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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-02
VACATION DAYS

"Sweet Corn Farms One the Profitable Occupations
of Thrifty Juniors During the Summer Months.
GUNNER SCHOOL,! That doesn't sound at all pleas
- ant, does it? And probably it will long
there fish to catch ball to play gnarly old
apple trees that make the best kind of houses. It
reminds unpleasantly of hot and arithmetic
lessons and ardy bells and other things that dear only
knows uncomfortable enough all of the other nine
months of the year and good measure.
But there is kind of school that is
gether delightful The best part is not held within
DOORS and besides is the sort of enterprise that yields
returns more tangible than acknowledgements and
nckels and dimes, and in dollars.
that is the sort of enterprise that circus time
the contrary
Juniors have ways of turning a penny
and then during vacation but perhaps the method
at once the most scientific and planned largest
scale is really under the supervision of the
school directors. 1t is the department
dening to the grownup folk in charge, girls
and boys who engaged in the double business Of
learning and making money the cap
tlvatng name of sweet FARMS" That
mean that this the farmers raise only corn,
next year they will farm nothing but cabbages,
next year something else but that they to raise
sweet corn specially and then they may anything
they wish in the way of vegetables and flowers.
Weeks ago when spring winds were bowling in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-02

the professor. IF this ship has been here twenty
years, grow least twenty feet
in that time, a foot year,
The captain busy investigating the position Of
the ship and concluded that the had been pitched
forward and must now lie under her bow in the mud
Work therefore begun at the coral, which
away with pixies where it could not broken ropes
fastened to It, and in turn to the Dolphin, which
dragged it AWAY method which
preston the mound. Half days work. with in
the WALL and finally the skeleton of the steamer lay bare
and exposed her ribs framework for the dark inte
ror. Every piece of timber crumbled the touch
the pixies being permeated by the teredo tubes, which
really sustained the superstructure intact
AS it considered unsafe to venture beneath
the standing timbers, a fastened to them
by slight effort the explorers, clinging
ladders Of the Dolphin, the bulky framework top
pie and fall When the cloud Of mud had sub
ship and began search. left the ma
chinery was piled confused tangled heap fast
giving to rust
Day after day for week the divers searched in the
wreck, at night discussing the probabilities. Finally
when they were all nearly discouraged Captain Sam
discovered large oblong chest of wood bound with
iron, buried deep the mud. eaten
away and off readily, showing inside box Of
iron It was in all probability the trea sure-box and
ropes fastened about it the Dolphin settled
down and when the hawser passed thru the hole
in her keel and the divers climbed the ladders and
ready to. ascend, she MAYED slowly upward.
Captain Sam had been complaining of the unusual
darkness, which, curiously, became pronounced
surface, the that the heavens were black
night the palms the island lashing each other
like whips, and ornnous white cloud, which
flashes of light played, bearing upon
them, the advance breath hurricane
Ito Be Continually
Say J1rn what's a fortihcation?" said one boy to
another.
Whats a fortifcahon?" echoed the other, who
had just begun to learn arthemetic. We'll, guess
it's two twenti6catons."
Harold participating thngs)-"I wasn't at school
yesterday, Miss Bangs
His teacher Severely No; you not
aJo,u 10
over new leaf get into trouble
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-02

