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New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-11-04
BRA0FIEz0'S
Female Rel1yLaf0r

which is the true cure provided
by Nature for all female troubles. II
is the formula of a physician of the
highest standing. who devoted his
whole life to the study of the dis
tinct ailments peculiar to Our moth
ers, wives and daughters. 1t is made
Of soothing. healing. Strengthening
herbs and vegetables, which have
been provided by kindly Nature to
cure irregularity in the menses. Leu-
corrhea, Falling of the Womb, Nerv-
BUSINESS. Headache and Backache.
In fairness to herself and to Brad.
fields Female Regulator, every
suffering woman ought to give it a
trial. A large 81 bottle will do a
wonderful amount of good Sold by
druggists.
send for nicely illustrated free book the sa5ees
The Bradfleii Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-11-04

Temporary Derangement of Digestion,
through overwork, worry or emotional OK
citement, are quickly rectifed by Dr. M.
A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-11-04
READ THIS.
f.y,noian In I,l

Covington, Ga, July %, 1893.
This is to certify that l have used Dr.
Halls Great Discovery for rheumatism,
Kidney and Bladder Troubles, and will
say that it is far superior to anything
have ever used for tho above complaints.
II. l. HORTON, Ex- Marshal.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-11-04
THE ENTERPRISE.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF IBERIA PARISH
AND TOWN OF NEW IBERIA
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4 1erNs JIOuHer.

TIALL HKEAT DISCOVERY.
One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism and all Irregularities Of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in chill
dren. IL not sold by your druggist, 1t
will be sent by mail on receipt Of 81. One
small bottle is two months treatment and
will cure any case above mentioned. f.
W. Hall, sole manufacturer, st. Louis,
Mo. Sold by Albert Eatorge.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-11-04

Two carloads of new crop sugar
were shipped from N. 0. the early
part Of this week, to Cincinnati.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-11-04
j THEBIGFIRE
VOLUME XIV.

Did not reach our immense stock. We have
nothing impaired in quality or color Every
thing new, fresh and perfect right from the
makers hands. Our prices are now as they
always have been---way below all competi-
tors, quality considered.
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: TouOhed with warm, rich bright
ness, woven in every popular
oolor combination; many new
and novel effects. As to prices,
kindly read on: Lucille novel
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-11-04
The Flood Tide

