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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
BUILD UP PCULT Y LOCK
BY CAREFUL BsA5EDTTG.

There is probably no one practice
which will do 50 much to destroy the
efficiency Of the farm poultry flock as
the old method OF in5 discriminate
breeding from every bird Kept on the
farm. Mass breeding mean rapid de-
terioration; proper selection means
Improvement.
Every poultry raiser should provide
means for keeping q small pen Of Sc
lected birds separate from The remain.
| der of the flock during the breeding
season. Where a separate house and
yard is not available, this can be ac-
complished by putting a temporary
| partition in the roosting house and
providing a wire-encloscd yard out
side.
The prime essential Of a good breed
ing bird is yigor and vitality, When
the chicks are first hatched, one VIII
often notice some which are smaller
than the rest; chicks which do not
"dry off" well; chicks which show 4
protruding abdomen, or chicks which
show other abnormal characteristics
Many Of the chicks will apparently
overcome these troubles, and they viii
be quickly forgotten unless some
means is taken to mark them 50 they
can be readily identified at any time.
All Of these defects point 10 weak
constitution and mean that such
chicks should never be used for breed
ing purposes, no matter how strong
they may look later. Perhaps the SAT.
est way to mark such chicks IS by
cutting off one Cf the middle toes.
Perform this operation with sharn
knife or pair Of scissors, making The
cut right at one Of the tca-ioints. In
this way it will cause the bird very
little pain or inconvenience. Tie tinla
to Go this is just IS soon as any de-
feet is noticed, such as these mention,
ed, which points to weak vitality.
While the young chicks arc grow.
ing there will occasionally he seen q
bird which * sick, which is not Geath-
eTing out properly, which does not
grow as rapidly as others from the
same hatch, CT which shows some 9th
er weakness. Just as soon as any oE
these points are noticed, mark that
chicken. If this practice Ct marking
the weak chicks is riglarg followed.
from time Of hatch to maturity, and
even after maturity. one wiz know
that all birds rCt having the mark are
those which have never shown i1df,
cations Of weakened vitality They
are the cream! Of the focE."
Tha strongest Of the unmarked
birds should then be selected. The
vigorous, healthy bird VIII show large
boae, & comparatively short, stout
head and baak, a bright, SuIl eye. q
frnl red comb, q wide back, fu1
deep breast, a glossT. olosa-dtting coat
of feathers, ard straight legs. set vel
apart. Discard tee bira. wh.sh d.
net show ~ these points oG o.z5r.
Then, froE ahe rauat1de. e'-rt fsa-a
whica she z4.ta1ie co.. a.o1 shape.
GeH.-14e.r. mass btealr H. ma
r. .l.e deter. .2cat- t-1u and r..
tion meaAs Z prov e-S nt.-A. Il. L5l.t
Live Stock Extension Service. Louisis
asa State University.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
PRICE OF MEAT
CONTINUES TO RISE
Adequate Supply of Good, OId-fashion.
ed, Home-Produced Lard, Bacon,
Hams and Salt Pork Essential.

Finishing-off hogs, either for home
slaughter or for the market, should
receive special attention at this time
/ On account Of the unprecedented high
price of pork and pork products.
Never before, except during the Civil
War, have farmers been able to sell
| their hogs for 10 cents per pound live
weight, and there has never been a
time when there were such great op-
rH~tn"'4ics for making money in the
i Cduo, or < hogs for the market.
: lie foroa glj@d farmer will also see
tc it that he has an adequate
supply Of good, o.dfashioned, hons.
produced lard, bacon, hams and salt
pork The price OF all kinds Of edi-
BILE fats, both animal and vegetable,
Is constantly mounting, and will prob
ably continue to do so for some time. 1t
is much cheaper 70 produce both the
fats and meats at home than to de-
pend upon buying, even with twenty
cent cotton. Too many of cur farm
ers are tempted to abandon every
other farm enterprise AID risk every
thing on cotton. This is too danger
Gus as there are so many factors
which may enter into both the pro-
duction and price Of the cotton, and
again the margin OF profit in the pro-
duction Of hogs is fully equal to that
OF cotton. But aside from the price
of either, beth should be produced on
every well-managed farm in the cot
ton belt
Packers at the central markets
make a difference Of from one to five
cents per pound On the condition. n7
finish" of the hogs offered for sale,
and there is the same difference in
value to the owner who slaughters his
hogs for homecoming. The crop
which is providing the largest part of
the fat deposited in the bodles OF our
hogs is sweet potatoes, although corn,
soy beans, peanuts, etc, are essential.
Many farmers make a practice Of kill
ing or selling direct from the sweet
potato fields, while others pen the
hogs for several weeks and feed either
corn alone or corn with cotton seed
meal or tankage to harGen the fat
end bring the hogs to prime condi-
tion. The latter method is unquestion-
ably the better as It greatly in-
creases the value of the carcass. 1t
is impossible for a hog to be brought
to a prime condition when grazing,
as too much exercise is required in
gathering the food, and, after GER
tain degree of fatness is reached,
there will be no further gains, where
as, il the hog is penned and fed all it
will consume, it will still make salts
factory gains. E. l.. Jordan, |
Louisiana State University.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
The Millionaire Baby

