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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06

tempting one had to hurry by
her stall on Friday morning, l car
tell you! 4
The men stood around. and dis.
cussed things, and the butchers
we're their joyial hosts, and often
their leaders, quoting Greek and
Latin, and often he longed to set
tie a heated discussion. The citi-
zens would >crowd around in ami
mated groups, often 45 or so at q
time. land discuss the turbulent
political situation, and also-prob-
ably tie latest gossip.
the old ex-slaves. in their stiff
caiicoes, and spotless aprons, their
snowy tignons, or spotted head
handkerchiefs, would preside over
their little stalls and keep the cof-
fee hot, or hand out tamales-Aunt
Ellen's tamales. slim young things
in their steaming shacks sending
up a tantalizing smell when you
turned back their modest jackets.
Lots of the members of this morn
ing club gathering we're young
bachelors, and there being a dearfh
Of hotels in those palmy days,
they boarded with Aunt Ellen.
She kepta place just where the bar
Der shop'is. next to Dr.. Joe's. It.
wasn't 50 big, api it was sparsely
furnished n. long table, with
chairs tilted around it. and snowy
napkins in their tall shiny goblets.
But, oh, the eats! The youn9
men used to .gather around her
ample board, and do full justice
to it ALL. and as there we're no
screens, there was q small ebony
factotum who stood behind the
chairs and lAngaidiy waved green
chiaa-berry branch to discourage
winged intrnders.
Eyer hear about that boy1 Did
not your GRANDPA, or youruncle or
You daddy ever board with Aunt
Ellena
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06

Well, that boy was an inveterat
talker. Suffered, too. The youns
men at Aunt Ellen's earnestly en-.
deavorei to break him of both
threw biscuits and knives and
things like that at his bullet head
when he began. They cured him
nearly. Ever hear about the
time he started out to say some
thing and after a few minutes, he
got out sulkily, ''Ah jist wanta
say they wuz a fly on Mista b
ITawm's soup-spoon but he's done
swallowed him now,''
Aunt Ellen was a generous sea-
soner. Her fricaseed chicken with
snowy dumplings, her snow drifts
Of rice, her sweet potato pone. her
flaky bisucits and her molasses
pies and crackling:bread; all these
we're noted throughout the parish.
No little bird-baths with their lone
some dabs of vegetables circIing
about your lonely slice of roast
beef, Pedlum. No nam, not for
Aunt Ellen and her boarders.
Aunt Ellen was strong for pork,
you know. backbone with ground
artichokes and fricaseed duck
wild duck, if you lease-and
gumbo-oh. such gumbol Okra
gumb,, with its islands of rice and
file gumho with plump oysters Sc
dately anchored in its rich depthse
Aunt Ellen knew where chicory
grew, crisp and green, and ro-
qrette, and creole cabbage; and
Aunt ElleL could make French
dressing. -. but Aunt Ellen is
no more. Peace to her ashes.
Her boarders will never forget her.
Natchitoches always set a lavish
board. No little noon-time lunch
then, nor SIX O'Clock dinner. Nat
chitoches dined we'll and wisely !
at two O'Clock, and Natchitoches
paid particular attention to the
inner man.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06

awaited IFS appearance. or that o1
the pork roast, s!1one green and
red in their jars among the rows
on the upper shelves. Mangoes
almost bursting their bounds with
their chow-chow filings, picked
peaches stuck full of cloves, ounce
jelly, and mayhaw. and pear CON-
pote, and little creale figs in their
rich syrup, sun-cooked, were in
mates of those shelves. A tall
stone crock, with its mingled smell
of grape-leaves and fennel guard
ing the cucumber pickles was a
part of regular pantry funiture,
and sausages embedded in cans of
home rendered lard One look at
the average pantry of those days
was enough to throw Mr.. Hoover
into a fit of trembling-and if
some one had offered him a crocig-
nolle from the tall crock-well,
there is no telling how it would
affect him. You remember, those
rich twisted cakes kin to YANKEE
doughnuts, with their tails ingen-
uously thrust thru their neck.
bands, and sprinkled with pow
dered sugar. No cookies,
either, but plump blond anise-seed
cakes, and big-welI, ,chatain-tea-
cakes of peculiar sugary richness.
Candied orange peel and strips cf
crystaIlized watermelon rind had
their special cut-glass dishes on
the table, and chinquapins, and
scale -barks and pecans waited in
vltingly in nut bowls. Meals were
by different vintages
and topped off by demi tasse OF
real cafe noir, often with the
burning lump Of sugar to give it
pungency. Those we're the
times of-but l must desist. Just
hearing aboat all those things,
many of which, on any kind of a
scale, anyway, are but memories
these days of conservation. But
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06

