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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

IT'S no use battling against tho tide
The strongest swimmer must go under
some time. I've played my last card
and I've lost. Death is better than
going to Jail What good is life any
way without money? Just a moments
nerve and It will all be over"
Opening the drawer I'm the desk. he
took out the revolver again. He turned
1t over I'm his hand and regarded fear.
fully the polished surface OF the in
strument that bridged life and death.
He had completely forgotten Howard's
presence In the room. On the thresh.
old or a terrible deed, his thoughts
were leagues away. Like a man who
Is drowning, and close to death. he
saw with surprising distinctness a
Kaleidoscope view OF his past life. He
saw himself an innocent, impulsiye
school boy, the pride OF a devoted
mother, the happy home where he
spent his childhood. Then came the
association with bad companions. the
first step in wrongdoing, stealing out
or comrades pocket I'm school, the
death OF his mother, leaving home
with downward progress until he grad.
ually drifted into his present dishon.
est way Of living. What was the good
OF regrets? He could not recall his
mother to life. He could never rehab.
ilitate himself among decent men and
women. The world had suddenly be.
come too small for him. He must go.
and quickly.
lingering the pistol nervously. he
sat before the mirror and placed II
against his temple The cold steel
gave him a sudden shock. He won.
dered II II would hurt. and II there
would be instant oblivion. The glare
of the electric light in the room dis
concerted him. II occurred 10 him
that II would be easier In the dark
Reaching out his arm, he turned the
electric button, and the room was i'm.
mediately plunged into darkness ex.
cept for the moonlight which entered
! through the windows. imparting a
ghostly aspect TO the scene On the
other side of the room, behind the
screen, a red glow from the omen fire
fell on the sleeping form of Howard
| Jeffries
Slowly, deliberately, Underwood
raised the pistol to his temple and
fired.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
CHAPTER vii.
Hello! What's that ,"

Hello! What's that?"
Startled out OF his Garrantuan
slumber by the revolver's loud report
Howard sat up with a tumn and
rubbed his eyes On the other side
OF the screen. concealed from s-. oh.
servation. there was heavy crash of
a body falling with a chalr-then all
was quiet
Scared, not knowing where he was
Howard Jumped to his feet. For a
moment he stood still. trying 10 col.
lect his senses. IL was too dark 10
discern anything plainly. but he could
dimly make out outlines OF aesthetic
furniture and bibelots. All. he re
membered now! He was I'm Under.
woods apartment
Rubbing his eyes, he tried 70 recall
how he came there. and slowly his be
fuddled brain began 20 work. lie re-
membered that he needed $4,000. and
that be had called on Robert Under.
wood TO try and borrow tho money
Yes. be recalled that perfectly well.
Then he and Underwood got drinking
and talking. and he had fallen asleep
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
ShilIalah Still Useful.

The shillalah. which showed at
Louth that 1t has not entirely lost it's
old Importance as a factor in deciding
elections, is no raw limb of a tree.
1t is almost as much work of art as
a well balanced cricket bat The old
shillalahs were as carefully looked
after by their loving owners as is a
rifle in the wilds. Cut from the stur-
diest of young blackthorns, and show
ing as little taper as an ebony ruler,
1t was weighted with lead or iron at
the end nearest the grip, so that it's
center of gravity was about four
fifths of the way from the hitting end.
When properly seasoned by being
kept In the neighborhood of the farm
oven for few months, 1t became a
thing of supple steel. And the proper
pronunciation of the name Of this
fearsome weapon is the melodious one
of "shil-ally," with the accent on the
-all."-London Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
WHEN IT REALLY WAS WARM
Incident Related by Mr.. 6inss Put
an End to the Hot Weather.
Stories.

