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New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-07-22
Several Purchases which we have re-
Gently placed before our Patrons are


lsone lot of 1co Thousand Doe" Ladies' ready made Crash
Skirts (and well made hat) which selling Zoe
each. One hundred came New Iberia-we have
only about 100 skirts left If you want one, remember
that "delays dangerous
"d-One Thousand Blue Check Linen Suits men,
sistng Of coat vest pants well made all double
stitched pants have belt supporters good $3 value
but bought sell them at 81 IS just think
Of washable suit for men at $l.75
3dA large fast cooed fine wash dress goods
such as fine figured Dimites open work coored Lawns
Broche Fancies, figured Lappets Cabirteen
All these goods lOc values In being to handle
several hundred bought them at own prices
which enables them at SC per yard
4M.Three hundred dozen Mems small check linen pants
ranted fast coors and thoroughly srunk with hip
pockets and belt supporters. Extra we'll made good
$l.25 value for 75c pair Small brown, blue gray
checks
5M-A lot Of sample shirts made with white finished
pque bosom best New York Mills muslin. Made to sell
25 but got slightly soled in handling, therefore
have them to offer at 75c for choice of lot
A few light weight pants for at 25c pair
Our remarkable offering of fine shoes goes mery Such
values at such prices could not fail of appreciation.
All Straw Hats have marching orders We have placed prices
them which will clear them out in short order. There
many other attractive values departments
Our stock of staples complete and prices than
lowest Our buyers months ago the upward
dency of cotton prepared the advance Come
and will you money caicoes cottons sheet
ings, ETC.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-07-22

MEMORIES OF FIFTY YEARS AND pNER-GIN
ING FIRST AREA OF TOWN IT'S oRGANIZt-
TIbN AND FIRST ADMINISTRATIONS OF
THE FIRST S-REMINISCENCES OF
PERSONS AND THINGS-NAMES OF FIRST
INHABlTANTS-ANEc NEcDoTES-aoID FEVER
HAUNTED H0USE-OF POLITICAL FAR
TIES - WAR, FIRE AND PESTILENcE -
CHURCH HISTORY. ETC
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-07-22
Two More Weeks
WILL ELAPSE
BEFORE WE TAKE STOCK! .
VOLUME XIV.

entirely many great
depleted popular always
medium which
lines is these which short
far advanced place additional
We have deliberately omany
articles expensive
styles which frequent
establishment finds unexpected
the occasion allows print
Our wdeawake buyers constantly shipping
commercial plum which fall the lap of
ready cash.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-07-22
THE ENTERPRISE

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF IBERIA PARISH
AND TOWN OF NEW IBERIA
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
DRIFT OF OPINION.

/ UBryan has nothing to offer Ne
braska in the way of principles, and it
| is nonsense to ask the vote of the state
as a personal favor.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
EyThe free silver plank has been
dropped from the platform of the Illi-
nois State Federation of Labor. Work.
| ingmen are up with the times.-Cleve-
land Leader.
UThe anti-imperialists have formed
national league. The articles of or
| ganization do not tell what nation is
responsible for their eXistence.-Chi"
cago Inter Ocean.
UIt is always the way with the dem
ocratic party never to get on the right
side of a question until three or four
years after it has been settled.-Ne-
| braska State journal.
DMr. Bryan has been travelling
through Ohio in Candidate McLean's
private car, telling the people what a
wicked thing it is to have money
Chicago Times-Herald.
DPerhaps the most difficult task in
| political love-making ever attempted is
the effort of the Louisville Courier
Journal to cuddle up to Hon. William
Jennings Bryan.-N. Y. Sun.
EChairman Jones is disposed to take
! up right where he left off in 1896. The
gentleman from Arkansas overlooks a
little progress the country has made
during his absence.-Washingt Post
DMr. Bryan told the Ohio farmers
that they cannot afford to belong to
the republican party, but they don't
seem to think he knows as much about
their business as they do.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
OThe democratic party ought to
know from it's performance in Hawaii
that the American flag doesn't stay
hauled down. The recreant party goes
out and the flag goes up against.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
UThe silver people owe Col. Bryan
an enormous debt of gratitude. If it
were not for him, the phrase sixteen
to one" would probably be as far out
ofdate as ''where did you get that hat?"
and some other playful products of the
vernacular.-Washin Star.
DBy an act of the republican legisla,
turc of Nebraska voters, if they choose
can give the name of the party whose
ticket they propose to vote. In Lincoln
and Omaha such registration the first
day showed large republican gains
which so alarmed the Bryanites that
they have considered the advisabilitY
of securing an injunction to prevent
the question of party preference being
asked.-Indianapol Journal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
CARS MANNER OF FIGHTING.
Habits of n Earge Hawaiian Species
That Made Fishing Exceed
inEly Dangerous.

