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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
The Grand Jury For the Coming Term
Selected and Sworn in Last
Tuesday Pnblic-
Spirite ! rien.
SHELBY SANDERS CHOSEN CHAIRMAN.
Judge Simon's Charge 10 tise Jury
Covers a Broad Field Tor
Their Investigation.

Judge Simon came over from St
Martinsville Tuesday 4 II d opened
court TO transact o ~ t unfinished
business and instruct the new Grand
Jury.
The following Jurors were drawn,
cmpanelled and sworn, to compose
the Grand jury Tor he period of six
months, or until their successor will
have been qualified II. Shelby san
dcrs, Foreman, g. q. Pharr, ". {.
Moor, Luke Bcrcl, Lionel BroussHrd,
Fred pocuir, Oscar paspi', Sr. J. B..
Bussey, A. ]. Suherbcillc, Adolph vi
eucz, J. ] Dauterieve, J. +. BrcauS.
In his instructions TO til jury,
Judge Simon called attention to the
nee. ssity Of organizing 4 vigorous
campaign against violations of the
statutes, especially gambling, selling
liquor, cigarettes and tobacco TO mi
nors, and recommending . strict en-
forccmen of the Sunday law. He also
called their attention 10 the license
laws, tha penalties TO he imposed for
nonepaymcnt Of the same ii being
the duty of The Jury to see that parties
failing to pay their license are punish
ed a g provided II e further called
the Jurv's attention to the condition
of public roads of the parish, govern
ment buildings and different depart
ments all of which came under their
inspection and should be carefully
investigated to the end that nee ssa
ry improvements and rcpsirs might be
made.
The charge ard recommendation
ofthe Judge covered broad field Of
operation for the jury and if closely
followed will result in many rcodcd
reforms, a II 4 improvements I II G
Jury chosen is COMPOSED Of good men
who have the interest OF the public
at heart-ail good, strong men, who
will peri IN the duties eXacted Of
them fearlessIy and well.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
Ee deraI Supreme Court Decides the
Case Against Kansas Senator
lie Is Found Guilty
Accepting Bribe.
PRACTICED BEFORE DEPARTMENTS.
In Violation Of Section I7S1 Revised
StatuteS-fiis Seat viii Be
Declared Vacant.

The Supreme Court of the United
States has rendered a decision in the
case Of United States Senator John
Ralph Burton, Of Kansas. L h e
decision was against Bnrton, affirming
the decision of h c United States
Circuit Court for the Eastern District
OF missouri. Senator Burton wa S
sentenced to six months imprisonment
in the Jail of Iron County, Mo, re
quiring to pay fine of ~ 800 and
deprived of the right to hereafter
hold office under the Government.
The opinion was by Justice Harlan
All of the points made in Burton s
interest were Overruled. Senator
Burton was prosecuted on the charge
of violation section 1872 of the re-
vised Status. which prohibits Sena-
tors and Representatives from re-
ceiving compensation for services
rendered before any of the Govern
ment departments in any matter in
which the Government may be inter
csted. He was specifically charged
with accepting fee OF $3.50 per
month tor five months from h c
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
OF st Louis for services rendered that
issuance of an order by the Postoff
Department prohibiting the use of
the mails by the Company.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
FAILED TO APPEAR.
That Was The Only Show Morgan
City Had TO Beat the Game.
Our Boys Are Sore.

The game of base ball between
Morgan City and New Iberia schedul-
ed for last SUNDAY ut Rs Sc Ball Park
was false alarm. Our boys made
every preparation to receive the visit
ing team in their usual hospitable
manner, going to { II c expense o f
ordering meals prepared at the hotel,
besides spending considerable money
for advertising and other ne cessary
lucidcntals. Crowds OF people were
IN from the country TO witness what
promised to he the crack game of the
season. A big delegation met the
train the deep water lobstcrs' we're
supposed to come up on. but no one
came The manager of the local team
tclegraphcd Morgan City but failed
to get any reply. Some we're supcrsti-
OTIS enough tohelievc the explosions of
wrath from our boys which followed
hc final knowledge that they had
been taken II, operated as rain
maker and produced the heavy rain
fail in the carly evening. IF that is
tue the $26 90 their misplaced conf
dcnce cost them was money well spent.
# is understood that Morgan City re-
manned at home TO play Il match game
with Baldwin for Sl2J, and got let
down for the bunch New Iberia is
scheduled TO play game at Morgan
City on June ; but ii goes without say
ing that they Will cut that date off
the list and try and fill it in with some
responsible team. | p to date no
word OF explanation or excuse has
been received from Them for failing to
70 appear.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
s.:snSas Prosperity

