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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

TeC0lNcu IHo ioiioWiu5 iS''NA
their son, Ralph Merrill, who enlisted ,
in the ambulance corps soon after
war was declared, and who has seen
active service at the battlefront for
many months. The young man is a
brother of Mr.. Walter Merrill, OF
this city. His interesting letter fol-
lows:
Somewhere in France,
October End, 1918.
My Own Dear Folks:
My address is the same, only we've
changed what goes on the outside,
"Thassall."
Your joint letter of the 25th re-
ceived a few days ago.
We've been rushed to death for the
last week or so and this is the first
time I've had an opportunity to write.
Just after ! wrote you last, the
expected, or ather renewed push
came off, and for three days and
nights it was go, co. eat when you
could, or had to,-sleep was out o.
the question. And we were work
ing from our front line back. Imag
inc that! For several kilometers w
were out on plain, with no cove
or protection and under direct fire
| don't suppose there was man tina
didn't have any number of marvelou
escapes.
All the cars are riddled with shraI
incl but no one was hurt. Only on
car of any of the three of the othe
companies went to either of the tW
towns that were on our line, and h
only made one trip. Our divisic
was cited again, its sixth, and OF
company also received it's fourth
tation. Pretty good, Ell? Our div
ion is one of the "shock" divisions
the allies, so we see plenty of scra
ping. l heard fellows who have be-
thru all the scraps over here, say tn
the first day of the push was the h
u test day they have ever spent
France. l know one lieutenant W
shell-shocked from spending one d
" in town in dug-out that We liv
in, coming and going continually
three days and nights. The |,
twenty-four hours were the worst,
everything was drenched with g
and we had that to contend with
sides. The gas was SO heavy" Il
the dressing station fellows CO,
. smell it on our clothes when we ca
-" down with patients and after Il
trips our eyes were streaming, Q
/ there were nice little pains rum
% thru our chests when we breath
n My eyes had been on the bum m
L or less, since l got gas in them
I fore, and couple of days before
l' they had started swelling up, so l '
10 afraid the gas, on top of the str
or of night driving, which had star
the swelling, would finish the
~ However, l had them treated
Il quently here in the DIS and they
e feeling about o. X. now. Some
~ our fellows were pretty badly bur-
on the arms and legs by the IN
~ tard" but escaped that.
+ Well, after we got the gas pate
~ all cleaned up, my car was sent
there to stay all night. Just bef
)" we reached the town we could
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09
vs.. J. ' CICIS
a. u ~ w
Fro m
The Deep
C. Gree n

Absence makes the heart grow
fonder" excepting at Xmas time; then
it's presence" that makes the heart
grow fonder.
Wouldn't it be shame If a woman
could hold as many kids in her lap
as she has in her hearth"
Few men are "cads" that own Cad
ilacs.
A watch usually has zone endearing
young charm"
Nobody will ever know how much
the thunder pays to rent the air by
the hour.
OUR ANIMAL FAMILY
Father thinks that mother
Acts just like "cat."
And ma says pa does treat her
Like dog" now that's a fact.
Brother cuts the monkey" shines;
Sister is a bear"
And baby's like Zion" cub
With its tawny, tousled hair.
Uncle's face is like seals"
With its dropping beard absurd,
And, believe me folks, Aunt Molly
Is sure a roarin' old bird"
Cousin Jim's sly old fox"
Cousin Maud meek as lamb"
Grandma's vain as a peacock,
And grandpa's tight as "clam."
It's fact our whole darn family
Would make a splendid 200"
And all that 'twOuld take &c ccmplet
It
Would just be me and you.
They say Cain was a pretty Alb
bodied man.
Even on rainy day man can s,
the bright side of life If he will r
verse the motto "look up, not down
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

LOST-Lady's Shriners' pin, crescent
shaped, gold, set with pearls. Re-
ward If returned to City Drug Store.
8175
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

