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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-05
sheriff Sale.
yr-ey JAMIsoN AND HUSBAND
hoD 3. T. pERRlck r .o,o
vs.. NO. oy42
n. SHELBY SANDERS
OF Loua..;.l District Caurt.

..;o4 Is hereby given that by
Os os'SS Of a. an : order of Seizure and
issued out of the above en-
q cause and to me dlreesss' l,''s.
seorge y Henderson, sheriff
push 'sgt Frank J. Mestayer, Dep, ,.'!n
ssseriff. have seized and will
= The last and highest bid
NOR CASH, at Public Auc-
i the Court House, in the
&c New IBERIA, La, between
sale hours on ...o
.TukDAY, NOV. I'd, 1912,
following described property,
.ertain lot of ground with
.he buildings and improve
,ts ts thereon and thereunto be,
.,pe lying and being situated
.,,nertville, in the Parish OF
10 state of Louisiana and
nded on the north by lot OF
Akers, south by land OF IL
.nder,. on the east by Bayou
u and west by Main puolie
i leading from Jeanerette to
Iberia, being the same prop
acquired by Ii. s. Sanders
4 Mrs. Warren j. Shelby b.,
nassed before G. A. Poirson,
Public, August, 1907.
q pay and satisfy the sum OF
re thousand Dollars, with 8
cent interest per annum from
,tenbsr 9th, 1911, until paid,
! ten per cent attorneys fees
The principal and the costs OF
i proceedings.
};ven officially this 2Sth day
Sept. "A. D. 1912.
GEO. HENDERSON, Shift,
Frank j. Mestayer, D'y Shift.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-05

IF you have young children you
have perhaps noticed that disor-
ders of the stomach are their
most common ailment. To cor
rect this you will find Chamber.
lain & Stomach and Liver Tablets
excellent. They are easy and
pleasant to take, and mild and
gentle in effect. For sale by all
dealers.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-05

rs. RUBY JAMloON AM
HUSBAND, Il. 7. MERRlCk.
VS.. No. 594,
H. SHELBY SANDERS.
n Il louisiana, Parish OF lbe
1. 18th. Jud. Dist. Court.
olice Il hereby given that by
= of an order Of Seizure and
i1oued out Of the above en-
cause and to me directed,
Uree Henderson, Sheriff,
h Frank j. Mestayer, Dep
fif, have seized and will
the last and highest bid
6R CASH, vt Public Auc-
6 tie Court House IL. the
Il New Iberia, Louisiana, be-
~ lseal sale hours on
pxOAY, NOV. "a, 1912,
Ilowing described property,
1oin tract or parcel OF
I'll the buildings and
nvnts thereon and there.
y ohging, lying and being
nG ~ the west side of Ba.
1ks 1t Hubertville, La,
IN ukish, measuring five arp.
Nj lIp or less and bounded
~ n1fth by lot of H. Shelby
n1 now occupied by r. II
ol tuuth BY Estate Of Weber
t nayou Teche and west
ol1 road leading to New
40 nv and satisfy the sum o.
y Ikeunand Dollars, with IN
Iest 4 eight per cent per IN
u tn August, 1911, unit
4. xkA TN per cent attorney
~ M principal and inter
and costs Of these proceed
a. cislly this 2Sth do,
Sept. 10. 1912.
0Ee lENDERSON, Shift,
Frl Mestayer, D'y Shff
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-05

The proposed tax amendment
guarantees to the people more
than any plan of taxation ever
offered. The schools, old soldiers
and good roads, the public matters
which come closer to the people
than any other are absolutely pro-
vided for. The amendment pro-
yides:
"For the general public school
fund not less than one fifth Of
the gross revenues Of the state
from all sources provided that
such apportionmknt shall never
be less than 81 $780, 600"
There is no question before the
tax payer which interests hin
more than the education OF his
children; and with the minimum
| of one million and thirty thou
sand dollars guaranteed to hin
under the proposed amendment
together with the local powe
given to each subdivision to in
crease local amounts as much q
is necessary, the school system Q
the future is safe. This provision
in the proposed amendment is no
made to popularize it, but
mSdo aftor n careful study o
conditions in this state, and afte
finding out from the actual fact
and figures what the genera
state fund could do for education
The old soldier fund is qua
anteed slready by previot
ments to the constitution, but Il
proposed tax amendment assure
. safe and equitable plan for >
curing the amount by the speei
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-05
!)ons OF parenor-

