The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1899-12-06

and fined for the same offence. This
is real progress, v hen people are
made TO respect the comforts and
rights of others. Some cities pro-
h;bit smoking IN public places or
on the street, and that should be
lone generally.
A Missouri editor whose wife
is a strong wOman's sutfraglst,
has sprung the following base
rhyme on his readers: ''ltockaby
baby your mamma is gone; she's
at the circus, and Will betil. dawn;
she's wore papa's trousers, and i'll
them looked queer, Rockaby baby.
YOUR mammals terror: she's run
three conventions declared fol
three fellows; she's great on the
straddle, way mp on a vote, so
hushaby baby, your papa's the
goat. Rockaby baby, the dishes
are clean, papa's done scrubblng
and put on the beans; your mamma
is late, seems always to lag, but
heaven help papa if she comes
home with "jag".-Webster
Signal.
Everybody along the Teche com
plains of the dreadful Odor from
the polluted water. The cause of
this is well known and we do not
believe that the sugar planters
who use the Teche for the escape
of skimming, etc, feel that it is
right: we believe that a majority
Of the planters are willing to make
other arrangements for the pump
ING of this bad water and refuse
matter. If a move is ever made
for the purifying of the Teche, it
would be accomplished. By run
ming this water into the fields. it
would soon lose it poisonous effect
and bad OdOr.
We hope that some action will
be taken before the next season
and that we will be relieved of
this nuisance. Last week, the dead
fish in the Teche accumulated a.
round the water pipe Of the Oak
Lawn mill so much, as to stop the
water from going to the mill. This
should suggest to the planters the
necessity of using their fields and
the swamps for this matter.-St.
Mary Vindicator.
Crowley, La. Dec. "A FIRE
which started IN my sterious man.
ncr destroyed Acadia College to-
ugkt, at o'clock. involving a LOSE
Of rearly $40, 600. The fire depart
ment reached the scene shortly after
the alarm was sounded but the col
zee was situated beyond the power
house, which supplies the water for
the town, so the firemen were belp-
less 10 save the bdlldiDg. 1t is be-
lieved that the fire was started in
the raf,ers from a fup, but this is
only theory.
The students were IN their rooms
when the alarm was given and they
made a rush 10 get out Of the build
ing many of them not taking the
time to save any of their effects.
The FIR, famed rapidly and soon
the big building AMI almost all of
the contents were a mass of ruins.
Fortunately, there was no loss OF
life, but some of the students and
professors had marrow escapes.
Acadia College was built in 1891
and was lao feet front, 200 fee,
deep AMI three stories high, cost
,rg about $4,000. 1t was first con-
lucted by Cherry Bros, debt of
$50, 900 was in urred all of the pro-
motors except Me.srs. w. w. Du-
Ion, II. 7. Clark and DR., II. X.
Lyons withdrew. These three
gentlemen conducted it ever since
receiving any income from
heir investments in the college. as
Il was beneficial 10 the town Of Crow
ley Piof. J. L. Barrett took charge
IF the college few years ago, be-
ginning with twenty six pupils, and
II the time Of the fire there were
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