their plans for the government ol
the town, for every man was a
citizen then with q true citizens
sense OF responsibility The gen.
tie art Of conversation fiourished.
In these halycon days, yon did
mot phone for . steak and soup.
You went by, and selected your
roast with all the respect and care
fol consideration dne such a. mo-
mentous undertaking, and while
you might not wrap It DIP and take
II hom, you leftit picked out,
ready to be tucked into her basket
BY Nanny when she came, and
carried home with proper decorum
on her arm.
Markets opened early-aboht
four o'clock and at that chill hotfr,
cafe noir tastes best. So the old
woman who knew best how to
drip it--and it's an accomplish
ment, too-had their little coffee
stalks ct the market. and there he
men gathered and drank their
small cups Of aromatic Creole cof-
fee, and ate the feathery pound
cake such as only Aunt Ellen or
her contemporaries could make.
No skinny slices Of some-four
concoction so favored that it might
he ANYTHING, either, but a stout,
substantial mans size mound Of
golden pound cake.
That was on spring mornings,
when ths grass along St. Denis
street was shining with<the dew,
and the birds twittered about their
building 10 the stately elms in
ffpnt ofEhe old ivy covered church.
Nippy winter mornings one
could have ! big steanilng meat
e. of Aunt Aschies, rich brown
Idscolor, with : becoming crimp.
n9 Of fakey edges and highly |
seasoned innards which tasted |
.yed hpttaf than they looksa. lIt |
sls bot and the very smell nas |
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06


During the''week Of March 80,
a special committee from the Suf-
frageSC Club will make a ca;mpaig i,
for .uemberskif as it Is the earn.
est. desiretof 'tlis Club 70 enroll
every ,friend or equal outrage
whetber man or woman. The con-
u,ittee is 'eomtoSed of Mrs. Sam
Henry, achsarh&h, Mrs. Marcus
Desmnkss, Mrs. G.. " Porter,
Miss Marie Breazeale, Miss Leli.'
Ducoprisu,. MksSara Heard anil
Miss Robesta NeNel:
Theresular March messing will
be he'd at. Comds. March 10. as
6 p. ND when the program will b.,
under the. direction IF Mrs. N. H. :
Carver, Mr.. Carver will speak
on some special phase of the After :
math of the War. The public is
most cordially invited.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06
Little Journ1ys Into tho Past


Merrie 1nellnd had its roas
beet. FIJI France It's trufiied birds
frozen 1apGilI has its eaviar. Mex
leo it nrjo,ss. Hungary has it
famed eeulash, Boston its porl
aud beaAh, bnt Natchitoches =
Natchitoches had II Aunt Ascher
Natchitochep had its Aunt Eller
Price. Nalchlfochss had, its Frank
Nuttall, And whsn I .fain would
travel into tte realms Of the past,
/ find myself lsd into alluring lit
tie paths - 1sstatosy. memories,
winding htllel paths. almost for
gotten, With moro appeal, often.
than ths Rosd . Romance thru
some lohg>leeksd heart, or the
Highway of sfiFrine epochs Of the
historical days thru some trained
memory and high thinking mind.
I often asl myself, I-say. ex-
plorin9 thsse moss-grown vines,
,and pIshiig back some shadowy
branch that I nay nee clearly on
toveritabls highway Of Eats. Not
accompanied either, I'd have you
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06

Ii you want job of printing
little better than usual, booklet,
circular, dod9er, note head, enve-
lope, official note or blank of any
kind, just come direct 20 this
0M6o and you can get it done.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06

DR.. B. H. DeMent, New Orleans !.
DR.. G. P. Roney, New Orleans 80.
DR.. B. P. Robertson, New Orleans
Rev. G. c. Carroll, Natchitoches
Rev. Dana Terra, Natchitoches..
Evening star., 1919-10-05
Government Communique.

