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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
ART OF INTERROGATION.

"Do not ask questions" is the
worst piece of social advice which
age can give to youth. A man
who never asks questions is the
dullest fellow in the world. He
had better ask too many than too
few. We can defend ourselves
against curiosity, but no armor
avails against Indifference; We
must resign ourselves to be bored
to death.
What is the secret Of the art of
Interrogation Putting aside quick
sympathies, which lie at the root
of every social art, we believe tho
most essential quality for those
who would excel in it is directness.
The art Of asking questions so as
to learn, instruct, please and in
fluence is not the art Of beating
about the bush. The questions
which offend and silence are the
questions which suggest some
ulterior motive. It is q found-out
scheme which makes men angry.
Anything of the nature of trap
keeps us on our guard. II we once
fall into one we resolve it shall be
the last time; suspicion kills con-
fidencs. Interrogativea hints are
utterly useless. The average man
does not dislike to be Questioned;
he hates to be startled, crossed,
interfered with, reproached, wearied
or betrayed. He hates the quss-
tions which are not asked with q
simple intention.
There are questions which are
asked not because the asker wants
to know, but because he intends to
tell. Others while ostsnsibly d.
rected to and find out q mans opin-
ion, are really intended to reflect
upon his character. Some men in
quire az to their neighbour pro.
jects in order to put difficulties
in their way. Strings of meaning
less questions are poured ont by
those who dersire to pretend an in
terest in some subject which they
neither know nor care anything
about.
We believe the conclusion Of
the matter to be this: The art Of
interrogation is a serious branch
of the social art. Well.asked
questions are Of the essence Of
agreeable intercourse, but the inter-
rogative mood will not justify an
impertinsnce, an interference, q
verbal assault-nor, for the matter
Of that, a bore.-Loxdon Spectator.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
TO BORROW THEIR OWN MONEY

The republican plan of action at
the coming session Of congress is
to take the surplus from the treas
ury (and that surplus, be it remem.
bered, taken indirectly from the
peoples pocket) and place with
the National banks all over the
country SO that the people from
whom it was flinched will have
the chance to borrow it back at a
lively rate Of interest.
The party Of the money power
has apparently not thought Of the
more honest method Of leaving the
money 10 the peoples pockets in
the first instance, by reducing tariff
and revenue taxation. To do that,
however, would cripple the trusts
and the big protected industries
generally and this puts the plan
ont Of the question. Lake Charles
American.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
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THE HEALTH OF WOMEN.

That the insurnce of a womens
lives is losing business is asserted
by DR.. A. S. Knight in recent
paper on "Some Medical Features
of Life Insurance." read before the
Harvard Medical Association of
Of New York city. DR.. Knight
said in part, according to report
in The Medical News, august 1.)
"According to the census, women
on the average live to attain a
higher age than men. This is what
might be expected from the fact
that they are not exposed to so
many dangers, are not prone to so
many excesses, are not exposed to
unsuitable weatherconditions. They
would seem to be, therefore,
eminently suitable risks for life in
surance. The selected risks, those,
namely, which had passed medical
examiners, would seem to be es-
pecially likely to be profitable for
insurance. Notwithstanding all
these facts, the insurance of women
has so far proved a constantly losing
feature in life insurance. The
main reason for this is that the
moral hazard is greater in the in
surance of women. The whole
proposition must be looked at from
the standpoint of financial risk. If
many women applied for life IN
surance, it would be different; but
Of the comparatively few who do
apply, most are living under cir
cnmstances that makes the moral
hazard much greater. Men, as
rule, do not consider that their
wives should be insured, as they
realize that it is the wives aud not
they who are the proper subjects
of benefit by life insurance. The
main reason for the failure of the
life insurance of women to be a
profitable feature would seem to be
that women much more frequently
have an intuitive promotion of
failing health than have men. They
are more liable to malignant dis
ease, which carries off SO many vie
tins in early middle life. In
surance companies have decided
that the insurable in the case of
women is not more than may be
required to pay the expenses OF the
last illness and the funeral. OF
course, where women are wage
earners, or where they are active
partners in business, there may
be good reason for insurance, for
the benefit of children or of part
ners. In these cases the insurable
interest in a woman's life il quite
as evident as that of man, and,
taken on the whole, the insurance
of such cases, has not proven
money losing departure for the in
surance companies" !"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
LAYING BRICKS BY MACHINERY
A new machine for laying bricks

