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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

II al! parties concerned woult
turn their attention to the purpose
seriously Of relieving the situation
which is now blocking public af
fairs of this city the City Council
would be IN a position to call 9
special session within the next
our days. Many plans for the
accomplishment Of this result
might be suggested, those here out
lined possibly show enough desir
able features to commend some one
Of them. ~
This town is now divided into
Districts. The two conncilmen,
who recently resigned, have their
homes in the 4th and 9th Districts,
respectively. These two Districts
have today a candidate each for
the next city council. These two
candidates are pal tisans OF the
faction which is IN accord with the
State administration. The gentle.
man FROM the 9th District has
en.ratitied at a mass meeting.
Under these circumstances, we
respectfully submit, that the names
Of these two candidates might
be recommended to the Governor
for appointment to positions on
the present City Council, to fiji
the existing vacancies, and to EN-.
able the discharge of public bust.
ness. Being candidates for the
position Oh the next council would
in Dowise interfere with such a
temporary service by appointment
on the present council, and having
the welfare Of the taxpayers of
their respective Districts and the
whole city at heart, they could
hardly refuse to serve the people
IN the capacity to which they are
aspiring to be elected.
One of the candidates for coun-
''lmanlc honOrs "At Large" of
he same fractional branch Of the
Democratic party, has also been
atified IN mass meeting. He
night be recommended. together
With the gentleman from the 9th for {
he appointment, If 1t is objected
hat the gentleman from the 4tb
las not bee(l ratified.
Surely there can be no fear that
UGH a temporary service on the
art of these gentlemen conld in :,
ny manner lessen the chances of :,
access Of their present asp,ra- .
Onss
They are before the people ask. Il
g to be elected to service of r,
'e public for four years in identi b
lly the same positions to which y
ey would be appointed = surely. :.
ey would not object to extend
: that service By three montlsf
They are declaring their princi. y
y ~ ailrmlnR that they stand
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

Section -, Act SO of 1908.
provided that no person shall be
permitted to register within thirty
days ofany general or primary election
held in thia.' State
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20
Thermometer READINGS
WHO'S Ills OCULlSTi

Did you ever notice how quickly
and easily a candidate can recog-
nize voter after the ratification
meeting' Why cant 1t he that
way all the time!
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

Any erroneous reflection upon the
standing or reputation of any person.
firm or corporation which may appear
in the columns Of the Iberian will be
Eladly corrected if brought to the at
tention Of the editor.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

There was time-s0 they tell
us-when the Office sought the
man. Now, t seems, that the
pursuer is holly pursued.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

Any subscriber not receiving his
paper regularly will please report
same to this Office and an inyesttga-
ton will promptly he made by the
management.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1909.

When the Moon il full, how
envious il must make our neigh
bOrs of Abbeville!
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

The lberian Is responsible for no
ina,vidual debts contracted by par
ties connected In any capacity with
the paper.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

Manuscripts Sent to the Editor VIII
Not be Returned Unless Postage Is
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20
BEGIN SAVING
ON JAN'Y. 1T

When Shares under the
New Plar WY be Issued.
They cad By Withdrawn q
any time nI oil the profits
o c.;.s ,e IS 'he Book will be
IBERIA DVllplNo ASSN.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

edly had their reasons for so do
ing. The fact that they have
offered no explanation to the pub.
lie is their affair.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

Handicapped as it may he b,
the nOn.actlOr Of the Governor il
the matter of filling vacancies il
the Board OF Trustees of this cit,
Caused by resignation, the Council
is making every effort to honor
ably discharge its'duty to the pub
lic by promptly paying all such
obligations as have been clearly
provided for. This week drafts
were issued against the city treas
ury for the following accounts:
Special School appropriation. 81, SOC. 90
3 of 10 mill Corporation Tax
LOT SCHOOLS ................. $500. 90
Note and interest Peoples Natl
Bank of this city. ........ 2,O56, 90
Certificates of Indebtedness
and Interest, due Oct. 10. 1908, 5.O94, IS
Total. ...........$ 1l $50. IS
The remaining active council.
men have clearly demonstrated
their earnest desire to facilitate
~ every means possible the hand.
ling of the public business and
IN honorable preservation of the
owns good name and credit. ri
hey are unable to carry this out
'nlly, our people here al home will !
" able to at least appreciate
vhere the responsibility should
est.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-02-20

