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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-10-20
BUDGET.
NEW IBERIA. LA., Sept %, 1906
TO the President aud Members of the
Pnlion .InrY OF Ihprin Enlish

| New IBERIA. LA,, Sept %, 1906
| TO the President aud Members of the
Police jury of Iberia Parish:
Gentlemen We the undersigned com
mittee appointed by your Honorable Body
to formulate a budget TO control the px-
| pendtures Of the Parish for the wear 1907
and to levy the taxes for the said wear
| 1907 beg to submit the following report,
| TO wit:
We find that the expenditures will be
| required as follows:
| Justices and oustahles.......$ 1000 90
City Judge and Marshall of New
IBERIA ...... $50 90
Other criminal expenses. d. II 600 90
Total criminal expenses. o. SIC, $50 90
General fund ...... ... 5000 90
Public schools from Parish and
the one mill from the criminal
fund New Iberia & Jcanerette l0. 600 90
Road fund ... ..,... ......... 10000 90
Reserve fund for Teehe bridges. LOCO 90
State National Bank New Iberia
for old warrants. .......... 1000 90
Fixtures in Clerk Of Counts of
flee ... .... ........... .... 937.oo
Bridges across Petit Anse Drain
age Canal, 5th aud 7th wards $1,000
Total expenditures 3d.. o.. SAG 900 90
We propose that the revenues to meet
the above expenditures be raised as fol
lows, to- wit:
Parish tny mills on 50 400 900
outside New IBERIA and Jean
erette ................ $27 200 90
Criminal tax mills on New
Iberia and Jeanprette or on
$2,250, 600 90. ....... 1000 90
Liquor and other licenses ..... ~, 600 90
Per capita read tax ....... 1000 90
lotal revenues. .... ..--... SAY, 200 81
We recommend that the Police jury au-
thorize the Seeretary-Treasurer TO pay ont
of the General Fund of 1906 now on hand
and Immediately the 93 500 90 en the
Court House addition, the T. 7. A appru-
priation of $3.50 90, The Jeanerette Fair
of $3.50 90 and the Choupic
Drainage District appropriation of $l49.- |
30 and $4,000 for Moore road and that |
he transfer TO the credit of the General
Fund of 1906 the sum of 1901 40 which is |
TO the credit of the Court House Addition |
on the amount borrowed
Yours very respectfully,
LEON NJ. LRMAIRE.
A. Is. ROMERO,
r.. s. BROUssARp
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
He Erred.

hix-Ambassador Choate was discuss.
ing an awkward error that had been
committed by a senator.
"The man reminded me-" he said.
of q Sunapee farm hand at q Christ.
mas feast.
The leading farmer at Sunaoee
gave a grand Christmas dinner 10 his
forty helpers.
There was roast turkey. loast
goose, c~ranberries, pumpkin md
mince pies, hot doughnuts with hot
maple sugar, plum pudding-a fast,
And before a certain tall ma
strong farm hand a platter containing
two ducks was set for carving.
The farm hand looked at tho
ducks. Then lie took one up on y
fork and extended it to the man newt
TO him.
Here he said you take Shls.
Ones all | can manage"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

through the advice of Mrs. Pinkham.
of Lynn, Mass, which is given to sick
ONE absolutely free of charge.
The present Mrs. Pinkham has for
twenty-five years made u study of the
ills of her sex ; she has consulted with
and advised thousands of suffering
women, who to-day w not only their
health but even life TO her helpful
advice.
Mrs. Fannie D. Fox, Of 7 Chestnut
Street, Bradford, Pa, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham
Il suffered for a long time with female
trouble, and finally was told by my physician
that | had a tumor. l did not want to
submit to an operation, so wrote YOU for
advice. l received your letter and did as
you told me, and to-day ! am completely
cured. Ny doctor says the tumor has disap-
peared, and | am once more a well woman.
l believe Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound is the best medicine in the world"
The testimonials which we are con.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES grateful women
establish beyond u doubt the power of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound to conquer female diseases.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs,
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. She asks
nothing in return for her advice. 1t ia
absolutely free, and t. thousands of
women has proved to be more precious
than gold
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
MAKING HIS KNOWLEDGE FELT.
~schoolboy Writes Home a Lucid and
Comforting Letter.

