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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

medicines that do no earthly good. IL
is like throwing it into the fire.
.We had spent lots of money for doctor niIia
F11s schall Of Moosehcsd, Luzerne CO, "a. !R
a sincere letter to DR.. r. v. Pierce, OF
Nv. "Tlaen told my husband was Eos &
write to you. ar very glad did 30, a
men,ber nv case was abscess Of the breast -
Pieyce's Golden Medical Discovery cured ING m
one month, Sound and well" &c,
.sYour kindness to me can never io,gs,tt
e. No . cannot express half my feelings q
0ratefuiness TO ynu had despaired OF ever get
ting we'll. had been in bad health for tweive eve
years Had aches all through me, hump hanus,
ccoId feet and everything ate distressed me; my
howels were corstipated. was very nervous,
denressed and despondent. When nrst wioLe
~ vou thought could never be cured. naye
taken six bottles Of DIR. Pierce ooioen VA
Discoyery and my health IS now goou.e M soa
hsre INV honest recommendation TO all sufferers.
I tI3ink there is no medicine in the worid as
good as DR.. Pierces.'
It's an insult to your intelligence Tor
dealer to attempt to palm OIL upon you
substitute for this world famed medicine.
You know what you want. It's his Dusi-
ness to meet that zOant. When he urges
come substitute he's thinking OF the
larger profit he'll make - not 81 your
welfare. Shun all such dishonest dealers:
Every sick person in this land shoIso
nossess DIR. Pierce's grand thousand
nage illustrated Common Sense Medical
Edviser which will be sent free tor the
hare cost of mailing, III one-cent stamps.
Uhl~ ~oSs - ~.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06
THE FIRE IN ABBEVILLE.


The fire at Abbeville yesterday
evening was most destructive.
Nine of the most prominent busi-
ness houses of the town were des-
troyed among which were Bourque
Furniture Store, Abbevllle Hard
ware and Implement Company,
Grifin's Grocery, Torrain Store,
Abbeville Mercantile Co., Leblanc
and Bro. Dry goods. A more de.
tailed description will be published
in our next Wednesdays issue.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06
P e r S O N A L S

DR. Guy Shaw of Loreauville was
a visitor to our city Wednesday
evening.
Hon. Dudley Avery was i'll town
Thursday last, to attend athe Police
Jury meeting. y
Our popular drummer friend M
Ben Lewis is In town. greeted by
m any friends.
District Attorney James Simon
drove down from st. Martinsville
on Thursday last, to attend the
meeting of the Police Jury.
Mr., J. L. Bertrand until lately
watchman at the Rice Mil resigned
his position on the first and has NOV
ed with his family to Belle Place.
Our venerable and esteemed cltl-
zen James A Lee, ESQ left on We'd
nesdav evenings train to attend the
Industrial School Board meeting at
Lafayette.
Mr.. Horace Blakesley the Frank
In monumentallst was in town dur
ing the latter part of this week, en-
gagged in the erection OF the betuti-
full tomb over the remains of the
lake Mr.. L. B. Filzhugh.
John Hull Esq. of Pittsheld Ill.,,
father IN law of our esteemed citizen
Captain Jno. L. White has arrived
from the cold north to make visit
to his relatives on lower Main street.
Mr. Hull always enjoys the fresh
balmy atmosphere of our southern
country.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

