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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
BOMB DIDN'T GO OFF.
Or There Might Have Been a Big Sensation
MarSeiIleS.

Marseilles, Nov 3O.-A bomb contain
ing 40 grammes OF powder and nails.
capable OF doing terrible damage. was
found in the bourse here this
morning The fuse had been lighted,
but it had not burned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
ILLINOIS ELECTION RETURNS
As They Are TnbuIated ut the State Capt.
taI-Legislstive Standing.

Springfield. Ills. Nov. 2O.-The official
returns Of the late election, as tabu-
lated in the Office OF the secretary of
state show the following results:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
WORST STORM in YEARS.
Now Raging In Observation-Disclosures are
Suffering.


Denver Nov. 3O.-Advices have
been received TO the effect that the
storm south and west of Denver is
the worst known in years. At Como
the snow is between two and three
feet deep. Between Como and Lead
Vile and as far as Gunnison 10 feet
of snow has fallen. Snow slides are
reported on all the roads.
Another Blizzard In the East.
Boston. Nov. 3O.-AnOther heavy
northeast snow storm began at this
morning. This will greatly interfere
with work on the wrecked vessels. as
the sea is running high and the snow
Is thick on the water. The weather
bureau officials state the storm will
probably continue all day.
New York. Nov. 30.-The storm
which began last night with rain.
followed by hail and snow. blocked
traffic in the suburbs and DELAYED it
in the city today. and coming on the
heels of the other one added to the
difficulties of the situation. Even
the elevated roads suffered, and many
had to walk long distance to get
down town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
To cure a cold In one Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Al' druggists refund the money if it
fails TO cure. 25c- The genuine has
L. B. Q. on each tablet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
DR.. GREEN'S FIGHT IN IOWA.
Charges A AgaInst the Candidate for Bishop
Are Presented.

Codar Rapids. Iowa, Nov. 3O.-The
morning session of the Episcopal con-
vention was occupied with the pre-
sentation of charges against Dr.
Green. candidate for bishop. These
proved to be heresay allegations.
gathered by detectives.
DR.. Green made an impassioned
reioinder. criticising the methods OF
his opponents. 1t is unlikely the
vote will be reached today. The in
terest in the fight is increasing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30

ArnoId's BromU Celery cures head
aches; 10, % and so cents helss
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
BIanco on for Home.

Havana, Nov. 3O.-The Spanish
steamer Villaverde with Marshal
Blanco. former captain general of
Cuba. and suite on board. left this
port al a. IN.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
JAPAN At THE PHILIPPINES.

The Japanese have been called
the Yankees of the Orient. We
people Of the United States have
rather applauded their progress
ever since our own Commodore
Perry opened their ports to our
trade and compelled them to join
the family Of nations. The best
of the young Japanese have been
educated in our colleges. American
ideas have been engrafted upon
Japanese institutions. And now
the scholar thinks he has outgrown
the teacher, the graft hopes to i'm
prove on the parent tree.
While we play at fast and loose
with the Philippines the japanese
send two war ships thither and bid
Aguinaldo godspeed. They offer,
SO report has it, to supply the in
surgents with arms and ammuni-
ton il we abandon them. This
suggests that Japan accepts the duty
and responsibility which we shirk.
The descendants Of hundred fool
ish Mikados, the representatives Of
the daimios with two swords, take
up in the East the fight for demo-
cracy which we evade.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

The idea that public improve
ments add to the value of land is
very difficult to grasp, when used
as an argument for requiring the
beneficiaries to pay the expense of
the Improvements; but when ad-
vanced as an inducement to invest
ment in land it is as easily under
stood. For example, real estate
expert was recently quoted in a
Chicago paper as urging the city to
make certain street improvement
because it would increase land
values in the vicinity from 5000 to
81 900 a foot. He understood the
point, and so did the owners. It is
plain enough for anyone to see that
public improvements enhance land
values and no other values; and it
ought to be rs plain to an unseared
conscience that the beneficiaries of
this enhancement, and not the pub
tic generally, ought to foot the bill
Whoever rents his house, if he pays
taxes for public improvements, is
taxed double for them. He is taxed
first in the tax he pays to the
authorities, and second by his land
lord in higher rent made possible
by the very Improvement for which
he has already been taxed by the
authorities Tile Public.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

st. Paul, to the contrary notwith-
standing, there are many women
preachers in the United States, and
it is predicted that early in the
coming century, there will be 1000
fair reverends. The masculine min
lister is having a hard time enough
already without this unfair competi-
ton Of the talkative sex. Women,
says an authority, take to preaching
as duck does to water. It gives
them chance to give whole squads
of men hard hits ut the same time
The published pictures Of the rever-
endas shows them to be Of the ex-
pansive forehead sort, with mark
ed tendency to eyeglasses and little
heed Of crimps. Some have dis
tinctly masculine look which, ac-
cording to Lombroso, is often a
criminal type, but this cannot be
as far as the women divines are
concerned. The eloquent apostle is
decidedly back number nowadays,
for he tried to keep the Early
Christian ladies Of oratorical ten
denotes in the rear; in fact he
snubbed them. The sex has never
forgiven st. Paul, and in paradise
it might be well for him to take a
seat high up on the benches away
from any resentful fair ones. - The
Mexicdn Herald.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
MUM BIER %.
A WISE ITALIAN ADMIRAL.