L., Sspt. 10th, 1919.
1ofsbv aotiAed that The
~ and Mailer has this
- by mutual consent.
q. HACKER.
|1nONY N. MULLER,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-05

~ EvEK DeIore the advent, OF
~ Frankel. Fifteen was $l5:OO
4 : capable of buying such high
clothes value.
Never before Frankel Fifteen was sold in
our city was SO low price as $500
consistent with genteel wearing apparel
always dated ''this season" and correct
in every detail-and
Never before Frankel Brothers. clothing master
piece appeared on the market SO liberal and
honest warranty attached to mems clothing
Guaranteed TO be all wool and to give salts
factory serUice or new garment
FREE '- --.-~-s. - -
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

because a portion of the community
 were -clsmorously endeavoring to
 propagate an idea that those whom
 they wished invidiously to designate
 by the name of 've1l-born' were medi-
 tating in the first instance to distin-
 guish themselves from their compat-
 riots and to wrest the dearest privl- eges from the bulk of the people" An eestry today is much more regarded in America than it was a hundred years ago. Washington knew very little about his own forefathers When he was asked about them by the garter king-at-arms, he said the first of his family in Virginia had come from one of the northern counties in England Yorkshire or Lancashire. or even one still further north. Later there was much disputation about his family tree, but 1t was finally agreed that the of Sulgrave and Brington did actually spring from the Washing Ions of Warton In Lancashire. a place on the Westmoreland border. Several
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

two On wnom rose 10 nlgn posluons and were knighted-Sir William Wash ington of Packington in 1922. and Sir John Washington of Thrapston in 1923 But the younger members of the fam fly were becoming impecuntous. This, then, was the connection of the fam fly of Washington with Sulgrave man. or. 1t ts . very interesting one. The manor could not be properly described as ons of the stately homes of Eng land N was built at good time. but 1t is ect . very fine example of the period Nevertheless. single glance at the pictures of the really grand old place win show how essen tialty English are the architecture and its surroundings. It would have been q vegy behtting action had if fallen to the ict of the oelebrants in Great Brit tain so think hrst of Sulgrave and to have offered 1t as a free gift to the United Staees. The inhabitants of the latter could have made good use of it. It has long been the object of many . pilgrimage on the part of Americans in Europe, and is might have been . raiiying ground and a center where objects of interest to them could be collected. Something of the kind may
 yet be done: but perhaps 1t is better
 that all of those who are interested
 in keeping the centenary of the sig,
 nature of peace should take . share ir
 the acquisition of this rneunoriaf of
 Washington
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23


 Tory. an Englishman by birth. a strong defender of the king. and a spy for Lord Howe's army while they are en- toying the festivities of gay Phfladel- phia- His two sons are soldiers in the Continental army. and the old man has come to ask permission of Wash ington to visit them as they are now freezing at Valley Forge.
 Soon a tall man comes upon the scene. The Tory trembles- It is Gen eral Washington. who has come 10 greet the old man and to hear his pitiful story.
 What is your mission. my dear man ?" asked the patriot chief as he looked with love into the face of the stranger.
 Well. Mir Washington. you gee fl is like this: you're a rebel and I am a Tory; but want to see my two boys'
 Come in and get warm. sir, and I l VIII try to find them" replied the dis -inguished yirginian.
 Soon General Washington summons o his headquarters the adjutant gen 'ral of the Continental army.
 General" said he. this man is Ar. Davis. farmer and a Tory. but ven the rights of Tory must be expected by the army of the Thirteen 'olonies. You will find among the nrolled men James and John Davis:
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23
In Early Days
Republican Simplicity" Was by No Means fhe Rule During
 the Regime of Washington
D PRESIDENT PRESENTATION ne

