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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
Selections
SEASONED WOOD.

Remarkable Gain In Strength as Dry.
 ness Is Attained.
 The effect of water in softening or. ganic tissue. as in wetting a piece of paper or a sponge, Is well known, and so is the stiffening effect of drying. The same law applies to wood. By different methods of seasoning to pieces of the same stick may be given very different degrees of strength.
 Wood in it's green state contains moisture in the pores of the cells, like honey in comb, and also in the sub- stance of the cell walls. As seasoning begins the moisture in the pores is first evaporated. This lessens the weight of the wood, but does not affect its strength. It is not until the moisture in the substance of the cell walls is drawn upon that the strength of the wood begins to increase. Scientifically this point is known as the fiber satura- tion point. From this condition to ab- solute dryness the gain in the strength of wood is somewhat remarkable. In the case of spruce the strength is null tiplied four times. Indeed, spruce in small sizes thoroughly dried in an oven is as strong, weight for weight, as steel Even after the reabsorption of moisture when the wood is again e1- posed to the air the strength of the sticks is still from 30 to 15O per cent greater than when it was green. When in drying the fiber saturation point is passed the strength of wood increases as drying progresses in accordance with definite law, and this law can be used to calculate from the strength of a stick at one degree of moisture what it's strength will be at any other degree.
 Manufacturers, engineers and build CTS need to know not only the strength, but the weakness, of the materials they use, and for this reason they are quite as much interested in knowing how timbers are affected by moisture as
  they are in knowing how they are weakened by knots, checks, cross grain and other defects. It is obvious that where timbers are certain to be weak ened by excessive moisture they will have to be used in larger sizes for safety. So far engineers of timber tests, while showing that small pieces gained greatly in strength, do not ad- wise counting on the same results in the seasoning of large timbers. owing to the fact that, the large timbers usually found in the market have defects which are sure to counterbaIance the gain from seasoning.
 The forest service has issued a pub- lication entitled "The Strength of Wood as Influenced by Moisture" in which are shown the strength of rep- resentative woods in all the degrees of moisture, from the green state to abso- lute dryness, and the effects of resoak- iDe.-Washingto Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
Out of tho SchooIroonn.

A schoolboy was asked to give some information in regard to the Cary sIs- ters, the once famous New England poets, and he said of them:
 'The Cary sisters were two poets who lived in Massachusetts most of the time. They went to New York, where they made many fast friends. Their fastest friend was John c. Whit tier"
 At the time of the Longfellow cen tennial, when the school children were writing so much about him, one boy wrote:
 Longfellow's poems were mostly of his own composure, but he wrote Tails of Wayside Inn,' where others did the talking. He was the poet Iorryett of our country and was a crackerjack when it came to real poetry."-Lippin- cotfsS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
Nississiopi Orstory.

Jasper county has been noted for the high grade of eloquence produced by the public men of that part of Missis- sippi. An appeal to the mighty men of Jasper" made by one of that cOun- ty's great men when a candidate to the voters who elected him is as fol- lows:
 Mighty men of Jasper, if I can be instrumental in the hands of my peo- pie in adding a few jewels 10 those that rou shine in imperishable luster on the queenIy brOE of our pToHd com monueaIth- whose associated radiance. ike the Ieube1t Eesuty Of the star. is to guide the footsteps of her children along the paths of peace and prosper ity. security and happiness. shall then have accomplished the ambition Of ny H---~-JEors-r Ec-zs.c-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
BEAD CHRISTMAS TREES.
Novelty Made by German Woman.
 the Originator of Them.