Admiral Canevaro, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs for Italy, is mau
who can take n long and clear look
ahead. Also he has a better un-
derstanding of the American peo-
pie and their future than have u
good many persons who call them
selves Americans. The Admiral
says:
"Europe ought not to be alarmed
ut the new Power which appears
on the horizon. The United States
have no desire to enter the con
troversies of European politics,
but Europe is bound, sooner
or later, to retire and leave all
America to the Americans.
That is good sense, and its wis
dom the more imprcsscs us be-
cause the journal has frequently
pointed out that upon European
prOvOcation the Monroe Doctrine
will be transformed from II mega
1--WE 10 positive pollcY-ronVerte
from Il command not to come into
an order to get out.
1t is our right, our duty, and to
our interest to be the guardian Of
this hemisphere In the course Of
time it is inevitable that the anach-
roniSm of monarchial possessions
in the New York World shall dis
appear We have driven ont Spain.
The others eventually will go. That
is manifest destiny.
There is no American intention
Or desire to interfere with Europe
in her own sphere But, rs Ad-
miral CanevarO perceives, Europe
is bound, sooner or later, to retire
and leave all America to the Ameri-
sans. ". Y. ,JOurnaI.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

The work of swindling by army
contractors is coming to light, and
although the war with Spain has
been short and sharp, it appears
that the contractors have had ample
time to gouge the government quite
handsomely. General Merriam in
stituted an investigation at San
Francisco the other day and dis
covered that 1900 pairs of bad
shoes had been issued to one COM
mand together with LOO defective
Springfield rifles and 1900 bayo-
nets, scabbards and cartridge boxes.
At Thoroughfare Gap, Va, the
heavy rains which fell upon the
camp Of the soldiers developed the
fact that their shoes were made of
pressed scraps and brown paper,
and as soon rs they got wet dropped
from the feet Of the soldiers.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

The real estate assessment Of 1898
for the entire city Of Chicago-land,
buildings and all-is only $l4O,-
24G, ,lO7. II the business section
alone were destroyed by fire, the
smouldering site Of that very small
portion Of Chicago real estate, would
be worth more than that assessment.
One plank in the populist plat
form Of Cook Co., H., indicates
that some populists are drifting to-
ward the advocacy Of an effective
reform. 1t demands, to use it, own
language, 'the God given privilege
Of local option in taxation, favoring
o system of taxation based on laud
values. In testimony Of good
faith the convention which adopted
this platform nominated single tax
men for assessors.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
SINGLE TAX NOT ENOUGH.

Every once in n while some ON,
who can find or make no other ob
lection to the single tax tries tt
excuse his own lukcwarmneSs by
saying: 1.-The single tax is all very
well, but it is not enough. 1t is
not Il panacae We must not become
too enthusiastic over it. The mill
ennium will not be here when the
single tax is established. ~
We admit-nay, we ailirm-that
the single tax is not a panacea
There are no panaccas. When one
protfcrS u panaccu, we feel as unin-
terested as Abraham Lincoln did
when some crank offered him n
recipe for making a universal sol
vent. Lincoln said he could not
see what he could put universal
solvent in. There is no head that
can contain panacea
The single tax alone is not
enough. Its adoption tomorrow
would not usher in the millennium.
1t will not cure inhammatory rheu-
matism. 1t will not take the place
of personal righteousness, sym
phony concerts, mother-love or
spiritual development of the human
race into complete harmony with
God. twill not supplant the need
of labor. 1t will not even perform
the functions of bicycle.
But the single tax will do all its
founder claimed it would do 1t will
''ralse wages, increase the earnings
of capital, extirpate pauperiSm,
abolish poverty, give remunerative
employment to whoever wishes it,
afford free scope to human powers,
lessen crime, elevate morals, and
taste, and Intelligence, purify gov
ernment and carry civilization to
yet nobler heights We challenge
the world to show wherein the un-
limited single tax would fail to do
all this or any part of it.
Is this not enough to waken in
terest, arouse enthusiasm, evoke
endeavor, Shall we
ask, in addition to this, that the
single tax shall grant education
without effort, happiness without
holiness, and godhood without
growth' To give mankind in
dustrial liberty the single tax in its
completeness is enough, and moth
ing else is. Through industrial
liberty will come the abolition of
poverty, ample opportunity to
labor, just reward for toll, free
scope for the full development of
human powers. Then man, eman-
,ipated from bondage to "the un-
spiritual god, circumstance his
souls east window Of divine sur
prise" open to the influx of the
Infinite God whose spirit is Love,
must achieve the growth he needs
md he will.-Ndtiondl Single Tarey
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
Among other of the most inf,

