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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-10-06
ACT NO. PIG.

By Mr. lamb HouseB No
Joint Article the Of
Louisiana 18th
Be resovedTh twoEhrds of
Article l08
the 10Th day Of May 1898 as follows;
o
The parishes Boser Webster shall
he
and shall fourth district
The parishes Caldwell jackson VIM shall the fifth district
he
parishes West Carroll Rand shall
Franklin
the
Concoa
The parishes of Rapdes and Grant shall the
The parish Avoyeles shall
Ccasieu
The parish of ST. Landry shall compose the sixteenth
The Vemlon shall seventeenth district
The parishes Of Acadia and Lafayette shall compose the eighteenth district
The bery West Baton Rouge and Ponte Co shall
The trenty
parish
The parish of ST. Mary shall the third district.
parishes
parishes Tamny
parishes compose
parishes
provided salary
dollars salary monthly
judicial provided for in article
shall district
sand dollars
of the of Repres atves.
J. Y. SANDERS
Lieutenant Governor and President o the
Approved July
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
o the
JOHN t. MICHEL
Secretary Of State
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-10-06
Approved July 10, 1906.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 2l5.
BY Mr.. Butler.
House Bill No. 1863.
Joint RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION ~
Proposing
relative to exemption from taxation
Section Be resolved by the General Assembly the State of louisiana
the Constitution the State amended follows
public religious worship burial all charitable
tons college and other school unes tbe real and personal estate of anv nmhc
library and that other library used
association kept public hail. the
exempt Household property the value Of five hundred dollars
e sa n be exempt MORTGAGES ven for % on real est" which real
hands the mortgage his their transformers There shall also
parocha taxation period
u 1900 the capital machinery and other property employed mining operations
ness adery hats clothing aour machinery articles n copper and sheet
agricultural implements and furniture and other articles of wood marble
herein shall existing
constructed and completed January ls l9o4 provided that when
granting such aid vote the property tax payers of the parish ward or
wc mas voted lne same tue properly taxpayers peu
months the adoption OF the And
provided further that this exemption shall apply double tracks, ddn
by railroads operation within the
part Of begun
the rob of which substantially completed the date the adoption
Ts SB 5s sasos any military m fs
such as armoios while so used shall be exempt from taxation
elecos Of riecon ronuirad hv
Article 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana
Section Be resolved That the official ballots said election
the proposed Article 2O Of the Constitution the State of Louisiana
Jw.HYAMs
J. VS.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
NEWTON C BLANCHARD
JOHN MICHEL
Secretary
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-10-06
Approved July II, 1906.

A true copy:
JOHN Z. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

Subscriptions and contributions
to the relief fund of the San Fran
cisco sufferers have already reached
the immense total of ten million dol
lars. Donations have been made from
the national and state governments,
municipalities, exchanges, corpora
tions, benevolent and other societies,
individuals and many other sources,
and the wants of the desolate and
homeless cannot fail to be well sup
piled. In the reception and distri-
button of this great sum coming
from all quarters of the globe, it
will be the ninth wonder of the
world if many snug fortune is
not swiped from its intended pur-
pose
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

When the Algecirus conference
closed the German Emperor made
a pretense of being satisfied with
the result of its deliberations, claim
ingt hat about all that he sought had
been accomplished. But he nurses
a deepseated enmity against his
ally in the Triple Alliance, Italy,
for her refusal to support him in
the conference, to which he gave
emphatic expression in failing to
send a word of coincidence when the
Mount Vesuvius catastrophe occurr-
ed. He was among the first how
ever, to send greetings Of sympathy
for the San Francisco tragedy.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27
Chief Justice Whitfield of the

Chief Justice Whitfield of the
supreme court last week granted
a supersedeas to the injunction by
Chancery Court of Pontotoc County
recently by which the operation of
the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
railroad was suspended through the
town of PontOtoc. This had the effect
of starting the trains again, and the
controversy will be further fought
out in the courts. The Pontotoc
depot case has become a famous
chapter in Mississippi history of
this generation.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

