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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
The Man who Reads is the Man
who Leads.

Under the above caption the
Progressive Farmer prints good
editorial which we. cannot refrain
from copying in its entirety. The
man who does not read, especially
his home paper, is to be pitied
He misses much that would be of
value to himself and his business.
Many is the time that the failure
to read the paper has caused some
citizen to miss an item that would
mean dollars and cents to his bust
ness, or something of value
socially or otherwise. The same
rule applies to women as we'll as
men. We believe, however, that
the newspapers are more carefully
and generally read by the ladies
than they are by the. men.
The Progressive Farmer says:
The man who reads is the mar
who leads. 1t is natural that this
should be so. The ancestor of
every action is a thought says
Emerson, and the richness or
poverty of mans reading usually
determines the richness or poverty
of his thinking. The man who
doesn't read gets his thoughts
only from Tom, Dick, Harry, and
the others in a little narrow
neighbour God right around him.
The man who reads gets the
thoughts of the foremost minds i'll
his county, state, nation and the
world.
"A people are not educated if
they only know how to read; they
must actually read. If one goes
to school weeks and months, year
after year learning how to read,
and then doesn't read-if he is
then too short sighted to pay a
few cents a week for good papers
and books-he is Ikea man who
spent days and weeks breaking a
a piece of land, getting it in shape
for planting, and then is too
foolish or stingv to buy enough
seed corn or cotton seed to plant
it. Learning how to read pre-
pares the minG' cultivates it,
makes it a fertile seed bed. but
then man must fill it with
seedthoughts. Books and pape rs
furnish the seed corn for the
mind. When a man says he is
too poor to pay two cents a week
for a paper for inspirat ion, help,
Intellectual food, seedthoughts for
his whole family, ask him If he
onght to spend as much for brain
food as he spends for tobacco.
make your neighoorhood a
reading neighborhood and you
will make it a leading neighbor-
hood. Join in a movement to
teach all grown-up ilIiterates to
read next year if You can, but in
any case bestire yourself to get all
who can read to read more. If
they read papers that stand for
progress they will eventually join
with you in all the progressive
movements you are interested in"
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
SUCCESSION OF
Theophile Metoyer.

Mrs Eline Rachal having this day
AlA her application to be appointed
Of the above succession,
notice is hereby given to show cause
within ten days from this date why
same should not be granted.
u. J. HYAMS,
8.18.15 Clerk 18th D. G.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18


1t has been learned that COVER
nor Hall has decided upon April
10 as the date for the converting
of the extra session of the general
assembly to consider appropria-
zion bills for 1855.
The scope of the call has not
been learned but it is believed
that the governor will include
some taxation and assessment re-
form. Unless this is done, the
state is not much better off than
it was last year to find the money
necessary to properly run the
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
five Cents Proves lt

A Generous Offer. Cut out this ad,
enclose with 5 cents to Foley & Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,, and they will send you
our trial packages of Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for coughs, colds,
Group, bronchial and lagrippe coughs;
Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathrrtic
Tablets. For sale by all druggists.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

The Sihlwald or city forest of
Zurich, Switzerland, adds to the
towns revenues 1920 an acre
year, reducing the amount needed
to be raised their taxation by
more than $50, 900.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

You are urgently requested to attend
a meeting to be held at the Court
House in the city of Natchitoches, La. +,
on the 18th day of March, 1915 at 80.
We are to show you the great posi-
bility of raising $4,000 dollars worth
of produce on the same land where we
are now raising $4,000 dollars worth.
Something brand new, facts that We
defy you to prove, contrary to the
principles as we hand them out to you.
By the young men of Bermuda.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

In normal circumstances Canada
produces about 1900 tons of news
printing paper a day, of which
400 tons are used in the Dominion
The remainder of 1900 tons is ex
ported.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

The Alabama law permits the
consumption of one quart OF
whiskey per capita a month
now watch father take the Whls-
key from baby.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

Peter Gross of Gillespie, ILL.,, a
few years ago traded an old horse
for a tract of 200 acres of land in
Virginia. Because of the discOv
cry of coal there he recently sold
the land for $400, 900.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

