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find ready market for butter.
eggs. and milk and I cannot supply the
demand for green stun. Fruit IS plenti-
ful in Beebe. so I am going 10 send my
peaches and pears TO Philadelphia mar
kets. The apples we use ourselves on the
farm. with the exception OF about four
barrels, which 7 sell to a neighbor.
Last summer was a very profitable
one. Almost all the stock proved healthy
and the milk route became so extensive
had to engage Two boys regularly 10
help NE. We get Up at clock all year
round and hustle out with the milk
wagons. and in winter time are back for
breakfast at at the latest. and that
gives US plenty Of time to be in school
by g
Last spring I planted asparagus and
strawberries in addition 20 my other
crops. These I also sent largely to Phil
adelphia. although they would have
found a ready sale in Shiloh.
Last Thanksgiving and Christmas
made a pile OF money on my turkeys and
chickens. Everyone said to be. oh, don't
| try TO raise turkeys. they Will cost you
more money and time than they VIII
! ever bring But I decided 10 try. and
in the most gratifying manner. Whether
/ last year happened 10 be an especially
| good year for turkeys OF not. I do not
/ know. but anyhow I cleared S75 on my
/ first flock and I'm going TO double the
number next year
| Ny chickens are fine Many OF them
! have carried of prizes for breed and
size. ! have 100 pure white ones. most
/ of them show chickens.
We are now getting ready for busy
/ times on the farms. I want to plant
over twice the quantity Of every vegeta-
/ bic this year and that means q lot Of
work Planting is a cinch, though. CON-
pared with harvesting and haying. That =
when a fellows back aches and he has
/ 10 keep his mind on the coming dollars
| else he's of 10 the cool 6sh pond and
/ the farms suffers"
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A RinG Trick.

