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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15
The New Iberia Southern
Drainage Canal.

On Monday afternoon at 2:45
meeting of the canal commission
ers was called to order by Presi
dent Leon M. LeMaire, at tn,
City Hall, for the purpose O
opening and considering bids fo1
the construction of the drainag,
and commercial canal which it il
proposed to dig from this city te
the Gulf
Those present were, l.. M. LIE
ARE, Jules E. Dupuy, A. B.
My, Max Levy, A. E. Decourt,
oso., Dupre, F. G. BIumenthal,
oil tho regular members of the
board 7. Dulaney, the boards
attornor nd Louis Haase, secre
tarv 70 the foard. The following
members Of the advisory board
were also mrs sent: E. J. Carstens.
Jules Dreyfus. = :: a. =, s j.!
Ledoux Smith, n, ~. FISHER ana
E. F. Millard-abs.e henry L.
Smith.
Two bids were pre-
by the st. Mary Dire anu
Improvement Co, Lin al"
the other by Mr.. F. S. HoI NC
bid of the former parties iooS'u
to cut the canal for tw 's0 anu
eighty fve-hundreths G.. pci
cubic yard for all excav ~ "o'A
md an additional 1"so LUZ
he four traffic bridg . 'e
me railroad bridge, .''us
ost of the completed WA ,'"o'o
$4,000. The bid :. 'n0 ia''ef
a,ty contemplate. the co. eonstruc
II hr;doos az, he delivery of the
'ork complete = p"oAi"a'o'y
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15
The Criminal Tax.

We noted this question las
week in our columns Since thel
we have gathered the following
information, throwing some ligh
upon the manner in which thi
tax operated last year.
The police Jury, last year, bud
geted for criminal purposes thu
sum of $4,000. The towns O.
Jeanerette and New Iberia were
required to pay upon their assess
ments a mill tax each. yielding
to this fund some $1,000 from the
two towns. The assessment OF
the rest of the parish, outside OF
these towns, amounted in round
figures to So, 900. DON upon which
the $4,000 was raised. This ar
rangement caused the rural tax
payer to contribute only % mills
on the dollar of his assessment
while the towns people had to
pay ).
When we further consider that
this town has recorders court,
which has jurisdiction in dispos.
ing of many of the minor criminal
cases, one would have to suppose
that we harbored a very large per
centage Of the criminal class in
deed for it to be equitable to i'm
pose upon the city taxpayer a 5
mill tax as his just proportion of
the criminal expense. The facts,
it is claimed, do not bear out this
supposition. The bulk of the
criminal expense for the past few
years, at least, has been for cases
originating beyond this city's
limits.
When a Police Jury over-looks
equity so far as to place upon any
particular part Of the people an
unjust proportion of a disagree
able tax they may reasonably ex.
pect revolt and a reversion of
their order, if the taxpayer has
any legal grounds upon which to
act.
Act No. 43, of 1904.
Sec IA. Be it further enacted
etc, That the Police Jury of the
Parish of Iberia shall not exercise
any jurisdiction within the cor
porate limits of the City of New
Iberia, or impose any taxes on
or persons therein ex.
cept such special tax as may be
required to make or repair the
Court House or Jail of SAID Par
ish.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15
How DO we have eye strain?

The brain is a store house,
or nerve center. Nerve force
is sent there and stored, for
distribution to different parts
of the body.
Nerve force is of matter,
like that of the brain sub
stance, through which is
transmitted nerve energy
and the elements necessary
to life.
If the supply is equal to
the demand, we have no
trouble, but if one organ is
overworked, or has to use the
supply that is required by
another, there is trouble in
the BRAIN.
The brain as we have seen,
is the store house of the
nervous system.
The eyes absorb one tenth
of the nerve supply of the
body, and therefore exact
one tenth of the nerve energy
stored in the brain, and be-
ing situated nearest the brain,
or nerve center, receive the
first nerve impulse sent out
by the brain.
The constant effort, made
by the eye to accommodate,
or to overcome an error of
its retroactive system, balls for
an abnormal demand, on the
brain for nerve energy and
this constant demand of the
eye, for nerve force, in excess
Of its supply soon irritates
The brain, causing it to with
hold nerve energy due to
other organs Of the body, and
giving or sending it to the
eyes. What is the result,
Strain, overwork, fatigue or
whatever one may choose to
all it.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15