| DRESlDENT WASHINGTON never
 went to congress on public busi.
 ness except in a stage coach drawn
 by six cream-eolored horses. The
 coach was an object which would ex-
 cite the admiration of the throngs
 even now in our streets. It was built
 ln the shape of hemisphere. and it's
 panels were adorned with cupids sur
 rounded with flowers and fruits. The
 coachman and positions were arrayed
 In gorgeous liyeries of white and
 scarlet
 The Philadelphia Gazette, a govern
 ment organ, regularly gave out court
 news for the edifeation of the citi- zens. From this journal the people were permitted to learn as much as if was deemed proper they should know about the presidents movements, and fair amount of space was also de- voted to Mrs. Washington, who was. however, not referred to as Mrs. washington, but as the amiable | consort of our beloved president" when the president made his appear. | ance at ball or a public reception a dais was erected for him. upon which he might stand apart from the throng. and the guests or visitors bowed to him in solemn silence.
 Republican simplicity" has only come in later times. Very few per sons presumed to shake hands with General Washington. One of his friends, Governor Morris. rashly undertook. for a foolish wager. to 20 ID to him and slap him on the shoul. Ter, saying: My dear general, I am appy to see you so we'll" At least here Is tradition to that effect. The loment fixed upon arrived, and Mir. iorris, already half-repenting of his iager. went up to Washington, placed l. IS hand upon his shoulder and ut- . cred the prescribed words Wash lgton. as the story has it, stepped back, fixed his gaze upon 1, Lorris for several moments with an r 1gry frown. until the latter retreated :. 'ashed and sought refuge in the : owd. No one else eyer tried a sim : IT experiment. No royal levees were = ore punctiliously arranged than = ose Of our first president. II
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23
Raven, Not Eagle George Woshington,, Coat-of-Ams Did Noi Suggest Emblem ef
 America National Bi,d

HUNDREDS of writers have sn- "A nounced that the crest on General George Washington's coat-of-arns is an eagle. and that this family emblem was the foundation of the suggestion that the eagle be the emblem of the American republic. While the crest may appear like an eagle. the facts are that the heraldic grant of arms to this Washington branch present \ raven issuing from a golden ducaI crown. the crest of the family. Fur thermore, Washington himself clearly shows by correspondence with the h. aids office at Lonaer
 an eagle, and years afterF .it-. s--s --ef- emblem .u.l that it was not 17S2| che letter Is dated ten @f the eagle had become the
 of the republic tJune 20,
 T. His letter was sent from Phila- uelphia May 2, 17e2. the third year of his presidency, and the package was sealed with the Washington family arms. as is indicated in letter which reads.
 The arms inclosed in your lettei are the same that are held by the family here: though I have also seen and have used. as you may perceive by the seal to this packet. fyini griffin for the crest-'
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23
Volunteer Fireman
True Pubic Spiuf of the Fr'f President Is ShOUn in Signi-
 fcant Action Recorded

One of the facts in the history oi
 George Washington which most ms
 torians fail 10 mention is that ne was
 A volunteer fireman. About 145O he
 enrolled himself in the volunteer hre
 company at Alexandria, Va.
 IL is related that on more than one
 occa sion when Washington learned
 that there was fire in the vicinity or
 AIexapdia which had called out the
 firemen he mounted his horse ana rode thither from Mount Vernon. The records of the place show that when the volunteer fire department was or ganized each member agreed out or mutual friendship 10 carry to every fire two leathern buckets and one great bag of oznaburg or wider linen, which was tbs primitive means of ex- tinguishing s-e.
 The Friend Ihip Fire company of Alexandria was organized in 1774. at which time Washington was a dele gate to the Continental congress in Philadelphia. The members of the remembering Washington's former services as a fireman, elected him an honorary member at their first meeting, and forwarded him a copy of the minutes
 To show his appreciation of the he al once made thor ough inspection or the different kinds of fire engines in use in Philadelphia, and upon This second retun there in l775. be bought from on. Gibbs small fourth-class engine for 80 pounds and ten shillings. an6 just be ore he set out for Boston to become 'ommander-in-chief of the Cntinen- al army sent this little engin as resent to the Friendship company.
 Washington did not lose his nter- st in fire matters through his ekva- ion to position and power Upon his etirement to Mount Vernon, after lis econd term as president, and whel is fame spread around the worlt e continued to take active interest the volunteer fire department, and ided 1t in many ways.
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