Publication and Editorial Offices 232
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
KENTUCKY TOBACCO RAISING
Lessons to BE Learned From One Whc
Has Had Many Years of Experience.
Ry RICHARD THACKEP

In southern Kentucky. in the midst
of the dark tobacco district, I was
born nearly fcrty-five years ago, and
only one time in my life have I eve
been beyond its limits.
| nave seer many newspaper and
magazine articles written or raising
tobacco, bat 7 have never seen one
yet that was correct.
Not long since / read an article on
the culture of tobacco. The writer
knew so little Of his subject as to say
that April was the month for drawing
the plants and setting them out in the
field.
I grew 40 on a farm and have
worked in tobacco most Of my life.
but / have never yet seen a plant of it
set ont in April.
Why, we sometimes have consider
cradle snow here in April. The 29th Of
last April we had a snowfall of about
four inches. Wouldn't the tender plant
OF the tobacco. which can stand no
frost at all and but very little cold
wind, look cute peeping up through a
four-inch snow2
Thefirst step in raising q crop of
a is the burning of the seed
beds. Until recently this work was in
most cases done in February. but of
late years the farmers have found they
can be successfully burned in the
autumn.
This is a great saving in both labor
n wood as h ground is usually dry
at this time of year and requires
only about half the burning as if done
IN the spring.
h burning of the seed beds is done
principally to kill the weed germs. AS
tobacco plants grow very slowly in
thelr early stage the weeds would
choke them out if the seed were not
burned or destroyed some other way.
The rule for burning SEED beds is
10 burn zoo square yards to every ten
acres OF tobacco that is expected to be
painted. When the seed is sown-in
fepruary usually-the beds are cover
Cd with coarse. cheesecloth in order to
protect the young plants from cold
MlhoS ana from bugs which often eat
'ltm when they are tender.
Usually by the middle of Nav the
GIANTS are ready to set out. They are
uaen ABOUT four inches in length. The
Sdouilu must be Very wet when they
: uahsplanted or they will not live
Cntil late years most of the tobacco
TAINTED between the 1st and 5th
;une, put our springs are a little
Ia1ler now than formerly and the
1a+4o u TINS crop is now planted the
iatter part Of May. -
ieuulres very fertile ground -
on .sIuiiy grow tobacco, and axen
10 ne richest of soil it paws Ia rea.r
~ use fertilizer. The ground is f;rs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
Ne1vsea Ve~WS0fFar71erS

more again making a setting Of forty
five eggs
TN the meantime the other four
had Matched fifty-two chicks, winch
were all put with two hens.
Two Of them l set over AGAIN
bringing twenty-seven chicks. IneSe
were all put with one hen. broke
the other up to lay.
I'm the meantime the three prevl-
ously set on forty-five ggs brought
forty-one chicks, making in all with
the nine ems (by resetting) 1S6
chicks. The first few days [ fed
cornbread and other stale bread, with
plenty Of fresh water and young al
falfa to run on; then later two more
set WITH two of the first settlers.
making sixty g 6 and | have raised
from them forty-eight nice, healthy
chickens, with not an insect of any
kind 20 bother them.
"a tablespoonful of quinine to a
pint of lard, used sparingly. is a
splendid preventive.
The above figures will show that
I raised 243 chicks from my twelve
hens. Besides, / never missed get
ting g but one day. Have had
from one to three all summer, and
now, although they AVE been mott
ing, | get from -four to seven eggs a
day.
Il feed wheat, plenty of it, three
times a day, with occasionally a feed
of oatmeal and corn for a change,
and all the Watercress and fucern. they
can eat.
Il have never had a sick chicken
and have sold all my young rOosters
at SO cents apiece, and We use on an
average four a week on our W
table.
when / tell you I nave only 81
left out of the 234, you will see l
have mo- lacked buyers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
A WOman's Poultry Experience.

