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Here's something that 1 bet will i

Here's something that / bet will in
terest YOU. It's the result of a con.
yersation between Dorothy and Ger.
tain man. His point Of view win amuse
you, and will also, if you are clever
enough to read Between the lines, il
Illuminate and instruct you.
Anyway, ''you are getting ahead
even if you do build your own stumb.
hing blocks. You are beginning to
think; that is, when the glow of the
spotlight doesn't attract you so close
that the glory of your fight is singed
off. Men are mere boys; they think
they know more than you girls; they
have thought so ever since they carried
the flint and steel and you women had
to carry the wood. We don't ask you
to carry the wood and more-d don't you
see you have won a LOTT We have Just
put you through big change Your
educations are more liberal than those
of most men. Your allowance for So
called trifes is greater than the most
militant anti-suffragist allows himself
for dark-red intoxicants which buck him
up and help him through meal in his
own home where the once-peaceful little
wife now punctures everything from
salad to cigar with some scathing re-
mark about the stupidity of the Powers
that are too busy safeguarding the lives
of our brothers, sWeethearts or hus-
bands, to read signs.
II told you was, and am, a suffra-
gist because believe we will be more
efficient in our government when you
girls vote; you are reducing your cam
paign from fad to real purpose, and
you are thinking and your experience
in several states has taught you that
voting isn't like 'phoning the grocer for
bottle of olives.
''You are taking things seriously.
learning to know what you are talking
about and I'm with you so long as you
don't spoil my meals. Secretly, / think
my wife is getting ready to vote. She
lets me do the talking. enjoy my food
and she knows that so long as Pm not
dyspeptic I'll be for suffrage.
''Of course lots of men expect you to
go back carrying the wood when you
vote, just as they insist that you stand
up in street ears in New Orleans, but
that's just because you have forced the
argument. We can win most any ar
gument, for our voices are louder.
That came from yelling at you to hurry
with the wood. Why not jolly Us along?
When we modulate our voices you
win."
Cynthia St Charles in States.
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Support Of Louisiana is
Pledged to United States

"Whereas, the United; States haI
joined hands with the enemies of auto
cracy and is now at war with the I'm
perial German government In order
that the world may be made safe fol-
democracy. Therefore, be it
Resolved by the General Assembly
Of Louisiana that the United States
government is reassured of the LOYALTY
and sympathy of the people of the state
of Louisiana in a speedy and adequate
preparation for and in the most vigor-
GUS prosecution of said war and to that
and we pledge our united, moral and
physical strength and material re-
sources. Be it further
Resolved that we endorse and COM
mend the members of the congress of
the United States from, and to the peo-
pie of the state of Louisiana, the con-
stantly reiterated proposal of President
Wilson which is concurred in by the
leading statesmen of this and all the
allied powers, that when German mill
tarism has been crushed and removed
the self-governed peoples, the free ma
tions shall form union or league and
cooperate with their might and power
to insure the observance of peace and
;ustic., and in guaranteeing that liberty
and demccisacy shal be safe and Sc
cure.
Mr.. Farmer, we carry q complete
stock of Hay machinery. consisting Of
Mowers, Hay Pressers, Self Dump and
Bull Rakes, both push and pull. 5. q.
H. KAFFIE'S DEPARTMENT STORE.
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One Example Of Economic
Waste