boy of our acquaintance astonished
his host and the guests at party the
other night by asking that q bowl Of
water be brought into the parior-
You may have the bowl Of wa'er, of
course. said the host. but may I ask
what you are going TO do with it,"
.I want to show you trick an
swered the boy. 4 promise not to spill
the water or muss up anything, so you
needn't be afraid to let me try it"
Nov" he said. Il want to borrow a
finger ring. and I'm going to put it into
that bowl and then take it out with my
hand without getting my hand wet"
oh. you cant do it," cried a dozen
Of his companions. Whoever heard Of
putting your hand into water without
getting it wet?"
"Of course I didn't expect you to be
Iieve me said the young experimenter;
but wait and III show you thing or
two"
One of the girls handed him ring,
and having put it into the bowl. he stood
back so that they might all see it. Then
he took a little paper package from his
pocket and emptied from it powder,
distributing it over the surface Of the
water
What's that" asked his host
..Oh. that's my patent anti-wet, an
swered the boy. Now. watch me: I'm
going TO take that ring out with my
hand and If the hand gets at all wet l
promise TO drink the water, ring, pow
der. and all"
And he did take the ring out with his
hand. and he did not get his hand wet
or course. you want to know how he
did il. so that YOU may astonish some
of your friends The powder that. he
threw on the water was lycopodium. and
as he plunged his hand into The water
the lycopodium covered il like Il water
proof glove. for that substance and
water nave no affinity for each other.
Try it.
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chanced TO be fiuttering to conCealment
he would promptly aim at it and impale
II upon the emblaZOned walls with an ar
row.
Wee One remembered only one joke.
She had heard it long, long before
When is door not a door, When
it's jar
She wrote it upon a piece Of paper
and stuck it, face outward, upon the
side Of the bubble, as high as she could
reach.
That evening, when the throne room
was alive with shadows. the Jester came
in, with mournful tread, hopeful that
some stray joke had found temporary
Judgement among the rafters.
He did not see the bubble balloon, and
the little girl crouched at the bottom
of it-he only caught sight of the joke
pasted to the side Of the globe. He
stopped in the shadow. drew his bow,
and twaug-
4 sudden rush of air, spIattering Of
soap particles about her head. and Wee
One slid down q strand OF spider web
and landed safely upon the floor. The
Court testers arrow had gone through
the joke and carried it TO the other side
of the room. so she was not discovered
On the following dag a crowd gathered
| in the throne room Of the paiace-a
noted physician had stated that unless
| the King laughed, his death would fol-
| low, as his gout had taken 4 turn for
| the worse.
There were many attempts TO bring
about the desired result, but just as the
/ Joke was sprung the King twisted up
/ from the agony of the disease and re
/ fused point blank to think anything
/ funny
Then came the Jester with the joke
/ that Wee One had written, so old in her
/ world, so new in Bubbleville: 20 King,
when Is a door not door 2''
| That begins we'll" returned His
/ Highness. twitchng, but spring The
| joke. I am likely TO pass away at any
moment When is door not door, -
When it's a-when it's a-a-a-''
/ sputtered the Jester. but he could not
| continue. for the end of the sheet con
| tanning the answer was gone. His ar
row had cut it off and it had been blown
/ into obscurity.
! The King Of BubbIeviIIe folded his
hands nervousIy- The Jester could not
| for the life Of him remember the end OF
/ the conuudTum.
Take him away roared the King
/ Then, looking at his watch. 4 have just
! twenty minutes 10 live The one who
! completes the joke shall have his wish
! granted.
/ gray headed philosopher. who de-
sired an automobile in which 10 take
! his lessons TO market. stepped forward.
/ a door is not door when it's
window" ." he said; but the King ordered
/ him 10 be beheaded.
/ Wee One saw her opportunity.
/ Scampering from beneath the curtains
( she fitted in the missing word and was
( sent home on the Bubble Express Limit
| ed as q reward
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Wee One had stood tip-toe by the
window until shadows began to gather
among the trees in the garden, and the
sosp bubbles, sent afoat over the grass
plot. reflected grotesque shapes that
were not as pretty as a little girl might
wish.
Just one more, and then you must
come upstairs said Wee Ones mamma,
calling down from the landing
Wee One shook a big, fat bubble, "a
diantly red from the sunset. from the
end of her clay pipe and dipped it once
more IN bowl OF soapy water
Just one more" cried voice from
the shadows. Mamma won't care, and
then
When Wee One looked she saw that
the returning bubble was talking TO her
and that it had legs and arms. like
real spTite Ordinarily Wee One would
have scampered away IN alarm, but this
WAS nothing more than fairy bubble,
and brave girls were not daunted by
such things
Tho Bubble sprite sat erosslegged on
the window sill, his face radiant.
DO what I say" he cried, bracing
himself as a gust of wind came around
care # it's only one more.
This did not sound like proper doe
Urine but Wee One yielded. She blew on
the pipe guul her sides ached. and the
bubble grew until II consumed nearly all
the space IN the alc0ve window
Now for a little aerial navigation, -
called the SDTite, who, with both hands
grasping the ledge, was having eonsid-
eraTle difficulty in preventing his head
from brushing the woodwork
Wee One felt chilly; her clothes we're
damp she dropped the pipe and at
tempted 10 back away from the window.
yet without avail for when she looked
the window was several feet beneath her
and she was being lifted clear Of the
garden, far UP and out. out across the
yard while the lilacs dropped in their
beds as they said Goodnight"
4 want 10 go back" called Wee One,
fearfuIly.
Just one more minute called the
voice OF the Bubble Sprire-
He was floating along some yards dis
tant. but Wee One could not see him
distinctly, for she was within the last
bubble that had been blown from the
pipe. inside large globe Of soapy water
that reflected colors from the evening
sky.
It was useless to argue with fairy
SC up they scared, quite above the town
into q world OF clouds
Would you like 10 stop noW?" IN
ouired the Sprite- Wee One nodded hel
head She was too excited 10 speak,
The Sprite pushed her balloon bubble
over a smooth road until they came Il
& factory, where dozens and dozens 0.
sprites were blowing bubbles. WheI
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King of BubbIevilIe. with a funny crown
upon his transparent pate.
Courtfers fastened the globe with
spider-web cords and it was suspended
from the ceiling in the throne room
Whenever the King grew weary of hav-
ing peoples heads cracked or issuing
soap edicts he would bend over and look
at Wee One, forever running up and
down the sides of the bubble in vain
effort TO get out
you are nicer than a ieIIyfsh" he as
serted one day There was always q
clash when 1t came to jellyhsh, anyway
my wife wanted raspberry jellyhsh and
I am partial TO ounce. We both agree
| that you are very amusing.
| Wee One became acquainted with the
| Court Jester. whose duty it was to keep
/ the King in q continual state of good
/ humor
! On bright mornings. when the throne
room was aglitter with gold from re
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palace, and it was suggested that We
import a real live girl I was chosen for
the task, and here you are
Wee One puckeTsd up her mouth n
anger and alarm But am I to be like a
goldfish and stay penned up just for
people to look at me-" she inquired.
The Sprite laughed
You had the honor Of breaking the
heads of any number of Bubbleyille
knights on the grass plot today" said
the Sprite gravely-
He rolled the big soap globe along the
road and across the draWbTidge made OF
sunlight into a gorgeous palace.
Wee One was dimly conscious Of people
in strange filu1y robes about her, and the
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WHERE TO GO IN SUMNER.

