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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15
THE WINDOWS SHOW APPROACH
OF CHRISTMAS.

Christmas is nearly upon the
city and the young folks are
very much interested in the
window displays that are just
now so attractive. In all the
principal stores of the city to be
POUNDS toys and these things
that make the heart glad on
Christmas morning and the
pocket on Christmas Eve. As
a matter of fact the store that is
not filled with fancy goods is
not to be found in New Iberia.
Nearly all OF the stores make
displays that will do credit to the
large establishments of a metro
polltan city. They are exhibl-
tons of a taste in selection that
cannot be excelled anywhere.
Take for instance the jewelry
stores. The windows of the
Eckart Jewelry and Manutac-
turing Co., contain rare articles
that any one one would be only |
too willing to have for a present.
There is special disply here
that is most attractive. Mr.. J.
w. Eckart recently visited New
York and the fine dispIy is one
of the results of that trip.
The windows of Ptister
Brothers contain a great array
of toys as we'll as of the jewelry
that is attractively displayed.
They are constantly surrounded
BY the young folks who cast
onglng eyes at the mechnical
novelties. And there are arti-
les of decorative design that fill .
he housewife with envy {
Noah's Ark has unique J
display. Mr.. Clifford q
ranged a scenic reproduction :
+ the Ark floating upon the '
,aters and it is most artistic. $
'elow, the window is filled with S
Il
oys that delight the heart of Q
he young. i
ACROSS the street McMa- 8
on's windows are filled with p
-ticles both of pleasure and f
omfort and there are to be seen "
ere many of the latest novel c,
es in the more expensive and a a
etter class of presents. a
At Blanchet & Fagot's for c,
lerly Mlstrot Bros, there is cl
splay of finely dressed dolls .,
lat take the eyes of all the %
0ung misses and there are also sc
great quantity OF toys that de- g.
yht the young. The windows II
e very tastetully arranged. f. e,
The Southern Electric Supply ii
Is a window display of electric m
hts for the Christmas tree en-
at are more safe and more 81
illiant than the old fashioned VI -,
ndles.
Further down Main street
ere is the window OF Mr.. an
umenthal that attracts wide sp
read attention from the young an
ks. 1t is fairly bristling with an
rs both large and small, cheap Th
d expensive and the little one to
10 can pass it by and now M
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15
POLL TAX COMMITTEE.

Pursuant to a resolution of the
Board Of School Directors Of Iberia
Parish, have appointed the fol,
lowing named citizens to compose
a committee for the purpose Of en-
couraging the payment Of Poll
Taxes, hoping that this appoint
ment will meet the appreciation of
the appointees and that they will
find it possible to lend their valua-
BILE cooperation to that laudable
effort.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15

Texas recently captured, tried
and executed man within the
space of two hours and now comes
an Indiana man who met, wooed
and married a girl in one hour.
The idea Of "quick finish" seems
to be gaining in popularity.-&.
Mdyy Banner.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15

yourself to qualify yourself to
vote. You fail signaIIy as a
citizen if you do not vote.
Pay your poll tax before Jan
uary Ist, 1907 and be a REAL
citizen.
Pay your poll tax and help
the cause of education in your
Parish,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15
CONSTITUTION STANDS.