Novelty Made by a German Woman,
 the Originator of Them.
 If natures supply of Christmas trees gives out, as some people have feared it might, there will still be Christmas trees as long as German woman in New York city remains alive. Out of green beads, wire and tiny waxen or naments she constructs miniature trees which have been thought pretty enough to grace the court of Ludwig of Ba- varia in his time and to amuse the children of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germa- ny. That was when the inventor was living in her native country. Since coming to America she has made them for various well known people, says the New York Tribune.
 One of the advantages of these trees, she says, is that they are almost in. destructible. They may be bent, crush ed, packed into small compass, and when they are wanted again it is only necessary to straighten the branches out into the original shape.
 When the inventor was girl, fifty five or sixty years ago, in Munich she went to one of those schools where German girls are taught to do, as her daughter says, "everyt'ing init the hands," It was having to make wreaths out of beads that suggested to her the notion of making bead Christ mas trees. She set to work and fash toned innumerable tiny loops of green beads, each at the end of long, slen- der wire She bound the loops to- gether in threes, making trefoils, and the trefoils into branches, and the branches into tapering trunk, the trunk being formed of nothing at all but the individual wires massed to- gether. Then she trimmed the tree with candles and those tiny waxen figures which the Germans are adopts at making and fixed it in pot of sand and melted wax. Her parents were quite proud of it. Her father, who was director of the Hofgarten in Mu- nich, showed it to his royal master, and King Ludwig immediately ordered one for the Christmas festivities at court.
 After coming to the United States she sent one to President Roosevelt and was grieved and surprised to find that he could not accept it.
 q expect he thinks he gets some dynamite" said the daughter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
KIT CARSON.
Feat of Which the Hardy Frsntisrs-
 man Had No Recollection.

Feat of Which the Hardy Frontiers
 man Had No Recollection.
 One of the most noted of the hardy western frontiersmen was Kit Carson, to whom, with Daniel Boone. belongs the credit of having always dealt fair ly with the various Indian tribes, as they themselves acknowledged. The withdrawal of Carson by the govern ment was the cause of great war. Captain Henry Inman in his book, "The Old Santa Fe Trail" relates an amusing incident of the gallant pio- neer.
 My own conception of Kit Carson as child was that he was ten feet high, that it would have required the strength of two men to lift his rifle, that he usually drank a river dry and picked the carcass of whole buffalo clean as easily as lady does the wing of quail. Years after, when made the acquaintance of the foremost fron- tiersman, found him a delicate, reti- cent, undersized, wiry man, the very opposite type of what my childish brain had created.
 One day while Kit was at the fort came across q periodical that had full page illustration of a scene in a forest. In the foreground stood a gi- gantic figure dressed in the traditional buckskin.
 On one arm rested an immense rifle. His other arm was around the waist of the conventional female of such sensational journals, while in front half dozen Indians lay prone, evil dently slain by the hero in the im- possible attire in defense of the pre- posterous female. The legend stated how all this had been effected by Kit Carson.
 handed it to Kit. He wiped his spectacles. studied the picture intently for few seconds and then said:
 "Gentlemen, that thar may be true, but hain't got no recollection of it.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31

main, and covers nave been laid for you at the table. If you cannot re- main. will you permit the young ladies' to retire to prepare for the meai"
 The gentlemen usually took their leave, and the ladies retired in an i'll humor, but any remonstrance with Jo- seph was only answered by: Tt is the rule of the house. Young folks must be kept within bounds"
 In Virginia houses of the better class. notwithstanding their almost bound. less hospitality, the calls of young men in that day were strictly held within limit. No one was received as visitor to an unmarried girl unless his ante cedents and character were well known to her parents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
A Lest Art

A Richmond housekeeper had occa- sion many times to employ a certain odd character of the town known as Aunt Cecilia Cromwell
 The old woman had not been seen in the vicinity of the house for a long time until recently. when the lady of the house said to her:
 Good morning. Aunt Cecilia why aren't you washing BowadaysT'
 Its dis vay. Miss Annie.- replied Aunt Cecilia induIgently. ITS been out Q wuhk 90 long dat now, when can wuhk. finds Is lost nah tssse fof fts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
Helicon Hall on Wheels,

