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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
HOPE FOR CONSERVATIVES.

The hopes of consumptives have
been SO often raised by the announce
ment of magic cures which end by
leaving the death rate unchanged
that alleged discoveries of this sort
are received with caution. But the
experiments of Or. John f. Russell,
at the New York Post Graduate Hos
pital, seems to be Of unusual promise.
They have had such success that the
hospital has sent private circular to
physicians recommending Dr. Russell's
treatment. which, it is alleged, has
already effected fifty cures. The
treatment is based upon the principle
of building up the system to enable it
to resist the tubercle bacilli. The
patients eats rs much as possible of
nourishing food and after each meal
drink two ounces of the juice of veg
etables ground together in a pulp.
This extract is made from raw pota-
toes, onions, beets. turnips, cabbages.
sweet potatoes, apples, pineapples,
carrots, parsnips, rhubarb, summer
squash, tomatoes, spinach, radislles,
string beans. and green peas in the
pod, In the confidential circular by
by which DR.. Russell's discovery has
been made public, the authorities of
Of the hospital express the opinion
that it may lead to a means by
which everybody may be rendered
immune from the deadly tubercle ba-
cilli, Just as vaccination safeguards
from smallpox. In any case the
new treatment can do no harm, as
might be feared from the widely |
heralded iodine cure of Professor
Levi of Milan; and it does not lend |
itself to exploitation by patent medi-
zine quacks. Good eating and veget-
able juice are not mysteries that
would pay for extensive adverting.
It is hardly necessary to say that
genuine cure for consumption would
% the greatest triumph medicine has
ever won. Compared with the I'M
,emitting ravages of that plague, cpl
lemics of yellow fever. smallpox, and
cholera are trivial. Consumption
,osts America more than life every
i've minutes, and in same places it is
for q fifth of the entire
ieath.roll.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16

A select little coterie of local
politicians at Shreveport are put
ting forth most strenuous effort
to rip the bleeding scalp from the
official head of City Judge Calvin
D. Hicks. The hit dog bowls, and
if the present fight against Hicks
were, as proposition, reduced to
its last analysis the chances are as
10 to | that the names of the lead
ers in this fight could be found in
numerous places upon the records
of Judge Hicks court, where in
times past they have run afoul of
the blind goddess and had a bitter
dose of even handed justice ladled
out to them. In this day and gen.
GRAFTON every judicial officer with
as much vertebrae as a piece of
vermicelli soon becomes Injured to
serenades from the anvil chorus.
'Twere compliment!-L @. Press.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
A SERIOUS MISTAKE.

We understand that the town of
Jeanerette, through its local officers
are undecided as to whether they will
this year contribute to the public
schools, previously the different ad-
ministrations gave as much as $1,000
per annum towards their support
As Jeanerette is enjoying high
school, which is equal to any in the
State, We hope that the City Fathers
of our sister town will reconsider and
not deprive its citizens of that great
privilege, education. New Iberia
gives yearly $500, and if Jeanerette
had to depend solely on the appor.
tionent given by the Parish, her
schools might likely be closed. We
hope Mayor Durocher will not make
the mistake aud be a detriment to his
people. Education is what your
children need and your administration
should help the School Board to give
it to them.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
PANAMA PUBLICITY.

In line with the action of the New
Orleans Health Association. Chair
man Shonts of the Panama Canal
Commission has inaugurated bureau
of publicity with Joseph B. Bishop,
a well known New York newspaper
man in charge. Mr.. Bishop took the
position with the express understand
ing that all news, good or bad, was
to be given out for publication AS
this was in accord with the previous.
ly determined intention of the Com
mission, Mr.. Bishops stipulation was
fully concurred in.
The New Orleans Health Associa-
ton, while it will have no news bu-
reau, will see that all news, good or
bad, be given to the press and to the
correspondents of outside newspapers.
Should there be one case of yellow
fever in New Orleans next year, the
fact will be heralded throughout the
entire world. No concealment" is
the avowed policy of the Association,
which is composed of the leading
financiers, merchants and professional
men of New Orleans who recognize
that the only way to successfully fight
yellow fever is to give instant inform
alton of its existence to the public SO
that all precautions such as oiling,
screening and destruction of mosqui-
toes may at once be taken. They
realize that il this is done, the danger
of spread will be practically eliminat-
ed and the hardships of shot gun
be done away with.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
RAILROAD TO PLAOUEMINE.

