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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
A Valuable Agent.

The glycerine employed in DR.. Pierce's
aedicines greatly enhances the medi-
einal properties which it extracts and
holds in solution much better than aIco-
hol would. II also possesses medicinal
properties OF its own, being o valuable
demulccnt, nutritlve, antiSeptlc and anti
ferment 1t adds greatly to the efficacy
OF the Black Cherry bark, Golden Seal
root, Stone root and Queens root, CON
tanned In Golden Medical Discovery" in
subdufng chronic, or lingering coughs
bronchial, throat and lung affections,
for all OF which these agents are recon-
mended by standard medical authorities,
In all cases where there is q wasting
away Of flesh, loss of appetite, with
weak stomach, as in the early stages of
consumption, there can be no doubt that
glycerlne acts as valuable nutrtive and
aids the Golden Seal root, Stone root.
Queens root and Black Cherrybark in
promoting digestion and building up the
flesh and strength, controlling the cough
and bringing about u healthy condition
OF tho whole system. OF course il must
not be expected to work miracles. 1t will
not cure consumption except in its earlier
stages. 1t will cure very severe, ohStin-
ate. chronic coughs bronchial and laryn-
geal troubles. ard chronic sore throat
with hoarseness. In acute coughs it is
not so effective 1t is in the lingering
when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs. that it has performed its most
marvellous cures. Send for and read the
little book OF extracts, treating of the
properties and uses OF tho several med
icinal roots that enter into DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and learn ,Chy
this medicine has such wide range Of
application in the cure Of diseases, 1t is
sent free Address DR.. K. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y. The Discovery" CON
tains no alcohol or harmful habit-form-
ing drug. Ingredients all printed on each
bottle wrapper In plain English.
Sick people, especially those suffering
from diseases Of long standing. are invited
TO consult DR.. Pierce by letter, free. All
correspondence is held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address DR..
r. V. Pierce. Buffalo, n. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt OF stamps to pay expense OF
mailing only. Send II one cent stamps
for paper covered, or 81 stamps for cloth
bound copy.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
A CRYSTAL Mine,

One OF the oldest mines in the
world is described by Malcolm Nc,
Dowell in his article, Strange Fluor.
Spar Nine" in the Technical World
Magazine. Says Mr.. Mcdowell:
"The shaft, but little larger than
tho cylindrical steel skip used for
transporting the spar and miners, de.
sends on decided slant to the work
ing levels and the man with patent
leather shoes need have no fear of
soiling them by going down in to the
mine, for no dirst. muck or clay Is
found in this crystalized bore. The
water is clear, for there is nothing
to discolOr it. The air drills, boring
holes for the blasts, send bell-like vi
orations through the subterranean
galleries, for the steel cutters are con-
:inually pounding into solid, glasslike
mineral. The air, though warm. is
sweet, for there are no carbonized
yases to peril the lives of the min.
arS."
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
Tennessee Praise.

Dayton, Tenn, Dec. 18th Especially
Among many prominent residents
to praise Dodd's Kidney Pills is Mr..
N. r. Roberts of this place. He tells
OF what they have done for him, and
his words will go deep into the hearts
OF all who are suffering in the same
way. He says:
Il was 4 martyr to Kidney Trouble,
but Dodd's Kidney Pills completely
cured me. shall always keep them
or hand in case there should be any
return of the old trouble, but l am
thankful to say they did their work
SO we'll there has not been the slight
est sign of my old complaint coming
back. The pain in my back used to
be terrible. II got down | had a
hard job to get straight again. But
my back Is like a new one now and
can stoop as much as l please. don't
believe there ever was any medicine
half so good as Dodd's Kidney Pills"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
Particles of Dust Fatal.

