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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
SLEEP ON MATING.

Having lived for many years in the
South, where it is almost impossible to
sleep at night on account of the rest
lessness caused by heat from the body
coming in contact with the sheet, and
no ventilation whatever between the
body and the mattress, was told by
a party from the tropics if would put
a piece of straw mating under the
sheet 1 would be able to sleep with
out trouble.
1 tried it and found no trouble after
that in getting a good nights sleep. [
have told many here of this method
and they have informed me that they,
too, have tried it and found that they
were able to sleep during the hot
nights, whereas before they were un-
able to.
During the recent hot spell 1 have
been sleeping on the mating on my
bed and have not felt the heat during
the night, because 1 was able to have
a good sleep. What the mating does
is to allow a certain amount of ven
tilation to pass between the body and
the mattress. This method will be of
great help to the sick who are unable
to go to sleep on account of the heat,
as it were. from the bed, generated
from the body-New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
OCCIDENTAL
ACCIDENTALS
By A. ]. Waterhouse

" HERE is a tale of an ancfent klns
At least. If there's not we VIII
| i write one hfre-
Who ruled DER land OF the summer anu
spring,
such land as we know in our home of
cheer
Now the king had power. the king had
gold; 30
And his courtiers smirked in the manner
old, .ha
And his armies marched 'gainst the
! Rut a fool. you know. may be all
this.
And power may e'en to an imneche
cling,
And the sycophants smile he need not
If he ~ has the grace to be born king.
Now poet came to the king one day,
And he chanted a lay that was Wohu-
rous sweet.
A song he had learned from the birds at
play.
In an elfn glen where the sunbeams
meet.
"By my faith, good poet" the monarch
cried,
"'Tis p marvellous art-I viii learn this
thing,
AND / viii be pupil. and you shall be
guide,
Till. touched by your magic. 1, too.
shall sing" -
For king may order his whole lie
through,
And a vassal must strive his monarch
to please:
But the soul to feel and the brain TO 40
Why. ever and ever It's God gives these.
So the poet stayed-'twas the kings COM
mand-
And he strove to give of his mystic lore.
But all that he drew from the royal hand
And the royal brain. was a discord sore.
"Oh, wretched varlet!' the great king
cried,
Thou teachest me not; thou shalt
surely rue
That my soul is pigmy thine own be-
side
So he slew the poet; what else could
he do?
Kings and magnates. of lands or gold,
Born to your power. a dubious thing,
You may slay your prophets, like him OF
old,
But It's all In vain-for you cannot sing.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
ENOUGH TO KILL TEN.

The Greek room is usually not q
place for humor, nor is Fitzgerald Tis-
dali, the professor of Greek at the Col
lege of the City of New York. a very
humorous person.
Nevertheless the following joke was
sprung on him. The class had just re-
turned from the chemistry room, where
IT had bravely listened to discourse
on the elements. The Greek lesson was
commenced with a history of 10 and
her endless wanderings. Finally Pro-
fessor Tisdall asked: What did 10 die
off" A student who had been awaken
ed by the question gasped out, 'Iodide
of potassium New York Times.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
KNOX'S CHARITY.

Senator Knox is sometimes a generous
giver to worthy causes. Shortly after the
blizzard of 1898 woman representing a
charitable organization called on him at
his off1ce and asked him for contribu-
ton to a fund for buying coal for the
poor. Mr. Knox promptly wrote his name
on her paper and opposite it a sum so
large that the fair caller almost gasped.
What special disposition of this money
do you wish made, Mr.. Knox?" inquired
the lady, looking in his face. II don t
care" was the reply. whether the cases
are worthy or unworthy, all are cold
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
PLATTE COUNTY POESY.

very devoted young people. Last week
the youth went to Leavenworth and
spent day. The girl would have liked to
have gone with him, and she let him
know as much through a mutual friend,
when he returned. Being inclin ed
toward poesy, the young man wrote a
note, replying as follows:
IF had knowed you'd
A-wanted to went,
I'd assure come an took you.
You bet your last cent"
Not to be outdone. the girl replied in
rhyme Her note follows:
"If / had a-thunk that's
What you'd add,
You bet I'd a-wrote you
To take me, old kid"
kansas City Times.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
THE LAST STRAW.

