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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-11-18

| II. u. III DON, secretary.
Tellers:
T. B. SELLERS
A. l.. MESSICK.
Members:
EDGAR LEVY j. T. HAWTHORN
u. l.. Berry SAMUEL FRIEDMAN
c. G. HATHAWAY BENZ. MARTIN
IT. B. SELLERS A. l.. MEss!CK
M. BARRON
There being no III Their business. the
Natchitoche5 Parish School Board.
upon motion duly seconded and carried.
az Jcurnei as the governing authority
of Schooi District No. of the Parish
! of Natchitoches.
| l. the undersigned Secretary of the
Natchitoches Parish School Board, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the
proceedings Of tie said board canvass
ing the returns of the election held on
November 18th, 1920, in School Dis.
trict No. 8 Of the Parish of Natcili-
toches
In faith whereof witness nv hand
and seal of office at Natchitoches.
Louisiana, this 18th day of November,
1920.
L. E. HUDSON, Secretary.
Resolution by Mr.. Sellers and second
ed by Mr. Barron: That President
Levy and oupt Hudson be authorized
to take whatever steps they find neces-
sary in having Distric. No. school
bonds prepared and legally approved.
(Carried.)
The board decided to close the
schools December 22nd, 1920, for Christ
mas holidays and to reopen on Monday,
January 3, 1921. The week beginning
December 9th will be given with pay.
The other two days are to be made up
at the end of the session.
Upon motion duly seconded the board
adjourned.
EDGAR LEVY, President.
L. E. HUDSON, Secretary.
PROCLAMATION
|. Edgar Levy, President of the
Natchitoches Parish School Board,
State of Louisiana, do hereby an
nounce and proclaim the result of the
election held in School District No.
Nine (9) Of the Parish of Ma tchitoches,
Louisiana, on November 18th, 1920, az
ascel tanned by the canvass of the votes |
cast at the said election by the Match
itoches Parish School Board, acting as |
the governing authority of said school
district, assembled at Natchitoches,
Louisiana, on November IL, 1920, at
1900 NJ. and which canvass shows the
result OF said election to be as fo!lows:j
At Precinct l, Natchitoches, Louis
lana. there were found 81 votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation of S279,-
$40. 90, cast in favor of the proposition.
At Precinct 2, Natchitoches, LOUIS
lana, there were found So votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation of
s446, 1890, cast in favor of the propo-
sition.
Proposition No. /. To incur deb.
and issue bonds of School District No.
OF the Parish of Natchitoches, Louis
ana, to the amount of One Hundred
Sixty Thousand ($160, 600. COZ Dollars,
o run for a period Of one to fifteen
ears, bearing interest at the rate of
i've per cent per annum, payable semi
for the purpose of erecting
md equipping public school buildings
n School District Nc. 8 of the Parish
# Natchitoches. Louisiana.
And there were found 9 votes, rep.e.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-11-18
Warming

Hunting or trespassing in any way
on any of my Ian S will be prosecuted
by law. Keep out. Take public road.
MRS. JOHN POLLOCK.
11-18, At.
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W T Olive s
P LongIois 9
p Cloutier 9
| b Dowden 9
Cortlan Mccoy 9
H A Cook !
H H AlIbritton 4
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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-11-18
SHERIFF SALE

18th District Court, Parish of Natchi-
toches
No. 1928
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
Mark TWain's IMAGINATION.

Mark Twain had such a vivid i'm
agination, such a brain for embroid-
cry, that it was difficult task for him
to tell straight story just as it hap
pened-he could make up one that
was so much better We all know
that Albert Bigelow Paine, working on
the Mark Twain Life" found it
necessary to discard much of the au-
Photographic material that Mark
Twain had written. Investigation,
talks with men still living who knew
the facts, simply proved that the tales
were not so. And Mark Twain was
no liar. He had a glorious, an almost
superhuman, imagination. AS he ap-
preached threescore and ten he said,
as quoted in the Life" "When l was
younger I could remember anything,
whether it happened or not; but l
am getting old, and soon I shall re-
member only the latter"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
Should Wifey Tell All?