Our Uptonian Utopia Is the latest thing awheel, A Sinclairic cornucopia. Full of goodies that appeal.
 House and lot,
 Pan and pot. Bed and baggage on the trot-- We approve domestic progress, So we keep the axles hot. We have only Icy scorning For the dveiiers a Ia fiat Who are given frigid warning If they keep s dog or cat
 Man and bride
 Who are tied Unto racial suicide Since the landlord bars the babies Where they're fated to abide. We have patronizing pity Fer She occupants of walls Stationary. town or city. Such a rooted life appafls.
 We are free.
 Free are we. Wheresoever we may be. For our rooftree is the tent pole, And we whiff the vhifHetree. You're afflicted with myop,a If you can't perceive the planl Come and join the new Utopia Hitch yoIu horses. load your vsnl
 Strike the scent!
 Pitch the tentl Then to hades with the rentI And ycu'u find the worlds your oystel Any way you may have went. -RobertSs Love in New York Sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
LUMBER FAMINE IN 1927.
Clifford Pinchot Sees Doom of Forests
 Within Twenty Years.

WISHiU iW0Hsy IodTes
 Clifford Pinchot, chief of the United States forest service, who returned to Washington from an extensive trip through the west, declared that the time has come when the wooded re- sources of the country must be con- served or disaster will follow, says a Washington correspondent of the New York Sun.
 "In twenty years we may be in the midst of lumber famine," said MT. Pinchot. "We have enough standing and matured timber to last that long. With the timber that is growing the famine may be put off five years. One-fifth of the standing timber is embraced in forest reserves. The rest of it belongs to private ownership. We must be more economical in the use of lumber. The high price of the product will force economy in many directions. Practically all of the hard wood now remaining in this country Is in the southern Appalachians. If that region is converted into national forest re- serve, as has been proposed, the threatened famine may be further postponed"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
DRY FARMING ON BIG SCALE.
Colorado Citizens Unite to Try Out the
 Plan on 4,000 Acres.


 The greatest dry farming project ever attempted in western Colorado has recently been launched by over q score of prominent citizens of Grand Junction, who have filed on 4,000 acres of government land in the Fruita for est reserve, ten miles northwest of Fruita, Colo. This tract is to be culti- vated by the Campbell system of soil culture, and water will be used only for domestic purposes and will be oh- tained from wells. says a Grand Juno tion dispatch to the New York World. Experiments in dry farming for the past two years have been conducted on small tracts in the reserve, and these have proved so successful that the i'm mense tract taken up will be treated by the same methods.
 With dry farming a success on this side of the range it Is believed that there will not be a foot of land uncul- tivated in ten years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31

DO you think it is as easy to make a fortune as 1t used to bel" asked the ambitious youth.
 Easier" answered Senator sor. ghum. "The problem is to do it In such way that your friends win con- tinue to speak to you."-washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
Wren H Rises.

Teacher tOf geography cIassl-Name the largest city on the Ohio river. Shaggy Haired Pupil - Cincinnati. ms'am. but it sin-t on the Ohio river Only part of the time. Teaeher-In- deed. Where is it the rest of the time? Shaggy Fsired PuPI-In ft-chicsgo Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
Savage Reciprocity.

Cannibal Queen-Well, goodby, dear. I'm going to my sewing meeting. Can nibal King-What charitable work is the meeting engaged upon now? Can- nibal Queen-We are making high necked dresses for the poor society women of London.-London Tit-Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
A Deadly Pun.

"What is that?" asked the condemn ed murderer, pointing to the death warrant in the warden's hand.
 "That2 That's noosepaper."-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
LUNGS THAT ARE STARVED.

