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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-14

A prominent business man was
using the hose in front Of his pla
ce of bus mess late Saturday even
ing. The hose became kinked aud
the water refused to flow. The
man very gently hung the hose in
a tree ard went to removed the
kink. He returned boldly to rec
apture the nozz'e. When he aim
ost had it within his grasp It twis-
ted and turned ard give him a
rap on the nose He grabbed it
firmly and ST. cd lot king it straIgb
in the eye and il serding stream
Of H2O into his eyes. AT err a
time he realized that the water
was going down h neck ald into
his pocket. ms cad If settling the
dust and he turned II right.
The fight was fierce but he man
was vic orious even though having
a skinned nose aud wet gar men.s.
Jennings Progre
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-14

The Drlrnmbre Ac DENY foot
ball eleven, accompanied by It's
sponsor. maid Of honor, manager,
mascot. substitutes and about q
dozen or more roOtcrs were III
town a short while Saturday en-
route TO Lafayette where they
lined-up against the Southwes
tern Louisiana Industrial Institute
eleven that afternoon The game
was entirely too one-slded to be
of interest, the Lafayette eleven
winning ont easily by the big
score of 100 to o. Delcambre wi !
need quite a good deal of practice
ere they will be III a position to
"pnt up a real fast, snappy game,
and we hope that they will "tall
in lnen ere the close Of the season
with one of the strongest eeveDs
in this section, if noI in the State
The DeIeambre delegation re
turned bone Sunday evening.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-14

T ID. Pol ard of the Gulf Coast
Development Company, on Mon
day sud, 1--WE are G ding to re-
claim our our we'll north of Jenn.
ings some of these days. At pre-.
sent the four inch casing is fact.
We are going down over the
eight with string of ten inch and
then run . sring of six inch over
the four inch, and thus recover all
our pipe We are confident of
&c ting oll-Jennings Progress.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-14
Dysentery Cured WilBOnt the
Aid Of n DOctGr.

~ am just up from a hard spell oil
the Aux" (dy Sc ntery says Mr. T a
Primer, a we'll knot N merchant OF
Drummond, Tenn used one small
bottle Of Chab berl MS Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhod Ref edy and was cured
without havih a. Hector / consider
il the best CID Ia medicine IN the
world" The n mo need of employ
ing doctor wi y this remedy is used
for no doctor On prescribe a better
medicine for bowel complaint in any
form either for children or adults II
never fails and is pleasant to take
For sale BY Estorge Drug Co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-14

nksFn Ladies': You can find Just wha
YOU have long wanted for your home
bill of fare at Immergluck' grocery,
Your purchases will be delivered.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-14
The output

The output Is the key rote TO profit,
In deciding upon q price TO self
manufactures. no matter WnHt 9tl
10 ha has 10 offer. considers how
many he is likely to sell, and bases
his charge accordingly. il Is quite
reasonable. TOO. II a tailor sell on Y
twD suits ~ clothes each week. MS
income must come FROM the profits u
these wo suits. II he can. however,
double or treble his output Wit out
materially increasing MS WORKING
EXPENSES, he can naturally anorn 70
mako the profit on each suit much
less.
Again. this output decides the buy
ing power. II is only necessary 10
statethat there nave been manufac-
tHraH
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-14
FOR SALE

. 5XlO Reversible Engines.
l. 5XS Tandio BED Engine.
l. 8bXt2X30 inch Plancr.
L 1.l5-lG Steel Shaft & Hangers
i Slide-rest.
- Portable Cylinder Boring Bar.
l. Large Chain Drill
- Tube Expanders, from "a to in
ches, will sell these simply, in
pairs, or the Whole set.
drill Press.
The above will he sold cheap. A
bargain for anyone needing any of the
above. For further particulars and
prices calf at this office
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
Do You Believe in Signs?

A mark, note, token or symptom, in.
dicates that by which anything may be
known, that il, we are forewarned ii
evil is to befall US, or We have the pleas.
ure Of anticipation If the sign Betolnc
a fortunate occurrence. Accidental occur.
rences all have their signs, every disease
has its symptoms. The point is to heed
the former, and countcraet the effects Of
the latter Spellsl of sick-hcadachc fol.
low indigestion and stomach disorders,
belching, biliousness and dyspepsia are
signs OF sickness People that believe
in these signs and know that they are
true from experience, can get immediate
relief and speedy cure by the use Of
DIR. Gums lmprovd Liver Pills. Sold
by druggists for e5c per box. Only one
for dose. For sale by Stone & Mer-
Ger, druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
MOUNTED
BRIGADE
COMING
staff Captain White, Of the Salvation
Army, win Arrive Here From Pitts
burg Headquarters Next Satur-
day to Conduct Big
Meetings.

