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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21

Miss Vivian King of Morgan
City spent the weekend with her
parents.
Mr.. Albertus Pharr returned
from Vanderbilt University to
spend the holidays with his rela-
tives.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Barrow little daughter on
Thursday.
Mr.. Hilton Sandoz, formerly Of
this City and now resident of
Denver, Colorado, arrived here on
Wednesday to visit his relatives a
few days. He will very soon re-
turn to his adopted home in the
State Of Colorado.
Have you paid your Poll
Tax?
Mr.. Van Harry returned home
this week from Lafayette where
he was enrolled in the S. A. T. G.
He was honorably discharged
with several hundred other young
men.
Mr.. Sidney VOORHEES, returned
home from Zachary Taylor, KY.
after several months service in the
cause of Uncle Sam.
Mr.. Louis F. Romero is re-
ported down with the influenza at
his home a few miles in the
country.
Lieutenant Glenn Binnings re-
turned home this week from
Waco, Texas, after several months
absence.
Among the young gentlemen re-
turning home this week from
Camp Martin at New Orleans
were Messrs. Alfred G. Dhboin,
Of Duboin; Caesar Broussard,
Alpine Delahoussaye and Mic Del
cambre. They were all given an
honorable discharge and their
friends were glad to greet them
again.
If in the market for City or
country real estate see Fisher &
Murray.
Mr.. Sterling Walker and son Of
Jeanerette were visitors here on
Tuesday. Mr.. Walker was very
pronounced in his remarks about
the deplorable condition Of the
roads in his neighborhood. He
said they were never any worse,
and he hoped to see decided
change for the better. In dis
cussing the cattle tick campaign
he said that oftentimes when cat
tie was driven to the vat in his
Ward to be dipped there was no
solution in the vat and cattle
owners had to drive them back
home again and take the troublel
Of going back a second time.
This he said was an imposition tol
stock owners and should be cor
rected.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
XMAS LETTER.
Reviny, France, Nov. "a, '1S.

Reviny. France, Nov. "a, Is.
Mr.. Julius Koch, New Iberia, La.
Dear father-I suppose you saw
in the papers that all us boys were
going to write our fathers a
Christmas letter today. In it we
can describe our trip and can also
tell where our Unit is located.
Well our unit is at Revigny; I
don't know whether you can find
it on the map, you have there or
not. 1t is about twenty miles
southeast Of Verdun. l will now
describe my trip as near as pos
sible to you. You know we left
Camp Pike on August 18th and
made strait line for Detroit,
Michigan, going up through
Arkansas. Missouri, Indiana, ILL
nois and Michigan. At Detroit
we crossed on into. Windsor,
Canada, then we went East
through Canada. The scenery was
very beautiful. The farms was
so clean and level. The views
along the Lakes were also very
picturesque. We went back into
the States, across Pennsylvania.
New York and into Jersey City. /
wish I could describe those noun
tains as they were to me. You
see, I was never accustomed to
the mountains. We We're one
night in Jersey City, then the next
day we loaded on a transfer and
crossed on to Long Island, going
under the big bridges. Brooklyn
bridge included. Had birds
eye view of some buildings in
Brooklyn and New York. We
went up to Camp Upton and were
then fitted out for over seas;
then back to New York the same
night and on board the English
ship. the Baltic, and sailed ON
September LIST.
We were thirteen days on the
water. landing at Liverpool. Eng.
on Friday, September 18th, and
there were thirteen ships in our
convoy. that's what / call lucky
thirteen. We went across Eng
land by rail to- Southampton !,
sailed across the English Channel
for France, landing in Harve,
France. on thu of September.
From Harve we came to Revigny,
where we have been ever since.
We are having fine weather
here, regular fall weather every
day, and it certainly makes me
feel like playing foot ball.
Well papa there isn't much
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
W. s. S..
~ Pay your Poll Tax.
w. s. S.
ADVBRTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for week end.
ing December IA. 1918:
William Blanchard, G. A. Der.
nett, Gabriel Berrlon, Leon Bigar,
Mrs. Jules BONN, A. B. Brown,
Jim Camutte. Wash Harris, Mrs.
Estelle Howard, Martha Landry,
Mrs. F. L. Lorenhukhn, A. NAL
upaia, Mrs. E. Mouton, Oubre,
Miss Lillian Ralier, Mrs. F. w.
Rogers, Junie Willie, Ed. Hood.
When calling for the above,
please say Advertised. !"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
A. B. MURRAY. n. W. FISHER.
Mu10y Z Fisher,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
City and Property For Sale

