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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
Justices and Constables.

+ E. Leblanc $3.50; A. Goula
Goula $3.50: R. P. Duplantis
1855: w. Romero S.55: J. A. Ba
bin 1855: E. Decuir $3.50; J. A.
Dugas $14.95: Chas. Boutte
$14.95; j. A. Segura $3.50; E.
Romero 1855; S. 0. Nuckolls
$4,000: M. j. Dominique $500;
NJ. A. Moss $3.50; S. Migue2
$12.8O;d G. Thomas 5000: |. T
.Isegnon 5000: Oct. Hebert 1910;
JAS. Borel 5000.
Roads and Bridges.
Z WmsF Lourd $500; Annie
Wyche $1,000: A. Deuir $1,000:
Eli Boutte 5000: A. Ransonet
I$12, 90: "A. Fortier $4,000: Poll.
carp Savoie $500: Albert MUIR
ply $1,000: Alex Bronssard 5000
Sidney Prince $3.50: Delma He
bert $4,000; Massena Broussard
$5.49: L. Dreyfus $9O.75: Alexis
Floeleys $40: Numa Mierev
'$25.5D 1 4 Fortier $500; Plant
ers Supply Co. $4.95: N. o. Tent
& Awning Co. $685.: J. r. Tav-
Tor & BIZ. $500: P. L. Renondet
Timber Go. $21.27: P. L. Rem
oudet Lumber Co. 1857: A. M.
Bernard Wagon Works $3.50:
Sims Fremin $1,000: L. T. Du-
lany 1915: MINI. Pecan Co.
$26a0: sPlanters Lumber Co.
$2S.O5; NJ. David $3.50.
s.s$ General.
". il. Burke $4,000: L. Prous-
sard $4,000: s. L. Brorssar |
$3.50: F. O. Darby $25 100 /.
Chanpersof Commerce $1,000: A.
Ms M,l1}er $15 90: New iberia En-
terprise 5000: Clark & Courts
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
10 CENT "CASCARETS"
IF BILIOUS OR COSTIVE
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach.
Sluggish Liver and eowels-They
work while you sleep.

Furred Tongue. Bad Taste. Indiges-
tion, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
ologged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undi-
gested food. which sours and ferments
like garbage in a swill barrel. That's
the first step to untold misery-indi-
gestion. foul gases, bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that IL
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
st-aighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 1o-cent box
rom your druggist will keep ysu feel
'rg good for months.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17

$14S.25; Teche Tribe $4,000;
Leon Marie $4,000: Pacific Pana-
ma $4,000; J. T. Rodrigues $500.
Criminal.
Geo. Henderson $1,000; Jules
Toffier $232.s0; People National
Bank $1,000; S. G. Harry 1926 i;
Rene Leblanc $1,000; A. N. Null
Ter $4,000; Joe Corona $1.OO.
On motion, duly seconded and
carried, the meeting adjourned.
H. A. KING. President
w. L. BURKE, Secry.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
10, hJuducia' District Cou,t. dL
Parish Of Iberi,

BY vi,iue of ron mission m
me-, the urd' r>ilrtd Acmihbap
OF the ahO>. sasu tUuit, upi. I
granted on the 18th lay Of Ap,T
There viii b- sold Ly The ut
A dLDiils' A'r1 VI y duIy n
Public Anctioncpr. FOR CASH 4
VI real z ng funds 10 pay d,v
ab"v- Suec ss!on ut Pubic A.
the last and highest bidder. " I
SATURDAY the % II DAY Of NJ
between legal sale hou,,. ata
TO r of The Cont Honsp Of Ilss5
the prul er'y belol gIigio II. Il
Succession, and d. scribed n 4
wit:
a certain lot or pa,c -l Of em
all the nu,Idings and in provpns
on and the,-UHIo belonging mi
purtenances thereof rights, N
sprvitud.A. within th- vOrper,t,
he ity of NJ. III. ria. lAnh
i.oni lana. and m-asu,ing 6fty Ii.
by one hnndi-d and fifty IN, d
and bonud-d North by Adam 8
South by--- East b..
anu Wet by Field Street.
Ano' certain lot II ground /
the buildings aud improvensst ,
a"d th-rrunto belonging md i
purfenaDc-s thereof, rights, Nj
servituded situated in the IN
Iberia. TO ISiAna. measuring
five feet front by a drph
Hundred aud fifty feet and
North hy--- South \
lie Blarc or assigns, East By
by Field Streets.
One old mare and all fbp iar'e
n q movable effects belongings
cps~DD.
MRS. ANNETTE THERl0I, I
tratrix.
Anthony N. Muller, ATTY.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
Are You Rheumatic?-try Sloan 5