STAFF Captain White, Of the Salvation
Army and his mounted brigade, will ar
rive in this city next Saturday from
the Pittshurg headquarters and viii con-
duet Salvation meetings with the local
corps stationed here in charge of Cap
tain and Mrs. WIN ]. Pond. Me meet
ings under the sta fTeaptain's charge
win be held here Saturday, October q,
and Sunday, October .. An sincere and
cordial welcome is extended to all to at.
tend these meetings, Std
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
Sweet Melody Flour.

The largest line Of woolCns ever shown
in Olarlssburg can be seen at the Clarks-
burg Tailoring company. sep24tf
The Clarksbnrg Tailoring company
has large collection Of woolens for
suits, trousers and ovcrcoats They will
be pleased to have you look them over
sep24tf
W. I. Merriman's stock OF furnishings
for men IS the largest and most complete
Look at his hats and the most pleasing
line of underwear, neclSwear, shirts, hos
icry and gloves at all prices, including
the best. Third street, by postofIice.
oct9wtf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
Sweet Melody Flour.

See the l2-piece decorated toilet set
in our window to be given away on No
vember ! to the person returning the
largest amount OF cash register checks
for month of October c. P. Stout, 81
Pike street; Bell phone l8O (Gct it at
stout's). oct5tf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
Sweet Melody Flour.
BUYS AND SELLS HORSES.

NJ. D. Stuart is buying and selling
horses at his large barns on Traders al
ley in the rear of the Central Presby-
terrain church, where the Clarksburg
Transfer was formerly located. He aims
to have some horses on hand all the time.
de will take few boarders at the barn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
Sweet Melody Flour.
NOTICE.

To debtors and creditors:
All persons knowing themselves in
dcbtcd to the late John P. Miller, de.
ceased, will please call and pay the same,
and any person, claim or claims against
the said deceased will present them prop.
erly proven, as must settle up the
business of this estate soon.
Al j. STR0THER,
Executor of John p. Miller, Deceased.
October TO- 1903. octlG.4t
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
Sweet Melody Flour

Public dancing at the Elkbridge dance
hall every Tuesday and Friday nights.
Admission to gentlemen 50 cents, and to
ladies % cents. Music by the Peerless
piano player. octlGtf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22
Sweet Melody Flour.

NEW COTTAGE FOR RENT.
In Broad Oaks; good location. In
quire Miss Bell Ogden, on Chapel street,
octl4.Gt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-22

DR.. E. B. Harper, veterinarian, VIII
treat your sick animal. Operating a
speciality. Charges reasonable. Office
I'll Pike street upr2stf
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
BID $4,000 LOWER YET LOST JOE

| A business man who submitted the
lowest bid few weeks ago for sup
| plying a years provisions at the Nor
| folk navy yard and the training sta
| ton at Newport, r. T., has made pro-
test against the action of the depart
ment in awarding the contract for such
supplies to rival who was some $780,
900 higher in his bid for the total sup
plies than the disgruntled bidder. The
latter came to Washington with one of
the senators from Virginia and two
of the congressman. They saw Mr..
Moody and, adopting that peculiarly
persuasive style which is common to
the United States senator and the
member of the house of representa-
tives who bear with them to Washing
ton the grievances Of an outraged con-
stituent they narrowly escaped accom-
plishing something. Mr.. Moody prom
Used to look into the matter and salts
fled with this assurance the discomfort
ed bidder and his senator and con-
gressmen went home. This is another
of those cases known as fictitious bids;
that is, a bidder anxious to supply
meats and poultry and other provisions
makes a bid which the department re-
CARDS as impossible to execute, the
prices of some of the items being rid
iculously low and on others exhorbi-
family high, the idea being that in the
end by certain favored orders. he will
come out ahead In this case the Nor
folk mans bid was thrown out and an
onther accepted. This action was an
nounced several weeks ago in these
columns, but the rejected bidder has
not yet given up the fight. On the con-
trary he has come to Washington with
his influence with what result shall be
known later. The bidder took the
ground that it was of no concern to
the department whether his bid was
ridiculously low or not He had his
bondsmen ready to stand for his proper
fulfillment of the contract and he
claimed that there ended the depart
ment's interest and responsibility.
Army and Navy Register.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26

