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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. +
T.. Delahoussaye, OF st. Martin
VILE, were in this city visiting re
latives.
Miss Matte Rawlins came down
from Lafayette yesterday to visit
her grandmother, Mrs. NJ. A. Car
ter.
Hon. Jules Il. Dupuy, ex-mayor o
this city, was in town on Wedncs-
day, on a visit to relatives anc
friends.
Mr.. Il. b. EastOn, the editor Of
tho Houma Courier, was u visitor
to this city on Monday Last ant
during his stay, was caller al
this office.
The many friends of Mrs. Alfred
Dupcrier will be pleased to learn
that she IL recovering from her
recent attack Of lagrippe and that
she il able to be out again.
Mr.. Henry GallOis, the manager
OF the telephone Exchange of this
city, will, with many others, take
in the Easter Excursion over the
SO. Pa. to New Orleans tomorrow.
Miss Leila A. Willard, a student
of the Southwestern Louisiana In
dustrial Institute, arrived here
yesterday morning to spend the
holidays mt home.
Miss Leila Mestayer left last
Monday for Beaumont, Tex, to
spend few days with her sister,
Mrs. JnO. Evans.
Mr.. Carl Richter, after spending
the winter in more tropical lati-
tudes, returned here for the com
ing weeks OF spring. He arrived
day before yesterday.
Mr.. A. A. TheriOt, Of Fausse
Pcinte, was in town on Friday af
ternOOn of last week, in company
with Messrs. II. Il. Ilawley and +.
Il. sampson.
Messrs. Henry King and Thomas
Young went up to Lafayette on
Thursday, and returned that after
noon, in DR.. Kings automobile.
Miss Hester Chamberlain and Miss
Ella Young returned with them.
Mrs. II. A. King and Mrs. A. G.
Pickett visited friends in Brous-
last Saturday. The trip
between here and BrOussard was
made in an auto.
Misses Moore and Eliza h. Rich
ardson, teachers at the Lafayette
Industrial School, passed through
this city yesterday morning on
their way TO New Orleans to spend
the Easter holidays.
Rev. X. w. Dodson embarked for
on the early morning
train on Wednesday, expecting to
return with Mrs. Dodson and the
children the latter part OF the
week.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Rev. X. w. Dodson embarked for
Alexandria on the early morning
train on Wednesday, expecting to
return with Mrs. Dodson and the
children the latter part OF the
week,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Mr.. A. A. Theriot, Of Fausse
Pcinte, was in town on Friday af-
ternOOn of last week, in company
with Messrs. II. Il. Ilawley and +.
II. Sampson.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Miss Leila Mestayor left laat
Monday for Beaumont, Tex, to
spend few days with her sister,
Mrs. JnO. Evans.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Misses Moore and Eliza Il. Rich
ards0n, teachers at the Lafayette
Industrial School, passed through
this city yesterday morning on
their way TO New Orleans to spend
the Easter holidays.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Mr.. Carl Richter, after spending
the winter in more tropical lati-
tudes, returned here for the com
ing weeks OF spring. He arrived
day before yesterday.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Mrs. II. A. King and Mrs. A. G.
Pickett visited friends in BrOus-
sNrdville last Saturday. The trip
between here and BrOussard was
made in an auto.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Messrs. Henry King and Thomas
Young went up to Lafayette on
Thursday and returned that after
noon, in DR.. Kings automobile
Miss Hester Chamberlain and Miss
Ella Young returned with them.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Miss Leila A. Willard, studen
of the Southwestern Louisiana In.
dustrial Institute, arrived her,
yesterday morning to spend tn,
holidays at home.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

The many friends OF Mrs. Alfred
Dupcrier will be pleased to learn
that she il recovering from her
recent attack Of lagrippe and that
she IL able to be out again.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Mr.. 4. b. Easton, tho editor Of
the HOuua Courier, was u visitor
to this city on Monday last and
during his stay. was u caller ut
this office.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26

Mr.. Henry Gallois, the manager
Of the telephone Exchange of this
city, will, with many others, take
in the Easter Excursion over the
SO. Pa. to New Orleans tomorrow.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-03-26
PERSONALS.

Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. +.
+. De|ahoussaye, OF ST. Martin
VILE, were in this city visiting re-
latives.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
Manuscripts of Early History of
Valley Found

G. G. Rothgeb, a farmer of Page
county, while tearing down an old
log house on Mill Creek. near Lu-
ray, has made discoveries of some
very remarkable papers hidden in
the crevices of the building. The
papers contain the names of several
members OF families of the first
white uj-n who came TO the Valley
OF Virginia, and afford interesting
comparisons of the prices ranging
in certain commodities in 1927 and
1910. Wv
Thomas Blackford, a near relative
OF William H. Blackboard. the late
president Of the Maryland Life In
surapce Company, and whose an
cestOrs about that time conducted q
large iron furnace near Luray, fig
ures extensively in the manuscripts,
which are written in legible hand.
Deeds Tor the sale of land in that
section, which is today selling for
5000 an acre give the price as 80 so;
itemized store accounts show bacon
to have been at cents, against %
cents today. The upward trend of
the rate of taxation is illustrated
in 81. so tax bill for l75 acres oil
land. Today the tax on the same
amount of land is easily FIVE times
the tax bill of So years ago. -Four
horses are taxed at 50 cents.
Few of the names found upon the
old relics are spelled as those o
their descendants who are now liv
ing in Page county. The names il
many instances have been strangely
abbreviated and subjected to whole
sale looping off of syllables which
in those days gave them a pro
nounced German accent.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
Suspected of Attempt to Murder

Mrs. Katharine Clemens Gould,
who has been in retreat for several
months at her Blue Gap farm, 10
miles from Lynchburg drove to the
city Friday morning about ! o'clock
and stated that an attempt had been
made by her negro cook to take her
life by poison the afternoon before.
Driving into the city behind two
mules, which we're covered with
lather from the drive of 10 miles In
90 minutes, Mrs. Gould rushed into
the Hotel Carroll Office, ordered the
clerk TO give her room and to send
for she best physician in the city
She went to her room, and DR.. f. A.
Waugh was soon at her side. After
careful examination the physician
announced that he could find no
evidences of poison. He did not
think she even required medicine
and gave her none.
Mrs. Gould does not hesitate to
charge that her former husband is
seeking to have her pat out of the
way and that she believes he would
pay $1,000, 900 to accomplish this.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
purchases.

who found it passed it to one who
became a convert to the Christian
faith. He failed to have the letter
published. He kept it, however, as a
sacred menento of Christ and it
passed down to different generations
Of his family for more than a thous-
and years.
During this period the family suf-
Tered repeated misfortune, migrated
to different countries until one OF
them came to America, bringing
the letter with them. They settled
in Virginia then moved further
south, still followed by misfortune
hen finally the last member, a
daughter, approached her death
bed and called a neighbor, Mrs.
Thompson, giving her the letter and
related it's history for more than
one thousand years. The Thomp-
son woman began the attempt t.
have it published and it first ap-
peared in the Rome, Ca, Tribune
on Oct. 81, 1891. 1t then appeared
in the Dalton, Ga, Citizen and Mrs.
Workman. now living in Marion
Ind, clipped it and kept it in her
possession for many years without
an effort to have it publ shed. She
was followed by misfortune which
she attributed to her neglect in try
ing to have the letter published.
Mrs. Ruby Crutchfeld OF Treza
want. Tenn, is also said to have haC
a copy and failed to make an effor
to have it published for three years
and was followed by varied lot o
misfortunes which she attributed
to the fact Of her neglect in this res
pect. Toledo Blade.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
A MISSOURI FARMER
AS AN INSPIRATION
He Has Demonstrated the Profit
In Agriculture