SHOULD a woman tell her husband
everything?" asks a New York news
paper. No-hold on-let's not get in
to an argument over this thing-when
did an argument convince anybody
of anything of Importance? Let's
Just reflect that if a woman fails to
tell her husband everything he is likely
to miss lot of news that never gets
into the newspapers. And if men
should fail to tell their wives pretty
much everything they dare tell, the
wives would miss a lot of gossip-ma-
terial. And if both adopt a policy Of
reserve domestic conversation may lag
lot unless one or the other thinks
Of the happy expedient of using topics
of personal Importance for converse
tional purposes. Yes-this is a big
subject. Go ahead-talk about it for
q week if you like.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
RECEIPTS OF DURUM WHEAT
At Seven Primary Markets About 49,
100000 Bushels Were Received
in Last Fiscal Year.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Receipts of durum wheat at seven
primary markets were about $780,
600 bushels in the year ending June
30, 1919. During the last five years
they were as high as 100000 bush
els in 1916 and as low as 100000
bushels in 1918. Exports of this wheat
ranged from about 24,SOO,OOO bushels
in 1916 to 100000 bushels in 1918,
and the exports of the fiscal year 1919
were about 100000 bushels. This
is hard wheat with high gluten con-
tent when grown on dry-land farms,
and is suitable for macaroni and other
paste products. Before the war it's
chief competitor in the markets of
southern France and Italy, the princi-
pal destinations of the exports, was
similar wheat from southern Russia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
LIVE STOCK
U75 NOTES

Too much salt is poisonous to hogs,
Oats and bran make a fine ration
for the colt.
Clean hog pens mean greater prof.
its from that source.
Pasture grass constitutes balanced
ration in itself for live stock.
4
Drainage has much to do with the
safety and danger of the hog pen.
The bull is of very changeable
moods, and one never can re-. rhen
that mood is going to change.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
PAY MORE ATTENTION
! TO MARKET PROBLEMS
Fact Is Shown by Survey Con-
Quoted by Bureau of Markets.
Model Law Incorporated in Whole by
One State and With Practically
No Changes in Others
Bureaus Established.

KPrepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
That marketing problems are being
given more and more attention by state
governments is shown by a survey
which the bureau of markets has
been conducting.
Following the example Of the fed
seral government, 80 states have estab-
aished bureaus of markets or similar
agencies to study the buying and sell
ing of farm products. Four state leg
dslatures created such bureaus last
year. The model law prepared by the
bureau of markets has been adopted
by one state with practically no
lchange and has been Incorporated
wholly or in part in the laws of sew
Ieral other states. In a few cases state
departments of agriculture have be-
gun marketing work under authority
of general clauses in their laws.
The activities of the bureaus vary
from simply studying the conditions
affecting marketing, through regula-
tion of marketing practices, to the ac-
tual buying and selling of farm prod
ucts. This latter activity, however,
has been discontinued in at least one
state. Most of the bureaus have au-
,fhority to establish grades and stand
ards, inspect farm produce, and main
tain market news services.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
USED DIAMONDS AS COUNTERS
Miners Who Found Them in Brazil in
1926 Considered Them as Merely
Pretty Pebbles.

