
William Lochmtller is using space
in this issue to announce q public sale
on Thursday, January 2Sth. He has
rented his farm and will move to Den
;son and for that reason desires to
dispose of his property. He has list.
ed 9 head OF horses, 20 head of cattle,
25 Duroc Jersey brood sows and good
lot of farm machinery. His farm Is
located In Section 80, East Boyer town
ship, miles south and l mile east Of
Denison. Be sure to read his an
nouncement and plan to attend this
good sale.
Herman strisesl.
Boys, don't forget the sale of Her
man Strissel, which will be held next
Tuesday on what is known as the
William Hoffmier farm. 8 miles south
of Denison. He is going to quit farm.
ing and will sell head of horses, 81
head of fine cattle and nice lot Of
farm machinery. E. T.. Malone will
cry this sale and Sears McHenry will
be the clerk. A good sale and one
you should attend.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13
Scene from aThe Virsinian'
friddy, January 18Th, at 0psrd Hose

Of home rule is now found in Iowa. "A
second phase OF home rule which is
commonly recognized in Iowa at the
present timeis the right of the people
Of a local area to vote upon. the oper.
alton within that local area Of general
laws passed by the legislature of the
state. Another aspect Of the problem
is the power Of the local community
to determine the form Of its own gov
ernmental organization. This feature
of home rule. which at present Is
found in only twelve OF the American
states, does not exist in Iowa." It Is.
the last named feature which is being,
demanded at the present time.
Birthday Of EARLY Senator.
One hundred and three years ago,
on Jan. 2, 1872, in the old French town
OF Saintet Geneyieve. Mo-. occurred thu
birth Of Augustus G. Dodge, who was
one of the first two United States SEN
ators from Iowa. Augustus Caesar
Dodge was the architect Of hiss own
life" says Dr.: Louis. Peizer in q biog-
raphE published by the State Histori-
cal Society OF love. From Z early
youth he had beer accustomed to the
sweat of his brow Working among
the rude frontier settlements he had
lived amidst their crmdities and their
narrow prejudices 40 well asE in their
free democratic, spirit. He never en-
joyed even a course In the common
schools, to say nothing Of a college
education. This lack Of early training
he. tried later to remedy BY, perseYer-
ing effort at study, by reflection and
by an enormous amount i0f: reading"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13
Left Handed Men No, Defective.

AS left ilnpdedncss is an inherited
characteristic. apparently behaving: as
Mendelian recessive, it is interesting
to note the belief of some Investigators
that it is one Of the stigmata of dcgcn-
eracy, says the Journal Of Heredity..
Barleiebcn is quoted in Gernan peri
odicalS rs saying:
THAT few great men. such as
Leonardo ia Ninci. were left handed
does not neutraliZe the prevalent be-
lief in all ages that left handedness
implies Il sIbstandard subject. The
percentage Of left handed recruits is
but GS: Of school children somewhat
higher. These figures are very decep-
tive. however, for of the left handed
children who become right handed the
percentage is some 2G. This. added to
the persistently left landed. raises the
original percentage of left handed con-
Siderably."
After pointing out that the cibbon
ard Orang ontang are rs Il rule right
handed and the gorilla and chiInran-
zee left handed the speaker decided
there was 40 evidence ut all that a
left handed person was mentally or
phySically inferior
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13
CROOK FISH.
Why They Do No. Get Carried Away
Out Into Deep Waters.


If you watch Il school of minnows in
some stream that has Il strong and
swift current you will see that they
always head upstream. The reason
is plain. only by constantly swim
ming against the current can the brook
fish remain IL brook fish aud not final.
IS be carried out to sea, as the brook
empties into Il river, and the river
cmptics into the ocean. But we can
not suppose that the brook fish knows
that this will happen if it weakly al
lows the stream to carry it along. The
young minnow is born with the i'll
stinct to resist the flow of the brook.
The most natural supposition would
be that the instinct amounts to ii ten
dcncy to push. against the pressure
OF the water, but experiments have
shown that it is not the sense OF
touch, but the sense OF sight that
plays the important part. The instinct
% the brook fish is not to swim against
tic current. but to keep near the same
Scenery JON the banks or bottom OF
the stream.
The experiments that proved this
were performed some years ago By
Professor Il. p. Lyon. He put some
little fish into bottle filed with wa.
ter and corked the bottle, which he
then pla ced in an aquarium. whose
sides had seaweed upon them. When
he moved the bottle along by the wall
all the fish crowded to the hinder end
OF the bottle. OF course there was no
current lit the bottle The fish were
trying to keep alongside tlnt part of
the scawecd covered wall that WAS OPP
posite them before the bottle was
moved.
In, another experiment the professor
reversed the conditions. He made Il
wooden box with wire netting ut each
end. Its bottom lie covered with sand
and its inner sides with Seaweed. Then
he put the fish into this box and pac
ed it in q stream. AS long as the box
WAS Kept still the fish headed against
the current. but as Socn us the box
was allowed to float away in the
stream the fish inside it swan in any
direction. While the box-waS still the
fish, unless they made head against
the stream. were carried along past
their landmarks on the sides and bot
tom OF the box. But when the box
hoatcd along with them they carried
their landmarks with them, and so
they made no opposition to bcin.
swept along by the strcam.-Youth's
Companion,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13
De- n y1AR1lEs COMMUNITY
CONTINUED from. page two),


good woman. She was ever ready to
respond to the needs Of others and
there are many households in Deni.
son where her welcome visits In time
If sickness and distress will not l,s
soon forgotten. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich.
ardson were q happily married couple
and; every year they spent portion
Of the summer in each others COM
panionship, either at some resort or
in driving about the country aud Wis
iting places of interest.
The funeral services were held on
Sunday last at the Baptist church,
Rev. e. P. Williams, pastor Of that
church. officiating. The funeral was
ne Of the largest attended which has
been held in this community for a
long time, the G. A. r., the w. r. G..
and the 8. of v. societies attending
in body. The pail bearers were
Marcus Jones, T. E. Pearson. H. A.
Norman, John Lass, Lee Barber and
J. Shirk.
The Review joins the other friends
of the family in Offering Its sympathy
to the bereaved husband and friends.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13
Hone Rule for cities.

