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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-09-16

Mr.. DAVID for flfteen dollars, Oh
motion, duly carried. the Secre-
tary was instructed to notify OF
fioials of F. & A. R. R. to build
a crossing on Mr.. B. F. Houses
property in the I'd ward.
On motion of MIR. F. j. Mes
tayer, seconded by Mr.. Thibeaax,
the Secretary was instructed to
issue warrants for $3.50 for the
Jeanerette Fair Association.
The following resolution was
then offered which was adopted:
''Be it resolved by the Presi-
dent and members of the jury
of Iberia Parish that the privilege
is hereby granted to the Iberia,
81. Mary 6, Eastern Railroad Co.
to cross the public roads in the
Parish of iberia over which the
City Of New Iberia and extend
inc to the limits Of the Parish OF
y St. Mary.
Be it further resolved that this
privilege is granted to the rail-
road company on the condition
that it shall keep open all drains
and mot Obstruct the natural
drainage over said road and to
comply with all the ordinances
land rules now in force, or that
! hereafter may be enacied'regard-
ing the crossing Of public roads
BY railroad companies.
1t was moved and seconded that
/ L. A. Moresi, President, be and
he is hereby authorized to bring
suit and stand in judgment in
the name and in behalf Of said
Parish apdua9ainst Dupre Rom
and prohibiting
kom trespassing or
IN any wise Interfering with the
opening building Or using Of a
certain strip Of land situated in
the Fifth Ward of said Parish
now owned and designated for
use as public road.
/ It was further moved and car.
ried that the Secretary issue
warrant and draw a check to
cover same in favor of E. L.
Weeks. special attorney for the
purpose of making the required
deposit with the Clerks of the
Supreme Court Of the State in
the suit, Parish of Iberia VS.. Geo
Henderson and that the Secretary
lbe further authorized to file the
proper surety ON an appeal bono
as required by law.
Messrs. Bauman and Burke
Parish auditors presented thei
report and the Secretary was re
quested to read same. The re
). port shows on the first page tn
financial standing Of the Parisl
on July 1st, 1911 to be as follows
Liabilities. 25,O58.12; assets
r$7O97.77. Total liabilities. SIT,
) s6O.35, as against $27, 900 report
ed by the auditors a year age
.. The above excellent showing !
the result of the elimination o
politics from the sessions of tn
Jury and a conclusion OF evi
l)dence that it will never do to mi
.. politics with business. Treas
: turer Romero called the atfentio
of the Jury and the auditors t
an error of the auditors in tn
declaration that for the first fou
items under the heading avail
liable assets and liabilities to-wi.
), Outstanding warrants for
Sarah bridge ........$4,7 ~
: Outstanding warrants,
! State Bank ....... 200
), Outstanding warrants
Slate Bank ............. .2.W
: Circuit Court building -. 1,25
!. There was no record. ETC.. tn,
= he. was sure they id not mea
tl,at for there were records
!. these fsur items, for the first
: warrant was issued May 3
= 1908. warrant No. 4155 and it
: now held by the New iberia n
ftional Bank, the other three iten
ARE represented by notes ar
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-09-16

'laking this the most successful
encampment in the history OF the
Louisiana Division.
On behalf Of Camp No. 62, u. c. ",
II. C. GILL.
Commandant.
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He WAS THANKFUL.
But still HI Thought There Wse .
Little More He Might Get.

But Still ~ Vhought Ihers " %
Little More He Might Get.
Old Simon. az we will call him. is
quite a character In his way. He be.
lieves u, asking for u thing until he
gets ii. aud then we'll. he Is imMe-
dia,ely IL need Of something else. He
has lived on the same estate all bis
life. and until quite recently he was
paving u merely n0minal rent-fl a
yenr for the small cottage be occu.
pied.
Simon. however. wasn't quite satis-
fed Whenever hp paid an installment
of his rent he called his masters at.
tention to the fart that this thing
wanted doing aud that thing wantet
doing to the property At length ST.
mems master decided on n~bOld move.
The next time Simon turned np with
the quarters rent and the usual list
VI suggested repairs the owner was
prepared 10 meet him.
Look here Simon" he remarked
"l'ye been thinking the matter over. and
In recognition uf your long and faithful
service I'm going to make yOl u free
gift of the rottagr you live In From
this momen, IT'S yours h d" AZ you
like with Now. what do you say L"
that"
Thank q. sir-thank T." returned
the old fellow An now. sir. what
about that bit q paint for the back
door: Yen throw that in. o course"
London Answers.
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MALADIEs OF METALS.
Curious Contagious Disease. That A.
taeks Tin, Brass and Lead.