If you want quick and real re
lief from rheumatism, do what SO
many thorsand other people are
doing-whenever an attack comes
on. battle the sore muscle or joint
with Sloan's Liniment. No need
to rub it in-just apply the Lini
ment to the surface. It is won
derfully penetrating. 1t goes
right to the seat of trouble and
dl avs the pain almost immediate
ly. Get bottle Of Sloan's Lini-
ment for Csc. of any druggist and
have it in the house-aeains'
Colds. Sore and Swollen Joints.
Lumbago, Sciatica ard like all
ments. Your money back if not
satisfied, hrt it does give almost
instant relief. ]
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17

If you eat something which dis
agrees with you. don't let it work
its own way through. It's a
slow process and makes you feel
bad. Get rid of it quickly by
taking dose of HERBINE. 1t
drives our impurities in the stom-
ach and bowels and you feel bet-
ter Immediately. Price soc.
Sold by Estorge Drug Co.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
PARTITION SAIL
IN RE UNA MIGUEL, W. +
vs.. II
THE MINORS PAUL, PWG
MAY MiGUH.
State OF Louisiana, Parish OH
a-.l, Judicial District CeM

? Notice is hereby given thdm
order emiilatlDv out Ut the sseN
aud numbered cause and y
l, Geo. Henderson, Shsfln, ~
Breaux. Dty. Sheriff. dslJ
qualified in AMI for iberia -
will offer for sale and vii ~
Aurtion, TO the last and by
the terms and cOnditiose
mention ed for the purpose q 3
partition tie, ween the co0sSn
ON SAT UKDAY, MAY 1ss.s
the following Described prups".
. "A certain lot of ground ~
all 1.-The buildings and improse
on situated in the city o. y
Parish of Iberia, State Of -
being bounded ~ the NON Z.
Street. on the South by CeM1 y v
the East by property OF 80
and SEVERN Viator and os.s
property of Sam Foulkes ~
Dauterive.
Terms .nd condition OF ssN
j The shares OF the coo. a. 8
10 22nd thereof FOR ~
shares Of the minors
o. credit TO he reprts'n'e" Y b
lien and privilege not's
property payable ut the
becoming Of age OF me
Paula aud May Migntz,
cent per annum Interest ~
paid, and ten per eeD' .,f
Attys. fees upon said prins'g
est in case said notes sfS
hands OF an Atty for colIes'yss
Given officially this I'p
A. u. 1915. .aox e
GEO. HENDERSON 8
per- J. F. Br.sai. I
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS,

CONTINUED from Page ~
Avery Island road; and to accept
therefor Parish warrants to DE
paid out of the tax and license
revenues of 1915 and 1916, and
Whereas, said New Iberia
Avery Island road is of impera-
tive need to the section traversed
Therefore be it Resolved and
ordained by the Police Jury of
Iberia Parish, in regular session
assembled that Mr.. Mc1lhenny' s
offer be- accepted and that the
work of construction on the New
Iberia-Avery road be resumed
without delay;
Be it further resolved and or
dained. that all expenses incident
to the construction Of said road be
submitted. to Mr.. McIlhenny for
payment; and that the Secretary
be. and that he is hereby instruct
ed and directed to issue to Mr..
McIlhenny, weekly, warrants to
represent the amounts paid b,
him for the account of said New
IberiacAvery Island Road.
Be it further resolved and or
dained. that a committee to con
sist of DIR. H. A. King, Mr.. f. A.
Mc1lhennv and Mr.. L. c. De-
Blanc is hereby appointed. dele
gated with full power to do all
things necessary for the construc-
ton and completion of said New
Iberia-Avery Island road.
On motion of DR.. Sanders,
duly seconded and carried. Juror
+. j. Gary was authorized to en-
ploy Mr.. A. Fortier. Jr.. to WORT
the roads Of the LIST Ward.
The following resolution was
on motion Of Mr.. Landry, second
ed bv Mr.. Romero. adopted:
BE 1T resolved by the Police
jury of iberia Parish. in session
assembled. that the road recently
built through the Third Wa"
leading from Seraphin Crochet tn
Hutton Plantation. and known as
the Forty Arpent road. he and
the same is hereby declared to b..
a public highway.
On motion of Mr.. Landry, dniv
seconded and carried, DR.. King
and Mr.. Delcambre were appoint
ed as a committee. to ascertain il
the road leading to the rear prop
ertv ins~the vicinity of Rochelle
church is public highway or not.
On motion. duly seconded and
carried. Mr.. Delcambre was an
thor'zed to cause repairs TO be
made to the public road in the
vicinity Of Mr.. Numa Deroren
and NJ. NJ. A. Moss.
Mr.. Landry renortpd th"4 ho
rad contracted with Mori' David
for the repairs of the road noo"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
SOUR, ACID STOMACHS,
GASES OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's Diapepsin" digests 5000
grains food, ending all stomach
misery in five minutes.