and if they are well. dispatch them to my headquarters"
 At this juncture, the countersixp ia l gwen at the door. and there enters the spacious room Rev. Israel Evans. chaplain of the New York brigade.
 Good morning. chaplain" said Washington.
 Good morning, general" was his reply "on this. your forty-sixth birth. day. l bring to you the Kreetinrs of Chancellor Livingston, and heres box Of dainties with the compliments of Mrs. Livingston"
 May heaven bless themls replied the glad recipient
 So. general, this is your birthday: foriy-six years? am nearlytvice your age" slowly remarked the Tory. and fear God has forgotten me long ago"
 The careworn features of the gen eral and the peaceful face of the chap-s lain seemed deeply to affect the az man. A moment of silence sn-e wal. when the old man bursts and inhal-
 Let us pray" saNs indisposed fcoI ,,a,,., prevails th. - . >------s-into tears.
 Mortality Report fe. the army chap
 Putnam had l'a not kneel with the any town F.. myself Mir Davis?' asked month averend gentleman.
 ei The stranger fell to his knees, anc a prayer went forth that Peter Davis
 should no longer remain Tory or ar
 enemy to human justice. Peter Davis went home changed , man that afternoon. He no longer act ed as a spy for Lord Howe's army , The Davis farmhouse was at the serv r ice of the Continentals during the re |. mainder of their stay at Valley Forge | He lived to see the independence
 the Colonies, and many times durinI the evening of his life, he thanke his Maker that to his heart there cam
 courage to visit General Washingto ' among the huts of the Continents army during the darkest days Of WE :, waged against British despotism.
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

burg in the Civil war there in the If
 lie town and county of Spottsylyanii
 IL Is said more great armies maneuv
 cred, more great battles were fought
 more men were engaged in morta
 combat and more officers and privates
 were killed and wounded than in any
 similar territory fn the world. More
 men were said to have fallen in bat.
 tie in this one county during the Civil
 war than Great Britain has lost fin
 all her wars of a century. and more men were killed and wounded in four hours at the Battle of Fredericksburg
 than Great Britain lost in killed.
 wounded and prisoners in her eight
 months' war in South Africa.
 When these terrible days were oyer
 the old house was found without a scar Apparently. not shot had touched it. It Is of frame. with a hall running through the center. with rooms on either side. There is noth- ing to betoken luxury: there is no fine paneiinE or frescoing which Is so marked . feature of so many of tho homes of that date in Virginia. As far as obtsinable much of Mrs. Washing tons Furniture fs there. In her bed room We are shown her four.poster. her bureau. her cap-box and one or two old chairs. In her diningroom an oid-fashioDed table, chairs and her oread-box. We are so prone to ideal ihe our heroes, and all that pertains to them, but close and candid investiga- ton will reveal that in the latter years Of Mrs. Washington's life we find much that is stern, undemonstratiye. ana not what We would be pleased to | term "a dear old lady" She was A woman or most indomitable will. | Mother and son were alike in this re- spect, and the consequence was that there was not always harmony be- |, tween them. She was said to hse most penurious. a trait which W,fons 'he'on inherited. 1t is said.fa of seven
 AS Will ee seen bIdo you not come Is copy of the op
 the courthouse ..N speaks Of h-.ehts entertainme-t
 Bett" 'phg at the church, u -s,., ieathn. Cake and ieas,nsl nr.s.ry.d i, s4lklnHi II ''eMiss Edith C. .n Fredericksburg. sh her Bible schaer Negro Weneh. ol evening. rlis said shortly before he sanized she requested this faithful slav
 Pres buried by her side, and their dus
 Was mingled for many generations
 The old.fashioned garden at the res of the house must have been In Il
 day one of its chief attractions. Mir Washington was devoted to flower and spent many of the last days I her life in this spot. It was here th' } the visit of Marquis de Lafayette ws } announced to her She came forwaI i, to meet him dressed in white cotto : frock, which history also states WI ! tucked up. She received him witho' ! the slightest trace of embarrassment I remarking, as she did so: Marquis. q should not pay you so poor comp n men as 10 detain you while l chans a my gown She battled in the Ia F days of her life with much pain ar
 suffering, dying of the terrible diseas E cancer. She lies buried near the seen r of her youth and her happy girlho' days, while history recalls her as Il mother of Washington, the belle al l- beauty of Virginia "The Rose Epping Forest"
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

therefore II Aiuncy
 trouble is permitted to continue, serious re- suits are most likely to follow. Your other
 organs may need at tention, but your kid neys most, because they do most and should have attention
 first. Therefore, when
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23
Gets a Relic of Washington.