The Flood Tide
of Fall Ttade has set in. It increases in volume
each day. Already it ripples and eddies around
the different sections of this store Dress
Goods, Cloaks, Warm Underwear Blankets
Clothing ETC., all show great activity. We
pleasing our patrons no store can have bet
ter advertisement than that. We are here for
that purpose.
Important Features
DRESS GOODS 80 OUTER GARMENTS - This
store is prepared to demonstrate to your entire
satisfaction that for STYLE for beauty, for worth
worthy of all the emphasis we give
them. No misrepresentation. Your money
back if goods are not satisfactory.
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children, and therein rests a curious cir
cumstance noted by students of sociology.
II Is estimated by the subtreasury OIL
Gals in this city that there are now be-
tween n million and quarter and n mil
lion and half pennies in circulation in
New Orleans; in other words. SIS, 900 worth
at the top figure. But there are a thou
sand and one avenues through which they
disappear; new needs for their employment
are constantly springing up, and the re-
suit is steady demand.
Where are the SHOWS of yester year,
wrote Francois Villon long ago. Where
are the cents OF yesterday" sets the imag
ination on well-nigh as wild a frolic.
Thousands are carried off by frugal trav-
eiers and spent in cities where they are in
more favor. Thousands more are boarded
in children's banks. Great sacksful go
to Washington in settlements for postage
stamps. and without doubt many are
thrown away by careless folk who don't
want to be bothered with them" Any
how. there is a constant cry for coppers
from the big retail stores.
We fur n them to the merchants in
lots of from 500 to 800" said a subtrels-
ury official. They cali for them at ir-
regular intervals and meantime GIT Id
tional lots from the banks and other
sources. So it is difficult to compile ac-
curate statistics of the demand"
Pennies are not used by the banks of
New Orleans in the payment OF checks.
If check. for example. is drawn for
S62.1S. the holder receives s62. 90 II tie
amount is S62.1I. he gets S62. 10. The
split is made between the second and
third cent. and the system. which has
been in vogue for many years. is very
rarely the subject of any complaint il
makes an exact balance of coppers at the
end of the days business rather I'm likely.
but the doctrine Of average operates 10
even things up to within a few cents. In
the long run about as many checks bres k
on one half of the nickel as on the other.
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the air. Il bought 1t specially for you to-
day. / was a littlel divided between this
and thicker one Your sister preferred
the thicker one. but. | told her it's posi-
BILE to do better work with one of these
My father Bunny burst out
You can tell your father, mother aunts
and nurse afterward. Mr.. Urquhart-aft-
erward. / should be obliged if you would
kindly kneel over that chair"
Bunny sheepishly rose and knelt on the
place Of execution. The cane whistled
through the air as Mr.. Baker made few
preliminary passes. and Bunny waited for
the blow. minute passed, then another,
and no blow came. There was a silent
pause for the space of some five minutes,
and then Bunny looked round to see what
had happened. What met his eyes was
Mr.. Baker standing in fits Of silent laugh
ter, with his hands in his pockets and the
cane gone from view.
who's got the laugh on his side now.
Mr.. Urquhart?' Old Jimmy inquired.
What do you think as man to man.
aren't you going to cane me then? -
Bunny asked with "A gasp Of establishment.
Much as you deserve it, | am not" Mr..
Baker said. You see. in Il month or two
you'll probably be my brother in law, and
it would scarcely do to step into the fami
ly over your semi-recumbent form
Bunny stood looking shamefacedly al
him, and the tears began to gather for the
first time in his eyes.
''UrQuhart," the master asked do you
think you behaved exactly nicely to your
sister-not to mention me-"
Bunny's emotions under the reaction
began to grow almost too much for him
There, there, Urquhart,' Jimmy said
in more kindly tone, lets say no moe
about it-except this. | may be wrong
but from one or two things I've noticed
don't think you're entirely responsible
for what you've done: and if you wo-ld
kindly punch the head OF the fons ct origc
mali it might give satisfaction to tO,h OF
us. Now let's have some tea. I believe
made some other purchases this morning.
When Bunny emerged from the room ar
hour or so afterward his opinion of Jimmy
was entirely changed. He summed hin
up as jolly good sort and was ready Il
receive him as a man and a brother-in-
law. and this, though he vas again OF
satisfecit Of a real kind.
There were only two persons who rea Il
regretted such an end to the episode. one
was Ellis minor. whose head was severe.
ly and ungratefully punched. The 0thel
was Miss Urquhart who maintained tina
Bunny ought TO have been thoroughly anC
mercilessly flayed.-Cornhill Magazine.
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PENNIES UNPOPULAR.
Copper Coins Not Wanted in New
Orleans.

(From the New Orleans Times Democracy
One of the passengers on an uptown
street car the other day handed over fiTe
ccppers when called on for his fare. The
conductor scanned them frowningly.
These things are no good" he said,
and made a motion TO return them.
But why not?" protested the passenger.
drawing back. They're money, aren't
they?"
We'll, We can't use EN-" replied the
conductor. You'll have 10 give me a
nickel or get Off"
Il haven't Nickel said the passenger,
but there are > cents, gOod money. You
may do as you please about taking them.
but ia just warn you to be little careful
about putting me Off
The conductor looked troubled. and fin
ally threw the coins on the floor with a
gesture of disgust and walked to the other
end Of the ear. Upon reflection. however,
he thought better Of the matter. and pick
cd them up again.
The little incident emphasized pretty
strongly the fact that New Orleans is not
n penny town" Although coppers have
been in circulation for years. it has been
under sufferance, so to speak. and they
have never generally been accepted as
part OF the economic scheme. They are
handled almost entirely by women and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
CRUELTY TO CATS.
Many Thoroughbred Kitties Killed
with Kindness.