A new machine for laying bricks,
or rather for adjusting them after
they have been laid by hand, has
been invented by John Henry
knight of Barfield, England. The
machine does all the skilled labor,
and all the necessary hand work
is the spreading of the mortar and
the placing of the bricks roughly
upon it. We translate the follow
ing description from Cosmos
(Paris:)
"The work is divided among
three men. The first spreads bed
of mortar, the second lays the
bricks simply side by side, leaving
a small space between them, and
the machine then gives them their
correct position, thus does all the
expert work. All the necessary
movements are executed by it in q
perfectly automatic manner, the
third workman, who runs it, hav-
ing only to turn handle.
"The machine rolls on a hori-
zontal traverse furnished with a
steel shoe, which is raised by the
thickness of brick each time that
the wall is one layer higher. The
handle acts through a train of cogs
whose teeth engage the links of a
chain that extends length Of the
traverse.
"The machine carries a long
horizontal rule which in its motion
bears against the edges Of the
bricks and puts them in alinement.
A hammer, worked by q cam,
strikes against the end of each
brick and forces it against the one
that has just been laid, raising .
layer of mortar that forces itself
up between the two. Another
wheel is applied with cams that
strike the upper face and cause the
bricks to stick to the mortar be.
meath them. The inventor thinks
that each set Of wOrkmen can thus
lay five hundred to six hundred
bricks an hour. Translation made
for The Literary Digest.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05

The Westminster Gazett says the
Duke Of Dovenshire, Liberal Union
ist, Lord President Of the Council,
will annosnce definitely atths forth
coming Cabinet his disagreement
with the fiscal proposals Of Mr..
Chamberlain, and will then retire
from the Cabinet.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05

cast out by the
healthy system.
1t is the narrow
chested whose in.
heritance is weak :
ness who fall a
prey to consump-
ton because they
are too weak of
lung to resist and
throw off disease.
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery makes
W e a k lungs
strong. 1t cures
obstinate deep
S e at ed coughs.
bleeding lungs,
weakness, enlacia-
ton and other
conditions which
if neglected or un-
skilfully treated
find a fatal ter.
n1ination in cor.
sumption.
"In the spring Of
yrOo 7 ,yac taIar ur,tts
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05

Oscar Messier, who has invented
an apparatus combining the phono.
graph and moving photograph ma
chine, 80 a. to produce speaking
photograph, gave a private view Of
his invention in Berlin with salts.
factory results.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
DeJVitt II tie Name.

when you Witch Hazel 6slvs look for
the name Dewitt on every box. The
ureunadulterated Wich Hazel IL used In
making Dc Wits Hazel Salve, which 10 the
best salve in the world for cuts, burises,
boils, eczema and piles. The popularity
OF De Wits Witch Hazel Save, due TO its
many cures, has caused numerous worth.
less counterfeits to be placed on the
market. The genuine bears the named Of
E. C. Dewitt & Co., Chicago. Sold by
all Druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
SQVe the Children .

Ninety nine Of every one hundeed
diseases that children have are due to dis
orders Of the stomach. and these disorders
are all caused BY indigestion. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure 10 just as good for children
as 1t 10 for adults. Children thrive on il.
It keeps their little stomachs sweet and
encourages heir growth and development.
Mrs. Henry Carter, 705 Central st.,
Nashville, Ten. ,says:"My little boy 10 now
three years old and has been suffering
from indigestion ever since he was born.
have had the best doctors in Nashville,
but failed'to do him any good. After
using one bottle of Kodol he is well
baby. I recommend it to all sufferers
:. .Kodol digest what you eat and make
the stomach sweet. Sold by all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement thGt
a preventive of suicide had been
discovered will interest many. A
run down syesem,or despondency
invariably precede suicide and
something hand been found that
will prevent that condition which
makes suicide likely. At the first
thought Of self destruction take
Electric Bi;ters. It being q great
tonic aud nsrvine will strengthen
the nerves and build up the system.
It's also great Stomach, Liver
and Kidney regulator. Only Soc.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Estorge
Druggist.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
Read This.

New Iberia, La, March IL, '99.-Dr E.
w. Hall, st Louis MOI am 60 years old
and have used o number of preparations
for kidney and bladder troubles, but can
truthfully say that nothing has proved so
effective as your great discovery, which l
can cheerfully re commend.
JOS. A. CARLIN, Rayne, La.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
A TEXAS WONDER,
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls great dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs,
rhematism and all irregularities of the
kidneys and bladder in both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles in child
ren If not sold by your druggist, will be
sent by mail on receipt of 81. One small
bottle is two months treatment, and will
cure any case above mentioned. DR.. E.
w. Hall, sole manufacturer, P. o. Box
629, st. Louis, Mo. Send for testimonials.
Sold by druggists, and Estorge Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
re- sas1DN Chests

TIL old theory that consumption was
inherited Is utterly discredited by modern
medical science. The germs of con.
sumption must be received from with.
out These germs are every where.
They are constantly being received and
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05
Pine | CYPRESS