New Zealand has an island near
w three miles in circumference
which is almost entirely composed
of sulphur mixed with gypsum
and a few other minerals.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

A Chicago man was so startled
when his alarm clock went off re-
Gently that he jumped out of bed
and fell over dead of heart disease
Chicago must be more peaceful
town than has been generally sup
posed
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

The FIRST real snow storm in
twenty years pelted San Antonio
On the 9th and after precipita-
ton Of two hours, snow lay three
inches deep in some parts of the
city.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

South Dakota has abolished the
death penalty and still there are
a lot of people out there who are
not happy.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

Edward Wisner who has been
perhaps about the most important
promoter of land reclamation in
Louisiana and leader in the new
development of the agricultural
resources of the state died at his
home in rev Orleans Monday
night.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

It is rumored that Gov. Hall
will appoint a secretary of state to
succeed the late Alvin E. Hebert
to-day.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

A will case in Baltimore which
was finally passed upon last week
had been in the courts 80 years
and had been handled by IA law
yers. In the end there was over
100000 for distribution, which
shows that we are still living in
the age of miracles.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

The fellow whose troubles are
only imaginary is to be congratu-
lated now when there are so many
real troubles.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

The Toledo Blade has discovered
that an egotist is a man who will
not give you a chance to talk
about yourself.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
Notice.

The per capita tax of $500 for all
male citizens between the ages of Is
and SIS is now due. All parties are
herebe notified to pay this tax.
GEO. w. KILE,
a.lS 81 Mayor.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
Senator Caspari.

first settled at CIoutierville where
he engaged the mercantile bust,
ness. until 1853, when he moved
to Natchitoches and continued IN
the same business until the out.
break of the war, when he joined
the Pelican Rangers as second
Lieutenant. He fought until the
close of the struggle, and attained
the rank of Captain.
Shortly after the end of the
war he resumed the mercantile
business at this place as leading
member of the tirm of Caspari &
DIETRICH, which did an extensive
business throughout this section of
the state until about 1878.
A few years later when the
Texas & Pacific Railroad com
pIeted its line from New Orleans
to Shreveport. Senator Caspari
became the leading spirit in the
enterprise which, after many de-
laws and setbacks. resulted in the
completion of the Natchitoches
Tap line from this place to the
main line at Cypress, and he re-
NAMED President of that company
until the purchase of the road By
a1d its consolidation with che
Texas & Pacific, and its extension
up the Red River valley to Shreve-
port.
While Senator Caspari had
never shirked his duty as citizen,
while he had borne his part in the
of the war, and in that
more bitter struggle to free his
state and Parrish from the blight
Of carpet bag rule, the building Of
the Tap railroad was the first
public enterprise on a large scale
in which his services were enlisted
and it at once developed and illus
trated those qualities which from
that time on until almost the day
Of his death, as one of the most
valuable citizens that this city and
parish ever had.
The same tlrcless energy and
confidence in the ultimate success
Of his plans which contributed SO
much to the final victory, enabled
him to win higher honors in. a
larger field of public service.
Save for an ;ntermission of four
years he has represented this
parish or this senatorial district
since 1884. In 1885. he was
chiefly instrumental in securing
the passage of the Act locating the
Normal School at Natchitoches,
and this Achievements, together
with his invaluable services III the
matter of securing adequate ap.
preparations for that institution,
won for him the loving title Of
Father of the Normal"
For many years he has been re
cognized as one of the most lnfu.
entail members of the general as.
sembly, and fhis despite the fact
that because OF some throat trouble
he has not been able to speak
above a whisper for six or eight
years.
He was one of the organizers OF
the PEOPLES Bank of this place,
one of the strongest financial insti-
buttons in North Louisiana, and
was President of it from its or
ganization until his death.
AS a public servant he was loyal
to the interests of his section and
his state, and efficient in bis
methods for the accomplishment
of his purposes.
lie was a cultured gentlemen,
genial in his intercourse with his
fellowmen, and courteous and kind
to everyone.
Senator Caspari was fortunate
Al - L a
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

Siberia alone takes up one-tenth
of all the land on the globe.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

Communications are solicited, and
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
No attention will be paid to annoy
NOUS letters.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

Uncle Sam chewed $21, 900, 900
worth of gum last year.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
Notice..