Among other of the most inhu-
entail statesmen Of Japan, Marquis
Ito stands stanchly for the prin-
ciple Of separation of church and
State, and has refused to consider
a proposition to establish q national
religion and to introduce religious
instruction into the schools, hold
ing that the progress OF Japan
since 1868 has been largely due to
the fact that religion has not been
permitted to form any alliances,
under the constitution Of the cOun-
try, with political or educational
institutions.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

The speech Of Father Abraham in tho
last number OF Poor Richards Almanac,
published by BENZ amin Franklin in 1857,
Contains the Wisdom of many ages and
nations assembled and formed into one con
nected discourse" When first published
il attracted world wide attention snd was
copied in all Of the newspapers in America
and England and translated into many
foreign languages. Would you not like to
read iti Get copy free Of charge ut
James A. Lees drug store.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

The Worcester Gazette draws the
deadly parallel thus:
''In the Franco -Prussian war the
French department was full Of
Algers and Sternbergs, and the
failure Of the supply department
did its share in demoralizing and
defeating Napoleon's army. The
Germans, on the other hand, had
built up an adequate system, and
the war correspondents wrote Of
the perfection Of detail which made
it possible to have a hot supper
ready for the troops at the end of
every march,"
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

A transsction in which you cannot lose
10 sure thing. Biliousness, sick head
ache, piles, pimples, bad breath and .
thousand other ills are caused by con-
stipation and . lazy liver, Cascsrets candy
cathartic, the wonderful new liver stim-
ulant and intestinal tonic, are by all
druggists guaranteed to cure or money
refunded. 9. G. G. are sure thing. Try
. box to-day. 10c, 25c, Soc. Ask your
druggist for sample and booklet.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery Of the age,
pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act
gently and positively on kidneys, liver and
bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel
colds, cure headache, fever, habitual CON
stipation and biliousness. Please buy
and try a box Of C. C. G. to-day; 10, 25.
50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by
all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

When people buy, try, and buy again,
it means they're satisfied. The people Of
the United States are now buying Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic Mt the rate OF two
million boxes year and il will be three
million before New Years's. Il means
merit proved, that Cascarets are the most
delightful bowel regulator for everybody
the year round. All druggists lOc, 25o.
SOC box, cure guaranteed.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarots, Candy
Cathartic clean your blood and keep Il
clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and
driving all impurities from the body.
Begin to-day to Danish pimples, boils.
blotches, blackheads, and that siekly
bilious complexion by taking Csscarets
beauty for ten cents. All druggists, salts
faction guaranteed, 1Oc, 25c, soc.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

Dr. Cady's Condition POWsiers
are just what horse needs when In bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but medicine
and the best in use to put horse in prime
condition. Price 25 cents per package.
For sale by James A. Lee.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

Those gentle-hearted Spaniards
are nightly moved at the bloody
conquest of Porto Rico by the
United States. Now let us repro
duce q little scrap Of history from
contemporary:
"Sixteen years after Columbus
first discovered the fertile island,
with its peaceful inhabitants, tho
ruthless Spaniards invaded its soil
with mere thirst for plunder, and.
incredible rs it may seem, killed
700, 900 natives within a few years
Such a record of murder is unique
in the annals of even Spanish in
vasion. So complete was the OK
termination Of the original Puer-
toriquenos that not a relic Of them
was for II long time found. German
archaeologists have at last unearth-
cd certain reminders of these pre-
Columbian people, which curiosi-
ties now repOse in the Berlin
Museum.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
ONE CENT STREET.CAR FARES.