"Hot in Brazil!" said the young
man who had Just returned from a
trip TO South America, according 10
the Chicago Daily News. We'll.
should say so. Do you know. for days
at time we couldn't take our after
dinner siesta on account of the pc
culiar noises" What noises?" asked
the blonde stenographer, innocently.
why, the coffee popping on the trees.
You see, the sun was so hot the grains
just roasted before they were picked"
The old traveller yawned Rather
warm down there. bub," he rejoined,
laconically but when / was down
there you couldn't sleep at night.
Every once in a while there would
sound the most extraordinary crack
ling noise that ever fell upon the hu-
man ear What were the sounds
Mr. Bings?" And Mr.. Bings yawned
again and replied: The rubber trees
stretching themselves.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries, bankers son, under
The evil influence OF Robert Underwood. !.
a fellow student at Yale. leads life or
dissipation, marries the daughter or
gambler who died in prison, and Is dls-
owned by his father. He tries TO get WORK
and fails former college chum makes
a business proposition to Howard which
requires $1,000 cash and Howard Is broke
Robert Underwood, who had been re
pulsed by Howard's wife, Annie, In ms
college days, and had once been engaged
TO Alicia Howards stepmother mas
apartments at the Astruria, and liz APP
parently in prosperous circumstances
Howard recalls $3.50 loan TO Underwood
that remains unpaid, and decides 10 ask
him for the S. 900 he needs Underwood
taking advantage OF his intimacy WIN
Mrs Jeffiies Sr., becomes sort or soclaI
highwayman. Discovering his true cnar-
acter she denies him the house. Alicia
receives a note from Underwood, threat
ening suicide She decides 10 go and see
him He Is I'm desperate ftnanclal straits
Art dealers for whom he has been actlng
as commissioner, demand an accounting
He cannot make good. Howard JeHries
calIs in an intoxicated condition. He asks
Tnderwoo.S for 81 600 and Is told by the
latter that he is I'm debt up TO his eyes.
Howard drinks himself into a maudlin
condition, and goes 10 sleep on n dlvan;
A caller Is announced and Underwood
draws screen around the drunken
sleeper Alicia enters. She demands a
promise from him that he VIII not take
his life. pointing to the disgrace that
would attach to herself Underwood re-
fuses 10 promise unless she Will renew
her patronage.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
CHAPTER Vll.-Continued.

'T don't believe you intend TO carry
out your threat. | should have known
from the first that your object was to
frighten me. The pistol display was
highly theatrical, but 1t was only a
bluff. You've no more idea of taking
your life than | have OF taking mine.
/ was foolish TO come here. ! might
have spared myself the humiliation Of
this clandestine interview. Good
night"
She went toward the door. Under
wood made no attempt to follow her.
In hard, strange voice. which he
scarcely recognized as his own, he
merely said:
"ls that all you have TO say?'
YES" replied Alicia, as she turned
at the door. Let It be thoroughly un
derstood that your presence at my
house is not desired. II you force
yourself upon me In any way. you
must take the consequences"
Underwood bowed. and was silent.
She did not see the deathly pallor OF
his face. Opening the door OF the
apartment which led to the hall. she
again turned.
Tell me, before go-you didn't
mean what you said in your letter. did
your"
III tell you nothing" replied Tn.
derwood doggedly.
She tossed her head scornfully.
"I don't believe that man who is
coward enough TO write letter like
this has the courage TO carry out his
threat" Stuffng the letter back into
her bag. she added. II should have
thrown II in the waste-paper basket
but on second thoughts. think III
keep It. Goodnight"
Goodnight" echoed Underwood
mechanically
He watched her go down the Ions
hallway and disappear in the elevator
Then. shutting the door. he came
slowly back into the room and sa
down al his desk. For ten minutes hc
sat there motionless. his head ben
forward every limb relaxed. There
was deep silence. broken only by How
ards regular breathing and the louc
ticking OF the clock
Its all up be muttered 20 himself
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYS
Your druggist will refund money II PAZO ONT
MENr fails TO any of Itching Blind
Bleeding or ProtTuding Piles In 10 IA days. SOC.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
Very Vivid.

lin descriptive writing" said Will
liam Dean Howells, at a dinner at the
Authors club in New York, "a vivid
phrase is always better than a half
dozen paragraphs.
"The vivid phrase is what every
writer should seek. A phrase, I mean,
something like that Of the baby that
shouted to it's mother:
"Oh, mamma, tum an see the man
buttering bricks'"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

lished testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as tho
hundreds of thousands of them In
their files will attest.
Out Of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
glad TO take advantage Of this gener-
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia L. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia Il. Pinkham's SO-pago
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it Is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
it today. m
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
Cheerful Authorization.