The psychological moment had come.
Komura arose.
Gentlemen he began, Japan will
press no claim for an indemnity"
A great sigh of relief vibrated
through the listening group.
Provided" the willy Asiatic diplomat
went on
All ears became alert. The situation
grew intense.
Provided" came the solemn words,
that Russia agrees to settle our hotel
bill"
With low groan Witte sank back
into his chair.
The conference had failed.-New
York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
Honors for a Hairdresser.

Herr Ardeliano, the Viennese hairdress-
er who was commanded" to Berlin to
dress the German Crown Princess hair
on her wedding day, has received the or
der of the Iron Crown from the Kaiser
and a decoration. a scarf pin, cuff links
and a watch charm from the bride and
her parents.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
rrance,s Lost Ground.

A century ago France had 26 per cent
Of the population of Europe; now it has
only IL per cent of it. At one time French
was spoken all over the world To-day it
is the language Of $4,000, 900 people, while
German is spoken by 100, 900 and Eng
lish by nearly $50 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Special Information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 80 Cali
fornia street. Telephone Main 1044
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

A man thinks woman may be free and
easy with him: but she must be dread
fully particular with other men.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Townsend's California Glace Fruits. IN
artistic rre-etched boxes. New store now
open. 767 Market street
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

When two friends quarrel you find out
how much there was in their friendship
originally.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
no YoUf

CAN tell you what you shouldn't do,
And also what Is nice.
But. oh, 1t bothers me so much
To take my own advice.
You know the thing wherein I'm wrong
As frequently you say;
You see the path that should tread
But do you walk that way?
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

When a man buns around at night and
does not take care of himself he begins
saying he Is overworked.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
THE PRESS OF THE NATION.

tariff throughout
of the that
the protecting
exobtan charges exporMinnepoIs
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

How you admire the man who catches
you doing a good deed on the sly!
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

STAMPS-Subscrtber, Cal, This de-
partment will furnish you the name and
address of dealers in stamps II you
send self-addressed and stamped en-
velope. This department does not ad-
vertise private enterprises.
HOMESTEAD PROPERTY-A. l., Sa-
linas, Cal II the homestead was Sc
lected from the separate property OF
either husband or wife. without his or
her consent. IL vests on the death OF
the person from whose property Il was
taken or selected, in his or her heirs
subject to the power OF the Superior
Court to assign IL for limited period
to the family OF the deceased.
A TENANTS RIGHT-w., shingls
Springs. Cal A tenant may remove from
the demised premises at any time during
the continuance of the lease. written or
verbal. anything affixed thereto for the
purpose of trade. manufacture. ornament
or domestic use. IL the removal can be
effected without injury to the premises.
unless the same has. by the manner in
which IL is affixed. become an integral
part of the premises.
PROsPECTING-w H B., Santa
Rosa, Cal This department cannot in
form you where you could discover
fair prospects for gold mining without
too much tramping from a civilized
community either in the Coast Range
or the Sierra Mountains with the idea
of making an outing the means of in
creasing a bank account" In order to
make such a discovery the intending
prospector must make himself ac-
quainted with ~outcroppings'' so that
he may know, when he wanders over
the mountains. what the prospects are.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City. Caoutchouc.
commonly called India rubber, must have
been known in America at a very eariy
period. because balls made OF the gum
of tree. lighter and bounding better
than the wind balls of CASTLE, are mem
toned by Herrera in his work on the
voyage of Columbus. 1893. vulcanized
rubber. formed by combining India rub
ber with sulphur. which process removes
the susceptibility of the rubber to change
under atmospheric temperatures, was
patented In America by c. Goodyear in
1888. Ten years later Mr.. Goodyear In
vented what is known as hard rubber
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Equal suffrage will never accomplish
what its advocates desire until it gives
a woman the right to ask a man to
marry her.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
DO 1T NOW.

no it now. Do not postpone,
1t may bring you sorrow.
Here's the only day you own,
Mortgage on tomorrow.
Do il now, the moment flies,
Hating to unmask thee.
Do I do as j advise?
Wish you wouldn't ask me.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

1t is held in Germany that the tipping
evil has led to the bribery method which
is so vexatious to business men.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

What a sorry spectacle spoiled child
is when away from the mother!
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Some men are washed of their sins so
much that they finally have faded
look.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