The splendid achievements of a
Garfield (Utah) woman with twelve
hens and one rooster cannot fail to
be OF interest to those who think tina
only poultry raising on a large scale
pays. We give her experience in
her own languages:
L bought my hens on March 10,
1908, and they were brought about
thirty miles; in three weeks time
had six hens sitting on fifteen eggs
apiece. From the first two set I got
tW~enty-rine chickens and raised them
al: | got from the six, eighty-one
chicks and raised all but two.
II set one of the first two hens
over, with two others, making three
more on forty-tive eggs. Those
three lens Matched thirty-seven
chicks.
l put them all with one hen and
set the last two Yer again, with one
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
Strippings From the Dairy.

The best evidence that a COW has
the right kind of food and sufficient
food is a sleek, soft skin.
Utilize all God to help carry the
cows in winter quarters in the best
of health and thrift.
Pumpkins fed with the grain will
result in an increase in yield Of milk
over grain fed alone.
Sweet apples are also most valua-
bic; not one should go to waste.
Sour apples may be fed, u very
carefully, as they sometimes make
the mouth sore.
On cold nights be sure that the
cows are in their stalls and have a
good supply OF fodder; all they will
eat up clean.
Exposure to colds, storms; short.
frost-bitten pastures will reduce them
SO much that the Who'll winter will
be a loss.
Keep the stable more comfortable:
see that the windows are well fitted
and the broken glass renewed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23

a rublock or brake on a wagon knows
how annoying it is to have the mud,
ice. or snow collect upon the brake
block. It is not only annoying, but
the wear on the tires and the extra
weight on the team are quite an
item.
BY the arrangement shown in the
accompanying sketch this worry and
extra weight may be overcome. In
its simplicity lies its greatest value,
if we will only apply i'll. Wesley
Griffin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23

"A Kansas grocer bought five sacks
of potatoes from q commission firm.
They weighed $50 pounds. In the
five sacks there were sixty-five~ pounds
of earth, showing that the potatoes
had not been cleaned before packing.
The grocer wanted the commission
MAJ prosecuted, but the attorney gen
eral has ruled that the commission
mar cannOt be arrested, but hat the
farmer can be, as he was adulterating
his potatoes. .
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
A Simple. Handy Device.

Attach a coil spring. which snoulu
be about one foot in length ana OF
sufficient strength to pull brake BLOCK
free from the wheel as soon as the
level is released. to the brake Dlock.
Attach the other end to the bottom OF
the wagon bed. This prevents rattle
and Jar and holds the lever always
in place. Every one who has used
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
A Poultry House.

ton.
1t is reported that 1908 was the
most wonderful corn year central
Kansas has seen for many q year.
The stalks averaged from twelve to
fifteen feet high in most Of the fields.
The ears were of great weight and
for the first time in years the ears
prOtruded through the husks ana the
grain was well filled entirely to the
end of the cob.
No farmer who has tended a crop
of cor or potatoes thoroughly has
failed to observe the benefits accruing
from the cultivation to subsequent
crOpS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
SNCcncX.

The following remedy is commonly
used in treating sweeney: Two ounces
of muriate Of ammonia and a pint
each of turpentine and alcohol. Mix
well and apply to the sweeney.
Another good remedy is one once of
SPANS flies, two ounces of camDhor
gum, the same amount of cayenne.
two ounces of oil of Origanum, one
pint of alcohol and a half pint of tur-
p%entine. Mix we'll and apply. to the
affected part. h animal should have
nearly perfect rest till it is over the
trouble, only enough exercise being
given to keep the system in a, healthy
condition. If the animal is young. it
VIII recover; however, an animal once
sWeeneyed should never be pat to
heavy hauling afterwards.
DR.: Williamson has this to say Of
the trouble: REST is about the only
effective cure for this trouble. Drugs
may assist in making conditions such
that a cure will result sooner from
rest, but medicines themselves will
never be the means Of a cure. If med
icine is given, the following mixture is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23
GALLEY-TWO
A Good Hillside Barn.