IF IT SHOULD STRIKE YOU
that you need some lumber for re-
pairs, for rebuilding or for new con
struction work, don't let it escape
your attention that we are prepared
to fill all orders for all kinds of sea
soned lumber hard woods aud soft
woods from carefully selected and
zawell cared for stock. Telephone
connections.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05

hemorrhage Of The lungs, and became very
weak and short of breath. lost flesh and had no
appetite, d" writes Mr. +. l.. Robinett of Xerxes
Tenn. II was persuaded to try DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. The frs, few bottles
seemed to do but little good. Thought
would soon be victim OF that dreaded disease
consumption, of which several of nv family
died. Had almost given up in despair when my
friends persuaded me to give your Golden
Medical Discovery fair trial / commenced
its use again and in short time was feeling
better l continued its use until had taken
sixteen bottles l weigh 100 pounds now, and
when I commenced only weighed I4o pounds
pleased to answer any inquiry"
Accept no substitute for Golden Med.
ical Discovery" Nothing vjust as good"
DR.. Pierces Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged system from impurities.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05

SCHOOL SHOES MUST SOON CLAIM ATTEN-
TION WE EHAVE ABOUT DOZEN PAIRS IN
VARIOUS STYLES GOOD, RELIABLE MATE
RAILS BUT ONLY TWO OR RTHREEPAIRs OF A
KIND. sUCHHGH QUALITY MATCHED WITH
SUCH Low PRICES WOULD BE IMPOssIBLEF
THE LINES OF SIZES WERE COMPLETE
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-09-05

4 OUR BIG AUGUST CLEARING SALE WAS
II A SUCCESS THE BIGGEST KIND OF
II SUCCESS AND BECAUSE OF THE VERY
|! LARGE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS DONE DUR
i ING THE PAST THREE WEEKS WE FIND
WE have great number Of short
w lengths in every line ofpiecegoods,
such as lawns white goods, Damask, Dotted
Swisses for curtains) Ginghams and cali
Goes, Scrims and Crash toweling. Two to
five yards in each piece These now
offered at greatly reduced prices
WE ALSO WILL MAKE SPECIALLY LOW
PRICES ON THOSE FAMOUS
10Th CENTURY |CE CREAM FREEzERS
TO CLOSE OUT SMALL STOCK ON HAND. WE
HAVE ONLY SIX (6) LEFT. TWO 2-QUARTS,
TWO 4QUARTS AND TWO 6-QUARTs.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-23
OUR COUNTY AFFAIRS.

The argument used by II. j. Allen
two years ago for wanting to create a
new county ~as the extravaganza man
ifested in the management of Yavapai
county, with nothing to show for it.
The argument is not without force to
the general taxpayer, and is calculated
to incite in him a desire to get away
from Yavapai, by secession or other
wise, and escape a tax rate of four per
cent.
One of the extravagances of the
board for the present year, and one
which does not appear in the grand
jury's report, was that SIS, 600 present
to the United Verde Copper company,
due from last years assessment and
the reduction of its assessment this
year from 80, 200, 600 to about 81, OOO,-
600. The former figure represents
less than the average annual divi-
dends paid by the company and which
it has been paying for years, yet in
the face of this our board of supervis-
ors decided that it would be unjust to
let the assessment stand against the
company for that amount.
Is it any wonder that the tax payers
of this county are groaning under a
great burden of taxes, when those
who have been intrusted with its
management, squander the funds in
such reckless and wanton manner,
and at the same time deliberately and
without reason, permit wealthy corpo-
rations to escape from bearing their
just proportion of their profiicacy and
thereby increasing the burdens of
other tax payers?
If there ever was a time, or if there
ever was a people who have just
grievance against their public ser
want, now is the time, and Yavapai
county citizens are the people who
meet these requirements.
Mr.. Aliens remark of two years ago
that Yavapai county has nothing to
show for the extravaganza in her pub
lie expenditures, though, would not
be applicable today, as the county has
those rocky reminders in the plaza,
which meet the eye every time
glance is taken towards the court
house.
The county hospital, according to
the reports of the. grand jury, is an
other source of extravaganza and ex-
pense. 1t is a we'll known fact outside
of any grand jury report that this
contract, as we'll as the contract for
the burial of the INDECENT was let to
the highest instead of the lowest bid
der, a fact suspicious in itself and
which has been the subject of large
amount of gossip whether with or
without foundation
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-23
No. 62s.
Application For a Patent.
Q. $. Land Office, Prescott, Arizona, Z
Sent % 1Q02