To the Farmers and Business Men of
the Parish of Natchitoches.
"Tbe Solution of the Boil Weevil
Question.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
Sheriff's Sale.
Oscar Lestage

Oscar Lestage
w. H. Van-Horn and 7. r. Clock
18th Judicial Dist. Court
Parish of Natchitoches.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

Subscription 500 Per Year
Invariablyin Advance.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18

oFAeRaI Journal Parish Of NatchitOches
Parish School Board.
{" City Of Natchitoches.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-03-18
Happenings Forty
Years Ago.
This Week.
From The Peoples Vindicator
March 2Oth, 1875.
March 2Oh, 1875.

The trade of this city in cotton
alone, has amounted this season in
round numbers to 100000. Quite
a neat sum and the question is,
what has become of all that
money? (Then like now. gone to
Kansas, Missouri, to pay for meat,
meal, lard, corn and oats. Oh!
how long will we continue this
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Derry. R0sscarbsry. Co. Cork.

Derry, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork,
I'D July. 1905.
N DEAR CALVERT-Can you play the
IL trombone? II not. I beg you to ac-
quire ga smattering of the art during
your holidays. I am getting on with
the new play. scrap by scrap, and the
part Of the millionaire cannon founder
is becoming more and more formidable.
BrOadbent and Veegan rolled into one,
with MephistopheIes thrown in: that is
what it is like. Business is Business
will be cheap uelodrama in comparison
Irving and Tree will fade into the third
class when Calvert takes the stage as
Andrew Undershaft. It will be TIRE
MENDOUS, simply. But there is a great
scene at the end OF the second act, where
he buys up the Salvation Army and has
to take part in a march 10 a big meeting.
Barker will play the drum You will
have a trOmbOne-or bombardOn. il you
prefer that inStrument-and il would add
greatly to the effect if you could play it
prettily Besides, il you took to music
you could give up those confounded cigars
and save your voice and your memory
(both wrecks, like Mario's. from 81 cigars
day. for this immense part 1t is
very long-speeches longer than Keegan's
and dozens Of them, and infinite nuances
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A Peter Pan Production

Mr.. Gllbert's innovation in film produc-
tion covers a wide range of subjects. but
all Of them are presented with 4 charming
disregard for stereotyped methods. He
refuses to take his characters seriously
and carries them through a series of droll
adventures, 'Inbad the Sailor" is a typ
icai example.
The story, which has the proper
Arabian Nights flavor. depicts a sailor
wrecked on a desert isle with only a
monkey for q companion and a bottle of
tabascO sauce for comfort But the
writer produces the inevitable mystery
in the shape of a genii's chest, in which
is found a wishing ring. The sailor has
four wishes, one of which turns the
monkey into a human companion-a sort
Of man Friday-and another whisks the
two OF on magic carpet TO the Orient
in search OF adventure
As the two men tumble into the scene
before the gates of Bagdad they are
taken prisoners and are borne off to the
Sultan who. learning OF the wishing ring
decides to commute 4 sentence of death
to life of happiness and ease. providing
they find a rare pearl stolen BY a dragon
in the mountain. AS 4 reward the Sultan
promises the sailor his daughter, a beau
tifUl princess. for his wife
With such a prize in view the sailor
sets OFF with his companion to search for
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&c. B. S." MAN OF LETTERS AT LAST
And the Letters Bernard Shaw Writes His Actors Are
Real Letters, the Most Delightful Imaginable.
Here Are Some Samples