SPECIAL REFRESENTATTVE in
this county and adjoining terrific
RES, to represent and advertise al
old established business house OF
solid financial standing Salary
81 weekly. with Expenses ad,
vanced each Monday by check
direct from headquarters. Horse
and buggy furnished when neces.
sary: position permanent. AID.
dress Blew Bros x Co, Dept. A,
MOnOn Bldg. Chicago, Ill.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15
j W. EcKART.
Oph. D.
LOOK US OVER

Our proposition is to build
homes for those who appre-
ciate the advantages of own
ing the rdof udder which they
sleep, bufwho do not wish, or
cannot afofd, to buy a home
outrightLWe make the pay
ments 81 that they come as
easy as rent. Iberia Building
Association.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15
The Contract Let.

On Thursday morning at
o'clock the Board of the n. |
Southern Drainage District me
at the Mayors office, in the City
Hall, for the purpose of further
considering the bids for the Dig
ging of the canal, which bld>
were received and open on last
Monday afternoon
Those present were as follows
Drainage Board: Leon Lemaire
A. B. hurry, +. q. Blumenthal
A. E. DecOurt, 0. G. Dupre, Max
Levy.
Advisory Board: l.. E. Smith,
E. J. Carstens, NJ. W. Fisher, j.
2. Suberbielle, Jules Dreyfus,
Henry L. Smith, and E F. Mlllard.
Maj F. NJ Kerr, chief of the
State Board of Engineer, L. Il.
Dulany, attorney of the n. l.
Board, Louis Haase, sect'y of the
Board, F. S. Hoyt, the bidder fof
the contract.
Maj. Kerr came up from New
Orleans especially for this occa-
sion to advise with the local Board
about the proposed work of cut
ting this canal. He also kindly
gave much valuable information
about the condition to be EN-
bodied in the contract.
In discussing the work itself he
stated that the experience of all
State work indicated that wall
of l to | grade was unsafe even
in the best materials The State
used Il TO / on most of its work
of similar character. He further
stated that such a canal might
be reasonably expected to cost for
its maintenance ) per cent per an
mum of its contract price. That
all work of this character, where
ever undertaken in this part of
State had resulted in very great
measure of good and the rule
would hardly fail here. That he
was favorably impressed with
Mr.. Hoyt's bid for the work
That with the means available
and from his understanding of the
and conditions he did
not see how this Board could do
better.
He further clearly stated that
he did not wish to be understood
as giving an opinion as to the
commercial value of such a pro.
iect.
After STIMULATING many points
clearly, which were agreed to by
Mr. Hoyt, the contract was award.
I'd to Mr.. Hoyt for the sum of
SCI ,OC0, he to receive his pay in
bonds to that amount at par.
These points covered such details
# the work as to make it clearly
he intention between the con.
racting parties, that a canal is to
'e dug from New Iberia to Bayou
}arlin, Is feet wide in the bottom.
With walls nowhere of sleeper
rade than l to l; that when com.
leted the canal shall carry an
ven depth of not less than 6 feet
water at mean tide; that the
anal is to be commenced within
Wo months after the signing of
ontracts and to be completed in
months more; that the final &C.
eptance of the canal is to be
ased On measurements of the
work; that he is to pay
t the increased Indebtedness of
GARD; etc.
Mr.. Hoyt left at once for Chi
go, to complete his arrange
ents for starting the work and
,pects to be back in about 10
lys n
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15

100000. After some little discus
sion of the relative merits OF the
bids, the board decided upon an
executive session. All but the
members of the two boards, the
attorney and the secretary retired
and the closeted body held a
lengthy session. When the doors
were again opened it was announc
ed that a conclusion had not been
reached and that the board had
decided to take a recess until
Wednesday afternoon at 5 O'Clock
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15
WHAT IS
"OPH7HALMOLOGY2'

Ophthalmology tie a c h e
that $50 of the human ills.
are not disease, but function
al arrangements caused by
eye strain.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15

~We both lose if you buy Wall
Paper without seeing my line
r. S. Mcmahon.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-10-15
Many Mothers Of alike Opin.