This evenings government COM
munique on the situation stated that
the government was satisfied that all
necessary measures had been taken
to deal with any situation that might
arise. The government, it was de-
clared. was confident that II would
be able to safeguard the interests of
the community entirely with the
voluntary cooperation Of tho civil
population.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
sILLER TO BE MEXICAN
CHARGE IN WASHINGTON
Ambassador Bonillas viii Take
Charge Of Foreign Office in
Mexico City.

MEXICO CITY, October 4.-Ygnacio
Bonillas, Mexican ambassador to the
United States, who left Washington
recently, will temporarily take
charge Of the foreign Office here.
Senor Bonillas went from Washing
ton to Cuatro Cieneras to inform
President Carranza regarding the
protests formulated by the Mexican
embassy at Washington against Incl
,ients which occurred along the
frontier.
It was learned tonight from official
sources that Alfonso Siller, recently
called from Brazil, where he had
been acting as minister, has been
accredited to the American State
Department at Washington as Mex
lean charge d'affaires. According to
the same sources Senior Siller Is al
ready in the United States. He has
served as visiting official to the
Mexican legations and embassies.
both in Europe and in the United
States.
Ambassador Bonillas, summoned
home by President Carranza for a con-
ference, left Washington on September
26. He proceeded to Cuatro Cfenegas,
where Carranza is staying during the
treatment of Mrs. Carranza in hos
pital there.
According to Washington dispatches
the view was expressed in some quar-
ters that Ambassador Bonillas would
not return to Washington until Henry
P. Fletcher, American ambassador to
Mexico, returned to the Mexican capi-
tai. Ambassador Fletcher has been
on special duty at the State Depart
ment for several months.
Salvador Diego Fernandez is at the
present time acting minister of for
eign affairs at Mexico City.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
ASSOCIATION
CHANGES ITS NAME
Boston League Of Woman Voters
Announces Its Policies
and Program.
SPECIAL Dispatch to Tbe Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. October AFTER an ex-
istence Of eighteen years, during
which a membership Of 1,242 women
was attained. the Boston Equal Suf-
frage Association has voted to change
its name to the Boston League Of
Woman Voters" and to continue under
that new name the support which
they have always given the suffrage
movement.
The new league makes the follow
ing changes in the constitution Of the
Boston Equal Suffrage Association:
To Cooperate in carrying out the pro-
gram Of the National League of
Woman Voters; to do educational
work to raise the standard of citi-
zenship. and to do political work to
promote good government. AS an or
ganization the league shall be nom
partisan in its policy and works, but
any member or officer shall be free
to join or serve as an individual the
party Of her choice in any capacity.
A resolution was passed asking the
governor direct representation on
both boards of labor and industries
and that there be a minimum wage
division. under g. woman. It was
voted ito support the federal trade
commission in it's efforts to secure
remedial legislation in the meat
packing industry"
Evening star., 1919-10-05

their report Monday. when the full
commission will meet. The report
AYERS that it is in the interest Of
Belgium for the military to use the
Scheldt river in times Of war. but
it is held that it is impossible to
reconcile Belgium's claims with the
neutrality, which Holland intends to
retain in the event of future hos
tilities.
The experts admit the necessity of
defending the line of the Meuse and
the province of Limbourg. but be-
lieve Jonkheer Reneker van Swinder-
en-, head OF the Netherlands delega-
ton here, will remain obdurate and
see no practical means by which
Holland may be coerced.
1t is proposed that Belgium and
Holland be asked to agree along the
following general lines: First. an
arrangement on economic questions.
where agreement is possible: second,
Dutch declaration considering the
violation of Dutch neutrality late in
Evening star., 1919-10-05
PLANE AIDS MEXICAN TOWN.
Orders to Fire on U. S. Airships
Crossing Border Denied.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. October A.
While Mexican officials in Mexico City
recently were denying published re-
ports that an order had been issued
to federal troops to fire upon Ameri-
can airplanes crossing the Mexican
border, an American plane, answering
an appeal of the authorities of Rey-
nosa, Mexico, sixty miles below the
border here. flew over the town and
dropped one thousand bags needed to
sand bags.
This became known today when
Lieut. Col. Manuel Bernea, commander
of the Matamoros district expressed
his thanks for the assistance to Brig.
Cen F. c. Marshall, Brownsville dis
trict commander
Evening star., 1919-10-05
PLANS NEW TERMINALS.
Port Of Birmingham Corporatmx
to Build on Warrior River. 80:

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. October +.
Henry T. Debardeiaben. manager of
transportation. is asking for bids for
building the Port of Birmingham Cor
poration's terminals on the Warrior
river. and expects to award the con-
tract within a short time.
The terminals are to be connected.
with the city by rail. and will be uss&
for the transfer Of through shipments
of merchandise from barges to cars
and from cars to barges. 1t is an
nounced that $l50.o0o of the author
lied 100000 capital stock Of the Port
of Birmingham Corporation will be
put on the market at this time.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
LOST JEWELRY RECOVERED.
Express Company Agents Announce
Arrest Of c. W. Olds.

