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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-02-25

ing the closing of the Bayou
The last action Of the Legislature
vac taken in obedience to tho re.
quest Of large and representa-.
tive body OF citizens from this
Parish, who visited the capital for
that purpose. may add here
that Congressman Pujo, when
present at the OpeIOusas meeting
over which he himself presided,
gave ample assurance that no
steps would be taken In further.
aDce Of the proposed plan, in op-
position to the wishes Of tho great
body Of the citizens whose inter.
ests are involved, until every op
pOrtnnity IL given for q full and
fair consideration OF the question
from every standpoint. Mr.. Pujo
not only declared :hat to be his
purpose, but his demeanor upon
that OCCASION was IN marked con-
tra~t TO that Of Lieut. Col. Beach,
whose assumption Of superior and
exclusive knowledge upou the
subject prompted him to receive
with Impotence and discOurteous
~ dismiss any suggestions offered
by laymen. rose to address the
conference only after being urged
10 do So by Congressman Pnjo.
and Col Beach's discourteous dc.
meanOr toward me personally was
all the more marked. because l at
tended the conference upon his
invitation
| think | should say. in conclu.
sion that the further discussion of
this subject should be characteriz
ed by respectful and kindly to
|eratiOn of differences of opinion,
and in which right reason and wise
counsel should only have q part.
believe ! can say for the pto-
Pile Of Oprlousas. too, that should
It he demonstrated, after. q full
hearing and consideration of the
whole subject. that the prOpcsi-
ion to dixie the COurtnbleau and
turn the waters, or any cousidcra-
do portion OF them, down the Ba
,ou Teche, will bring the greatest
rood TO the greatest number Of
'ur people, they will make no fac
tous opposition to 1t. We admit
hat that important question is
MI an open one; and q large ma
GRITTY Of our citizens are open
minded on the subject, DESTROYS
My OF dealing with the question
'ithout prejudice and simply to
y convinced whether or not the
roposition be feasible. practical
I'd for the best interests of the
hole people.
THOMAS II LEWIS, SIX.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-02-25
Mr.. LEWIS AND Or.
BERC|ER REPLY
TO Or. DuR|0.
OpolOusss, La Feb. Is, 1911

OpoIOusss, In Feb. Is, 1911
Editor Clarion: In your last Ia
sue appears communication
from DR.. A z. Durio, Of Arnaud
vile, in advocacy OF the scheme
OF diklng the Bayou Cour,sbIeau
and diver ting it's waters into the
Bayou Teche. NO AZ to make that
stream nav'gsbIe it's entire length.
Inasmuch A. the COurtableau,
with it's two tributaries, the Beuf
and the COcOdrie. trxverses the
entire Parish Of St. Landry from
its Northern to it's Southern
boundary, and connects with the
Mississippi through the Atchafa
lays River, any plan to sever that
connection by the substitution of
new channel In part arti6cialIy
constructed to drain of the rain fall
on more than one half OF the terri
tory Of the Parish of st. Landry,
concerns vitality, not only the citi
z-ns residing on the banks of
these streams, but involves mate
rally the welfare or the whole
people Of the middle and eastern
portions Of this parish. 1t is 81
problem Of such magnitude and
general concern that it should be
aud discussed exclu.
s'vely from 'ho stand point OF fact
and reason, aud the narrowness of
view and resort to personalities
displayed IN Dr. DuriO'e cOmmu
licAtiOn serve no useful nor
worthy purpose in such q discus
non. 1t might be Inferred from
he tenor Of his communication
hat the opposition TO dik,ng the
:Ourtableau il confined to \ few
lnreasOninK mslcOnteDts OF the
'ity OF OpeOusas Lest, however.
bis erroneous assumption should
nislead any reader Of the Clarion,
Is we'll here 10 recall the fac,
hat not only have the citizens of
Washington jolned the Opelousas
Progressive League 10 the posl.
on taken by 1t, but the Police
nry Of the. Parish Of st. Landry :
unanimously passed . resolution
undermining the proposition to |.
he the Uourtableau aud divert !
. waters; AM the further fac, .
=, he leg'sla ure d this St. &, |.
IT. frceis, session, with the I'D.
oval II the Cover nor. unanlm-
sly adopted y j,int resolution :
>cinding and repeating another =
nt resolution, which ut = prev. =
sessia' Of that body, had :. =.
~ adopted, Int without consid. =
zion or discussion, recoawend. .
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-02-25
SKIN AND SCALP TROUBLES
YIELD TO ZEMO.
A CLEAN LIQUID PREPARATION
FOR EXTERNAL USE