.NoJ0 that Grace George is oiuinO Amer
icG its frst glimpse Of MAJOR Barbara. -
Nr. ShdJ0's play Of the old mVHifiOH maker
and the SdlUutiOn Army, William A.
BrIdB'S press agent has dug up a series
Of letters from Hr. SHdD. FIRST printed iB
the Boston Transcript, through the cOuT-
tcSD Of Louis CdETcrt- M CdiUcrt. tCho
IS n0tC supporting Hiss George IN this
country. created the role IN London. and
TeceIUsd from MT. SHGJD these letters Of
admoHition before and after the rehearsdLs
Of his DEIu
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, OF execution. Undershaft is diabolicalIy
/ subtle gentle, self-pOssessed. powerful,
\ StupendCus. as well as amusing and in
/ terestinS- There are the making Of 10
/ Hamlets and six OthellOs in his mere
/ leavings. Learning il will half kill you
/ but you can retire next day as pre-emi-
nent and unapprOachable. That penny
plain and twopence-COlored pirate Brass
[ bound will be beneath your notice then.
| have put him off for another year as
cannot get the right Lady Cicely We
drenneI unIuckily, has read my plays at
Margate, and is now full OF the most in
sane proposals wants BrasSbOund in
stantly with you and Kate ROrke. for one
thing
Eut the trombone is the urgent matter
OF the moment. BY the way, trombone
players never get cholera nor consump-
tion-never die, in fact until extreme
old age makes them incapable of work.
ing the Slide. G. BERNARD SHAW.
10 Adelphi Terrace. W., C.
9th November. 1906.
My dear Calvert:
The rocky words today were:
EXPERIMENTS AND. RESEARCHES
in improved methods of destroying life
and property.
In the scene with Cusins (the drum
sceneJ you must be on the lookout for
Not PaBanism, either. eh?'' II ad-
NIT that" because the next speech, You
have noticed that she is original in her
religion comes with sudden force and
pride. Indeed, the change comes from tha
line. And now to business" Up to that.
Undershaft has been studying Cusins and
letting him talk. But the shake-hands
means that he has made up his mind that
10 no
and he therefore takes the lead in the
conversation and dominates Cusins at
once. It all goes on in a steady progress
sion Of force-"And now to business''-
You have noticed that she is original
in her religion''-"And now question for
queston''-up to Pooh, Professorp' etc.
This change is not quite marked enough.
The drst part-the listening, watching.
studying, pumping CusinS is admirably
done; but you are apt to prolong it into
the second or dominant part. or to re-
lapse into 1t, as II you were not quite
clear as to exactly where to turn the
tables on Barker. whose lightweight BUSH
ness Is OF no use after the shake-hands.
I'VE three must stand together is gen.
orally rather fluffy.
80 MUCH THE BETTER: thew win
put up with anything sooner than change
their shop is the answer to attached to
their homes" II you dry up here. the
scene viii be spoilt; for Barker will bs
forced to skip ahead to cover the hitch:
and then Cremlin will be late.
When Barbara says: mo; don't COM
fort me. 1t will be all right We shan
get the money" don't forget to say
''HOWF' You have never yet picked 1p
this cue.
The reason I cried out in anguish when
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lights. overhead. are so arranged as TO
throw the movie actors who take part
into strong relief. Occasionally the back
ground Of n film is dyed to lend greater
realism to the scene. and. although the
figures are in silhouette. it is surprising
how much expression is obtained
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ENTER THE SILHOUETTE MOVIE
C. Allan Gilbert Painter of Beautiful Women Perfects
Shadow PhotOplay of Whimsical Charm
to Tell Tale of Inbad

WHERE are stranger things in Heaven
i and Earth. Horatio. than are dreamed
OF in thy philosophy" and some of them
are the remarkable effects which are pro-
duced i'll the movies. We have seen our
country invaded and forced to yield to the
iron hand of a conquering foe in 1872
or 49,; We have seen the tide of war
break against Richmond; We have seen
our here drop MAN. feet over cliffs, off
houses, from aeroplanes. in fact from al
most any place that thrills: We have seen
plants grow under our very eyes, wild
animals in their lairs birds on their nests
brought to our very eyes by the movies.
Artistic effects. lovely, at times almost
beyond description. have been screened;
yet again We have a new idea and its
complete revelation in the introduction of
the silhouette movie.
The silhouette We have had in passing
scenes Pathe used il in The House of
Fear. Lubin in "a Nations Peril" while
even that much despised keystone Com
edy showed a lovely shadow end to "A
Village Scandal" The beautiful love
scene from the Paramount's Madame
butterfly was treated in this manner
But never TO our knowledge has u whole
SlIhoutte movie been shown
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1t Takes the Artist to Do 1t

