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New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
SHOOTING CONTESTS.
The regular revolver and trap shooting contests
resnlted as follows:

Revolver or pistol entry lowest sGor" best \
Smith 81; II. Craotree, 81; W. E Petty, 80, !. y.
Diet jr., 81. \ l. 4. MimmeIwrlsn1 Ss J.
IIumphrey, 43 DR. r IL sayre, it, l.. r. Percy, "a; W
Rosen baum 81 {. T. Tayntor. CO. L. Buss. 63, =. ii.
Chapman "a r Keller, jr. 10: K r. McAlpin. n.
Revolver re-entry match; highest score hest-J- a.
Smith. "a; J. \. Diet u. 22 J. 7 HumPaGey a 2$S
7, Mmmelvright. 23I Or. r Fl. SaYre. 236, w h.
Petty 2S5 DR.. 4. Smith, 229; L. r. Piercy, 22l; W
p UtIer 2ls; II. NJ Pope. 212; f, F. NJ Wendelstadt
L. FuntIey. 207; J. b Crabrae. zoo, Is. X. Y
casey 204, \. d. Shepard 1875: :. Scott 19l; N
Edey. 15s - coz, ~ -
one hundred shot aa;ch-Dr R H. sayre s'2' w f
Petty S9l. J. A. Dietz. ir.. $50
Twenty-tvo cabre pistol championship fifty shots
Dietz ir 81: A. L. a. Himmelwreht. IS: J. 7.
Revolver championship nifty shots-Dr. r. II Sayre. 455
Trap shooting at Interstate Park Long Island:
Continuous natch-Hekes io7: Fox 1873 ParneIee. 80,
Tanning l02; Crosby. Gilbert los; Griffith, IS Ke-
Ter, >. Roy. ~; Haowen. O. 80
Association champtonship-Pa Parmeee. 9S crosby 30
Gilbert 100. Heikes, 90; Tanning. 9s watson 9S Banks
90 Griffith gs Ie Roy. 90; FoX, 80 Haowell 81 porp
so McKaraher. S3 Sheeler 81 Everett. 60 Keller u.
13 Wanda, "a, II. $ Welles as; H. w. Baln 81 T. W.
Getchel, So Martin 97; B. Waters, 81
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
Anti.Nepotism In Schools.
(By Senator r. W. Hardy, Ark.)

An act to prohibit directors of
public schools from employing
relatives as teachers in the public
schools.
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of the state Of Arkansas:
Section ]. That school directors
are hereby prohibited fpm EN-.
ploying any persons as teacher in
the public schools, related to either
OF them by consanguinity or affinity
within the fourth degree; unless
thirds Of the patrons Of q pub
lie school should petition them to
do so.
Section 2. That any director or
directors Of the public schools vio-
lating section one (1) Of this act,
shall upon conviction be finod in
any sum not less than $40 nor
more than $50 and in addition
thereto shall be suspended from
Office.
Section 3. That all laws in con-
fict with this act are hereby re-
pealed and tsis act to take effect
ninety days after passage.
Approved May "a, 1901.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
THE ENTERPRISE.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL or IBERIA PARISH
AND TOWN OF NEW IBERIA.
Oh o. Tie Streets.

Manager Spencer Of the Jennings
Electric Light and Power Co., said
Tuesday that he would untertake
the task Of sprinkling - many Of
our streets as the property owners
desired at a cost not to exceed $25
per block and that he would guar.
antse to keep down the dust. The
Texas crude oil is being successfully
used in many towns ~ means Of
keeping down the dust and as a
public disinfectant, because as such
it has no equal. In some places it
is being used a. a disinfectant for
outhouses, sewers and the like.
Mr.. Spencer says that the use Of
oil on our streets would make them
almost like macadamixed streets, in
addition to the dustlaying qualities.
He says that the oder arising from
the oil all disappears after twenty
four hours and that the danger
from 6re has been greatly exagger-
ated. The oil even in bitches needs
: very hot 6re to ignite it. When
used - dust layer the oil needs
replenishing in from one to three
weeks, depending upon the amount
Of travel on the street. At the price
asked BY Mr.. Spencer the oil would
cost abont the Same as water. -
JsMniMgs Tsses.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