t will be remembered that a
time the Legislature was il
sion the ENTERPRISE calle,
Fntlon to the fact that
lld be useless for that bod,
attempt to override the Con
utlon of the State and pass
limiting taxation to 8 mills
is contention has now beer
ne out by a decision OF The
Preme Court which practical.
fpholds the argument of the
TERPRIsE. Judge Monroe.
he organ of the Court, in a
ision handed down last Mon
in the St. Mary Court
use Case, published in an
er column of this paper,
ds that Police Juries have
right to levy a tax up to ten
Is for all purposes, the limit
eight mills being construed
apply to ordinary parochiaI
'enditures, outside of the
blic schools.
At the last meeting OF the
ice Jury, several of the rep
Fntatives of the various Wards
1plained of the lack of school
bmmodations. With this in
Pretation of the law, it is pos
e TO provide more literally
the schools in the future:
The present minamum rate Of
sh INSTRUMENTATION which
police jury levies-is under the
Btitution ten mills. Governor
hchard proposed, along with his
position for the reduction Of the
mill States tax, the cutting of
limit tn eight mills total, the
erstasding being that if this did
allow sufficient provision for
public schools extra taxation
/ d be voted by the people.
be measure originally affected
parishes. In that shape, how
/, it encountered opposition
Client to make its passage i'm
|ible. Later in the session
Herman introduced a new bill
effect of which was at least to
|ect his own parish, though APP
bog the propos ID law to pract-
~ all the others. In a fight on
floor the Orleans delegation
|eeded in having this parish ex-
ed. Parishes with interest
hing debts unmatured were also
|pted.
be bill went through the House.
the Sanate Senator Thorpe
a few other Senators took J
hg ground against the propos-
on purely legal grounds,
attaining that the Legislature
without authority to reduce the q
! allowed by the Constitution I
parish taxation. A majority of I
senator's took the opposite view, T
irming to the position Of the I
,rnor. The latter was anxious !
he Legislation and it finally ]
allied. r
nee the legislature, one or more &
'hes have disregarded the law n
evied taxation in excess of n
mills. The result was a re-
address to the people by the
rnor calling upon the into resist
payment or more than eight
/. u
me months ago the police jury 1
. Mary parish decided to re- II
its present courthouse with a &c
building to cost $115, 900. &c
enator Gallery and other pro- 70
interests opposed the meas u
They attempted to enjoin the W W
In the lower court the in n
ion was refused aud the case "
arried to the Supreme Court. Ia
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15

P the bowels and get the cold out Of
system. Kennedy's Laxative
Syrup opens the bowels and
same time alisys the inflammation
D@Eucous membranes. Contains
and Tar. Drives out the cold and
be cough. Abolutely free from any
!. Conforms to the National Pure
Ind Drug Law. Pleasant to take
i John Il. Taylor Druggist,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15

1t is noticeable cold seldom comes on
when the bowels are freely open. Meth
er can it stay if they are open. Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup tastes as pleasant
as maple sugar. Free from all opiates
Contains Honey and Tar Conforms to
the National Pure Food aud Drug Law
Sold by John R. Taylor Druggist
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15

Catarrh OF the nose and throat should
lead You to at least ask us for free trial
box OF DIR. Shops Catsrrh Cure. Moth
ing so surely proves merit as a real, actu-
al test-and DR.. Shoop, to prove this.
earnestly desires that we let YOU make
that test. This creamy, Snow White
healing balm. soothes the throat and no.
strils, and quickly puifes foul or fever.
ish breath. Call and investigate. Jos. N.
Thibodeaux s. Co.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-12-15

Notwithstanding the fact that
there are no fans going the mu-
niciPal light plant and water
works in paying profit. Man
ager Jules Dupuy in his report
for DC ober states that the profit
for the month was sI46.72.
Here is the report for the
month as per his books:
EVIDENCES
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17

merely the dishonesty OF one oc will deceive the best bank examiner
good illustration OF this fact took place in the failure of bank
and
ghe reported
Iecom
OF n
bankis
The directors looked the n
a wi go into
had
OF
to
all which
he
OF
he
have had chance tracks
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17
FEDERAL BUILDING cATs WELL CARED FoR

The cats IN the basement of the Federal build
Ing receive better treatment than any other such
aggregation in New York This is particularly
true of Black Tom and his three cruuios Besides
coming in for tine best of fare from their guardian
old Barney, the Waterman, the quartottc has a
feast twice a week Catnip, while il Is in sea
Every Tuesday and Friday he brings in a
bundle Of the herb from his country place in Long
Island or If he is staying in the city he has his
gardener make a special trip to bring it in
As regularly as these days come along Black
Tom and his four pals drop in and stroll around
II there is any delay on the part of Taylor, the
pOstmasors coiorcd man, to spread the feast
Mr. Wilcox is apprised Of 1t by the four cats sol.
EMMY filing into his private Office taking up their
station on his desk and gazing at him.
In addition to this the cats have become used
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17
Head of National w. C.. T. IT,