of the brow. The Charlottesville
Progress gives some figures on this
subject which should invite the
thoughtful consideration of all readers.
1t says:
"Sixty-five thousand applications
have already been made and they are
still pouring in upo& the Commissioner
of Pensions by the hundreds, although
it is just about five years since the war
began. Only about 1900 troops, it will
be remembered, were under fire at San
tiago, and about 5000 seamen and ma
rines saw active service. Of the 65,-
600 applicants, 57,046 came from in
valids, and $3.50 from widows and de-
penoents.
The Civil War lasted five years in
stead of few months, and yet at the
close of 1872, seven years after the end
of the war, only about per cent of
the Union soldiers had applied for
government aid. The soldiers of the
Spanish war were mostly young men
in the prime of life who were all care
fully examined by competent surgeons
before enlisting, and it seems under
the circumstances there has been a
marked deterioration in the physical
manhood of young Americans, not to
mention the moral manhood"
Now how is the question propounded
to be answered? Was the great rush
for enlistment due to patriotism or to
pensions? Perhaps it would be just
to say that at the time of enlistment
these young men were inspired by pa
triotic motives, but since the war, see
ing an easy opportunity for gaining a
livelihood, without wofKing, have made
application for pension upon the most
frivolous pretexts. Of this large num-
Der, there are many meritorious claims,
but the government owes it to future
generations to thoroughly sift this
large list of applicants and refuse all
except those on merit No more dan
gerous precedent can be set than that
of encouraging dependence upon gov
eminent aid.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
BLUEFIELD MAN FATALLY SHOT


King Crockett, young man from
Bluefield, was shot and dangerously
wounded at Richlands several days ago
by Policeman Harry Clapp. Crockett
had been fishing in Clinch river, which
runs by Richards and had been using
dynamite, which is against the the law
and Clapp arrested him and started to
town with him, when, it is said, Crock
EFT broke loose from the officer and
attempted to escape! The officer com
mended him to halt, which command
he ignored, and the officer drew his
revolver and shot him in the back, the
Sall going clear through him and com
ing out just above the navel. He was
at once taken to the Bluefleld SANTA
rum, where it is thought he will die
Officers left Tazewell for Richards
to arrest Clapp, whom it is said haa
taken to the woods
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
WANTS LAND FOR NEGROES

Bishop Turner, of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. of Indianapolis,
Indiana, In an address to the negroes
OF the Methodist Episcopal church,
advises the race to decide that the one
and only hope for them is self-govern-
ment in some country by themselves,
where race prejudices do not exist.
The bishop, while admiring Booker
7. Washington for his work. said that
though the negro is being educated he
is still hampered in his endeavor Il
raise himself above his present condi.
tons by the prejudice of the whit,
people.
An effort is being made by Bishol
Turner to raise money enough to bu,
a steamship which will ply between
this country and Africa.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
FIVE HUNDR ED
PEARSONS DROWNED
Cloudbursn Destroys HeppneT, Oregon
and Half Of the Inhabitants
Perish
The PEOPLE GREW FRANTIC.

Low Noise, Faint at First, Grew Louder
and Louder-The Rain Was
Not Falling in Heppner, But
Could Be Seen Some Distance
Away.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
Away.