In an article entitled -Four Years
Work on One Lens" John l.. GOwan
shows what extreme care is necessary
% the perfect completion Of great
ems. He writes:
For the larger lenses. the polish
ng and correcting are done on mass
we machinery in an apartment where
he temperature is kept absolutely
constant. The windows are never
opened here when lens is in process
II manufacture, as stray particle
Of dirt from the outside world might
work irremediable havoc, and the
workman and the precious piece Of
glass in his hands are protected by
huge umbrella or other nonporons
covering from dust particles that
might fall from the ceiling.
This extreme caution is none too
great, as the optician must now deal
with errors not greater than the five
hundred thousandth part of an inch"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16

Every housekceper should know that
II they will buy Defiance Cold Water
Starch for laundry use they will save
not only time, because it never sticks
to the iron, but because each package
contains 16 oZ.-one full pound-while
all other Cold Water StarChes are put
up in q pound packages. and the price
is tho same. 10 cents. Then again
because Defiance Starch IS free from
all injurious chemicals. If your grocer
tries TO sell you a 1907. package It
is because no has a stock on hand
which he wishes to dispose of before
he puts in Defiance. He knows that
Defiance Starch has printed on every
package in large letters and figures
80 ozs." Demand Defiance and save
much time and money and the annoy
ance OF the iron sticking. Defiance
never sticks.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
HOLIDAY RATES.

Via ". &c r. G. Z. r. to all points
in Mississippi. Alabama. Georgia, Flor
ida. Tennessee. South Carolina, North
Carolina. KS~tucky. Indian and Okla
homa Territ~ries. Arkansas, Missouri.
Kansas, North and South Dakota.
Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota. Michigan.
Wisconsin, Illinois. Colorado. Wyom-
ing
Rate OF one and one-third fares.
Dates OF Sale. December 2l-22-23r
1905.
Final limit, thirty days from date OF
sale. Round trip tickets will also be-
on sale between all Texas points. I'm
excclled service. Convenient cOnnec-
tons 9
For information relative to rates.
connections, etc, see local agents or
address
NJ. l.. ROBBINS. G.. T. A..
Houston. Texas.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
AN AWFUL SKIN HUMOR,
Covered Head, Neck and Shoulders
Suffered Agony for twenty-five
Years Until Cured by
Cuticura.

For twenty-five years | suffered az
ony from a terrible humor, complete
ly covering my head, neck and Shout
ders, dscharging matter of such Of
fensivencss to sight and smell that
became an object Of dread. | CON
suited the most able doctors far and
near, to no avail. Then | got Cuti-
cura, and in a surprisingly short time
was completely cured For this
thank Cuticura, and advise all those
suffering from skin humors to get it
and end their misery at once. S. p.
keyes. 149 Congress Street. Boston.
Mass"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
VANILLA CULTURE IN HAWAII
An Experiment to Be Made That May
Mean Much to the islands.

An experiment 10 % WdUe Tat Vsoy
Mean Much to the islands.
The vanilla plant is grown in Bour-
bon on the east coast of Africa, in the
Seychelles islands, Tahita, Fiji and
Mexico. The Mexican vanilla bean Is
the best and the Tahitian the poorest
product, the former fetching from four
to twenty dollars pound, while the
latter does not bring more tan half
a dollar q pound in the market, says
the World Today.
e H Edwards. a planter OF long
experience in the Seychelles islands.
while on a trip to Hawaii, was i'm
pressed with the suitability of tho re.
gion near Kona to the culture Of va
nilla. and determined to introduce the
plant. Going to the Fiji islands he
brought back about 1900 cuttings,
but one-fourth OF these died on the
way to Hawaii, from being placed in
the hold instead of on the deck of the
steamer. Though the cost of labor in
the Hawaiian islands is high, as COM
pared with that In other countries
in which vanilla is produced, the bean
can be marketed at about $3.50 per
pound. AS vanilla OF the quality
grown in Korea fetches Ave dollars =
pound on an average and an acre
yields from ESQ to 500 pounds, the
crop Is highly profitable.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
BOYCOTT SPREADS TO RELIGION