Running a newspaper says an
exchange, is just like running a
hotel, only different. When man
goes into a hotel and finds some
thing on the table which does not
suit him, he does not get up and
raise hades with the landlord and
tell him to stop his darned old ho-
tel. Well, hardly. He sets that
dish on one side and wades into
some Of the many dishes that do
suit him. 1t is different with some
newspaper readers. They find
an article occasionally that does
not suit them exactly and, without
stopping to think that it may please
hundreds of other readers, make a
grand stand play of their supreme
assininity and hasten over to stop
their paper.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

All Sadieville, KY, was curious
to learn the cause of the vast i'm
|provement in the health Of Mrs. s
P. Whitaker, who had for lone
time, endured untold suffering from
a chronic bronchial trouble. "It's
all due to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery," writes her husband. "I1
completely cured her and also cured
our little granddaughter Of a severe
attack of Whooping Cough" l,
positively cures Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, Bronchitis, all Throat and
Lung troubles. Guaranteed bot.
ties SOC and $1.OO. Trial bottles
free at Estorge Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

London, Aug. 28.--The St.
Petersburg correspondent Of the
Daily Mail confirming the report
that Emperor Nicholas and Emper-
or William will meet at Dantzig
Sept. 10, says:
II have learned also on the best
authority that the czar is now dis.
posed to intervene with regard to
the Transvaal, and that the war
will be discussed with NJ. Loubet,
King Edward and Emperor Will
liam"
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

balance 100 arpents is about one hal
mile from the 125 arpent tract, and i,
good woodland. This wood sells at 50 9
cord on the Bayou Banks. Beautiful
modern cottage, with hall, large sleep
ing rooms, dining room, kitchen, pantry
and bath room. Built years ago. Many
other improvements OH the place. Only
IL mile from sugar refinery. Price
$500. on easy terms.
No. Al. q acres of woodland. about If
OF which is cleared and ready for cult
walton. situated miles from New Iberia
in Petite Anse, on q cou1ee with fine
fish the year rcund. Price $3.50 an
arpent
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

not allowed to accumulate, but is
carried out with the oil, and by
gradually lowering the tubing the
well is cleared of whatever sand
may have accumulated in it. In
one instance which has come under
our observation the we'll afte,
being completed, had filled up 1SC
feet with sand which, working day
and night for nearly six weeks with
the tools, failed to lower. As an
experiment and last resource COM
pressed air was introduced with the
result that in four days, besides
getting the benefit of the entire
production of the well, the sand had
been removed and the tubing low
cred to the bottom of the hole and
the well has since produced steadily.
Briefly, the advantages of the
new method are as follows: One
man to attend to the compressor
plant and one man to all the wells
being pumped, instead of one man
to every well and pulling crew in
addition.
The compressor plant being the
only machinery required, instead
of an engine and rig to every well,
wells can be operated at a long
distance from the compressor plant
with practically no loss of power.
Last, but possibly most important,
the wells produce for thirty days in
the month instead of about fifteen
days, as heretofore. -- Scientific
american.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
DROP IN AND SEE US.
new IBERIA ENTERPRISE,
3oee-Foot Well.

Beaumont, Tex, 26.-A contrac,
was made this morning between
James B. Difey and the Central
Oil Company for q 30OO-foot we'll.
The Central is located three miles
below Lucas Station, on the Sabine
and East Texas, and is now 2060
feet deep. Mr.. Diney has been sue
cessful with deep wells, and will
possibly reach . depth Of 5000 feet
with a six-inch casing.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

Those Muncie, Indiana, people
seem to get to the front in good
shape. Neely, the Cuban post
Office official, to effect whose speedy
punishment congress passed 9
special law over a year ago Che
hasn't been punished yet) was
from Muncie and it now turns out
that W. M. Hoey, the Arizona col.
lector, who passed Chinese in from
$50 to 5000 apiece, is also deni.
zen Of the gas city. II the govern.
ment has any more Muncie em.
ployes, they should be fred as q
matter Of precaution.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

The laws Of health require that the
bowels move once each day and one Of the
penalties for violating this law is piles.
Keep your bowels regular by taking
dose Of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets when necessary and you will never
have that severe punishment inflicted
upon you. Price, rs cents. For sale by
James A. Lee, druggist.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

Bayou Teche. with Southern Pacific rail
road crossing it, containing 535 arpents.
Residence costing $4,000. on it, 8 double
cabins, two one-room cabins, 9 large
corn cribs, large stables for mules, black
smith shop and many outhouses in yard,
10 American mules, 3 large and one
small carts, plows and all tools, seed
cane, corn and hay, peavine. railroad
switch belonging to place. Price 1900,
$4,000 cash, balance in one. two, three
and four years, with 81 interest.
No. 46. Magnificent plantation on Bayou
Teche only miles from New Iberia, La,
containing 225 arpents, 1875 of which is
ready for cultivation i'm cane. The
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
COMPRESSED AIR FOR PUMPING
OIL WELLS.