Thibodeaux's Ding Store ia 80
confident that ZB4O will rid the
skin or scalp Of i1fant or grown
person Of piWpieS, blackheads, dan
OF cruz, h;vs eesem.a Peidkly heat, rash
form e;@Mfip y tcas G5 a.. eiue Stnsr
that Ivy will give ySrr money
back HIyou are not entirely salts,
fled With the fesults obtained from
the tst Of ,ZBMO.
The first Application will give
prompt reHef and show an inn
provemef and IN every instance
, wnere Ssed persistently, will des-
in clean, healthy condition.
Let us show you proof Of some
remarkable cures made by ZEMO
ma give you . - page booklet
how to preserve the skin.
Jos. N. Thibodeaux's Drug Store.
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IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap Of Happiness it
Would Bring New Iberia
Homes.

Hard 70 do hopsework with a. aeh.
Bring. 70. hon. q user, ft,.'.p,.
or at work. n
II women only kaSx the kuse- tina,
Back n.s.'eh' pains come ',$ sick KID
Many residents Of this vicinity en-
dorse them.
Mrs. Julia Chsdxick. franklin, La,
says: While visiting my daughter.
learned Of Dosn's Kidney Pills and
profite4 greatly thrpugh their use.
suffered frog pa,pln my back. In fact
il often ke) sawake It night. My
circutati6d was poor and q times my
ankles became badly swollen. Ny
whole body was sore and these diflcul-
ties plainly showed that my kidneys
were disordered. Doan's Kidney Pills
relieved all these annoyances, and I
have not had severe attack Since"
For sale by oil dealers. Price 50
cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no Other.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-02-25

Opelousas, La, Feb Is, 1911.
Editor St. Landry Clarion.
Dear Sir: In your issue Of Feb.
18th, under the caption, "Teche
Improvement" is letter from
l)r. A. G. Durio, dated Armand
vile, Feb. 9Th, wherein, among
other things, he says: 1.-THE 20.
called ~ Progressive League Of
Opr'ousas is going beyond it's
proper sphere Of action when it
attempts to dictate in a matter of
this kind, ETC." We do not feel
disposed to let q statement. no
matter how ill.timed or at vari.
ance with the fact, go unchalleng.
I'd, especially, as over the shout
ders OF the League, DR.. Durio
assails the whole town OF
Opelousas when he says: :When
the people Of Opelousas use
their Progressive League 10 de.
nonnce the schemes as proposed
by the .. 8 Surveyor for the i'm
provement Of Bayou recbe and
it is simply to make
he matter look, or to give il Off
'iaI status, etc" Opeloueas IL
he county seat of one Of the rich.
ct agricultural actions in the
World. and ~ such having vital
interest IN the preservation of its
'stnral water ways. BEFORE the
dvrnt of the railroads. it's only
route Was through
|ic Bayou Courtableau Owing
neglect in the past twenty. five
EAR that waterway, not now VI.
lily necessary. tince We have
''I'"a'ls. but nccess. ~ in the
'ntrol Of freight rates has been
osed to navigation, q condition
= could easily be Iemed,ed, !
I her by cutting canal two i
lIcs long into the A'chafalaya.
ny dredging y few miles in the :
'rdoche- The englneers. know. 1
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-02-25
BOARD AND CLOTHES9

no matter how much you earn, II
Il IS all spent, you are living from
hand to mouth and simply earning
your board and clothes. Why moi
put some Of the moaey which you
are earning INTO r0Al estate either
home or properly that you can
rentf Work foryfhe dollar TODAY !;
make i work Tor you In the future
Call ae our Office and talk this
matter over.
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN
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Entered at Post office New Iberia,
'a. as second class mail matter.