my Dear Mother-I am very glad
to hear from you, and know hat you
are very glad to hear from me.
feel rejuvencscent and %sanguine. Your
letters are so encouraging. | love TO
read them several times. You are the
best friend ! have in the world. There
is no place like home and mother.
Mama. ! hope You are feeling better
and some day | will come home and
help you like a son ought to do.
II know you are malcontended when
/ am from home. | am very much
indiscriminated to think you are los
ing your health. 1t will he indispen'
sable for me to help you. You sup
ported me, and | shall support you IN
restitution. Nobody can indurate my
heart against my mother, for she has
done so much for ME, and ! will resti'
tute It if | can.
I'm very glad to hear that you are
~pertinarious in trusting In the Lord.
He is our perpetual ruler and he will
Circumscribe us in heaven. We all
have Il %chronical time. We should
be SagaCious to trust in the Lord, and
that is something | cant do. | tried
but failed. | have to stand for the
~vituperation, but some day | will be
%undaunted, and be on the Lords side.
And then | won't be s~acrilegious. We
all should ask squaeres of the Lord.
Though we shouldn't be a procrastin'
ator. You said you were going to
work by the week. | hope you will
succeed. I'm glad to hear that Cliff
ford has turned from the ways of sin.
From your son, - Pittsburg Dis.
patch.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
The Host Was Pleased.

Edward Everett Hale" said a law
yer, was M of the guests at a mil.
lionaire's dinner.
The millionaire was a free spend.
err. but he wanted full credit for every
dollar put out.
And, as the dinner progressed, he
told his guests what the more expen.
sive dishes had cost.
"'This terrapin,' he would say, was
shipped direct from Baltimore. A Bal
timore cook came on to prepare it.
The dish actually cost a dollar a tea.
spoonful
80 he talked Of the fresh peas,
the dollhouse asparagus. the Covent
Garden peaches and the other courses.
He dwelt especially on the expense
of the large and beautiful grapes,
each bunch a foot long. each grape
bigger than a plum. He told, down to
a penny, what he had figured It out
that the grapes had cost him apiece.
The guests looked annoyed. They
ate the expensive grapes charity. But
DR.. Hale, smiling, extended his plate
aud said:
Would YOU mind cutting me off
about n dollar and eighty-ceven cents
worth more, please?'"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
LEFT TO FORTUNES DECISION.
California Girl Let Coin Decide Which
Man She Would Marry.

'fe' CIV WYNN Nt0''
Two s%uitors, Roland Storrs, an Eng
fish churchman, and Howard Jones,
a theatrical manager, sought the
hand of Miss Alberta Jewett Dabney
of Monrovia, Calf. She has just be.
come Mrs. Storrs, but not without
having gone through a period of per
plexity.
The story comes from the lips OF
Miss Storr's sister, Miss May Cut.
ter.
She really didn't know which to
marry" said Mrs. Cutter, "and so Il
little than a week ago che told
me she was going to leave the ques.
ton of the decision of a tossed coin.
II asked ner If she cared more for
one than the other, and she said yes,
but that she thought her family would
be better pleased should she marry
the one whom she herself did not pre-.
fer.
Heads for Roland; tails for How,
ard" was what Miss Dabney said
when she sent the coin to the cell.
ing.
Both sisters watched it's upward
flight, the younger one breathlessly,
and the Cupid guarded quarter came
Roland.
THE minute we saw which side OF
the quarter came up" continued Mrs.
Cutter, II gave an order for the wed.
ding announcements, and we began
making preparations for the event.
Il do not know even yet whether
the decree Of chance was on the side
of love o my sisters promptings to
filial duty, as she expressed it.
But | do know that on the night
Of the wedding she looked very hap.
py and very pretty."-New York
World.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
The Limit in Exclusive Affairs.

During a %whooping cough epidemc
at Wellington, Mo-, n little girl who
had planned to give a birthday party
found herself unable to do so be-
cause of danger Of spreading the dis
temper from which she was just re-
covering. Finally, she decided to con-
fine her guests to those who had al
ready had the disease. 1t was an
u~ltra-exclusive affair which excited
no envy.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Curious Aairdressinu.