The news from Brazil that large
company has been formed to work the
diamond mines of that country on a
more scientific scale in an effort to
make Brazil once more an important
factor in supplying the worlds most
richest jokes.
Diamonds were first discovered in
Brazil in 1925. But with their pockets
full of diamonds, the discoveries were
unaware for two years that they had
made discovery.
Miners washing for gold in the Minas
Geraes district picked up pretty peb-
bles from time to time They thought
them worthless and used them for
counters in their card games. If they
had no money they gambled for the
pebbles, winning or losing in blissful
ignorance, a kings ransom in diamonds
on the turn of a card.
A penniless adyenturer drifted into
the gold fields in 1927. Some of the
miners staked him one evening to
handful Of pebbles that he might sit
in at a card game. The others played
with listless interest, but the new
conner played with care and skill. He
had seen rough diamonds in India and
knew what the pebbles were. AS
result he won all the pebbles around
the table.
He did not remain in the fields to
wash for gold, but next day hurried
to Rio Janeiro and took ship for Lis
bon, where he sold his pebbles for
fortune and lived happily ever after.
The rush of diamond hunters to Bra
I'll which followed carried back to the
miners in Minas Geraes the first init
nation that they had been rich for two
years without knowing it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Tom Jones and John Brown live on
adjoining farms. Each Of them owns
a scrub COW. The county agent gave
them a United States department of
agriculture bulletin on grading up by
the use of better sires, and they have
decided to try it.
Joe Smith, who lives a mile down
the road, owns a three-quarters grade
ShOrthorn bull. The nearest pure
bred Shorthorn bull is a herd header
at the Glendale farm, seven miles
away. Now, there isn't a great deal
OF difference-on the 'outside-between
a three-quarters blood and a pure
bred. Tom Jones, being busy, pat
rOnizeS Joe Smiths three-quarters
ShorthOrn bull. John Brown, remem-
bering cOpy-bOok maxim that what
ever is worth doing is worth doing
well, takes the trouble and the time to
patroniZe the pure-bred bull at the
Ellendale farm.
Short Cut to Good Blood.
There would not seem to be very
much difference in the offspring. But
i'm actual fact, John Brown accom-
ipliSheS in two crosses a result that is
little better than Tom Jones gets in
five crosses. In about four years John
lBrOWn has an animal of fraction
higher grade than Tom Jones can get
I'm about Is years.
There may be no way to show it
mathematically, but every reasonable
man knows that the difference between
four years and Is years is greater
than the difference between a mile and
seven miles.
i Or, put it in somewhat different
form. Say that both Tom Jones and
John Brown own a number of scrub
COWS and desire to buy bulls. Jones,
being pennywiSe buys a three-quar-
tiers Shorthorn for $3.50 Brown pays
$500 for a pure-bred ShOrthorn. Most
men will agree that the difference be-
tween 4 years and Is years is greater
than the difference between $3.50 and
$500
The thing needs little diagramming
Ito make the differences stand out
Here is what John Brown did by breed
ling his scrub COW to the purebred bull !:
1 plus equals 1 divided by 2,
lequals u.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15

John Browns calf was half Short
horn and half scrub.
Here is what Tom Jones did by
breeding his scrub COW to the three
quarters bull:
q plus equals q divided by 2,
equals 3s.
Tom Jones' calf was three-eighths
ShOrthOrn and five-eighths scrub. Not
much difference in the first generation
but wait. Using those heifer calves
with the same kind of bulls, here is
what happens:
John Brown gets 1 plus IL which
equals IL; divided by 2, equals q.
Tom Jones gets q plus as, equals
9/8; divided by equals 9/16.
John Browns calf in the second
generation Outgrades Tom Jones' calf
in the second generation by 3B Short
horn blood.
1t Pays to Start Right.
And Tom Jones has to breed three
other generations Of cattle (using the
same kind of sire) to bring his cattle
up to approximately the same grade
as John Browns second generation of
offspring. In the meantime, using the
same kind of bull, John Brown has
graded his cattle up till the offspring
of the original scrub COWS contain
1882 Shorthorn blood and only 1882
scrub blood. Tom Jones' cattle, in
the same generation, contain 93/12S
ShorthOrn blood and 35/12S scrub
blood. Jones' herd, after Is years Of
work, still retains 35 times as much
scrub blood as John Browns cattle
all because, Is years ago, John Brown
took the time and the trouble to travel
seven miles instead of mile, or
saw his way clear to spend $500 in
stead of $3.50. The cost of bulls varies
greatly, of course, according to quality
of breeding. age, and other factors.
The moral of the story, as the breed
ing experts Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture tell it, is to use
pure-bred Sires for herd Improvement.
Replace the scrub sires and the grade
sires with good pure-breds. Join the
"Better-Sires Better-Stock" campaign.
And consult your county agent, your
agricultural college or the United
States department of agriculture from
you may need.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
DEACoNS HAD LAST LAUGH
Good Story Of How Boston Merchant
Furnished New Haven Church
With BaptismaI Service.

