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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
BELIEVED DOCTORS WERE PAID
TO KILL THEM.

The intense fear Of physicians
manifested by the ignorant Italians
in the originally infected district OF
New Orleans was greatly respon-
sible for the early spread OF the
disease in the Italian quarter be-
fore, and even for a time after, the
United States Marine Hospital Serv-
ice took charge of the situation. In
many instances they protested their
belief that the physicians had been
employed by the government to
kill them, and they hid away in
garrets and closets when sick,
rather than be found by one OF the
health officers.
One of the Italian physicians at
tached to the staff asserts that not
only are his ignorant countrymen
afraid of American doctors, but
even more dread Italian physicians
and even priests, believing all to be
in league to be rid Of them.
81 discovered" said this physi-
clan, ''that these poor people were
firmly convinced that both doctors
and priests were being paid $40 a
day to kill them off; to give them
poison in their medicines; to work
some necromancy upon them. The
origin of this fear goes back to the
time of Garibald's visit to Sicily,
where most of these Italians come
from. Garibaldi went there to try
to gain recruits to his army. The
Sicilians, content with their hus-
bandary or brigandage, as the case
might be, refused to join his forces
and Garibaldi, on leaving, told
them he would send a plague among
them. The year following Sicily
was swept by the cholera and to all
intents and purposes the threat
was carried out. From that time,
the Sicilian has been taught to fear
officials, military and civil, or any
who may represent the constituted
authorities. Some days ago l
hunted for former patient Of
mine, and finally located him in a
dark garnet room far up in an ltal.
ian rockery. He was i'll in bed
with the fever, but when he saw
me he fell upon his knees and
begged me not to kill him. There
is little wonder, therefore, that we
have had such an inordinately hard
time in overtaking the disease
among my immigrated country
men in the Italian quarter, which
now, thanks to the United States
Marine Hospital Service is prac-
tically free Of fever.-Baton Rouge
Times.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

One Of the biggest sensations
sprung by the insurance Investigate
ing committee, now in session IN
New York, last week was when at
torney Hughes, leading council for
the committee, demanded the pay
roll Of the executive officers of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company
The pay roll was produced and
showed the salaries since 1877. 1t
showed that the salary of president
McCurdy for the year 1904 was
$3.50, 600; two vice. presidents 800,
600 each, and second vice president
SIT, 900, third vice-president $lO,-
900, manager 500, 900, and treas
urer $4,000. One trustee said that
there was no limit to salaries OF
officers. A son of the president,
who is also a trustee, testified that
he thought that the increase of his
fathers salary aided policy hold
ers. This investigation is replete
with startling sensations, one being
sprung almost every day.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
WHY HE LOST OUT.

A young man not a thousand
miles from here went with his
sister to the dry goods store. He
purchased a pair of gloves for his
sweetheart. The sister bought a
pair of hose for herself. Of course
the clerk got them mixed. The
explosion came when the sweet
heart opened the packsge and found
a pair of long black stockings.
She blushed. Then she opened
the note and read the following
tender lines: 81 am sending you a
little present. Oh, how wish
that no other hands but mine
would ever be permitted to touch
them after you have put them on.
But alas, a score Of fellows may
touch them when l am not by your
side, and other eyes may see them
when you are on the street or at
parties. l bought the longest pair
l could get, and if they are too long
you may let them wrinkle down.
many girls know wear them slip
ped down little. Always wear
them at parties. l want to see
how they fit when l call Tuesday
night. You can clean them easily,
dear, with benzine if you leave
them on>ill they dry. hope they
are not two small. Blow in them
before you put them on" The
young man did not call Tuesday
night "to see how they fitted"
but il is understood that he has
failed to win home.-Crystal
Springs Meteor.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
President Roosevelt has not I

President Roosevelt has not re-
vised his views on race suicide, but
he is finding it advisable to give
less publicity to them, says
a Washington report. Too many
parents of large families wanted
recognition from him. A halt was
called a few weeks ago when letters
from various sections of the cOun-
try arrived at the white house, ask
ing if it was true that the pres
ident intended to present medals to
parents of extraordinary large fam
lilies. 1t seems that an obscure
newspaper started story that med
ais were awaiting the heads of big
families, and applications for the
badges of honor and distinction
poured in for a short time.-Leader.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
Some SeusOuubZe Advice.