The fourth annual report of tn,
Glasgow tramways department
which covers the twelve months
ending May 81 last, shows the con
tlnued progress of this famous
municipal enterprise. The gross
profits have increased to 800, ,J3S
($3O2, 500. To appreciate fully
the profitable character of the GlnS-
gov municipal tramways it should
be remembered that the policy of
the department is not to accumulate
profits in aid Of rates, but to build
up fine service, both cheap and
efficient.
1t meets the interest (tl3, ,49O
on the capital and sinking fund
charges (tll ,O7O, and in addition
has this year set aside the large
sum of 22,GS4 ($ll5, ,42O) for
depreciation, which is written off
capital.
There still remains n net surplus
of f}9, 1887 ($l9G, $3.50, which added
to the payment to the common-good
fund, would be sufficient to pay n
dividend Of S per cent, on the
capital invested.
Every year shows n great addi-
tiOn to the number of passengers
carried. During the last twelve
months the total number was 1885,
344 ,437 which is almost double the
number carried the first year Of
municipal working.
The new competition of under
ground railways and subways in
Glasgow has had no effect in arrest
ing the development of the tram
ways, which show an increased reve-
nue. almost every week throughout
the whole year.
The report shows the increasing
of the halfpenny Gone
cent? fares. Over 35 per cent of
the tickets issued are for halfpenny
fares, and the average price obtain
ed is only about three farthings Ga
cent and "a half.
The corporation is carrying out
very important extensions, running
it's lines into suburbs. 1t is also
pushing forward with its electric
equipment of the Springburn and
street route Arrangements
IRE also being made to equip an
,ther line, and the ears are now
'eing built in corporation work
'hops.-Londm Chronicle
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

Brown-"Can the doctor cure
your insOmnia!' JOnes-'Ye
he thinks I'll soon be able to sleep
it of. Puck.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

11sAste YeWv Resreis wa Csseorets.
Candy Cathartic cure constipation for
ever. lOc, 25c. II C. c. c. fail, druggists
refund money.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

The Rev. w. Is. Costley, of Stockbridge,
Ca, while attending to his pastoral duties
at Ellenwood, that state, was attacked by
cholera morbus. He says: "By chance
happened to got hold of a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca
Remedy and think it was the means Of
saving my life. 1t relieved me at once"
For sale by James A. Lee.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
To Cleanse The Susfens


Effectually yet gently, when costive or bill
ious, to permanently overcome hsbitual
constipation, to awaken the kidneys and
liver to n healthy activity, without irrita-
ting or weakening them, to dispel head
aches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup of Figs,
made by California Fig Syrup Co.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

letter, Salt RheMn UMH Eczema.
The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have
been permanently cured by it. 1t is
equally efficient for itching piles and n
favorite remedy for sore nipples, chappcd
hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic
sore eyes. 25cts. per box. For sale by
James A. Lee
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

TO CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
duggists refund the money II 1t failsto cure.-25c
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
THE ENTERPRISE.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF IBERIA PARISH
AND TOWN or NEW IBERIA
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27

In an article on the subject of
our exports which cuts into shreds
the flimsy argument in favor of the
Dingley or any other high tariff,
the New York journal of Commerce
says: ga Glasgow dispatch the
other day announced that Ameri-
cans were the lowest bidders by a
pound sterling for iron pipe; but
the municipal authorities, unwill-
ing to anger local interests by Civ
ing the contract to foreigners, re-
jected all bids and readvertised.
A few months ago an American
firm was the lowest bidder for the
construction OF a steel bridge in
Holland; but here also local inter
ests deprived it of the contract.
We cannot complain of these dis
ordinations, for through the in
strumentality of tariff laws we
practice them ourselves. These
bids, the export or pig iron and
railroad material to Asia and the
increase Of our foreign trade along
the whole line demonstrate the i'm
portance Of the export business to
our country, the factories and mills
of which cannot be kept busy by
the domestic demand alOne.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-18
Pearls of
 Great Price.
JAS, H. wITHBRsPooN.

Perhaps some would think that the announcement of the above sub- lect means that it is to be used as a text about which more or less ser monizing is to be done. This is not my intention. l use it as a common but suggestive maxim mentioned by a friend in telling me how an ob- scure and really incapacitated phy- sician had established a wonderfr reputation in one of our Southern cities.
 He was referred to as Dr. Hustler. had servant to meet visitors and tell how busy the Dc ;tor WIS; he had friends to riug his phone at all hours of the night that the neigh bors could talk It. he drove through the streets at ringing gait as if to magnify the slight cold of a patient into fatal fever; he made the i'm pression thas he was the busiest man in town by various subterfuges; he built up a large practice by se- crriug glowing testimonials from those of hls patients whom chance had spared. People called him a jewel, pearl. They were right; a large number of pearls found are intrinsically worthless.
 It is stated on good authority that the pearl of great price" re- fe"red to in the Bible was a fine specimen found in the noted pearl oyster of the Persian Gulf.
 The waters of the East have sup piled many pearls of great value. History states that Cleopatra dis solved one worth half a million dollars and drank the solution. An Englishman, in his efforts to enter tain at greater expense than the Spanish ambassador, powdered his pearl valued at S75 900 and drank 1t to hls friends health.
 The mollusk teaches us valuable lesson in that he quietly but patiently does the work nature intended for him, and in addition produces beautiful pearls from irritating obstacles, rough grains of sand or other material. Layer after layer of nacre deposited around the worthless grain transforms it into a gem for regal ornaments.