Several of our progressive citizens
ever on the alert to forward the inter
ests of their City, have conceived the
idea that railroad from this point
to Plaquemine La. would be a
great advantage to this City and have
accordingly been in consultation with
parties at Plaquemine. Numerous
kilograms have been received by Hon
p. r. Burke and Mr.. Geo. w. Dallas
from these people. who seem disposed
to meet US more than half way. An
invitation was extended by them to
visit Plaquemine and confer on the
matter, Mr.. Geo W. Dallas placed
his steamboat, Sadie Downman' at
the disposal of committee, who
should have left last Sunday evening
for Plaquemine, but owing to some
unfortunate misunderstood the com
mittee did not leave. Should the
proposed route from Lafayette to
Baton Rouge be abandoned it is quite
Plaquemine might be constructed, es-
pecially if the people along the route
would unite in Offering right of
way, the refusal of which is jeopar-
dizing the Lafayette route. We trust
the gentlemen above mentioned will
leave no stone unturned in their
efforts to get another outlet to the
river and to the town of |
The business of both |
towns and the intervening country
would be greatly improved by such
road. We trust our citizens will en-
the promotion of road to Plaque
mine.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
FRIDAY r1ORNING'S EXCITEMENT.

Quite an exciting episode occurred
at the Post Office front yesterday morn.
ing, occasioned by Mr.. Henry Koch
shooting three times at negro boy
Clarence Batson by name.
The editor of this paper was passing
in front of the Koch residence about
1880 O'Clock yesterday morning when
he noticed negro boy brush between
two pickets from the inside of the
Koch yard and jumping through ran
up Main street to the corner of Weeks
street, Koch following in hot pursuit
and shooting at with large revolver.
The boy turned and ran out Weeks
street, thence back Charles and around
the Jewish Synagogue, Koch following
and discharging his revolver, though
none of the shots taking effect. At
this point Chief of Police Felix N.
Mestayer, who was at Ewes stable ad-
vanced and disarmed Koch, placing
him under arrest, but paroling him to
report at 8 80 at Police Headquarters,
which he promptly did at the appoint
ed time He was then placed in Jail
to await the action of the authorities.
No charge was lodged against him, it
being well understood that he was in
a demented state of mind and should
be exarained as to his sanity.
For Tome years Mr.. Koch has acted
very strangely, holding up persons
upon the public streets discharging
fire arms at passing citizens, and Civ
ing every evidence of insanity. AL
though he was examined by physicians
who reported him sane, there has
always been feeling of uneasiness
among our people regarding him, as he
has encountered citizens at all hours
of the night and acted in very
strange manner, in some instances
compelling them to accompany him.
It it is thought best that Mr.. Koch
should again be subjected to an exam
ination, and if found insane to be
placed in an asylum, where he will
not be menace to the peace and safe
ty of the people and where he will be
protected from his own acts. 1t were
better for him that this should be
done. lest in one of his moments of
insanity he takes the life of some good
citizen.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
Yellow Fever Report for State
of Louisiana, up to 6 P. NJ,
Friday, Sept. IS:

Nav Orleans. 43 new cases. Deaths 2.
Total cases to date 2,5ll. Total deaths, 33l
Patterson, 90 new cases. Deaths, 2.
st. Rose, 2 new eases.
Kenner, new cases. Deaths, q
Sarpy, st. Charles Parish, new cases
Berwick, st. Mary Parish, death
Tallulah, 26 new eases. q cases devei.
oped in Kentucky among tram load OIL
refugees from Tallulah and Lake Provi-
dence.
LeesyiIle, 35 new cases. Total deaths, ~.
Grand Isle, one new case.
Hanna 2 new cases, Alexandria, ! new
case. Lecompte, suspicious case.
more cases developed among Tallulah
refugees at CINCINNATI, Ohio.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
THREE JURORS CURED

