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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-02-21

suffering I had tried the treatments
of several doctors, also home rem
edies, but they failed and all hope
had gone. My friends, like myself,
thought I was in the last stages Of
consumption. .s
"My daughter brought me a bottle
of Peruna and plead with ME to try
it, L had got so weak l had Slost my
voice, and / thought it no uSs. That
was in May, 1902. l beganf to take
it, according to directions. wrote
to you, and you gave me your kind
advice.
81 soon felt better, my cough began
to give way, and the exbectoration
lessened. I have taken fourteen bot
ties. I feel well, eat hsarty5 sleep
soundly. weigh as much as'I ever did,
do considerable work on my farm,
and attend to my other business.
My friends seem astonished at my re-
covery. q
"I wish to thank yoh for your kind
advice and the books you have sent
me. / shall ever praise your medicine
and hope that you may enjoy a long
life''
1t VIII De observed tfldC rev 1eoD
erts waited two years after he began
to use Peruna, before he wrote the
above letter to The Peruna Co. SO
that his apparent recovery could not
possibly have been temporary relief.
In a later letter to The Peruna Co.,
dated September %, 1906. Rev. Rob
erts says: 81 am a great friend or
Peruna BY the use of DIR. Hartman's
advice / am here to-day, able to be
with my family and attend to my
business"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-02-21
MANS STORY
Came Near Losing His Lfe-How He Escaped

We quote from another letter, dated
December 10, 1906: Il praise Pcruna
to all the sick. The people know
my case, and they praise it also"
In a letter dated November %,
1909, we quote Rev. Roberts: Pc
runa gave me back my life ten
years ago. All my acquaintances
know that. I am certainly thankful
to you for your kindness" L
In a later letter, dated January 1S,
1910, he says: Il shall ever in the
future, as in the past. be ready to
speak In praise of Peruna~to all suf-
ferers. I believe my miraculous cure
has been the means of many others
being cured in this county
From q letter of September 5, 1911,
we quote a. few words: Il am still
among the living AS to Peruna, 1
do not feel that I have words to ex-
press the faith I have III its merits.
| feel that Peruna has been the
means. through the kind providence
OF God, of prolonging my life for
more than ten years"
We quote still later letter, October
u, 1919. lie Say L tOON tt SCNGIS
cold three weeks ago. | at once sent
for Peruna Have been taking 1t two
weeks. / am now better. / consider
that Peruna has carried me over a
dozen years Of life. / always stand
ready to answer any question in ref
erence to Peruna."
We quote from his last letter dated
January 2, 1913: Dear Friends: /
wish this bright New Years to ex-
press my thanks to you for your
kindness. Trusting that you may
have a successful and happy year, and
that your medicine may prove
blessing to many as 1t has to me,
am yours as ever, G. w. Roberts,
HartseIl, Alabama, r. F. d. 2, Box
27."
It is not necessary for us to add
any words to this story. The elo-
quence and pathos Of these letters
are more convincing than arguments
or afIidavits. Who can doubt the
clergyman's story? Who can doubt
that Peruna saved his life?
Every home should be provided
with the last edition of the "Ills of
Life" sent free by the Peruna Co.,
Columbus, Ohio
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POST OFFICE
IMPROVEMENT.

Mr.. O. j. Boutte, of this city,
has about completed the new en-
trance to the post Office lobby.
The new arrangement is calculat-
ed to prevent an lnrush of cold
air every time the front door ls
opened by patron. While these
entrances are common in Northern
cities it is the first one ever built
IN this city.
Mr.. Boutte was one of several
bidders for the contract for doing
this special piece Of work. His
bid was $8Oh, and 1t being the
lowest he was awarded the con-
tract. One of the bids called for
an amount in the neighborhood. of
$500.
All of the materials employed
in the execution of this contract
were obtained right here at home
with the exception Of the hard
ware. In this latter instance the
specifications called for certain
kinds of locks and butts, etc.,
which we're not carried by any 10.
cal dealer, and therefore had to
be sent away for. The sash, door
aud blind factory Of o. j. Train
or's Son, Of this city, did all of the
factory work.
When warmer weather comes
on the glass doors may be remov.
ed and set of screen doors may
be substituted. This will thor
oughly protect the interior
| against the fly nuisance.
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BATON ROUGE
BRIDGE PROMOT E:RS
Want Congress to Repeal
Mandatory Hig hway Pro-
VISION.