That there is no accounting for
fashion in hairdress is, of course, a
platitude. The fashion among the
C~ingalese. of Ceylon, which is taken
quite seriously in India. is illustrated
herewith. The picture, which is a
chance snapshot, illustrates the very
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
simpIon Tunnel tlear,y Read,

Masonry OF the Simplon tunnel be.
tween Italy and Switzerland and bal,
lasting Of the line are to be complete.
ly terminated Jan. /, and 1t is hoped
that the opening will take place on
April |, so as to coincide with lhe
opening OF the Milan intern; ,ioaai ex-
hibition.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Ask Your Druggist TOR Aliens Foot.Ease.

"Itried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
" and have just bought another supply. IL
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and l would not be with
ont It now Mrs. w. j. Walker, Camden
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

A baseball umpire has been elected
mayor OF Meriden, Conn. If he has
ever umpired in Meriden, the people
of that town have beaten the record
for charity.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
Whisky Shipped in Barrel of Apples

The United States customs officials
have made an important seizure at
Newport, at the Office OF an express
company. A barrel supposed to con-
tain apples, consigned to parties in
Maryland from Quebec, was opened
and found to contain thirty-two quarts
of sealed Canadian whisky. A layer
of apples covered the bottles.-St. AL.
bans Messenger.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

France seems to be bound to have a
president with chin whiskers. Per-
haps this is Frances roundabout way
CT endeayoring to pattern after Uncle
Sam.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Radio-thorium has been discovered,
but as its only claim to attention Is
the fact that 1t has been discovered. we
shan't buy any. Besides, it Is rarer
than radium.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Morales may solace himself with
the reflection that he Is the only of
fetal on record who ever had troops
sem after him when he tried to quit
his Job.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Limit your hugs, girls, as the New
York sister advises, but remember
that the limit can be raised by mutual
consent.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

80 not believe Piso's cure for Consumption
Inns an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN +.
noyrK. Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. IS, 1900.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

And no doubt there was, as usual,
quite a number of them who, like
Sam Weller, didn't bother about the
formality OF being under the mistle-
toe.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

There is a divorce suit in New York.
He whipped her dog and she left him,
hence the divorce. All about a dog.
Sic transit.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Champion O'Brien is unable to see
any reason why prize fighters should
have those supersti, ious fears con-
corning the thirteenth round.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Paying $4,000 for a carnation beats
the Dutch, whose leading tulip an
thusiast paid $4,000 forms for a single
bulb.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

The vanity of a oma caused her
death. She was dyeing her hair. Men
would die oftener from the same u
II some OF them had hair TO dye.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

OF q newspaper man who has just
passed away in New York. it is said
that he died of the inirmities of old
age-which doesn't often happen.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

The divorced wife of a Philadelphia
millionaire knocked him down with
her fist. And these are the creatures
We call our angels!
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Being a poor young man has its adj
vantages. after all. We are not in
any danger Of going to jail for violat-
ing the banking laws.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

A seat on the New York stock eX-
change was sold the other day for
$95, 900. Why are the ticket specula-
tors overlooking such a good thing?
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

The throne of the Caesars has been
found In the Roman Forum. But the
Caesars continue to stop holes to keep
the wind away.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Admiral Togo never has been cele-
brated as an orator, but he IA make
a speech that is a masterpiece when
done into English.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Does an Irishman ever say be-
dad'?" asks the Newburyport Herald.
Yes, sometimes, when ne has a cold.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

A mar was taken to an asylum be-
cause he wanted the moon. How
about the large number of people who
want the earth?
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

New money is scarce" announces
the treasury department. Well, any
old money will do for Is.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
NEW MEXICO.

There Will be no Gordon Bennett
cup race in 1906. Can you bear up
under It?
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Arguments are nine parts tongue
and one part brain.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

Try me Just once and I am sure to
rome again. Defiance Starch.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17

"They have Il COW out in oregon that
wiggies her horns" Gee! I'd hate TO
have a COW like hat hook me-
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-02-17
ALL SICK WO MEN
SHOULD READ MRS. FOX'S LETTER
In All Parts of the United States Lydia
Il. Pinkham'5 Vegetable Compound
Has Effected Similar Cures.

Many wonderful cures of female ills
are continually coming to light which
have been brought about by Lydia 4.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
WAKE COUNTY NEWS.

