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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

furnace Is not used. hot water Is the COM
mon substitute. There are two dlsadvan-
tages In hot water. especially In the light of
scientific belief in cool, we'll ventilated bed
rooms. The hot water radiator necessarily
Is placed close to window. II. 1t has kept
the bedroom warm through the day and up
to bedtime, 20 shut Off the water leaves still
a radiator full of It to continue radlating
heat long after the occupants ofthe roomare
asleep. II the window on a severely cold
night Is opened for ventilation, rs II should
be. 1t Is not impossible that pipe may be
frozen before morning.
Midsummer may not he the best time for
2 observations In general upon the heating OF
a house, but there are few more serious sub
jects In building. III this connection some
thing may be said OF the radiator and the
register which will not heat the room.
Until radiator Is made hot and begins TO
cool. thus throwing or heat. It will not warn,
room. In most modern houses there are
electric lights, and in5most OF them there
is an electric fan, TO turn q fan directly
upon that radiator that seems lifeless, fire.
quently sets up the necessary circulation OF
the water or steam; causing 1t to give OFF Its
heat and allowing the tan o circulate that
warmth quickly TO all parts of the room. In
the same way II tho hot air from the furnace
will not como up through PIPE, toset the
fan facing from the front Of the register VIII
serve to bring the heat UP through suction.
To Build or Not to Bu'ld2
The problem of building or not building,
that confronts so many city residents, Is
not simplfied at al! by the talk Of the prop
erty owner who thinks, as ne has owned his
own house for fifteen years he ought to
know It Is I" cheaper to rent" He tells you
that nfter you have paid water bills, taxes.
made repairs, and considered me interest on
your money, there's nothing IN IT,
So there Isn't for many people. There Is
q. type OF man and wife and poodle dog who
wouldn't live anywhere save IN an apartment
mr. small nat. But where @ man and his wife
nro more or less anchored IN the city. with
chiIdren needing out Of doors and exercise.
With something OF the atmosphere OF q home
oronnd them. the househoding proposition
is something else
In the safe savings bank a person gets 3
ner cent interest on all money that may be on
denosIt on Jan. i and July Of each year,
Ga 20 frst mortgage Investment Will hardly
give him per cent for ms money Eut With
s2,5oo cash, that Will bring only S7b q year
n savings bank, the buyer or builder OF
81 900 house may get the use Of another $4,000
for s12b a year. and With this 5000 Of interest
money may enjoy house OF his own which,
rented, would have cost him at least $500 u
YEAR. AS to repairs, taxes, water. and kin-
dred things, somebody has to pay these for
the rented house. and the hills como finally
to the renter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

and tear on the operating department We're
greater than the dividends.
But another great system Is finding tens o\
thousands Of passengers each season forth
parks which 1t runs AT times every availa-
bic piece OF rolling stock is In service be
cause Of picnic demand. and morning and
night through trains are tied up for tive MN
utes While an overland passenger due at the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

terminal station fumes at the delay.
From the railroad point Of view picnics are
n serious problem. In a railroad S estimation
a picnic is I" big (" when 10000 TO 10000 pa
irons must be transported to the picnic
grounds without delaying traffic. The picnic
train must be run out early in the morning
and come back after dark. Where the rail-
road has its heavy through traffic and innu-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