Mrs Lillian II. n. Stevens, who opened the
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
at Hartford, Conn. the other day, has been at the
head of the organization since the death of Miss
Frances Willard in 1898. In 1894 she was elected
vice president at large, and prior to that time she
had been assistant recording secretary l3 years
and recording secretary one year Mrs. Stevens
is a native of Dover, Me, and began life as a
sChool-teacherE At q she was married and went
with her husband to his home near Portland. She
first met Miss Willard in 1873, and materially
assisted in organizing the Maine w. c. T. L. BE.
sides her temperance work Mrs Stevens is inter
ested in promoting homes for the dependent
classes.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens in her annual re-
port said in part NO former year has marked
greater progress The people more widely than
,OhOl is The reiteratiOn that alcohol is a poison
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17

the latest portrait of the famous inventor and
scientist, Sir Hiram Maxim, would hardly be
taken for a native of Maine Yet such is the case
for he was born in Sangervle, of the Pine Tree
State, little over 66 years ago. His Maxim gun
and "cordite," smokeess powder have made
him world famous
Probably the most thankless task that he ever
performed for erring humanity was the result
embodied in a book of two months sOiourn at
Monte Carlo He proved that tradition, supersi-
ton, and the most elaborate systems were alike
ineffective in lighting the game" played there.
BY mathematical demonstration of the law of
averages he showed that two insurmountabe OBJ.
staces must sooner or later Overwhelm the most
successful player the most carefully devised sys-
tems-the banks percentage and limit placed on
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, SATURDAY, nov. u. 1906
IN THE PUBLIC EYE
American Professor in Berlin.

Prof, John w. Burgess who opened the Thec
dore Roosevelt course in American history at the
University of Berlin the other day, is dean OF 70
lumbia university of New York city.
Three cheers for President Roosevelt were
proposed and given by Emperor William at the
ceremonies attending the opening. The members
OF the emperors suite, the professors and the
students responded vigorously. The emperor then
conversed with Prof. Burgess, congratuatng him
on the successful beginning of his work. and also
had talk with Ambassador and Mrs. Tower.
The emperor requested the ambassador to cable
to President Roosevelt his thanks for the presi-
dents cooperation
Besides Emperor William, the empress Prince
August Wilhelm. United States Ambassador
Tower and Mrs. Tower. DR. Studt, the minister OF
pluca tiOn and lb0ut nd ont
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17
From New York 7own
Newsy Gossip of Gotham Dongs by Our CorrespondentPa'
Sheedy to Open Unique Gallery Of ArCity to Have Music
Central

NEW YORk.-PatricE r. Sheedy, long OF
Chicago. who makes no pretense of loving art
for arts sake" is about to realize the dream OF
lifetime by opening pictWe gallery on West
Thirtylourth street. One of the attractions OF
his gallery will he an assemblage of old and mod
crn paintings collected by Jack" Carr, who re-
Gently passed from this life Mt Copenhagen.
These works of art We're supposed to have
been acquired by their in entirely in
formal manner. Many were picked mp here and
there at cut rate prices, like the Meyer Won
Bremen recently offered in this city or quietly
selected from private collections. There are a
hundred or so of them, and the last one was OBJ
tanned 2S years ago. according to Sheedy They,
however have been kept from the public eye SO
long that questions of titles not likely to be
raised The fact that such artistic treasure
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17
New Head of Spanish War Veterans

Capt. Hamilton Ward, lr- recently olccted
commanderin-chef Of the Spanish veterans,
of which he one of the founders was born in
the nations capital while his father was a mem
Der of the Forty first congress- in 1871 He is now
a resident of Buffalo
Young Ward attended the Vermont Episcopal
institute in Burlington VT, military school and
studied law in his fathers office In Belmont \. Y
When his father elected a justice of the su.
irene court of the state of New York young Ward
removed to Buffalo and was admitted to the bar
in 1892 Shortly thereafter he became assistant
district attorney of Erie county and retained that
position until the hostilites with Spain, when he
resigned and was commissioned a captain in the
Two Hundred and Second New York volunteer
infantry He served with his regiment till its
nnster ont ON Anril - la99 al savannah Ca. be
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17