The construction Of bridge
across the Mississippi River at
Baton Rouge, as authorized by
Congress March 2, 1913, probably
depends upon whether the act of
authorization is amended in two
particulars, according to informa-
ton made public by the Baton
Rouge Chamber of Commerce.
day.
The amendments to be urged
will prov de that t.ie time limit
for the beginning Of the construc-
tion work be extended from
March 2, 1914 to March 2, 1915,
and that the requirement that the
bridge be "a highway be made OPP
tlonal
The promoters of the bridge
company have been unable to
finance the proposition and they
believe that their failure is due III
part to the highway provision.
The bridge proposed mnst clear
the average high water mark by
90 feet. With one per cent
grade this will Hecessitate that
the approach be $4,000 feet. If
the highway feature is added this
Will neceSsitate another approach.
AllO wing maximum grade or y
per ceur, the average approach
would b- approximately 1000 feet
in length. This added feature
would make the cost of the bridge
prOhibltive.
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MARKETING PRODUCE.

Many years ago the writer re
members hearing Mr.. F. w.
Blake, a planter OF this parish,
relate his experience in attempt
ing to market his harvest of Irish
potatoes. They WERE shipped in
barrels. On shipment of some
ten barrels to Cincinnati his ac-
count sale, when ii came, showed
that he was indebted to the com
mission house lD all amonnt equal
to the cost of the barrels sand a
small part of the freight charges.
The account sale OF another ship
ment to New Orleans yielded
slightly better results. He re
celyed cash enough to pay for the
barrels in which the potatoes
we're shipped.
Since that time, back in the
early SOS, we have heard many
farmers complain that while pota
toes may be abaDdantly produced
lem to market them TO better
advantage than given them away.
It seems to have remained an un
solved problem down to this day.
But today we have a new story TO
tell, and it is hoped that the ex-
perience may lead Others to as
good results.
Some weeks ago Mr.. G. O.
Pharr shipped 20 sacks of choice
sweet potatoes to New Orleans 10
be marketed. The sacks held an
average of 80 lbs When the ac-
count sale came he had 800 net
for the shipment. This gave him
an average of twenty five cents
per sack-a disappointment calcu
lated to produce dlscouragement.
But not so in his case. He bad
potatoes TO sell and naturally, he
wanted some compensation for
their growing and harvesting.
His next move was TO write let
ter, which ran something like
this:
Mr.-, Shreveport, La.
I am shipping you today by ex-
press, charges prepaid, one sack
of sweet potatoes as a sample or
the variety that am marketing
Now, don't write me that your
market 'sis glutted,' that you
"cant handle This sack of po-
tatoes has cost You nothing.
Therefore, kindly distribute item,
in proper sized messes, 10 some OF
your best customers, impressing
upon them that the potatoes
should be put in the oven and
baked until the candy forrus on
their sides Then write me, tell
ing me how many you want.
Yours for qaality, etc.
A few days later Mr.. Pharr re-
ceIved q letter from his Shreve-
port merchant, asking what price
he could make on 5000 pounds of
potatoes like sample, f 0. b.
Shreveport. To this Mr. phaTr
replied Immediately, fixing fair
and equitable price fer the tube s
and adding the cost of shipping.
In the course of couple of days
| he received wire to s'ship A
few days later he received another
wire: .sDuplicate last shipment :
The first part of this week anoth
er wire came, reading: "Ship one
carload potatoes, like last ship
ment. 7"
| Continued an papa A.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-02-21
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN

AT the regular meeting of the
board of directors OF the Iberia
Building Assn. on last Wednes-
day evening, the reports showed
that I3O shares Of Dayton stock
had been issued during the past
two weeks. making total Of 279
since the beginning Of this year.
40 shares Of Paid.Up stock were
lssned since the last reguls sr meet
ing.
9 DAYTON loans were authorized,
amounting to $1,000.
9 Serial loans were authorized
transmitted into Dayton loans.
The coming convention of the
State League rs beginning to at
tract serions at eati0n as the time
swiftly rolls by.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-02-21
COMM !TTEE:
LOCAL PYTHIAN HISTORY.

| Due TO the food of passion, high
| tension and unrestrained preJudices.
and hatreds engendered during the
civil war, strife then still in progress
hand in its final stages, that threatened
| to engulf the entire civilization of the
nation, the splendid organization OF
Knights of Pythias was launched by q
handful of earnest students of life,
! apostles of new faith and religion.
Its paramount mission was the resto-
ration of peace and good will among
men; the rescue of those remaining,
| t agmeptary remnants of ideals OF fra
ternlty or the regeneration OF the spir-
/ it of American brotherhood. fast dis
i appearing in the vortex of that sea OF
turmoil and storm presagiDg the de-
struction of the republic and the sys-
TEN of self-government and Home
rule.
/ Against mountains of distractions
and numberless contentious of all
frailties and foibles of human nature,
the task seemed superhuman, the con-
ception of the agency the child OF va
garies and treachery, the scope OF the
self-lmposed duty an offspring of folly
aud fallacy. No seer could foretell
the result or diagnose the effect. The
body was not yet ready for the treat
meut and the prophilastics affected a
reaction of itritations and disturb
ances The God OF war was still pre-
dominant and with the roar of thun-
der and fash of lightning held men in
the forum battling, fighting, destroy
| ing the flower of the nations charac-
teristic, the manhood, the woman
hood of our country, the energy and
power Of population destined to pro-
tect the land of hope and freedom for
the downtrodden and oppressed. In
such an atmosphere of confusion and
/ turbulence, encouragement, persecu-
ton, calumny were the most active
enemies of the new order and what
official govern ment censure could not
! accomplish in IFS attempt to strangle
+, the life in its cradle, cunning suspi-
cion and charge of treachery artificial
! lv fos.ered AMI seduIously disse minat-
ed failed to smother As true apos-
| lies of new faith, Colonel Rathbons
and his band of collaborators clung to
tlleir conviction.
With patience and drudgery. sancti-
Lied by uusel6hness, by the dedication
of mans Efforts TO reclaim the Temple
OF Love for humanity's needs. they at
| last succeeded to sink the foundation
Of their Castle Hall so deep into the
ground OF the moral welfare of the ma
/ tion that recognition of their wisdom
and above all their services 10 the mo-
raj regeneration of a distraught peo-
Die is a prominent part of the history
/ of reconstruction and an evidence of a
hearty acceptance and unqualified ap-
Continued on page r.
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The following
letter was re-
ceived by The
Peruna Co, from
Rev. G. W. Rob-
erts, r, r. 2, Box
27, Hartsell, Ala
bama, under date
of April 2, 1904,
which is exactly
nine years ago.
He says: Il take
pleasure in in
forming you OF
what your Pc
runa has done
for me q I [ G r
three wears of
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-02-21
HALF-CENTURY OLD
Knights of Pythias Celebrate
Golden Jubilee.