1t may be a piece of superfuous advice
to urge people at this season of the year
to lay in a supply of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy 1t is almost sure to be needed
before winter is over, and much more
prompt and satisfactory results are OBJ
tanned when taken as soon as cold is
contracted and before it has become
settled in the system, which can only be
done by keeping the remedy at hand.
This remedy is SO widely known and so
altogether good that no one should hest
tate about buying it in preference to any
other. 1t is for sale by all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
Marksv;l,a Ia Oct % -Sa,

Marksville, La, Oct. 2O.-Sam-
uel Brouillette, ten years old, is
dead from the bite of a snake, re-
ceived after the reptile has been
cut in half. Gervais Brouillette,
father of the boy, was operating
moving machine in his field, two
miles east of here, the lad walking
close behind. The mower shipped
the reptile in two and the boy step.
ped upon the part with the head.
So deadly was the poison that the
victim succumbed in six hours.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

Should Chauncey M. Depew and
John f. Dryden be sufficiently re-
inforced by other insurance graft
ers in the Senate of the United
States there would be rather a dis
NAL outlook for the policy holders
in case the insurance companies
should be placed under control Of
the Federal G0vernment.-Ntdtes.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

The war is over but football cas-
ualities are filing the dispatches.
The President said at Harvard that
he had no sympathy with those who
would keep young men wrapped
up in cotton wool. But did he
mean that he would look coldly
upon his own son with a cocoon"
upon the cut in his head with
which he emerged from scrim-
magei
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
PI0us to Get Rich

are often frustrated by sudden
breakdown, due to dyspepsia or
constipation. Brace up and take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
take out the materials which are
clogging your energies, and give q
You q new start. Cure headache
and dizziness too. At all druggist ;
25c., guaranteed.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

A man in South Haven, Kansas
has a grievance against an editor
and consulted a lawyer to find out
the best way to "break up the pa
per-" The lawyer told him the
surest way would be to buy the
paper and "run it himself" for a
few months.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

Rev. b. G. Horton, Sulphur Springs.
Tex. writes, July 10Th, 1902: II have used
in my family Billiards. Snow Liniment
and Horehound Syrup, and they have
proved certainly satisfactory. The lini-
meDt is the best we have ever used for
headache and pains. The cough syrup
has been our doctor for the last eight
years." Sold by Estorge Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
Perhnns Y0M Wonder

Fe7VUDS OW VOUUeT
ifthe tormenting cold that made last winter
one long misery will be as bad this year
Certainly not, if you take Aliens Lung
Balsam when tickling aud rawness in the
throat announces the presence of the old
enemy. Do not expect the cold to wear
itself out. Take the right remedy in time
Aliens Lung Balsam is free from Opium.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
an invention was tried at the re

an invention was tried at the re-
cent German maneuvers in the
shape of a map readable at night.
The map is photographed on a
glass plate, and for use with 1t a
magnifyiDg glass and a small cleo
tric lamp are supplied. The whole
apparatus is only the size of Gig
arctic case, and its usefulness is
not affected either by rain or wind.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
Cures CHiIIs and FeUer.


G. w. Writ. Nacogdoches, Texas, says
"His daughter had chills and fever fol
three years; he could not find anything
that would help her until he used Herbine
His wife will not keep house without it
and cannot say too much for it, 5Oc
Sold by Estorge Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

Senator Depew should at least
explain how he happeDd to be sat
isfied with a measly 500, 900 a year,
from the Equitable, while candy"
Hamilton was getting 1926, 900 in
one year from the New York Life.
Press.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
Orr journalistic confrere of tn,

Our journalistic confrere Of the
Assumption Pioneer is the daddy
of boy baby, born unto he and
his good wife last week. Besides
being splendid newspaper man,
Mrs. Gianelloni will find Ed equal
ly as proficient ia handling pare
gOric and carmanative. Good luck
to yourself and the boy.-Er.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Druggists refund money II PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure any case. no matter Of how long
standing. in TO II days. First application gives
send SOC In stamps and It will be forwarded post
daid by Paris Medicine Co.. st. Louis Mo.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
Hours This?

HOfVH IWfS.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transaction and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by his firm.
WALDING KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price Use per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

To Cured Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
All druggists refund the money II It fails to cure
X. w. Groves signataxe 10 ON each box. Csc
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
Has Stood tho Test 20 Years

The old, original GROVES Tasteless Chill Tonic
You know what you taking II is iron an
quinine in . tasteless form. No cure. no pay SOC
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
BUDGET.

New IBERIA La, Oct 4th, 1905.
We the undersigned committee appointed to
make budget for the school term of 1905 1906
would respectfully submit the following based
upon an eight months term:
ESTIMATINE REVENUES.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
WRITE us A Letter

Put aside all timidity and write us
freely and frankly, in strictest conf
dence, telling us all your symptoms
and troubles. We will send free advice
lin plain, sealed envelope, how to
cure them. Address: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, The Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
GAVE UP SUPPORTER.