Five hundred people lost their lives
destroyed the town of Heppner, Ore,
last week.
Heppner is the county seat of Morrow
and had about 1880 inhabitants.
A report from lone, seventeen miles
from Heppner, is to the effect that 800
bodies have been recovered. A mes
5enger who arrived at lone said that
wall of water twenty feet high rushed
down into the gulch in which Heppner
is situated, carrying everything be-
| fore it.
| The city is situated on Willow creek,
which makes a sharp turn above the
city.
The rain was not falling in Hepp-
ner, but could be seen some distance
away Sharp flashes of lightning were
| accompanied by the bowling thunder.
Then suddenly the thunder died away,
1
at first, but grew louder and louder,
| the people became frantic. Then in a
| moment the van of the flood burst
into view around the curve of the
creek, carrying on its crest the cabins
and houses which stood in it's path.
The people made rush to the hills,
but were too late. The flood was upon
them. The little river in five minutes
was transformed into a roaring tor
rent 400 feet wide and 20 feet deep
! Houses were lifted from their founda
tons and carried on the swirling wat
: ers People were carried in thei-
e homes and forced to crawl out on TIL,
roof. Then as the house moved dow
the stream they caught on to the tree
and hung there until morning whel
they were rescued.
The flood came with such sudden
ness that the inhabitants were unabl,
to seek places of safety and were car
ried down to death by the awful rusl
of water.
Almost the entire residence portion
of the town was destroyed, but some OF
the business part, which is on niger
ground, escaped.
Huge boulders weighing ton were
carried down by the current and many
people were killed by being mashed
against the rocky bluff.
AS soon as possible after the flood
had subsidies the work of relief was
commenced by the citizens of the town.
Dozens of bodies were found in the
creeks and some places they were piled
over one another.
| The buildings which were not carried
away were moved from their founda-
| lions or toppled over.
Hundreds of horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs that had gone into the creek bot
toms for water persisted.
| At lone considerable damage was
done to buildings, although no loss of
| life is reported from there.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
GOT ONE YEAR FOR CONSPIRACY.

An interesting case before the United
States court at Roanoke last week was
that of J. H. Custer and James MAJ
ming. charged with conspiracy The
charge of conspiracy was brought on
the grounds that the accused used
every means possible to prevent Wit
nesses testifying against them when
they were charged with selling hqour
at a country church
When Rev. R. l.. Cauley a Bap-
fist minister reported the accused men
to the United States officials, changing
them with selling whiskey at a house
of worship, it is alleged that the ao-
cused caught the preacher on a high
way and gave him sound thrashipg
for reporting them.
The case resulted in a verdict oil
guilty. The prosecuting attorney In
pressing for sentence in the matter
said he wished to put an end to
state OF affairs in Floyd county which
might necessitate a preacher having
to carry Bible in the one hand and
a Winchester rifle in the other
Testimony as to Clusters good char
acter and record generally were given
with a view to mitigating the sen
tence of the court. A sentence Of
twelve months in Atlanta penitentiary
was melted out to Custer on the con
spiracy charge and on the charge Of
making false entries on his distiller's
book, a sentence of six months addl-
tional will be served.
Edgar Mcneil son of the postmaster
at Floyd Courthouse, was fined $50 for
delaying the mails.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
STREET CAR MEN ON STRIKE.

The long-expected strike of the mo-
tormen and conductors on the lines OF
the Richmond, Manchester and Peters
burg street railroads has begun. The
street railway employees are asking for
an increase of pay, the nine-hour day,
and recognition Of the Union
About 150 conductors and motormen
arrived in Richmond Thursday morn
ing to assist he company in breaking
the strike The striking street car men
won over all the strike-breakers but
four in less than six hours.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
During a Clash Between the Jews and
PsIiCe atLsdz, Russian
PsIannd.
TEN YOUNG MEN WERE KILLED
And Surgeons Kept Busy for Five
Hours Dressing Wounds-No-
torious Jew Batter Stabbed at
st. Petersburg Enthusi-
astic Young Men Reported as
Beaten to Death.
Beaten to Death.

The Tageblatt, of Berlin, in mail ad-
vice from LODI, Russian Poland, gives
an account of diturdances there last
week. About five thousand young
workingmen, Jews, paraded the streets
in an orderly manner but as a social
list demonstration. The police, in view
of the number of those engaged, called
on the Cossacks for assistance and then
the police and Cossacks charged the
workingmen, beating them with the
fiat of their swords and with their fists
anu mercilessly continuing the beating
after a number of the men had been ar
rested and were helpless, and further
beating them when the prisoners were
taken into the police station where, ac-
cording to the mail advices, blood ran
in rivulets."
1t is reported that ten enthusiastic
young men were beaten to death and
| that of the 100 who were arrested all
were seriously wounded. Surgeons
worked for five hours sewing UP
wounds after the fury of the police had
been spent.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
FORESTS AND FLOODS.