Curious Contagious Disease That Al.
taeks Tin. Brass and Lead.
The alleged contagious diseases OF
metals IL q topic that has been men
toned from time to time. but shall be
mentioned again BECAUSE 1t tends to
promote uniformity In our views OF
mineral life and other kinds Ut life
and to disrrrdit the fashion Of regard
ing anything In nature as drad and
inert.
In a lecture before the Societe DE-
Chimie Physique al Paris professor
spoke Of the fact that tin when ex'
posed to a temperature below the
freezing point Of mercury shows
kind Of eruption Of pustues In which
the metal loses Its ordinary shining
surface. becomes gray and on being
cut with saw either falls to powder
or breaks up into a bundle of tibrrs
This affection IL capable Of being com
municatcd by contact. for the aprlica
ton Of II few grains Of the powder to
the surface of block Of perfectly
sound tin brings about its trunsfOrlnn
ton In a few days
In another trnnsmittable disease OF
tin the structure Of the metal Is chang
ed and becomes crystalline This dis
case has IL special tendency to attack
Joints which have been sOldered. but
it attacks brass and lead as well
Metals do sppm more alive and or
ynt,iZed thnp the earthly minerals
Century Path
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MEDDENED THE BEAR.
ingenious Trap That Was Formerly
Uaec by the MsxieAns.

ingenious trap That was Formerly
Used by the Msxieans.
The Me4icans In California had All
INGENIOUS method Of trapping bears
before the advent Of the Yankees
brought modern firearms into the re-
kion piece OF meat was nailed to
The stout horizontal limb Of an oak
tree From a limb FIVE or six feet
above a rope was suspended. to the
rnd Of which a large stone was made
fast 40 that 1t hung about six INCHES
above and trife nearer the trunk
than the meat on the lower limb.
When n bear smelled the meat from
afnr he would climb up the tree aud
make his way to the bait In doing
70 he would push the stone pendulum
to one side. Just as he was about to
fasten his teeth In the meat the stone
would swing back and bang his head
This would arouse the anger Of the
bear. and he would give. the stone a
swaep Of his paw which would send
II swinging farther out The conse-
Nuence was harder bang and more
anger The more he struck the stone
the harder he would be hit In return.
until from ferocious anger he would
lose his caution and attack the pendu-
lum with all his vigor. One powerful
sweep then bang. and bruin would be
tumblpd out of the tree to the rocks
below. where. disabled by his fall. he
would be at the mercy Of those who
net the trap whenever they chose to
take him.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
Waterloqqed Servians.

An EngliShwOman travelling In Ser
via thus gives II striking glimpse OF
her own preJudk~s and tastes THE
Servians drink too much rod water.
and they drink il till they are pulpy
An average Serb drinks enough cold
water for an English cow. doubt
whether the language contains an
equivalent for bad training. for when
| tried to explain the idea II created
surprise A doctor told me he had
never heard the theory before. To him
It seemed II natural and wholesome
huhit. Moreover. he added. there Is
plenty and seemed to think II was
rather wasteful to. leave any unswal-
lowed To me 1t explained the lack
OF activity The nation IL waterlor'
grd All dW long and every day the
Serb calls for glass OF cold water
and when he has drunk II he calls for
another Perhaps owing to this he
has little space for alcohol. At any
rate. I never saw n drunken man. even
among the peasants
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24

Shakespeare could not have been ar
educated man. that Is. In the academic
sense Of the word. for he was mere
youth when he went to London from
Stratforl and had had. up to that time.
only such mental training M he could
pick up IN the schoolS Of his native
town II u,where appears that ne at
truu Il school after lr"ving Strntford
And vet Il. Matthew Arnold says. he
lived d lrln" his London residence IN
Il rnrrrn, u! i,ls.aS in The hiY hest degree
animaTilg anG nolirI>h.a" la The crtM
tive farG.l, III Il society r"rnie'iiru Dy
fresh llinu@,It. intelligent md alive.
And hr used unl Only tie IDEAS which
he imLinrh .iS hey huattd around him.
buI ali ihp l"arliing hr 'Ou.d pick ap
without Et"lrcting his calling - New
YOrb AMERICAN
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Farm Philosophy.