The property Of John Boutte ON Julis
Street No. 7l6 consisting of good house
with six rooms. Lot measures 0Ox225.
house electric wired. A Bargain.
An elegant 3-stoSy residence o. east
Main Of. Lot runs TO Bayou Tsshe. Can
be bought for less than cost.
TIE large and odioudhons known
- the Levy property, east Main street.
Let runs to CHARLES. U1doubtsdly the
finest real estate in New Iberia. Price
very reasonable.
Anchor good dwelling ON Charles Of.
Modern eenvenisness and we'll losatsd.
The large property on vest st. Peter
st. koown % the Woolf homo. Let meas
urss 75x300 feet. House eontains II
rooms. Confederation. CISCO; $1,000
cash; rensipdsr to suit purchaser.
Several other desirable pieces 81 prop
orty in business district.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
Children OrY
FOR 1ll7e1es:,
Q a 8 20 RIA
HOW FARM BOYS WAKENEU
FATHER,

One Of the outstanding results
Of boys agricultural club work
in Tennessee has been its effect
upon the parents of the members.
Three sons Of Madison County
farmer joined the corn club last
year. One son produced IA
bushels on his acre. another 139
bushels, and the third 100 bushels.
the profit from the 3 acres being
$464.64. This demonstration
Weakened the father to the oppor-
tunities at his very door. He has
pulled out Of the rut, adopted pro-
gressive ideas, and has become a
live wire" and a recognized
leader in his neighborhood.
Nv. S. S.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21

news over here since the armistice
and will write again before long. I
wish you all very Merry Xmas
and Happy New Year and all
the best wishes in the world.
With love.
Yours affectionately,
Sergeant John F. Koch,
Base Hospital No. SO,
Am. Exp. Forces, via New York.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21

Again we wish to call the at
tention of our readers to the
! urgent necessity of paying their
$1.O0 poll tax before December
31st. So far Tax Collector Vic
Poirson have issued receipts to
about six hundred persons and
unless each citizen sends in the
amount, or presents it himself be-
fore the end Of the year they will
be denied the pleasure Of casting
ballot in any Of the elections
during the next two years. No
one should neglect this opportun-
ity to pay in the dollar which
goes to the school fund and gives
the American privilege of casting
a ballot in the selection of ad-
ministration officers. The tax
rolls Of the Parish have not been
submitted to Baton Rouge as yet,
and it is probable it will be the
first week in January before the
taxes can be settled. Many cit
liens usually wait until they set
tie their Parish taxes before pay
ing their poll taxes and in this
instance. unless they want to be
deprived of their ballots on cleo
ton day it would be we'll for
them to make the payment at once
before too late.
w. S. s.
Sash, Blind and Door Factory,
special work Of all description.
Cisterns and Tanks.-Bertrand
Timber Co.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
PERSONALS


Mr.. and Mrs. A. Daigre have
returned home from a visit to
New Orleans.
Miss Irma Leblanc has returned
home from several weeks spent in
New Orleans.
Mr.. Compton Labauve and SIS
ter. Miss Rosa spent the week
end in Lafayette.
Mr.. L. R. lilly returned ON
Monday from business trip to
New Orleans.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lonis
Ribbeck on the 18th, a baby girl.
Mrs. J. r.. Broussard and baby
of Delcambre spent several days
here with Mrs. Felix Mestayer.
Miss Rita Renoudet returned
home last Saturday from a visit
10 Lafayette.
Mrs. Gilbert Hill and little
daughter Mazda Ruth of Dallas,
Texas, arrived here on Wednes-
day to visit her narents, Mr.. and
Mrs. @. p. Romeo.
Mr.. Berwick Shaw arrived here
on Thursday from Camp Martin
where he was honorably dis
charged from the Army.
Mr.. Charlie VOORHEES, of Ope-
lousas was business visitor here
on Wednesday.
Mrs. j. w. Sanders returned on
Monday from New Orleans and
Wilson, La.
Master Raymond Mascara re-
turned home from New Orleans
where he attended school to en-
joy the holidays with relatives.
Rev. Robert Vaughan Of Rus
ton visited Rev. and Mrs. H. N.
Brown on Wednesday for several
hours.
Mr.. Loceau Dauterive Of Fla
vana, Cuba is enjoying few days
visit here with his grandmother,
Mrs. j. A. Loreau.
Mrs. Alpha Fontelieu and Mrs.
Nat Dauterive were, visitors to st.
Martinville on Wednesday.
Mrs. Edmond Broussard, Jr.
and Mrs. Vloeberghs of Loreau-
vile were visitors here on Tues
day.
Miss Winnie Tofier arrived
from Beaumont, Texas to visit her
mother, Mrs. Bertrand Tofier for
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carter Of
Lafayette were visitors here on
Thursday.
Mr.. Homer Daigre returned
from Virginia where he was hon
orally discharged from the Army:
Miss Constance Broussard and
nephew, William, spent several
days in New Orleans.
Mr.. Charles Smedes and Miss
Necie Smedes Of Cade attended
the funeral Of Miss Lila Hender-
son here on Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. p. A. BOykin OIL
-Jeanerette were visitors here onI
Tuesday.
Hiss Annie Erath is the guest
Of relatives in Lake Charles.
Mr.. JET Arnandez spent several
DAYS this week in Opelousas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mouton
have removed to their new home
on ST. Peters Street. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smedes OF
Cade were visitors here on We'd
nesday.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
Small Farm Property For Sale.