The career of David Rankin, the
Missouri farmer. who died few
days ago, ought to be an inspiration
to every man who loves the soil and
gets his living from it. He has
proved, as no other man has doue,
the possibilities Of agriculture.
Start ng with fifty acres of poor
land, not by any means the equal of
OAR valley lands, and with no CAPT.
tal besides his energy and farsight-
edness, he died, the possessor of
"a, 900 acres, fortune OF So, 500, 900,
his income being estimated at $780,
$50 year.
Mr.. Rankin had faith in the land
and from the time be bought his
first fifty acres he was always land
buver. Yet he was never land
poor, for he used his land int Ill
gently and well and il made h M
rich. He loved his work, and studied
it, he noticed the leaks and he
stopped them whenever they oc-
Cured, he was 4 believer in corn,
aud raised it by the hundred thous-
aud bushels, yet he rarely sold any
Of is. He fed it all on his farms, con
verified his grain into meat, retain
ing q good part of it on the land
thus keeping up fertility, and sold
the concentrated product of his
fields at far better prices than he
could have gotten for the grain. He
knew the advantage of rotation Of
crops, he ran his farms methodical-
" as any other man would run o
factory, be knew almost to a dollar
the income and costo operation and
he made it paw.
We cannot all be David Rankins,
but we can run our farms in a more
business like way than we do. We
can stop the leaks, and save dollars
by attending to things that seen
too trivial 10 bother about. He has
shown what a farmer can do, anC
the opportunities for doing things
on the farm were never SO great as
now.-Staunton Dispatch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09

preached one had to visit his farm,
"Tri- Brook, " just south of Licking
ton, and see the multiplicity OF arti-
fetal waterways that he had made
for irrigation. and also see the won
derful crops be made by this system
of improvement.
The writer can now recall seeing
a little field of corn on the very
head waters Of Kerr's Greek, during
the early nineties, in one of the
great droughts, that was irrigated;
what wonderful ears there were,
when everywhere else the corn was
an absolute failure. Yelrs ago the
writer remembers in 4 mountain
county a poor slaty field that had
been abandoned on account of DOW
erty and thrown out TO the public.
The land was actually too eoor to
produce anything but dog fennel.
and this would not grow tall enough
to bloom. The field had a good
sized creek running by the side of
1t OF free stone water, and the Law of
the field was level. Eventually a
thrifty farmer bought 1t and a, once
began to cultivate the field. and
then to irrigate it by a system of
board troughs that were fed from a
wooden wheel rugged up with buck.
cts. The troughs were placed on
trestles and both were portaole
The result OF his efforts were mar.
Vicious. as we often afterward saw
on this ground the most wonderful
crops of hay aud grain. Let sny
farmer in Rockbridge county, who
can, try watering q piece of sod
land and prepare now to turn tho
water on so soon as the winter
rains begin to fall. and see il be is
not more than repaid for bis labor.
Oh cyxIzsa,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09

Assistant postmasters VINO hope
to be transferred into permanent
service of the United States govern
ment under the civil service order
recently issued by President Taft
must first stand rigid examination
as to their efficiency. The Postmas
ter-General does not intend that
any drones or favored relatives who
are not up TO the standard of eff
cheney thtt should be required oil
assis tant postmasters shall be trans
ferred tn the permanent rolls by
the blanket process. Each man
must prove his worth before he
goes into the classified service.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
How to Prevent Short Weights.