Of Cholera Morbus ,cifh Ono Small bottle
Of Chambertain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoe0 Remedy.
Mr.. G. w. Fowler of Hightower, Ala.
relates an experience he had while serving
on petit jury in murder case at Ed
wardsvill, county seat of Clebourne coun-
ty, Alabama. He says: "While there l
ate some fresh meat aud some souse meat
and it gave me cholera morbus in very
severe form. | never more sick in my life
and sent to the drug store for certain
cholera mixture, but the druggist sent me
a bottle Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy instead, saying he
had what | sent for, but that this medi-
cine was SO much better he would rather
send it to me in the fix was in. took
one dose of it and was better in five min
utes The second dose cured me entirely.
Two fellow jurors were afflicted in the
same man her and one small bottle cured
the three Of u.s." For sale by..all druggists.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16

In a recent interview with Mrs. Lily
Langtry, she very wisely said
"The fact that believe in the superior
force of mind over matter does not blind
me to the truth that the foundation of every
successful life is good health; that the key
stone to physical beauty Is perfect physical
health.
IA sick woman cannot be beautiful
woman, nor can she be anything but what
we English call poor.spirited woman.
rTo a great extent a woman's beauty is
measured by her vitality--by her health.
"Work, Sunshine, Exercise, Water and
Soap, Plain, Nourishing Food, Lots Of
Fresh Air, and Happy, Contented Spirit
there, as you say, honest and true: e
and youthful looks"
One great secret of youth and beauty for
the young woman or the mother Is the
proper understanding of her womanly sys-
tenn and well-being. Every woman, young
or old, should knosO herself and her phys
ical makeup. A good way to arrive at this
lnSw ied Is to get h good doctor oooa
Sense Medical Adviser by X. v. Pierce,
M. D., which can readily be procured by
sending twenty one cents In one cent
stamps for paper bound volume, or thirty
one cents for cloth bound copy, and ad-
dressing DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. ".
Chas Boykin. Of Acme, La, Concordia Parish,
speaking Of his wifes experience says:
al write You thanking you for the benefit Of
your wonderful Favorite Prescription, and
also the Golden Medical Discovery l find
all the others that have used. thought my
wife would die at times, now am able to say that
through you and your medicine we have ] 6ne
boy two months old. Weight. IS lbs.
It is wonder to the people to zee my wife
going about with baby. She 10 able to do her
own Homework, can walk six miles with baby
without stopping and feels as though she could
stand all day so healthy, she can eat anything.
Before using your medicine my wifes weight
was la lbs, and now she Ii weighing IFS fbs.
She only used II bottles Of your medicine.
My mother-in-law, also my sister, have been
cured entirely Of uterine trouble by your "a
vorite Prescription"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
BOARD AND CLOTHES!

No matter how much you earn,
II It is all spent. You are living
from hand to mouth and simply
earn your board aud clothes.
Why not put some of the money
which yon are earning into real
estate, either q home or property
that you can rent. Work for the
dollar to-day; make it work for
you ia the future. Call at our
once and talk it over.--IBERIA
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
The highest smokestack

The highest smokestack in the
South is now being erected over the
Hibernia and Trust Company's build
ing in New Orleans. The building is
itself the tallest in this part of the
country and when the smokestack is
completed its top will be between 500
and 600 feet above the street level.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
inst ms ~ Fire

spreads in dry grass and weeds, so does
an inflammation of the throat--the result
of cold-grow down into the sensitive
air passages of the lungs. The cold, like
the fire, should be promptly dealt with
When you begin to cough, use Aliens Lung
Balsam. 1t will certainly heal the sore
throat and lungs and it may save you
from CONSUMPTION.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16

We have just received some
thing new in nice stationery to
suit all.-Enterprise Book Store.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16

See This" Grunewald" pianos were
recently sold to Converts at New Iberia
Grand Coteau and jennings. Whyibecause
they are good. Address, J. b. Hull, New
iberia.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
Has Stood the Test Is Years

The old, original GROVES Tasteless Chill Tonic
You know what you are taking g. IL is iron an
ouinine In tasteless form. No cure, no pay Soc
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-16
To Cured Cold In One Dau

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
druggists refund the money IL it fails to cure
Il. W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-28
Ben-Hur Again To Be Staged II
Baltimore.