The notes from which Washington delivered his farewell address are be- queathed to Miss Lizzie C. Faxon of Dedham. Mass. by the will of her grandmother. Miss Faxon Is de scendant of Thomas Jefferson and has a valuable collect,e -son let.. ters and papers .on of Jeffel. .cse
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23
The Tory
 of Valley Forge
 D GILBERT EATEN BROWN kon tAs CHRISTIAN HERALD
y1T WAS . cold day in February In
 II ,s. xa.x ot craes fr-S and the

@1T WAS cold day in February la
 the year of grace IT'S. and the ~ patriot army lay in winter guar
 ters at Valley Forge. The bleak winds that swept across Cedar Hol- low were tearing through the huts of the freezing soldiers. Down near the Potts mansion is seen an old man slowly making his way toward the out. post of Washington's guard.
 Who comes here'" asked the picket
 Peter Davis" was the reply, and l want to see Mir. George Washington. the rebel chief" continued the aged peasant
 If yoa, reader. will now approach .A. .~~~s v,u introduce 10 you .
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

ssr sraccomplishef-F prevention Of con - sunptions s-.il be preached in thou 'I- sands of churches on April 2Sth whi
 the National Association for thf that in andi Prevention Of Tuhs- pendence haa been a an annop-a. it was citizen oi Frederieksburg who introduced into tne legislature. which had then been replaced by the house Of burgesses' the first resolution for the emsncipa- ton of the negroes and for the prom hilton of the slave trade ever onered in America. Gen. John Minor or Fredericksburg was the author ana advocate of the meas sure, and here Tn this same town was born, lived ana died Mary Ball. the mother of Wash ington
 The place teens with interesting relics and traditions of this remarka- ble woman--traditions which have been handed down from mother to daughter. and when told you by sill yer.haired old lady who prefaees her story by My dear. remember as though fl were but yesterday. my mother telling mo she remembered her grandmother telling her of Mary Bah. whom she knew as girl" you feel that these traditions must ee. as the children say. for true
 The Bell family came early in the sixteenth century to Virginia The home of Joseph Ball. the father of Mary. was known as Ripping Forest. near the Rappahannock river, in Vir- gtnia. Mary Ball. ss youns girl vas strihingly handsome. and was known as "The Rose of Epping For est" and was the belle of that part cf the country. During our Civil war . letter vas picked up in an old home tn Virginia. The letter was partially destroyed. but n gives us tust . glimpss of Mary Ball at the most at. tracttve age. sixteen. IL is dated "Wil. liamsburg. Va. the fth of October, l721 Madame Ball and her sweet Molly have gone home. Mother thinks Molly the comeliest maiden she knows She is about sixteen. is tall and very sensible and loving. HeT hair is like flax. her eyes are the color of yours, and her cheeks like the May blossoms. I wish you could see her. The home of washington's mothei in Fredericksburg is In an excellent state of preservation. It is now th' property of a noble band of Virgini' women, known as the Society for th' Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Ip spite of the terrible shot and shel of two wars, 1t remains unmoles'ed During the battles around ffsoesick'
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23
TESTIMONY
 OF FIVE WOMEN
Proves That Lydia. E. Pink. hams Vegetable Com-
 pound Is Reliable.

Rockville, Ore.-"I can truly recon. mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all women who are passing through the Change of Life, as it made
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

generations of Washingtons of War
 ton are recorded, and one of these was
 the father of Laurence Washington,
 mayor of Northampton in 1532 and
 l545. This Laurence Washington had for mother the daughter of
 Robert kytson of V7arton, and a sis
 ter of Sir Thomas Kytson of Hen
 grave in Suffolk This proved A mat
 ter of very considerable importance in
 their history, because 1t brought them
 into connection with the Spencers of
 Althorp and Wormleighton. through
 the marriage of Sir Thomas Kytson's daughter. Catherine. to Sir John Spen- Ger of Wormleighton, whose grand son. Sir Robert Spencer. was created Baron Spencer of Wormleighton in 1903. h process of time the Wash ingtons of sulgrave appear to have got Into financial difficulties. Lau. renee Washington entered the wool trade. perhaps induced to do so by the fact that Lord Spencer was one of the great hock-masters of his day. Thio Laurence acquired great riches i- ;, wool trade. In l53s he becs -s sessed of the manor os~s n the the sum of f321 lk~,a anne pos sequenry heAUG .sulsrave for propeAJ H IS. 1od.. and sub rhomh the purchased additional ,estoy 1s.e had many sons. of snNs oldest was Robert. the an M of George Washington. He sue
Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23

Deisem, No. Oak. -"I was passing through Change of Life and felt very bad I could not sleep and was very nervous Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored me to perfect health and 1 would not be without it. "-Mrs. F. NJ. THORN, Deisem, No. Oak.