Well, the old reliable remedy for
snake-bite will still be available, and
1t will likely not be hard to find
physician who will prescribe 1t In
preference to any new tangled cures.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

We venture the prediction that the
return of peace will result in the big.
gest bunch Of snow-birds this season
that ever visited Florida, and all of
EN- will have a scheme Of some sort
to put over on the unwary Florida
business man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

Scuppernong grape syrup is said to
be equal to the best maple. Anything
Florida can't produce she can pro-
vide a substitute for, just as good or
better.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

We haven't heard of anything that's
any cheaper or going to be cheaper,
except three-cent postage stamps,
which will sell for two cents after
July 1st next.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09
MEMBER OF Tine ASSOCIATED

The Associated Press Ii exclusively
entitled to the use for republication e
all news dispatches ACCREDITED to Il or
not otherwise credited in this paper and
also the local news published herein.
ALI rights for republication Of special
dispatches herein are also rsssrvsd.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

Those gentlemen whom Cats fired,
and who were re-instated by the Leg
islature with full pay for all the time
they've been off their jobs, pronounce
the special session bowling success.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

The Germans are still busy fighting,
but, as they are fighting one another,
we will try to bear up under it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09
NOTICE TO SUGAR DEALERS
Orlando, Fla, Dec. 6, 1918.

Orlando, Fla, Dec. 6, 1918.
To All County Food Administrators,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Sugar:
We are advised by the Food Admin
istartion at Washington that owing to
temporary shortage of sugar now in
evidence In New England and threat
ened shortage elsewhere in North At.
lantic District that all North Atlantic
port refners have been instructed to
Immediately discontinue shipment Of
any sugar whatever into Florida
The Distribution Division has also
instructed New York city, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore jobbers to imme,
diately discontinue shipment Of any
sugar into Florida.
All Of Florida must depend solely
upon New Orleans sugar until free ar
rival of new crop of Cuban sugar,
which will be about February 1st.
Louisiana sugar committee at New
Orleans has been instructed to see
that Florida is quickly supplied with
full requirements
All Florida dealers and manufac,
turers are hereby notified to immedi-
ately place their orders for Louisiana
sugar so that there may be no short
age.
No certificates of any kind are need
ed or will be issued.
The same rulings as to margins are
in force.
Yours truly,
u. s. FOOD ADMINISTER ALTON
/ FL0RIDA-Sugar Division.
BY J. N. Bradsberry
; WANTED-Person to do typewritins
for one or two hours day. AID
dress p O. Rox 561 217,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

But, after all, was there really any
thing done for those unfortunates at
the State Industrial SCHOOL,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

1t is understood that the city can
give but very limited amount to
the care OF the cemetery for the next
year, as the budget has been made up
and there will be no funds available.
In Saturdays paper Mrs. j. l.. Skip
per referred to the excellent work of
the Ladies Memorial Association some
years back. We remember very well
the good results of their efforts and
we would be glad, indeed, to see this
organization active again. Let every
body interested join this worthy
movement, and let all the money, both
that appropriated by the city and that
received from the memberships. dues
or contributions, be expended under
the direction of these ladies'. If this
plan is adopted, we are sure that II
will be only short while until q
wonderful improvement can be noted
Another year, however, the city should
provide for this matter in its budget
There is no expenditure to be in
CURED more worthy Of consideration
and this is work in which all shout,
help-which can be accomplished
however, only by providing for It Ii
the levy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09
DAIRY SALE|

Yet to be sold:
1 Jersey bull.
2 fine mich cows.
/ work horse, wagon,
2 3-h. p. Morris-Fairbank
/ ensilage cutter and CON
1 steam boiler.
1 two-unit milking machil
War Stamps and Liberty
cepted same as cash.
LAKELAND DAIRY Phone
2 miles north Of City Hall, N
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

me Legislature reduced Adjutant-
General Christians salary from $2,5OC
to 81 year. None of the Legislative
brethren can sing Onward, Christian
Soldier" any more and feel just right
about it-for how can Christian go
onward on 81 a year? Perhaps,
though, the amount of salary was
based on their estimate of Brer.
Christians military knowledge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