This paper VIII not publish com
munications whore the writer In
unknown to the editor. We ap-
preciate the compliment conveyed
IN sending us an article for publ
cation, and invite them; but the
writer's name and address must be
made known to the paper.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-02-25
Loose Leaf Ledgers, At MlIIaIts

In placing your order for Loose
Lear Ledger outfit did you ever
think that there is 4 decided adj
vantage in buying from the home
dealer, where you can get your
future needs supplied at minimum
Of costp
Think OF il and see E. F. Willard.
your home stationer. He will try
70 SHOW" you, II permitted.
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Any erroneous reflection upon the
landing or reputation Of any person,
am or corporation which may appear
~ the columns of the Iberan will be
gladly corrected if brought to the at
t,.nLlon OF the editor.
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On VIDE sda Donaldsonvitic suf-
I re disasirou firn. resulting in \
,+I" ~, loss ,f IS o. 4N
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Try our FRENCH NARkFT Bread
slu1A3 BAKERY,
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Any subscriber not receiving his
l.apcr regularly Will please report
',me 10 this office and an investiga
ton will promptly be made by the
management.
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The lbcrian Is responsible for no
,tn.sidual debts contracted by par
I les connected Ia any capacity with
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~ kvANGELINR, by Miss Mary B.
weeks, on sale Mil1ard's News De-
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For Job Printing 20 to MiIlard'a
+. r. MILLARD, The Printer
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Manuscripts Sent TO the Editor VIII
Not be Returned Unless Postage ia
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-01
AAlL-sEArEN TREES.
BY PROF. N. z. HANSEN.
State Agricultural College.

A Beadle county correspondent
writes: There was a bad hail storm
here last July that stripped all Of the
bark off Of the north side OF the trees
and also all Of the small limbs and
new wood. Would it be best to lei
these trees stand or cut them OF near
the ground and try to raise new trees
from the old roots? This grove is
from two years to seven years old.
and consists Of apples, plums. white
ash, elms, golden willows. Norway
poplar and cottonwoods and naples"
II the trees have the bark very bad.
ly stripped 1t would be advisable to
cut them back. but this should have
been done late last fall rather than
now in the spring. Probably the best
you can do now Is to let the trees
stand and give them good cultivation.
1t would do no harm to cut out some
of the worst specimens altogether
and feed the remaining trees with
manure so that they may have more
vigor with which to overcome their
injuries. II cut after the buds swell
they are lowered in vitality.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-01
Something To Laugh At

Next to kiss laugh is the most
popular thing in the world. The sup
ply of kisses is limited, being largely
controlled by fair but capricious
trust. The supply of laughs, how
ever, is practically unlimited so long
as you don't get too grumpy to look
for them. One reason for the re-
markable success of The Chicago
Record-Herald is its daily recogni-
ton of the value Of kindly, whole
some fun. The Alternating Cur
rents" column of S. E Kiser, the
humorist and poet, is one of the
brightest things in American jour
nalism. There is always smile or
good laugh in Ralph Wilder's car
toons, bringing CHEEKY greeting as
as you pick up the paper each morn
ing.
But it is in The Sunday Record
Herald that one finds the most
chuckles. The colored comic section
is full of laughter for young and old,
and these amusing illustrations are
free from the vulgarity and mis-
chievous suggestions that hay :
barred so many comic sections fro n
refined homes. Then there is alw; US
a lot of high-class humor in the {, IN
day Magazine Of The Record-He, aid,
led by Sewell Ford's inim able
Shorty McCabe stories. The delec-
table Shorty and his red headed
rival, Torchy, have become 50 pop
ular that one or the otl. .er now
appears in funny yarn every Sun
day throughout the year. So long
as Shorty and Torchy a: on deck
there will be something worth living
for. The Record-He:ald has the
right idea. Clean humo, doubles the
welcome Of good new paper.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-01