The fiftleth anniversary Of the
order of "Knights of Pythias'
was celebrated here on the 10th of
February, under the auspices Of
the Iberia Lodge No. 80, at the
EIks Theatre, carrying out most
interesting program as follows:
Motion Picture, Damon and Pythias
History Knights of pythias,
Bro Porteus r. Burke
History New Iberia Lodge, No &c.,.
Bro. Jules Dreytus
Fraternalism. . Bro. A. S. Lutz
FINS.
Master of Ceremonies, ..... h. L. Hall
Chancellor Commander. ..........
G. M. Compton
COMMITTEE:
L. V. Jenuaro. d. A. DlmitrJ,
DR. w. F. Carstens, Fl. III. Winters,
H I. ball. Leopold King
A sumptuOus banquet was serv,
ed In the dining room of Hotel
Frederic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-11
HORSES BURNED
600 read Consigned to French Army
surned on Rembrandt-Spy is
Charged With Firing Ship.

NORFOLK, Va. Nov l0.-Virtually
an OF the 500 horses on board the
british steamship Rembrandt were
burned TO death when the shin took
hre on the Virginia capes YESTERDAY.
according TO information reachInr
mere tonight. Inc Rembrandt was
bound from Baltimore to Saint Ma.
Eaire, France. and the nimals are nm.
derstood 10 have been intended for
me armies OF the allies.
- ~ was re ported here to-ufebt ,l,.,
.1PIln tdlin. OF the Rembrandt hal
notiiled Officials OF the Lamport q Hole
me owners 81 TIE ship. that ne had "a
son 70 believe the vessel was tired ~
N,sriian spies who Mere members or the
rev; The captain Is said 10 have claim
eu that threatS against the shin xere
ndue oetore she steamed from Raitf-
.uoIe saturday. No confirmation ~
there reports was available
Tonight the a Rembrandt v,as 80,
miles OF Cape Henry dispoSing OF he
tarcasses OF the horses She viii nro-
.eed 70 Newport News FOR repairs For
Nard compartments OF the shin are -
ported badly damaged
When the fire was discovered the sht..
was zoe miles OFF the Capes
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UNION YARDS TO
REOPEN SUNDAY
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE PRAc
TlcAllY ERADlcATED IN
ILLINOIS.
Virus for Hog Cholera Infected With
Germs Delays Resumption
OF Bio Yards.

CHICAGO. Nov. 10. - The Union
Stock Yards. the largest in the world,
viii reopen at midnight on Sunday.
and until the foot and mouth disease
has been eradicated in the Middle
West will operate under a limited
quarantine. Stock will be received
for slaughter within twenty-four
hours. and only from those states and
counties which are not under quaran-
tine. None of the meat killed here
will be shipped out OF the city.
Hope that the yards might be opened
tomorrow was dissipated when IL was
learned that hog cholera virus manufac-
tured here nad become Infected With the
germs Of the hoof and mouth diseases
ana had been spread broadcast through
shipments 10 farmers. state and federal
INSPECTORS are visiting farms where the
cholera preventive has been shipped
since October ] and are placing them
under quarantine. Railroads We're uotf-
lied to-day not 10 accept shipments
from points TO which the remedy has
been sent.
That the disease has been checked IN
Illinois and similar plague will never
visit American live stock again was the
opinion OF d.. -. J.. Dyson. state veter-
marian This official added he did not
the slaughter OF infected animals OF
the herd OF prize dairy cattle exhibited
81 the Rational Dairy show. He said
every effort would he made to save
these animals They are worth $500
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Sand Hill Briefs.

Clyde Earlewine and sister. Miss
katherine. were business callers N
Wheeling. Monday.
DR.. Woodruff. of Dallas. was calling
in Sand Hill. Thursday and Saturday.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
McCarahan surprised them. Saturday
evening. with farewell party. Mr.
and Mrs. McCarahan moved. Monday,
TO farm near Mt. Hope
Miss Myrtle Riggle is spending some
time with her sister. Mrs. Ollie Sheets,
of Big Wheeling creek.
Isaac Winters is the guest of his
son, Albert Winters.
Mrs. W. II. Turner and niece Doro-
thy. are guests of the formers moth.
er. Mrs. Elem Burt. of Washington,
Pa.
Mrs. James Junkins is slightly III,
at her home.
Mrs. John Davis is the guest Of her
mother. Mrs. Samuel Turner.
Sam A. Kent spent Saturday and
Sunday as the guest OF his brother,
W. r. Kent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S Davis and
children were calling on Mr.. and Mrs.
Brice Dague. Sunday.
Messrs. Russell and Lewis Shepherd
were calling on Mr.. and Mrs William
W. Luke. Sunday.
Madelyn. tho small daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Brice L. Dague. has been
slightly III
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CONDEMNED MAN DIES
ON WAY TO EXECUTION