1t is fact that most Of US are
victims of our own lazy aspiration
and deprive ourselves of oxygen
that is so necessary if we would
keep our bodies at their highest
point of efficiency.
Oxygen is absolutely necessary
to the existence of animal life.
Man gets oxygen from air breathed
into his lungs.
Besides introducing oxygen into
the blood, the lungs act as excretory
organs, removing undesirable ele-
ments from the system at each ex-
piration.
In ordinary or unconscious
breathing, only ten to thirteen per
cent of the air IN the lungs is
changed at each breath, leaving
eighty to ninety per cent OF the
lung capacity filled with stale air.
Forced OF conscious breathing
of pure air ventllates the lungs,
driving out the eighty to ninety
per cent of the stationary or stale
air.
All bed room windows and doors
should be wide open during sleep,
thus connecting the lungs directly
with pure-air of the outside world.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

The month of August has not
been favorable for the sowing of
seeds-.oo hot aud too much rain.
As fast as seeds would terminate
they were destroyed 10y insects.
Fortunately we still have time to
sow again.
Set out creole .ouion sets, Shall
lots, Cabbage, Caulflower. Sow
early variety of Cabbage, Cauli-
flower, Peas, Beets, Carrots, Let
tuce, Mustard, Parsley, Radish,
Turnip, Rutabaga, Celery, Swiss
Chard.
After the 18th commence sowing
creole onion seeds. Creole ouion
seeds are very scarce and high
priced, consequently very few will
be able to buy. However the Ber-
muda and White Chrystal Wax
will do as well for home market.
They grow as large and the seeds
can be sown as late as November
and still make crop.
There are many who / ave been
in the habit of planting the creole
onion seeds and would hesitate to
risk the other varieties mentioned
We would suggest to try small
quantity 20 that in the future
should the onion crop fail again,
you could have recourse to the Ber-
muda aud Chrystal Wax.
We know from experience the
| ortherD grown seed will not do
well in this climate. They only
make tops but do not form bulbs.
After the onion seeds are sown
look out for ants. They certain
ly will carry off every seed, the
same precaution taken for sowing
lettuce will answer
Wait until next mouth to SOW
Spinach, Rouquette, Satisfy, Par
snip.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
SUCCESSION SALE.
SUCCESSION OF TOM JONES, DECEASED.
Mo-
18TH Judicial District Court of Louisiana, for Ibe-
ria Parish

BY virtue of Commission issued unto me out
of the above Court, under an order granted the
18th day of March, A. D. 1907, will proceed
to sell at the last residence of the late Tom Jones in
the Parish of Iberia between the legal sale hours
THE 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, AID. 1907,
for cash, for the purpose of paying debts of the
Succession the following described property to-wt:
A certain tract of land SITUATED in the Parish of
iberia, measuring IT Ia arpents in area, being
the west half of that certain tract of land acquired
by Thomas Jones from o. Delahoussaye on the
nth of June, 1873, the previously described land
being bounded as follows: North by the lands of
Mary Ann Tenny, south and west by the lands of
Delahoussaye heirs assigns and east by the other
half of said entire tract.
A certain tract of swamp land situated in Iberia
Parish, measuring Five s. superficial arpents in
the N. w. IA Sec. "a. T. "a. S r. 7. E. and
being No. ID of plat of survey made by Alfred
Fuselier, Dty U. S. Surveyor
Two old american mules.
One creole sorrel mare
Ten acres of windrow Stubble
One three mule Cart
Three heads of Cattle.
One old Cultivator
Fifteen bbls. sweet potatoes.
Ten bbs. of Corn.
One dozen chicken.
LEONARD LYON, r., Administrator
Gordon A. Sandoz, Attorney.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14

Actually two recruits have
been mustered into the u. S,
Army in Southwest Louisiana,
Lieut.. Craig went to Lake
Charles Saturday to accept them
and to date these are all that
have been found willing IN the
entire half OF the State to accept
the princely stipend of SIS per
month and found.
1t is roughly estimated that
it has cost the Government
$1,000 TO get these two re-
cruits, a trihe more than the
average cost of enlisting men
into the service. The Govern
ment estimates are to the effect
that it costs the country on an
average of $500 to add a man
to the Army.
Really it looks, according to
the grumblsrs, as it the hifs
ippines and Cuba are ID Be
guarded by our enlisted soldiers
IN immense amount of money
viii be expended just for the
AXE Of keeping the size of the
Army up to requirements.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
PRIMARY IN JANUARY.