Kansas may now learn TO stop
exploiting it's prosperity DIR Pear
son, The Chicago phllanthrOpist,
who gives only to colleges, says:
s'Nan>Hs is too rich to seek help
from me, -,Ieanerctte Optic
And still we can remember listen
ing 70 a lecture gwen by the late
Bill Nye in which he made touch
ing reference to his experience on
a chicken ranch IN Kansas 1t
was during and Immediately fol-
loving tn e grasslopper plague
in that State His chickens thrived
immensely during the period the
! horpe.s'' were i'm session, bat as
soon as they migrated, leaving
only such features of vegetation
as they could not devOur, the
chickens gradually died of starva
ton. One old hen and rooster hold
out remarkably vel, however, the
lecturer declared The way they
tried to restore their starved out
race was something remarkable.
One morning | was awakened by
a feeble excuse for n crow from
old Chanticlecr, and looking ont
from my bedroom window | spied
hlm leaning up against the corner
of the house trying to cheer up
lis starving old partner who at
that moment had succeeded in
laying an egg after a continued
effort Of three weeks.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

We are in receipt Of acopy Of
an address which is to be present
ed to the members of the General
Assembly of the state now in
session at Baton Rouge, by the
Religious Liberty Bureau with
headquarters at New Orleans, ask
ing that we extend the courtsey of
publishing the same. We cannot
see where any improvement can be
made in our Sunday laws. There
is sufficient law already on the
statute books covering the obser-
vence of the day of rest, and we
fail to have noticed any very
serious infraction of the law in
our quiet little city. We are all
enjoying the fullest liberty posi-
ble, going and coming when and
where we please on the SABBATH
day. No complaint to make, no sug-
gestions of improvement to offer
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
THINGS OUT OF PLACE.
Silver Fork on An African Pig
my's Neck, An Eycglass at
khar,Oum

Many of the rifles found in the
possession of the dead ThilctanS,
discovered after the recent battle
OF Iuns, were of RussIaE make.
thus conveying an obvious augges
ton which serves to indicate the
reason of Britain's advance into
the forbidden land, says Stray
Stories.
One of the officers on Col.
1Ounghusband's staff writes to
friend that they are frequently
finding objects which are strange
ly out Of place. a few months
ago, when they were at Khamba
jong, this officer picked up a pair
Of gloves, bearing the name Of "A
well-knOwn London maker,
while in the Tang Pass a private
picked up n. small, well-thumbed
English dictionary with a carte
de-yisitc Of young Englishman
pasted on the flv leaf.
At the battle of khartoum,
when Lord Kitchener finally broke
the power of the mahdi, upon one
Of the dead dervishes was found a
single eyeglass Of undoubted May
fair cut. How did the dervish
come by it?
Henry NJ. Stanley had in his
library ut Richmond terrace,
Whitehall, many curious finds
which he came across in his wan
derings across the dark continent
Of Africa. One was silver plat.
ed fork, bearing the name Of
fashionable London restaurant.
This fork was found in part OF
Africa which had never before
been trodden by the foot Of
white man till Stanley arrived
there with his little band. A pig
my, whose tribe was unknown till
then, was wearing the fork around
his meek, as an ornament.
Emin Pasha, in his memoirs,
relates that one Of the greatest
glories Of an Abyssinian chief he
knew was George III. wig, which
adorned the chiefs head on very
special occasions. How he came
by il was mystery even to Emin
Pasha himself. This headpiece
bore the name Of London maker.
A sergeant who was present at
the fall of the native fort at Chi
tral picked up money lenders
circular Of comparatively recent
date. How it found it's way into
that distant region Of India will
ever remain mystery.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
The Real (.r.liiers.