Education is our Eo,e for better Hp,
-iculture. Let us advrn every in
tcre;t that will help the cause >Cf edr
cation.
Pru.rcas Ia farming is an indi,iduaI
problem from the solution OF which
the state. the LatioH ahd the worl''
must benefit.
Wh'n Planting trees Glo". the hou'
set then cate n di:tanr" "":. s.!y th!.
ty fe"'. Let the sn::s'lir" In ard say
doctrr'S bis.
One o' The first consid"rai 'onS In IL.
vrGv;a" coHrt-v life AID Ia reiucil.
the drud"erv cf farm work IL the e.
ten .ive uSn of IMPROVED farm machr
cry. study vonr cor,li..o:ss and ~
anime the Implement catalogues T..
the tools you need. E'Iriart INN
ments are the farmer: c!pitul I.
usually bring profits when p.operi.
used.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
THE HANDY MAN.

His Job Of Vanishing the Door Was
Not q HowIing Success.
Mr.. Brewster thought his front door
looked as though coat OF varnish
would do it no harm and resolved to
do 1t himself to save the expense OF
painter
Finding an old golden sirup" tin In
the yard. he went of to the shop for
some best oak varnish." He placed
It In the pantry for the night and was
up early next morning and by half
past y lad got the door finished.
IL don't like II now it's dOne." he
said to his wife.
Its bad varnish." replied she.
He's sold you the wrong sort Of
stuff"
He thought 80. too. and went back
to the shop. taking what was left with
him.
This is funny varnish you sold me"
said he. Its dull. sticky stun"
After examining 1t the shopman said:
This IL not what l sold you. This Ia
sirup.'
1t then dawned on him that he had
got hold Of the wrong tin. and he
went back home to explain to his
wife. who at once said: Good gra-
cious James. And I've made the pud-
ding with the other tinful" Then.
after Il moments pause. you'll dine
today on roast mutton aud varnish
pudding"-Pearson's Weekly.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
For Better Cities,

Docs not the cause of the failure OF
good government in our great towns
and cities find its root in the civic neg
lect Of the better class of male voters :?
They do things better oversea. In
England for the last forty years. wo.
men have had the right to vote at
municipal elections. AS conse-
quence Englishwomen take an active
part In town and city affairs. 1t Is
recognized that politics, in its larger
sense Is household affair. Con-
temporaneously with the broadening
of the suffrage there has followed a
vast Improvement in the quality of
municipal government In England.
Englishwomen have been made ell.
gible to election for the highest munic-
ipa Offices.
An experiment that has worked out
so well in Great Britain and that
promises to lead on to a common par
ticipation OF the sexes In common
control OF public affairs ought not to
20 unheeded in America. philadelphia
Record.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
The Gallery Geds' Applause.

Lawrence Barrett once told Of
conversation he had with Edwin Booth.
The latter had been congratulated up
on IN ovation given him by II crowded
house ON the opening night OF an en-
gagement The sweetest music to my
ears" said the great tragrdian. rs the
shouting Of the boys in the gallery !
know they are not applanding because
| have reputation or hrcaus" they
wish 10 make display They simply
give vent To their natural enthusiasm
When they shout | know that ! am
giving good performance. As FOR the
parQuet. II may clap It's hands out OF
politeness A dramatic critic who had
certain notions as to how line should
be read will applaud II ! read 1t his
way: otherwise he will remain quiet.
! can never aYalyze the applause OF
the front rows. but the gallery Is sin
cerp In It's likes or dislikeS."
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the sERENADE.
A. Old Romantic Custom That Has
Fallen Into Dssuetuds.

Fallen Into OeSuetuoo.
II! recalling the sercD,,l, Ut the Phil
harmonic society TO Mile. Nilsson am
reminded uf Il custom now fallen into
desuptude. hut which al the time l
speak of (lS7OI was II favorite method
Of bestowing u marked compliment
opon any one whom ,y0u wished par
ticularry TO honor.
The serenade was not only offered
TO visitors Of distinction hut prevailed
extensively as delicate attention
which you might pay to the lady OF
your choice 1t was thought the prop
er thing at tha, period for man to
engage the best brass band he could
afford and to proceed with II after
midnight 10 the house of his preferred
and then to stand beneath the win
dows while the musicians played their
most sentimental and SOnOrous stlrr.
tons II was not an uncommon sound
even to hear d double luartet OF male
voices. with u French horn thrown IN.
singing beneath the windows OF some
favored ,lnnispl. while Iaterfamilias or
the butler made ready some light re
freshmpnt for the donors Of this grace
ful compliment.
These romantic attentions have TAX
Ell Hight with the advent OF electric
lights. elevated railrnds and Other
voices of the night. hut even New YORK
had u few hours of stiffness after mid
night. and the night watchman lent
an indnlgrnt ear to these revelers. who
would doubtless br locked up az dis
turbers Of the peace did they hazard
such an enterprise under our modern
regime. Richard HOffman's "Musical
RecollectiOns."
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
Hum Of TIE Hivc. .