HAa"y HOahCES Ol SlIlke OD6ns
ion.
Mrs. Pilmer, of Cordova, Iowa,
says: Gone of my children was
subject to Group Of severe type,
and the giving of Chamberlain's
Cough Remed y promptly. always
brought relief Many mothors in
this neighborhood think the same
as | do about this remedy and
want no other kind for their
children" For sale by Estorgs
Drug 20. Oct.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.s Oct.
. Cotton. seed hulls and meal at
the iberia Oil Mills.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
About Unfinished Sections.

After the honey flow has stopped the
unfinished sections that only have q
little honey in them will soon be
cleaned up by the bees without Destroy
ing the comb, If covered up neal the
hives, leaving room for only one bee
10 go In or out, When given "A larger
entrance they destroy the combs, which
are worth saving for starters next sea-
son. when there are many sections
Lot capped over, or half filled or more,
they may be sold at a reduced price, or
converted into liquid honey by melt
.ng slowly. After cooling remove the
cake of wax. A warm. dry. sunny place
where the temperature stays around The
ninet!cs is an ideal place for storing
honey. Cold and dampncss cause honey
10 become watery and sour.-Ohio
Farmer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
THE BIBLE WAS MUCH USED
There Was No Baby Chair in the
House and 1t Served q
Good Purpose.

A minister Of one Of the leading c0nrre.
cations OF this city was recently making a
call on one OF the prominent members OF
hr ilOch aud wa. greeted at the door by the
hVt~Scdl yld daughter oi the house, who was
dong the houors as hVstcs- IN the absence
ul her mother, relates the Philadelphia
Press. Spying a well worn family Bible near
at hand, tine minister commented On tho
tact that there must be a good father N the
house, which contained proof OF having used
the Bible TO so great an extent.
"Dn, yes, SAID the chlld, papa has Us on
the Bible three tune. a day
"IudccdE" replied the par-on. GLOW ed.
fyng And, cray, what times doc. yogGI,
good father call upon this grand volumne" -
always at meal times, answered the
radiant daughter You know, we never
had a baby char IN the house. so pa Just sits
the Bible on a dining room char and that
makes it Just high enough for us children
Ny baby brother j IN lat on 1t tins morning.
We all had our turn OF It,"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
WHAT THE SPEAKER SAID.
Illustrative Instance Of the Ever.
Ready Wit of the Late
Gear" Reed.

Thomas b. Reeds wit and wisdom would
Nil a large volume, and a larger volume could
be made OF thing. he did not say, but which
have been credited to him. In one volume
or the other, says Youths Companion, be-
longs n story which comes from California,
and which has probably not been printed
before.
When Mr.. Reed was in California he visited
the Lick observatory on Mount Hamilton.
1t was a wonderful November day, full Of
gold and the bloom of flowers. Mr.. Reed
looked down at the gorgeous landscape 1000
feet below, and turned to one Of his hosts.
he said:
Colonel, this looks too much Ike a spe-
cial display got up in honor Of the. occa.
sion: Tell me what a typical winter day in
California is really like
The Californian thought at once Of a day
in February, so warm that after a morning
bath he had lain in a hammock outdoors.
smc'ed the roses on the t%fcllls, and listened
to the trill of the meadow lark among the
almond blooms.
lie began 10 describe il cloqucntly: "Thir.
teen years ago, on February 90. ! took a
bath"
He paused to arrange his account Of the
roses and the meadowlark Mr. Reed broke
the pause.
well, colonel" he said. in admiration,
"vou do know something about cleanliness
out mere, don't YOU"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

weight from the ground, the pain was
SO severe. This was my condition when
1 began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
They quickly relieved me and now / am
never troubled as / was. My back is
Strong and l can walk or ride u long
distance and feel just as strong as | did
twenty-five years ago. think so much
Of Doan's Kidney Pills that | have
given II supply of the remedy to some
of my neighbors and they have also
found good results. If you can sift
anything from this rambling note that
will be Of any service to you, or to
anyone suffering from kidney trouble,
you are Mt liberty to do So"
A TRIAL FREE Address Foster
Milbnrn Co, Buffalo, n. y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, 80 cents.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
INDOOR PIC PENS,

tened but not shingled. They may b.
made of any size desired. Yards are
built in the rear to suit the needs or con-
venience. These give access to the
ground. The front Is built sufficiently
open to give pure air at all times. A
hinged board over trough as shown at
a gives ready access for slop. These
Buildings may be made large or small
to accommodate any number OF hogs.
and the pens may be made without
flooring, thus lessening cost Of build
: ing r. S. Johnson, in Farm and Home.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
WORK FOR YOUNG HORSES
Many Mistakes Are Made in This Di-
Tection by Farmers Who Ought
to Know Better.