The best man in the world is bore
when he appears at the wrong time.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

The Witness-Hank was a-settin' on
box, an while the orficer was arrestin
him Hank was doin' the same thing.
The Lawyer-What do you mean?
"Why. Hank was a-doin' the same as
the orficer was"
''What was that?
"Why, a-restin'."
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Reuben Fax Yonder's
farmer that. raised pumpkin
so big that when 1T was cut in
two his twins each used half
for a cradle.
Cityleigh-That's nothing. In
our town we often have three
or four full grown policemen
asleep on a single beat.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

evidently
rich o to the of
NewsScmitar
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

A preacher suspects every one who
does not go to church
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

STAMPS-Subscribe Cal, This de-
partment will furnish you the name and
address of dealers in stamps IL YOU
send self-addressed and stamped en-
velope. This department does not ad-
vertise private enterprises.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

A whipping never hurts so much as the
thought that you are being whipped.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Vardaman high estimate the marksn
militia Stree using repel the New Orleans mosquto-C
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

We never knew any one who did not
talk shop too much.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

When we shake hands with some wom-
en- we feel that we have committed an
indiscretion.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

The in the Cabinet
lain Dealer
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
pARARLE OF THE MAN.

<sIIE was a fool" cried the Accuser.
II But his folly at times was illu-
minated by thine own wisdom.
urged the Merciful One.
HE often violated thy laws" the Ac-
cuser continued.
.sBut again he maintained them even at
the sacrifice of much that he held dear,
the other pleaded.
Needing charity himself, often he
gave it not unto others.
yet again, the deeds of his love and
pity were such that the fragrance or their
grace stole upward to thine abode or
peace.
Say no more" quoth the Judge. II
know him well. He was man. and he
was the creature of my making. Unwise
was he, but he shall have unnumbered
aeons in which to attain wisdom In his
blindness and weakness he erred, but he
vet shall see, and his shall be the
strength to overcome. l know how often
and how far he has gone astray, but fun
surely he shall come unto his divine
own.'
"But in the meantime" asked the Ac-
cuser. what shall be done with him."
..In the meantime was the answer.
..he shall continue to go to school. He
has but passed from the first grade; now
let him enter the second
And. as the Judge ordered so was 1t
done.
1T is a funny world, Joseph, and every
once in while a thoughtful man must
see something that will make him
laugh right out in meeting. For example,
out statute books are fairly numbered
with laws intended to suppress all nickel
in-the-slot machines. but you may inves-
tigate statute books until you drop on IN
vour grave and you will find not one en-
octn,ant intended to suppress Wall street.
we are going to XIII the tree Of gambling
by looping off its small branches and
leaving its tap root severely alone Yes,
indeed, Joseph, consistency Is jewel, but
be careful not to make the mistake OF
supposing it is largely worn by mankind
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
KANSAS PHILOSOPHY.

We never knew any one who did not
talk shop too much.
A preacher suspects every one who
does not go to church.
What a sorry spectacle a spoiled child
is when away from the mother!
How you admire the man who catches
you doing a good deed on the sly!
Some men are washed of their sins so
much that they finally have a faded
look.
The best man in the world is bore
when he appears at the wrong time
A whipping never hurts so much as the
thought that you are being whipped.
Tell a bad story without names and
every one will have an enemy to attribute
it to.
When woman isn't talking about her
wrongs, she is usually talking about her
rights.
What servile creature a rich man is
when he meets a man who has more
money than he has.
When we shake hands with some wom-
en- we feel that we have committed an
indiscretion.
When a man buns around at night and
does not take care of himself he begins
saying he Is overworked.
When two friends quarrel you find out
how much there was in their friendship
originally.
A man thinks woman may be free and
easy with him: but she must be dread
fully particular with other men.
Equal suffrage will never accomplish
what its advocates desire until 1T gives
a woman the right to ask q man to
marry her
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

A SURE SIGN.
Mrs. O'Toole-Sure. the baby
will do tn same kind of work
that you do whin he grows up.
Mike - Phwat makes you
think thot?
Mrs. O'Toole Why, livery
tonne he gets hold of a deck OF
cards he picks out tn spades
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