Have you seen my Descent Into
HELP" asked a poet.
mo" said Curran warmly: 81
should be delighted to see it."-From
Clark's Eminent Lawyers"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31
Thrust Upon Them.

Some men are born rich. some
achieve riches and some enter the DO
litioal arsna.-Harvard Lampoon,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

1t must have been a spinster who
said that some widows wear heavy
wells to conceal their Joy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

Whenever there is a tendency 20 consti-
patton, sick-headache or biliousness, take a
cup of Garfield Tea. All druggists.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

A woman who speaks but one Ian
ruage usually talks enough for two.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

man can freely talk
of her private i'll
ness TO a woman ;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
fdence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the WON en- OF
America which has
never been broken.
Never has she pub
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-31

ADVICE
0WOMEN

Women suffering from any form OF
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. \ wO-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09

e''LOuisiana's swamp lands will sup.
port . population Of nearly 5000. 900
people when they are reclaimed and
properly titled. and the Illinois Cen
trail railroad intends to SEQ that these
millions OF dormant acres are brought
into fertility within . comparatively
short time"
This declaration BY prominent
Illinois Central Official who was in the
south recently has placed the stamp
Of approval on . project that should
he close to the heart Of every Louisi-
anan. because 1t affects not only his
own prosperity, but that Of his state
- . whole. Louisiana. with an acre
age Of $4,000. 900. has approximately
only 100000 acres under cultivation.
and the balance. much OF It already
high and needing little to make It
ready for the pillow, stands idle.
The government is interested in
the reclamation of the arid lands Of
the West and Southwest" continued
the railroad ofilcial The reclama-
ton law that makes this work posi-
bic may without any change be made
applicable to the swamp lands Of the
South. To prove this IL true. 1t is only
necessary to turn to the klamath
Falls. Oregon. project. where a lake
Is being drained that the acres under
lying It may be brought into bearing
Finest Land In United States.
louisiana has the finest land in
tie United States. l think may make
this assertion without fear OF contra
diction. especially when ! speak OF
the delta lands. These acres have
been built up Of the cream Of the soil
skinned by the Mississippi from the
states Of the Middle West. The
Father OF Waters In his Journey to
the Gulf carries away the top layer
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09
$1,000 SALARY
MIGHT BEIYouRs
A School that has Made a
Success of Others can do
the Same for You.
Many Have Said It
"My Salary is 81, S0O-My
Success and Salary l owe
to Shorthand Learned in
Your School.
Many Have Said It

We clip the atove quotation from one OF
the many letters On Tile tcstifY1ng 10 the SUI
petior courses. thorough and uenctical train
Ing and splendid success that Is bpInc
achieved by the graduates Of Walden Bust
ness College, Lake Charles. louisiana
OPPORTUNITY Is STOCKING.
The young man or WOO Jan who has Il
knowledgeA and Is skilbd ia Shorthand.
TypewritingAEo land other neces-
ass or sa to s's sas a
Tor h the future. IN I'D b 81 Opportunity
VIII open" 10 theIdtk -
HAPPY sUCCASSTUL PUPILS.
No school In the South or North Is doing
better work or offers greater to ambitious
young me and women than Walden's Bust
ness College, tts graduates are 10 be foun0
Ia leading business houses, banks profess
sional offices, and all places where expert
stcnographers and skilled boohkeepers are
needed,
COMPETENT IN THREE MONTHS.
The methods Of instruction In THIS up-to
date sclool are 81 plain. practical and pro
grrssiye that many Of its pupils are able &
complete their courses In three months. ana
are placed In desirable positions. the total
cost being only slt0.
IT SAVES VOC MONEY.
This College has fully demonstrated the
fact that its courses give to its graduates
the finest possible equipment Cor successful
celled-and that il saves It's graduates from
go TO 300 on the total cost for "A complete
course.
Write for catalogue Of the school that
stands for all that is highest and best IN the
training Of Young men and womsA for desiFa-
Bile positions and success. 1t also stands for
economy OF time ana moneys-for its pupils.
The fan term opens Monday September T.
1911.
Aug. ". 1911.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09
APPLICATION FOR FRANCHISE