merable trains in suburban service. tho prob
lem Of Keeping the tracks clcarand maintain
ing safety becomes hurdensome. The man
who owns picnic grounds and concessions
is thus, by the railroad officials, said to nave
the best end of the bargain. Yet when the
average railroa hears that a picnic is on foot
the picnic promoter usually receives a call
from It's passenger department..
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4
@\$As/ q house, be sure you know what
NM YOU want Then in buying make
sure you are getting It. Then II
the price be right, and the neigh
borhood good, and somebody doesn't build
n seven story fiat building flush with your
LOT line, and II the plumbing, and caplhet
work and flooring, and basement walls, ana
cement walks, and all that sort OF thlns
stand the wear and tear Of the next Two
years, YOU may find yourself IN the position
or several thousand Of your friends, who
vii have been telling you all along that ~
is much cheaper to rent"
s In buying a house the first consideration
must be that Of title TO the real estate. Con-
sidcrIpg the great demands and the great
sales OF detached houses in the outlying
sections of the city and IN the choice sub
urban sites, the average price paid by tho
average small family Is between $1,000 and
$4,000 each. These prices cover the lots,
which will average about onc-fourth tho
value Of the whole property, Thus With
an average OF $500 for the lot alone 1t is
well worth while that the title be secure.
T5tt5lsf ataa5tatb4t
Question OF Title Comes First.
Ordinarily in looking up the title to lot
OF the kind, an attorney who makes a special
\ W OF SUCH WOIh ~ cH6uScu 70 IOVK tlTOuSU
the records and render a decision The
charge for this may be SIS to $25, though In
rendering this opinion as to validity OF title
tho attorney assumes no responsibility II
some flaw that he has not found develops
later In the record of the lots transfer. II
security against this possibility is sought
however, application may be made to the
guarantee title companies which, for Il con-
sidernbly larger premium. will Investigate
the title and guarantee the holder of Its pa
per an absolute security against all Corners
thereafter, lilo may pay still greater pre-
MUM and have an owners title in the whole
property guaranteed to him for all timeIal-
ways with the unwrltten possibility that
even title guarantee company is not In
rallibly enduring forever,
Study Character of Builder,
in the new house that Is for sale by the
builder, the character of the contractor
means more than any one thing Some con-
tractors are incompetent to build we'll IL they
would; others will do good work il theyare
sharply watched; and silll others are willing
TO have their regulations rest upon these
foundation stones that are put into the
houses they build One builder introduces n
clause into the contract to make good any
defect that appears in the first twelve
& months OF occupancy,
This clause means great deal more than
the layman Is inclined to suspect. For In
stance many houses are supplied with fur
mace heat which are sold in time Tor t he ocr
cupant TO move In on Mayl. Perhaps a fire
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Bicycle Trade Revives
end Prices Go Down.
By George w. Miller.

fashion. II Is tho opinion 3, Of the bicycle
maker in Chicago today that II 400 persons
4 svery evening as a starter would mako neat
appearance In Michigan avenue for n round
OF the south side parks as OF old. there would
DO another 300 machines III the avenue In
month ! and perhaps 1000 OF them before the
season would be over.
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HEATING Is Vital Problem.

steam or hot water Is considered better
than furnace heatrln that the heat Of steam
and water may be forced to SO where y y
wanted With many furnaces there IS he
y" cold room /" In genera1. and often " stress
of wind pressure on a house. one whole side
OF the building may be cold when the ther-
mometer is near zero. Where the not az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
Concessions Pay for Park.

Probably the park owner owns and OPP
crates the concessions in his park from the
peanut stand to the restaurant and dancing
pavilion According to the profits these con-
cessIons promise to the management, the
terms for use OF the park arc lowered. Or
dlnarily the crowd that fills the park will
make profit for the management on these
concessions alone.
Although the pleasure seekers and the park
owners find It worth while to nurse the pic
mic idea season after season, the transporta-
tion lines which put in switch tracks at
the gates OF the parks claim there isn't much
for them in the business. One great sys-
TEN has declared ainst the picnic bust
ness altogether. and while 1t still owns a
great picnic ground 1t has deserted It and
turned down all propositions for revlving rs
business. Casting up the columns of profit
and loss the management discovered that
the delays In regular train service, the
chances for:accidents, and the general wear
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BUYERS Want Best Makes.