The list of candidates for the Gov.
norship keeps on growing, the lat
est entries being Hon. E. n.
Thomas, of Greenville, Hon. T. U.
Sisson, of Winona, and Hon. F. A.
Critz, of West Point. At no time
did the people of Mississippi have
a better set of men to choose from
and the more good men announce,
the more it will become apparent
that the choice will be Hon. E. F.
Noel of Observation-Disclosures Ad-
vertiser.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27
Both political parties must unde

Both political parties must under
stand that the American people
throughout the country have at
last learned the wisdom of the East
1t is the doubtful State that receives
consideration at the bands of poll
tical convention. The independent
voter counts. He it is who holds
the balance of power. Too often
party platforms and party pledges
are made Of piecrust. Performance
must keep step with promise or the
peiple to whom smooth things have
been prophesied will take action
with a rough retaliation.-Houston
Chronicle.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

One time a merchant put up a
blackboard in his store and asked
his customers to write their names
on it and opposite tell what they
were doing for humanity. A lawyer
wrote Il plead for all. :" A doctor
wrote, Il prescribe for ALL A
preacher wrote, I pray for all. !"
An old farmer walked up and wrote
his name, scratched his head a
while and then wrote, / pay for
all. .'-BOonville Banner.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

A dose of Pine-ules at bed time will
usually relieve bachache before morn
ing. These beautiful little globules
are soft geletine coated and when
moistened and placed in the mouth
you can't keep from swallowing
them. Pine-ules contains neither
sugar nor alcohol-just gums and re-
pine forests, combined with other
well known bladder, kidney, blood
and backache remedies. Sold by IA.
Gay.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27
Eruption of VeSuvius.
Special 70 The Memphis Commercial Appeal.
BY GIOVANNI CONT

M6nD0I0
BY GIOVANNI CONT
Rome, April 21.-I have just re-
turned from Naples, where re-
manned six days.
l must confess on leaving Rome.
I hoped that the details of the Vesu-
vius eruption, such as given by the
press, had been exaggerated, and
that the catastrophe had not reach
ed the magnitude generally believed.
But few hours stay in Naples suf-
feed to change my opinion. The
newspapers were right; the tragedy
has been awful, the catastrophe is
such that l find it an almost inn
possible task to describe it in all its
horrifying significance.
The loss of lives is appalling and
one of the richest regions in Italy
has been completely destroyed.
And that Napels, the wonderfully
beautiful city, so full of life, activi
ity and historic remembrances, was
not entombed under the scorching
lava is little short of miracle.
/ was fortunate enough to inter
view Professor Matteucci, the hero
of the day, the sage who challenged
death a thousand times from his
observatory on Mount Vesuvius,
which he refused to leave, with the
devotion of a pathologist who mo
culates himself with the poisonous
virus of yellow fever in order to
| benefit humanity
what surprises me most" said
Matteucci, is that we did not have
second edition of Mount Pelee,
and that Naples is not ST. Pierre
today. / was expecting at every
moment that the sea would precipi-
tate itself into Vesuvius and cause
the mountain to burst like a boiler.
1t was this that caused the destruct-
ton of ST. Pierre. Now the danger is
over and Naples has new lease. OF
life: but sooner or later it will be
destroyed. One day the waters of
the Mediterranean will open them
selves a passage and fall into the
volcano. producing an enormous
generation of steam; the craters OF
Mount Vesuvius will not be large
enough to expel the huge masses OF
of steam and the mountain will ex-
plod like a bomb"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27
Birds of A Feather.

There appears on our exchange
list this week, the first issue of the
yellow Dog," a weekly of Rule
vile, edited and published by Chas.
C. Bryant, Attorney-at-Law. The
sheet presents first class appear
ence, both as to reading matter and
mechanical make up. We have an
especial kind of fellow feelings for
Bro. Bryant and wish him abun-
dant success.-Amory Times.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

The Tar that is contained in Bees
Laxitive Honey and Tar is harmless.
It is not coal tar, but is contained from
the pine trees of our own native for
ests. Bees Laxative Honey and Tar
is the best remedy for colds because
it acts on the bowels-thus expelling
All colds from the system. bees is
the original Laxitive Honey and Tar,
and is the best for coughs, colds,
Group, whooping cough, lung and
bronchial aaection. Sold by J. A.
Gay.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27
Final Accounts in ChanCery.