Gentlemen: In behalf Of the
Iberia. st. Mary and Eastern
Railroad Company, hereby make
application TO your Honorable
Body for q franchise for twenty
five years over and across the fol
loving streets in Che City Of New
iberia, commence g at the lower
City Unite GU th( East side OF the
Morgan's L0ulsi ma and Texas
railroad and Ste mship right of
way,ove and scr Ls Lewis avenue,
Lee and Anne std Vets and through
East St. Peters street to aud
across Bank nt} Jet. From the
lower limits ON West side Of
the right of wayWt the Morgan's
Louisiana aud Texas Railroad and
Steamship Company, over and
across Lee, Anne, Cherokee, Sec
Ond street, First street and
through Mary and Milan street
to and across Bank street. From
lower City limits over and across
Lee aud Anne street to East Mad
isOn street.
Very respectfully yours,
F. M WEIGH, President.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09
Illinois Central Plans to
Aid Work of Reclamation

| In our refrigerator cars reach the
market on the second or third day
practically as fresh as when first
packed for shipment.
The loss of the Panama expo
sition to New Orleans, which SO
richly deserved this plum, really
will be good thing. believe,
because 1t will give the business men
an opportunity to expend the energy
they would have put into this great
exhibition In TIE upbuilding Of their
state. The preliminary plans for the
capturing OF the exposition reused .
cooperative spirit among the people
and the Illinois Central and showed
them what they really could do II
they worked together and the lesson
thus learned will never be forgotten.
"A spirit OF harmony pervaded the
meetings held and this harmony and
good fellowship that prevailed is now
being used in the advancement of tho
states welfare.
Crop Values Are Astounding.
Just as an example Of what Louis
lana can do, here are figures Of some
OF the crops produced in 1908:
sugar lids .s................o oS, 6fA, oVv
cotton (DaleS) ............. oZU,VVv
rice uos. .vy
NViH NUu.y SV'SVo' .
Molasses and syrup (bbls) ..... 800. 600
And In addition to these crops
Louisiana counts many things among
her resources. In the southwestern
part OF the state 80 per cent Of all
the crude sulphur in the world Is pro-
duced. These are the greatest sui
phur mines in the world as the prod
uct is 9S per cent pure when
brought to the surface. Then in this
same part Of the state there Is
great oil field being developed. This
petroleum belt surrOu Lake
Charles and extends to Jennings The
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09

Of the best soil Of the country through
which he travels and deposits It II
Louisiana for the use Of the Southern
farmer. q
Much Of this delta land IL now
swamp and the work necessary to re-
claim II 10 Of such magnitude that
I belnte the government should step
n and aid. with the completion OF
the Panama canal the mighty dredgea
used there could be transported here
and put to even better use than they
ars now.
The work Of reclamation being
done By private companies il spI6did
IN many instances. but there 10 %
much Of II TO do that the United
States should take hold and do It
under federal supervision.
AT the Land Show In Chicago last
fall We men Of the Illinois Central
were amassd q the results obtained
from our exhibit, and We determined
to return there this year even better
equipped than last. We shall take
Louisiana to Chicago with 10.
gxpsrts on Trip Through South.
Recently tho Illinois Central per-
suaded the government to send 4
number Of it, soil experts on q trip
through tho South. These men were
placed on . special train, armed with
moving pictures. they visited 81
towns and cities. many Of them In
Louisiana, telling Of the things that
can be done by intelligent farming.
1T 10 tho aim Of the Illinois Central
to bring to Louisiana the best soil
tillers Of the Middle West" continued
this o6aciaL We want men who un-
dsrstand diversified farming and
gardening. Louisiana should be
known a. the garden Of Chicsso.
Memphis and st. Louis. Its coll
ID such that It viii raise the finest
crops OF garden truck in the world.
III climate 10 % mild that these crops
may b placed IN the market Ct I
time whom the prices are highest.
Has UnsxosiIsd Transportation,
And last. but not least, It has an
onexoslied transportation service.
The Illinois Central freight service to
me north cannot b beaten. Il II
practically express service. ana ar
den truck md vegetables sent north
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09
LOST OR DESTROYED.