The State Central Committee Will
meet ia New Orleans on TUESDAY,
October l, to set the date of the
State primary election which Will
be around January 20, 1908. The
fixing Of the date, under the law,
rests with the state committee.
The fact that this meeting is only
one month off makes it certain that
the campaign will now become live
ly. Twenty days after the com
mittee meets entries for the prlma-
ry will close.
Up to the present time at least
five supposed candidates have not
officially announced.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14

Baton Rouge, Sept. IL
Tha, the general increase IN the
assessments of Louisiana as a
result OF the work of the State
Board of Equalization will be
about eight milliors of dollars is
the opinion of the members of
the Board who have made a
careful study of the figures.
Tbs exact increase cannot be
told for several weeks yet, not
until the amount is figured out
in detail by Secretary Curley,
but an eight-milion increase is
believed to be a correct estimate.
This will largely come from
the increase in the assessments
of pine lands. The work OF
the Board shows a decrease of
about three millions in the as
scssments of cotton lands.
The assessment on cotton
lands in practically every cot
ton parish in the State was re-
duced. When the Board ad-
journed this afternoon sine die
Secretary Curley turned over
to State Auditor Capdevielle
the sheet showing the percent
age of increase or decrease in
every parish as made by the
Board. Auditor Capdevile put
his office force to work address
ing these statements, and last
night they were all mailed, so
that this week the assessors can
begin the work OF making up
their rolls. The Auditor will
give the assessors thirty
days to complete their rolls aud
have them filed.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
ACT OF INCORPORATION.
United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Iberia.

Be it known that on this tenth day of
the month of Auguft, A. d. 1907, before
me, Fred. w. Bauman, a Notary Public
in and fer the Parish of iberia, State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed. who declared that. availing
themselves of the provisions OF the laws
of this State relative to the organization
of corporations, they have agreed and do
hereby agree and bind themselves as well
as such other persons as may become as
sociated with them and their successors,
to form add constitute corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the conditions and
stipulations as contained in and set forth
in the following articles, towit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of said corporation
shall be Suberbielle Company, Limited
and it shall exist for the full term and
period of twenty years from the date of
this charter.
ARTICLE Ii.
The domiciIe Of this corporation shall
be in the City of New Iberia, Parish Of
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
Yours truly,
PAUL M. PoTTs,
Pres. La. Div. S. c. A,

New York, Sept. II.-This
city will face the most colossal
expense account in its history
during the coming year. The
expenses OF government, as
figured out by the various heads
OF departments, for the coming
year will in round numbers be
about $I4o, 900. This is
considerably more than was re-
CURED to run the whole United
States government in 1876, and
shoxs an expenditure that
eclipses anything ever heard OF
in municipal history.
Il has been figured out BY
statisticians that at least S4o,-
100000 of this huge amount
will go for graft. Men are grow
ing rich overnight. The only
item in the budget this year that
will not be seriously criticised
by the taxpayers is the s3a, ooo,-
900 that is asked for the public
schools.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-09-14
ACT OF INCORPORATION.
United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of iberia, City of New Iberia

Onlleu otates OF America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Iberia, City of New Iberia.
Be 1t known that on this Sd day of the
month of August, in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and seven, before me.
Frederick w. Bauman, Notary Public in
and for the Parish Of Iberia, State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned aud quail
fed, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned. per-
sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub.
scribed, who declared that, availing them
selves OF the provisions of the Laws Of
this State relative to the organization
OF corporations, they have agreed and
bind and obligate themselves, as we'll as
such persons as may become assoeiated
with them and their successors. 70 for,,
and constitute corporation and boiv
polite in law for the objects and purnosas
and under the conditions and ssipulations
as contained and set forth in the folIow;na
articles, namely: -
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said eoyrorot;au
shall be IBERIA COTTON OILCONPANyy"