Four TO five persons day all through the
sulnme months make their appearance 1.-THE
salesroom of this factory'and buy machines
Two years ago the average purchaser wanted
a cheap machine-cheap to the limits OF
cheapness, Today more than 70 per cent OF
the persons buying these machines want
the best makes under guarantee. In the
country districts the great demand is for a
second hand make that promises TO be worth
The money that It will cost. Fifteen hundred
NJ these second hand machines will so out
from this factory this year to the country
districts, nine out Of ten Of them to be put
10 unitarian purposes.
FOR instance on the farm that is within
three or four miles OF town the young man
mr. woman who may wish to 80 in on a short
trim not Involving package carrying prefers
To mount a wheel and ride In, rather than
add1e or harness a horse In the smaller
cities where there nay not be adequate car
service and residents may still live distance
from their work, the bicycle has lost none OF
Tia utility. In the country districts, espe-
cially, there are devotees Of the old wheel
when it cost 500 who are devotees still, de-
spite the fact that the wheel IS no longer IN
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hard 70 Please Everybody.

agemcnt. Manlfesty the park that would
cater to he Conca tcnated Order of Gamblers
and Bookrnakers would be impossible for the
scene OF a summer basket dinner given BY
the Young Mems, Christian association. On
tho other hand, the park acceptable to the
Y. M. C. a. would be spurned by the G. o. g.
B. picnic promoter.
This Is why the County Democracy and
the Epworth league usually find parks for
picnic purposes lying widely apart and pos
sessing entirely different equipments.
A picnic ground less than 100 acres In Size
hardly fills the bill for most picncs. The
further from the city 1t IS the better he likes
1t for the reason that It makes q longer ride,
A general purpose picnic ground will have as
far us possible hills, meadows, streams,
lake, grass, and trees, and also a high board
fence with shot In II on the outside.
TO these attractions should be added a
restaurant, ice cream parlors, dancing pa.
vilion. piano, photograph gallery, merry-go-l
round, swings, boats, lighthouses, and bath
ing suits chutes, soda fountains. and tables
and chairs for everybody. According 10 the
tastes of the picnickers there. may be shoot
ing galleries, bowling alleys. weighing ma
chimes, and other catchpenny diversions. A
baseball diamond, tennis courts, racetracls
and an athletic field probably will be added
making the owner of a park of 100 acres
within 100 miles of Chicago rank among the
wealthy ones of the earth.
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AJWS5 Gtl man. that you would like your
HNU son to live as long as possible, have
4hk him become minister. The clergy
AM mans chances Of escaping fnta!
UNAT diseases and living TO ripe old age are near
4 I'm ly twice as good rs the average mans Next
I rhN to him comes the gardener and the teacher.
IN These three classes of workers are tho least
II AN likely to prema turey solve.the mystery OF
NlNN the ages On The other hand the most dam
|EskN gerous work INDUCED In by q large body OF
II NY men is car coupling IN the railroad business.
Il mn This is an interesting subject. especially
am to a man III my profession, continued the
WYNN solicitor land may be studied with profit by
III IN any one. From carefully compiled Statistics
W mn find that the farmer ranks fourth In
Am longevity. The gardener has just the slight
AVk\ est advantage over the farmer and this con-
II I'M dillon can be accounted for In the fact that
VI MN the gardeners life Is simpler, more peaceful
AbdV and less laborlous than that OF the farmer.
WVk\ However. the life OF an Rgrculturist In
~ I'M general is simple and natural, and 1t means
A\kN health and vitality for them when men In
>AVVN occupations involving much mental and
HN nervous strain are broken down or dead.
n \M
1AN Musicians Life Is Short,
MAN I'm the professions the musician lives tho
A M shortest life, Undue emotionalism and the
N I'M nervous temperament inscparable to the art
IN INV LIST cause the musicp! TO be affected mostly
fNhN\ with diseases OF the nerves and circulation,
M"M( Alcoholism and suicide also increase the ra-
II NW\ ito of mortality In this class. Physicians and
MM lawyers suffer mostly from diseases Of the
Y IjN M heart, while consumption and kindred dis
III MN eases, which are the most extensive destroy
" LW ers of life in other occupations. hold minor
WV place here,
Nh Brghts disease and diabetes reap large
EH harvest among travelling men. while clerks In
N stores suffer more from consumption due to
long hours of indoor work The death rate
III among clerks, however, is little below the
III general standard.
" One Of the most heathful of occupations
II is the shIpwrghts trade which can be ac-
counted for by the fact that the shipwrights
II work is OF an active variety. and is carried
4 on in the open air. The same applies 10 car
%N penters and masoRs. Among the roofers and
IA NJ skaters an undue proportion of accidents are
shown, while plumbers, pain ters. and GLACIERS
die In large numbers from lead poisoning,
oGA,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
Gagged by Ones Calling
The Clergy. Gardening. and Teaching Offer the
Greatest Longevity, and Railroadng the Least.
By Julius %. Holland.