great weight grown from day
to day in number well as in daring BECAUSE OF THE
~ CARELESSNESS OF THE HOUSEWIFE in making her
purchases.
Every kitchen should be equipped with good scale and good
set of dry and liquid measures, and EVERY PURCHASE MADE
SHOULD BE CHECKED UP this in measures
When butcher shop she should upon
butcher KEEPING HIS nANDS AWAY FROM THE SCALE
while he weighing her because when weighing
commodity, matter if he be grocer butcher moment
he places his hand the scale the buyer being
Read the scale yourself Insist upon all trimmings being
sent home delivered you
When buy butter insist upon your dealer NOT WEIGHING
IN THE WOODEN DISC WITH THE BUTTER. While these
dishes look harmless you the fact that they weigh
three Sometimes you will notice they bound
tin, other times will observe that dipped
water before being placed the SCALE and the
that buying wood the per pound butter
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PERHAPS IMPORTANT
OF ALL is TO LEARN HOW READ UNFORTUNATELY
MOST OF THE WOMEN A DISREGARD FOR THE
OUNCE GRADUATION
When buy in very small quantities you heavily
frauded Don't be afraid of deman There many
in the business with whom you upon
weights and Don't let your radesman you
you because have choice of many other
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
$l.0o PER YEAR
CONDENSED BUDGET
OF CURRENT NEWS
Brief and Interesting Items for the
Busy Rei der

Modern improvements mostly
eliminate olo-fsshioned comforts.
The schools at Mount Scion, Au-
gusta county, have closed on ac-
count Of diphtheria.
Jack Johnson arrived ia New
York from Chicago last Thursday
night, to speak at the open-air mass
meeting held under the auspices OF
the United Colored Democracy.
Hog prices have dropped approx
imately 20 cents in the past eight
days according to quotations in
Cleveland. Dealers say that the
biggest corn crop in history is
assigned as the cause.
American Bulletin: Editors are
all the time trying to make better
laws, better markets, better roads,
better shoots, better farmers, bet
ter citizens and better boys and
girls. What kind of q citizen
is 1t who will not take the local pa
per.
c. NJ. Robinson,a Richmond archi-
tect, is submitting plans for the
new Methodist church to be erected
in Harrisonburg. The church will
probably cost $4,000. Rev. H. H.
Sherman is the pastor. MIR. Robin
son was the architect Of the Lexing-
ton High School building.
The discovery is announced in
Great Britain Of process of treat
ing seed wheat before planting
which hastens it's growth and ma
turity that six weeks is saved be-
tween sowing and reaping. This
would enable the farmer to get two
crops a year. The process is de-
scribed as a means of affecting q
change in the electrical condition of
the seed.
Breaking all records for q yield
OF corn on one acre Of land in Vir-
ginia Morris Olgers, Is years old,
Of Sutherland, Dinwiddie county,
last week produced at the Black
stone fair his proofs that be has
this year raised 169 bushels on
an scre. This beats the record
made recently at the State fair by
Southside farmer, who had pro-
duced l66 l-3 bushels.
AS means of improving the num-
Der OF hogs. which continue to DO
received in a comparatively small
number in the great packing CEN
ter, breeding and veterinary agents
of the Kansas Agricultural College
are now recommending bath tubs
for hogs, in which is deposit Of
coal tar dip. The dip is described
as killing insects that worry hogs.
cleansing the skin and making
them healthy.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
Million Red Cross Seals

In anticipation of the coming Red
Cross Christmas seal campaig Ign, a
million of the seals have been re-
ceived in Richmond by the State
Tuberculosis Association and
will be sent out as rapidly as posi-
bic during the next few days.
While the campaign for the open
ing OF the campaign is still several
weeks off. preparations are practi-
cally complete and indications are
that the sale this winter will be
most successful. The State Associ,
ton, which derives its chief sup,
port from the sale of these stamps,
and the various local leagues which
are supported by them. expect a
great demand for the seals, with
consequent benefit to tuberculosis
work throughout the State.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09

The five largest cities of the South
are New Orleans. Atlanta. Birming- =
ham. Memphis, Richmond and Nash
Vile, in the order named.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09

President Taft strongly denied a
statement published in the New
York World that one object of his
visit to the canal zone is to take
steps preparatory either to the
annexation Of the republic of Pana-
ma or to obtain control OF a wider
territory on each side of the canal
and have strip on each side given
to Costa Rico and Columbia, in or
der to pacify those countries in
connection with boundary disputes.
all looking to the fertilization OF the
canal by the time OF its completion
in 1915.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-09
Rev. Mr.. Mowbray Goes to Radford