vent it. At any rate, you will never
have the trouble with the two drains
on the sides that you are almost GER
tain to experience with one placed in
the bottom.
Take levels from the lowest place to
all of the stakes, and find out how
much above the outlet the lowest stake
in the farthest hollow is. You now
have three fixed conditions the outlet,
the distance, and the height of the
bottom Of the farthest hollow. The
other two conditions, the depth to dig
in the hollow and the grade, can be
varied to suit the surface conditions.
II the hollow. is deep and the water
readily comes toward it, the tile need
not be laid very deep, say about fifteen
inches under cover. This latter condi.
ton is advisable only when It will
save much deep digging In the higher
ground, through which the hollow is
drained. The balance of the fall left
after the depth of digging in the upper
ollow is fixed, is to be apportioned
lually along the whole length of the
rain, and each stake marked Just
low deep the drain is to be dux q
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-01
BEST HEDGES.
BY PROF. N. e. HANSEN,

A Brown county correspondent
writes: Can | get hedge seed tina,
will make dense hedge? If so please
state the best kinds. want hedge
that Is from four to five feet high
and the best on earth. Price cuts nc
figure. I want the best and only the
best. II | cannot get the seed state
the best kinds and we will set them
out and how many to the rod"
It would be impossible to say which
is the best hedge as opinions differ a,
to beauty in plants. The Buckthorr
is an excellent. hardy plant and
makes a fine hedge, as 1t will stand
severe trimming and keeps It's colo,
we'll throughout the season. Fo,
beauty in the early part Of the season
the Siberian Pea Tree. Caragana ar
borescens. Is the best for the north
ern part of this state and far north
into Canada. The Ural Willow make,
a very pleasing dwarf hedge. All
these may be set about two feet apart
The back reports of the South Dako
ia State Horticultural society viii
give you much valuable information
The seventh report is just out, a booi
of 1923 pages. The secretary is N. b
Hansen. Brookings. South Dakota.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-01

ting rid Of most Of 1t within couple
of days, so as not to lay on the crops
long enough to destroy them. A 4-inch
tile laid on 3-inch grade will carry
about so gallons Of water per minute.
One 12-inch tile is the equivalent IN
carrying capacity of two 9.inch, three
s-inch four Finch. five 6-inch, eight
5-inch, sixteen 4-inch. All lands hav.
ing firm subsoil of clay or gravel
may be drained with any suitable
grade: but sand. quicksand. some of
the clays, and the soft sediment IN
swamp lands are instances where tile
must be laid nearly level. The rea,
son for this is that the water IN the
tile on steep grades has so much cur.
rent that 1t causes little eddies Of
water outside of the tile at bad or
broken joints. This, acting on the sand
or sediment. soon forms a cavity. the
end of tile drops and the trouble be-
gins at once. The bad place shown by
water coming to the top of the ground
will probably have to be dug out. and
perhaps the whole line of tile will
have to be put on grade nearly level
Even In good talins lands, care should
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-01
BY PROF. HOMER M. DERR.