Writes Canton correspondent Of
the China Mail: The fierce struggle
to which the boycott has given rise
has now entered the sphere of religion
and concerned itself with ceremonial
Observances. Everybody in China
| knows of the great moon feast held
about the middle of September. One
of the special features of this feast
is the preparation of a peculiar species
of moon cakes, which are very pOpu-
lar with all classes. In the prepare
ton Of these cakes for many years the
finest quality of American flour has
been used. 1t has now been decided
by the ladies Of the Canton, whose
business it is To attend to these mat
ters. that they will not buy any cakes
made of this flour, bat will content
themselves with fried rice cakes in
stead
Moreover. in regard To the cakes
usually presented TO the servants, il
has been decided that money shall be
given instead. Indeed. through the
medium of the planchettc. the far
famed god Of war has made known his
will in the matter and has warned all
to keep from the orthodox luxury or
they will incur his fierce displcasurc.
In addition to this most important de-
cision, it has been decided that at
weddings and such fclicitious oc-
casions the same rule shall apply.
Il have touched only on the fringe
of the subject here, for the native ac-
counts cover a wide scope of what
shall not be eaten, if any American
flour is used. And SO il will be found
that this problem will solve itself, for
the owners of the cake shops were per
picked as to what they should do were
they to boycott American flour, and
now the people themselves have de.
cided for them"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
The Iivino Room

Danish everything from your living
room not really necessary. Tney are
pretty, all these trinkets, to be sure,
but simply dust catchers, and take up
valuable time keeping them clean. A
few good pictures on your walls and 4
bust Of some noted man or woman on
the bookcase Is sufficient. Have a
large table placed SO ,sAat the family
may gather round it IN che long winter
evenings II there are young children
In the family the lamp should be sus-
pended from the ceiling to prevent &C
Cidents.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
A eRAlN WORKER.
Must Have The Kind 81 Food That
Nouelshes Brain.

MusS Have Tho Kind o. Food 1has
Nourlshes Brain.
Il an literary man whose nervous
energy Is . great part of my stock in
trade. and ordinarily I have little pa
thence with breakfast foods and the
extravagant claims made Of them.
But cannot withhold my acknowledg.
ment of the debt that I owe to Grape
Nuts food.
II discovered long ago that the very
bulkiness OF the ordinary diet was not
calculated to give one clear head, the
power Of sustained, accurate thinking.
! always felt heavy and sluggish in
mind as well as body after eating the
ordinary meal. which diverted the
blood from the brain to the digestive
apparatus.
Il tried foods easy Of digestion. but
found them usually deficient In nutri.
ment. experimental with many
breakfast foods and they. too. proved
unsatisfactory, till I reached Grape
Nuts. And then the problem was
solved.
"Grape-Nuts agreed with me per.
fectly from the beginning. satisfying
my hunger and supplying the nutri-
ment that SO many other prepared
foods lack
Il had not been using it very long
before l found that was turning out
an unusual quantity and quality OF
work. Continued use has demonstrate
ed to my entire satisfaction that
Grape-Nuts food contains all the ele-
ments needed by the brain and nerv-
GUS system Of the hard working public
writer" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's q reason. Read the little
book. The Road to Wellville." in pkgs
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
SWeeter.

Where the river brawls loud
In the depths Of the glen,
And the trees bend above,
/ can see you again.
i can see the blue grapes.
And can hear the stream call
Us away to the meadows,
Where daisies are tall.
And the cliffs are "a high
And as broken and brown,
And the path that of old
We so oft clambered down
Still twists down It's face
As It then used to do.
Past each steep where of old
was glad to help you.
And / know the huge rock
Splits the torrent in two.
And L know where the shadows
Sang sweetest to you.
And ! know that these mem 'ries
Are sweeter by far
Than the scenes of to-day
That | wander in are.
Houston Post.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
A BRIEF SKETCH OF HER LIFE
How the Vegetable Compound Had Its Birth and
How the "Panic of 70" Caused it to be Offered
for Public Sale in Drug Stores.
THE STORY READS LIKE A ROMANCE