The Klaw & Erlanger Company have, in their
time made many notable productions and there
by earned for themselves an enviable reputation.
The most ambitious effort of their career is Ben
Hur." which scored brilliant success in Balti-
more three seasons ago and which is booked for
another engagement at the Academy of Music,
the week of May 8, with a matinee on Wednes-
day and Saturday. No play produced within the
four walls of theatre has scored success equal.
ling this impressive and fascinating romance.
To describe "Ben-Hur." reference must be
made to it as a series of magnificent pictures il
Illustrating the time ofthe Messiah on earth. Con.
spicuous are the Star of Bethlehem" 1.-THE City
of jerusalem" from the terrace garden of the
palace of Hur In Judea, "the interior of Roman
galley" 1.-THE Grove of Daphane," 1.-THE Fountain
of Castalia," "the realistic Roman chariot race"
in which eight horses struggle for supremacy
Olives.' All are remarkable exhibits of the best
scenic art. To these are added some wonderful
effects in electric lighting, in the Star of Beth
lehem, where $4,000 electric lights of 80 candle
power are used to furnish its powerful ray The
advance sale of seats for the Baltimore engage
ment opens Thursday morning, May 4th, at nine
O'Clock. M j Lehmayer, Manager of the Acad-
envy of Music, announces that all outoftown
orders. if accompanied by cash or money order
will be filed as soon the regular box Office sale
opens. This is for the accommodation of subur-
ban patrons as reduced rates are announced on
all railroads and large attendance is expected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-28

The Hon. Tom Watson congratulates
President Roosevelt on his efforts to solve
the railroad problem. but warns him
that his plan to control them by COM
mission will prove failure, as it will
never reach the seat of the disease. The
tremendous pressure which combined
capital can bring to bear upon any tri-
bunal which Congress creates will be
irresistible in the future, as it has been in
the past. Poor human nature is. simply
unable to withstand temptations which
assume so many seductive forms, and in
Limitations which assail natural weakness
in such variety of ways So vast is the
power of the corporations to reward or
punish, enrich or impoyerish, that indi-
viduals sink into nothingness by compar-
ison. No man is beyond their reach. If
they cannot act upon the official himself
they can strike him through his family.
or relatives, or friends, or business con.
nections. The only solution of the rail-
road problem is national ownership,
which takes away the motive to do wrong.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-28
The Philippine Census.

The census of the Philippine islands,
which was taken principally to secure
statistic of population and a general
knowledge of social conditions as basis
for the establishment of Philippine leg
islature, which the law directs shall con-
vene two years after the publication Of
the report, shows that the total popula-
ton of the archipelago as returned from
34a independent islands is 7.63s,4a6. Oh
this number almost 1000. 900 are more or
less civilized. The wild tribes form about
nine per cent of the entire population.
The total population is little more than
four times as great as it was 100 years
ago. During the same time that of the
United States multiplied almost IS times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-28
Wealth the Political Power

Ex-Governor Lucius F. c. Garvin. OF
Rhode Island, is authority for the state
ment that in every state, with scarcely an
exception. it is the party whose member
ship comprises nine.tenths of the total
wealth, which, with few brief and par
tial Interruptions, controls every depart.
ment of the government. 4,or the past
decade this has been the situation more
than ever before, and every year finds the
power of money to determine the result.
of elections gaining in strenth-notwith
standing rising public sentiment agains
abuses which are ignored, il not encour
aged by the authorities.
Do not the facts bear out this statement
of the Ex-Governor And is it any won
der that reforms looking to the regulation
of trusts. and other abuses which arise
from the domination of the money power
are hard to obtain, when experience ha.
proven that party continuous in power,
no matter what its name or principles,
looks with disfavor upon radical measures,
most especially when that party repre-.
sents the moneyed interests of the
country
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-28
Last Hope Vanished.