81 wore q supporter for four years, to keep
mn INV womb, W hich had crowded everything
down before It," writes Mrs. S. j. Chrisnlan,
OF Mannsville. N. Y. "My doctor told me no
medicine wonld help me. suffered untold
two bottles of Cardui gave up my supporter;
Now am taking my ffth bottle, have no BAD
feelings as formerly, and can be ON my Iees
half day Mt a time. l strongly recommend
Cardui 10 every suffering woman"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21
FOR SALE.

A lot of Brown Leghorn Eggs for set
ting, from very best stock in the South.
A few very fine Leghorn Cockrels
cheap.
GEO. SIMON.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-10-21

1852, 900 acres of marsh land which con-
tains about TO- 900 acres of cypress, in
st. Mary Parish.
200 acres of hard wood lands in ST..
Landry Parish.
1900 acres of hard wood land in st. Martin
1900 acres fine cane land in st. Mary
and number Of small places.
TOWN PROPERTY.
residences and several lots on st. Peter
lots on Main street.
2 lots on Charles street.
3 lots on Jockey street.
8 lots on Julia street.
fine business store on Julia street.
We give prompt attention to all prop
erty enlisted with US.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
A GREAT MEDICAL VICTORY.

The campaign which the medical au-
thorities have been making against the
dreaded yellow fever scourge is now at
an end, and the physicians have every
reason for the highest satisfaction over
a decided triumph. The disease made
it's appearance in July, and since then
there have been 1853 cases, of which
but 435 resulted fatally. This is q most
wonderful change from the frightful
mortality and consequent panic of the
previous visitations of the epidemic.
Only a few years ago the advent of
yellow fever paralyzed business from
the Rio Grande to Florida, set everyone
trembling as far North as Philadelphia
and ST. Louis, and walked up the char
liable to contributions and help. The
were ripe for another such an awful
visitation as has occurred within recent
years. The city has been deluged by
an immigration of ignorant, prejudiced
Italians, whose habits of life are filthy,
and who are holly hostile to ordinary
sanitary precautions. The plague was
taken hold of boldly, however, by the
State authorities and later by the Unit
ed States Health Service, and the pre-
yentiye measures were wise and vigor-
ously applied, with the most gratifying
result. The doctors have won victory
greater than many momentous battles
In the field
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

Several years ago Rear-Admiral
George w. Melville suggested that much
useful Information might be obtained
as to the drift of the northern ocean
currents by setting adrift casks in the
Arctic Ocean. The Philadelphia Geo.
graphical Society acted upon the sug-
gestion with the result that SO espe-
cially-constructed casks were set adrift
by revenue cutters and whaling ships
Each cask was numbered and contained
message in four languages, requesting
the finder to notify the Philadelphia
Society. Two of these casks have been
found. One Of these, thrown over in
1891 by the revenue cutter Bear, has
been found on the Siberian coast 1t
had been carried $50 miles to the south
east, which implied local currents set
ting steadily In that direction. The
other cask, which had been set adrift
off the Alaskan coast in 1899, was found
on the northern coast of Iceland. These
seem to prove the existence Of current
from Boring Strait around the North
Pole and point to the realization OF that
century-old dream Of navigators-an
open sea and northwest passage around
the American Continent.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

At length, out of the reek and tur-
moil of the windy declarations OF SO
many years. some ideas are beginning
to evolve in regard to the proper func-
tons of the Government with respect
to control Of the railroads In an add
dress last week before the Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce Senator Knox
laid down some principles which. it is
believed, will govern the attitude of
the majority in Congress at the COM
ing session and which will represent the
best public opinion on the matter. Two
years ago Senator Knox, then Attor-
ncy-General of the United States. was
i'm doubt as to Congresses authority to
deal with railway rates. Since then he
has developed into a conviction that it
is both the power and duty of Congress
ito regulate commerce so as to pre-
vent injustice and imposition by car
riers.' AS Mr.. Knox is one of the ablest
lawyers in the country. this opinion
has a high interest and value, and prob
ably reflects accurately the growth of
public opinion in the courts and law
making bodies. Senator Knox goes on
of what he considers the proper course
for Congress to pursue. The rate-mak-
ing power should be entrusted to the
railroads and to the railroads alone, but
1t is the Governments duty to see that
these rates are fair and impartial. This
supervisory power must be lodged in
the Interstate Commerce Commission
"a c1, In org 1r,;l ha fo
that Commission, with a complaint that
he is being unfairly treated or discrimi-
mated against by the railroad or rail-
roads. The Commission shall take i'm
mediate action, and apply the remedy
by mandate to the railroad to act
fairly. This mandate must take effect
at once in order to give the shipper a
relief which will be of value. The next
matter, and one of the utmost delicacy
and Importance, is as to what extent
the courts shall intervene and what
their relation shall be to the Interstate
Commerce Commission. To be at all
effective the Commissions action must
be instant and peremptory, but at the
same time it must not, any more than
any other one Of our institutions, be
n despotism beyond the power of the
courts The railroads and shippers
should have the right TO appeal to the
courts and the courts the power TO re-
strain the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by injunction until the matter
could be examined into by the courts.
Here is where the most troublesome
problem will intervene. An injured
shipper or shippers must not have their
interests suffer by the decision they de-
sire being dragged through the long
routine of court proceedings. Nor must
the railroads be made to suffer any
more thar other interests by the too
summary and not well-advised action
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
BAYONET CHARGES.