In one of the older churches Of New
Haven there is very quaint and beau.
tiful baptismal service set of silver
and no less quaint is the tale of how
the old church came by the same.
1t was during the year that York
town fell that the trustees of the
church decided that the frame build
ing must have repairs and sent to Bos
ton for six kegs of nails. In course Of
time the kegs arrived on one of the
huge and slow-moving freight wagons
of the day and were duly delivered to
the carpenters.
Nails in those days were scarce anc,
expensive, each one being the hand.
work of a blacksmith, and, as a conse
quence of the methods followed il.
their manufacture, the smiths usually
turning out 100 or so on days when
they had nothing else in particular to
engage their attention, they were apt
to be very irregular in size and de-
gree of perfection. The delight of the
chief carpenter was, therefore. great
when, knocking in the head of one
keg, he found the nails of remarkably
uniform size and indicating the best
workmanship and material.
aye were in luck, Deacon" he re-
marked to one of the trustees who had
been present to receipt for the six
kegs, "for these be Spanish nails, made
at Toledo. Belize they were taken
from some Spanish ship by a sea
rover" He began to beat in the head
of another keg and uttered an excla-
nation of establishment.
'These bent nails, deacon" he
gasped, his eyes staring.
They were not. The keg was full to
the brim of Spanish silver dollars.
$50 I see, Master Thomas" the
deacon remarked quietly. Suppose
you head up that key again, and will
call meeting of the trustees to dis
cuss this matter. We must write to
the merchant of Boston concerning it."
The meeting Of the trustees was
duly held that very day, and long and
earnest were the arguments that took
place. What was the proper course
for them to follow? Should they sim
ply write the Boston merchant that
one Of the kegs had been found to be
full of silver dollars? The church was
poor and the deacOns were Connect,
cut Yankees to the BONE 1t was most
obvious that the Boston merchant had
obtained the key in some unusual man
ner and it was a logical assumption
that he had paid for it on nail-value
basis, as he had sold it.
Then uprose one who might have
done mighty things in finance had he
lived century and a half later.
''Let us write" he said, ito this mer.
chant of Boston town simply the facts
that there was an error in shipment"
And SO they did.
In time came the merchants reply.
He had bought the kegs from a pri-
vateersman; that they were sold as
bought and that no mistakes could be
rectifed."
And there is no doubt that the dea-
cons chuckled somewhat dryly as they
ordered the silver dollars of Spain
melted down and cast into that service
which can today be pointed out to the
youth of New Haven as an example of
of, we'll, something.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
Wanted to Know.

Roomer-Td like to know who is
using my ink?
Enthusiastically no one. Don't
you know that ink evaporates quite
rapidly?
Roomer-And how about my station
cry? Does that evaporate, too?-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15

On the handsomest of fall suits fine
furs appear in collars and trimmings.
Even the plainest of coats becomes rich
looking when embellished in this way,
and some of the new models add silk
embroidery to the LUXURY of fur.
The smart suit pictured contents it.
self with shawl collar of fur and q
novel trimming of narrow plaits and
small bone buttons on the hips. 1t
has silk vest with high collar, belt
made of two narrow bands of the fab
ric, fastened with buckle and alto
gether is fine example of the new
STYLES.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-01-15
No Chance.

'sWe'd better not stay here. Let's
90 to some other cafe.'
whats the matter?'
q don't think We'll ever get our din.
ner. I've just discovered that our
waiter Is the one that I forgot to tip
the last time / was in here"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-02-21
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Small Town People Had Great Idea,
but II Was Disappointing to
the Drummer"

A commercial traveller arrived for
the first time at n small country town
ore evening. Early next morning he
was awakened by great blowing OF
whistles. steam sirens. buzzers. etc.
Rejoicing in the thought of doing q
lot of business. he asked the hotel pro-
prietor later on:
"This is quite manufacturing
town, isn't it?''
ooh, yes; we're pretty busy" was
the proud reply.
'What kind of factories have your"
"Well"--this time more slowly
flour principally"
"ODly flOurY'
eyes, that's all as yet. But our -four
mills good one
''But / heard Mt least dozen whis-
ties going this morning"
"You did" agreed the proprietor.
dropping his voice, confidentially. "but
they are all at the flour mill You see
we got the whistles we should want for
the factories we are going to have, and
put them In to make the town sound
more lively Quite 'citified, amt TT"
London Answers.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-02-21
V V

