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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

3rd.-I propose, with the cou.
sent Of the parish authorities, to
commission q deputy sheriff whose
sole duty shall be to act as jaiIor
of the parish, and whose salary
shall be fixed by the parish; the
prisoners that shall be under his
charge shall lie fed either by the
parish or by himself under spe-
cial arrangement with the parish,
md that said sum SO devoted to
feeding of prisoners shall in no
one year exceed the sum agreed
upon.
4,h. ! further propose to at
tend in ers0n each session of the
Police Jury, and to personally rem
der an account Of any and all acts
INTO which they may wish to en-.
qnire. ! further propose, with
the concurrence of the Police Jury,
to have all purchases of every
character and kind, for the use of
the Court House, public buildings,
and Jail, to he made aud paid for
by the Police Jury through such
committee as they may see fit to
select.
/ am familiar with the duties of
4 public tfRcer, and realize it's re.
sponsibili les, having served as !
member If the City Council of
New Iberia, aud as Police Juror,
aud all my efforts and acts have
been prompted solely and alone
by q desire to serve the public
without fear and without favor.
In submitting my candidacy, l
ask your votes with the solemn as
surance that, in SO far az lies
within my power, each and all
shall receive from my Office a
'Square Deal".
If am fortunate in being elect
ed, the commission as sheriff Of
Iberia Parish will come to me free
from combinations, alliances, pen
SION rolls, aud untrammeIed.
ask your earnest consideration
of this open letter, and if its prom
ises meet your approval commend
1t with your vote.
RENE F. DELAHOUSSAYE.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25
PHARR'S CHICKENS
Capture the Leading Prizes
at the Lake Charles Parish
Fair.

At the Lake Charles Parish
FAIR this week Mrs. G. 0. Pharr
entered some thirty birds from her
poultry yards at Burke Station.
Most of these birds were OF her
own breeding and ralsing-the
greatest winners were.
A telegram received by Mrs.
Pharr, on Tuesday evening, from
Mr.. Pharr who accompanied the
birds, announced the following
awards to her exhibits of Plym.
outh Rocks:
1st, End, and 3rd prize on Cock;
LIST, End, and 3rd prize on Cock
rel;
1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize on Hen;
lst, End, and 4th prize on Pullet;
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prize on
Pen;
The S75 Cup for the best dis
play.
The $25 Cup for the best party.
colCred fowls.
There were u birds entered into
the contest to capture the above
awards.
Mr. Pharr has entered some of
his best birds into the American
Poultry Associations State Off
cial Show, which will make high
er class of awards. This exhibi
tiOn is also on this week at Lake
Charles
Upon the birds returning from
Lake Charles they will be given a
few days rest, after which they
will be sent to the Poultry Show
soon to be held at New Orleans, to
be again entered in competition
for new trophies.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25
THE late JOSEPH
JEFFERSON.

Joseph Jefferson, in an inter.
view in the New York Herald a
short time before he passed away,
gave this message TO the world:
81 am seventy five, you know,
and so no doubt am entitled to be
old, aud | have been a little weak
OF late, I'll admit that, but isn't it
funny, | feel as young as boy.
| was warned, you know, not to
tire myself talking to you, and |
would not do anything to displease
the nurse or the dear ones about
me, but | enjoy all this; just lit.
tie bit excited or warmed up, but
It's all right. S'm leaving the
ilmeilght to go into the sunshine.
and l leave blessing behind me
and pray for blessing before me.
1t has been dear to me-that life
OF Illuminated emotion--and it
has been so magnificently reraid
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

Mr.. Albert j. AllemaD, formerly
resident and merchant OF this
place but of recent years the d.
rector of the field operations on
the Shadyslde plantation in st.
Mary parish, has engaged to take
charge of the field operations for
the BALDWIN Lumber Co, the pur-
chasers of the Breaux estate, near
Lafayette. This is a large place
and has considerable timbered
land. A sawmill will be built to
get out the timber. A twelve
mile railroad will be built for the
necessities of the development con
templated. The cleared lands Will
be cultivated. 1t promises to be
one of the big improvements OF
this section for 1912.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25
For Job Printing 60 to Millard's.
&. F. NILLARD'S.