HucksteTs to Yellvilie. Ark.
Prizefighters TO Box, Kan.
Lovers 10 Spoonvilie. Mich.
Debtors 10 Cash City, Ark.
ChiropOdists 10 Cornie. Ark.
Politicians to Buucombe, Va.
CobbIers TO Shoe Heel. y G.
GT0CeTs to ConeeviIIe. Kan
Sports 10 Race Track. Mon.
Drys goods men 10 Calico, Cal.
Crooks" to Dodge CITY. Kap.
TheosOphjsts 10 Mystic, Conn.
Gardeners TO Archoke, MINI.
Topers to Brandy Station. Va.
Society climbers to Tip Top. Va
School teachers to Lagned. Kan.
Prohibitionists TO DTyt0Nn. Cal.
Drummers to Modest Town, Va
The hairless 10 Bald Knob, Ark
EntomoIUgist TO Bug Hiu, \. {
PeregrinatoI to Foolyille, Wis.
Pork men 10 Ham s Prairie. Mo.
Drug~fsts TO Balsam Lake. Wis.
Baseball players TO Background
Political orators to Stumptown,
New married couples TO Bliss,
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Snow Races.

Races through deep snow are al ats
traetive feature Of winter sports IA
Germany. and athletes who take part
ia them do not always fare very sue
CessIuIly.
The reason is because over the ground
which the runners must cross are laid
nets with strong mesbes, and as these
are covered by the snow, and hCuSe are
invisible the mems feet almost always
catch IN them. the result being that z
race, instead OF being won by the swift
est runner. is generally won by him
who is lucky enough TO escape the nets
or who succeeds IN freeing himself the
most quickly from their meshes.
Races of this kind always attract
crowds. and there IS much amusement
when the nets begin 70 get in their
deadly work.
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the residents of Beebe Run and Shiloh
were buying onions and giving orders for
radishes to the young farmer. Next
came, in July, his peas. orders for
which exceeded The supply. In August
he gathered corn, lima beans and to
matoes. all Of which found a ready sale.
On the acres were several groves CT
fruit trees which had been neglected.
AS soon as I bought the farm ] Sc
cured man to prune and graft those
trees" the young farmer remarked
when showing his visitor over the place
I knew that the new trees I had Just
planted would not bear fruit for several
years, and / wanted to get my apples
and peaches IN MARKET that year"
The Washington times., 1903-04-19
The Indian Dolls.