o. S. Land Office, Prescott, Arizona,
Sept. %, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that r. j Schwan-
beck, whose pOstOffice address is Middleton
Arizona, has this day filed his application
for patent for 800 linear feet of the Last
Found mine or vein, bearing precious met
ais, with surface ground 600 feet in width
situated in Peck Mining District, Yavapai
county. Arizona Territory, and designated
by the field notes and official plat on file in
this Office as Survey No. IVA, approximately
in TIP 10 n, r e, 6 & S R NJ, said survey
No. IVA being as follows:
Beginning at cor No I, the NV cor of loca=-
ton. porphyry stone 5x15x24 ms set one fl
in ground. alongside a mon of stone 3x3 Il,
stone marked L F LIZA. on a quartz
rock in place marked B R L F 1-1774 brs
"a deg 30 min Ga #. Middleton's power
house brs g deg W about 500 feet q ;
L NJ No ?, Peck mining district. brs n IS
deg q min W 6479 f.. Thence % deg
247 fl to r K to Crowned King. Bradshaw
branch of p Il Z r r, 1910 Fl to wagon road,
100 II to cor No 2: thence n 81 deg 800
II to 3 e, 500 # to cor No 3; thence %
deg " $50 # to wagon road, 1000 # TO r r,
| 1900 It to cor No A; thence 81 deg 800 #
to e, 800 Fl to cor No 1, the place of be-
ginning, survey of exterior boundaries.
Magnetic variation IA deg e, containing
20.66l acres.
/ The location of this mine is recorded in
the Recorders Office of Yavapai county, A.
/ T., IN book 66 of mines, page 491.
The adjoining claimant is G. W. Middle
ton, with BostOnia and New York claims,
unsurveyed.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of said Last Found mine or sur
face ground are required file their ad-
verse claims with the r sIer of the Q. s.
Land Office at Prescott. . ne Territory of
Arizona, during the sixty days period of
publication hereof. or they will be barred
by virtue of the provisions of the statute.
| Fen s. Hildreth, Register.
| First publication Sept 3O-w
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-23
Passing of a Pioneer.

Hon. ]. G. Campbell died this
morning at two o'clock after an i'll
ness of several weeks. AS matter OF
fact he had been in failing health fer
several months, but for the past few
weeks was confined to his house.
Deceased was born in Glasgow,
Scotland, seventy six years and six
months ago and had resided during
the past thirty six years of his life in
Prescott, amassing a large fortune
here in the early days of the town.
He served one term as delegate to con-
gress from this territory being sue
ceeded in 1888 by Grant Curry.
He was an honorable and highly
respected citizen.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row, Wednesday, afternoon from the
family residence, 234 North Marina
street at 2:30 o'clock, to which friends
and acquaintance are invited.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-23

Hunting in Canada is a dangerous
pastime. A recent telegram from To-
ronto says that the deer and moose
season has closed, in Ontario with a
record 'kiIl." Official reports show
that 1898 deer, a third more than last
year; 1900 moose, an increase of 20 per
cent, and 40 caribou we're shot.
Doubtless many more we're killed in
remote districts and not reported.
The human death list, so far as known
in Ontario, for the fifteen days OF
deer shooting and the previous fifteen
days of moose shooting, was AZ, with
twice as many wounded. In several
instances two persons we're killed
while talking together, being mis-
taken for deer and shot at long dis.
lance and in rapid succession with
high power magazine guns. The great
number of human lives lost has result
ed in a general demand for strictel
provisions covering the use of fire
arms. 1t is suggested that it be made
unlawful to fire at anything but NOV.
ing game in the woods. Woodmer
wear red on their hats and around
their shoulders, during the hunting
season, but this does not protect then
from reckless hunters.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-23
A Lively Fight.

A temporary hospital was establish
ed in the basement of the court
house this morning with DR.. Fitzsim-
mons in charge Two patients were
admitted, being George johnson and
William Fisher, both we'll known COL
ored citizens of Prescott.
Each was suffering from numerous
abrasions and cuts on his scalp and
about the face and eyes, and took DR..
Fitzsimmons an hour or so to cut the
hair away and dress the wounds.
They had the appearance of just
having emerged from a battle, and
such was the case, but they were the
only participants. The affray occur
red on Granite street and those who
witnessed it say it was about as lively
''scrap" as they ever saw as each
fought fast and furious, and kept it
up for several minutes while blood
flowed freely.
Two women of the street who at
tempted to separate them had their
dresses despatched with blood. Fish
er welded a club with most telling
effect on Johnson's head and while no
weapon was visible in the latter
hands pair of brass knuckles were
picked up after the battle was over,
which johnson was suspected of hav-
ing. A six shooter was also picked
up in the street which is said to be-
long to Fisher but he did not fire it
during the affray.
When asked as to the cause of the
trouble Fisher said that he had left
some articles in the house where
johnson lived and had gone after
them this morning.
Justice Talbot held court this after
noon at three O'Clock to judicially
examine into the case.
After hearing the evidence in the
case Justice Talbot f1ped Fisher $40
for carrying a gun and so for fighting
and fined johnson $40 for fighting.