Time It! In five minutes all stom.
ach distress will 60. No indigestion,
heartburn, sourness or belching of
gas. acid, or eructations of undigested
food. no dizziness. bloating. foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsin Is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t 10 the surest, quickest stomach rem
edy in the whole world and besides 1t
Is harmless. Put an end to stomach
trouble forever by getting a large
hfty-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store. You realize in
hve minutes how needless 1t is to suf-
fer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any
stomach disorder. It's the quickest,
surest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
LIKES THE OREGON PLAN.

In the third district. which is
overwhelmingly progressive, sup
pose that this party would show
greater voting strength than
the ox-wagon brigade. would it
not be folly for the organization
showing least strength to go into
the general election and receive
another lambasting at the hands
of the publics
If the legislature is going to do
anything, which is seldom the
case unless it is some damphool
measure possessing more noise
than merit, let nat body provide
for a universal primary, planned
after the Oregon low. and let The
choice Of the people be the nom
NEE without reference to the no
litical brand carried NV the Sue.
Party integrity is getting fraz.
zled at the edges. 1t has been
worked to death to keep the, off
ces within the grasp of those
whose brothers, cousins and 9th
err relatives want to feed at tho
public swilltuH, WAX fat and
swell up with bullfrog import
ance at the expense of the tax
paying fraternity. Franklin
Waterman.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
Health Promotes Happiness.

Without health, genuine jov is
impossible; without good diges
ton and regular bowel movement
yor' cannot have health. Why
neglect keeping bowels open and
risk being sick and ailing' Yor
don't have to. Take one small
DR.. Kings New Life Pill at night,
in the morning you viii have a
frll. free howe! r,ovemen. a~>'
feel much better. HELMS your ap-
petite and digestion. Try one to-
night. /
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
WOMAN CURES HORSE COLO

The men were away as usual
The horse was bad. A lone wo-
man could not "drench" in the
old way. She called up a neigh
Dor and her men were away
but: I'VE have Farris Collie
Remedy that you drop on the
hd'se's tongue. 3" says Mrs
Neighbar. SO she came over
and dropped Farris Collie Rem
edy on the horses tongue and
the horse was well when the men
came home. Moral: Get Far
ris Collie Remedy so the women
can cure horse collie. We sell it
at so cts. a bottle On the Money
Back Plan. O. Renoudet, New
Iberia. CT
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
Notice of Homolo,,
Succession of Hartle, i.
ceased

10Th Jud. Dist. Conr i
Louisiana Parish q {
Whereas, Ollie J. M,
dent of the Parish Of n.
ministrator of the abo,,
succ ession, has filed IN 1
orable Court, his final
and tdbleaux as Admin,
said Estate, together !
petition praying that !
be homologated and -
Notice is therefore NJ
en- to all whom it ma,
concern to show Gauss
they have, within ten i,
the first publication he,s
the prayer of petitions
not be granted.
Witness the Honoras.
Simon. Judge of our j
this 14th day of April
1915.
- A. J. MAO
by elk of Court. Ibe,s
John Nugier, ESQ.,, Ath
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this method Of ex-
pressing our thanks to OUT Par
lsh and City officials for their
hearty endorsements given to us
and for their encouragement to
to us in our efforts to have Dr..
Booker T. Washington visit us.
We deeply appreciate the mani
fest inter est of those of our white
friends and citizens who were so
very cordial to this distinguished
leader during his brief stay in
our City; we thank those of OF r
white friends, from the depths
OF our hearts, who so cheerfully
helped US to finance this move.
ment and to those who eraced our
platform with their presence.
We wish to especially thank the
editor Of The Enterprise for his
kindness in that he published our
items and announcements from
time to time. Now that the
meeting is history, we feel that
much good has been accomp-
llshed, much bread has been east
upon the water. Again thank
ing the entire City for its kper
interest in the meeting, we are.
dear friends,
The Booker T. WASHINGTON Err.
tertainment Committee.
DR.. T. L. Welch, Chairman
G. A. Pemilton, Secretary.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
A DREADNAUGHT'S TEETH.