A play that is considered by dramatic
critics to be be one of the best mystery
stories eyer made into motion pictures,
will be shown at the Olympia Theatre
on Saturday, January 7th. 1t is the
six reel Selig Red Seal Play "The
Millionaire Baby" and has for its stars
Harry Mestayer ann Grace Darmond,
Every moment of the pictures presence
on the screen is filled with interesting
action and those who soc it will well
come more productions to be relased in
the near future under the same trade
mark
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
Live Stock Extension Service, Louis.
lana State University.
MARKETS DEMAND DAIRY
PRODUCTS OF QUALITY.
Attractive and Uniform Packages Nee.
essary For Best Prices.

Quality is the keynote to success
full marketing Of dairy products. Peo
pie have always paid a premium fol
quality, therefore it is useless to ex
pect to market dair.' products success
fully unless the products are of quail
ity better than the average Unfortu
nately, it cften happens that good
dairy products do not always find a
good market. This does not prove
however, that there is not demand
for the product ct a good price; Il
simply means a lack Of knowledge ot
the markets on the part of the pro
ducer. Also, the dairynlan is too of,
ten inclined to depend up2'ahis home
town or upon his immsdi&~6commun.
ity for market for his pr9ducts in.
stead OF looking for better prites else.
where.
In this day Of the parcel post even
perishable products can be sent great
distances for few cents, thereby
making it possible to sell such prod
ucts as butter, cheese, etc, direct
from the farm to the consumer.
There are hundreds cf people in DIR
towns and cities who would be g'ai
to get dairy products direct from ths
farm if the farmers would put up
good, uniform products and deliver
regularly.
Any one who IS making dairy prod
ucts for the market Should give the
business his close attention. Not only
should he understand the best meth
DDS of making his products uniform,
but he should also study marketing
methods. For instance, il is the Gus
tom Of most farmers to make their
butter into round rolls varying In size
from one to one and half pounds
and send it to the market in a small
crock or wrapped in a towel. Neither
makes an attractive or convenient
package. Compare it with the mod
ern creamery butter package which is
moulded into a rectangular block,
wrapped in parchment paper to hold
the moisture and keep the contents
clean, and which has al outside cover
Of aetractively colored cardboard on
which is printed advertising designed
to help its sale. The advantage OF
such a package is obvious. A first
class product put up in such man
ner will soon create market for IL
self with a steadily increasing patron
age.
J N CaiwaI!ader,
LoU.2isna state DIVERSITY.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
THE Wall Between

Sergeant Kendall. Francis x. Bushman
Edith Ferris. Beverly Bayne
The story of ''The Wall Between, F"
which was produced by Quality Pic
lures Corporation under the direction
of John w. Noble for the Metro pro-
gram. deals with the enlistment of
John Kendall, son of once wealthy
banker, in the United States army,
and of the barrier which he finds there
brtween himself and those. who in civil
life. would have been glad to have
been counted as his equal. How, hav-
ing won quick promotion and furlough,
he meets and falls in love with beau
tiful girl, while garbed in civilian dress,
only to be humiliated by an officer of
his regiment for daring, while an en-
listed man, to pose as a gentleman.
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NO.. IS
SOW 2HGJL1 FhnROW IN
EARLY Sfnl8G AND FALL
Pigs Can Then Ta.,e Advantage of
Grazing c cps and Avoid Extremes
OF enpsra,urc-.F o: sow
Me IS Ca-cfH Regulation.