Fires in cane fields have been
reported in Lafayette parish. Joo.
Broussard, near Pilette, lost ten
acres of cane by fire on Tuesday.
Ambrose Broussard, near Br0us-
sardville suffered a seven acre
loss from the same cause. Fires
have also been reported in st.
Landry parish. The cane leaves,
which have been killed by the
frosts and cold make . perfect TIN
Ter. The dry weather and winds
il q ease The hazard.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

There is a great deal of interest
taken in the raising Of fine poul-
try in this section. There is a
general awakening to the fact that
it costs but little more to have fine
large birds instead of the little
creole hens of days gone by. The
weight of the dressed fowl and the
weight of dozen eggs are being
recognized as potent elements ID
making the market price. Capt
Jno. A. French recently pI prepared a
chicken for the oven at his home
Whe0 dressed it weighed 6 lbs.
and 5 oz-.-a weight that would
have done credit to q turkey hen.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25
AN Open Letter.

To the Taxpayers of the Parish
of lberia:-
Having announced myself as a
candidate for the Office of sheriff
Of this parish, subject to the re
suits Of a Democratic Primary, to
be held on the 23rd of January,
1912, | teel that 1t is encumbent
upon me to state what, in case of
my election, my course will be,
and how | shall administer the
duties Of the Office during the four
years cf tenure.
1st. l propose, and pledge my
self, to turn over to the Treasurer
Of Iberia Parish every dollar that
may come into my possession as a
public officer, aod which l may re-
ceive on account of the parish
l further pledge myself to install
in the Tax Collectors Office a man
who will be thoroughly competent
to handle the business in a sys
tematic manner, surrounded by all
the safeguards demanded by the
law.
End. l shall submit all bills
and claims that l may have
against the parish to the Police
Jury 10 open session and will take
my chances for payment along
with the other of its creditors l
do emphatically pledge and prom.
,se not to constitute myself u pre-,
forred creditor.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

When you want any article OF
merchandise buy it of a reputable
home dealer, that the profit may
remain to enrich the community.
Send your money abroad only for
what you cannot purchase at
home. Home talent, home labor,
home industry, home capital, and
home pleasures are things to be
fostered, encouraged and patron
;zed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

Too poor to take home papers
Well. that is a distressful cOndi.
ton: buy a hen, feed her crumbs
and waste from the kitchen and
she will lay eggs to pay for a
years subscription; then work her
mn into pot pie and she will pay
first cost; so the paper will DC
clear profit. Repeat this process
year after year, meanwhile learn
wisdom and cease to be poor,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

Some of our pretty little girls
seem quite tonG Of our cunning lit
tie boys, on whose lips the first ap.
pearance of what will in the course
of time be mustache, and they
are really imperiliDg the lives Of
these youths in keeping them out
so late evenings. Girls, remem-
ber that little boys should always
20 to bed early.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

Mr. + Ribbeck has been sue
cessful breeder of White Orping-
ton fowls. He took to Lake
Charles this week, some of his fin
est birds and entered them in
competition there. At this writ
ing our information indicates that
he is in the sswlft running" for
very creditable awards, even
against old exhibitors.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

A man went into store to BUY
a fountain pen. The young sales.
woman gave him one to try and he
covered several sheets of paper
with the words "Tempus Fugit.'
The ob.iglng vendeuse offered
him another pen. "Perhaps," she
said. "you'd like one of these stubs
better, Mr.. Fugit."
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

somehow words fall me Wnen
try to say it. l have been doably
repaid by the sympathetic pres
ence Of the people when was
playing, and the affection that
seems to follow me, like the sun
SHINE streaming after a man gong
down the forest trail that leads
over the hills to the lands of morn
ing. No, can't put it into
wOrds".
Then a CLEAN of humor broke
across the w;stful face and he said:
"Perhaps it's a good thing 10
quit the stage before the people
have chance to change their
minds about me belonged to
the stage from birth. My son
Tom is the fifth of the line Of act
ing Jeffersons from the first, who
played with Garrick. He's play
ing Rip. l saw him play 1t, and
he does it very well-tbe pathetic
part particularly. | have had
fourteen children and seven are
living, so I am every way blessed
I have grandchildren and great,
grandchildren. But | leave my
wider family behind me-those
who came to see me at the theatre
and | have a smile and warm
thought for them all. | should
like to send them d tenderer mes
sage, better expressed anyway.
Perhaps you can do it better for
me. Something chokes little
here when | think l am going to
say it--GOd bless them ally
Say it better! Indeed!
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