Remember that bees crawl up in
stead If down.
Send your honey to the market in
rs attractive a form as possible.
S.aml at the side of the h.vr anI not
in front of it while handling your
bees.
BE SIRE that yonl bees have IL good
profile Italian queen, and the ants
will Eo, bother them.
I'll, honey extractor saves III" hoes
much inc in comb building sad thus
the herkeeper can secure more honc".
Improve your hees by always rear.
iDc uu 'eus and increasing froM, col.
onirs that have gathered thr most
honey.
A lr""e number of farlnerS are ca
gagged extensively in honey proGu ton.
Some of them ship over Il car oi honey
each season.
HeArtSeuse was formerly not worth
con ,lrring as Il honey plant because
Of its scarcity, but OF late years II has
become plenticr. and now II Is worth
maLy collars; same with dnnde!ion.
IIoNpv and wax were never in great.
er GpAlHnd than at the present time,
and bookkeeping bids fair to tax" n
higher rank among the pr"du I've in.
dustries than has hitherto been areCri-
ed it.
The present improved system ot
hnt Slt ~ Al
not stand too hear each other There
should he at least six feet betM""H'
them, and ten would La !. preee"a ''ie
distance
A bee expert gives away this lh.ie
secret If bees are kept in Il S,r,l the
crossest of them can be handled with
out fear Of being stung. \ bee shed
ought to he long enough to give at
least two feet to each hive and sliii-
ciently wide and high. So that one rHn
work comfortably back of the roy of
hives. 1t should open preferably t"
the east, 80 as to get the morning mir.
Cleaning and casing honey must be
done in we'll lighted place and Il
large bench or table provided for it.
The shipping cases to receive the
money should be placed so nS to fl
the packer and should be arranged 50
no propolis from Scraping will fly into
them 1t is desirable to have several
cases for each grade on the bench, $"
that honey of the same shade and fin
ish may go into the same case.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
HERE'S THE Difference.
Advantages Of Keeping Ones Money
at Homo Explained Clearly.

Advantages OF Keeping ones money
at Homo Explained Clearly.
Thousands of articles have been
written ON home patronage the past
few years, and perhaps hundreds OF
thousands more articles will appear In
the public press, and then the people
will keep right on sending to some dis
tant place for goods. The average
man takes the position that he earns
his money and has the right to spend
1t where he pleases. This Is true. But
it Is not the best policy. The secret OF
the growth and wealth of commu-
nity lies in keeping In home circulation
all the earnings of the people and max
ing as far us possible other places con-
tribute toward its wealth. But the
man who sends to the mail order house
says: whats the difference? l send
away $50 and get the same amount OF
goods that tho home merchant supplies
me for 500. Only difference Is that l
have the 20 per cent profit in my pock-
ct Instead Of the merchant, and is the
community made any the poorer This
kind Of reasoning has stumped many
an advocate OF home patronage. So
phistically the argument Is all right. but
in fact and practicableness is entirely
wrong 1t Is the employment of people
In community that is its life. Should
every resident Of Il farming district
send away for goods there would be
little to support the home town. The
home town is factor in fixing the
farm values. In sustaining good schools
and churches. and gives home mar
ket. Surely the farmer who sends
away and perhaps saves 10 or 10 per
cent on his purchase thinks that the
community is none the worse off and
that he Is ahead. but he is not, and the
whcle community suffers because OF
employment Of service in the transac-
tion being elsewhere. The home peo-
pie are robbed of employment SO neces-
sary to their existence.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
WASHINGTON ard the Artists.