From the Boston Herald)
Quite a popular Christmas present has
been an Angora kitten, beautiful speci-
mems of this breed Of felines having been
sent from Maine to Georgia, and from
Boston to Detroit, and, it is almost need
less to add, with disaster to the little crea-
lures. Without intending to be cruel. the
givers have caused much suffering by this
transplanting and by the manner OF trans
porting these innocents. One does not like
to think of the hardships to which days
of railroading subject this delicate crea-
ture, so sensitive to cold, SO nervously or
ganized that the jar of the train and the
screech of the engines whistle terrify 1T
into a fit. What wonder that it succumhs
at the journeys end? sturdy backyard
cat. accustomed to all the ups and downs
of fence life has been known to perish
through sudden fright
What then can be expected OF its high
bred cousin. with nerves so delicately tun-
ed that a harsh. sudden noise gives 1t
spasmso Express companies do not run
cat nurseries on their routes. and the box
in which kitty is imprisoned is put any
where. in draught, or in too hot Il cor
ner, perhaps, or where confusion reigns,
or even some teasing stranger may poke
and brighten the fluffy ball, and not in
tend to be unkind When one is deter
u pay Siv dii fthBoid hittch'
responsibility begins. The investment
must be tenderly nurtured, and it should
, only travel with some chaperon, who loves
it enough to protect it from too much at
tention. 1t is no extravaganza to say a
thoroughbred cat ought to receive the
same care as a baby. who can make known
his wants by squalling. and be as gently
treated; otherwise pussy will be as disa-
greeabIe as this other small animal. hu-
man though he is. Indeed, many persons
who are devoted to pets are quite igno-
rant as to their proper care. and will as
often kill with kindness as with neglect.
At all events. when expressing a kitten
| across country make the best preparations
possible for its travels. and then follow
Punchs famous advice-'Don't." Keep
the creature at home or go with it in
nerson
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-22
AN UNIMPoRTANT SOLO.
Misfortune Attending ~ Church Ser
vice in n Theatre

(FrOm the Chicago Times lierald.)
Last Sunday" said a member of the
Peoples Church, I'VE had a new singer.
He was a splendid barytone. and we were
all rapt as we listened to his voice swell
ing in the solo parts of the noble anthem.
His voice scared up into the tender, silk
soft thread of music. when 10, there came
the stertorous growing of a lusty rooster,
Imagine the strangeness of it, 1t was the
sort of a sound one might have expected
to come in through the open windows OF
some country church in the merry spring
time, but at New Years and at McVick-
er's Theater. in the heart OF Chicago! 1t
gave us a pause The singer began again,
and again as he touched the high and
thrilling note the chanticleer Joined in
with a glorius cock-a- doodle do3. Then
the whole choir sang in chorus, and If
that blessed bird didn't crow above them
every minute. At that DIR. Thomas arose
and said in his SLOW, dry way; Well,
friends, we have had many strange
sounds in this church; we have been at
fiicted with singular animals. but today
we have a new phase. | don't think We
ever had a rooster assist in our services
before. Still, the rooster is a cheerful
bird, and evidently on the New Years
day he is so happy that he feels like
growing too and wifi all through the
year
After service was over my brother and
I. actuated by a spirit Of curiosity. walked
all round that block. but never farm or
even a poultry shop could we find in the
vicinity Of State, Dearborn or Madison
Street. Then We bethought us Of that
amazing occurrence which had so startled
the Peoples Church Just after the Worlds
Fair, when Hagenbacks liens We're housed
at McVicker's and one Sunday morning
the animals got into Il terrible snarl, and
howled them bitterly throughout the SER
mon. So we gave up the search for poul-
tercrs' shops and took to looking at the
posters. Sure enough, there was a litho-
graph advertising In Old Kentucky, with
a lovely farmyard scene. The mystery was
solved. But holding church services in a
theatre hath its diversions
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
TO learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarh Cure is the only positive cure nov
known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being q constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
dive powers. that they offer One Hundred
dollars for any case that il fails to cure
Send for list of Testimonies. Address,
Il. J. CHENEY q co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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POsToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., POSrOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAIi.S are forwarded to the ports OF
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ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending January
Is, the last connecting closes will be made from
this Office Is follows
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! The Misses Bel
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their judgment and consider that Elec-
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Lack Of Nerve Force and Vigor Nervous
Debility. Undevelopment. and Lost Vi
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but wear 1t for 80 days and you will then
realize why have such confidence in it as
to send it to you on trial. Write today for
Illustrated Pamphlet with references and
signed testimonials. Sent free in plain
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Mich. jai-we&Su-St
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| If YOU WOULD STOP to think II would be plain
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MME, THEQ.