The InJian papa and mamma dolls
With the little pappOose at their side,
Belong to a little Ajibway girl,
And her name is Mari -goId-wiId.
They are dressed, you must know. with
beadwOTk fine,
Tobacco pouch. purse and necklace:
And -goId-wiId loves them nearly %
death.
And keeps in the Wigwam their place.
II Mari gold-wiid saw your dolly. so fine,
And her own. 50 dark and queer.
Do YOU think she would choose the
rakeu haired doll
Or the oues that TO her are SO dear2
Katharine Louise Smith,
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they reached a certain size they were
nipped of, held over little furnaces
clipped with big metal shears.
What is that?" inquired Wee One,
regaining her speech.
"They are making bowls for jelly fish
and incandescent lamp globes for the
fairy city of BubbIeovia." came the re-
sponse. Everything is made out Of
soap and water here Our King grew
tired OF seeing nothing but jellyffsh
a-swfm in his bubble bowls in the royal
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q q q NEW JERSEY BOY FARMER.

Elmer MiXner, Of Beebe Run. near
Shiloh, n J., is twelve years old, aud
the proprietor of a large and fiourishiDg
farm of forty acres. There he raises
prize Jerseys, gathers the fruit from
a fine apple, peach and pear orchard
and looks after a weII-stocked barn
yard and dairy.
One Of young Mixner's COWS has just
carried off a $1,000 prize that was tried
for by many veteran farmers who were
obliged to yield the palm TO the boy
Connection
ElmeT's farm was started with one
thoroughbred Jersey COW and her calf
Three years ago this spring Mr.. MiXne-
presented his son with the valuable Jer-
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rings at equal distances from each 9TH
ct. so that the outer ring VIII be near
the edge of the board. A pair OF di-
viders with a pencil In one end will do
to draw rings with.
Number the buU's-eye leo. and the
rings 80. 30. .. 10, and ). respectively.
Make any number Of points you please
for the game but 5G0 is q good number
With twelve darts four players may
take part. each having three darts of a
certain color. A dart is put into the
gun and a quick, hard puff Of breath
sends it flying.
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Lawyers TO Fee. Pa.
Singers to Alto. Ga.
Bakers to Cakes. Pa
jewelers. 10 Gem, Ind.
Babies TO BTest, Mich.
Smokers to Weed, Cal
Printers 10 Agate. Col.
The idle to Rust, Mimi.
CTanks 10 Peculiar. Mo.
Poets TO Parnassus. Pc.
Florists TO Rose Hill. Iowa
Thieves to Sac City. Iowa.
Mendicants to Begg. La.
Perfumers TO Aroma. Ill
Small men to Bigger. Ind.
Faupers to Charity. Kan.
Actors 10 Star City, Ark.
Plumbers to Faucet. Mo.
Old maids to Antiquity. No.
Tramps to GTubtown. Pa.
Bankers TO Deposit, y. y.
WIdowers to Widows, Ala.
Apiarlsfs to BeeviI!e. Tex
Farmers to Corning. y. Y
Brokers 10 Stockvilie, New
Hunters 10 Deer Trail, Col
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hected sunshine and each fiber of the roy
al habitation was brilliantly illuminated,
then came the Jester. whe-. always car
ried a bow and arrow. He would wander
cautiously around the room. and if joke
that had been dropped by some cavalier
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-03-21
ORDINANCE.

