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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06
The Vacant Mind,

There are those who claim that tho
human mind. in those recognized as
entirely rational. never in working
hours becomes entirely inactive: that
always It is productive Of thought.
Many who have experimental with
themselves know to the contrary. It
is not by the human eye that plainly
indicates introspection that we may
conclude upon mental vacancy In the
person.
Take the opportunity Of a deep blue
sky, void Of clouds, that suggests fea.
lures and forms Of human beings, ami.
mails and fishes. and outlines of the
earth's surface. Gaze fixedly into the
sapphire depths for a minute or two
or three, or many minutes, and then
you will likely conclude that during
that time your mind has been abso-
lutely vacant, completely at rest. It
will be impossible to produce this re-
suit upon yourself by gazing into the
great dome Of the night when the
stars are ablaze or the moon radiant;
for this will infallibly produce activity
Of the mind in that feeble effort we
are all prone to indulge in to grasp
some vague idea of the infinite.
What we call the laws OF nature de-
mand activity in all growing animal
life that it may grow. There are
points of growth byond which occa-
sional rest from those activities will
aid in the conservation Of the forces.
Men Of tremendous affairs in finance
and construction in many instances
die early because they cannot rest
the mind.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06
WHO'S WHO IN THIS TANGLE7

When Edward F. Nehrik was ar
raigned on a lunacy charge at Day
ton, Ohio, the other day, a curious
family relationship developed. Nehrik
Is the father by marriage Of the wom-
an once his wife, he Is the grandfather
of his own daughter, while his son Is
stepfather to the child as well as her
brother. Mrs. Nehrik Is mother-in-law
to her husband. Mrs. John Nehrik,
divorced wife Of Edward, filed the In.
sanity papers against him. In 1900 she
welded Edward Nehrik and by the
union anne a daughter, Pearl. In
1905 she was granted a divorce decree
and custody Of the child. Nehrik's
son. John, by his first wife, married
his fathers divorced wife, or his own
stepmother. At the hearing the court
declared him sane.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06
HIs Christmas Check.

Al Ryan, the hospitable flint glass
worker Of Lockport, N. Y, and former
iy organizer Of the Socialist local az
that place, was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory.
"Yes," said Al, my uncle out IN
Tifin is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me a check
for 500 just as a little Christmas
gift"
After the usual congratulatory COM
ments had been duly made all around.
AL added:
YES, he certainly is a fine old fell
low. In the postscript of his letter
containing the check, he said:
Dear AL, If you manage to get this
check cashed, please send me "a. 1
need a pair of shoes. The Coming
Nation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A favorite talisman among the Mo
hammedans is the Lid ell Fatima"-
the hand of Fatima, Mahomet must
have reproduced In silver the hand of
his favorite daughter, of that Fatima
through whom his blood has descended
wen to our days, for ever since then
every Mohammedan. and especially
every Mohammedan woman, has al
ways worn a silver hand. The greater
the glory of the saint who consecrated
1t, the more intense the magic pow
er of the relic over those who put
themselves under its protection.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06
GOING TO COLLEGE AT so

Mrs, A. D. Winship OF Racine. Wis,
Is the oldest university student in the
United States. When Mrs. Winship
was seventy-eight years old she en-.
tered the University Of Ohio, She is
now eighty years of age, and has COM
pleted her freshmen and sophomore
years. Her speciality was psychology,
At summer school this year Mrs. Win
ship won a prize for excellence in her
studias
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06
LLAMAS IN HARNESS

An interesting attraction in one Of
the European geological gardens is a
pair Of tame llamas that draw passen.
gers about the grounds. They are de-
clared to be the only creatures Of their
kind in Europe that have been trained
for this purpose. The animals draw
a light carriage and at a recent test 1t
was shown that they could easily pull
a load Of 450 pounds. They are quite
docile and readily answer to the rein.
In their native Andes they are tho
beasts of burden.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

The announcement that from 1,75O,.
900 to 5000, 900. 900 bacteria are o n
tanned in a cubic centimeter Of Ice
cream must go unchallenged on our
part for lack Of time in verifying the
figures.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Drop in and dine any day" will not
De a fashionable invitation much
longer II aviators take up the custom
Of dropping in through the roof as the
ONE In Atlantic City did.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Several cases have occurred of eye
sight threatened or lost by the inordi.
nately long hatpin point. Unless WON
en- realize themselves that this is q
constant and serious menace and re-
strict the length Of the sharp pin.
some steps will have to be taken to
protect the general public from this
dangerous nuisance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A college professor comes to the
front to announce that vacations are
dangerous. II he got among a crowd
Of enragsd vacationists he would find
them even more 30.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

In due time there will be angry
farmers watching with shotguns to
keep some trans-continental fier from
alighting In their corntields with his
eeroplane.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