President Wilson in his proclamation
of April 18th warned the Ination tha
the country's food supplies are running
dangerously low. and impressed upol
our minds the imperative necessity fo
the conservation of foods of all kinds
1t is said the government is now con
sidering the advisability of inaugura
ting meatless days on account of th'
scarcity of meat. Under such condi
tions, it is not too much to say that the
wastage of food is, to say the least
unpatriotic.
During the fiscal year, ended June
Both, 1917. The Texas & Pacific Rail
way killed on its right of way 1927 cat
tie, 552 hogs and sheep, and 165 horses
and mules--A TOTAL LOSS AND ABB
SOLUTE WASTE.
These are times for thrift and ser.
vice, We must feed and supply not on.
ly our own people, but millions of oul
allies in Europe. Estimating the aver.
age weight of cattle killed at 700 lbs.
each, hogs and sheep at 100 lbs each,
we have the startling total waste OF
| TIA, 100 pounds sufficient to feed ar
army of $4,000 men twenty days, l00,-
600 men ten days. MANY of these cat
tie were milch cows, the loss of which
entailed corresponding loss of milk
and butter. This frightful and preven-
table waste is national reproach and
objectionable extravaganza.
Our armies are clamoring for horses
and mules. Thousands and hundreds of
thousands are required. In order to
and mules.
We have done everything we can to
prevent killing this stock, spent large
sums in building and repairing fences
and tried to educate our employees land
we think have succeeded) to do their
utmost at all times and under all cir
cumstances to prevent the killing of
stock. Nevertheless the killing and
wastage continues.
The only thing that can and will stop
it, is the full and hearty cooperation of
the public and the owners of stock.
Much of the stock is killed inside sta
ton limits, where railroads cannot build
fences. Hundreds of head are killed
because gates are negligently left
open.
The simple and practical way to elm
mate this appalling waste is for the
citizens of the various towns to bring
about the passage of laws prohibiting
live stock running at large. Farmers
should cooperate with the railroad
companies in keeping gates closed.
One who under present conditions will
leave gate open, exposing live stock
to the danger of being killed by trains
is guilty of an unpatrlotic act.
Every man, woman, and child living
along The Texas & Pacific Railway,
employee or non-employee alike, is ap-
pealed to, to cooperate with the Rail
road Company in wiping out this vast
age. Every person who fails to do his
part in the saving of single animal is
guilty of helping the Country's enemies
to reduce food supplies, and reducing
the food supplies is the thing relied up
on to ultimately defeat US in this war.
You can show your thrift and patrio-
tism in no more convincing way than by
combating the National tendency to
squander the country's wonderful re-
sources.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR BIT TO
HELP WIN THE WAR2
j. H. ELLIOTT,
General Manager.
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The Kaiser and his advisers may have

The Kaiser and his advisers may have
figured the United States on the basis
of the army in the field. They may
have figured that an enemy over seas
was an enemy to be ignored. But the
sight of the flag on the line will bring a
different thought; the knowledge which
will get overseas of the vast prepara-
tion that is being made to back up these
men with other men will cause many
sober reflections at Berlin, says The
Item And as the great republic in the
west sobers up and settles down to it's
grim work, another republic is being
whipped into shape in the east. Rus
sia, with hundred and sixty millions
of people, with millious of veteran sol
diers under arms, seems to be pulling
herself together for another attack.
At the beginning Of the European war
Kitchener was asked when the war
would end. He said that he did not
know, but that 1t would begin in three
years. It will be just about three years
from the time of the outbreak of the
European war that the American flag
will appear on the battle line in France.
And with it goes Americas pledge that
government Of the people. by the peo-
pie. and for the people, shall not perish
from the face Of the earth. =
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According to the report read
by State Superintendent of Edu-
cation Harris before the confer
ence of parish superintendent and
members of the School Board in
Baton Rouge Monday, there were
234, 256 white and 1O3,088 colored
children enrolled IN the public
schools of Louisiana during the
1867 sessions which number
would have been materially in
creased if the compulsory educa-
ton law had been effective. The
number of white teachers en-
ployedwere $3.50 and 1900 negro.
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The name of Camp Stafford that
has been made one of the thirty
two cantonments in which the nat
ional army and national guard will
be modified for training, will
hereafter be known as Camp Beau
regard after Gen. P. q. Beaure-
gard. G. S. A., born in Louisiana.
Troops from Louisiana, Mississ-
ippi and Arkansas will mobilize
there.
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A recent discovery in the inter
nal revenue division laboratory
discloses a process whereby gly-
cerin can be manufactured from
sugar, reducing the cost more than
one fourth and as glycerine is an
important factor in the manufac
ture of explosives, this discovery
is a very timelv one.
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The woman Of the hour in war
work gives the feminine gender of
liberty a new meaning and valid
itY. The light of the new goddesses
from forge as well as hearthstone
keeps this beacon alight. The
women of America says The
Shreveport Times, are regimented
into a force that viii do woman's
half in winning the war, in addi-
tion to being as eyer the angels of
mercy Of war;
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We will be tolerant with the
suffragette question allowing that
the White House picketing was
mostly done by German women
masquerading under the names of
their American husbands. - Ex-
change.
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The best stgar yield ever re-
corded in the history of Porto
Rico vas reported the end of June,
fully 100000 tons is the amount
quoted.
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Why gentlemen, prosperity in
the next twelve months, says
Sec'ty of Treasury McAdoo, will
be greater than it has ever been
in our history. You cannot pre-
vent it if you try.
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Apparently we'll authenticated
reports of trades and combinations
affecting most of the big bills be-
fore the State legislature, are be-
ing circulated. which if really do
exist. the special session may ad-
iourn without accomplishing a
1.-THE of what it was convened for.
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The National Security League
has started speaking campaigns
in eighteen States to be extended
to others, for the purpose of arous-
ing the people to the meaning of
the war and the necessity for its
aggressive persecution.
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If the plans now under consid-
GRAFTON work out successfully, tax
alton in Louisiana for mainten-
ance of the State government may
be reduced from seven to three
mills.
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1t is the horribly unhuman
character of the warfare which
makes the world feel that it would
be a calamity for civilization if
GERMANY is not made to taste the
cup of bitter and decisive defeat.
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Announcement is made that from
now on the Red Cross Headquarters
will be open on Tuesday and Friday
mornings of each week between the
hours of 10 and IL for the distribution
of materials. Furnished garments may
also be returned during these hours.
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Notice To Stockholders