WANTED-SecOndhand cook
Address Cook Stove" cal
gram Office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09

WANTED-Person to do typewriting
for one or two hours day. Ad-
dress P. o. Box SCI. SIG
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-09
Counterfeit
Currency

We advise customers to make
prompt deposits with us all moneys
they receive. 1t frequently happens
that counterfeits are passed on the
snsuspecting business man. If he
keeps them for awhile it becomes i'm
possible to hold the person who gave
them to him. If he deposits them
once and he can compel the person
from whom he received them to make
good.
by carrying all your
money with us you
may avoid this
danger.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
ORDINANCE.

Therefore be it ordained by the
Board of Sewerage Commissioners OF
the First Sewerage District of the
City of New Iberia, La, that there
shall be imposed, levied and collected
a special sewerage tax of Three and
One half mills on the dollar, on the
assessed valuation of all the taxable
property within the said sewerage
district for the year 1913, to retire the
sewerage bond falling due together
the annual aud semi annual Interest
due, and such necessary expenses al
may be necessarily be incurred FOL
the operation of said sewerage system
for the current year.
And be it further ordained that the
tax collector of the City of New Iberia
who is the ex-otficlo tax collector o
this Board of Sewerage Commission
ers, to carry said special Assessment
of three and one half mills on the dol
lar on his rolls. and to collect salt
special three and one half mills OF
the dollar, for this year, in the same
manner as is now provided for thu
! collection of other special taxes, ant
| it is further ordained that a certified
copy of this ordinance be served OF
said Ia collector.
Signed JULES DREYFoUs, President
| Signed CHAs. PROVOST, Sec.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
The SCHOOL GARDEN
ARMY.

Ny dear Mr.. Willard:
We r preparing for next years
campaign for the School Garden
Army. This year we had, as you
know, approximately a million and
a half children in this Army
Next year we are aiming to multi
ply this at least by two, and we
hope three, and / this work we
must ask your aid | have ex
tended the organization by APP
pointing a series of assistant re-
gioDal directors, one of whom, MIR.
Y. l. F%Ontenot, Of Vile Platte,
Louisiana, is to have charge of the
work in your territory, and have
asked him to e you on his first
visit to your city, If you can by
the methods so well known to
newspaper men induce the chill.
dien TO vie with one another as to
making these gardens, the work
will be a success. Could you an
nounce, for instance, that You
would publish, say every week,
the three best 100. word letters
from children telling of their pride
in their gardens or the difficulties
with which they meetf No doubt
you can find methods by which
you could produce rivalry between
your city and other cities and be
tween the different schools in your
city.
Lam enclosing a brief statement
of the organization Of the United
States School Garden Army.
Cordially yours,
MILLER LAVE.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Lunial
Roger, of Houston, Tex, came Il
this city to visit his parents ant
friends. On Friday of last weel
Mr.. August Roger and Mrs. Whit
ney Vlator joined the auto part,
and all headed for New Orleans
Tue trip down was made withou
incident out of the usual and al
seemed to be enjoying the OUTING
very much. When the return tril
was started Mr.. Roger senior wa
taken violently III when about 81
miles out.
The party promptly returned 4
New Orleans and the sick nal
was taken TO the Charity Hospital
where he was given the necessar.
medical attention, involving tn
necessity of an operation. y
course this materially changed tn
plans OF the party. Our last IN
formation indicates that the pa
tient ia doing very well.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
THE LAST GUN
OF the Fourth Liberty Loan
Will be Fired by the
Woman's Committee
of Iberia Parish.
What Have You Done?