Mr. Putnam's personal inspection con
ttmed this dismal report.
Then came long and trying negotia
tons The department Of state Offered
to restore the Washington will as i
had restored the Declaration of hide
pendence. If the document were
brought to the District of Columbia
The Fairfax officials, backed by the
courts, decided that this was impos
sible that an act of the Virginia gen.
eral assembly would be necessary to
| enable them to consent to even tenn
porary removal.
Finally in 1916 Librarian Putnam
and Gaillard Hunt. chief of the divi-
sion of manuscripts, hit upon def
mite solution of the difficulty. In
charge of the repair section Of the
manuscript division is William Ber-
wick, said TO be the greatest living
expert IN the restoration Of old manu-
scripts. The Fairfax people. supported
| by Lawrence Washington and other
| connections of the first presidents
| family, concurred In the suggestion
that the will should be restored at the
courthouse by Or" Berwick.
With infinite patience. with expert
knowledge and profound sense of the
importance of the patriotic undertake
ing. Or" Berwick began his surgery.
One by one the twenty-five sheets
were separated and treated. The in
struments employed were very thin.
keen knives. camel's-hair brushes. the
Inevitable paste pot, a metal tank for
soaking the pages. a press, and last
and most important of all, the gauze
or crepeline with which the mending
Is made secure and new or tougher
surface page obtained.
This gauze, an exquisitely fine tex
ture of silk and linen. is extremely
flimsy to look at and demands the
most delicate handling, but once ap-
piled over and beneath page of
writing or printing 1t renders It prac-
tically untearable. Properly laid on II
becomes so absorbed in the paper that
1t is hardly visible except under
ytbS EiuSss consequently the re-
newed manuscript can be read as easi-
~ as IL no additional substance had
been used on It.
After the countless holes and tears
had been filled the pages were soaked
and pressed into perfect smoothness.
delicate knives were employed to
scrape away stains and foreign parti-
cles and finally the crepellne applied |
The library of congress staff CON
siders that Mr.. Berwick Accomplished |
nearly the impossible and worked al |
most miracle in the complete res
toration he effected. The authorities
of Fairfax county. as evidence of an
probation of his work, had embossed
in gold letters on the black morocco
cover which now encases the will.
"Restored In 1910, Under Authority of
This Court. by William Berwick. Re
storer of Manuscripts, Library of Con
gress." There is no other inscription
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-02-21
HIS TIME FULLY TAKEN UP
Tramp Engaged in Much More Impor-
tant Occupation Than Merely
Looking for Work.

A big, strong, healthyJooking fellow
Knocked ut the kitchen door and asket
for something to eat. but the woman
was not eharitably disposed.
"Why don't you get some work z
she snapped.
81 haven't time. ma'am.'
Haven't timer she asked in sur.
prise.
mo, ma'aIn: I'm busy"
BUSY. indeed" she said sarcasticnl-
~. "Id like to know what keeps you
busy?"
"Tearin' round from house to house.
ma am"
"What?"
"Tearin round from house to house,
ma'am. tryin' to git something to eat.
"Only flour?"
any left to work in That's the whole
truth. manm; and If you don't give
me bite I'll have to waste two or
three precious hours, maam, lookin'
for somebody that will"
And his nerve saved him. ~
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-02-21
John oliver Hobbies House Sold.

StecphiIl castle Ventnor. Isle ~
Wight. has been purchased privately
by Sir Thomas Brooke IIitching. Re
Gently when offered st auction The
property was Withdrawn when there
was no advance on %25.0OO. The IMAM
sion. which Is of stone Is n representa-
ton of an ancient castle in Normnr
Tudor style, with cmbattlemeuted roof.
turrets ana towers ana Is seated amid
extensive grounds overlooking the sea
It was the family residence of Mr. aud
Mrs. Morgan Richards the parents ~
Mrs. Craiglc ("Jolm Oliver Hobbies"
the widely known authoress). who did
much Of her literary work there.-ton-
don Telegraph.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-02-21

Colds
AT oncel Relief with
"Pape's Cold Compound"

The first dose eases your cold Don't
,,ay stuffed-upl Quit blowing and
snn1lingl A dose Of "Pape's Cold
romnound" taken every two hours I'M
y, three doses are taken usually
sro.ks No revere cold and ends all
grippe misery.
Relief awaits youl Open your
,,ogred.up nostrils and the air pass
sros Of your head stop nose running !:
.olIeve the headache. dullness. fever
jshness, sneezing, soreness and stiff
ness.
DPape's Cold Compound is the
cuckest, surest relief known and costs
ap,v a few cents at drug stores. II
Acts without assistance. Tastes nice.
Contains no quinine. Insist on
pape's l---Adv.