This is a fish story, but it is true if
the writings of a man who signs IF. K.
G. S." after his name count for fact.
We all know the gar" long, thin
gentleman like an elongated pickereI
that often occupies a stall in our fish
markets. They rarely attain a length
of over II inches here, but at Aru, FIJI,
and thereabouts they grow much larger
and the bill, armed with sharp teeth, is
weapon to be dreaded. The fish bask
habitually at the very surface of the
water and become extremely excited
and in the larger specimens vicious at
the slightest alarm.
The gentleman who describes the in
cident was collecting specimens of
shells along the reef in the Aru islands,
natives towing the boat along the by
ways, tossing the useless specimens and
punches of coral overheard again. In
doing this he noticed that almost in
variably the large gars that were in the
vicinity would start out of the water
and dash away at headlong speed, CLAN
cling in and out of the water like a shot.
One of the fish coming near the boat,
he observed that as soon as its direc-
ton could be determined the native
lifted up a peculiar fiat basket that he
carried and held it as a shield, at the
same time raising his club.
The idea of using a basket as shield
seemed a comical one, but was never
theless Il good one, as a few moments
later native some 300 yards to the
left lifted up a huge branch of coral,
and, finding nothing in it, hurled it
back again. 1t fell with loud crash
and almost instantly four or five gars
darted from the water and rushed away
with incredible speed. Two of the
largest came flying toward the boat.
clearing the water and glancing out
again, and the native had barely time
to utter a warning cry when one of
them passed directly over where his
head had been a moment before. The
other came full at the native. For a
second it was under the water, then
out with bound. flashing in the sun
light like a meteor.
The quick eye of the native, however:
had followed it, and, stepping back, he
raised the thick basket shield and re-
ceived the flying gar full upon it. The
blow was so heavy that for the instant
the man staggered and was nearly
thrown over, while the fish, evidently
stunned and confused by this sudden
arrest of its progress, lashed the water
about him into foam. a spear was soon
put into it and the dangerous living ar
row thrown into the boat.-Hawaiian
Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

John Oliver Hobbies (Mrs. Craigiel is
living novelists.
The shah of Persia has one of the
finest private gbraries in Asia, and
spends much Of his time with his books.
Jane Austen's novel, "Northanger
Abbey" was at first sold for $50 to q
Bath publisher who did not bring it
out. The writer bought it back, and it
did not appear till after her death.
According to the London Bookseller,
the average annual production of books
in 13 countries is 10000, Germany lead
ing the list with nearly $4,000, while
Great Britain produces about 1000 and
America 5000.
1t is stated that Miss Adelaide Ever
hardt, who painted the life-size picture
of ex-Spealker Charles f. Crisp for the
Georgia state capitol building, has been
engaged to paint similar portrait of
the late Congressman Bland.
Miss Alice De Rothschld, who was
recently naturalized in England, was
sincerely devoted to her brother, the
late Baron Nathaniel, and inherited a
large life interest in his immense for
tune. The lady is very clever and
social success.
Thomas Balm, the speaker of the
Canadian lower house, is of lanky build,
six feet two inches in height, and looks
typical rustic. This has gained him
the nickname of Farmer" He speaks
in the nasal sing-song way of Maine and
Vermont farmers.
Charles Laurier, brother of the Ca
madam premier, is travelling salesman
for a cigar firm of Calumet Mich. lie
settled in upper Michigan number of
years ago. Mr.. Laurier is about 40
years of age. The Canadian premier
has a sister, Mrs. Lamarache, living in
the same city.
The late Judge Charles p. DAILY, of
New York, was a charming conversa-
tionalist as well as a model citizen and
an accomplished jurist. He met the
duke of Wellington some so years ago,
and the duke remarked to him that he
seemed too young to be on the bench.
81 owe my position" replied Judge
DAILY, 'to one of those accidents of for
tune to which your grace owes so
little" 81 recall my criticism" said the
duke, grimly; you are doubtless where
you belong"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09