TRENTON. y. J.. Nov 1O.-Angelo
CerciellO. wife murderer Of Newark.
sentenced 20 be electrocuted tonight.
died this afternoon az the State prison.
Head Keeper Madden made public
tonight that Cerciello had taken a
poisonous solution yesterday. The so
luton was composed OF the sulphur OF
match heads mixed with water The
murderer was revived By the use OF
stomach pump and was in his cell
today awaiting electrocution. The
head keeper described the condemned
mans death 10 diseased heart.
tuberculosis. q general nervous break
down and the weakness resulting
from his attempt on his life yester.
day
Cerciello was permitted 20 smoke
tobacco In The death house where ne
has been confined since December.
1913 Head Keeper Madden though
CerciellO probably saved the matches
supplied him during his long stay in
the death house and In this wav 80.
cured enough 10 make poisonous tho
solution the prisoner took
CerciellO's condition weakened early
today and bic brother and sister we're
summoned 10 bis cell and remalsed
With him until bic death
County Physician scammcI. Who
performed an autopsy on the BODY
said tonight that Ccrcieilo's death was
undoubtedly precipitated hv tho pois.
onouq solution taken with ruicidal
intent
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MINORS WILL STICK
TO ORGANIZED BALL

OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 1O.-B. y.
Johnson. president OF the American
League, left for home tonight after
the National Association Of Profes.
sional Baseball Leagues. now In ses-
zion here. had given assurance that
DO would continue 10 give hearty sup
port to organized baseball
The American League executive do.
clncd 10 discuss tho probability of
opening the arms Of organized base.
ball 90 receive the Federal league.
but concerning the general situation.
hc said
We are nov I1 81 safIsfsrtorr work.
h rnei Jon shall zee Charles
n eernr1an lu chicago ou TnIrsdar and
nis.ps- inf urgnfhie change ir owner
uin ". tND fNirHfu national league
r.nH Later there ulll he Il raufrrerrs
Dog fNfu members uf fnr national rnrr-
WIrfI0r end leading Officials ~ fre
'HiIInr league. which Wr rrrf viii 10.
.lt in again placing organized ball on
sound fuofinr"
rfariea Ehhfta. president q the
NrnnFIFu ta'irUHI league club. made if
NIrIn control of fhsr urranIfafI1u vas
DOL fn Change hands
To.lar'H secession of the minor IeaFrs
p. fHuIf Zion. with the exception III Die
adoption m fHn RESOLUTION uIrNrfnr nf.
~ nrFanIged hall. vac routine
Dol character
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NEWS BRIEFS