the confidence of experience-or available piece
ground-and so their sweet farms posy gar
dens are mostly in Spain. Now and then there a
boy interested to the enormous extent of planting
very big patch indeed, and of these is
having in sweet
The instructor in gardening is ready all times
during the to help the farmers out of any diff
fculties into which they may stumble, giving
best of his wisdom and experience; crops
are ready to market they will be advised as to the
selling finding their market in their particular neigh
borhood. And the farmers anticipating returns
well worth while too according to the size Of their
farms. Under fair conditions,-good soil, proper
amount OF moisture and sun, and few other things
that troublesome plants insist having-an
corn ought to average profit of from $3.50 to $780,
Juniors have hard luck stories to tell about how
giant weeds almost they pulled
how they had to hoe and hoe; and how they almost
broke their backs and stretched their arms to
prising length carrying water But could ever
accuse the and tomatoes squash vines in
gratitude because they flourish bravely straight
rows and look If they meant business Alas
potatoes In one school farm two beau
tful border patch till the bugs heard of
them and set to adding further decoration
leaves in the of openwork and scalloped edges.
Most of the potato plants have been 70 doth
and it is safe to that potatoes part
Of the crop from that farm. By of that
happy experience Junior farmers have learned
one lesson; that in
crop Of potatoes they must first harvest the bugs.
Nina B. Price.
Young Frederick those boys whose curios-
to questions
day he was to have his hair cut and his father
jokingly said it must be cut very stop
ing questions.
"oh, that wouldn't do good" said Fred. eYou
would have to cut head clean off, the questions
inside of it"
Heard new one the other day." said a man, and
in modest opinion it's the it's that
ever went the rounds. Here it is: What is three
sevenths of chicken thirds of cat
goat?
- "Of course you give it up.
We'll the answer is Chicago. Chi is three.
sevenths Of chicken; Ca is twothrds of go
is one-haf of goat. Pretty good, isn't it?-Phiiadei
plia Press.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-02

Mrs. Jones Gas the auto stops)-Wen, what you
stopping for?
Mr. Jones-Merely because don't want go
without the auto, my dear. Why stopping
1 don't know
From Judge. Copyright 1904.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-02

manner that made one wonder if
summer were not to be omitted
this year, the directors of the de-
partment of gardening gave little
talks at the various schools about
the culture of plants. Great en-
thusiasm was aroused, among the
boys Of course, who are naturally
the farmers; but especially among
the girls by the story Of an ener-
getic country girl who raised 1000
heads of cabbage and 100 bushels
of onions all by herself The lit
tie talks and the story of the thou
sand cabbages SO fired the ambi-
ton of the boys and girls that
they set to -singly, in
groups Of twos and threes, and in
several cases by schools; tho in
the latter case the proceeds Of the
enterprise were to go to the school.
Little blank leases were given the
young farmers with the under
standing that they were to see the
lot-owners Gf they did not have
access to a plot Of ground) and
contract for the use of the lot
during the season, paying the
rental out of the proceeds Of
their summers work. Then they
bought their own seeds which were
planted under the direction of an
expert farmer connected with the
state department of agriculture.
One hundred and fifty farms were
registered in different parts of the
city, and there was enough enthu-
siasm to plant more only "a great
many who were Interested lacked
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
Subscription, $I.5O per Ann,In
THE LAW IN MISSISSIPPI

The world gives unlimited ad-
miration to q brave man when his
courage and firmness are discharged
in devotion to dnty. The New
York Times, in an editorial ex-
preston regarding the recent ac-
ton of Judge Wilkinson at Brook
haven, says:
The whole South, with the North
as we'll, shonlG tender It's respectful
and grateful appreciation to .juhgr
Wilkinson, of the Circuit OF Lin
coin Country, Miss, for his firm,
ness in sentencing prisoners con-
victed of murderous violence to-
ward negroes. And this apprecia-
tion is equally due to the juries
who convicted the offenders and to
the Law and Order League which
so formed and expressed sound
public opinion that justice for the
offenders became possible. The
sentences are severe-one for
twenty-five years, several for fifty,
and one for life Imprisonment
but no one of them would be re-
garded as extreme for the crime
had the victim been white. Nor
should it be forgotten that Gov
ernor Vardaman, of Mississippi,
who is capable, rs our readers
know, Of curiously reckless and
foolish conduct where his political
prejudices are concerned, has taken
a right stand as to the enforcement
of the law and the preservation of
order.
Such a demonstration Of whole
some sentiment in a State like
Mississippi will have a good effect
throughout the South, and it ought
to have a good effect in the North
as well, whore respect for the law
only too often breaks down, and
where the excuse for such lapses
is much slighter 1t is Of par
ticular benefit in the South, be-
cause there is no doubt that the
Of the negroes is
greatly hampered by their sense
Of helplessness ON the one hand
and their resentment ut ill-treat-
ment on the orther. These have
had much to do with their herding
in the towns, with their desertion
Of the farm regions, and with the
low character of those remaing. !
The foundation of an efficient self
respect among them is necessarily
in great degree their confidence
that their rights will be respected
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
FEWER SCHOOL AND LONGER TERMS