Delcambre, La 1, Nov. 21.-Aft-
Or q break down of several days,
the refinery of the Delcambrr
Sugar Company, Ltd, here started
grinding Saturday night. Several
hundred tons Of cane are on the
groonh.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

How about your next years mag
azines and periodicals? Have you
consulted Millard's News Depot for
Clubbing Rates on the magazines
YOU want? 1t would be to your
saving to do so. Submit your list
and get price on it.
Our Price is S6.65
For this combination
Review of Reviews - -~S3.oo
Harper's magazine or Harp
er's Weekly, (either)--- - :" a.Oo Oo
Yachting. ". -. ---.-- Z.VV
II bought sinslx-- - ''-s9.oo
Make up your own "club" OF just
the magazines you most desire ana
ask us for a net price.
NILLARD'S NEWS DEPOT.
The Iberian IL responsible for no
ia. o.vidual debts contracted by par
t7ss caaneeted in any capacity with
lis papegs
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25
ECONOMY.

ECONOMY.
Self. denial is . virtue and ID
the first step towards economy.
But there 10 no economy in deny
ing yourself the Iberian's weekly
visits where they only cost You 2
cents per week, or 11.O0 pcr year
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

Gov. J. Y. Sanders has been ad-
vortised TO address mass meet.
ing at st. MartinvilIe today.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

NO DEBT CAN BE PAID
more easily or satisfactorily than
a loan frPm the
IBRR1A BUILDING ASSN
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

DON'T SAVE MONEY by putting it
in = Stockings invest in our
ST STOCK . yhereft will earn inter-
est for ydu
IB&lIA BUILDING ASSN
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25
IRON SAFE FOR SALE.

One Iron Safe, size 1874
Inches inside measure.
ments, for sale cheap.
Apply at 428 HopkIns
street, this city.
Oct. n, In.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25
Loose leit lo(gDf& aUIl1)'

For Job Printing 60 to Aillard's.
z. r. MILLARD, The PrtlSsn
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-11-25

To the Taxpayers of the Parish
nf lhnrio.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
CARING FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Thirty-Nine State and ia Local sana-
toria Provided, but These Are
Only Beginning.

In spite of the fact that state sana-
toria and hospitals for tuberculosis
have been established in 81 states, and
ia municipal or county hospitals in
rs states, vastly more public provision
is needed to stamp out consumption.
says the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis.
Nearly every state east of the Missis-
sippi river has provided a state sana-
forum, and west of the Mississippi
river, state sanatoria have been es-
tablished in Minnesota. Iowa, Missouri,
Arkansas. Texas. Kansas, Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Oregon. There are 3S sanatoria
provided by these states, Massachu-
sets having four, Connecticut and
Pennsylvania three and Texas two. In
GLIDING special pavilions and aims
houses, there are ia municipal or
county hospitals for the care of tuber-
culosis patients.
Apart from these institutions, how
ever. and few special pavilions at
prisons, hospitals for the insane, and
some other public institutions, a grand
total Of hardly 200. the institutional
care of the c0nsumptive Is left to pri-
vate philanthropy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
HANeMAN's TREE is FELLED
stead Of q 0aIIows, 10 Cut
Down.

Houston, Tex.-"Hangman's Grove"
one Of the historic spots Of Houston.
has passed The last giant of a
group of oaks which In the pioneer
days of Houston provided natural
gallows for the hanging Of offensive
persons. has succumbed to the march
of progress, and "Hangman's Grove" il
to become residence property.
By peculiar coincidence the last
tree that recently fell under the az
constituted the gallows for the last
hanging ON this spot 81 years ago.
Its broad hanging limbs 10 or IL feet
from the ground were married by the
great grooves in the bark into which
ropes tied about them had sunk as
the limbs grew and widened. The
last vestige Of this hemp long ago
disappeared In the shape of souve-
Mrs, but the marks remain and mutely
tell of the grewsoms happenings two
score years ago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
Doctors Said He Would Die
A Friends Adrlee saves Life