|
Superintendent then spoke of the
Educational status of Iberia in
the strongest terms and presented
statistics of an indisputable ma
ture. There being no further
propositions beyond the two set
forth by the two gentlemen above
named, the meeting was declared
adjourned until Friday morning
at 8 o'clock at the Smith House
J where the Board assembled in
executive session to consider the
propositions of our town, Lafay
cite and Scott.
Our distinguished visitors hav-
ing been invited repaired to the
Veazey Restaurant where a most
delicious banquet was prepared.
Those present were:-
Hon. Murphy j. Foster; Hon.
w. W. Heard, Democratic Nomi-
nee for Governor; Senator Estop-
inal, Democratic Nominee for
Lieutenant Governor; Hon. r. A.
Martin, Father of the Industrial
School Bill; Judge Lewis; Prof.
j. G. Lee; James A. Lee Esq.
Stevens, Buchanan, Ayers, Hon.
G. D. Caffery, Ike Broussard, L.
J. Liable, James Simon, DR.. Fred
Mayer, Hon. Dudley Avery, Hon.
John Broussard, Messrs. j. B.
Lawton, E. J. Carstens, Leo Ju.
dice of Scott, w. J. Burke, Lazard
King, Rev. G. G.. Kramer, Capt.
A. N. Muller, Capt. j. Il. White,
Editor Independent Observer
and Mr.. Percy Bennett, City Edi
tor WEEKLY IBERIAN.
Numerous speeches of a most
entertaining and instructive ma
ture were made by the many dis
tinguished gentlemen present. JAS
A. Lee Esq. acted as Master Of
Ceremonies.
The vlands prepared were of
most delicious character, th'
menu being as follows
Blue Point Oysters, Oyster Soup
White Wine.
Pompana, Broiled Potatoes Ii
! Saratoga.
; Celery, Asparagus au Beurre,
Claret.
Turkey and Dressing; Cranberr,
Sauce.
! Chicken with Mushrooms.
/; Celery Salad. Snipe on Toast
:. Green PedS.
Tomato Salad. Chicken Salad.
e Fruit, Dessert, Cake, Jelly.
Cafe Noir, Cigars.
, Champagne.
| At about II midnight, the part
broke up, all having had the salts
faction of enjoying the evenin
+ immensely.
> The Board met in executive SCI
y sion on Friday pursuant to az
g iournment and Lafayette wa
r. chosen as the site for the lndu
A trial School, on account OF the cas-
Il bonus which amounts to nearl
4 three times as much as Ne
u Iberias'.
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We have the result as follows:

Total tax for ten years.. .$73 l65 06.2
The above table being calcula-
ted on the average annual increase
between 1890 and 1899, is but a
modest estimate of the value of
our tax. There will undoubtedly
be an augmented growth during
the next ten years, due to numer-
GUS municipal improvements and a
better class Of buildings in course
Of erection in our burnt district.
The municipal improvements are
rendered certain by an authorized
bond issue to the amount of 10
per cent of the assessments of
1899, or about $4,000. This
issue Of bonds was approved by a
vote of our tax payers on August
81, 1899. The rebuilding of our
burnt district with better struc-
lures is now going on and shows
for itself.
Let us now determine our accel-
Grafton of increase ON some tan
gible and rational basis. New
Iberia is to have hereafter it's own
municipal assessor, who will be
obliged to list all increments in
the value of real estate due to i'm
provements. We can correctly
assume, therefore, that the amount
Of assessments will be annually
increased by the value Of the
bonds. The assessed value of oul
new buildings will be at least
$4,000 in advance of the ole
buildings. From those two sources
alone the annual augmentation
will be $137, 600. Leaving out Of
consideration every other elemen1
Of growth, we shall have on tht
five mill tax an increased annua
revenue of $685.. In ten years thi'
sum becomes $6S5O. Adding th'
Hast amount to the $73, 165 alread,
obtained, we reach as aresult $50,
OILS. This can be correctly statet
as the probable value Of our tax.
: THE SITE OFFERED.
Accompanying this brief is
map of the fifty acres of LAM
offered to the State as site TO
the Industrial Institute. The MAJ
, graphically portrays its situation
on the left bank Of the Techt
: Mrs. VIM. Lourd, with the assist
) ance Of citizens of New Iberia
agrees to build a bridge at Corinn
q Street, by means of which tn
school can be easily reached froI
! the center Of New Iberia. Th
\ land contiguous to the site ha
been surveyed into town lots an
will be sold by Mrs. Lourd only t
q purchasers who will agree to kee
I the neighborhood morally respec'
> able. The site and its environ
. ments are picturesqueily beautiful
! and from q sanitary standpoin
well. drained and healthy. Th
! soil is adapted tca variety q crop
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

Last Tuesday night a few boys OF
town assembled in the City Hall to
''tlp the light fantastic toe, IN an
impromptu dance given In honor OF
Miss Minnie Robertson, who lett the
next morning for New York where
she will attend school for one long
year. Qt will be an everlasting twelve
months-won't it D The af-
fair was very private. Among the
number we fined, Misses Minnie and
Katherine Robertson, Esther Davis,
Emma M. Segura, Jamie Coleman,
Josie Fisher, Mary Taylor, Bessie
Lourd, May Plerson, - Put
nam of Abbeville, Anita Becrs,
Maria Veazey, Kate Migues, Angel,
Alphonsine and julia Occur, Mag
gle Hall and Lula Stowits. The
participants of the gentleman-llke
| are Messrs Richard G. Sealy, Julian
Ewes, Fred O. Schwing, Willie ).
Patout, Howard Eells, John E..
Schwing, Alfred Souller, julius
Scharff, Louis Kramer, Ed. De-
Generes, Ernest Therlot, Letcher
Grant, David Davis, - John-
son, John Taylor, Tony Landry.
Robert Perry and DR.. Dasplt. II is
much regretted that all invited were
not able 10 be present
| Tu ssis qul.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

few people CRU
any reasonable
expe nditure
which will be
the means OF
restoring it;
but one of the
most disheart-
ening things
in the world
is for any one
who work S
hard for his
money to keep
paying it out
for doctors and
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06
1. Net in a Dignifed Busi'
ness Manner.
~ Iberia Presents Strong Case, But Lafayette
Gets the School,