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The 3 Days" Cure

(ior mem lads a.. remedies in this city.
prompt and permanent cure or no charge Con.
sutation free. DIR. MckEEHAN. sic 18th ST. NV.
Office hours, to IL, to L. to s; Sunday, to 9.
ias-lmo
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-01-05
PEARLS IN MAINE WOODS.
Found in Mussels-ani an Invalid Rhode
Islander Makes Money Out of Them.

Found in Mussels-ani an Invalid Rhode
Islander Makes Money Out of Them.
Henry Spears, an invalid from Paw
tucket, 4. l., who passes most OF his
time in the Maine forests, going from
place to place with guides and canoes,
has gathered and sold nearly $500
worth of pearls from fresh water
mussels during the past season. He
went to Grindstone, states the San,
i'll May soon after the lakes opened.
When he had fished for trout in Moose
head lake for a time he went across
the watershed and fioated down the
Allegash toward New Brunswick.
When beyond Chamberlain lake, and
100 miles from the nearest settlement,
he had u hemorrhage which compelled
the party to lay by for month.
One day when the food supply was
growing sca,ce Mr.. Spearss guides
went up stream to cut some hard wood
for fuel. Coming down in the canoe
and towing the wood and limbs be-
hind them, they passed through half
a mile of quick water that flowed over
a stony bed, and on arriving at camp
they found a large number of mussels
were attached to the limbs which had
rubbed against the bed of the stream.
At the request of Mr.. Spears, some
of these mollusks were opened and
prepared for supper. Before the guides
had shucked a pint they had discovered
three pearls, one of which was as big
as a seven shot They found five
other pearls in the shells which had
come down attached to the brush.
From that time until Mr.. Spears was
able to travel the guides devoted their
energies to pearl hunting. When Mr..
Spears and his men arrived at Carl
bou the pearls were sent by express
to Boston, and ten days later a check
for $3.50 was received. They visited
the place again in September, and IN
five days had found quantity of pearls
that sold for S430.
The musse!s from which the pearls
were obtained are the long, dark
colored species, which the natives call
fresh water clans, but Whit. are clas-
sitied in the books on natural history
as Unio vectus. The Allegash river
is said to contain large quantities of
them. In some places the bed of the
stream is paved with shells for half
mile or more. These are believed to
contain many thousand dollars worth
OF pearls.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-01-05

Marseilles is the best market in the
world for American cottonseed oil.
The demand has jumped from II, sS7
barrels in 1888 to 237, S97 barrels in
1897, and will go far over the latter
figure in 1898. The failure in the
peanut crop in India and elsewhere
for several years is responsible in the
first place for the demand for cotton
oil, which displaces vast quantities of
peanut oil in the soapmaking and other
industries. The American oil has
dealt terrible blow to the crushers
of oleaginous seeds in France, and
they are now trying to secure re-
strictive tariff, which the soapmakers,
in their turn do not want.