One of the latest and most novel
uses to which compressed air has
been put is the pumping of oil wells.
California has oil wells throughout
its entire length, but of these what
is known as the Bakersfield or
Kern River District, situate about
the middle of the state, is head
and shoulders above all the others,
both rs to present production and
possible developments. In this
district the formation lies almost
horizontal and, with the exception
Of sticky clay and heaving stand,
is just hard enough to drill rapidly,
but the heaving sand has been so
difficult to overcome that in many
cases wells that, from their sur
roundings were absolutely sure of
oil have after months of constant
effort, been abandoned on account
of the heaving sand. 1t certainly
requires courage and persistence
in the drillers, after working for
days and perhaps only gaining ten
or fifteen feet, or possibly nothing
at all, to run his tools into the hole
and find that they will not go down
within one, two or possibly three
hundred feet of what they had gone
but few minutes before; and to
have this experience day after day
and week after week will test every
virtue man may possess, includ-
ing his pocketbook.
Every expedient known in other
fields has been tried here but with
only moderate success. The for
nation being loose and open allows
the water to run away so fast that
the rotary hydraulic rig is failure,
though where the sand heaves
inside the casing column of water
is used with good effect to aid in
holding it back. Even after the oil
sand has been reached and the pump
put in, the troubles have only be-
gun, as the pressure outside of the
casing forces the sand through the
perforations and the we'll has to be |
shut down at short intervals to re-
move the accumulated sand and
clear the working barrel, necessi-
tating an engine and rig at each
we'll and also the retaining of a
"pulling crew" of at least three
men.
To overcome these conditions a
great deal Of expensive experiment.
al work has been done by various
companies, and at this time COM
pressed air gives promise of solv-
ing the problem. The air is piped
from the air compressor (too we'll
known to need any description) to
the we'll, 1-inch pipe run down
into the we'll, and connected with
a 3-inch tubing near the bottom by
. U joint, though in some cases
two or three pipes are connected,
one at the bottom of the tubing,
Dne at about three quarters distance
down and one about one-half the
distance. In starting the we'll
pumping they are all turned on .
together until the column of oil is
started, when the intermediate con-
1ections are shut of and the lower
,ne will do all the work, usually re-
Iuiring about 120 pounds pressure
n an 850-feet we'll, IA gravity oil.
BY this method everything above
he connections is carried out Of the
ubing and the deeper they are sub
merged the better the results. In
his way the sand, which has been .
he source of SO much trouble, IS .
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

II that mirror Of yours shows .
wretched, sallow complexion, q
jaundiced look, moth patches and
blotches on the skin, it's liver
trouble; but DR.. Kings New Life
Pills regulate the liver, purify the
blood, give clear skin, rosy cheeks,
rich complexion. Only 25c at Es-
forge Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
Il Cure for Cholera Infuutuua,


Last May" says Mrs. Curtis Baker, o
Bookwalter, Ohio, "an infant child of on
neighbours was suffering from cholera in
fantum. The doctor had given up al
hopes of recovery. | took bottle o
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy to the house, telling then
felt sure it would do good If used &C
cording to directions. In two days time
the child had fully recovered, and is now
(nearly a year since) vigorous, healthy
girl. 1 have recommended this remedy
frequently and have never known it to
fail in any single instance" For sale by
James A. Lee, druggist.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

The hostility to the teaching Of
vertical writing in thepublic schools
seems to be gaining headway both
in the east and west. School boards
and citizens generally appear to
lean toward the slanting style
rather than to stand stifiy in
perpendicular support Of upright
penmanship. The smooth, forward,
flowing method Of forming letters
carries along with it the favor of
the masses.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
An Army In a Nutshell.