These plans represent a gooo hl,l-
side barn 3Sx6O feet. 10 oe
co. andxise into the hill, thus in
s,r;no cool cellars in summer n
them warmer in winter. n
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23

The main foor is left entirely clear
SO that it may be used for a driveway
or thrshing floor. Two sixteen-foOt
bays are provided for.
The cost is estimated at about
$3.50.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23

perhaps the best: t~urpentine. ammonia
and sweet oil, equal parts, applled
trheet times each day to the sweeney.
-(Journal of Agriculture.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-23

cellar is intended for apples, potatoes
and Things of that class.
The basement is to be q soma con-
crete wall nine feet high with con-
crete floors ir cellars and
and CLAW or grave! in the stabeS.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Overfatness Condemned

Fat, or even fattish. women readers who
want 10 be In the mode this year must un-
derstand that the demand Is for lines. not
curves. and govern themselves accordingly.
That means OFF with the fat. 1t has be-
come a duty. Many are trying exercise or
dieting; but It is certain they will find
these methods too slow and unreliable. The
cheapest and safest way to get in form for
the Directoire mode is by means OF Mar
mola Prescription Tablets. Any druggist
Cor the Marmola Company, Detroit. Mich.)
will give you a large-sized case OF these
elegant little fat reducers. containing a
good. generous supply, for seventy five
cents. and even this quantity should be
enough to make a decided impression on
your excess fat Many have lost as much
as a pound a day.
These Marmola Prescription Tablets may
be used With impunity n likewise perfect
confidence. for, being made strictly IN ac-
cordance with the famous Aarmola Pre-
scnption. they are, OF course, quite harm
less. They are rather benefieial than 9th
erwise, IN fact. never disturbing the stom-
sch q causing q WrtnklinG OF the neah.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
RARE TRIBUTE TO LOVED ONE
Leaf from q Tender Enlogy Penned
by the Late y. Sterling
Morton.


Writing of Arb lodge and its founder
in the February issue OF Country Life in
America, Paul Morton, SON Of the great
Nebraskan, says:
II know Of nothing that better illustrates
my fathers private character than an edi-
torial which he wrote and published In the
Conservative a short time before the untime-
ly death Of my brother Carl. The fact that
both the author and the two loved ones Of
whom he so tenderly wrote have passed to
the Great Beyond imparts to this beauti-
full passage q most exquisite pathos:
"Tt was q bright. balmy morning In
April more than a quarter of a century
ago. The sun was nursing the young grass
into verdure. and the prairie was Just be-
ginning to put off its winter coat OF sombre
colorings. Tranquil skies and morning
mists were redolent at Arbor Lodge Of COM
Ing resurrection Of the foliage and flowers
hat died the autumn before. All about the
cottage home there was hope and peace;
and everywhere the signs of woman's
watchful love and tidy care, when, sud-
denly. toned with affectionate solicitrde,
rang out; carl. Carlr' but no answer
came. Downstairs. upstairs, at the barn.
even in the well, everywhere. the mothers
voice called anxiously, again and again.
But the silence. menacing and frightening,
was unbroken by an answer from the lost
boy. At last, however, he was found be-
hind the smoke house, busily digging In
the ground with a small spade, though only
6 years Of age, and he said; I'm too busy
to talk. I'm planting an orchard" and
sure enough. he had set out q tiny seeding
apple tree, q small cottonwood and a little
elm.
The delighted mother elasped him in
her arms, kissed him, and said: This
orchard must not be destroyed"
"And 80 now
/ hear the .muffled tramp OF years
Come stealing up the slopes OF Time;
They bear a train OF smiles and tears
OF burning hopes and dreams sublime.
The child's orchard is more than thirty
years of age. The cottonwood is a giant
now, and its vibrant foliage talks, summer
after summer. in the evening breeze with
human-like voice. and tells Its life story to
the graceful. swaying elm near by. while
the snarled md scrubby little apple tree,
shaped. as to it's head, like a Respondent
toadstool, stands in dual shade. and bears
small sweet apples, year after year, In all
humility. But that orchard must not be
Destroyed. II was estab ished by the young
est tree planter who ever planted in this
tree planters state, and for his sake and
the memory Of the sweet soul who nursed
and loved him, It lives and grows. one cot
tonwood, one apple tree, one elm.
But o, for the touch OF a vanished hand,
And the sound Of a voice that Is still.
The memories that live and bloom IN
trees. that whisper OF the loved and lost
in summer leaves. are as imperishabie as
the seasons Of the year-immortal as the
love OF q mother"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