Ben Williams, the negro VINO
killed Aleck Clark, another negro,
in this city last February, will De
hung in Jail yard in Raleigh today.
Norman Freeman, neg driver
gnr the Hart Ward Hardware Co.,
oC this city, dropped dead at bis
home Saturday night. He had
Uorkd all day and u ent home Satur-
day night apparently we'll.
The case before Judge Purn"ii In
the Federal Court charging w. L.
Rigg5bae, a wealthy young man OF
durham, with contempt Of court In
u-ing the process of the court to OBJ.
struct the progress Of justice in the
Durham County Superior Court. was
postponed until January 81, today
in order that the action of the Fed
eral court may not prejudice th'
cases against Riggsbee in the STATE
court charging him with contemp
in the same proceeding, and In TIT
case against him for stuff 1g the bal
lot boxes in the Durham election
the latter being the case out OF which
the whole proceeding grew.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
Arrest lt-.S5O Reward,

A small sample bottle CT Gc-zine
will be Sent free to every reader oil
the CAUCASIAN who is suffering
with any kind of skin disease or
erup ion-Ecz ama. Blood Poison,
Fever, Sores, cancer, Rheumatic
Pains, or any othtr Germ disease
or lore o. any name or nature.
$50 reward wlli be paid for any
case OF Eczema ,hat Is not prompt
ly cured with Ec zine, Ec-Zlne Will
heal any sore or cure the wors
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Thousands cured daily. Never
mind chat you have tried; forget
,h~ failures made by other r. meoies
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W tch always gives relief aud Per
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| drug Its dos MT have Ec-ziu'
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
Monday in Police Court.

A negro, Mike Lee, was fined
$l2 80 Monday in the police court
for assault upon his wife, Annie Lee.
1t appeared that he had beat and
abused her in their home while ne
wa. drunk or angry.
Edward Hodge, another negro,
was fiard 81 50 for an assault upon
w. n. Flke.
Annie Payne, also colored, was W
in court charged with selling liquor,
but for evidence to convict, was dis
charged.
Two white men, John Colvin and
S. A. Jones were heard on charge
of affray, in which a deadly weapon
was u-ed. 1t appeared that some
one outside had thrown rock, while
the other two were fighting, 30 thu
case was continued for further IN
vestigatiOn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
The January Designer.

The Designer for January offers
line Of new ideas for the New Year.
The main requirement for Q msga-
zine Of any kind Ii to keep little
ahead ef The times. 1t Is q difficult
proposition, but with hustliDg and
perseverance it can be done. The
Designer makes this its chief aim
Readers who have an eye for impor
tant details should not overlook the
superiority Of the illustrations IN
The Designer over other fashio,
mage zines. The models pictur' d aud
described are the latest designs of
the fashion makers. Besides this,
there are special articles who kno"
their subjects well. Among these ar
ticles are: 1.-THE Business Woman
Outfit" "Lesson In Dressmaking,"
"Instructions in Millinery" "Home
like Interiors;" The other part OF
the magazine Is devoted to stories
and poems appropriate TO the season.
You can have The Designer fer 3
year for fifty cents, postpaid. Send
! subscriptions for 1907 now.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
Working ON Civil War Claims.

Fayetteville, n. G, Dec. 15.-F
B. Crosthwaite. of Crosthwsite Il
Calladay, lawyers Of Washington,
ID. c., is here taking testimony to-
day In support of claims Of citizens
In and near this city for compensa-
ton for the destruction Of the Phe
nix cotton mill and other property
taken and destroyed by Sherman
during the war. This firm has q
number of such claims in this State.
Felix BIangen, counsel for the gov
eminent, il al-o present for the pur'
pose of securing evidence for the de-
Tense of these claims.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
Here's a Good One.

Winston Salem, N. O., Dec. 10
A cow belonging to l.. d, Kelley, OF
YadkinsviIle fell in a we'll a few
days ago. A great crowd gathered.
Ropes were brought in, but it was
decided to fill up the we'll instead OF
drawing the COW up. Several went
to work with shovels, spades and
everything else that would move
dirt.
The cow was not dead but very
much alive, and at the incessant
downpour of dirt she kept moving
about staying on top, and when the
we'll had been filled she walked out
and home, with the admOnitiOn tC
be more careful in the future.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN SEA
BOARDS SCHEDULE.