The annual meeting of the Stock.
holders of the
NATcHITocAEs COTTON OIL
co. LTD.
will be held at the Company's Office or
Wednesday august 4th 1917 at p. m!
o. F. HIMEL
uly 5th sod
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According to a government ex-
pert if it is taken care of, there is
enough timber in the United
States to last nearly 500 years.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-07-19

The day that peace comes will
be the greatest day in human his
tory.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-07-19

Our country is preparing for
long war though hoping for a
short one.
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Communications are solicited, and
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-07-19

No attention will be paid to annoy
nous letters.
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The Red Cross is not
for Women only. 1t is
the ministering angel
to the wounded. Nat
chitoches R ed Cross
wants to enroll every
citizen, male and fe-
male, as members.
81 allies you with the
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Official Journal Parish of Natchitoches
&" Parish School Board.
4" City of Natchitoches.
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Subscribe for the Enterprise $1.OO
the year.
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c . un try S cause.
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The amountof Capitol Stock Is here
by fixed at $l8, ,000. co. It is divided in
to $50 shares Of $l00.0 90 each; payable in
cash or property.
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ntcred in the Post Office as End class matter
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Published Every Thursday Morning
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
A Yankee Tar

| 1t is easily within my recollection,
as well no doubt of the recollection
of many others of your readers, that
lOnce upon a time a naturalized citizen
/ of the United States was seized by the
authority of many others of your
readers, that once upon a time nat
uralized citizen of the United States
was seized by the authorities of his
native country and held for military
or any other duty they chose to exact
of him, his naturalization papers be-
ing disregarded.
knowledge Of this fact coming to
the President of the United States, a
demand for the release of the man as
above was at once demanded by our
country, but that also was disregard
| ed
An American man of war being
| then in the harbor where the man
was held, orders were sent to him to
demand the release of this so-called
prisoner.
That demand was Immediately
made, accompanied by a threat of the
bombardment Of the town if the de-
mand were not at once complied with
The decks Of the ship we're cleared
for action and as the time limit of
the demand drew near the men were
ordered to the guns, and the prison
er, sO-called, was at once brought on
deck and delivered to the American
commander, just as he was about to
open fire.
If we had a few more such officers
on our ships today, the Yarrowdale
crew held by Germany would long
since have been at home in their own
country.
That officers conduct was greatly
applauded throughout the United
States, and every American held his
head UP and walked the street with
pride, feeling that he lived under a
government that would protect him if
need be. If we have no more such
commanders in our navy, why not?
Take the first green country boy that
applies for job, make midshipman
of him and ultimately commander,
and that is where you will get such
a man.
Gentlemen midshipmen are not ~the
men we want for commanders in our
navy. Give us some Of the genuine
Yankee New Englanders who are not
afraid of getting their feet wet and
We will be all right on any sea or in
any harbor. PETER RICHARDS.
Lodi, Wis.
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Deserving a Pension
Eureka Springs, Ark.