Under date of Tupelo, April IS,
Chancellor j. q. Robins of this dis
trict issued the following circular
letter to the chancery clerks in his
jurisdiction:
/ desire list of all Executors,
Administrators and Guardians in
your county, who have not made
final accounts.
In making up the list please
note the date of last account, and
where more than a year has passed
without an account, please request
the attorneys who represent the par
ty TO make and file an account
forthwith. If it is not then done
within twenty days, issue citation
for the party to show cause why an
account has not been made. l pre-
fer to reach the parties through their
attorneys, without citation, if it can
be done. But if the attorneys, af-
ter request, do not have their clients
make report, you will have to cite
them.
If there are any administrators
or guardians whose attorneys are
not living or have moved away you
may cite these at once.
Keep list of all you request or
cite to make accounts.
Yours truly,
j. q. ROBINS, Chancellor. +"
This order will have the effect of
clearing up and forcing to settle
ment many an estate whose heirs
and beneficiaries have perhaps
waited long and impatiently for the
slow process Of chancery proceed
ings to come to their relief, and
many delinquent administrators and
guardians will doubtless be COM
PEELED to hustle for the wherewith
to make their reports balance with
both sides of the ledger. What a
noble Judge would Chancellor Rob-
ins have been regarded in the days
of "Jarndyce and Jarndyce," Of
Bleak House famel
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

Among the decisions handed
down Monday by the supreme
court, there were no cases of inter-
est to Monroe county nor the first
judicial district.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27
VOL. 30.


On the eve Of adjournment OF the
Legislature Governor Nardaman al
most created panic in that body
by returning with strong protest
that section of a bill which had
passed both houses, authorizing cor
porstions To own so, 900, 900 of
timber land for manufacturing pur-
poses-sawing out lumber in other
words-instead of 81 1000, 600 as
heretofore. Among other reasons
assigned was that such law would
encourage and foster the trusts and
result in a few wealthy men and
corporations securing control OF
practically all of our immense for
est possessions.
In this action the Governor was
eminently right, and his protest
was needed i'll both chambers by
reconsideration of the section and
restoring the former two million
limit, though several bitter speeches
were made in opposition to such
action. The timber wealth of Mis-
sissippi is now well known far and
wide and with such liberal limit
to corporate ownership enough syn
dicate or trust capital could in an
incredibly short time be organized
to stake out every valuable tract,
as large and numerous as they are,
at bargain counter prices. There
need be no fear that these precious
lands will depreciate In value or
that advantageous opportunities to
dispose Of them will disappear.
Southwark and Mississippiward the
the star of empire Is taking its
course with the Panama canal as
the lodestone of attraction, and
when that enterprise assumes such
stage Of construction as to afford
absolute assurance of completion,
there will be an avalanch of capital
poured into our State for invest
ment that will enable the owner of
every acre of land, of whatever
character, to realize infinitely more
for it than those are offering who
would gobble it up at this early
day in ten million dollar blocks.
The most casual observer cannot
fail to note the great activity among
the trunk railroads in their efforts
to secure Gulf coast terminals, in
order to be ready for transportation
business when the canal Is opened.
When that era arrives every foot OF
Mississippi land will be worth dol
lars as compared TO dimes now, and
in what sort of plight would we
find ourselves with our rich posses
sions prematurely passed over to
the land trusts? 1t is no argument
to say that we have the greatest
abundance of fine timber lands and
that the supply is inexhaustible- If
we are rich in that class of goods"
it only emphasizes the wisdom OF
retaining their values instead of
permitting them to pass into the
Golfers of the multi millionaire cor
porations.
Governor Vardaman i'll his cam
paign for nomination waged relent-
less war against trusts 10y whatever
name, and in protesting against
what he conceived would materialize
into a gigantic and dangerous sys-
tenn of land and timber trusts, was
simply practicing what he preached
as he has a habit of doing, which
accounts in large measure for the
element Of strength he developed
during the legislative session.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