New IOrk's Latin Quarter experienced
a distinct shock the other day when it
learned that C. Allan Gilbert who, with
Charles Dana Gibson, Harrison Fisher,
Hamilton King and Howard Chandler
Christy made the pretty American girl
famous on canvas, had succumbed to the
fascination of the movies and become
flm producer and is TO bring out a new
form of photoplay. which he calls sill
houette fantasies. but which. specifically
speaking. are whimsical tales told in
silhouette form.
Nor is Mr.. Gilbert the only artist con-
nected with the project Henry Bryant,
c. B. Falls and others of the fraternity
are assisting him and are already enthu-
SiaStic film fans. Nj Gilbert now writes
all the scenarios that are being turned out
by the Bray-Gilbert studio. at A Wash
ington News. ]. r. Bray, associated with
him. was formerly connected with the
Pathe Freres, but is now with the Par
amount Company. with whose January re-
leases the new silhouette plays are coming
out
Il is a brand new experience for Wash
inSton News. with its medley OF studios
and truck horse stables to have a moving
picture establishment in its midst. But
for the last six months No. "A has been
the seat of mysterious operations whose
nature only recently has come TO light
The ancient structure has been trans
formed to meet the requirements OF the
new undertaking, and big arc lights, odd
stage properties and curious Photographic
machines have replaced the faithful Dob
bin and his cart.
y stage and flies have been added in the
rear Of the lot. and the inner walls painted
dazzling white Powerful electric
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Continued on Page Nine
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10 Adelphi Terrace. W. c.
9th November, 1905.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-28
LICENSE I AXES BEING PAID
 TERRITORY

Territorial Treasurer Walsten G' Smith reports that nearly all Of the fixed license taxes for the year 1915 have been paid, with the possible eX- ception of few from the extreme ontIving districts, where the mail ser vice is very infrequent. He also stated hat a few of the renewal license fees, all of which are due after the 1st of January. 1916, have already been paid into his office.
 Under the provisions of the reve- nue act ali fixed taxes are due on the first of the year, and are renewable on the first of January following. The act has now been in force for the greater part of year. The provision al taxes, which are based on the out put of the canneries and mining com panies, reckoned on their output to the first of January, 1916, will start to come in in the near future. The act provides that they must be paid before January IS, but the territorial officials realize that this Is impossible on account of the mail service and as a consequence a longer time was granted, without the assessment pen. alties.
 The treasurer's office is not ready as yet to announce the total amount collected from the fixed license fees for the year, as some of them are still unpaid.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-28
NAVAL ACADEMY FOR PACIFIC
 COAST

CHARLESTON, s. C., Dec. 2S. - Pointing to the great war as proof that both militarists and pacifists have failed completely as protectors of peace, Oscar s. Straus, former ann bassador to Turkey, declared in an address before the Southern Commer- cial Congress that there must be an international reconstruction on an en- tirely different basis.
 "This world war is a distinct proof that neither pacifism without might nor might unless dominated by right can be effectual in securing perma- nent peace" said Mir, Straus. "A war such as this could never have en- gulfed the nations had the interna- tional relationship and foundations been rightfully constructed"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-28
FORD EXPEDITION SEES PEACE IN
 SIGHT

STOCKHOLM, Dec 28. - This city was the scene of a large and enthusi- astic public meeting on behalf of peace in Europe yesterday. The meet ing was held under the auspices of the Ford peace expedition, and was by prominent members of the expedition, and Norwegians and Swedes, who favor an immediate ter imitation of the conflict. Secretary of the expedition, made the chief address. and he was received with tumultuous applause when he asserted that the executive committee of the expedition had secret advices to the effect that certain of the bel ligerents were already willing to con slider peace terms.