~ RESuMING," said the insurance
~ man, that you would like your
son to live as long as possible, have
him become minister, The clergy
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-06-17
THE SCHOOLS.

Again we call the attention of our
readers and the general public to the
important question of the mainten-
ance OF our public schools The want
of sufficient funds for teashers, the
inadequate accommodation for pupils.
the increasing expenses generally, all
appeal for help. There is but one
way discernible to secure the end
sought and that is by light tax to
supplement the sources of revenue
now available. This new tax has
been variouslv estimated TO be three
mills, four mills. but the citizens
meeting held on the i2th of June at
the court house placed the tax at 2
mills on the dollar as being adequate
to furnish the proper relief and for
the purpose indicated and they ac-
cordingly adopted the following reso-
luton, which we commend to our
readers and the public in general, and
urge their hearty cooperation and
support:
Be it resolved, that the School Board of
Iberia Parish be requested to circulate a
petition for the signatures of property tax
payers of the said 9th ward, including the
City of New iberia, petitioning the Police
Jury and the Board of Trustees Of the
City of New Iberia to order an election to
levy special tax of two mills for a pc
Rod of ten years. during the years 1905,
1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913
and 1914; said tax to be voted exclusive
ly to the erection, repair and furnishing
of said public school houses, and main
tainance thereof, in said 9th ward of
Iberia Parish, including said municipal
ty.
Be it further resolved. that the officers
whose duties it will be to collect and dis
burse this said fund, be requested to do
so without charge.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-06-17

land measuring 90 arpents near .Jeaner-
cite. Consideration, $4,000.
Charles Levy to c. L. Provost, a certain
lot of land measuring 94x96 in the town
of .Ieanerette. Consideration, 5000 90.
B. A. Merceron to Michel DeB,ane, all
contents and etc, in the saloon near Du-
rand Hotel. Consideration, $287l. as.
Nicholas Muller to H. M. Davies, q GER
tain tract of land measuring 26 arpents
near New Iberia. Consideration, $500.
Marcel Derouen to Mrs Thos. Washing
ton, certain lot of land measuring 10Ox
80 near Petite Anse. Consideration,
$4,000.
Emily Prince, widow to Adonisl Gonsou-
lin. certain tract of land measuring l6
arpents in 4th ward near Loreauvills.
Consideration, $4S5.00
Nicholas Muller to II. M. Davies, al GER
tain tract Of land measuring &c arpents
near New Iberia. Consideration, $500.
nj. j. Olivier to Francois Jeaaminette,
certain tract of land measuring 30 acres
near Patoutville. Consideration, $500.
Emile Broussard to c. A. Poirson, all
rights, titles and interest in a certain
tract of land measuring 90 arpents near
Jeanerette. Consideration. $500. 90.
Ann Lewis ct ais to Lewis Barthe,
certain tract of land measuring arpents
near the town of New iberia. Considers
ton, $4,000.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-06-17
DECREASE IN BIRDS.