You read in the news dispatch
es that one shell from a huge IS
inch gun on the English d. cad
naught Queen Elizabeth has
blown a Turkish fort almost to
atoms.
You marvel at the guns work
of destruction, but do you stop to
marvel at the manufacturing of a
| dreadnaught's teeth"
| These mighty guns, which can
batter down thick walls or arlnor
| plate. are made possible only by
the most delicate processes and
mathematical measurements.
The gun consists of many tubes,
slipped one in another. The in,
ner one is called A, the next B
and so on, and the outer is called
the jacket.
First iron is converted into
steel in special furnaces. The
molten steel is then poured into
a mold and a solid ingot is turneo
out.
Under huge hydl aulis presses
this is roughly shaped into a
semblance of the gun barr ell.
They half a dozen cutting tools
pare and trim it as easily as
knife cuts parings from cheese.
But in this case the steel parings
are blue with the heat generated
in the cutting. Finally the bar
rel is trimmed down to the finish
ed dimensions.
The A tube extends the whole
length Of the gun and the B tube
is fitted over the btreech end. So
true is the fit that it must be
slipped on while expanded by
heat and then allowed to coll into
place. The G tube is placed over
the muzzle end, but ovellaps the
B tube, to which it is locked.
In fitting these tubes over one
another the greatest care Is
needed and measurements of the
ten-thousandth part Of an inch
are necessary. This is cOmpll-
Gated still more by the fact that
mathematical allowances must b.
made for the expansion anu
shrinkage of these tubes.
The tubes all in place, the gun
is sent to the rifing machine,
where grooves are cut along it in
side which give the necessary
twist or spin to the shell.
The gun body, trimmed, treat
ed with oil, rified and polished,
is finished all except the mechan-
ism that closes up the. breech.
This back door, often weigh
ing half ton, is fitted over the
chamber of the gun where the
shot and powder are placed. 1t
is equipped with elaborate safe
tv devices to prevent the gun
'bein2 fired before the lock is in
place. @
The gun now is finished and
ready for microscopic inspection
and measurments in search for
flaws. Found perfect in these
tests, it next goes to the proving
butts, where huge charges cal
culated sotrain it much over it's
working limit are fired.-Shreve-
port Times. f.e
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to take this means Of
thanking the citizens of New he
ria for their assistance in maxim?
the Great Council Convention a
success. We especially wish to
thank the Civic League. CITY
Commissioners, Police Jurors
Woodmen and other fraternai
Orders.
THE COMMITTEE.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
Dung man or schoo,

UuIIg man or Soh.
recommended, hay;naa' Y
tendencies, to call an |
mess man; one hon, = V
all that is necessarv ea q
boss and BIG mon. Y
Write immediately ;. \
beville, La. - Ivy I
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-04-17
SUCCESSION An

SUCCESSION OF HlLIERp
RIOT, DECEASRn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
Cumberland.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. September 90
Mrs. Hepburn, wife of Commander Ar
thur Japy Hepburn. L. S. N. and sons,
Arthur and Roman Hepburn. motored
to their home in Washington after
spending the summer with Mrs. Hep
burns mother Mrs. Eloise Roman. DR..
Douglas Duvall, Annapolis, who had
been visiting here. has gone to Panama
to locate. Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Ball and
Miss Eleanor Ball, Washington, and
Miss Smithgate, Blue Ridge Summit,
were automobile tourists here this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Rice, Fort
WORTH Tex, are visiting here. Miss
Gertrude Price. Atlanta. Ga. is visiting
Mrs. Samuel Wertheimer. Mrs. Jennie
Wright. who had been making her
home for the past three years with her
son, Rev. J. Ralph Wright. Washing
ton. has returned to Cumberland to re-
side
Willard Everstine and family and
from visit to Washington and Alex
andria. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Taylor and
son Eugene have returned from an au-
tomobiie trip to Washington and points
in Virginia; They were accompanied
Alexandra. Fred Pfeiffer. a member
of the Marine Band, who visited his
sister. Mrs. John L. Heintz. has re-
turned to his home in Washington
Mrs. John Barnard LiShtfoot and Miss
Marie Lightfoot. Richmond. Va, are
visiting Mrs. Edwin B. Claybrook. Mrs
Claiborne NJ. James. Wilmington. n. C.,
is visiting Mrs. Thomas B. Mcdonald.
Mrs. Raymond Easton, Washington, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. K. G. Leasure,
Bellevue street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
EGGS BY THE POUND.
Weight System Better Than Buying
by the Dozen.