In Louisiana tG@ breeding Of s0ws
| should be so timed lhat the spring liz
ters will come about the nrst OF
March and the fall ltters about the
first Of September Al these times or
the year the small pigs are less I.1.o
to suffer from the extremes Of te.are-
rature, au6 can take advantage OF he
grazing cops when in their prime
The care Of litter OF pigs should
begin before it is fawOWed, bec9use
the conditions to which the So is
subjected has much TO 90 with be
strength and vitality Of the pigs at
birth. Feeding should be Carefully
regulated for about a week before ali
after farrowing Overlooking IS
common fault at this time, especially
Ct feeds that are high in CarboEy-
rates and fals, such as corn and rice
polish. These should be gradually re-
duced, and entirely eliminated sevc al
days before facrOwing time The fed
should not be Of a heating, or enerry.
producing kind, but rather cooling and
j
a good feed during this period and
even this should be withheld for at
least tWenty-four hours after farrow-
ing, giving nothing but fresh w2.ar.
The pigs will not take a great deal
of milk the first week, and no effort
should be made to bring the SOW to a
flow Of milk until the pigs require it.
Too much milk at first not only causes
scOurs and digestive disorders III the
pigs, but often leads to udder trou-
bles in the SOW. The feed should be
gradually increased but not brought
up to full ration before the pigs arc
ten days old. 1t is not necessary to
begin feeding heavily as soon as tho
milk secretion has stJpnaj, evo1
though the sow is thin il flesh r
system has gone through 4 st~alu2us
drain, and should have q y,r,g'-.a
rest for d time. The nearer So is
kept in good scal condition n
pasture alone the better il viii De for
her. By the time her next CESSATION
period is half spent she VIII need some
concentrated feed. The demands on
her system during the last half Of the
CESSATION period is greater thau dur
ing the first ha-f; and t1o aWs 7'e
few in number that can G.ae. his r.
mand on grazing alone, E-wvver god
the grazing crop IS. Z. Most,
Live Stock Extension S>TT' louis-
lana State University.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Phillip Rosenthal vs.. E. R. Standfeld.
BE 1T REM EMBERED that by vir-
tue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued
in the above entitled and numbered
cause, of date the 10Th day Of Decem-
Der 1916. to me directed and to that
effect, !, ]. w. Payne, Sheriff of the
Parish nf Natchitoches, La, did in
pursuance to said Writ seize and take
into my possession and will offer for
sale, at public auction upon the terms
and conditions hereafter stated, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 1917.
at II O'Clock a. M, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:-
A certain tract of land, situated on
the south side of the Texas and Pacific
r. r. near Cloutieryille crossing, in
said Parish and State and containing
II acres, more or less with all buildings
and improvements thereon or thereto
belonging, bounded North by Texas and
Pacific r. r; South by lands of Mrs.
Ora Lavespiere, West by lands Of Mrs.
L. Gu!llot and East by lands of j. A.
Prudhomme. Acquired by the defen-
dent from the plaintiff as per deed
duly recorded and ncquired by the plain
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
The Carpet From Bagdad"
A Prayer Rug Stolen from Sacred
Temple Imperils the Lives of Two
Men and a Woman
From the Popular Novel by Harold
MacGrath. Produced by Colin
Campbell

- 4 2
g Gil
4 Fortune chsdRR u KathIy Williams
George r A. JoRl s. Wheeler oaknan
Horace Wadsworti
Alias Ryanne. ...l..,......Guy Oliver
Mrs. Chedsoye e......E Eugene Besseser
Major Callahan ,....... Frank ClarL
Arthur Wadsworth. 49,. Harry Lonsdale
MahOmed. Charles clarY
A Story OF mystery and adventure
opening in New York and includidg
Cairo, Egypt, the ancient city of Bag
dad, and the Desert of Sahara; a tale
of Eastern mysticism, of temples and
Mosques; of plots and counter-plots; an
intensely exciting narration Of how
precious prayer rug was stolen from
the innermost recesses of a sacred
Mosque and of how it imperilled the
lives of two men and beautiful young
woman is, in brief, the resume of Har-
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
ADJUSTMENTS


old MacGrath's most popular novel,
THE Carpet From Bagdad." OIvm-
pic Theatre. Tuesday Jan. 9,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04

The story of "The Scarle4 Woman"
portrays with artistic fidelity the life
of noble-hearted woman, who after
making a supreme sacrifice for her
weakling husband, when he is in the
shadow of the gallows, is cast off by
him on the expiration of the short term
Of Imprisonment which her sacrifice
had won for him.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
WILL IT PAY TO RAISE ALL COTTON ?
Experience Of Past Years Says NoPes of Corn Oats Hogs
Cattle Etc, Correspondingly Hgh-Purchasing Power of
the Dollar Less Now Than at Any Time Since Civil
War-NIany Reasons for Diversifcation.