I wish to speak of the wonderful cure
that l have received from your noted
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and blad-
der cure. Last summer / was taken with
severe pains in my back and sides.
could not breathe without difficulty and
was nearly wild with the desire to urinate.
Was compelled to do SO every ten min
utes with the passage of pure blood with
the urine. I tried all the different doc
tors from far and near, but they said it
was no use to doctor as I. would die any
way. / was at the end of my rope and
was go miserable with pain and the
thought that / must die that words can
not tell how felt. One day friend told
me of the wonderful help she had received
from DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root. She gave
me one of your pamphlets which I read
and determined to try Swamp-Root. After
taking half bottle / felt better. Have
now taken ten bottles and am well as
ever was, thanks to Swamp Root. / wish
to tell all suffering people that have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble, that DR.. Xii.
mer's Swamp-Root is the best medicine on
the market.
All persons doubling this statement can
write to me and will answer them di-
rectly, Yours very truly,
CLYDE F. CAAfERER,
Rosaie, Wash.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
23rd day of July, 1909.
VERNE TOWNE, Notary Public.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
PITIFuL SIGHT WITH ECZEMA

"A few days after birth we noticed
an inflamed spot on our baby's hip
which soon began spreading until
baby was completely covered even in
his eyes, ears and scalp. For eight
weeks he was bandaged from head to
foot. He could not have a stitch Of
clothing on. Our regular physician
pronounced 1t chronic eczema. He is
very able physician and ranks with
the best in this locality. nevertheless.
the disease began spreading until
baby was completely covered. He
was losing flesh so rapidly that we be-
came alarmed and decided to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment.
Not until commenced using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment could we tell
what he looked like. as we dared not
wash him, and had been putting one
application after another on him. On
removing the scale from his head the
hair came Oh, and left him entirely
bald. but since we have been using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment he has
as much hair as ever. Four weeks
after we began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment he was entirely
cured. I don't believe anyone could
have eczema worse than our baby.
Before we used the Cuticura Rem
edies we could hardly look at him. he
was such pitiful sight. He would
fuss until / would treat him, they
seemed to relieve him SO much. CUT.
cura Soap and Ointment stand by
themselves and the result they quick
ly and surely bring is their own rec
ommendation." (Signed) Mrs. T. B.
Rosser, Mill Hall, Pa, Feb. 20, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold by druggists and deal
ers everywhere. a sample of each,
with 32-page book. will be mailed free
on application to "Cuticura." Dept.
- X. Boston.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
LOCATED HIM RIGHT AWAY
Possibly Display of Bill of Generous
I. Denomination May Have Had
I, Some Effect.

A southerner who was visiting st.
Louis wandered into the dining room
of the hotel and. seeing negro serv.
ant who had all the importance Of an
army oficer standing near the door,
asked him who the head Niger" was
around there. The negro stretched
himself to his full height and POM
pously replied that there amt no mig
gers In st. Louis, sab. We Is full
gem'men Of color"
WELL" said the southerner, drawing
500 bill from his pocket and finger
ing 1t, Il expect to be at the hotel for
some time and want to make sure that
will be taken care Of"
''Oh. sah," said the negro, whose
eyes were popping from his head. did
you want to know who the head mig
ger waiter is? That's me."-Allen-
town Call.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05

Louise Jennings. Elsie Hathaway
and Florence Brintnall are three
schoolmates whose indulgent parents
provided picnic for each of them,
giving carte blanche as to the num-
Of their guests and the manner of
entertainment on the beach. Three
parties in ten days means a lot to
young ladies Of the tender age Of
eight But they recovered quickly
enough from the fatigue. Followed
comparison:
Il think" said Lou. "ours was a
very nice party. And we had ice
cream twice, II you remember"
"Oh. l don't know" quoth Elsie
she insists upon being called by her
full name and will answer to no other
II notice all my guests rode round
on the carrousel as often as they
wanted"
I'm sure my party was the best
of ALL" spoke up Flo. Father says
every id kid In town was there.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
Burglar HefrIended Him.