"A, farm of p acres Of good high
land. suitable for chicken and
dairy purposes. located just ous-
side of corporation on Iberia
Street. House contains 3 bed
rooms, dining room, kitchen and
bath room. Barn alone cost $500
Sale price $4,000. co, one-haH cash.
liaher & Murray.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21

Toole's Early Prolific Cotton
seed has been in the lead for 20
years for .productiveness and is
still leading under Boil Weev;l
and all other conditions. Price of
seed 5000 per bushel, F. O. B. Au-
gnsta. Ga. w. w. Toole, Breeder
and Grower. w. w. Toole, Au-
gusta. Ca, Box S73.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
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METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

TIL Board of Stewards met on
Tuesday of last week and planned
the work for the ensuing year.
The pulpit has been occupied
for the last two Sundays by visit
ing ministers: Rev. S. l.. Riggs
and Rev. A. A. Bernard, preached
on Sunday, December 8 and Capt.
Mcdonald of the Volunteers Of
America on December 18th.
The Missionary Society met
this week with Mrs. S. F. Hale,
who was assisted in the entertain
ing 10y Mrs. E. H. Hale, Mrs. A.
II. Trotter and Mrs. Jno. A. Trot-
ter.
The Sunday School is preparing
Christmas program to be given
in the church Christmas night; ali
offering will be taken for Armin-
ian and Syrian relief.
Rev. R. w. Vaughan writes
that he will be in this vicinity this
week.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21

FOR SALE-Buick. Baby Four,
First class condition.-A. Fischer,
Jeanerette, La.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21
Nv. S. s.
MISS LEILA HENDERSO

Died. at her home on st. Peter
Street in this City on Sunday
evening at $50 o'clock, Miss
Leila Henderson, daughter of the
late Mr.. Nat Henderson of Little
Fausse Pointe. Miss Henderson
had been in failing health for sew
eral months and her demise was
not unexpected. She leaves one
sister. Miss Fannie Henderson to
mourn her death. The funeral
obsequies was conducted by Rev.
Diggs of the Epiphany church on
Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock in the presence of the in
innate friends of the family. The
pail bearers were Messrs. Will
Weeks. Chas. E. Smedes, DR.. j. w.
e. Shaw, Judge s. 0. Nuckolls
A. B. Murray and Fl. p. Gates.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21

FOR SALE-Sohner Piano. in
excellent condition. Apply Mrs.
j. G. M. Robertson, 116 French.St.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-12-21

WANTED Second hand FAM
lily refrigerator and kitchen cab
met. Write Box $50. or phone
$50.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27

When the Magi reached the stable
of Bethlehem, they found the shep-
herds-who had nothing else to Of
fer-tWining field flowers around the
Divine Infants manger Immedi-
ately the great kings who had seen
His star in the East and had come
to adore Him, set about displaying
their magnificent gifts. When the
poor shepherds saw them, they whis-
pered among themselves saying:
Alas! amid such royal gifts what
notice will be taken of our poor
flowers % Divining their thoughts
the Child Jesus gently pushed aside
His offerings Of gold and silver, and,
stretching forth His tiny hand, He
plucked modest field daisy from
the encircling wreath, and impressed
a fervent kiss upon it; thereupon,
it's petals, which formerly were pure
white, became tinged with delicate
pink, and it's golden heart fell from
the lips of a loving Saviour. Amaz-
ed at the Divine Infants infinite
graciousness, the shepherds left the
stable rejoicing because their hum
BILE offering had not been despised
by the King of Kings who does not
consider the costliness of the gift,
but who weighs the love and cheer
fulness with which it is given.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
SEVEN KINDS OF elvERs.