While the people are in the
humor of ferIctlng out graft III
public AMI Senipuh'ic places, they
should look into the subject of
the salaries paid our public school
teachers. The insurance employees
are not the only ones who draw
BIG salaries. The average salary
paid the Louisiana school teacher
is Sol 81 month, and he holds
his job about seven months in
the year.
Talk about your insurance graf
tcrs, The Louisiana public school
teacher is the real CRATER. He
makes nearly $500 q year. That's
$50 "A month That's b q pay for
man who has to spend only four
sears in ftting himself to hold
his Job. OF course it takes men
ma women Of more than average
mental equipment and more than
ordinary education to hold job
like that.
Certainly man or woman who
is competent to he public school
leat her deserves to be paid fairly
well, but isn't thirty dollars a
mon h pretty high? That's enough
to pay the average person board
and washing, rbc public school
teacher deserves good pay. Next
to he mother, whose hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world,
the public school teacher wieldS
the greatest influence over the
minds and hearts of the yong
The public school teacher is a
teacher Of { he rudiments o +
learning. Therefore, let us nol
make theuI purse proud. They
might give our children wrong
ideas about the value of money.
| A man or woman who has $500 a
year to squander on his living ex
penses is liable to he eXtravagant
and he may impart extravagant
notions to our children.
Investigate these scandalous
salaries we,are paying our teach
ers. The first thing we know these
college and seminary graduates
these moulders Of I've minds and
hearts of our children, these torch
bearers OF civilization, these foster
parents of the children of the
nation, will expect to get as much
paw as hOstler or a yard boy
Lake Charles Press
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
TerrApin Made Slow Time.

Thomas S. Stadden, a prominent
resident of Wadesyille, Clarke
county, was in this city recently,
says a Winchester Va special to
the New York Herald, and brought
with him tcrrapin which has a
remarkable history.
just 80 years ago, in 1874, Mr..
Stadden came across the terrapin
on his farm and on the bottom Of
its shell inscribed the date. Every
time since then that he has seen
the terrapin he has cut the date
on the shell and the entries are as
follows: In 1874, 1875, 1879, 1890,
1881, 1882 and 1884.
On the latter date Mr.. Staddcn
carried the terraPin to a spot near
StephensOns, two and one half
miles from home, and turned it
loose. Mr.. Stadden has always
held to the theory that terrapin
and turtles will try to wander back
to the spot Of their birth, and to
test the theory the terrapin was
taken to Stephensons.
That was 20 years ago and dur
ing the two decades Mr.. Stadden
never saw his pet-in fact, he had
forgotten all about it until one day
recently he came across Il terrapin.
Turning the terrapin over, he was
amazed o find that it was his long
lost pet. There were the dates,
the initials placed there from time
to time, grown larger with the ter
rapin, but as distinct almost as
the day they were cut.
In order to get back to its usual
feeding place under the mulberry
tree from Stephensons the terra
pin had to cross several streams,
traverse wooded bluffs, treacher-
GUS ravines and cross fields. TWEEN
ty years had been required to make
the journey Of two md one half
miles, but, guided by instinct, the
little terrapin had at last reached
home,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
ID Is DANGEROUS to Negecl n
Cold

How often do we hear it remark
ed: "It's only cold" and a few
days later learn that the man IS
on his back with pneumonia. This
is of such COMMON occurrence
that a col4, however, slight, should
not be disfegaIaed. Chamberlain's
Cough He@edy counteracts any
tendency 81 a cold to result in
pneumonia, and has gained It's
great popularity and extensive
sale by its prompt cures Of this
most common ailment. 1t always
cures and is pleasant to take. For
sale by All Druggists.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

If a mail order house could be
stopped from advertising, the
country merchant would have
nothing to fear, but since this can
not be done it is Of the greatest
Importance for the country mer-
chant to advertise. He may have
better sock and lower prices than
the mail order house, bnt compari-
lively few would ever find it out
if he did not make it known
through the columns of the local
newspaper. --Ex
The above calls to our mind a
case where an enterprising mer-
chant was solicited by several la
dies Of his town who represented a
committee sent out by a church
society to raise funds to assist in
the completion of their church.
The old merchant looked over the
list presented to blm and noticed
that several of his neighbOrs on
the street had subscribed sums
ranging from one dollar to ten dol
lars each He was one of those
old -ellows that took great pride
in the little city he had helped to
build up and finally said: "l'll tell
you what I'll do girls. You let me
enter the names of two other firms
that are pretty well patrOnized by
the people of this town as subscrib-
ers and I'll give you good, liberal
subscription. | want to see the
town grow, and above all | want
to see that little church complet-
ed. "Of course they agreed He took
the paper and wrote:
John Brown, Merchant, +. 800 90
Montgomery Ward & Co., 5000 90.
Carson, Perry & Co -. 5000, 90.
The above firms were doing a
big mail order business in the
town aud he knew that more thar
one of The ladies on the committee
were dealing with them. The
gentle hint had its effect, and the
old merchant noticed a very pre-
ceptible increase in trade closely
following the publication Of tb'
list of subscribers in the town pa
per.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

Arnaud Trappey of Jeancrette Is
Instantly Killed BY Being
Caught In Loose Belt.