Washington, Nov. 2.-The annual re-
port of the adiutant general of the
army, Brig. Gen. COrbin, was made
public yesterday. Gen. Corbin sums
up the military forces now in the scrv-
ice of the United States as Regular
army 64,5S6, volunteers &+.574; total
90, 100 The regular establishment
consists of ten regiments of cavalry,
seven of artillery and % of infantry.
The volunteer establishment consists
of one regiment of cavalry, "a of in
fantry and a Porto Rico battalion.
The distribution of these troops up to
October | was as follows: In the
United States 34.229, Porto Rico 1868,
Cuba l1,lo7, Philippines 32,315, en-
route to the Philippines 1909, Alaska
400. Hawaiian islands 466.
A recapitulation of the casualties in
actions and deaths in the regular and
volunteer armies between May l, 1895,
and June 20, 1890 shows a rotal of 10,-
O7G men. The casualty LIST alone ag-
nregates 3.454. of whom 35 officers ana
45s enlisted men were killed and 1877
officers and 2,7G4 enlisted men were
wounded. The death list. number
ing 6.619, was made up of 224 officers
and 6,3o5 enlisted n9en. Of this total
but IS officers and AS enlisted men
We're killed, the remainder of the
deaths resulting from various causes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
King of Belgium n SpecuIator.

The king of Belgium is a born specu-
lator. From his parents he inherited
three quarters of a million sterling.
With this capital he began to specu-
late, and showed his mastery skill as n
financier in his dealings in Panama
canal stock. BY judicious buying and
selling he is estimated to have made
four millions. Then he was seized with
the Congo Free State hobby, which OBJ
tained such a mastery over him that his
financial acumen was OverpOwered, and
he sank his private fortune in it.
Whether it will ever return good value
for the money remains to be seen.-
n. Y. World.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
THE PEOPLE ARE WITH HIM.
President Mckinley Returns to
Washington Convinced of
Popular Approval.

President Mckinley and party re-
turned to Washington from their west
ern trip few days ago. They had tray-
eled 5000 miles and the president made
more than a hundred speeches in nine
states. The president shows no signs
of wear or weariness and DR.. RiXey re-
ported Mrs. Mckinley as having gained
in strength and spirits in spite of the
fatigue incident to so long and exciting
a journey.
The remarkably full and exact pro-
gramme was carried out without seri-
Gus hitch or break, and members of the
cabinet say the president returns to
MS duties greatly fortified by the knowl-
edge that he has the sympathy and
support of the plain people in his i'm
portant policies.
President McKinley's western trip
was planned primarily to honor Chi
cago with his presence at its notable
fall festival. When it was proposed to
have the Minnesota and Dakota volun-
teers back from the Philippines about
the same time he promptly acceded to
the request that he extend his journey
to take in those states. The president
has a high regard for all the men who
offered their lives for their country,
but he has particularly warm spot
in his heart for the soldiers who Loyalty
remained in the Philippines after they
were legally entitled to discharge.
Overwhelmed with petitions to visit
cities and towns en- route, he gracious
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
FAILURES ARE DECREASING.
Facts which Are Destructive tn The
cries and Plans of the
SiIyerites.