An army, three corps.
A corps, three divisions.
A division, three brigades.
A brigade, three regiments.
A regiment, three battalions.
A battalion, three companies.
A company, one hundred men.
The above figures represent aver
ages and are subject to change.
Major-Generals will command
corps and divisions.
Brigadier- Generals, brigades.
Colonels, regiments.
Majors, battalions.
Captains, companies.
A lieutenant.colonel is vice.
colonel, that is takes the place Of
his superior when absent. The
adjutant and quartermaster rank
as lieutenants and are appointed
by the colonel. The surgeon ranks
as major, assistant surgeon as cap
tain, while the chaplain also ranks
as captain.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

Constipation, impaired digestion and a
torpid liver, are the most common ailments
that are responsible for that tired, iistless,
fagged-out feeling that makes the summer
: dreaded period to 70 many people. Her
pine viii cure constipation, 1t improves
the digestion and arouses the liver to nor
mai activity. Price, 80 cents. Estorge
Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
GOV. HEARD AT THE BUFFALO
EXPOSITION.

Louisiana Day at the Pan-Ameri
can Exposition attracted a large
crowd. Gov. Heard took occasion
to tell his auditors few things
about the Pelican State that many
of them had not learned from thei,
text books, and from his address
we make the following extract:
No fairer court than this one
could have been assembled to pass
upon Louisiana's claims to great.
ness and upon the refutations that
| wish to advance against the many
misrepresentation which have been
circulated for years about Louisiana
and which to no inconsiderable q
degree have arrested her progress
and dimmed her good repute. In
this connection | am constrained
very reluctantly to assert that
among her detractors are to be
found men who of all others should
be mindful Of the truth in all their
utterances, for their utterances are
teachings to the youthful mind.
have reference in this particular to
the authors Of so-styled standard
textbooks, to men who make up
the histories that are studied and
accepted as true in the schools,
colleges and universities of our
country. One Of these textbooks is
a History of the United States by
Edward Charming, professor of
history in Harvard University. This
remarkable history bristles with
inaccuracies of the grossest charac-
ter, in its political as we'll as in its
geographical or typographical ref
erences, yet it has gained its way
into the institutions of learning Of
many, if not all, of the states where
it clouds and prejudices the minds
of the students instead of giving
them light and liberal ideas. Con-
sidering the reputation for learning
and high character that its author
enjoys, l am 10th to decide that
the inaccuracies in his work are due
to a lamentable lack of research
and instructions. A different con-
clusion, however, would inevitably
lead one to regard them as little
else than maliciously designed mis-
representations of facts, events and
personages. But my purpose is to
deal with, and, If possible, refute,
the damaging Misrepresentation
that Historian Charming has leveled
At the Mississippi river and at the
richest and most populous region
of Louisiana. This is what His
torian Charming has said on this
subject.
"Above New Orleans, or Baton
Rouge, it (the Mississippi) is prac-
ically unnavigable by seagoing |
'ailing ships. Moreover, the banks
II the lower Mississippi are gener-
lily low and swampy, and offer no
nducement to the settler. 1t is
,nly at a distance of 800 miles
rom the sea that they become in
,iting to agriculturists."
Referring to the navigability of
he Mississippi, ! shall be content
o call attention to the voyage Of
he United States cruiser Nashville
o st. Louis, which is 1900 miles
bove New Orleans, in 1898.
As to the other far more damag-
az statement about the banks Of
he Mississippi, shall simply SUBJ
lit these lrrefutable facts, which
peak for themselves
The distance from the Arkansas
ne, which is the northern boun.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

Piles are not only in, and of themselves
very painful and annoying, but often
greatly aggravate and even cause other
grave and painful affections, and should
therefore not be neglected. Tabler's !
Buckeye Pile Ointment is . great boon "a
sufferers a. it will cure them. Price, 80
cents in bottles. Tubes, IS cents. Estorge
Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

A novel way OF administering
justice and bestowing impartial pun-
ishment on juvenile offenders was
shown in q Chicago court the other
day. Two boys we're on trial for
lighting, accompanied by their re-
spective mothers. The justice
simply had the mothers swap sons
and then administer spankings.
The punishment tho urchins receiv-
ed was vigorous.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

The police arrested woman in
New Orleans, who, they say, en-
gagged herself as q servant 10 order
to rob the houses where she was
employed, and they charged her
with many such robberies.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