I had so often made from roots and
herbs for such Of her women neigh.
bors and friends who we're sick and
ailing. Its success In those cases had
been wonderfulEits fame had spread.
and calls we're coming from miles
around for this efiicaci0us vegetable
compound.
They had no money, and little
credit. Their first laboratory was the
kitchen. where roots and herbs were
stepped on the stove, gradually filling
gross of bottles. Then came the
question of selling 1t. for always be.
fore thoy had given 1t away free.
They hired . job printer to run OF
some pamphlets setting forth the mer.
it's Of the medicine. now called Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and these pamphlets were distributed
by the Pinkham sons In Boston, New
York and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties Of
the medicine were, to q great extent.
self-advertising. for whoever used It
recommended It to others. and the do.
msnd gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts. the
family had saved enough money to
commence newspaper advertising on .
small scale, and from that time the
growth and success of the enterprise
was assured, until to-day Lydia E..
Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound
have become household words every.
where. and thousands OF pounds of
roots and herbs are used annually In
Ills.
Although Lydia r. Pinkham passed
to her reward some years ago. the per-
petuation Of her great work was
guarded by her foresight.
During her long and eventful expert
ence she was ever methodical In her
work and was careful to preserve Q
record OF every case that came to her
attention. The case OF every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were housands-received
careful study. and the details, inciud-
ing symptoms, treatment and results.
were recorded for future reference.
and to-day these records, together with
thousands made since, are available to
sick women the world over. and repre-
sent . vast collaboration of informa-
ton regarding the treatment OF WON.
ans ills which. for authenticity and
accuracy, can hardly be eQualed In any
library In the world.
Another act Of foresight on the part
Of Lydia e. Pipitham was to see that
some one Of hss .Amily was trained to
carry on her work. and with that end
In view. for years before her death.
had "a her chief assistant her daugh.
ter-in-law. the present Mrs. Pinkham.
Therefore, under tho guidance and
careful training Of Lydia e. Pinkham,
and q vast experience Of her own,
covering twenty-five years. the present
Mrs. Pinkham Is exceptionally well
equipped to advise sick women. which
she is always glad to do free OF
charge.
The record OF Lydia z. Pfnkham's
Vegetable Compound. made Of simple
herbs and roots, is proud and peer
less one. It Is a record OF constant
conquest over the obstinate Ills OF
women, greater than that OF any other
one medicine of It's kind In tho world,
and will ever stand as . monument to
that noble woman whose name it
bears.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
A WHOLESOME SIGN.
Damage Suit Industry in Texas on the
Wane,

Wane.
For the year ending July 30, 1905,
the railroads operating in Texas paid
out in damage suits S1.3GS 5S3.37; for
the preceding year 81, 1878, 1893 %. There
! has been therefore a decrease in tho
returns to the credit of the damage
suit industry of $505, 209.91. This Is
encouraging. If it indicates that tho
! decrease is to continue in wholesome
ratio until damages paid by the rail
| roads shall not exceed amounts in Just
| proportion to the damages they intlict
on life and property, it is subject for
congratulation. However, we have no
data at hand by which We can analyze
! the returns or justify so desirable a
conclusion. Still, we hope that the re-
duction is largely due to the barretry
statute enacted, we believe, by the
Twenty-eighth Legislature and ever
/ afterwards vigorously supported by
the Texas press. At any rate 1t is a
wholesome sign. The public has come
! to believe and know that the plaintiff
gets rarely more than half the sum
| named in the verdict, while the plain
! tiff's lawyers rarely get less than one
half and not infrequently more of the
amount recovered. Besides, the puo-
lie has come to know that the railroads
must earn the immense sums annually
disbursed to meet the rapacity OF the
damage suit industry out of their traf-
fiC. and that, therefore, the public il
taxed to pay as much of it as that
traffic can stand. The enlightenment
of the public to the extent of these two
, pertinent facts, We conclude, has had
something to do with cutting down the
earnings Of the damage suit business
by a. half million of dollars. Ii any
body thinks it is not business, or
that it lacks any Of the constituent
elements of Simon pure graft, they
have but to refer to the grand jury re
port of Hunt county for May of this
year-The Current Issue.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born In
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919. COM
ing from q good old Quaker family.
Tor many years she taught school. and
during her career as teacher she be-
came known a. q woman Of An alert
and investigating mind. an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above all.
she was possessed with wonderfully
sympathetic nature.
In 1SlS she married Isaac Pinkham.
. builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life WAS marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and a daugh-
ter. + f'#
In those good old.fashioned days few
drugs were used In medicines; people
relied upon natures remedies, roots
and herbs, which are to-day recognized
as more potent and efncacious In con-
trolling diseases than any combination
Of drugs.
Mrs. Pinkham from her youth took
deep interest In medicine, In botany
the study OF roots and herbs, their
characteristics, and power over dis'
ease; she believed that as nature
so bountifully provides food Tor tae
body 30 she also provides medicine TOT
the ills and weaknesses OF the body.
IN the roots and herbs OF the held.
and az q wife, mother and sympathetic
friend. she often made use or ner
knowledge OF roots and herbs In pre-.
pairing medicines for her family and
friends.
Knowing Of 50 much suffering among
her sex, after much study and re-
search, Mrs. Pinkham believed tnat
The diseases Of women have com
mon cause, and she set to work 10
and a common remedy-not At tnat
time as q source OF profit. but simply
that she might aid the suffering.
How her efforts have been rewarded
ire women of the world know to-day.
In 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity was TOO
much for the large real estate inter.
ests of the Pinkham family. as this
class OF business suffered most from
this fearful depression. SO when the
Centennial year dawned 1t found their
property swept away.
At this point the history of Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
menccs:
The three sons and daughter. with
their mother, combined forces to re-
store the family fortune. They re-
solved to give to the world the vege-
table compound that Mrs. Pinkham
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
Ethiopian Revolution.