To the Observant person, espec-
tally those engaged in farming,
/ the scarcity of bird life is very
pronounced. But short time
ago our fields and woods and even
our shade trees in the city were
filled with the feathered tribe from
tinniest little chippie, to the loud
mouthed crow, who made the at
mosphere voca! with their varied
music, "from early morn, till dew
ey eve" These birds were most
industriously engaged in helping
the farmer, gardener, and horti-
culturist in producing their varied
crops by detecting with piercing
ly keen eye, the insects which raw
age the plants, and cut short pro-
duction OF late years, those who
till the ground have encountered
numerous troubles from insects
that have invaded the fields and
gardens and reduced the profits,
very materially attacking the plant,
depredating upon them to such an
extent as to seriously alarm. That
the birds have not received that
protection they should have had,
is a lamentable fact. Hunters, boys
and men, have constantly depleted
the number Of birds until now some
of the best insect hunting species
are almost extinct. Pot hunters
looking for beautiful plumage, or
birds which can be dyed IN various
colors for the demands of fashion
able headgear, incontinently shoot
down these valuable assistants to
the farmer; boys intent on diabol-
zeal amusement, rob the nest of
eggs that will produce needed help
to the farmer. Our state authOri-
ties, recognizing these evils have
passed laws for the protection of
the birds, but who ever heard of
anyone being prosecuted or in
dicted for the offense. The III
creasing amount and varieties of
insects demand the best attention
Of all to the preservation of the
birds, and every citizen should re-
ligiously report every violation Of
law, upon the part of any, black or
white, man boy or girl who would
disturb a single one of these birds,
which were placed here by the
Creator for purpose. Let the
law be amended to include every
thing that flies in the altitudinous
atmosphere or skins the bosom of
the lakeland we shall hear of
better conditions everywhere. A
story has been told Of a mother
who rebuked her boys for robbing,
the nest of a mother bird-her sons
retorted by saying, "Mamma the
nest was motherless, as the bird
is on your hat"
Let us all work for the preser
WALTON of the bird life.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-06-17
POST "a" T. p. A. OF AMERICA.

The above post was fully organ
lied and officers elected June llth,
1905. This organization is world
wide and a combination OF the
most intelligent progressive meu
of our nation. If yon wish to gel
clear cut, concise intelligent opinion
on any of the living questions OF
the day, our drummer friends can
give it ia few words for they are
always on the move with eyes and
ears open and in contact with all
the forces of enterprise and pro-
erosion. 1t is therefore, with
pleasure that we make mention OF
the formation of this Post, which
we doubt not will be a force in the
affairs Of our city, especially when
it is known that about thirty OF our
business men are in its member
ship. From this Post may emf
nate many important measures, as
their influence has already been
felt in the security of needed legis-
lation in general way, as in also
local sense. 1t is just possible
that these men whose time is large
ly spent in hotels and who are the
best judges of what constitutes Il
hotel; may formulate some plan
by which New Iberia can secnre a
first class hotel.
At the banquet of the Post at
Marion restaurant on evening of
organization, there was much said
that was Of a very encouraging
nature and gives confidence to that
belief, that the membership will
be heard fromin the new prosperity
of our city which includes fine
hotel. The officers elected were as
follows, and their names inspire
confidence in the stability and use
fulness Of the Post: President,
Octave ,Renoudet; 1st Vice Presi-
dent, Jos. s. Powers; End. Vice
President, Jos. w. Eckart; Ord
Vice President, G. p. Moss; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, F. G. Blu
menthal; Board Of Directors-P. "A.
Landry, Chairman; Henry Ortte,
H. P. Ortmeyer, Jos. E. Hitter,
David Pelletier, Leon Dreyfus.
Chairman r. r. Committee, Al
bert Ribbeck Chairman Legisla-
tive Committee, Ledoux E. Smith;
Chairman Press Committee, Geo.
P. McNeal; Chairman Hotel Com
mittee, VIM. E. Leblanc; Chair
man Sick Relief Committee, A. A.
Girard; Chairman Livery Commit
tee, A. NJ. Desonier; Chaplain,
Rev. G. @. Krameri Physician,
DR.. j. w. X. Shaw.