Roosevelt spelling up before the SUI
preme court of the United States the other day,
and in an encounter with the traditions OF that
ancient body it did not come off the victor.
The case under consideration was that of Dal-
cour against the United States, and Solicitor Gen
eral Hoyt was engaged in presenting the govern
ments side. In the course of his argument ne
had occasion to refer to a long quotation in his
brief from a decision of the court rendered some
years ago by Justice Bradley in which the Woru
through" spelled thru
Chief Justice Fuller held copy of the brief
in his hand, and when the word was reached in.
terrupted Mr.. Hoyt with a question as to whether
the extract intended to be quotation from
Justice Bradley's official opinion.
In all except the spelling" replied Mr., Hoyt'
!. l. lud inf q
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17

Do bank examiners examine? Is their exam
inaon worth anything? Is the public protected
against loss by their work?
Such questions these inevitably sug-
gested to the average man by disclosures like
those in Chicago recently, in connection with the
failure of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank; in
connection with the Philadelphia failure, and the
Pittsburg bank thefts.
mo bank inspection will protect the public
against downright dishonesty the part of the
banks officers"
This may be taken as the official and final
statement of the comptrollers office. Banking
always has been and always will be a business in
which the head Of the bank must be trusted and
trustworthy.
It has been shown repeatedly that cousion
bet tWeen two officials in a bank Tor sometimes
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17


at
Like
of
bein from terTaf
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17
TO SEND MUSIC BY TELEPHONE.

Within a few weeks New Workers will ma Q
the benefit of of the wonderful electrical
inventions Of the age-the telharmonic This Is
instrument for the transmission Of music from
a central keyboard to the homes. hotels, re.tau
rants and public places of a city.
At cost Of more than $50 GOO the central
musical plant" has been established at a con
vonient point in Manhattan The instrument Is
virtually perfected, and in short time, 1t il
pected the company viii be ready to offer its
musical wares TO the public. At great cost the
householder, nat dweler or restaurant proprietor
may have a tclharmonic Installed. connected by
and by simply pushing button will be able to
turn on the music. The instrument that will be
placed in the homes is a small affair and can
nAsilN be hillnn hN a Grnnning OF NnMnra or moi
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17


the doctrine Of evolution especially IN the human "
The committee will submit report at meeting OF the american S
will investigate and herey IN the human
emphasize the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17
Our Washington Letter
Interesting Gossip Gathered at the National Capitalize Stop Mar
age Of Blind Persons-Weak Spots in Bank Examinations
Pointed Out.

WASHINGTON.-Governm control Of tho
marriage of persons deprived of one or more OF
their senses is the latest administration idea. by
his appointment of a committee eugenics AS
sistant Secretary of Agriculture w. M. Hayes has
taken step which, it is expected, will result in
great Improvement in the human race through
more favorable conditions in the relationship OF
the sexes.
1t is the object Of this committee to devise
wav TO prevent the marriage of two blind persons,
should it be determined that their union wouid
result in transmission of their deficiency.
Members of the committee are: DR.. AleXan'
der Graham Bell Washington; DR.. David starr
Jordan. president of Leland Stanford university;
Maj Charles Woodruff. M. D.. U. S. A; Dr
Charles B. Henderson, University of Chicago; =
W. Ward New York, and Rev. ]. E. Gilbert WASH
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e in such
ecourt has not ado
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orchestral
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NOT
used
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in
behind 400
welt At the the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-11-17

before know what alcohol The that alcohol
haveb
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-11-22
The Loyalty Of the senate Not

The Loyalty OF the Senate Not
one in ten Of the senators today has
ever been suspected Of evil, much
less accused and convicted There
are black sheep In the Senate as else
5Where. and it IL the noise they make
in being exposed and driven forth
that Is responsible largely for the
public suspicion of the body as ii
whole. There are as few thieves as
millionaires In the Senate, Collee-:
lively it's q body Of poor and honest
and relatively able men. There are
a few there whose fortunes have
been dishonesty made and others
whose Intelligence IS not Of q high.
order. But it is equally true that the
poor and honest senators far out
number the rich and dishonest, and
that there has never been a time
since the foundation of the govern
ment when the Senate could boast a
greater number Of able men, proper
tionally. than are here today. BY
David s. Barry in the New England
Magazine for November. r. .f ,..s,
Z ~ H
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-11-22
A GIGANTIC GAMBLE.