The Frenchman who has succeeded
In "ph~otographing thought" has per-
haps pointed the way to getting the
truth from witnesses who find 1t con-
venient to forget
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A Rochester girl refused a young
man twelve times because he smoked
cigarettes, but not more than one girl
In twelve would refuse a man once for
that reason.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

There has been n revolution in Ecu.
Ador, but We have not been able to
find out whether 1t was necessary or
Just INDUCED In because the revolu-
tionists felt the need of practice.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

One nice thing about an aeroplane
race ia that you car see the racers
occasionally even II a tall man or q
fat woman happens to be directly In
front Of you.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A Boston girl of seventeen years
old has become the bride of a China.
man Perhaps she wants to be sure
that 1t will never be necessary for
her to do the family laundry work
herself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A New York young woman killed an
other with a hatpin, but the death
was due to carrying concealed liq-
nids.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A mar in Atlantic City has adver.
Used that he is lost. Why should he
go to that trouble. when, according to
some ministers. most Of the people
there are in the same condition?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06
In a ouandary.

Litson-Nubbs Is on the horns of a
dilemma; he doesn't know whether to
break his word or to hurt the feelings
Of his fiancee.
Sillens-What do you mean?
Litson-Why, he vowed he would
never shave If the Canadian recipro.
city bill was passed; and on his birth.
day his fiancee gave him a shaving
set.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

rs a chicken an animal?" must be
decided by a Judge at Port Chester.
N. Y. The half-dollar table d'hote
chicken Is suspected OF being a min.
eral.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

The bobolinks are flying toward the
rice fields of Louisiana. This may
mean an early fall and again 1t may
simply mean tlYat the birds are hun
cry.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Laundrymen prefer Pittsburg as the
scene OF their convention In 1912.
There are reason why laundrymen
should have an affection for Pitts.
burg.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Brown-That is the worst behaved
Kid I ever saw. Do you know his
parents?
Jones-His father is n Of those
scientific management experts.-Puck
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Up in Wisconsin a man dived Into
Che water and caught a 22-pound
muskellunge. Down In Texas they
are killing mountain lions with jack.
knives. We need a frost.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A Chicago pastor says: Wait until
you are burning with an idea before
putting pen to paper" Yes, and then
call out the fire department instead.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Science. 1t is asserted. has solved
che mystery Of the Sphynx, but hard.
ly anybody car solve the mystery of a
boiled egg until after breaking It.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A French scientist declares that the
body rests more quickly after fast
work, but even this is no excuse for
the Joy rider.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A Kentucky minister has figured out
that heaven Is a structure 1872. 900 stor-
Ses high. Let US hope that 1t has ade-
quate elevator service.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Too many babies are killed by their
pushing out loose window screens. 1t
seems like a foolish waste of perfect
~ good babies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

A Newark fan dreamed he was slid
Eng for home-he bumped his head on
the floor hard, and found he was
home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Perhaps the champion idiot and
criminal combined Is tho person who
shouts "Fire!" in q crowded theater.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

What II the beef prices are going
apt The doctors tell us that we have
)een eating too much Of 1t, anyway.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

Still. there is no pity for the poor
baseball players, who are bought and
sold like so many tubs OF butter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

French experiments with an aero
mail service may result in a drop In
postage
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

The auto can beat the old Gretna
Green chaise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-06

SO short 10 the human memory that the scenes Of the sangulnary conflict
That took place round Port Arthur have almost been forgotten. The glory Of
Port Arthur has departed, and the attempts to restore the once powerful
stronghold Of the Russians are slow Indeed. The visitor to the battescarred
forts and hiHsides, however, must be struck with the feeling that, to all a-
pearances tho war might have taken place only yesterday. The Illustration
shows the ruins Of Fort Ehriung, the main parapet Of which was undermined
and blown up by the Japanese. About 11o Japanese and 500 Russians were
killed or wounded at this point.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
SHERIFF sale.
MRS. MATTE s. DISCH, WIDOW OF
THOMAS DISCH
vs.
ADRIEN DECUlR.
State OF Louisiana, Parish OF Iberia, 18th
Judicial District Count.

Please to take notice that by virtue
an order OF seizure and sale, issued out
of the above Honorable Court aud to me
directed, |, George Henderson, Sherin,
through Frank J. Messenger, Deputy She
riff. have seized and will offer for sale and
VIII sell to the last ana highest bidder,
FOR CASH, al the front door of the
Count House III the City of New Iberia,
Louisiana on
SATURDAY. APRIL Goth, 1911,
the following described property. % wit:
A certain tract of land situated in tho
2pd Ward Of Iberia Parish, La, on the
West side of the Bayou Teche, measuring
three arpents and six compasses, more or
less, front on the forty arpent road. by
the depth to the twenty srpent
line from said Bayou; being part of the
Hall tract containing aud measuring sixty
four arpeIts in superficial area, more or
less. and bounded on the North by prop
-rty of Gajan or switch. South by that of
Lemaire (property heretofore sold by
uajan), East by Gajan or twenty arpent
road and West by forty arpent road.
To pay and satisfy the sum of four
thousand dollars with 8 per cent interest
per annum from January LIST, 1910, until
paid, with 10 per cent attorneys fees on
tie principal and interest and all costs Of
these proceedings.
Given officially this 25th day of March,
A. d. 1911.
GEORGE HENDERSON, Sheriff.
per Frank J. Mestayer, by. Sheriff
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
GENERALLY UNAPPRECIA-
TIVE,