George Weidenkopf, Baraboo, sends
the following for publication:
I am sure that everybody who reads
this paragraph will agree that Mrs.
Charles Brandon of Moundsville, w.
Va, is entitled to pension, even if
only half of her story is true. She
claims to have been the third wife
of Charles Brandon, who recently
died at the age of ninety-six, he
having been the father of thirty-fve
five living children and four who did
not survive infancy. At the time Of
his death his eldest child was rs and
the youngest years of age. Her
maiden name was Sarah Barker, and
she was the youngest of family Of
sirteen. She is now 81 years old. The
first Mrs Brandon was the mother of
two children now living and of four
that died in infancy. The second was
the mother of eighteen and the third,
the petitioner, of fifteen children At
the time of her marriage twenty olive
branches left by her two predecessors
still lived under the parental roof, the
oldest being a strapping boy Of 80
years. and she claims that she has d.
ways given item "a tender mothers
care.
Brandon was a veteran of three
wars. He fought the British in 1912,
the Indians and the Mexicans, and
seventeen Of his sons served in the
union army during the rebellion. 1t
appears that there were not enough
names to go round, for two of the boys
were called Charles and two were
called John, the duplicates being the
sons of different wives. Both of the
Charlses and both of the Johns served
in the army with Simon, Evans, Peter,
Josephus, Hiram, James, Van Buren,,
Jacob, Abraham, Alexander, David,
Andrew and Rufus. Both of the Johns
and one of the Charleses were taken
prisoners at the battle of Chickamau-
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GREENFIELD