The cotton prices
hat
supplies opondngy
oar is less Otherwise he
e tempted to the and plant sufficient
n food and
Through the lessons bitter advers and encouraged assisted by
he agricultural Extension Division the State University
along safe and lines develop
and whose business
based on sound has been and
Can a
forget the
gamble of high prices cy
lies that ready sacrifice future
prosperity for the sake handling
Disadvantages of the one-crop System.
The practice producing depending
addition
plies, has the following defects:
1t unsafe business The bad prices
too Then
be good There
1t is poor farming soils and increased plant diseases
and insect
1t improbable
in disaster This is an DID, but
The question is of
all cotton and buy everything with do
The hard experiences of past NO"
n
before the
time Civil
of 1894 97 and % but purchasing
their products but prices
At the present time the purchasing dollar
farm income large owing
farmer has to spend all the proceeds that
and home supplies needed produce
which approximately
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04
The Scarlet Woman

Ruth Hawkins. ns............... Mime. Petrova
Ned Hawkins, her hus-
band. ................. Edward Martindell
John, ,Kiplinger, the Dis
trict Attorney Arthur Hoops
Watson Ellsworth,
Reformer Eugene O'Brien
Jane;Gilson, an Unscrup-
ulous Society Wom-
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tiff from B. F. Nichols.
Terms of Sale:-Cash, subject t
appraisement.
j. W. PAYNE, Sheriff
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04

Keep ne ewes = good. condition It
doesn't pay 70 be sti--gy--nor should
You have them too f6t,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04

LOST-One old mare mule getting
gray in forehead bit cut in left side
Of mouth. Reward paid if returned.
to People Hardware Co.
st. Denis Street
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04

Co 1
5C0p Jndbae
1897 purchasing power
bale of zoe cotton 1915 The er
nnetes could
of
The Remedy: Produce Home Supplies First.
What the remedy?
producing all of their
crop
will be
financial independence
present high
The applies with equal
the will
Louisiana, and will be bad and farming.
MASON SNOWDEN
EXtension ysionI uisianaS ate Tniyer
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-01-04

J. NJ CadWai!ader,
Louisiana state vcrsiJv.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
WHY LIMIT FORCED INSURANCE.

Boston, Mass-Why/ should compul-
sorry insurance be forced on workers
who earn less than 500 a month asks
Editor Baine, of the Shoe Workers
Journal
There are plenty of people in this
country with larger incomes who live
beyond their means and who ought to
be compelled to save their money, II
this course OF reasoning is sound he
says.
Under the compulsory insurance plan
now pending in the Massachusetts state
legislature, an employc earning $l5 a
week would pay to the state fund $3.50
a Year. An equal amount would be con-
tributed by the employer and the state 5
contribution would be S10.40. Out OF
this total of $26 a year the employe
would be paid $40 week. free medical
attendance and small death benght.
Editor Baine shows that the Boot and
Shoe Workers union pays sick ben
eft of $5 a week and death benefit OF
$50 on a yearly contribution of $2.66
by its members. He denies that the
state" contributes anything, even un-
der compulsory insurance.
we can get nothing out of the state
except that which we pay for in in
creased rents and other forms of taxa
ton, direct and Indirect he says.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
Bernice Dixon Entertained BY Home
Folks.

A farewell dinner was rendered to
Mrs. Eddie Dale, at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar S. Mcclure, "a
East Thirteenth Street, last Wednesday
night. Mrs. Dale left at midnight for
Buffalo to join her husband, who is the
leading comedian of the Charming
Widow Co.
Mrs. Dale, who is professionally
known in vaudeville as Bernice Dixon,
sang several of her song hits and was
presented with white ivory and gold
manicure set.
Among those present were Mrs. Dale
and Eddie, Jr.; Mrs. Gertrude Wester-
kamp, mother of Mrs. Dale; Mr.. and
Mrs John Graham. Mrs. Oliver Prm-
rose, Mrs Bergman, Misses Lillian Da-
Wis, Dorothy Stayton, Hattie Jonte, and
Messrs. NJ Rosen, John Gall, Albert
Mayer, Guy Hecker, ]. Cohen, and Nal
Clark
Mrs Dale is the niece of Guy Hecker,
one of the trustees of the Building
Trades Council.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
WAGE GAINS FOR L. $.
WORKERS.