GRANT cHARTERs-Charters were
granted yesterday by the officials OF
the West Virginia Sunday School As
sociation TO the following secondary
Bible classes: The boys class OF the
Weston Presbyterian church at Wes-
ton and the class OF the United Breth-
rem church at Walker, Wood county.
The total number OF secondary classes
organized to date Is els.
POTATOES ARRIvE-The car load
OF potatoes ordered by the Associated
Charities some time ago arrived last
week and have been stored in the
basement OF the Zane building on
Main street. The potatoes will be
used as occasion demands during the
fall and winter season
FINISH SURVEYING survey OF
the proposed new railroad line to
connect the rich coal district lying
between Short Greek and West Liber.
". has been completed. II Is probable
that the new line may be started next
spring, which Is being financed by
local capital.
STUDYING ASTRONOMY Rev.
Edward Weber. rector of ST. Joseph's
Cathedral. has spent over one thous-
and dollars in the study of astronomy
in the way of purchasing instruments
in order 10 observe the planets.
PIONEERS PLAN-The members
OF the German Pioneer Society have
planned to give an entertainment and
social session some time in January.
splendid program will be rendered.
START cAMPAIoN-The Wheeling
Branch No. 30. Knights Of ST. George.
have started a campaign for new
members. which Is being held over
the entire jurisdiction Of the Knights
St George
TO COLUMBUS Secretary 4. r.
Sinks OF the Associated Charities left
last evening for Columbus. o.. where
he will attend the annual conference
or the Ohio State Association OF Char
tiles and Correction. which convenes
In regular session there this morning.
Secretary Sinks will in all probability
make report on the work being done
In West Virginia
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Big RACE MEET
~-oto,eyels Club Members complste
rms ior ThanfsgivinE nay
Events On wheeling Kill

A. a meeting OF the Wheeling Nto,o,-
cyele CUB held last evening ln the ~ "a
IooIns on Fourteenth street. plans W.. =.
nlNue ana program completed for "a :.
annual Thanksgiving dny races p'g-
Nlueu the sanction OF the Chief OF Police
1n1 the Sheriff can be had tn. no.
Up WIZ '"Neh
me Following program Tor the after
noon was completed last evening
race 70 Pre- for all professionaIs
Two riders making fastest time viii
Solnpete IN race No. 8. prize. silver low
Race No. Tandem race
members only '''"
Race No Side car with pass.,,,..
Race No. Two fastest men ~ fbe
Jay. This viii likely be one of The most
a. the two riders 10 corunefe vtii h..
selected from those making the besf
time on the hiil in tho first race
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gsigl
Officers Elected.

The following were the officers
elected at the last meeting Of the year
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the local
hospital. which was held Monday eve
ming:
Mrs. William w Davies. unanimous
ly reelected for her third term: first
vice president, Mrs. Fred Dixon: sec
ond. Miss Anna Carmichael: secre-
tary. Mrs. W. T. Sims: treasurer. Miss
Myrtle Frazer; executive board. Mrs.
l.. l. Scheehle. Mrs Edward Arbaugh.
Mrs. Caroline Bingle. Mrs Charles
Otte. Mrs. James Medill: Mrs r. A.
Blackford. Mrs. NJ. f. Cole. Mrs. G. S.
Eaton. Mrs. George Spence. Mrs. How.
ell Jones, Mrs. Janet Mann. Mrs. Theo.
dore Snodgrass. Mrs. Ella Yingling.
Mrs. Ed Miles and Mrs. Charles Coch.
ran. Other routine business was dis
posed Of
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falls. That's why millions OF people
are using ''sETS-lT'' to-day and throw
ing away their fuSsy pfasters. srrcl<y
tape. tot-eatlnE ralNes aud -WranyIuE
outfits'' that make a bundle around the
zoe and choke II into pain by pressing
either on or around the corn. There IL
nothing To stick TO your stocking moth
Ink 70 cause Inflammation or rawnesS
nothing 70 press on or around the corn.
\ gu Apply "a In seconds. Va. .-ofe
their blood poison dangers. Try GETS
Tor that corn. callous. wart or
''GETs-IT-' Is sold by druggists .v.rv-
where, 25c bottle. or sent direct nv p
lawrence q Co. Chicago.
GEIS-lT is sold I'm Wheeling nv
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PRESS STAND
Hswspapsr Critics OF Root NAH Games
70 Hays Special Place al
Island Park Games

a force of men Will he started To- WORK
tp-day 70 erect u press stand Cd tie
island bail park 90 that DO mas be- COM
rititd before the W. a - .Waafst.ao
same here SATURDAY. no will be- sttu-
ated 90 the end ~ the east birHchers
next 20 the. Eraud stand and Will an.
com molafe about twenty five men
t.mpnrary roof will be- placed on u.e