regular circuits and go up and down an
well as ahead. A. minimum gait Of 80
miles an hour Is necessary to fly at all
Orville Wright made about 80 miles ar
hour before his accident at Fort Myer last
September. The monoplane of NJ. Bleriot
is said to nave Travelled at 90 miles an
hour. Monoplanes are conceded to be
faster than double plane airships.
Speedy HOrsefIesh.
The swiftest running horse in the world
is Roseben. which covered a stretch of
track in 1906 at the rate of a mile in /
minute and 81 seconds. Salvador covered
an entire mile in / minute and S5h seconds
In the same year a Patch, the PAGER,
beat all rivals Of his class on earth with
a mile in r:56. Among ~trotters Lou Dillon
gained supremacy in 1906 with a record Of
l:6Sh for the mile. The fastest of running
horses negotiates the track at the rate Of
SS miles an hour. which is about the speed
Of motor boats and aeroplanes.
Athletics can go some on cinder tracks,
on ice and In water. Tim" Donoghue, the
skater, rivalled a good trotting horse when
he swept his steel shod feet over a mile
course in 2:12%. The worlds record for a
mile run. made by 7. p. Connect. at
Travers island in 1896, still lands at aba.
The hu~ndred-yard dash was brought dow
to sM seconds by Oar" Kelly, of Oregon.
two years ago. II this speed could be
continued 1t would amount to a mile in
s:4s, or n miles an hour. The adoption Of
the ordinary crawl" stroke in swimming
has broken all water records within the
last few years.
This stroke has been imported from
Australia, and the one who uses II looks
more like a fish than a man, being under
water most OF the time. The crawl was
discovered by an expert, who tied his legs
together and found he could go faster with
that apparent handicap. At the English
races last year, r. Cavill swan a record
mile in q minutes and l1H seconds. while
Charles NJ. Daniels OF New York, who
holds all kinds Of worlds records, splashed
a hundred yards In 55at seconds, which
amount to about four miles an hour.
The fastest mile In rowing was accom-
plished with an eight-oared shell on the
Harlem river by a New York Athletic
club crew last year. The time was 4 mIns
utes and q seconds.
For comparison these record making feats
may all be reduced to a common mile-an-
hour basis. which gives the following table
Of relative, swiftness:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Miles Hour


They were telling a guiieless. unsuspeet-
ing Englishman how chop Suey IL made"
First" they Informed him. "the Chinese
restaurant man catches a very young
chicken"
"Ah-indeedl'
And he locks that chicken up in a pas
teurized coop"
"You don't sayl"
"And he sets a trusty dog to watch over
that coop"
How interesting!'
"And he feeds the chicken o. milk, ilfant
mushrooms. iced tea, and sweet pickles"
20, / say-how very curious.
"And presently the chickens wings begin
to sprout."
Yes"
And the chinaman cautions the dos to
be particularly watchful."
Yes"
.|IS.. shs dog goes to sleep"
And the chicken peoks q hole In the
p~astsurized coop and flies away"
"And the Chinaman appears. sees what
has happened, flies into a terrific rage,
grabs the dog, makes mincement out OF
him, and serves 1t TO his customers a. chop
suey. and starts all over again with another
aBut. i say-doesn't-didn't-"
He could set no satssfaetion-Philaael
phia Ledger.