Writing TO friend May III. 17S5.
Washington thus described his expert
-ncp with p.rtrai, painters:
Il am so hncknrycd t" the touches
.f the painters pencil that am now
altogether ut their beck and sit like
patience nn II monument while they
are drlinparing the lines "f my face.
II Is II proof among many others OF
what hah bit and custom can effect. At
first was az impatient Of the request
and aS rpstivp under the operation rs
II colt Is of the saddle. The next time
! submitted very reluctantly. but with
less tiounciny Now no dray moves
more readily to the thrill than ] do
to the PAINTERS chair"
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
A COMFORTABLE DWELLING.

as to tit into its surroundings. TIL,
old fashioned farm home, with its ah
Nof comfort and repOse, Is In better
taste than the modern bobtaied cit
house is on the farm.
FarmhouSes can be tasteful ana
adapted to their location without bein:
expensive, and it pays to see that the!
are SO. A tasteful home has sale
value in the country just as 1t has any
where. and farmhouses should be built
with this idea In view.
Above all this. however. Is the pleas
nre OF living in tasteful country
home. one, that Is adapted to Its nur
pose and fitted to its location. Ther,
Is a satisfaction here that is not re- h
Oncd in dollars. but is worth trying I"
get.-Nati0nal Stockman and Farmer
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
CHANGED HIS OPINION.
Hs Guessed Four Times esfers 10
Properly Labeled the Crowd.

ne 0Noo8oo TV0T s'U'Ss ~'
Properly Labeled the Crowd
At a hanu,,et attended by nearly %W
members Of Il frntprnn order in one
OF the large cities not long ago. given
In honor of ritizen who had been
elected president of the order, the Or
chestra. after playing several selec'
tions. struck UP l"WearinR Of the
Green" Apparently everybody pres
ent began to sing It. almost drowning
out the Instruments
"lt's easy to see.'' remarked one VI
til. guests. that 'eis is an Irish
crowd"
Presently the orchestra began the
well known strains of Die Wacht am
Rhein," aud the audience sang 1t ep
masse
II see ! was wrong" said the guest.
This IN Il German crowd"
A few minutes later the musicians
started up Dixie" There was the
usual clapping Of hands. aud every
body present turned his voice loose.
again was wrong" he said "Ih's
IN u southern crowd"
At last the orchestra began to play
MY Country. 'ris VI Thee" 1t IL
scarcely necessary to say that every
body stood UP and Sang with all his
might
II take 1t all back" said the guest.
"Tbis Is an American crowd
Yet he was right III one sense. IN
all four Of his guesses Yes. this Is
wonderful country.-youth's Com
nm niOn
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
Live Stock Notes.

Do you use the whip because you
have 1t handy?
Are you humane in the treatment Of
the animals you drive?,
A horses pulse beats from thirty-six
70 forty times a minute when he Is In
\ mule Is no more prone to kick than
a horse unless he is taught TO do so by
bad treatment
Are you one Of the unthinkine who
starts horse with blow ms cad of
using your voice?
Do you want balky horse? You
can easily have one by giving him
too heavy loads to draw.
II the horse must be kept in the barn
during hot weather keep all the doors
and windows wide open.
Oats is the most perfect all rOunG
feed for horses at any time OF the
year. Barley Is close second.
1t is good sign to see pair Of
scales in the stable, but you have to
use them to get any good from them.
Caryots must be fed sparingly to
working horses. Cut them in slices.
They are a laxative. and affect the
kidneys also.
Lop on the ration of all kinds when
the, horses are doing little or nothing.
They are too much like man to stand
heavy feed while lying STILL
Stufing the colt with hay or straw
or any, coarse feed. will spoil it's looks.
Keep this ration down by the use OF
some grain and less coarse feed.
Watch the hired man with your
horses. If they cringe, dodge or show
signs of fear while with him. take my
advice and "fre' him. A good horse
is spoiled when he is victim Of fear.
Don't make your horse wait till he Is
cooled of before you give him drink.
Take couple Of quarts in pail and
give that Then wait while and give
as murfi more By this you will save
a lot Of suffering on the part of your
horse and he will come out all right
w. =
Catoctin clarion., 1911-08-24
Murder as Q Fine Art.

1t has been popularity supposed that
Napoleon was directly and indirectly
responsible for more deaths than any
one else Of modern times. But that
estimate must be revised II the state
ment Of Miss Southey In storm and
Sunshine In South Africa" Is to be
accepted about the great Zulu king
Tshakn. a contemporary OF Napoleon.
who "is believed to have accounted
for the lives of over n million OF bis
fellow creatures There still existed
at the time of Miss SOuthey's visit a
very old lady who had known the des
pot and had many "reminiscences Of
him