1t was moved by Mr.. E. Guillot, Sec
ondcd by Mr.. O. Renoudet and carried,
by the following yea and nay vote, to-wit:
Yea, Messrs. Renoudet, Cousin, Guillot
and Dupuy. Nay, none that as the City
Of New Iberia wishes to have built the
below described sidewalks within the City
of New Iberia and as Act No. lat of the
Acts Of the General Assembly Of the State
Louisiana of 1902 requires that the same
shall be let to the lowest responsible bid
der, who will give satisfactory security.
Therefore be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Trustees of the town of New
Iberia that bids are hereby solicited by
the City of New Iberia to furnish all ma
terial and to build and construct in ac-
cordance with the sidewalk ordinance
adopted by the Mayor and Board of Trus-
tees OF the town OF New Iberia on the 7th
day OF April, A. D. 1902, Gall Of said side
walks to be be built of first class cypress
lumber) the following sidewalks, to-wit !:
The sidewalks to be built for the follow
ing named person shall be fsur feet wide
with On eighteen inch curbing:
r. F. Hogsett, 1853 feet Of sidewalk on
Charles street.
The sidewalk to be built for the follow
ing named person shall be four feet wide
with twenty -four inch curbing:
P. r. Burke, 1855 feet of sidewalk.
The sidewalks to be built for the follow
ing named persons shall be five feet in
width with twelve inch curbing:
J. w. Eekart, Charles street, 81 feet.
Mrs. Sennett, Weeks street, 100 feet,
Estate c. c. Weeks, Center street, 1T
feet.
Estate Kate Folse, Fulton street, liz
feet.
I. Briant, Fulton street, 81 feet.
L. Folse, Fulton street, So feet.
Mrs.. w. Lourd, Fulton street, 300
feet.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-03-21
SHERIFF SHE.
J. PAUL SUBERBIELLE EFT AIS,
VS..
NEW IBERIA COTTON MILL co. LTD.
JAMES A. LEE, RECEIVER.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia. 10Th
Judicial District Court.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
a writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the
above entitled matter, l, George Hender-
son, Sheriff, through Frank J. Mestayer,
Deputy Sheriff, have seized and will offer
for sale aud will sell, FOR CASH, to the
last and highest bidder at the front door
of the Court House in the city of New
Iberia, Parish of iberia, between legal
sale hours
ON SATU RDAY APRIL 18th, 1908,
the following described property, to-wit :
A certain tract of land in the City Of
New Iberia, Parish of Iberia, La, (prop-
erty and plant of the New Iberia Cotton
Mill Co. Limited) containing Twenty-on
cd superficial acres with all the build
ings and improvements thereon and there
unto belonging and all appurtenances
thereof, including the Cotton Mill and
entire plant of said Company bounded
on the North by Lourd's Lane, on the
South by Jefferson street, on the East by
Frere street and extending westward from
Frere street Six hundred and ifty-six
feet between parallel lines and bounded
on said western side by property of Lourd,
being the same acquired from Lourd on
the 10th day Of February, 1901. To pay
and satisfy the sum of Five thousand dol
lars with 81 interest FER annum from
May It'll, 1901, until paid, and l0R at
torney's fees on principal and interest,
and all costs of these proceedings.
Given officially this 2lst day Of March
A. d. 1908.
GEO. HENDERON, Sheriff,
per Frank J. Mestayer, Deputy Sheriff.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-03-21
PERSONALS.

Mr. w. n. Miller onr popular
young New York Lifeagent, leaves
shortly for New York City where
he goes to attend the Southern
100000 Club Of the New York
Life Insurance men. Mr. Miller
has written the above amount OF
Insurance in this locality in the
past nine months, which entities
him to be recognized by that Com
pany with trip to New York and
return at their expense, besides
sharing in all the Company's hos
FATALITIES while their guest. We
congratulate Mr.. Miller on his
good success.
Mr.. Alex Tonguis Of Erwins-
vile, is here on a short visit to his
relatives and looking after his bust
ltSS iDbttCSlS
Mrs. Alfred Gates of New Or
leans is here spending pleasant
vacation with her relatives. Mr. J.
A. Fagot and family.
Mr.. Ernest Savoy ofEnnice, rep
reseuting the great manufacturing
firm Of j. |. Case, has been or
dered to this city to establish head
quarters for the Company. Mr..
Savoy is IL hustling energetic clti-
zea whose influence will he felt in
orr community.
Miss Lporadr Leblanc returned
this week from New New Orleans
whittier she had been on apleasant
visit to friends and relatives.
Hon. J. &. Leblanc aud wife
spent few days in the Crescent
city this week, for Il few days re-
creation and communion with
friends
Mr.. Valery Lemaire, the popular
stock dealer gave orr office a
pleasant and appreciated call.
Miss Leona Humiston, of Ham
mond, is visiting in New Iberia, the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Ben
thall Of Julia street.
Miss Lois Benthall returned this
week from Beaumont and Houston,
Texas, where she has been visiting
relatives.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-03-21
ChAS. |. PROVOST
Real Estate Agent.