Washington.-Aeitation by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and its 30
affiliated Federal Employees unions re-
suited in wage increases for 100000 fed
eral employees by the sixty-fourth CON
gresS which adjourned March A.
Employees receiving less than 81 200 Sc
cure 10 per cent raise and from 81 200
to Sl,S00, inclusive, per cent. The in
crcases were omitted from the post Of
ilcc bill, thus reducing the cost and
number of employees affected by more
than one-half. The employees attempted
to secure higher rates on the ground
that present standards were made over
80 years ago, and that the revised rates
are less than paid in private employ
ment. AS the increase is only for one
year, it should serve as an incentive to
further and stronger organization
among government employees
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
MINERS FOR EIGHT-HOUR LAW.

Wheeling, w. Va.-'rhe nineteenth an
nual convention of Sub-Dstrict 5, of
District 6, United Mine Workers opened
in Trades Assembly Hall. The conven-
ton will probably last week. The first
days sessions were devoted to reports
of President William Roy, Vice-Presi-
dent Frank Lcdvinka, and Secretary
William Applegarth. A resolution will
be offered indorsing the eight-hour law
and supporting the railroad brother
hoods in the present controversy, it is
understood
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
ROADS TO STAND FIRM.
Cannot BE Any Compromise at This
Time, They Contend.

New Iork.-lt was announced that
there will be a meeting here tomorrow
of 30 brotherhood Chairmen on East
ern lines that will be attended by the
chiefs of four organizations, All phases
of the situation will be discussed, it was
said
Hale Holden, President OF the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
who was Chairman of the committee of
eight railroad Presidents that conferred
with President Wilson during the crisis
last fall, was in the city, but asserted
his visit had no connection with the pres
cnt situation.
The railroad Presidents, he added,
were not taking part in the controversy
at this time.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
RETAIN "CAN'T-STRIKE LAW.

Denver.-The state senate has refused
to repeal the industrial commission law,
which prohibits strikes until employees
give 30 days notice. The organized
workers lined up solid against this lin
itation of their rights, and although they
are not surprised at the outcome of
their first attack on the law, they an
nounce that their fight has only started.
Every corporate influence, led by the
Rocky Mountain News, demanded that
the law be retained.
The pious regard for law and order by
this paper is shown in another light by
Editor Houston of the Denver Labor
Bulletin, who says;
During the coal strike the then ed
itor wrote and published an editorial
severely condemning the murderers OF
the women and children of Ludlow, and
by wire, from Chicago, the owner OF
the Rocky Mountain News discharged
the editor who wrote the article and
apologized for it
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-03-17
DOTY TO SERVE SENTENCE
OF SIX MONTHS
Last Case Growing Out OF Hospital
Murder.
'Guiltiest of ALL" Declared Prose-
cutOr, i'm Asking for Maximum
Punishment.

The last OF the cases in criminal court
growing out of the murder of James
Shall, non-union painter, at the Christ
hospital annex, December 9, 1915, was
disposed of Monday, when Herbert Doty
pleaded guilty in Criminal court to "as-
sault and battery" on Herbert Kroger,
one of the other workmen encountered
by the union painters at the time Shall
was killed. Doty had been found mot
guilty" on the murder charge some time
ago. Prosecutor Campbell asked for
the maximum sentence for assault and
battery, and called former Safety D-
rector John K. Holmes. who testified
that he heard Doty make a confession
to the police in connection with the MUIR
der case. He was the guiltiest of all;
he melted the others, was the ring lead
er and the paymaster for the others in
the crime Prosecutor Campbell de-
clared. Attorney Thomas Cogan, rep
rcsenting Doty, asked for the mercy of
the court. Mrs. Doty and their two chill
drcn were in court 81 have read the
record in the murder case, and | feel
that Doty was the instigator of the as
sault" Judge Fred. l.. Hoffman said.
He sentenced Doty to six months i'll
Jail, and to pay a fine of 500 and costs.
The maximum sentence under DotyS
plea, would have been six months and
5000 fine and costs. .
Those who guaranteed the Build
ing Trades Council, that if the La
bOr Advocate would stop its fight
on John v. Campbell before cleo
ton day that they would find him
alright when the time came, have
evidently slipped Il cog.
IL looks like somebody has been
sOmcwhcrc-Ed Editor.