The impression prevails that land
must be very swampy to need DRAM
ing 1t Is not in wet lands only that
tile drains are a necessity, for they
are equally as beneficial in dry lands
that are subject to flooding at times;
for good crop can be grown on
we'll tiled field of this kind in time
of drouth. the soil being mellow in
stead of hard and baked, on account OF
the aeration 1t receives by means Of
the Ale drain.
In laying out drain, remember that
no person can determine grades with
sufficient accuracy by eye, especially
If the land be quite level. A few trials
with q spirit level will cure any man
of his conceit on this subject. The hui
man eye will see straight but 1t will
not see level without guide. 1T
forms conclusions by comparisons;
and the lines of upland, of forest tops
. and distant hills, all conspire to con-
fuse the judgment, so that it is quite
common for stream to appear to the
eye to run up hill, even when it has a
quick current. 1t the land owner pro-
poses to act as his own surveyor, the
flrst thing ne will want to use is some
kind of leveling instrument or con-
trivance by which he may ascertain
the variations of the surface of his
land. A common way to get at grades
opened where there appears to be q
descent and if there is water running
the rise is estimated by it's current;
II there is no water rising tn the drain
bucketful is occasionally put in to
guide the laborers In their work. Only
those who have tested the accuracy ot
their judgment as to levels on lan(
can at all appreciate the deceitfulness
of appearances on this point. In some
| cases tile drains will give good re
suits when laid on a grade of only \!
inches per 100 feet; but the bottom
should be straight and free from de
| pressions, or the latter will fill witt
sand and the drain become entirel.
useless. If the land very plainl.
slopes the grades will not trouble, un
less they are too steep. Find the low
est point on YOUR land, and look below
you on the next farm and see If ther
Is an outlet. If there is a proper an,
sufficient outlet, your task is easy am
plain; but if the land is a wet slough
you had better go and interest you
peighbor. and go down across his farr
to flnd a sufficient outlet If you
neighbor is not agreeable. suggestion
OF the amount of water you expect t
turn upon him my help him to chang
his mind
i After ycl have the outlet once e.
tablished, begin at the lowest plac
and drive a stake each so feet u
across the land up into all Of the we
places. Some of these places ma
naturally drain in different direction
but II y ou can get them all into on
system of drainage, 1t is better to d
so
It Is hardly ever advisable to put
drain In the bottom of a slough, b.
cause the top soil is sure to wash t
ware. the lowest place; and a drai
plao cd on each side will usually pr
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-01

i,c ttnCn to clean out i.t.e sand pOck.
cts and fill them with clay Larger
sized tile are used in soft lands when
laid nearly level than where there is a
good grade. The larger size let's
through given volume of water with
less velocity, so as not to disturb the
soil Another case requiring nearly
level tile is where there is little fall
from the low place at the head Of the
drain to the outlet, as, for example,
some pond whose bottom Is but few
feet above the point OF discharge, per.
haps a quarter Of a mile away II the
surrounding land needs to be drained
to this pond, it is desirable to.lay the
tile nearly level from the pond to the
discharge, as most crops will do better
with from three to four feet OF soil
not water-logged than they will with
less.
AS guide in determining the prop.
er size of tile for any grade within
practical limits, and which will meet
with requirements In draining q given
area OF land, the reader is referred to
Tables I and g. Table l above IL ar.
ranged for outlet drains; that is, for
the main and sub-mains. Table 2 Is
to be used only in determining the size
of laterals 1t will be noticed that
Table indicates that given size OF
tile will remove a greater amount OF
water in the same time than would the
same size tile according to Table 3.
This is owing to the different condi.
tions that exist, the water in the main
and sub-mains flowing under more
pressure in most cases than in the lat
erals. These tables are based upon ex
perience, conform to we'll known laws
of the flow of water In pipes, and may
be relied upon in practice.
An estimate of the cost Of proposed
drainage work is important before be-
| ginning operations. When it Is desired
i to drain a field or farm, preliminary
estimate may be made from an inspec.
ton Of the land based upon knowl.
I edge of what 1t has cost to drain other
! tracts Of land similar in requirements.
However, such an estimate can be only
roughly approximate until lines of the
proposed tile drains have been located
sizes of tile to be used decided upon
and the amount Of earth it will be
necessary to eXcavate has been deter
mined. The cost of material and labor
In given locality can be ascertained
and in making estimates of cost II
will be we'll to consider the following:
1. Total number of each size OF tile
required.
@ Cost Of tile at factory.
3. Cost of freight to nearest rail
road station.
4. Hauling and distributing the tile
on the drain lines.
5. Digging bitches and laying tile.
8. Back filling tile trenches.
Z. Plans, specifications and super.
intendence
Much more might be said on the sub.
ject OF farm drainage which is OF
growing Importance to the farmers OF
the northwest, but the length of this
article is limited by space. wish to
add, however, that if any reader in
South Dakota finds himself In need OF
the services Of a young man skilled ID
surveying. who understands making
out the plans, specifications and su.
perintending the construction OF tile
drains for farm drainage. the writer
can refer him to a number Of such in
all parts of the state