u may be considered that a horse Is
wears old, and after that it ought to
be expected to accomplish any reason
able amount Of work asked Of it with
oUt injury. ! often think We are in
clincd to ask too much of your young
horses; we work them too hard with the
same effect that working children too
hard has: It, stunts their growth and
prevents them from accomplishing what
they should when they reach maturity.
Feeding young horses is one Of the &C.
which each horse owner must, largely,
work out for himself.
We have found it. not only economical
but good policy to fed the young horse
a moderate quantity OF corn. about one
fifth OF the ration, but we always feed
cracked corn and thus avoid any serious
bowel troubles. However. we learned
after some years OF experimenting that
10 get the best results from feeding a
ration in which cracked corn was used
we must feed more or less succulent
food. For this purpose we have used
root crops, a moderate amount Of silagE
or stoned clover hay, and had the best
results from the DOT crops. During the
summer we always permit the young
horses to get enough grass TO supply the
green food needed to keep them in goOG
condition American Tribune.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
tompnnion of North star,

For many years scientists have known
Of the existence Of Il ntcoIupauion to
the north star. SO close and faint is
this companion that of small
telescopes haze often used it to test the
power Of their eyes and instrum'uts.-
y. \. Herald.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
n&7R-AAAM
:ssZs:5SS1s#s1Gls:;..,EssW
No. ]ggaA
KEEP PIGS OUT OF DOORS.
How to Provide Suitable Summer
Quarters for Them at Very
Small Expense.

During warm weather pigs thrive
much better out of doors. Hogs at large
about the premises are an unmitigated
nuisance. and a pasture lot is not always
available. The accompanying illustration
shows how 1t is possible TO provide sum
mer quarters for the swine out of doors
easily and cheaply. Five pens are here
grouped under one roof, which is bat
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
Worrying the Landlord.

Clarinda-lou can't keep a dog in your
new fiat?
Florinda = No. we had to give Edo away,
but Frederick had hi- dear little bark put
in our phonograph-CInclnna Commercial
Irihune
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

you must VISIT our new country club"
said the suburbaujtc. "1no grounds are
beautiful the golf link, superb You wont
find such scenery elsewhere On entering
the grounds the first thing tnat strikes your
eye
II know" interrupted the city man; "a
golf ball'"- Philadelphia Press.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

II never made a speech in my Life
SAID the scared hero.
Eve don't want Il speech cried an
enthusiastic man in the crowd. Just
say somotlIng.'- Philadelphia North
Americans.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

OF Dcppc, n.
c., says: II
su Hcred for
years with my
back. 1t was
so bad that l
could not walk
any distance
nor even ride
in easy buggy.
/ do not believe
| could have
raised t g n
GU ii s Of
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

Another article which has recently
begun to figure cOnspicuously in our
list Of exports IL the Omm0n and de-
spised prune. The fact that pruncs and
aired apples are going to Europe does
not necessarily mean that American
boarding houses are being improved,
though possibly there IS something OF
that sort on foot, too. In the case OF
the prunes it means that American
production almost exclusively on the
Pacific slope has grown enormously,
and that the methods OF drying and
handling the product have been so
much improved that now the prunes
ran be shipped even to France and Ger
many to compete at home with our
original source Of supply.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

Mrs. Iloy!c-So your son was the
,alcdictoriau OF his class at college?
Mrs. Doy Ic-ics; il was n great dis
appointment to him. He a hoping
I o pet on the football t"am.-Town
Topics.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Klinc's
Great Nerve Rcstorcr, Free 81 trial bottle d
treatise. DR.. Kline. 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

The millionaire may smoke only dollar
cigars himself, but he has to smell the FIVE
cent cigars that Other men are smoking
SOmerville journal.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

1t Is said to be- almost impossible tt
sink a moGerr battIcship CONSTRUCTED
on the best models. Cincinnati En-.
quirer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
The Fame of Nimrod

Nimrod told how he made his reputation
81 was the first man vino thought Of no
shooting a guide for d deer" he explained
n. Y. Sun.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
Like Circus HIIIs.