You feel the life giving current the
minute you take it. A gentle sooth-
ing warmth, fills the nerves and blood
with life. It's a real pleasure to take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets.
PHOENIX DRUG Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

What good does it do you to eat if
your stomach fails to digest food?
None. 1t does you harm-causes belch
ing, sour stomach, fiatulence, etc.
When the stomach fails a little Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure after each meal will
digest what you eat and makes the
stomach sweet. Sold by J. A. Gay.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

Success scored at last in illumin-
alton! White Seal" gives a white
bright light and emits no smoke or
OdOr. PHOENIX DRUG Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

All smart up-tO-date women of to-day,
Know how to bake, wash, sing and
to play;
Without these talents wife is N. G.
Unless she takes Rocky Mountain Tea.
PHOENIX DRUG Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

No smoke. no odor. with "Whits
Seal Burning Oil" /"
PHOENIX DRUG Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27
Notice of Election.
NO. 8

By virtue of an ordinance passed this day by
the Mayor and Selectmen of the City of Aber-
deem. notice Is hereby given that election
will be held at the Mayors Office in said city on
Tuesday, May 1st. 1906. to fill the Offices OF Nay
or. Marshal and six Seletmen for said city. The
polls viii open at sO'clock a. m. and close At 6
O'Clock p. m.
J. M ACKER. Mayor.
April fth. 1906.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-04-27

To Cure a Cold in One Day,
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Tab
les. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-13
Standard OIL Rogers Must Talk.

If H. H Rogers and other Standard
Oil magnates cannot be made to testify
to inquiries regarding the organization
of the company pertaining in nearly
every state in the union, the ability of
the government TO control interstate
commerce will be seriously crippled.
Either the individual right to do as
one pleases is greater than the collec-
tive right of all others affected by that
ones actions. is a safe or weak strong
hold. Upon that very plain question
appears TO rest the disposition of the
New York supreme court toward mo-
nopoly.
If Mr.. Rogers will not talk in New
York and cannot be compelled to, the
investigation should be transferred to
some state where more leniency is al
lowed the peoples attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-13
A Modern Miracle

Truly miraculous seemed the recov-
cry of Mrs Mollie Holt of this place, y
writes J. o. r. Hooper, Woodford,
Tenn, "she was so wasted by cough
ing up puss from her lungs. Doctors
declared her end so near that her fam
lily had watched her bedside As hours :;
when, at my urgent request DR.. King
New Discovery was given her, with the
astonishing result that improvement
began. and continued until she finally
completely recovered. and is a healthy
woman today" Guaranteed cure for
coughs and colds. soc and $1.00 at
Hartz & Ullemeyer, druggists. Trial
bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-13

Mayor Mcclellan of New York an
old-time newspaper reporter himself,
has put not a few journalists into Of
flee in this his second administration.
At the head of the fire department is
Commissioner John H. O'Brien. who
two years ago was political reporter.
Then there is newspaper reporter at
the head of the bridge department in
the person of Commissioner James w
Stevenson. Health Commissioner
Darlington was an editorial writer,
License Commissioner John ~ Bogart
was labor writer, Assessor Paul Wei
mann was i political reporter and Wa
ter Registrar Joseph w Savage was
a political reporter All OF these men
are actively in control of departments
and bureaus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-13
Gratifying to Americans.