RICHMOND, Va. October 4.-Nearly
$1,000 worth Of diamond rings and
mountings, believed to have been
stolen from the American Railway Ex-
press Company, near Petersburg and
between Richmond and Washington,
have been recovered. and C. w. Olds,
twenty -one years old. Of Vine. Va.
was arrested last night in Florence.
s. c., charged with the thefta 1t was
announced hero today by agents of
the Washington Office Of the express
company.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
TURN IN BIG STRIKE
GIVES BRITISH HOPE
Rail Delegates Today viii
Meet Lloyd George in
Settlement Effort.
BONAR LAW CONFERENCE
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
LONDON, October 4.-There was at
least a slight rift in the strike storm
clouds tonight.
The country today had reconciled
itself to the belief that there was
an irreconcilable break between the
government and the unions in con-
sequence Of the absolute failure of
yesterdays conference between the
cabinet and the trade union concilia-
ton committee in an effort to reach a
basis whereby negotiations with the
rsiiway workers could be reopened.
TWO unheralded events tonight
gave rise to a more optimistic feel
ing in both government and labor cir
cles regarding the possibilities of a
settlement.
Briefly. the conciliation committee
again UNEXPECTEDLY visited Downing
street and after a conference with
Andrew Bonar Law repaired imme-
diately to the executive of the Ma
tional Union of Railwaymen. At q
late hour it was announced that
James H Thomas. secretary of the
would see Premier Lloyd George to-
morrow. after having absented them
selves from the mediation councils
Tor several days.
Visit Unexpected.
The visit of the conciliation COM
m1ttee to Downing street had not
been looked for. The delegates were
closeted with Mr.. Bonar Law for
more than an hour, and at the end
OF that time it was announced that
the interview had been adjourned
until tomorrow.
The nature of the conference was
not divulged. but the newspapermen
waiting outside the premiers resi-
dence noted that the members of the
committee seemed more cheerful
when they left. Apparently progress
was made by Mr.. Bonar Law and the
committee. as the visit of the rail-
way delegates tomorrow would seem
to be dependent upon some new angle
which has arisen
After the meeting between the rail-
Waymen's executive and the concilia-
tion committee Arthur Henderson ad-
mitted to the reporters that the COM
m1ttee had come from Downing street
to report progress to the union. Mr.
Thomas himself announced that he
and the railway delegates would see
the premier tomorrow forenoon.
Pressed for further statement re-
garding the likelihood of a settle
ment. Mr.. Thomas simply said:
You must wait"
Evening star., 1919-10-05
Hungarian Socialists Bar Reds.

ZURICH. Switzerland. October
(French Wireless Service).-Accord-
ing to information received from
Budapest. the Hungarian socialist
party has decided to cast out all boil
shevik elements and again place it.
self upon the basis of the pre-war
international program. 1t has decided
not to take part in the third congress
of the internationale at Moscow
Evening star., 1919-10-05
Labor Invitation to Germany.

BERLIN. Thursday, October 2 (by
the Associated Press)-The vossis-
che Zeftung says that identical in
vitations have been sent from WASH
ington to Germany and Austria to at
tend the international labor congress,
To be held there this month. The news
paper adds that Germany's answer 10
under Official consideration.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
Norway's Joining League Favored.

CHRISTLANIA. October 3 (French
Wireless Service).-The parliament
tary committee appointed to discuss
the entrance of Norway into the
league Of nations has repored unani-
mously in favor of Norway's joining
the league.
Evening star., 1919-10-05

retreating from Belgium crossed
Dutch territory: third. q declaration
in which Holland undertakes to ask
for immediate admission to the
league OF nations.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
BELGIUM AND HOLLAND
DISPUTE INVESTIGATED
Commission Will Make Report To-
morrow-May Invite Dutch
in League.
nv tb. .s.oc;,tes p-...