Some people are ike circus bills; a
stuck up Chicago Daily Nc''s.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

Sheep is the most gentle ana inofien.
i've animal on tina farm and almost a.
VsyO nenrssilt2Rt ,-Rural World
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

When supplying private customers
with esgs always sort them both as to
color and size, They will look better
and will bring a better price.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02

Rise In Engiish Land Values.
E~nr'and's land 10 worth 800 times
A. much as it was 200 years ago.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
COULDN'T LIFT TEN POUNDS.
Doan's Kidney Pills Brought Strength and
Health TO the Sufferer, Making Him
Feel Twenty-Five Years Younger.

J. Is. Cor,on, farmer and lumbcrman,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-09-02
Mrs. Hayes First Letter Appealing to Mrs. Pinkhar

"DEAR MRs. PINKHAM: - have been under Boston doctors treat
ment FOL a long time without any relief. They tell me have a fboil
tumor. l cannot sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends
upmy spine. have bearingdown pains both back and front. Ny alb
domen is swollen, and have had flowing spells for three years. My APP
petite is not good. Icannot walk or be on my feet for any length of time.
"Ihe symptoms of Fibroid Tumor given in your little book ac-
curately describe my case, SO l write to you for advce"-( SigneU Mrs.
y. +. HAYES, 1852 Dudley st, Ntoxbury) Boston, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-13

sey City democrats for Judge Parker. New
ark gives the evidences IOf very thorough
organization on the part of the republicans.
In Jersey City the democrats. while they
nave held their local conventions and nomi-
mated their candidate,d appear to be very
slow In waking up to national politics. They
are supposed to be in, sympathetic touch
with Tammany just across the river, yet
the vim which recently has got into the
Tammany organization of New York has
not spread to Jersey CITY. The young
mems enthusiasm for Roosevelt seems to be
troubling the Jersey City democratic lead
ers. -
Viewing the state as ia whole but chiefly
as reflected through the urban population,
have found nothing to, support the old su-
perstition about New Jersey going as New
York goes. That is, so far as relates to
the possibility Of New York going demo-
cratic. The situation seems to be that New
Jersey is much more likely to exert re-
publican influence on New York than New
York Is likely to exert a democratic IN
fuence on New Jersey. But the Jersey
campaign is going forward on its own mer-
its and without regard to adjoining states.
After reviewing the election statistics for
several years past and taking account OF
the forces which are shaping the present
canvass and the tendency of the voters as
they have been manifested up to this time,
my guess Is that New Jersey will give
Roosevelt and Fairbanks q majority OF
1000. CHARLES M. PEPPER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-13
but their murderers were caught and some
hung: The crime of the family was favor

but their murdererS were caught ana some
hung: The crime of the family was favor
ing the Americans"
On the so-called "paci1cation" of the
government, the insurgent leaders were
taken into the fold like the prodigal son.
and one of the first after his surrender to
the Americans in the summer of 1901 to be
appointed to a fat job, for that country
was Elias Angeles, the murderer OF the
Spanish captain, his wife and little girl
He is now a clerk of the court of first in
stance of the Camarines, of which Judge
Adam Carson was the first incumbent and
man who had the Cinnamon butchered was
a justice Of the peace at Calabanga at last
accounts the writer had from the CANA
rines. and was enjoying good health and
spirits. ALI these men are active ana nrm
friends of the independence" movement.
For this the "anti-imperialist" shr1ekers
are primarily responsible, and next to them
those who have yielded and desired peace
at any price," taking the advice of the anti
Of the lower classes, who, inarticulate and
oppressed. have not the wordy and fluent
command of Spanish that their oppressors
have but can speak only their native Ma
layan dialects They have told their
wrongs to Americans, but the voices OF
these Americans have been unheeded. A
slick Filipino politician has had the hoor
against any American ever since July 4,
1902, when civil government" was tnaugu-
rated in the Philippines. To offset this an
other great party is for Independence,
which would mean that Germany or Japan
would have a new colony about as fast as
the troops could land from transports. and
nerhaps the poor Chinese of Calabanga
would then be avenged.