A burglar was arrested for robbing
q house up the state some time since,
and the next morning the victim rush.
ed wildly into the magistrates ONCE.
AS soon as he could get his breath to
working again he told the official that
he had come to see about the pris-
oner.
Glad you came down." was the az
fable response of the magistrate. II
suppose you want to appear against
him."
well, I guess mott" exclaimed the
victim with glad smile. Il want to
kiss him on the brow and give him
$40. Among other things that he stole
from the house was package Of love
letters that wrote to my wife before
we were married"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
LOCUST is A QUEER BIRD
Habits Of This 17-Year Pestiferous In.
sect Form an Interesting Sub
jeet for Study.

Lafayette. Ind.-Unquestionably the
17-year locusts form a most interest
ing subject for careful study. They
are the longest lived Of all insects
and In many ways are quite remark
able. They are not locusts at all,
strictly speaking, but cicadas, mem
bers Of an ancient race in their line.
On account of the strange contradic-
tons Of a cicada's habits and the
curiosity which he has aroused in In
curing man, probably more observa-
tons of this insect have been made
than concerning any other of his
world. Traditions of the Indians
dwell upon these insects and their
ways and centuries ago the song of
the cicada was noted in the forest
primeval.
Much confusion attended the efforts
of investigators to solve the cicada's
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05
The Girls Handicap.

In her pretty new frock sister Mabel
felt quite proud as she sat on the front
step and watched some boys playing
on the sidewalk.
After time one little boy came up
to talk to her and to admire. in his
rough little way, her bright shiny
shoes and pink sash.
See my nice square-cut waist" ex-
claimed the grille" and my nice coral
beads! Don't you wish you wuz a
girl?"
mo Stree" replied the boy. Il
wouldn't want to be any girl at all,
because locke how much more neck
you hat to wash"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-08-05

life riddle until the discovery was
made. In 1845, that there were two
races, one which had a cycle of 10
years and was native in the southern
part of the United States, and the
other dwelling in the north which re-
quires II years for it's development.
The cicada first makes its appear
ance on this globe as a tiny pearly
egg that his mother forced into an
orifice which she dug in twig high
on tree one fine spring day. At
the left In the illustration is
shown the insect while breaking
from Its casing, showing diff
ferent stages Of the interesting proc
ess. and at the right a full-grown To-
Gust after 1t has emerged for it's brief
existence In the sunlight of earth.
After a few weeks he is Matched out
and in twinkling he is running about
this way and that on the branch Of
the tree which Is nearest to him. The
newly-born cicada larvae loses no
time in sightseeing. After rushing
over the bark for few minutes he
goes to the edge of the branch and.
without hesitation. throws himself
into space. 1t is some strange in
stinct which prompts him to take the
change, without the slightest idea of
where he will fall. but he reaches
the earth in safety.
His only idea is to hide. Over and
over the ground he runs. and then
finding little crevic, he digs down
into the loan, burrows with all his
might and soon at least IL or IS
inches Of earth, and often several
feet, are between him and daylight
He is not happy Until b., gets away
from all his relatives, for the larvae
Of the cicada are not sociable. Each
one like some solitary gnome exists
through IL years of subterranean life.
How the cicada knows when he
must rise from his solitude and go
forth with a million of his fellows to
make roundelays is ono of the hidden
mysteries of nature. From .arying
depths. some through hard. baked
clay, others through stony soil and
many through dark loan. they start
on their upward trend The front
legs are fitted in this last stage Of the
subterranean life with digging tools
In the form of ponderous claws. The
cicada reaches up over his head.
tears down the soil. rolls 1t into pei
let's, presses them DOM beneath him
and di0a for more
When the right time comes. always
at night, the hosts which for so many
years have kept their haunts below
the sod silently steal forth. like an
army with muffied feet They swarm
up the bark of trees. the very ones on
whose roots they have been feeding
all the years Of their underworld life.
and slowly, almost awkwardly. afix
themselves to twigs and branches.
There in a few minutes a cicada
strips itself of its casing. which splits
down the middle of the thorax. Then
the insect is a really, truly locust.
ready to do as its forbears have done.
and fated to go the same way In the
same space Of time. The average
life of the cicada on earth is six
weeks, and Is very small as compared
with his long underworld existence.