On account of bad roads the Man
Mound contest was not very well at
tended only four Of the contestants
being present Those were Mrs. c.
Bair, Miss Ida and Ella Attrldge and
Miss Holmes. Mrs. Bair carried OFF
the prize. Other numbers on the pro-
gram were song by Miss Salem, a
story by the famous story teller, little
Walter Luebke, song by Miss Kelley,
a couple of stories by Mr. G. Wilkin-
son and a song by the club. 1t was
decided to have the next meeting on
April TO- All are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown and II. HI. Porter and family
spent a very pleasant evening at F.
J. Stanley's Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Titus are moving
onto the Whitman farm in the Mar
rows.
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four rods ahead of me. On a second
look saw large panther crouched
on all Hours, ready to spring I
stopped and began stepping backward
keeping my eyes fixed on the beast.
who followed, all the time hugging
the ground. Back a few rods were
two girls at spring for water, and
as soon as I could make them hear
told them to get their father and
gun. Before Mr.. Stone reached me
the animal smelled the powder and
beat a hasty retreat I went home
without the cows.
Next day I started out again &C.
companied by my brother, each armed
with rife, and three dogs. Just as
we were breaking over the ridge into
Baxters hollow, the dogs sent a big
panther up tree within easy range
of me. My brother called to me not
to shoot, as I had a lighter rifle than
he had, and we must be prepared for
"a scrimmage if we only wounded the
beast. Just as we raised our guns to
fire the panther dropped from the
limb as if he had been shot, right
among the dogs, scattering them in
no time, and disappearing in the
brush"
"Mr. Hirschinger also told me about
finding elks' horns on the bluffs, prov
ing that those animals once inhabited
those regions. On one occasion two
sets of horns were locked together,
the animals evidently having died in
battle. 1t was impossible to separate
them without breaking.
HUGH KELLEY.
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gOin' ter dew, but All CESS Ah'll have
ter git outen that holler, on account
Nv the loco weed. Some SEE hits pas
nips, but anyhow my boss is lOcoed
an All KANT sell him an All hate to
guy him away, an by golly ali dunno
whit ahm gOin' ter dew Hit don't
hurt the hawgs eff hits pasnips, cuz
I've seed hawg stand on his head
an foller a rute inter the groun, ten
feet. But hit gifts the pigs cuz they
eats tn green. Yesterday All seed a
pig at took bite Nv tn green and
then he jist backed up an sot down
on a rail an just s-q-u-e-a-l-e-d. By
golly All dunno whut Aim goin' ter
dew, but All guess Ah'Il have ter git
out NV that boiler.
All knows wher All kin git right
smart good farm Nv forty acres by
contestin', ez tn Teller hain't never
lived on tew hit an hain't never goin
ter live on tew hit, or All kin git hit
by 'linkishment Hit'H cost $25. 90 fer
contestin an $500 fer linkishment,
an All writ tn Teller if he'd send me
tn papers tibet Aid guy him $500
But by golly All dunno whit Ah'm
goin' ter dew, but All guess Ah'll hev
ter git outen tibet boiler. Theirs a
cabin ontew tn farm, en- an acre or
acre an a half that All kin tear up
all thet's enough fer me, er All kin go
ter Joplin fer 81 90 day un'er groun',
all All have been Their an seed four
men kerried out an thets enough fer
me, en- by golly All dunno what Ah'm
goin' ter dew, but All guess Ah'll hev
ter git outen tibet boiler.
N. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark
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What Il Means
BarabOO.

We were indeed surprised to see
in the Baraboo News an article en-
titled 'What Does the Brewing In
dustry Mean to Wisconsin,"
1t means paid annually for poison
millions that should be used to feed
and clothe the drinkers families; it
means taxes paid annually for the sup
port of poorhouses, insane asylums
and jails which would not be needed
in Wisconsin any more than Kansas
were our state as "dry" as the Sun
flower state. 1t means hungry chill
dren, broken-hearted wives and moth
ers. It means thousands Of boys every
year started toward the drunkards'
grave.
The corn, oats, barley hay, ETC.,
would find it's way to the barnyard of
the drunkard who lets his stock go
hungry that he may drink. The
drinker could also use the wagons and
other machinery to a great extent,
and the cars used to ship beer could
be used to move the coal, wheat and
other products to market that are
now out Of reach of the consumer.
The brewers want compensation; !"
what compensation have the brewers
ever given to the mothers whose boys
they ruin? ADA A. PIERCE.
Sank Civ Wis
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EVERY MARRIED COUPLE

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A New Food
For Thin Folks

All thin folks would like to in
crease their weight and their vitality
and have plump and Well-rounded
bodies. 1t can be done most easily
with the assistance of proper food.
The proper food is HEMO.
HEMO is palatable Matted Food
in powder form. More than Matted
Milk because it contains in addition
to ali the food values of Matted
Milk, the full nutritive force of prime
beef together with the natural iron
to aid in making red blood.
Take HEMO regularly and you
! will soon realize the great benefits
of this Food Drink.
Good for children as well as grown
ups.
Makes delicious food drink by
simply adding water.
We suggest that you try a SOC
package with our guarantee of
satisfaction. $1,000
Usher Bros. Druggists. Baraboo. Wis.
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ga and died in Andersonville. Peter
was killed at Shiloh. The rest of them
returned safe and sound at the close
of the war and are now scattered
through the mountains of West Vir-
GINA, Virginia and eastern Kentucky,
engaged in farming and other pursuits.
Having reached the age of 81 and feel
ing the infirmities of her years, Mrs.
Brandon thinks the government should
do something to help her, and there
fore applies for pension.