A question which is now receiving
much attention and one which is like
ly to be strongly considered in the
general assembly Of Iowa this winter
is tile question of home rule for cities.
There is a growing feeling that the
people in cities and towns should have
greater powers of local self govern
ment. Home rule n focal govern.
ment has several aspects" ssvs MI.
O. X. Patton in q paper published by
the State Historical Society Of Iowa.
"The privilege of the locality to select
from its members the officers who are
to administer the law in the local
area, irrespective of whether the laws
are state or local regulations. is one
aspect of the problem. This element
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13
More Good Seed Corn for Boys.

At their meeting Monday evening
the Denison Commercial club voted to
buy five bushels of good seed corn for
the boys of this county. This will be
some OF the same corn that we have
been giving the boys of this county
for the past three years, except that
it is stronger and better type of the
same corn. 1t is the best corn in the
state. A busheI of this corn won first
prize in the state contest held at
Ames in December, 1914.
: 1t may take eight or ten bushels to
furnish all of the corn asked for by
the boys, but VIC shall try to furnish
each boy with one quart OF this good
corn. Five bushels will plant thirty
three acres and grow more than 1000
bushels of good corn. From this the
boys will save at least 800 bushels of
good seed corn worth at least $1,000.
Every bushel Of this corn is worth at
least five dollars for seed.
We shall write the teachers about
this corn and have themN explain the
matter to the boys and have them send
in the names.
We appreciate the spirit shown by
the Commercial club and wish to
thank them for the interest and the
help. $Hlg,
r. N. oLRY.
Jan. ~, 1915. Co. Supt.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-13
Sale Dates Claimed

Thursday, Jan. IA: Public sale of
Fl. NJ. Coleman on the old Hawk farm,
Section "a, Paradise township, 6 miles
southwest of Denison, 2A miles north
Of Arion and miles southeast OF
Kenwocd.
Thursday, Jan. IA: Public sale of
Nels S. Lindgren On the A. T. Curry
farm miles east Of Deloit, miles
north and miles west of Vail.
Friday, JAM, Is: Public sale of lack
Crandall, 4 miles north and west of
Dow City. 8
Monday, Jan. 1S: Public sale Of
Henry Wiefenbach on the William
O'Meara farm, located 6 miles north
and y mile east of Schleswig.
Monday. Jan. 10: Public sale of
Killeen Bros, on their farm miles
northwest OF West Side.
Monday, Jan. IS: Public salea OF
Jacob Kropf ON his place located near
Ellis.
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Public sale of
Herman Strissell.
Wednesday, Jan. 20: Public sale OF
Ray Winans at his farm near Deloit.
Thursday, Jan. 21: Public sale of
Fred Boettger on his place mile
north of Kenwood.
Friday, Jan. e: Public sale of Har-
ry Hunter on his place miles north
west of Dunlap.
Monday, Jan. 25: Public sale of Jud
Hunter on the farm miles south of
Charter Oak.
Tuesday, Jan. 90: Public sale of
Henry Hennings on his farm located
Z miles east Of Charter Oak.
Wednesday, Jan. 81: Duroc Jersey
sale of P. w. Weberg at City View
farm, Denison.
Thursday. Jan. 2S: Public sale of
NJ. Lochmiller on the Manila road,
miles south of DeEison.
Tuesday, Feb. 2. Public sale Of r.
w. Schroeder who lives south Of Den
ison.
Wednesday, Feb. 8: Public sale OF
ice Schultz on his place located about
2 miles west OF Dunlap.
Thursday, Feb. A.: Public sale of Fl.
Borcherdt on his place 1 mile south
OF Charter Oak.
Thursday, Feb. A: Public sale of
John Duff on his place south of Deni-
son.
Monday, Feb. s: Public sale Of New.
ton Cole on his farm miles south of
Denison.
Tuesday, Feb. 9 Public sale of c.
E. Parish north Of Denison on the De-
lott road.
Monday. Feb. Is: Public sale of
Frank O'Meara on his farm near Dow
City.
Wednesday, Feb. II: Public sale of
Fred Coleman, who lives near Dow
City.
Thursday, Feb. IS: Public sale OF
William Willard on his place 3a miles
west of Charter Oak.
Tuesday, Feb. 90; Raymond Browns
sale of thoroughbred Chester White
bred sows at sale pavilion in Dunlap.
Wednesday, Feb. "a: John F. Holst's
annual sale Of thoroughbred Chester
White bred sows at Laub's sale pa
vilion in Denison.
Thursday, Feb %: Public sale of J.
Kevan on his place " mile south of
Charter Oak.
Tuesday, Feb. 1G: Poland China sale
Annual sale OF C.. NJ. Pederson's pure
bred Poland China bred sows at sale
pavilion in Dunlap.
The Review is the public sale medi.
UNI of this entire section for practical
ly every sale held in this territory
thus far this season has been adver.
tised in the Review. Farmers know
that the Review circulation is much
larger than any other paper published
in this territory and they know that
their sales advertised in the Review
will be read by almost every farmer
in Crawford county as well as by those
living in adjacent territory. The pub
lie sale news is an important depart