J. Pierpon Morgan all those suits of cot
Russell Sage might well cultivate his
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Tell a bad story without names and
every one will have an enemy to attribute
it to.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

What q servile creature a rich man is
when he meets a man who has more
money than he has.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Wooden Soldier Confound
1t. that internal spider has spun
his web all over me. and cant
get away to join my regiment.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Wizard Burbank should succeed in producing perfect
fellow would sympathy in his lonenessDenver
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

When a woman isn't talking about her
wrongs, she is usually talking about her
rights.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

CHICAGO CHRONICLE.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22
THE WEEKLY IBERIAN
Eff. WILLARD, Proprietor.
Established in February, 1898.
Subscription Price, 81 90 per Annum
A Remarkable Election.

Mondays vote was remarkable
in more things than one.
When the polls were opened
there was a possible vote of G33.
Several voters, however, were
challenged successfully on one
ground or another, thereby reduc
ing the possible vote slightly.
The vote cast, nun bered $50,
leaving something less than "A
possible votes uncast in popula
ton of 10000 This showed a
remarkable general interest in the
points at stake. Many had failed
to qualify by paying the poll-tax
on time. This, possibly will be
better safe guarded in the future.
The majorities were all small
This, together with the large vote
cast, indicated the intensity of the
campaign.
From the casting of the first
vote in the morning to the count
ing Of the last vote at night there
was not an unpleasant feature
not an angry word-save one IN
cident late at night where man
with a gun promptly found his
way to a chamber of solitude and
undisturbed self communion.
While there was great energy
and determination on both sides,
both parties wore smile in all
transactions. Every bet was
placed, each thinking he had a
great joke on the other and could
not help smiling at the time it was
made. So the day wore on At
6 in the evening it was almost as
easy to get bet as it was ate in
the morning, provided the cha
lenged party had any money not
already up.
During the day both paltics
made all the necessary prepare
tons for celebrating the victory
with every degree of confidence
in ultimate success, and it was
near midnight before the Dupuy
supporters recognized and admit
ted that their plans nad miscarried
and that their bets had been mis-
placed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22
WHAT. IS
"OPHTHALMOLOcY2"
Remote Effects Of Eyestrain.

In a recent issue of a medi-
cal journal, DR.. A. L. Ranny,
in a long article, reports ten
cases, which to his mind, con-
clusively prove the various
and remote serious conditions
which may have their origin
in eyestrain.
AS such remote effects the
Doctor mentions wryneck,
increasing deformity of the
head, arms and hands, COM
plete nervous prostration,
and loss Of power of walking,
accompanied by severe spinal
pains. DR.. Ranny, therefore,
justly argues that a know
ledge of the possible effects
Of eyestrain upon the body
and mind should be widely
dissemated. He also recon-
mends the detection of eye
strain in early youth az an
important step in preventa-
tive medicine, and believes
that in this direction, the
study of facial expression and
posture Of head is designed
to become an important aid
in diagnosis. He considers
the pre- scribing of glasses Of
most vital Importance. His
final advice is that no child
should be allowed to enter
school life until his eyes have
been thoroughly examined,
and the hope is expressed
that it will not be long until
such an examination is made
compulsory.
In the Russian paper
"Wratch," DR.. KATE brings
forward a series of cases,
where pupils who were con-
sidered bad and mediocre
students, could be counted
among the best after their
Astigmatism had been cor.
rected.
-. -~s%a--
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22
Ping Pong.

The Iberia Enterprise, the Of
fetal journal, failed to make good
in the municipal fight, says the
Donaldsonville Daily Democrat Of
the 18th, inst. "Dupuy Will win
didn't pan ont. Broussard re
piled: "Back TO The Pc"plc.'
"We'll show you what we are
going to do about it"'
The people of New Iberia want
ed change and made it. Re
member the battle cry: "Back To
The Peoplev'
The following paragraphs, also
are clipped from the same journal:
Didn't know that Bob BrOus
sard and the courthouse gang
didn't pull together in New Iberia.
When are the other fellows
going to win a fight anyhow.
The gubernatorial campaign
opens early. The latest from
iberia is that Bob's opponents are
now shouting "HarmOny!'
The report that Bob Broussard
has lost his pull is premature.
Also the report that Walter is "A
candidate for Congress-.
It's none of our business but
we'll bet that Sheriff Henderson
of New iberia is nursing sore
toe today.
The flag is flying today at half
most over the New Iberia court
house Bob IS Oyama and Walter
KurOpatkin.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22
TELEPHONE GROWTH.