When leading physicians said
that w. M. Smithart, of Pekin,
Ia, had incurable consumption,
his last hope vanished; but DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, kept
him out of the grave. He says:
"This great specific completely
cured me, and saved my life,
Since then, have used it for over
10 years, and consider it a mar
velons throat and lung cure. y
strictly scientific cure for Coughs,
Sore Threats or Colds; sure proven
tive of Pneumonia. Guaranteed,
50c and $l.0O bottle at Eli. T. Reyn-
Odds, drug store. Trial bottle free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-28
The Way Kansans Do.

When Kansas people want anything
they 60 after it. says an exchage. Just
now they want cheaper oil and they are
after it hard and fast. They believe in
the motto: "God helps him who helps
himself" Instead of killing little ap-
preparation to bore for oil and gas, they
have made big appropriation for the
erection aud operation of an oil refinery,
so as to try to break the power of the
Standard Oil monopoly. They have
stirred things up so that Commissioner
Garfield has gone there in person to in
vestigate the octopus. Their capitalists
have taken hold vigorously to raise few
millions to invest in re6neries and build
up an oil business in competition with the
Standard Oil. They are fighters in the
Sunfower State. They almost put to
shame our strenuous President, recently
a slayer of coyotes and brown bears in
the wild west. They are after much
bigger game.
In addition to establishing State oil
refinery the Legislature has enacted a
law forbidding any trust, corporation or
private partnership to sell cheaper in one
place than in another in the State
freight being deducted. All over the
State the price must be the same. Max
imum freight rates have been established,
oil pipe lines have been made common
carriers. and the pumping of gas out of
the State forbidden.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-28
Municipal Ownership.

The city of Birmingham, England,
owns its gas plant and has operated il
successfully for third of century. Gas
in that city is sold for half what people ia
the cities Of this country pay under pri-
vate ownership, Notwithstanding the fac.
that the high price of coal in Biruiing-
ham renders the cost of producing the
illuminant much greater than in the
United States.
Several attempts were made by the city
previous to 1873 to purchase the gas and
water supplies, but corporate interests
defeated every move in that direction
until the year mentioned, when the pub
lie ownership forces won the day and
consunimated the purchase of the gas
plant for something like SIC, ooo. 900. The
price of gas was immediately reduced
from IS to 70 cents thousand cubic feet,
and still the profits to the city for the first
year of public ownership were $I7o, 900.
Since then the rates have steadily been
reduced until they now stand at so cents,
and at this low rate last years profits
exceeded $3.50. 900 after setting aside q
sum for sinking fund. The tangible
result of the public ownership of gas
works in Birmingham is best shown BY
the fact that since their purchase there
has been turned into the city treasury
from gas revenues the sum of S., 900, 900.
with an extra s., soc, 900 paid to the
sinking fund, and the further fact that
during these years the price paid for gas
has averaged one-third less than that
charged by the private company. The
reduction in the expense Of city lighting
amounts to 81, $50, 900.
The experience of Birmingham with its
gas plant has been the same in other
cities of the old country. which in self.
defense have been forced into public
ownership oftheir street railways, light
ing plants and other public service util-
tiles to escape the exorbitant charges OF
private corporations. 1t has taken a deal
to move the long suffering people in the
cities OF our own country, where graft
has proven source of much profit to
corrupt councilmen, but the entering
wedge has been made at Chicago where
public ownership has carried the day
and the street railways are to be. taken
over by the city. The people are grow.
ing heartily sick of the extortion prac
ticed by corporate wealth. whose AFRO
gance and insolence have grown unbear
able. and are rejoicing that at last on.
great city in the United States has taker
the initiative to check the encroachmenf
of corporate greed upon the rights of it
citizens.