New TRAIN BETWEEN HAMLET, CHAR
LoTTE AND RUTHERFoRDroN Dis
CONTINUED.
The Seaboard announces that, ct
festive November 25, at 1901. noon,
they will make important changes
in their schedule, as follows:
No. "a, now arriving at Raleigh
northbound 1:05 a. NJ, leaving st
1:1Oa. M, will arrive at 1:45 a. m.
and leave at 1.5O a. m.
No. 81, now arriving Raleigh
southwark bound at 3:05 a. N. and
leaving at $40 a. M, will arrive
$40 a. m. and leave at 3:15 q. 10.
No. SO, northbound arriving Ral~
eigh at 1890 a. m. and leaving
1O:4O a. M, will arrive at 1850
a. no. and leave at IL a. m.
/ No. 66-Arriving at Raleigh
northbound at 1850 will not be at
fected by change.
No. 41-Southbound, arriving at
Raleigh $3.50 p. M. and leaving at 4
D. NJ, will not be affected by change.
No. 43-Now arriving at 6:1O
o. M. and leaving 6:15 p. NJ, will
q arrive 7.O5 p m. and leave 7:1O.
= No. 29-Shoo Fly, arriving at
j Raleigh 1915, will not be affected
t by the change.
p No. 3O-Shoo Fly, northbound,
It leaving Raleigh at present B p. M,
g will leave 4:o5 p. M.
= No 41-Now leaving Hamlet fol
70 Atlanta 9:25 o. m. will after change
ls leave at 10 p. m.
b No. 43-Now leaving Hamlet fol
D jacksonville at $3.50 p M, will leave
Hamlet at 1905 p m.
l. Nos. "A and 45-Which were pu
ut on in the spring from Wilmington
y to RutherfOrdton, will be discon
lie tinued entirely west of Hamlet.
l. No. 45-Will leave Wilmington
ct at 4:3O a. M, arriving at Ham'e
S:45 and making No. sc connectio
or north.
No. 44-Westbound will leav
Hamlet 7:50-p M, after arrival c
II No. Al from the north, arriving
Wilmington at 1885 midnight.
No. 4O-Now leaving Chariot
$3.50 a. M, and only making N
Ut 66's connection north, will leaN
q Charlotte at 4:2O a. No., arriving
. a Hamlet at 1916 a. M, and Will III
ere wait for No. 66, but to leave Han
ro- let at 1885 q. M, arriving Wilmin
ter ton 1925 p. m.
,le- No. So and 53-Between Monr
lily and Atlanta, will be discontinue
nix north of Clinton.
it'll No. A and 45-Between Chs
ok. lotte and Rutherf0rdtOn, will al
tha be discontinued.
i Al G.. III. GATTIS,
to- Travelling Passenger Agent,
Id. Ruleigh, N. @.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
Trinity Park School

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entrance toleading Southern colleges.
BEST EQUIPPED PREPARATORY
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Faculty of ten officers and teachers.
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brary containing thirty thousand vol
umes. Well equipped Gymnasium.
High standards and modern methods
of instruction. Frequent lectures by
prominent lecturers. Expenses ex.
ceedingly moderate. Seven years OF
phenomenal success.
For catalogue and other 1nfofma'
tion. address II. B NORTH,
Headmaster,
Durham, n. @.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-20
She Agreed With Paul.

81 hope it isn't wicked to say it,"
remarked Mrs. Gunham, "but
there's one thing the Apostle Paul
wrote that I wish he hadn't writ
ten. It's telling the women they
must keep silent in the churches,
and that if they want to learn any
thing they can ask their husbands
at home. I believe everything else
he wrote, but somehow II can't
quite see my way clear about that"
"He says that in one Of his letters
to the Corinthians, doesn't he ?"
eyes"
"Well," said Mrs. Fladgers, rub
hing her nose, al used to think just
as YOU do about it, but I've changed
nv mind. You know I've got 9
niece that's married to rich lum-
herman? Yes. it's Matilda, and
he's a good man, too. Well, abou
six years ago they fixed up for triI
to Egypt, and nothing would d." bu
I must go along. So went. Whil'
we were sailing down the Mediter
| ranean Sea We stopped at ever g
many towns, and one of them wa
Corinth. We took a ride throug
, the town, and I took particular nc
tice of the women.
ST want to tell you, Mrs. Gun
ham, that they are about as ignorau
looking sat as [ ever saw In all 10
life, aud [ don't blame the Apost'
I Paul one hit for telling those CORN
THAN women to keep quiet and Il
the men folks do the talking.
"When you've seen a thing II
yourself, Mrs. Gunham, you're
good deal better able to judge, and
know now that Paul was right
u Woman's Companion.