!. Thursday's evening train
!. Iodustrial School Board head
III Governor Foster arrived IN
- Iberis for the purpose OF
...,;ne Iberia's proposition or
.l.;.,s for the Industrial College
south West Louisiana. These
aafenen were accompanied by
srous interested parties from
S.ott and Lafayette. Carriages
- awaiting the party at the
I ja,ot Who drove from that place
\ Il Smiths Hotel where refresh
80 vere partaken of. The visi-
then repaired to the school
offered BY Mrs. William Lourd
ihe east side Of the Bayou
& after which the return
b Nas made to the hotel.
I 1hort rest the Board was
afound the city and then to
Hall by the committe on
lsnenta
ahqnt $50, Gov. Foster call
MEETING to order and re-
~ Secretary, Prof. E. S.
a call the roll. This
heen done, all members of
d excepting Profs Cal
~ Ponder being present,
4 Foster as chairman call
fupositions from iberia
loIth its claims to. the In
lellege. The Rev. G. G.
had the following care.
pered brief:
y tllesetors ot the Southwest.
nrEN The local direc
M have been selected by
1nsaa u New Iberia tt
a yoQr honorable body
llns for the location of the
ltefn Louis ana Industrial
xssld respectfully lay
~ following offer al
together with a state
N Iberia's advantages
neRIA's BONUS.
which New Iberis
Fg;& {kxSa x-s11 :,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

assessment thus obtained and by
addition we shall estimate on this
basis the total approximate value
of New Iberia's Industrial School
tax.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06
"BURNlNG MONEY"

The most precious possession on
earth is perfect health. 1t is
the groundwork of all -
prosperity in life; and = .6
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-01-06

DIR Guy Shaw of Loreauville was
a visitor to our city Wednesday
evening.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
FROM BRAIN TO HAND.
How Standard Time Is sscursd-Eh.
Fraction of Time Lost

Row Standard Time Is Securod-Ths
Fraction OF Time Loaf
Z read an interesting article the
other day on how standard time is
secured" said a New Orleans college
professor, but it omitted one import
ant point which was explained to me
BY & member OF the Smithsonian stan
the last time was in Washington
The time observations at the different
observatories, by which the standard
is established, are taken by noting the
exact instant at which some certain
designated star crosses a line on the
object glass of the telescope. The in
strument is pointed at the star, and
as soon as it touches the line the OBJ
server presses a button that makes a
mark on the slowly revolving cylinder.
The cylinder is divided into spaces
corresponding to minutes and seconds,
and the mark consequently indicates
the precise fraction of time at which
the star arrived at given place in the
sky. How that is checked against
other observations, taken at different
localities in exactly the same way, and
forms the basis of a calculation by
which the chronometers OF the world
are adjusted, is something / won't at
tempt to explain. The point I had in
mind is this: The pressing of the but
ton and making the mark on the cylin-
der is theoretically instantaneous, but
really it isn't. Between the instant
that the observer sees the star touch
the line and the instant that his fin
ger pushes the button is a brief lapse
OF time consumed by the transit Of
the impulse from his brain to his hand.
To the non-scientific man il would
seem absurd to take account Of such
lnfnitesimal intervals, but in delicate
calculations they are highly import
ant. Not long ago an instrument was
built that records the exact speed OF
brain impulse in different people. The
subject is told to press a button as
soon as figure appears on a dial, and
1t takes the average person nearly half
second to do so. That interval, re-
quired by the nerves to do their tele-
graphing from the eye to the finger tip
is now taken into consideration in
making the computations for standard
time. By failing to allow for it in the
past, the chronometers have been in
error from five to ten seconds a year.
The detail is curiously impressive, be-
cause it shows what extraordinary
pains are taken to secure absolute &C
curacy.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
GRAFT
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
In Hail For Libel.