In the first nine months of the pres
ent year the business failures in the
United States, as reported to Brad
streets, numbered 7O75. In the cor
responding part of 1898 there were $3.50
commercial wrecks. The rate of de-
crease was about 20 per cent. In the
first nine months of 1897 the failures
numbered 1888. In 1896, up to the first
of October, there were 1880. As COM
pared with that year of doubt and de-
preston, the decrease this year has
been at the rate of 81 per cent.
1t is necessary to go back to 1882 to
find so small a list of failures in the
first nine months of any year as have
been reported in 1899. Even then the
total liabilities were greater than they
have been so far in the present year.
In 1898 the failures of the first nine
months showed total liabilities five
times as great as those of the wrecked
business concerns of 1899.
To understand the full Importance of
such figures it is necessary to bear in
mind the great growth of the country.
In 1882 it had only about 54,000,000 in
habitants. Now there are nearly or
quite 74,OO0,OO0. In 1896 the failures
ought to have been fewer by at least
six per cent. than in 1899, to keep the
same proportion to the population. On
the contrary, there were over 1000 more
in the earlier year than in the later.
Such facts are utterly destructive to
the theories and plans of the silverites.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09

ly taxed his strength and robbed him
expectations of the people. This
brought him into close contact with
the people of the great northwest, and
friends who saw him this afternoon re-
port him as exceedingly happy over the
reception given him everywhere he
went. lie is an adept at sounding the
sentiment of the masses from such
touch-and-go contact, and he comes
back to Washington assured that the
people are with him heart and. soul
in his programme to conquer peace
in the Philippines.
When he made a similar journey to
Omaha a year ago the president was
in some doubt as to the wisdom OF
claiming all the Philippine archipelago,
but he came back an eXpansionist.
When he started on his recent trip
he had no doubt as to the policy to be
pursued in the Philippines. His duty
became clearer and ineXorable from
his viewpoint the moment the treaty of
peace was ratified by the senate. He
took the position that he was bound
under his oath to establish the sover-
eighty of the United States over those
islands, and he determined to use the
army and navy to uphold the honor of
the flag. No matter how much mist
and uncertainty others dwelt in, to his
mind his course was fixed and unalter-
able, and for as many months he has
been as true to it as the needle to the
polar star. The enthusiastic approval
of the populace has been highly graf
flying to him.
Political opponents prophesied that
the presidents trip was an election
eering jaunt, but they can point to moth
ing of a partisan character in his speech
or conduct. The president spoke to all
conditions of men on the highest plane
of patriotism, and there was no discor-
dant ring in the responsive demonstra-
tions. Everywhere he spoke it was APP
parent the president but gave voice
to the patriotic fervor of the people.
So convincing were the demonstra-
tions of popular approval that the pres
ident, according. to his friends, is not
merely willing to go to the country on
the expansion issue, bat is eager to have
it pushed to the front in the coming
campaign. Their conclusions may be
inferential, but there is no doubt ad-
ministration officials are now con-
vinced there is no danger to be appre-
hended from what they term the little
Observation-Disclosures Special, in
Chicago Times-Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
A Fierce sattie with CanuibaIs.

London. Oct. :,1.-Mail advices from
the Congo announce that Capt. Mo
hun, formerly United States consul at
Zanzibar, who is commanding the Bel
gian Tanganyil,a-Congo telegraph en-
pedition, has reached the Congo Free
State and was engaged. at the end of
July. in a fierce battle at Sangui,
where the force consisted of ten Euro
peans, with Capt. Mohun command
ing. Shortly after fhe attack com
menced Baron bhamis, the Belgian
commander, sent three companies of
soldiers to assist Mohun. and the
enemy, consisting of cannibals, were
finally repulsed. The enemy num-
bered ] 800 men and lost 300 killed and
900 wounded. The Relgian force lost
nine men killed and 81 wounded.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09

OAmericans wh6Ihave become un-
duly embittered by discussion of the
policy of expansion into the old world
should get new grip on their patriot
ism. AS yet there has been no Ameri-
can movement in the Philippines de-
manding American condemnation. The
American flag raised in the suppression
of the Aguinal,io outbreak must re-
ceive earnest and unanimous American
support.-St. Louis Republic Dem.).
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
ScotInnd's Lincoln Statue.