First, those who give spontaneously
and generously, but only to them
selves auto-givers, they might be
called.
Second, those who give thought
lessly, without any real or high motive
-givers of the occasion, as it were.
Third, those who give as sop to
conscience and self-esteem; in a spe-
cies of atonement for the evil they do
-penitential givers.
Fourth, those who give as matter
of display, to win public applause for
their generosity-theatrical givers.
Fifth, those who give because
others give, because they are expected
to give, and therefore give grudgingly
conventional givers.
Sixth, those who give because they
feel they ought to give; who give
through sense of duty, and not
through love-moral givers.
Seventh, those who give in the
spirit of Jesus; who give because: they
love their neighbor as themselves,
and above all things desire to help
spiritual givers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27

About her the silence seemed to
suddenly grow tense and sweet, and
wondrous; a throbbing, expectant ST.
lence. Then as a fragrance, exqui-
site, intangible peace filled and held
her soul, and she knew the Guest
had blessed her love.
1t was necessary to explain to Fa-
Their Grey how she had obtained the
money, for, knowing her circum-
stances, he hesitated to accept it; but
the story Of her sacrifice, he thought,
was too beautiful to be kept secret
Withholding her name and the cir
cumstances that would have betrayed
her identity, he told his congregation
the facts on the following Sunday,
and the parish awakened and thrilled
to-the pathos of the story, while the
spirit of self-sacrifice swept over
them with the desire of doing similar
things.
The promised subscriptions were
paid AMI many unlocked for ones were
donated. The power, the fruit of the
sacrifice, no man may know or meas
ure, but the fragrance of that moth
er's loving act has carried far and
wide, for, as a box of precious ONT
ment was Mary Langtry's heart.
Rose Martin. in The Catholic Messenger.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
REASONS OF HOME PROTECTION

Home is where the heart finds its
greatest content.
Home is the result of learning how
to bear and forbear.
Home is the best school for max
ing true men and women.
Home is Gods blessing to man
kind, the safeguard of the world, :
Home is the dearest earthly shelter
from the cradle to the grave.
Home is an inn where love is land
lord and contentment chief guest.
Home is corporation whose pre-
ferred stock is contented children.
Home is where happiness, health,
harmony, hearts ease; holiness, her
itage, heaven dwell.
Home is where the wife is neat and
clean and the husband sober and in
dustrious, children respectful.
Home is comfortable and neces.
sary retreat and shelter for us in ad,
vanced age, and if we do not plant it
while young, it will give us no shade
when we grow old.
81. t.-. Tho G0f01D0n
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
TELESCOPE HISTORY.

( s i.
1t was not until 1874 that Doctor
Hooke perfected the. first rejecting
telescope in which the spectrum was
perforated so that objects could be
viewed by looking directly at them.
So through the year of 1777 the tele-
scope in the hands of successive as
tronomers and opticians contained
many changes and improvements, I'M
til in 1888 William Herschel began
the construction of spectrum power
full in character and 40 feet in total
length, the observer being placed in a
seat near the other end of the tube
and viewing the image through the
system of eyeglasses. With this tel
escope, completed in 1889, objects
were magnified $500 times, and on the
night after it was finished Herschel
discovered the sixth satellite of the
planet Saturn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
SELF-sAcRIFIcING SERVICE.