Troy, Kan, Jan. Pool Grinstead,
editor of the Wathena Star, was SEN
fenced in the district court here to
eleven months imprisonment in the
county Jail under conviction of Grim
ina1 libel. The conviction is an OUT
growth OF legislative scandal, the
editor having accused State Senator
John Fulton of Brown county, of ac-
cepting a bride in connection with the
location of the new state insane
asylum Senator Fulton was the com
planning witness. Grinstead will edit
the paper from the county Jail.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
WASHINGTON AS A MASON.
Members of the Order Deny That H
Was Seeeder.

Members OF the Order Deny That He
Was n Seceder.
West Virginia Masons who have
learned of the attack made on the Ma
sonic record of Gen. Washington,
through advance sheets sent out by the
National Christian association, express
the greatest indignation. The advance
sheets are from the Christian Cyno-
sure, an anti-secret society pubHca-
ton in Chicago. Col. Robert White Of
Wheeling, who has been chosen grand
marshal of the Masonic ceremonies
tending the observance OF the one hun
dredth anniversary of the death Of
Washington, to be held at Mount Yer
non on Dec. IA, said: This attack is
the me2nest thing ever saw in a Chris
tan publication. 1t asserts that Wash
ington was practically a seeding Ma
son from 1868; that in 1898 his opinions
had not changed, and that he never
was a grand master or master of any
lodge. Now this is all bosh. Wash
ington became an entered apprentice
in Fredericksburg Va, lodge No. 4,
1852, passed to the second degree
March 3, 1883, and was made a master
Mason Aug. 4, 1853. Alexandria
Washington lodge No. % was chartered
April %, 1888, with Washington as a
charter member, and he was made a
worshipfuI master on May 20, 1888.
The lodge still has in its possession
this same old charter, which gives the
lie direct to the Chicago claims. Not
only that, but the lodge still has the
Masonic apron Washington wore as
master of the lodge. I also saw only
last Wednesday another Masonic apron
presented to Washington by Lafayette,
and which now belongs to the lodge
of Masonic records bearing Washing
toms own signature, after the time 1t
is claimed Washington became a seed
ing Mason. There is nothing at all In
the story" In the attack referred to
above it was stated the Kansas Ma
sons disapproYed Of the proposed cere-
monies. In reply to this Col. White
showed a letter from the grand lodge
Of Kansas promising the presence OF
the grand lodge officers. He has also
received letters from the grand lodge
officers of Nebraska, North Carolina
West Virginia, Florida, Maryland and
other states, promising large delega-
lions. Virginia alone will send 1,5Oa
Masons.-Baltimore Sun.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
DUNS TRADE SUMMARY.
Fewer Failures With Greatly De-
creased Liabilities.
COTTON is LOWER AND SLOW.

New York, Jan. 1.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says no
correct report of failures of 1899 can
be made until the year closes. A col
lapse of speculation in copper stocks
has sweIled the aggregate at Boston
alone over SIS, 900, 900 within a few
days and might yet add to the record
The failures thus far reported are few
er in number than any year since 1883
and smaller in amount of commercial
liabilities than in any year since 1881.
The aggregate of defaulted- liza bilities
is S120, 1000, but nearly two-thirds
of the banking liabilities were added
within a few days, the aggregate
reaching about $50, 900, 900. The COM
mercial liabilities have been about
SIS, $50, 900, though exact returns for
few recent failures are not yet OBJ
tainable. In no other years except
1881, with defaulted liabilities
of $81, 155, 1892, and 1880 with S65, 1872
900 have failures been as small since
the agency commenced quarterly re-
turns in 1875. The average of liabili-
ties per failure is less than 50, 500, the
smallest in any year of the twenty-five,
a gratifying evidence that commercial
liabilities are further removed than
usual from the point of danger.
Atlantic exports of wheat, -four in
Guided, have in four weeks been only
8,27s,618 bushels, against 1854, SGT
last year, and Pacific exports 3,314, 271,
against 1856, 8OS. The corn exports
continue about as large as last year,
but cotton exports have been less than
half of December '99, with some de-
crease on takings of spinners. Ac-
cumulated stocks in mills and markets
both here and abroad were so large
that there is no haste to pay the prices
asked. The industries are closing the
most extraordinary year Of their his
tory. Long established branches nave
undergone a veritab1e reconstruction,
vastly increasing their capacity, while
new industries which scarcely existed
a year or two ago have enlisted a vast
capital, altered modes of business and
production in almost every direction
and improved conditions for the future
almost beyond calculation. Electrical
development in light, heat and power,
in making cataract work, performing
wonders all over the land, deserve
especial attention. For such recon
struction the increases in demand for
iron and steel products is the great
feature of the year.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
Books, Narrow Eseapes.