During last week either lost, or in.
advertently destroyed three promis-
sorry notes made respectively by Flo
diss viator, Emile Dressed and Eve
rard Viator. payable to thsk own or.
DER and endorse in bla9 The pub
Tic Is hereby way ped agI INST neeotiat-
ing anyone or q these notes.
which are the p1ppNy of the New
York Life lnsuraa9 Company and
the understood. FOUND they should
be reported TO
GEO. II. COLGlN,
New Iberia. La.
Aug. 10Th. 1911.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09
KEEP YOUR SKIN COMFORT
ABLE AND YOUR CDMPLEX-
ION CLEAR DURING THE
HOT WEATHER

If your skin is kept co:....o:> able,
you will be comfortable yourself
If you Or nerof your children are
being made miserable by h.vcs,
prickly heat, rashes or eczema CT
if you are worried by pimples,
black beads, sun burn o. ska trol-
be OF any kind, We want YOU to try
ZEMO and ZEMO Soap.
We are SO anxious to have you
use ZEMO and~ZEMO Soap that we
offer you a generous sample of
each and our 81 page booklet "How
to preserve the skin if YOU will
send five 2e stamps to E. ". Rose
Medicine Company, 1882 Olive st,
st. Louis, Mo. to pay POSTAGE o.
get them today from TIL. 5odeaux's
Drug Store who indorse and REQ
commend ZEMO and ZEMO Soap
for all skin troubles whether At be
on infant or grown person.
We know you will be pleased
with results from the use o. ZEMO
and zEMO Soap at ~Thibodeaux's
Drug Store.-- s
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09

grade Of oil is exceptionally good and
there is . splendid market right a
hand for It,
| "Other things Louisiana values ars
her climate. her water, her people. hel
scenery and her schools and churches
Then there are vast herds Of cattle
immense lumber industries. the larg
est salt mines in the world and the
whitest sugar.
But the gardens are really the
show places because Northern people
do not realize all that we can do here
in the late winter and early spring.
Strawberries. early vegetables, and in
fact all the luxuries and out OF sea-
SON dainties are here for the man
who wishes to grow them. and II hs
would sell they will bring him spien-
did price. South Water street in Chi
Ecaso Bays 10 per cent more for Lou.
isiana truck than for that from other
states.
Hog raising 10 another industry
that is capable Of much expansion. a.
IL dairying. Oats, vetch, peas and pea
nuts are splendid feed for such stock
and the last two are fine soil restor-
err.
Practically every crop raised any.
where grows here to splendid matur>
ity. With only 100000 acres under
cultivation in 1905, the crop values
were S140.OO0,O0o. With the $500, 900
acres Of what Is now swamp reclaim
ed the possible results grow so great
that they are hard to realize.
Must Get Together for Results.
These are the facts we must
gather and present to the colonists
that will visit the Chicago Land Show.
Lot the people Of Louisiana Join
hands with US in this a. they did in
tho fight for the Panama exposition.
and we will draw here millions If
people to add to our own and their
wealth.
We will have lecture halls at the
Land Show. whore moving pictures
and stereopticon views may be shown
and where facts may be told. Let
each community send q man qualified |
to present his facts and figures. Then
Il you want to exhibit, secure your
space and We will transport your q.
hibits In refrigerator cars. ATTENDED
~ our own yaen. freo."
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-09
LOST

Lost on st. Peters gkrcet. between
French and Jelia. 06ld Brooch with
corral. Reward IL ulturned to Smith
bakery.
YRS. W. g. SMITH.