One Of the most absurd practices in
present-day produce marketing is the
selling of eggs by count. Just why this
Anticipated system should continue to
hang on in this day of modern eco
nomic business methods is difficult to
say. This practice is not only wholly
inaccurate and unfair generally. but it
encourages the development of the
small laying hen that can lay the
greatest number of eggs regardless of
their, size. A hen of good size that lays
large eggs has no chance in COMPETE
ton where the number of eggs alone,
and not the size or weight, determines
which bird is the winner
The weight of average eggs ranges
from 16 to so or 80 ounces dozen.
This shows a possible difference of 100
per cent in weight. while by count
both extremes are given an equal rat
ing. Such a condition of things would
not be tolerated long in the trade in
volving any other commodities. Selling
potatoes or pork chops by the dozen
would be just as sensible a thing as
this.
Under the present system of market
ing eggs poultrymen have found that
eggs for their own use and sell the
smaller ones, and that is what some of
them at least are doing.
1t is an established fact that a large
egg can be produced more economically
than n small one. in proportion to
weight. Hence the present mode of
handling eggs by count is encourag-
ing wasteful and inefficient methods,
not to mention the other faults. The
ideal of the poultry man should be to
keep hens of size that will produce
a pound of eggs. not a dozen, most eco
nomically.
But the market must be ready to buy
these eggs by the pound before the
poultry man can be expected to do this.
1t would seem that there is work here
for the national and state experimental
lists. 1t should be possible, by a series
of tests. to determine the size of egg
that can be produced most economical
ly. and the size of the bird in each
breed that will lay an egg of that size.
Then it would be possible to set a
standard weight for eggs as well as a
standard weight for laying hens.
From the utility standpoint such a
standard for hens would be far better
than the present-day standards. which
were determined upon from the stand
point of looks rather than of laying
ability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
White Sulphur Springs.

Special rcspondcuce OF The Star.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Septem-
Der 24.-The early autumn season here
has been ushered in this week with
many social gayeties, and interest in
sports has been more than usually keen
on account of the opening OF the new
eightecn-hole golf course, and the ar
rival from Travers Island of William
NJ. Ganley. the tennis professional of
the New York Athletic Club, who will
remain through the season at White
Sulphur Springs.
The new Greenbrier course was de-
signed by Mr.. Charles Blair Macdonald
of New York. whose favorite pastime Is
golf. He came down in a special train
on the night of the 23d. bringing with
him fifty prominent business men.
Mrs. Robert /. Hit and Mrs. Morris
Evans Of Washington expect to reach
the Greenbrier early next week for the
autumn season.
Col. and Mrs. William w. Wheatley
are prolonging their stay until the
middle of October. Mrs. Wheatley was
one of the guests at luncheon given
by Mrs Charles !. Cragin of Philadel-
phia Early in the week. Other guests
were Mrs, John u. Middleton of New
York, Mrs. Alan Lewis of London and
Mrs. John b. Sherwood of Munich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
The Silver Inkstand.

HISTORY records many an instances in
~ which trivial incidents have
shaped the destinies of nations. 1t ap-
pears that a small silver inkstand anG
the quick wit of a prime minister once
played an important part in the his.
tory of the Netherlands
William Ill, King of the Netherlands
was man of violent and ungovernable
temper. Although in general clever
statesman, he was inclined, for some
reason or other, to involve Holland in
the trouble that was brewing between
France and Germany in 1870. He was
deaf to the appeals of his ministers
who foresaw the ruin to the country
that war would bring.
Thorbecke. the prime minister, re-
solved to make one last attempt to
change his sovereign's resolution. Or
entering the royal presence. Thorbecke
was greeted with rough Good
morning. What's the news?"
Nothing particular. your majesty;
only the people of The Hague are talk
ing a great deal Of nonsense about your
majesty"
About me" exclaimed the monarch
in wrath. What do they say about
me"
We'll. SIR" answered the old states
majesty has become stark mad"'
Before he could utter another word.
King William, his face purple with
rage. jumped up and seized a heavy
silver inkstand. with the intention of
hurting it at the head of the premier.
Fortunately, a projecting angle of the
hkstand caught in the tablecloth. and
dragged it off the table with every
thing upon it. In the confusion. the
discharge of the missile was delayed
for moment.
Sire" said Thorbecke, quietly, "if
your majesty hurls that beautiful ink
stand at my head The Haguers will
have much reason for their asser-
ton"
For minute the angry king gazed
in silence at his minister. Then he
gradually lowered his arm and replaced
the inkstand on the table. He walked
to.one of the windows and stood look
ing out into the street for few min
utes. Returning to the table. he re-
sumed his seat and said, as II nothing
had happened:
"And now tell me what you have got
to say"
An hour later, when the statesman
left, he carried with him the monarch's
promise to issue a proclamation that
would declare the neutrality of the
Netherlands.