Appropos Of nothing is partic-
ular, it is curiously strange how
the average newspaper man is
ignored when there is to be a
"dress parade affain Some
times these matters are forced
upon our attention, but they fail
to. disturb the serenity of our ex-
isence. for we, like practically all
newspaper people. care very little
fer notoriety or "dress parade"
publicity. But the fact remains
that a newspaper will use its
space freely. devote its talents and
energies to promoting enterprises
working harder and more earn
estly than any other set of men
in the community in an effort to
win success-but when the honors
of the occasion are to be bestOw-
ed the newspaper man and his
family and utterly ignored and
recognition accorded those who
never, by word or act, do one
thing to promote the enterprise.
This has happened here in Mon
roe time and again, as well as in
every city and town in the coun-
Try. and will continue to happen
as long as men are unapp.eciative
and as long as people have the
erroneous idea that newspapers
are bound to give their time and
space to every enterprise that may
ask it, whether it be of private
or public characer. Most news
papers are ever anxious to serve
the public interests, even making
sacrifices to do so, but it does
seem that they should be accord
ed some recognition when it costs
nothing to do Especially when
others are showed TO the front on
parade occasions. Mon
roe News-Star.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
THE SOIL OWNER.

The breaking up of the old
plantation system is the surest
sign Of prosperity for the New
South. Louisiana has begun to
see that what she wants in small
farmers, not renters and large
plantation owners. Recently a
number elf the old plantations
have been cut up and placed on
the market in small parcels within
the reach of the small farmer. The
result has been a great increase in
immigration of homseseekers from
the North and East.
In Southwest Louisiana we need
the small farmer who intends to
make his his home. The man
who comes here to "make a
stake" and return to his home in
another state is Of no use to us.
He is a detriment, rather than a
help. He is not builder Of perm
anent prosperity and permanent
institutions. Our earlier immi-
grafton consisted Of too many Of
this class and of enters. What
we need now is the man who
wants to own the soil and to
transmit it to his children
Crowley Signal.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
"STOP MY PAPER. "

One of the most amusing samples
of self-importance and imagined
intellect is to watch a man or
woman ordering the stoppage OF
newspaper. There is such an
air of superiority about these
people that they must feel con
WINGED the earth was made for
their particular benefit and for
them alone. The newspaper, too,
is expected to constantly keep IN
mind that it exists and shapes It's
course. to some extent at least III
accordance with the views OF the
dissatisfied. Those who imagine
the small amount they contribute
to the paper is something which
the publisher keeps constantly IN
mind and to lose which would
seriously embarras him. Hence
when a man says "stop my pa
pc" he expects an unpleasant chill
will creep along the spine of the
publisher and this will give the
disgruntled person infinite pleas
ure. It is an inward satisfaction
for him to feel how greatly he dis
commoded the newspaper publish
er.
The causes why people stop
their paper are many, but the
numblr Of those who stop their
paper for any cause whatever are
comparatively few. One man Will
stop his paper {and read it IN
the corner grocery at the grocer S
expense, or in the saloon, if there
is one anywhere about bee ause
he WASH allowed the use OF It's
columns to abuse some one WITH
whom he has quarreled, as If the
community were interested IN any
way in his personal disputes.
Another will feel offended b.
cause his communication critics
ing the merits of a religious creed
with which he doesn't agree, Is
refused. Another sends IN
communication without his name
containing abuse or uniast csltl-
cism which he knows he dare not
offer to the one complained of,but
expects the newspaper to be his
protecting shield whereby he can
indulge his spleen. These people
would despise themselves if they
only had the wit to discover their
shortcomings.
An offended subscriber to the
New York Tribune said to Horace
Greeley, its editor, that he want
ed the Tribune stopped. This,
Mr.. Greeley refused to do and
the man was surprised and asked
the reason why. Mr.. Greeley said
the Tribune brought him in an in
come and he didn't see why he
should stop it. and when it was
explained that ht only wanted
his own paper stopped MIR. Greeley
continued publication right along
in the same old way.-Lake
Charles Times.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
Succession Suis.
SUCCESSION OF CARLOS LEWIS AND
WIFE, MARY LEWIS, both deceased.
10Th Judicial District Court, State Of Lou
isiana, Parish of Iberia.