At the recent meeting OF the Ger
man Colonial Congress in Berlin. Dr.
Marensky. formerly a missionary in
South Africa, said, in speaking OF the
negro propaganda of Africa for the
Africans there was no doubt what
ever that great Ethiopian uprising
would take place sooner or later in
South Africa, menacing alike British,
German and Portuguese authority.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
ICE PREVENTS HEATS ESCAPE
Novel Device Used for Preservation
of Fruit en- Route.

Novel Device Used for Preservation
of Fruit en- Route.
The use Of ice for heating purposes
Is one of the oddities OF our modern
civilization. Often it happens that a
train carrying fruit from the south
to the northern market encounters q
cold spell while en- route. II the tenn
perature goes below certain point
the perishable merchandise will be
that such misfortune may be pre-
vented by covering the fruit car with
a coat of ice-a thing easily accom-
plished by turning hose upon 1t and
allowing the water to freeze until
the whole vehicle is enveloped in a
CLASSY and glittering blanket.
1t may, indeed, be appropriately
called blanket, inasmuch as it pre-
vents the radiation of heat from the
interior of the car The ice being a
good non-conductOr, the warmth is re-
tanned and the fruit, or possibly it
may be vegetables, goes on it's way
unspoiled even by zero weather.
Cars used for transporting oranges
and other fruit from California to the
east are often provided nowadays
with large cylindrical ice stoves"
as they might be called, at each end,
which, while useful in summer time
for refrigeration, are filled with ice
during a cold spell in winter. When
the temperature outside is at zero or
below, the ice, at thirtytwo degrees
Fahrenheit, is relatively warm, and
thus the stoves described act as
heaters.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
Nut Ice Cream,

Take pound of nut kernels.
blanched, chop fine and pound them
to a paste in a mortar, adding little
sugar and water Put two large table
spoonfuls Of sugar in saucepan over
the fire and melt and allow to brown
slightly: add enough water to make
It strupy and pour In quart OF cream.
Stir into this until dissolved pint
OF graduated sugar, then add to the
nut paste. turn into the freezer and
freeze.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
For Afternoon Tea.

For light refreshments for an after
noon get the long. narrow reception
flakes, spread them with boiled frost
Ing, set in the oven to harden and
serve with lemonade punch. To make
the frosting boil one cup Of granulated
sugar with a little water TILT hairs.
Add tho beaten whites and stir till 1t
is smooth and stiff enough to spread.
Flavor with vanilla.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-12-16
Women Warriors.

Women in China have the privilege
OF fighting in the wars. In the rebel.
lion of 1850 women did as much fight
ing as men. At Nankin. in 1858, 5oo,
COO women from various parts OF the
country were formed into 5rigades or
$4,000 each. under female officers. Of
these soldiers 10000 were picked wo-
men. drilled and garrisoned in the city.