Cumberland Telephone Telegraph Coz has issued a
for the month of March 1903 and the crease "
the umbe OF subscribers $ shown a follows:
Number
" added during the month, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
discontinued during the month. III"
NJ. ;oso e., .,o .ont,, 1862
ro., ,h.. 80 s,hao,;h.,s M.,.h s,st ION, 1868
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22

Last Wednesday night at the
Catholic Church, Father FROM,
in his weekly sermons explaining.
''The Way of the Cross
preached to a large congregation,
who in turn received his few and
appropriate remarks with an air
of much appreciation.
Rev. FROM has great force III
bis delivery aud to those who
have heard him have been i'm
pressed to the most highest de
gIee.-PattesOn Echo.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22
Right Of Way for the Road

Baton Rouge, April Is Gener-
al Leon JaStremski, chairman of
the committee Of East Baton
Rouge to secure the right of way
for the Southern Pacific extension
from Lafayette to Baton Rouge,
will tomorrow announce the APP
pOintment Of several subcOmmit.
tees to assist In this work. These
committees will be composed of
business men Of Baton Rouge.
Times.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22
United States Engineer Office

GALvEsToN. TEX. Agr,l lS. 1905.
To WHoN IT NAY CONCERN:
The River and Harbor AIT OF March
3rd, 1905, provided for an examination
Of an inland waterway from the Rio
Grande River, Texas, to a connection
with the Mississippi River at Donald
sonville. Louisiana, said examination
70 be made in sections as follows:
First. From tho Rio Grande River
to Arkansas Pass. including navigable
channel from Corpns Christi through
Turtle Cove to Arkansas Pass.
Second. From Arkansas Pass to West
Galveston Bay Channel to the Brazos
River. including channel from Aran-
sas Pass to Victoria on the Guadalupe
River. and to Cuero.
Third. From the Brazos River to
Sabine Pass.
Fourth. From Sabine Pass to DON
aldsonville.
A survey and estimate shall be ma, e
Of the following portions Of the above
waterways. to-wit: From Arkansas
Pass, via Turtle Cove. to Corpus
Christi; and from Arkansas Pass to and
up the Guadalupe River to Victoria,
and from Victoria TO Cuero."
To facilitate an early report and re-
commentator, you and others inter-
ested In the waterways are invited to
submit 70 this Office. not later than
May Is, 1905. your views on this sub
ject.
Any information on Oil, Lumber,
Coal. Agricultural and Horticul-
tural products. etc.. showing what
effect Light Draft Navigation would
have in reducing rates on raw
bulky materials and products will be
specially appreciated.
EDGAR !ADwIN,
Captain. Corps Of Engineers. U s. Army.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22

The garden is great medicine
chest. Be your own doctor and
look to your own slight ailments
If you are wakeful, eat lettuce.
For affections of the skin and
for yellow skin eat onions
Onions are also good for colds,
coughs, scrofula.
For a torpid liver eat freely of
asparagus.
For malaria and general break
down eat cranberries.
If nervous aud irritable eat
plenty of celery.
For constipation eat fruits
ripe and healthy fruits. Fresh
fruits are good; no are figs and
dates. Raisins are beneficial.
When the body is in good con
dltion keep it in good condition by
denying the appetite what has
once injured the body. One can
do everything for himself by eat.
ing the right thing and not too
much of it, and by leaving alone
the wrong thing and all of it.
He can do more than the doctors
can do tor him when he is fat on
his back in bed. Atlanta Anu
nifty Messenger.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22

"The Laughlin Ticket prevails,
and now we will live for four
years in BrOussardville," said a
dispondent supporter Of the other
side.
"Well, it might have been
wOrse,' retOrted a voter Of the
majority. "You might have been
doomed to live in Burke Station
for the same four years had the
returns been otherwise
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-04-22

~BAsn BALLS, BIZ. and Mask. in
stock ,aere.. y.rf',. Ball. s'sh Sc.
toll; Bats. 0iov1 Masks In al-
styles and al prices Noah's Ark.