Three of the greatest books in the
world have narrowly escaped destruc-
ton. the "Aeneid of Virgil" the works
of Aristotle and the great body of Jew
fsh tradition represented by the Tai
mud" 1t is recorded that Virgil on
his death bed sought to burn the only
COPY of the "Aeneid," as he had not
revised il, and when he was foiled in
this he ordered his executors, Varro
and Tucca, not to give it to the world
q direction which was disregarded by
order of the Emperor Augustus. The
works of Aristotle suffered from neg
Iect. They lay many years buried in
a cellar, and when, by mere accident,
they were at last unearthed, they were
so damaged by damp and dirt that in
many passages they are hopelessly cor
T-11pt. How great would have been the
loss Of this work TO the human race
NAV be judged from the fact that
everything that was known in the mid
die ages of the arts and sciences was
derived directly from these writings.
The "Talmud" nearly became extinct
through persecution. The possession
of the "Talmud," by long series OF
edicts, extending over many centuries.
was made penal, and the book itself
was burned. No fewer than twenty
four wagon loads of "Talmud" manu-
script were burned in France in 1874.
STRAY Stories.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
rnInorease snnreme Conrt.

Topeka, Dec. 29.-It is probable that
the proposition to increase the mem
bership of the state supreme court will
be taken out of politics next year and
made strict business question. The
court of appeals is now costing the tax
payers of the state in the neighborhoot
of 5000 a year. By wiping out The
court of appeals and increasing the su
preme court, saving of s4s, 900 can bt
effected annually. This is why the
rank and file of all three parties ar<
demanding that the proposition to in.
crease the supreme court be made 2
non-partisan affair.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
He Had I'm

From the Argonaut: A grand we'd
ding was being solemnized at st. Pc
ter's, Eaton square, London ca each
side of the strip of carpet that ex-
tended from the church door to the
curb was a crowd Of people watching
the guests arrive. In the wake of q
procession of equipages Of the most
aristocratic and well appointed char
acter came a four-wheeled cab, dingy
and disreputabIe beyond belief. Here,
here!" shouted the policeman in
charge, you can't stop here! We're
waiting for the bishop Of -" The
cabman regarded the officer with tri-
umphant leer, as he climbed down from
his seat and threw a ragged blanket
over his skeleton steed. Its all right,
guv'nor," he said. I've got the old
buffer insidei"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
Russians In The Boer Ranks.

London, Jan. 1.-The Marseilles cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing the substance of an inter
view with the Russian, Gourko, who
is now about to start for Pretoria, says
lowing statement: 81 have been offer
ed the command Of Boer army corps.
In my own mind am absolutely con-
fident of the success of the Beers. You
may take my word for it that thous-
ands of Russians are now fighting I'M
der General Joubert.''
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-06
BURIED TWO HUSBANDS
NAshInKtoa Widow Disposed Of "a
Partners In Short Order.

HashiEGtca Widow Disposed 81 HA
Partners In Short Order.
Fren the Washington Star: I'VE
have had double funerals without nuns
Der, Of husband and wife, sister ana
sister, brother and brother" explained
an attache OF cemetery near the sol
eiers' home to a reporter, "but a fun
eral here recently seems to surpass
them all. There are several men who
have three and four wives buried I'm
this and similar cases in other GEM
eter1es, as well as a number OF women
who have from two to as many, In one
instance at least, as five husbands. The
case that 1 refer to as being somewhat
new is not of the kind referred to, for
there was lapse Of time between the
funerals of the husbands and wives
spoken OF, but a case where lady bur
led two husbands at the same time.
And she was not a Mormon either.
Her first husband died in August, ana
his remains were temporarily placed
in the vault
''The VIII and certain directions left
by the husband, for business and other
reasons directed that If it could be
satisfactorily arranged the widow
should marry the business associate
and particular friend of the deceased.
In less than three weeks, under these
circumstances, the widow married the
gentleman referred to, who IN less than
three days was confined to his bed by
an illness that in three weeks proved
fatal. The doubly endowed widow ar
ranged for his funeral, and at the same
time gave orders that her first hus-
bands remains, which had been LEFT
in the vault temporarily, should be in
TERED by his side at the same time.
Two graves were dug and both were
buried at the same time. Their eofins
were identical, as well as were the
floral decorations, which were rather
elaborate. It was the first time In my
experience that ever saw or even
heard Of a widow burying two hus-
bands at the same time, though 1t may
have happened elsewhere. The Wild
ow has arranged that she shall be bur-
led beside them, the first husband to
be on her left