Plain Dealing, in Bossler parish,
has adopted method of bringing
children to school, who live at
some distance from the school
house, that has been in vogue in
South Carolina and some other
States for several years. Two
schools located several miles from
the town have been discontinued
and the pupils of these schools are
now conveyed to the Plain Dealing
school, in a covered wagon being
sent from there every morning and
they are returned in the same way
in the afternoon. The funds that
have heretofore been appropriated
to these schools now go to the
Plain Dealing school. In this way
the Plain Dealing school receives
the benefits of n material increase
in it's funds and the children Of
the two country schools reap the
benefits of longer terms and the
improved facilities of the town
school. By consolidating her
schools Bossier is now able to run
them nine months in the year.
The present school board of Web
ster parish has endeavored to re
duce the number of schools in the
parish with the view of increasing
the school term, but with little
success so far. Our people, as a
rule, seem to think that n school
house should be built within half
a mile of every mans house in the
parish and instead of the Board
being able to decrease the number,
it is confronted at every meeting
with the demand for additional
schools. = Webster Signal.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
What The Earth Produces.

The earth has nouristed us through IN,
known ages of human existence Il it not
true that the earth supplies lis with every
thing that we really require for existence
Have yoHever thought that it is probable
that the earth supplies Us with the means
to keep our bodily vigor our health, if we
only knew it? The animals know by in
sttnCt what is good for them and will search
until they find i'll sotue plant what they
need for correcting indigestion or curstipa-
ton, etc, Is it, there fore not possible that
there are roots and hefbs supplied bvnature'
which will cure the diseases that afflict
human kindH That il why DR.. Pierce. of
Buffalo, N. Y, has such faith in his Med
lcal Discovery Years ago when lie was
III genetal and active practice he found
that combination OF certain herbs and
roots made into an Alternative extract with.
out the use of alcohol, would always put
the stomach into a healthy condition, nour-
ish the tissues, feed the blood and nerves
and put healthy tone into the whole
system.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
restores the lost flesh by curing diseases Of
the stomach and other organs of digestion
and nutrition and enabling the perfect di-
gestiou aud assimilation OF food from which
flesh aud strength are made.
1" Royalty, ESQ, Justice of the Peace I.e,ing-
that Dr. rierce Golden Medica, pSooyerY sec Sasi'fn VII
give permaneut relief aud cure any one who
may be suffering from stomach and liver
tfouble, which as rule are the result OF bowel
My experience with the above.
2 AIMED medicine was most satisfactory II soon
ftSd my system well regulated and toned up,
and have felt in splendid health and spirits
ever since.r
TO gain knowledge of your own body--in
sickness and healtlI-send for the Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser. A book
Of 1908 pages. Send 2r cents in stamps for
paper. covered, or 81 stamps for cloth
bound copy Address Dr. R.V. Pierce, 661
Main Street. Buffalo, N. Y.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
che WATER HYACiNTH.

All members of the Louisiana
delegation, accompanied by mem
bers Of the Texas and Florida
delegations, called at the War De,
partment to urge II liberal recon-
mendati0n for the destruction of
the water hyaeiuth. which is OBJ
strncting navigation in the waters
of these States, They found that
there is $14 900 unexpended in the
hyaciuth fund, which, with the
$50, 1000 recommended, will raise
the amount to $44, 900; but even
this, in their opinion, is in ade-
quate to give relief, rs Texas comes
in for $4,000. Representative
Broussard has a bill pending which
provides that $50, 900 shall be ap.
propriated to destroy the hyacinth
in Louisiana. If the War Depart
ment will recommend a larger APP
propriotion, the Representatives
believe that the plant may be ex-
terminated, or at least checked, so
that navigation will not be so
seriously affected. III. c. Reriew
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
Two mpn in Bnffalo,n 50