Scotland seems strange place to find
n statue of Abraham Lincoln, and yet
there is one there. 1t adornS a monu-
ment erected in old Calton burying
ground. Edinburgh, to the memory of
the Scottish Americans who fought in
the American civil WARN. Y. Sun.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
Chicacoans Cornered the Market.

Chicago. Nov. 3.-The corner in
broom corn which has recently more
than doubled the price of that COM
modify was, it is learned, engineered
by w. l.. Rosenboom and a. j. Klein,
dealers in this city. They control p
OG0 out of possible $500 tons. worth
about 81, 900, and expect to realize
81 900, 900 profit on the coup.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09

They make the arguments of the Bryan
campaign ridiculous. They will abso-
lutely forbid the pushing forward of
the silver issue by any sane body of
infiationists in the great struggle of
next year.-Cleveland Leader.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-09
Exit Shamrock.

New York. Nov. 3.-The defeated
cup challenger, Shamrock. followed by
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht
Erin, left this port Thursday, home
ward bound.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08

with the Republican party and thus OBJ.
tanned his position Oh the ways sna
means committee above older aud ableE
members of the house He has been
in way, trying to deliver the goods.
and his tariff speech vas part deliv-
cry. His fawning around the pres.
dent last summer and declaration that
Mckinley was the 'most popular pres
ident since Lincoln and ought to be re-
nominated By acclamation" is another
part. Ali these things 60 TO prove his
utter unreliability and his uoscrnpe-
leos ambition. He is Democrat only
because he believes that is the way to
crafty his am bisioo.
| you'd 60 90 and give instance after
instance Of his treacbery to bis col
leagues, and Of his trickery, but this is
enough for one ins,allment. Let bita
dispute what I have said thus far and
| will give him some more, and what is
more to the purpose, let the people
know more fully what manner of maa
it is they have sent to the United States
senate in the place of the noble Joseph
II. Earle. Very respectfully,
T. j. Strait.
Washington, D. c., Feb. l, '99.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08

The Charlotte Observer is urging
the abolishmeut CT the State farms
in North Carolina and the hiring out Of
the convicts to the various counties
that they may be put to work as
bulldog good roads. The Greenvii.e
News Is urging the same reform il
South Carolina The argument of our
contemporaries is strengthened by the
conditions at preseu. Of the highways.
many farmers being road bouod, 10
able to travel any distance on business OF
pleasure.
The GreenviIle News says oo this
subject:
We have had in South Carolina
century aod half Of government sup
posed to be civilized, twenty-five years
of white mans government aud eight
years of radical" government. Yet
our reports from everywhere say that
the roads are to-day worse than they
have ever beeo. Millions of dollars Of
money of the taxpayers has been spent
ou them. and yet the taxpayer can sos
use them without serious danger to his
neck. bis horses aud his ruuoing gear.
How long will We continue this folly ?
Why should We continue it
We have got to come down to rock,
and rock placed on scientific road build
ing principles The work must be done
some time. Why not begin now?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
Senators Daniel and Money
Speak on Imperialism.

Washington. Feb. 3-For more
than five hours to day the senate
listened to arguments in opposition
to expansion and in opposition to the
ratification of the treaty of peace.
The speakers were Mr. Money of
Mississippi and Mr.. Daniel Of Vir-
ginia. The formers address was
comparatively brief, as he did not
enter into the constitutional phases
of the question. Mr.. Daniel made
an exhaustive argument, in which he
covered sll the points in controversy.
His speech was brilliant oratoriea!
effort Throughout he received the
careful attention of senators and
many auditors in the galleries, and at
it's conclusion he was applauded
warmly.