For sale on easy terms, frst-class
plantation of $50 acres. Situated in Petite
Anse, about miles South OF New Iberia.
Good large residence on place, also two
smaller houses in good condition. Terms
$4,000 Cash. Balance 10 years If desired.
Barn 32x4O, 2 chicken houses 8x6, Pota-
toes houses. carriage houses, so Pecan
trees, 25 bearings; Pear trees, Fig trees,
Peach trees.
One Lot on Center st. next to Joe Platz-
meyer,
81 feet on Center st. by 400 in depth,
alley in rear suitable for two lots.
3 Lots near Race track being lots in
block, 50x150 each.
/ Farm fronting Bayou Teche contain
ing 66 arpents at $50 an arpent, suitable
for cane, or rice, some impr Ivements, two
miles below Olivier.
/ Farm with good honse. well suited for
cane Is mile from derrick containing 46
arpents, in first class condition at $32x
an arpent.
AT acre tract OF land one mile south OF
New Iberia with house and 5 rooms.
Good stable and fences. For sale cheap.
CHAS. l.. PROVOST,
Court House, New iberia
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-03-21
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the ~ u0-N
STORES TO CLOSE AT $50 O'CLOCK.

NEW IBERIA, March 9, 1903.
We the undersigned merchants
do hereby agree to close onr places
of business as usual during the
summer months starting April LIST,
1908, at G:30 P. NJ, Saturday
excepted:
SMITH DEBLANC & SUBER-
BELLE.
MRS. II. SCHARFF & Sons,
Nc MULLER,
J. w. ECKART,
S. G. HARRY,
MRS. M. BLANC,
PFIsTER Bros,
NATHAN WALLFIsCH,
MIsTRoT Bros,
r. s. MCMAHON,
HERALD SHOE STORE,
IBERIA FURNITURE Co.,
M. We'll.
Killing Bros,
Ell. CARsTENs,
A. DAIGRE,
SouATHE Co. LTD.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-03-21
50tF ANNIVERSARY WEDDING.

J Wy enjoyable reunions of The
EJhbrck family Of WrSr Main
~.aa9r was held last Thursday
might. j.iug ttly 5OIh auHIv,f~"ry
81" tn" .aa'lIagc rr Mr Alexander
Ri!,;-,E, Of + riju, aud NJ : $
.Alpi CUISINE Bautnu, IT Thlhodralls,
Ia Fifty yeats ago til" gallant
yrung German from Berlin led to
the altar the charming Creole, Miss
AIphonSine Badeau. The event
was celebrated as above stated in
the presence OF numerous frlcndr
in tow. and ii large delegation Of
the family consisting of children,
grandchildren and yreat-grand-
when loving words and
tender messages were given to the
worthy couple Many beautiful
golden gifts were brought and sent
by distant friends with kind wishes
for continued health and happi-
ness In the evening an Informal
reception was held, when music
and games and other features
whiled away the pleasant hours
The Enterprise adds its congratu-
lations and good wishes.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-03-21
Demand Of Administration.
SUCCESSION OF MRS. LUCY DASH,
DECEASED WIFE OF ROBT. DASH.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberia, l9tf
Judicial District Court.

Whereas, Mary G. Segura, feme sole,
resident of the Parish Of Iberia, State OF
Louisiana, has applied to the Honorable,
the 10th Judicial District Court, holding
session in and for Iberia Parish, to be APP
pointed Administrative or the above num-
bered and entitled succession.
Notice is therefore hereby given'to all
whom it may or doth concern, to show
cause, if any they have, within ten days
from the first publication hereof, why the
prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted.
Witness the Hon. T. Don Foster, Judge
of our said Court, this 5th day of March
A. D. 1908.
A. J. MAUMUS,
Deputy Clerk of Court