"'Two men in Bnffalo," says ex-
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff,
recently had a heated argument
over the question whether the wife
of a Governor of State had an
official title. One man contended
that she should be addressed as
Mrs. Governor So and-So, while
the other man stoutly insisted that
she was simply 'Mrs. Blank, wife
of Governor Blank. Finally they
agreed to submit to the first man
they should meet He proved to
be an Irishman. The case was put
before him, and he was asked for
a decision.
"Nayther of yez is right" said
the Irishman, after a moments S
reflection. The wife of Gov
ernor is governess. COLLIER $
for December 17H.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.
Mr.. Bryan has announced through

Mr. Bryan hasannounced through
/ the columns of his paper, The
/ COmmoner, that the principal
cause Of democratic defeat this year
was that the men who secured con-
/ troll of the party organization Mt
/ st. Louis sounded a retreat when Il
charge should have been ordered
all along the line He insists that
conditions demand radical action,
and that the people want some,
thing definite upon which they can
rely. The Commoner, he an
nonnces, will carry on campaign
of education, advocating tariff re-
form, the overthrow of private
monopolieS. labor legislation, mu-
nicipal ownership OF public utili-
ties, public ownership of railroads
and telegraph systems, an income
tax, the election of federal judges
by the people, the election of
United States senators by popular
vote, direct legislation, and the Sc
lection of postmasters by the peo- |
pie whom they are to serve.
1t will be necessary to regain
control Of the party organization.
To do this the friends Of reform
throughout the entire country must
work together. 4 democratic
paper of national scope offers the
best means for carrying on this
work, and The Commoner occupies
this field. The campaign of edu-
cation and organization which Mr.
Bryan announces will be carried
on through The Commouer will |
not only be interesting and in
structiye, but every democrat and
independent thinker should receive
The Commouer regularly so as to
keep in touch with the progress
the reform forces are making, and
to fortify himself with facts and
to convince his republi-
can neighbors that the democratic
party offers the surest relief from
class Legislation and trust dom
The low rate which Mr.. Bryan
has quoted rs on his paper enables
rs to send you The Commoner and
the Enterprise both one year for
81, 10. Get your neighbors to join
you in circulating democratic
literature, aud the election returns
n 1908 will call for 20 apologies
or explanations.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31

The campaign in the special elec-
ton for the Shrievalty of Tan
gipahoa, is said to be Of the most
spirited kind. 1t Will practically
close in the primary to be held on
the Both instant. Three candi-
dates are in the field, and their
friends are manifesting a com
mendable interest in the canvass.
If the Presidency of the United
States and the Goyernorship of
the State, were kept within the
scope of their legitimate functions,
the election of the Sheriffs aud
other local officers ought to be of
far greater concern to the people
than that of the high officials
adverted to for, the local officers
have to do with the public affairs
which affect directly the welfare
and happiness of the people. Be-
fore the adoption Of the constitu-
tional amendments remanding to
the people the filling OF such va
cancles by election, the Governor
would have appointed the Sheriff
of Tangipahoa, on the recommen-
dation of few men. A few more
sturdy blows and the people shall
again rule in Louisiana. - The Peo-
ple.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31

A new process for silver-platiug
china and glassware has just been
introduced. Heretofore ware on
which the decorations were plated
with silver were required to be
plated all over, aud afterward the
designs were cut out This re-
suited in a great loss Of siyer to
the manufacturer and consequently
"a high price to the purchaser. BY
the new process only the parts Of
the ware on which it is desired to
place the silver coating need to be
treated with it.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
PRESTON KING.
PRESTON KING. W b. DAVIS.
King and Davis
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
VOLUME Xxx,