Leigh Leslie writes as follows, on
self-sacrificing service, in the Cathe-
draI Chimes:
Ones professions of Christianity
are of value only as one translates
them into Christian deeds. Mere lip
service of itself achieves no good
ends-it neither helps him who rem
ders it nor glorifies God
am quite persuaded that the
churchman who is content to render
this sort of service and nothing more
is liability rather than an asset to
the Church, which demands of her
sons not merely that they should sing
praises unto God, however heartily
they may do that; but that they
should take off their coats, and roll
up their sleeves, and go out into the
world and labor diligently for others
in his name.
The Church gives much, and she
has a right to ask much of those who
accept her gifts; but from most of us
she does not receive much. The chief
thing she asks of us is self-sacrifcing
service and that is the only thing that
most Of us withhold from her. For
one to be a genuine Christian involves
infinitely more than for one merely
to say that one is a follower Of.
Christ; it involves ones being a, doer
of Christ-like things. "The self-sacri-
fee of the Christian is always an
echo of the self-sacriflce of Christ"
said Phillips Brooks in one of his
great sermons. And in his critical
essay on Rousseau and the Sentiment
alists, which l was reading only the
other day, James Russell Lowell says:
words, money, all things else, are
comparatively easy to give away, but
when man makes a gift. of his daily
life and practice, it is plain that the
truth, whatever it may be, has taken
possession of him..
The truth has taken possession of
many men since we entered the great
world war, but it has not yet taken
possession of nearly enough Of them.
Never before in the history of the
world has humanity needed the
Church as it needs her now. Never
before have protesting Christians had
so glorious an opportunity to serve
God through serving their fellows as
is presented to them now. There are
times calling for sacrifice, sacrifice
of ease, of money, of life itself. If
the Church shall but stand foursquare
to the world through this dreadful
war period, she will emerge from it
much more potent for good than she
ever has been before. If she fail to
do this, she will emerge from it i'm
measurably weakened.
The demand for service-for gen.
uine service, the sort of service that
| forgets self, is imperative. And if
we churchmen fail to heed this de-
mand, then we should cease calling
| ourselves followers of Him Whose
whole, life here upon earth was one of
| utter self-abnegation, of utter SELF
sacrifice and Of tender service to
others.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
PERSONAL POPULARITY.

Popularity implies quality which
makes one welcome everywhere and
always. The man so favored has a
happy sense that he is watched for
and wanted. His arrival brings un-
affected smiles to every face. He
wins attentiveness. He can count
on his company. His power IS worth
having, and others who do not enjoy
such general esteem ask themselves
the secret of it-for popularity may
not at all proceed from brilliancy or
cleVerness.
And what is the secret? Readiness
of sympathy is a large part of 1t. The
popular man is generally considerate
and unselfish. He puts up a good
deal with the weakness of others. He
will suffer boredom with a pleasant
countenance. He can bring himself
to show interest in another PERSONS
preoccupations. And a fault that he
carefully subdues in his character is
Impotence.
Cheerfulness is a necessary in
gredient in popularity. The world is
sufficiently sombre, and therefore the
individual who seems to take it hope
fully has an encouraging effect on his
fellows. Because he gives their moral
courage a tonic they like to come
across him.
Nor does he limit his agreeableness,
reserving it for those who can be help
full or harmful to him. He is impair
TALLY pleasant. To him the char
woman on the stairs is not unworthy
of "GOod-morning.'
He honestly tries to tone down that
affliction of the body, grumpiness OF
course, there are days when he really
does feel moody But he studies not
to appear so in general intercourse.
That is not hypocrisy. Rather it is
self-restraint and, in measure, self
sacrifice.
He tries to be kind in tone and
deed And this spirit of forbearance,
secures him friends, on some of whom,
at least, he can rely when need arises.
Popularity-it is the reward for en-
deavoring to make life happier for
ones neighbors. 1t is not a guarantee
of perfection. Too often it is linked
to a feebleness which shrinks from
presenting a bold front to things that
really should be opposed. But in so
far as it is grounded on habit of
unSelfshness prosperity is undoubt-
eddy the recompense of virtue.
Popularity is said to be no test of
merit. But in the long run it is the
only standard by which men are
judged in everyday life. Neither
money nor reputation can procure it,
though each may help toward it.
The power of money to make it's
possessor popular depends on the
amount he is ready to eXpend on the
pleasures of those around him. AS
for reputation-the name man has
earned in the exercise of a special
talent or the pursuit of a laborious
calling-it too frequently excites envy
and malice on one hand and fawning
obsequiousness on the other. But
popularity it often misses.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27
KINDS OF TWINS.

A medical journal Classics twins as
Ordinary and identical" Identical
twins are of the same sex, have the
same eye color, and are SO battling
even in minute details that the
mother has been known to battle,
spank or feed the same twin twice"
An instance given of the identical
twins grown up is that of two sol
diers in the Fourth Field Artillery,
u. s. A. When the captain wants
Albert 4, he calls also for Walter.
by giving orders to both, he is GER
tain that the one he wants receives
necessary Instructions. One of the
twins drills, better than the other, but
no one knows which one it is. Even
the cooks are in rebellion and turn
them away as .repeaters unless both
appear at once at the mess tents"