Editor National Tribune: To settle
dispute between Short-term com
rade, who says that there were no bay
onet charges during the civil war, and
q lOng-term comrade who says that
there We're many such charges and
counter-charges during the war, will
you kindly give me some information
on the subject?-J. II. Paul, Normal
Ill.
The question first occurs as to what
is meant by bayonet charge. If fix.
ing bayonets and starting on a rush 70,
the enemy is considered bayonet
charge, and we think it should be
there were a multitude of them on both
sides during the war. If an actua
hand-to-hand fight with bayonets |.
meant, then there were very. few, ani
astonishingly few men were hurt with
as to the number of men hurt OF
killed by bayonets during the war, bu
there were not many, and most Of
those were wounds inflicted by guard,
and casual encounters. This is not onl,
true of our war. but 1t has been true O.
every war since bayonets were intro
duced. In the Franco-Austrian War o.
1850 the Zouaves played a most con
spicuous part and decided the battl,
Of Solferiro by a bayonet charge. TIL,
dead were examined by Baron FOLLY
the Surgeon-General OF France, and h,
found less than dozen bayone
wounds.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

e-ced politicians deny that this can be
so, and the betting WIS at the odds of
10 to on him. while betters were will
ing to give re to to l on Mcclellan.
The knowing ones claim that Hearst S
vote will be increased by deal between
him and Odell, by which WINS will be
slaughtered in the interests of Odell
candidates for the Legislature.
BY the time this issue of The National
Tribune reaches its readers the votes
will be counted and the result fully
known, so that it would be idle to make
any predictions. The claims are only
OF interest for the sake of comparison
with the results then ascertained.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

The Rev. James Edmunds, of Port
land, Ohio. who. unfortunately for the
Baptist Church, is Sunday-SchOo
Missionary. makes q bid for that cheap
notoriety which SO many college pro-
fessors have lately been seeking by in
temperance of utterance. He recently
said before an important meeting OF
the Baptist Church:
ITO shoulder a gun and go out and
shoot somebody is now held up to be
the acme of patriotism.
And we hold up the veterans, who
come back and dissipate themselves
with drink and riotous living, as the
models of patriots when they march
in procession.
The day has gone past when / will
hurrah for parade of veterans STEPPED
in tobacco and whisky"
This shows that Mr.. Edmunds is sad
ly unified for the respected cloth which
he wears. He is untitled because he is
rical facts, and he is untitled because
he lacks ordinary breadth of vision
If Mr.. Edmunds were only tolerably
well-informed he would know that
many tens of thousands of the best
men in the Baptist Church served
through the war and gave the Union
the devotion that they felt was due to
holy cause second only to that of
Christ. They preserved their religion
throughout the war, were consistent and
practical in it's exercise every day OF
their service; they came home better
Christians than they went out, and they
have maintained their faith fawlessly
to this day. They were ennobled and
their horizon expanded, as is always the
case with good men doing any great
good work, by their service i'm the
army. An astonishingly large number
of the men who have been leaders in
the good work of the Baptist Church
since the war were men who carried
their muskets faithfully and Loyalty
throughout the struggle, and they take
a just pride in what they had done to
help save the Nation. They were, and
those still living are. men whose shoe
latchets Mr.. Edmunds is not worthy to
loosen, and when he by implication
calumniateS such men as these he is
simply pronouncing his own degener-
acy. If denominational poll were
made of any National Encampment
Department Encampment or any other
meeting of veterans it would be found
that it would include a larger proper
ton of earnest, consistent, everyday
Christians than can be found i'm any
other lay gathering in the country, and
a surprisingly great number of these
would be found to be strict Baptists of
a mental grasp and elevation of charac-
ter far above anything that Mr.. Ed
munds is likely TO attain, no matter
how long he may live.