His many relatives and friends III
this city were schocked to receive a
telegram from Jeanerette last Tues
day afternoon announcing the sudden
death of Arnaud Trappey at that
place Mr.. Trappey undertook t o
assist one al the men at the Saw Mill
to put a loose belt on a pulley. / app
pears 1T was no part of his duty to
handle the belt, but az man had
been caught by the same belt before
he volunteered to assist, and cautioned
the man who was trying TO put it on
the PULLEY TO be careful, little think
ing that the effort would cost him his
own life. The belt being difficult to
handle caugh he unfortunate
fellow by the left arr: in such
manner as to carry him around sever
al revolutions of h shafting, and
finally becoming released he was
thrown a distance of fifteen feet.
stricking post with such force that
death resulted almost instantly. Tie
of the accident was a
terrible shock to the wife and aged
widow mother. Mr., Trappey was well
and favorably known in this city where
he lived for great many years He
learned his trade here with Mr.. +. G.
Laughlin, after which h e went to
Jean"rette where he has since lived.
He leaves, besides wife and three
children mother, two brothers and
four sisters to mourn his untimely
death. The remains were brought to
this city Wednesday over the S 7
road accompanied by Camp No. l27,
w Of W ; of which order he was mem
Der. They were met at the train by
Cypress Camp No 81 of this city and
escorted to st. Peters cemetery
where the interment took place.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
Has n Sense Of Justice.

The following story Of the presi-
dent of the Mexican republic is
told to illustrate his strong sense
|of justice.
A raid was one night made by
the Mexican police upon a saloon
which formed the meeting place
Of a gang Of gamblers and political
plottcrs.
Among the persons arrested
was young mana relative OF
President Diaz-and in order to
prevent the painful scandal which
might be caused, the chief OF po-
lice secretly communicated the
facts to the president.
II presume" said the official,
"your excellency would wish us to
let him CO."
"Certainly not" was the stern
reply, and the presidents relative
was sent TO take his punishment
with the rest. The punishment
awarded, it may be added, throws
an interesting light on Mexican
methods. All the captured men
were sent to the frontier to take
part in a campaign then proceed
ing against hostile Indians.
On another occasion Dia1 sent
one Of his cousins to prison for
peculatiOn, ignoring his family's
entreaties for lighter punish
ment.
"If do not punish my own rela-
tives when they do wrong" said
the president, "how can l punish
strangers"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

St Petersburg 1t is rumorcd that
the military court which has been
investigating the surrender Of Port
Arthur and the battle IF the Sea OF
Japan has condemned o death
commanded the Russian forces Mt
Port Arthur and Rear Admiral Nebo-
gatofl, who commanded one of Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's squadrohs and
who surrendered during the naval
battle to the Japanese
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
EARTHQUAKE IN MICHI-
GAN.
Shocks and Rumblings Frighten
the People Away From Their
Homes.

Grand rapids, Mich. May 49,
Two earthquake shocks were felt
in western Michigan at 800 o'clock
this morning. Distinct shocks are
reported from Holland, Grand
Haven, Fennville and Bangor
Residents of Holland rushed out
OF their houses in night attire, the
quake having thrown open many
doors. Rumblings like thunder
were heard around the shores of
Blake Lake.
EARTHQUAKE IN ALABAMA.
Birmingham, Ala. May ia
special to the News from Selma,
Ala reports an earthquake that
occurred in Myrtlew0od, Marenec
Country, this morning about 4
O'Clock. The tremOr lasted about
half minute and woke the resi-.
dents of the town. No damage
was done
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
DISTURBANCE IN INDIANA

Michigan City, Ind, May 10
A number of residents felt what
is believed to have been an earth
quake shock early today. Build
ings quivered and windows rattl-
ed for two or three seconds.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26
President OF Cuba lnaugurated Amid
Festive Scenes At Havana
Liberal fier'berS Not
I'tCScftt.
QUESADO CELtBRAIlSN WASHINGTON
Some interesting Declarations OF
Sentiment riade BY Quests
Sec V Root Present.