Mr. John P. Brown, secretary of the
International Society of Arboreultre,
contributes quite an interesting article
to the Chicago Inter-O Ocean upon for
ests and their bearing upon flood con-
ditions. Mr. Brown has devoted forty
years study to the subject which lie
discusses. His views cannot be dis
missed therefore as would those of an
empiric. The present floods, he says,
are the results of forest denudation and
the country is entering upon long
period of floods. He makes the dire
full prediction that in half a century
the most fertile regions of the United
States will be sterile. The decline in
productiveness of China, he ascribes to
it's lack of trees. Yet America has Ge-
stroyed more timber in sixty years,
according to Mr.. Brown, than China
made away with in 5000 years. Com
menting on this article the Inter-Ocean
says:
Putting aside Mr. Browns dire pro-
pheeies, it must be admitted that pres
ent conditions are very much as he rep
resents them IN this article. Formerly
forests skirted the banks and shaded
the headwaters of rivers like the Ohio
and the Mississippi. The porous soil
was held in place. The rainfall and
the melting snow sank into the ground
to feed springs and to furnish regular
supply of streams.
The forests have been cut. The riGh
porous soil has been washed away
Now the snow, unprotected by trees
melts quickly. The rainfall is swept in
great volumes into the rivers. In tie
treeless sections electrical stroms pro
duee cloud-burtst Everywhere the vel.
umn of flood water has increased. THIS
is Mr. Browns theory and there is IL
mystery about it.
The only remedy is reforestation ot
areas shorn of timber. Something haS
been done in this direction. There arr
planted in the United States every veal
about 100000 trees, but in the sa1at
year we destroy 100000 acres Of trees
In other words, for every tree we plant
we are cutting down two acres of trees
Instead of planting 100000 tree
each year, Mr.. Brown insists that "
should plant 5O0,O00,O00. If the peopl
can be aroused to full appreciation {
the danger and to a knowledge of til
remedy that is necessary to prevent til
continent from becoming what Chin
is, all the prophecies Of Mr.. Brown wi
come to naught.
If the remedy for floods and unpr
ductiveness is the planting of trees, t!
trees should be planted. But in til
enormous undertaking the people of t
cities and the people of the farms a,
the ranches must join hands with o.
another and with the government.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
PENSION FRAUDS.

The report emanating from the CO.
missioner of Pensions to the effect that
more than % per cent. of the soldiers
who enlisted for service in our little
skirmish with Spain, had applied for
pensions, is a most astounding object
lesson of the growing disposition the
American people to get a living
through any means other than that of
earning an honest dollar by the sweat
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
CUMMINGS Blood and LlV6r Pills.

teradve genaydng but efficient pills
A s as at h. a sd ire 5s
aq the Blood and Liver Pills 6
uhly said their
:, DIRECTIONS FOR USING CUMMINGS, 3. & /. PILLS
n all cases the size Of dose taken must be regulated BY the known
So s@ smaller 1 v 3 sasss he ssss ss As rule
been r s gentle aA's one every two hours after dinner until three doses have
thartc until three
sp sSsfs n ss
sSsss 91 BLOOD Cure 6 .
s ssei s IL aaa s it aas the the
Suppressed Menstruaton This s nst ] s active se
bath foot bath better still hip bath win bring
full Of B. { Be
Fl ATT ss v p ss sd derived ss 5
Congestion topor the liver and re-
upon Poisoning Headache
Bad Taste the Mouth with disorder the Stomach Dyspe
troubles these together viii give quick i ea'so
Regular Time Going Stool Always Observe
t9e Slowly gradual H
sRs ssa ss ssssa structures cell upon cell until in due time her p
You Must Not conound Cummings Blood Liver
which must be closely s order obtain best results
i ss sTs GLANDS Hip Joint disease White swelling 0 Or thick Neck and en-
The Pills &C. g. and l. Ps) Must Connection with
a before ss Bills Ss s o the a 3 S ses
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result s 'as cur long Pills
taking
REMEMBER OUR cuAKTEE IS GIVEN WITH EVERY BOTTLE OF
CUMMINGS BLOOD CURE. ..--
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-06-26
MINERS FAY LAWYERS.

The United Mine Workers Journal
state that the bill of Clarence S. OAR
row, chief counsel for the miners dur
ing the hearings before the anthracite
coal commission, is $4,000. Other at
torneys for the miners, from six tc
nine in all, will probably charge from
81 900 to $4,000 EACH The twenty-sis
attorneys who represented the opera
tors will probably charge from $4,000
to $25, 900.