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 3.-Experts ap-
pointed by the commission examining
details Of the controversy between
Belgium and Holland have concluded
their investigation and will present
Evening star., 1919-10-05
Appeals to Civic Bodies.

Premier Lloyd George today sent
telegraph messages to the heads of
the principal civic bodies of the coun-
try asking them to confer with him
end the other cabinet ministers next
Tuesday. the day for which the
trades union conference has been
called
The Northumberland miners execu-
tive today adopted a resolution de-
claring that the railroad men were
in the right and that the time for
the neutrality Of other unions was
Evening star., 1919-10-05

The first attempt to manufacture
iron in America was made in Virginia
1919.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-24
Luke McEuke Says.

When a man wakes up in the acci ing to admit that he misjudged his enemy.
 A fussy woman can't understand why her hard-working husband does nt want to take her along when he goes on vacation.
 The most unsatisfactory men ir the world are those who are satis fled with themselves. You may have noticed that il doesn't take much of joke to make a man laugh when he is telling il himself.
 And what is gonna become of the old-fashioned man who went on the water wagon every New Years Day Why is it that man can't sit ir Church two minutes without cough ing his head off and can sit in 2 theatre for two hours the next nigh and never even wheeze?
 Ever notice that the man who lets the world use him as a punching bag has supreme contempt for the man who lets the world uso him as door mat?
 There is no reason why any woman shouldn't make good on the stage A woman is acting from the time she gets up in the morning until sht hits the hay at night. A piece of stained glass doesn' show up as well in ring as it doe. in the window of a Church.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-24
School Teachers Salaries
(Ketchikan Times)

(Ketchikan Times)
 No institution in any community is of greater importance than its schools. It might be said that part of civilization compares in importance to the public schools It is there that the character of Americas citizens is developed. And the duty of developing that character falls to the lot of the teacher. Unknowngly the child mirrors the calibre of the teacher to character and oftentimes capa- biities It is therefore of the greatest importance that teachers should be secured who stand high in their profession
 Teachers very human, despite the expecta- tion of many that they should be demigods not sub ject to the frailties of the homo Like other mortals they must look to their interest at least in this time of the world and until arrive at that happy state of abnegation of self which many dream believe will ultimately reach. And the prin- cipal and most material way in which they must look to their interests is in the matter of sal -ary.
 Ketchikan has good schools today and capable teachers. It is to the interest of the town to keep them for constant changing of teachers means dis ruption in the organization and loss to the pupil. But the town cannot hope to hold its teachers less it offers them a salary upon which they not only may exist but upon which they may sufficient to permit them to take special every two or three years to keep them abreast of their profession.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-24
Foreign Trade Healthy.
(New York Commercial.D

(New York Commercially
 The United States exported $604, ,223 worth o American made goods in March, compared with $522,00,233 for the same month in 1918 At this the United States will export than the es timated $7,000 100000 this year-a remarkable show ing, matter how considered It is true that prices have gone sky-high, but the volume of business has also increased satisfactorily ts
 The straw which shows the way the wind is blow ing among customers is the fact that the March 1919 total was SOL 1197453. In March of last veal it was $66093630 Europe, Asia, the Antipodes ar resuming manufacturing and the more materials they buy from the less will be their purchases o manufactured articles. But at any rate export trade is prospering
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-24
Sulzer's Record
(COrdoYa TimeSl

(Cordova Times)
 There has been disposition evident to compare the work in Congress of MT. Sulzer with his prede- cessor, to the disparagement of the former. An un prejudiced view however, will reveal that Sulzer's work in behalf of the Territory during the year and half that he served in the House of Representa- tives of the utmost importance and brought out qualities of diligence, farsightedness and grasp of public affairs which in the nature of prise to his friends. He hard worker and is little doubt that the fatigue and worry nected with the work of looking after the interest of his constituents taken in conjunction with the i'm labor involved in fighting the contested cleo tion case, greatly weakened his already enfeebled constitution and hastened the end
 And in that contest case, brought face to face with arrant lot of buncome and insincerity as laid before Congress, Delegate Suzer made envable reputation. His straightforward, manly address the House in reuaton of the absurd claims of his opponent at stamped him oi marked ability and conscientious public servant.
 The Territory of Alaska ill afford to lose such Charles A. SulZer