An Alabama negro armed with q
scythe, stood off q mob of twenty
five white men, and fatally wounded
one OF them at Moulton Heights
Sunday night.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31
The Oldest and Best,

s. S. s. is q combination Of roots
and herbs Of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
Of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
begins to improve from the first dose,
for S. s. S. is not only . blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic. and strength
=; : ]; T. ]! E: =: !; !; +: ! J: g: : !;
Rheu m atism, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheum. Herpes and similar troubles,
and 10 an infallible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula Is plainly print
ed on every bottle showing that 10 Is simply
Iron and Quinine in tasteless form. No
Cure, No Pay. Soc.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

r hcuma tisfn Is a
painful malady, in
terfering alike with
pleasure and busi-
ness.
To cure rheuma-
tism it Is necessary
to eliminate from
the blood the acid
poisons which are
the cause of the dis.
case. This is effect
ually done by the
use of DIR. Picrce's
Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t carries
out of the blood the
corrupt and poison
GUS accuuulations
which breed and
feed disease. 1t in
creases the activity
of the blood-making
glands and sends an
increased supply of
rich, pure blood
t through vein and
artery to strengthen
every organ of the
body.
III had been troubled
with rhcumatism for
twelve years, SO bad nj
times l could not leave
III y be d." writes Mr..
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

In cases Of corugh Group give the little
one One Minute Cough Cure. Then rost
easy and have no fear. Ths child will be
all right in little while. It never fails.
Pleasant to take, always safe sure and al
most instantaneous in effect. julius Koch,
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1901-08-31

the, Mississippi, following the cur
YES Of the river, is something less
than the 800 miles to which His
torian Charming has alluded. The
banks along these 800 miles form
the front Of the most fertile lands
in the United States, and they may
be compared to the richest lands of
the famed valley Of the Nile. 1t is
on these lands that the largest yields
Of cotton per acre are obtained, and
where, in proceeding southward,
are encountered the great fields of
sugar cane, of rice and the orange
groves, interspersed with corn
fields, truck farms, orchards and
plantations of the famous perique
tobacco. Seventeen parishes (in-
cluding the city of New Orleans)
ont of the fifty-nine in the state,
are embraced in this territory. Ac-
cording to the United State census
of 1900, New Orleans has a poupla-
ton of 2S7, ,1O4, and property
valuation of $40, ,964, ,S61, under
the state assessment. The sixteen
rural parishes in this same territory
have a total population of 265, ,6S1,
and property valuation of $32,-
1913, SAG. SO that the territory that
Historian Charming has described
as "swampy" and Offering "no in
ducement to the settler" contains
vigorous, healthy and contented
population Of no less than 552, 1856,
against 1928, ,S42 in the remaining
fortytwo parishes, and property
valuation of $173,OS6, 7O7, against
$103, ,479, 800 in the latter. It may
not be uninteresting to add that the
in Historian Channing's
marked territory exceeds that of
either of the states of Delaware,
Florida, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Hampshire, North Dakota,
Oregon, Rhode Island, South Da-
kota, Utah, Vermont, Washington
and Wyoming.
Very much of the same character
are the rich alluvial lands bordering
the Red river, the Ouachita, the
Black, the Atchafalaya, the La
fourche, the Courtableau, the Teche
and other streams Of lesser note.
Adjacent to the last named river
is the picturesque prairie region of
Attakapasandt the Opelousas, around
which Longfellow has woven his
;ouchiug poem of "Evangeline,"
which tells the story of the Acadian
from Nova Scotia. This
ovely region of undulating prairies
md moss-garlanded woodlands is
beaten by the waves Of the gulf
# Mexico, into which flow the
leep and navigable water courses
ooped here and there with beauti-
ul lakes abounding with fishes Of
very variety. Game of various
,inds also abounds in this prairie
egion that, in late years, has de-
'eloped into land Glowing with
milk and honey" It has become
he leading seat Of the rice industry
q Louisiana, and prosperous and
rowing towns, mammoth rice
Mills, huge pumping stations, ir-
igation canals and great fields of
'aving rice, have converted this
'hilom pastoral country into a
eritable beehive Of trade, enter
rise and activity. Here immi-
rants from Iowa and other north ,
'estern states have come to dwell /.
nd to share with the hospitable, /.
indy and thrifty descendants of
le Acadian emigrants, not merely !.
le riches that crown the labors of !.