Fincastle Herald: Rev. Thomas
Mowbray preached his farewell SER
mon at the Presbyterian church
here last Sunday evening at Z
o'clock. Mr.. Mowbray six years
ago was called to the passionate of
Fincastle, Amsterdam and Mount
Union churches, and no minister
has ever served a passionate more
faithfully and conscientiously, and
won the high esteem and affection
Of all our people to greater de-
gree. Our entire community, as
well as his own members, deeply
regret the departure Of Mr., Now
bray and his excellent family from
our midst. They will soon leave
for Radford, Va, where Mr.. Now
bray has accepted a call to the
Presbyt. rian church at that place.
The best wishes of all our people
no Nau LOW uOuSo, Ouo Vi but
show places in Richmond for tour
lists. relic of colonial times, is soor
to disappear. The house sits in the
center of a large block, surrounded
by trees of many kinds, the growth
of century. The city is to pur
chase the property and build thereon
q modern public school. The house
has a history. During the Civil
War Miss Elizabeth Van Lew, who
had inherited the place from hei
father, acted as spy for the Fed
eral government. and through ;her
uninterrupted communication was
maintained with the forces which
we're operating around Richmond
After the war Gen. Grant named
Miss Van Lew as postmaster ant
she served three terms. She dice
some ten years ago and is buried il
Shackoe cemetery,
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-06
OHIO BANKERS MEETING
Governor Harmon Welcomes the Financiers Who Are Assembled
 for Their Annual Convention.

Columbus, o. June 6.-Promptly at F. Hoffman of Columbus called to or der the twentieth annual convention of the Ohio Bankers association and the hall in the board of trade was thronged with financiers. They were gathered in nine groups, each desig- mated by banner, and tenth section of the hall was set apart for visitors
 Governor Harmon delivered the ad- dress of welcome, and P w. Hunting ton greeted the guests on behalf of the bankers of Columbus. Myron T. Her. rick of Cleveland responded, and Pres ident Hoffman then made his annual address. After large number of re- ports had been received, Smith Ben nett of Columbus spoke on Federal Taxation" In the afternoon most of the delegates went to the Arlington Country club for luncheon, and oth- CTS attended the ball game. Tonight the amusement parks will be open to the visitors. Tomorrow, while the men are busy with their convention work. the ladies will be given a long auto mobile ride.
 The chief addresses tomorrow will be by F. w. Thomas of Toledo. B. w. Naltermire of Findlay and President w, o. Thompson of Ohio State univer- sity, in the morning, and George Guck- enberger of Cincinnati and A. M. liar ris of Chicago in the afternoon.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-06
RATE FIGHT Is ~
Entire United States Takes Up Fioht 10 Prevent Increase in the Tariff
 Railroads Force Support.

New York, June 6.-The fight for and against the increased freight rates by the railroads of the country is rap idly taking on titanic proportions.
 On the side of the railroads are be- ing lined up the manufacturers of railway materials, equipments and supplies. and through them every per son who draws a benefit from the sale or manufactunre of materials used by the railroads and all merchants who profit from the wage earners of those so employed.
 On the other side are the manufac- tureres, farmers and shippers general ly. Injected into the fight are the thousands of commuters who are en- ragged because of the announcement that all communication rates are to be increased to meet the increased pay rolls" of the railroads.
 The commuters first wanted to know why they were to be the goats" and stand the burden of the wage in.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-06
The Prescott Daily News
 PE5LIsHED BY The News Printing Go.

Entered as second class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postoffice 1t Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress-, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-06

creases. Then came the announce ment that freight rates were going up for the same reason, and the commut- CTS have joined hands with the ship pers to aid the attorney general in his fight to keep rates down.
 The inevitable result is a conflict that will interest every man, woman and child in the United States. So far the railroads have the worst of the struggle, inasmuch as the increase in freight rates in the west has been enjolned in the federal court and the eastern roads will probably be kept, temporarily at least, from raising their rates.