Every Step of the Pearl Fishery At
tended by Pickle Fortune. g, :
The worlds most gigantic gamble,
pregnantly fruitful with chance in all
variations and shadings, is unquestion-
ably the ,Ceylon pearl fishery. Com
pared with it any state lottery pales to
insignifcance. From the taking Of the
first oyster TO the draining Of the last
yatful OF matter every step Is at
tended by tickle fortune, and never is
the interest Of the people Of Portugal
or OF Mexico keener over a drawing Of
lottery. Sthe tickets Of which mar
have been sold at the very thresholds
Of the cathedrals, than Is that of the
natives Of Ceylon and southern India
over the daily results Of q Manar fish
cry. : Il e. vi 4. 81. - r@ :.
Each biyalve ls a lottery ticket. It:
may contain gem worthy Of place in
q monarch's crown OF, be a seed pearl
with mercantile value Of only a few;
rupees. Perhaps one oyster il. a hun
bred contains a pearl, and not more
than one pearl In a hundred, be it
known, has q value Of Importance.
Nature furnishes the sea, pearling
banks, oysters and all therein contain
ed. The Ceylon administration con-
ducts the undertaking and for its trou-
BILE and tri1ing outlay exacts a terake-
of" of two-thirds of all that may be
won from the deep. And mere man,
the brown or black diver, receives for
his daring and enterprise one oyster
In every three that be brings from the
oceans depths, and his earnings must
be shared with boat owner, sailors, at
tendants and assistants almost without
number Z 5 ssss:$
For size of ''rake-offf'"' there Is no
game Of hazard in the world offering
parallel. The Ceylon government
| used to exact three ont of every four
| oysters brought in, the current tribute
Of two out of three having become op-
erattve only few years since. Fred
eric O. Penfield in Century.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-11-22

The Greatest .Antocrat lin the
World According to a.. Maurice
Lows article ia Appleton's for De-
cember, the greatest autocrat ii the
world is mot that Imaginary embodi-
ment Of all autocracy, the Gar of the
Russias, but is England's Prime Min
lister, so long as he is backed by his
majority in the House of Commons
bbut it is a benevolent and consti-
hutional autocracy, although based
on no written constitution and exist.
ing solely by the strength of ira
dton and with the free will of the
British people. Us
1.-THE most British and at he same!
time the most uni British institution
ii Britain, If may be allowed the
paradox, is the House Of Commons.
For 1T. is here that national eharac-
teristics most loudly assert them
selves, and one learns with surprise
that, in a democratic monarchy, It is
the people and not the mobiles who
are more royalist than the king.
England is q democracy and the
House of Commons is an autoeracy.S
Individually the Eng lishman is not
la stickler for form. and is frank,
unsuspicious and genial The House
of Commons is made up of all classes
of society, but when the elements are
fused in the parliamentary aIembic,
the product is that intense conserva-
tism, that generation for form and
! family name and blood that SO marks
the Englishman who, thorough
Egoing republican at heart, dearly
loves a lord and is not ashamed to
confess it. And the most striking
thing about Parliament to the out
Isider is that the Commons puts on
more airs than the House Of Lords,
which the uninitiated imagine keeps
itself almost as jealousy aloof from
contact with the people as royalty tt
EseH. But compared with the Com
mons the House OF Lords Is q free
and informal body. In many ways
strangely like the Senate but with
not "a 1.-THE OF its great power.
hedged in with fewer restrictions
than the Lower House, and freer 81
access to the general public q