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

a steady, sober printer can sc
cnre permanent position at this
Office. Apply by letter or in per.
son. -
THE IBERIAS. New Iberia, La
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

Twentieth Century Home Mag.
m sale Millards News Depot
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-05-26

Twentieth Century lfome Mag.
on sale Millards N,ws Depot.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-06
SOUTH VERNON.

Mrs Hill is on the sick list.
George Alderman is painting the hotel
Henry Mather and wife were recent guests
of Will Brooks.
A. Works and family have moved to
Greenfield, Mass.
Mrs Helen Riley has returned home from
her visit in Boston.
Mrs. Bates, the missionary, is boarding at
William A. Newton's.
Rev. I. M. Blanchard will preach IN the
chanel at II a. m. Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Theron Stoddard are NOV
ing into the Fleming house.
Mrs. Dayton Parks and family are gong
tb;s week TO live in Rutland
q Fairman of Colebrook, n. H., was
rocent guest of Fremont Falrmah
Mrs J. Woodland is caring for MIS- "
stebb;ns. who is ill with pneumonia.
Mvron Russell from Bar Harbor, Me- is
~. on account of the illness of his moth
er.
Fred Stone and Leon Powers are recover
;ra from their serious illnesses OF pneu'
mona.
Mrs G. H. Newton was called to Hinsda II,
N IT Tuesday on account OF the severe -,
,oss of her brother, Alanson Weatherheu'
with grip and pleurisy.
Mrs r. w. johnson from bernarus' pI
,,aS in town last week visiting MIS- "
Newton and other old friends ana a''enue'
,ha sewing circle Wednesday
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-06

People in town are beginning to make
sugar.
Those on the sick list are J. o. Kingsley
and George Smith.
Mr.. Thompson spent two days in Nashua,
y. H.. last week.
Harry Bemis and Mrs. Holden OF heene,
y. H., visited her brother Mails family last
week.
The lumber at the camp is all cut this side
Of the swamp and the choppers are awaiting
the visit OF Mr. Melendy TO the camp TINS
week 10 learn whether their services will be
required any longer
Twenty.three new books have recently
been added TO the town library. The names
of the books added since the catalogues were
issued in 1898, have been printed on blank
pages Of rs Of the old catalogues, and are
ready for distribution.
Z. p. King died last week Wednesday
evening at the age OF SO years. Mr.. hing
had been a resident OF town for number
Of wears He was very estlmable man
and was respected by all who knew MN
His health had been failing for month
past Int he was confined to his bed only two
days and passed away peacefully. lie was
the last member Of his family, his wife nav
ing died about a year ago and his daughter
few years previous No relatives attend
ed the funeral, the only one, niece OF ms
wife, being unable to be present. Mr.. King
has been cared for little more than a
year by George W. Smith, who now has MS
farm for compensation.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-06
LEYDEN.

Belle Severance is at home from Mt. Hol.
yoke.
Thurman Keet and Edward Frizzell are at
home from Gushing academy.
A. G. Gallupe took dinner at s. G. Sew
erance's last week Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Wilcox and sons Wis
tied at Frank Rice's last week.
Mildred Severance visited in West Deer
field and in Greenfield last week.
Will Carey, who lived in this town during
his boyhood, was calling on old friends Mon
day.
The high school closed Friday. The teach
err Miss March, has taken a position in West
field.
Mrs. w. c. Smith and children are spend
ing the week at her fathers, ). q. Sever
ance's S.
Henrietta Osgood who has been spending
her vacation in town, returned to the North
field seminary Monday.
Meta Newcomb, who has been at home
for weeks vacation, returned to her posi-.
ton at Mortified, Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Cartmll was so much improved
that he and Mrs. Cartmill went to spring
feld the last of the week. They expected
to he able to attend the session at Maiden
Of the New England conference which com
menced Wednesday. Mr.. johnson OF Spring
Acid who is prominent worker In the l.
M q A. and who was visiting at ms
cousin,s. R. B. Robertsons s, had charge OF
Tho service on Sunday. Next Sunday there
will he preaching by Mt Hermon student.