By virtue Of commission issued unto
me, the undersigned Administrator, out
of the above said Court, under an order
granted Oh the 9th day of April, 1911.
Theirs will be sold by the signed
Admin strator or duly authorized Public
Auctioneer, FOR CASH, (f0r the purpose
Of realizing funds to pay debts OF the
above said succassion) at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, on
SATU RDAY, THE 18th OF MAY, 1911,
bstvsen legal sale hours, at the front
door of the Court House in New Iberia,
the property belonging to the above sue
ce ssion and described a. follows:
A certain lot Of ground together with
all the buildings and improvements there
on and thereunto belonging, situated in
the city of New Iberia, Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, having . front on the
south side OF the track of the Iberia 4
Vermilion Railroad, one hundred and
twenty five feet, more or less. and bound
ed Is follows: North by said Iberia &
VsrmiIisn Railroad track, south by Jos
sph Joe, east by property Of Jonas Jones
or assigns and west by New Iberia Pest
house lot. ARISTIDE BOUTTE,
Hacker & Muller. Attys. Administrator
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
USE OF MEAT.

While Louisiana IS not much Oh
cattle country, compared with
the more favored sections in that
respect. still We all eat meat, or
are supposed to when the meat
trust doesn't bear too hard upon
us.
Over in Texas they have an as
ISOLATION Of cattle raisers which
held its annual convention recent
! " and resolved against reclproc7
itv with Canada. Most OF ITS
members are in favor of tariff
protection. and the Southwestern
Farmer in referring to It says !:
"Thev know, of course, that
protection is a subsidy which
the government authorizes them
to collect from the users OF nm at
If the meat trust. which buys
their cattle, doesn't beat them to
Iit-and they deliberately line up
with the rest of the special PRIV
ilega hunters. Now, that IS
good business but it isn't demo-
cratic it isn't fair and 1t ism t
manly. 1t isn't manly because 1t
puts the great big cattlemen IN
the attitude pf begging Uncle
Sam to let them stick an extra
three or four cents a pound on
to the price of the underpald
American laborer's hunk of boil
ing meat Not that the cattle
men get the three or four cents ;
rhev don't. They get only a frac-
ton of a cent of it. The meat
trust Just naturally grabs the
lions share Of the graft, as It's
position, fixing the price for the
steers, enables 1t to do.
eff the cattlemen and tho
sheepmen and the steel men and
the lumbermen and all the other
organized special interests don, t
quit reaching out for tariff graft
and let the cost of living for the
laboring majority OF tins nation
get down to where the men who
produce the country's wealth can
buy back and consume a good
share of it every year they III
shove the country into the over
production panics oftener than
ever. And one Of these days
they'll breed a panic that will
grippe the CUTS of the aforesaid
laboring majority so strong that
it will turn the government over
to the socialists with a roar Of
rage that can be heard around
the earth. 1t is useless to tell
that the average tariff CRATER,
because he is too busy chasing the
graft to study the political and
industrial condition of Americans,
but it 5 a grim fact. IL. c. Amer
ican-Press.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-22
MORE POULTRY FOR THE
FARMS.

No careful observer can fail t.
mote the increased interest in poul
try raising in the South dun ill.,
the last year. Like all Other
lines of live stock raising. it j,
especially receiving attention il
the area being invaded by the
boil weevil. 1t is simply astonish
ing what capacity this little bue
the boil weevil-has for making
men think and even act. AL
lines of live stock are receiving
more attention than ever before
and poultry is coming in for its
share of increased attention. But
strange as it may seem the great
eFs part OF this increase in poultry
interest is among the people in
the towns and to a much less de
gree among the farmers.
This appears to us wrong
Surely there is no place where
the opportunities for raising
strong, healthy poultry at min.
imum of cost, are so good as out
on the farms. Not only is this
true as regards the production OF
utility poultry-eggs and birds for
food-but it is especially true of
the production Of fancy poultry
and birds for breeding.
" much care, constant work
and intelligent feeding and mas
agement, good poultry is produc-
ed on the small lots in or near the
towns; but it requires more intel
ligence and poultry knowledge to
raise good birds under such con-
ditions than it does to accomplish
the same results on the farm.
Why then, is most Of our best
poultry raised in the small towns
or near the citiese
The range which may be given
the birds on the farm except per-
haps during the breeding season,
is almost unlimited and this means
a variety of feed, such as poultry
require. and ample exercise, two
things most essential to the econ
omical production of vigorous
birds.
It requires some knowledge to
raise good poultry and this can
only be obtained by reading and
studying the experience Of others
as set down in poultry journals or
agricultural papers and in books.
and by actual personal experience
in the handling of the birds. In
the past this has been thought too
small q business for the farmer,
but if that is still the idea, we