The role played by the United States
in the peace affair with Japan and Rus
STA has met with the hearty approba-
ton of all true Americans. 1t was a
work which we can always contemplate
with satisfaction. The role played by
the famous Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers during the past SO years, that of
Matchmaker and preserver. is a work
that we also contemplate with satisfac-
ton. Its record of cures is something
wonderful, and it's influence reaches
almost over the entire world. You'll
make no mistake in getting bottle at
once. Ii will strengthen the entire
system and thus cure and prevent
nausea, sick headache, bloating. heart
burn, sour risings. Indigestion. dyspep-
STA, costiveness, female troubles, chills.
colds. grippe or malaria. Our 1906
almanac is at your druggists for free
Be sure to get a copy be-
fore they are all gone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-13
Some Insurance Factr.

Golfers in it's current issue pre-
sents some insurance statistics
which must appeal to The interests
OF every American policyholder X
says: Louis Brandeis. counsel for the
protective committee of policyhoIders
in the Equitable Life Assurance socie-
~. gives some almost appalling figures.
In the old line companies alone there
were. a year ago, 81 .0S2. 1852 outstand-
ing policies, for s12,92S. 493, 754. or a
sum greater than the actual value of
all the steam railroads in the United
States. The assets are more than
three times the aggregate capital of all
the 1881 national banks in the United
States. and the total income of these
Insurance companies is greater than
the total revenue of the United States
government The numberless assess
ment companies and fraternal benefit
societies also provide life insurance.
Even the legal reserve companies in
sure. in the main. persons of small
means. .;errorming essentially the func-
ton of savings banks. The large COM
pany advertises with pride its million
dollar policies: but in 1904 the aver
age size of the policy in the Equitable
was $2.64s; in the Mutual Life of New
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-13

York. S2,351: and in the New York
Life. only $2.O76. In the Metropolitan
and in the Prudential. which join with
the ordinary life insurance business
the speciality of insuring working peo-
pie the average policy is only 1888 AMI
S1SS. respectively In spite of the
large policies held by a few individ-
uals. the life insurance of this coun-
try is in the main held by what we
term the people = that large class
which every system of business and of
government should seek to protect
"A special danger in these vast ac-
cumulations is that they are quick
capital And here Mr.. Brandeis' words
are of special lucidity and value. One
billion two hundred and fortyseven
million three hundred and thirty-one
thousand seven hundred and thirty
eight dollars. the assets of the big
three. is a vast amount. but the con-
troll over financial matters exercised
By these three companies is out of all
proportion TO this sum. Even in COM
binations like the steel trust. the
Standard Oil, the beef trust, and the
great railway combinations. a menace
is admitted Yet the capital OF these
great combinations is permanently in
vested. mainly in land. buildings. ma
chinery. rails. equipments. and these
manufacturing and transportation COM
panies are directly dependent, there
fore. for their prosperity, upon the
prosperity of the country. The life i'll
surance companies, on the other hand.
not only are not dependent on pros
perity. but reap certain benefits from
adversely. The securities they already
hold are not imperiled, and they can
purchase new ones to better advan-
tage. Mr.. Brandeis is a conservative
and sound lawyer, and he calls the in
surance companies the greatest eco
nomic menace of our day.
Federal regulation as a remedy for
insurance evils receives rough treat
ment from the council for the policy
holders of the Equitable. The sole eff
feet. he saws. would be TO free the
companies from the careful scrutiny of
some states, and it is fitting that d
bill for this purpose should have been
by Senator Dryden, presi-
dent of the Prudential. which pays to
annual dividends equiva-
lent TO 219.7S per cent for each dollar
paid in on the stock; which devotes
itself TO insuring workingmen at an
expense of over 1923 on every dollar
of premiums paid; which in 1904 made
the worst record of lapsed and sur
rendered policies; and which wishes
to get rid of such trouble as was made
for it three years ago by the insur-
ance commissioner of Massachusetts.
The remedies most favored by Mr..
Brandeis are: DiscOntinuance of de-
ferred dividends; abolition of lavish
payments of solicitors and agents
prohibition of forfeit
ures; prescription by law of standard
forms for policies; restriction of in
vestments; restrictions on the eXecu-
tive officers with regard to their pri-
vate enterprises: publicity and clear
ness in accounts. and limitations upon
size of companies.