List of Properties for sale
600 acres OF excellent cane cotton rice or
e0n land that we will sell very cheap.
Tsrns 1922 per acre a cash. balance
/. q aAd years, Good fences,
81 acres Of good rich land, with one house
3lS miles from New iberia. Terms
u cash, balance in one and two years.
900 acres of fine timber land in st. Lam
dry Parish. This is all high and Will
make good oultivahle land
400 acres of hard wood land. COAX, gum,
400 acres of fine timber land, all of which
Is high and dry.
1000 acres, 100 of which is in cultivation.
Balance good timber land. Cheap
900 acres, 10 of which is in cultivation.
Balance fine oak and gum timber land
Can sell cheap.
5000 acres Of fine timber land. This tract
subject to offer.
492 acres of fine land on Bayou Teche.
Well improved. Terms reasonable
10 arpsnts of land situated on Bayou
Tcche. improvements consists Of one
house and two cabins. Cheap
100 acres of fine land ON Like Simonct
loo, 900 acres OF fine timber hud. All
hard wood. oak ash gum and Cypress
l l,350 acres of high timbcred laud which
can be cultivated when clearcd. Good
for saw mill
We also have choice City Property
which we will sell very reasonable
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31

Cotton ralsers are agreed that
ten cents a pound is the price they
should receive il they are to have
adequate compensation for their
labor, and any crop that brings the
price below that figure is too much.
During the past ten years, every
thing that the farmer has to buy
has greatly increased in price, and
III costs more to produce cotton
now than it did ten years ago,
possibly two cents Il pound more.
The farmer should have more for
his cotton now than he did then
for the same reason that all the
necessities Of life have increased
in price. Mansfield journal.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
How's That?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall $ Catarrh Cure.
+. J CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last l5 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in ali business
transaction and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WALpINa KANNAN d MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Hail. Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
eous serfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
Resolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious tronble in your system
is nervousness, sleeplessness, or
stomach upsets. Electric Bitters
will quickly dismember trouble
some causes. 1t never fails to tone
the stomach, regulate the Kidneys
and Bowels, stimulate the Liver,
aud clarity the blood. Run down
systems benefit particularly and
all the usual attending aches vanish
under its searching and thorough
effectiveness. Electric Bitters is
only soc, and that is returned if it
don't give perfect satisfaction
guaranteed by Estorges Drug Go.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31

1t is not generally known that
the common porcupine is an inhab-
liant of both southern Italy and
Spain, and that its flesh is regu-
lar item of consumption. As the
animal is a very clean feeder, the
meat is Of fine quality and has a
taste something between that of
and Of pork. 1t is believed
to have been naturalized in Italy
by the Romans, just as they prob
ably brought the rabbit TO England.
In South Africa porcupines are
regularly hunted at night with
dogs. Lions and leopards also eat
them, though they suffer severely
from the quills. Old and decrepit
lions eat them when they can get
no other food and are sometimes
killed with the qnills sticking in
their iaws.-Ey.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
Several bill ~ wv W =.

Several billt ~ wv ~ -.--
guards for ste : oo'i"p lurl-
have been intro eooN " hing
the trainers thei
ted by the General Slocuni om
Of the intent Of these S IS
there can be no criticisE 81
revelations which were sar
the catastrophe make it pls Il
even if more law is I'D
enforcement Of th6
existing is more neede' 4 d
was so well establisei yement
Of loose inspection, ar epoch
shallying with the Glenn they
ments Of the law and the from
thereof. 1t is not legislatic
is needed with respect to I'll
ter, so much as it is administe
We have no doubt that the
great horror of the kind will ami
snbstantiate this statement. STD
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31
A Costly Mistake

Blunders are sometimes very ex-
pensive. Occasionally life itself is
the price of n mistake, bnt You II
never be wrong if you take DR..
Kings New Life Pills for Dys-
pepsia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver
or Bowel troubles. They are gentle
yet thorough. 25c, at Estorge
Drug Store.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-12-31

The Southern Pacific is contem-
plating a vast railroad construc-
ton project that will connect
Southwest Louisiana with Baton
Rouge aud the entire Mississippi
Valley beyond the State capitol.
A bridge across the Mississippi at
Baton ROnge Is said to be com
prised in the great work of rail
road development.