The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-29
STATE NEWS.

1ilt Idst Legislature pussy" on
act relative to tax on dogs. 1T
was. however, left to the police
juries of the several parishes to
say what per capita tax on dogs i'll
their respective parishes should be
collected All such tax so collect
ed is to be placed to the credit OF
the school fund. Here is a chance
for our police jury to benefit edu-
cation and rid the community OF
hundreds Of worthless ours. VIII
they avail themselves of tie oppOr-
tunity offered. We draw a long
breath in advance OF the October
session Of the police jury.-RIce
Belt Journal.
SAYS the OpelousaS Courier:
f"Donald >onviile has a crematory
attached to the parish jail for the
purpose of consuming the prison
efal. After weeks test it has
been pronounced entirely satisfact-
DRY, and accepted by the Police
Jury. it cost S15OO--s50O cash
and $500 in one and two years. If
our Police Jury should happen to
have any funds left after distribut
| inc their fayors to their special
IpctS. maybe st landry will adopt
| this modern method of getting rid
Of troublesome nuisance and
constant menace to The health OF
our town" TIVE
Mai +. u. Stubs, Jr Capt. f.,
G. Courtney and Capt. Tony Mnl-
Ter, of Lake Charles, comprise a
board recently appointed by AdJt.
Gen. ,Jnmel to examine commits
stoned oiiic. rs in Lou siana. The
naming Of two of MonrGe'S Slider
citizens on this board is a distinct
honor t0sthis city and section and
is recognition of two Of our worth
lest young men.
TO encourage excellence in his
own command, Capt. Courtney Off
ers a gold medal to he given al
monthly competitive drills to the
best drilled man and worn by him
a month. and permanently, if worn
three months successfully. Mon
roe Bnlletil.
/ Our schools did not open under
very favorable conditions owing
to a misunderstanding regarding
teachers. 1t would have been bet
ter to hold off a week longer. The
Berwick mess is worse than ours
We are not blaming the school
board. quite the contrary, we feel
fully satisfied with its personel
and particularly SO with the selec-
ton for president and superinten
dent. We believe they will give
us good schoo' s.-llorgan City Rn-
raj Topics.
| The different rice growing sec
ftions Of the South use different
methods of irrigation, seeding, cul-
tivation, harvesting, and curing.
| A comprehensive report on the
general subject of rice cultivation
may he. best made by treating each
of these sections or regions sepa-
rately, thus emphasizing points OF
4 difference or similarity.
4 The pfe-eminence IN the nee cnl-
tiyation in the United States which
| South Carolina has enjoyed for
two hundred years has been won
4 by careful attention to thes~ -selec-
I ton of seed and{hy thorough cul-
| tivation.
saRice culture in South Carolina
and Georgia so developed through
along series of years that delta
lands, improved and ready for rice
cultivation, were worth, prior t.
lSGO, from $500 to $500 per acre
and were considered among the
most profitable investments fol
capital. From 1861 to 1866 most
of these lands were uucnltivateC
: and i'm many instances the improve
: .aents were destroyed. This, will
: the high. price ofElabor since 1866
has reduced the value of the land'
T, to less than the cost of improve
ments; ilf some cases to S25 or S3t
per acres A. Knapp in Rice
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