When the war is won, thanks TO
those men of America who are
giving up their lives or their fol.
tunes to its winning, there will DO
a day of reckoning, Your conn'
try, your friends, your soul will ask
you, What have you done!
If you have gone your comforta.
BILE ways, giving nothing to the
country that shelters you, what
will your answer b.i
Sleepless and hungry, standing
erect in the trenches as the dawn
is breaking, the soldier dreams of
victory and home. That he may
realize the first, and see the other
again, subscribe to the 4th Liberty
Loan!
There ought to be a margin Of
Inconvenience in the subscription
Of every earnest American.
He is not doing his full duty un.
less he subscribes in excess OF The
amount that he can conveniently
save ont of his income. Any one
who complacently adjusts his con
tribntlOns 80 as to perfectly har-
mOnize with his personal cOnveni.
ence and good business judgment
10 at best only a fifty 6f,y
American. Let Iberia parish
60 100 per cent American.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
CLOWNS TO CAVORT
IN CIRCUS PARADE.
Entirely New and Three
Miles in Length, the Bar.
mum & Bailey Cavalcade
Will Sparkle and Glitter.
Display Of Fine Horses.

1t is safe to say that no local
event brings men, women and Chill.
dren out of their homes as does
the clrcus parade. Standing ten
deep along the line OF march or
seated 10 lhalanxed automobiles
and rigs of every description,
throDgsrfrom the city and nearby
places wait to see the gorgeous
procession of red and gold wagons,
drawn by steeds of white ami dap
ple gray. They walt to see the
ponderous pachyderms and the
ships of the desert; the Gagged wild
animals and the sumptiously cos
tuned men and women.
The Barnum & Bailey circus
parade, which will be seen here on
Friday, October IL, is described as
an entirely new creation Of gold
and glitter. Stretching three miles
through the city streets, it will
march To the music Of six bands.
three calliopes and a steam piano
Its categorical cars are made Of
newly carved wood work, literally
plated with 90 carat gold leaf
the shining adornments of the bar
ness Symbolic the pageantry 0
the performance to follow; it's meI
and women are robed in costly raj
ment that summers sparkles al
thew pass in the sunlight. 1t out
shines and ontnumbers any Prev
Gus attempt to impress a city will
the magniicance 1t represents.
The street parade will start from
the show grounds at as nearly II
O'Clock as possible, and will return
before the entrances to the oil
show tent are opened at | O'Clock
There will be clowns on foot am
on horseback and on tops OF wag
ons: there will be many cages 0
wild animals in plain view OF tn
crowds. Thirteen hundred me
and women, $50 horses, 80 camel
and four herds of elephants wi
play their parts in the big display
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
66s cures by removing the cause.
IT'S NO JOKE.

The question suggests ITSELF
Did Germany's dream Of World
domination really compensate her
for all subse quent disappoint-
ments and lossesi" When she was
tickling herself with the fancy
was her judgment misshapened as
to cause her to smile with pleasur.
able an:iclpat,oni Ia she ye'
awake to cold facts?
Germany's dream recalls the
story Of the city boy, who became
tickled with the fancy that II
would be a huge joke to scale th'
pasture fence, catch a young bul
by the horns and rub his nose II
the dust, which be was paving ~
and throwing into the air abov'
his back. After laughing immo
derately at the anticipated fun, h'
proceeded to carry out the schem.
and climbed over the fence.
After a few seconds of lively &C
ton, Oh boy! he found himsel
hack on his side OF the renee
nursing uncounted bruises an
mains. as be tried to entangle him
self from an uncAremonioEs dunn
Az he was thus engaged, and re
calling why be irst climbed tn
fence, he s~oliquized as follows:
"Wbat q blessed thing it Is
that ! had my laugh first!"
The Kaiser is not expected I
appreciate the point of this joke
for him il is no Joke at all!
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
INFLUENZA.
Public Health Report No. 81
September 13, 1918

Public Health Report No. 81,
September 10, 1918
"The present outbreak appears
to be characterized by a peculiarly
sudden onset, the victim beng
struck down with dizziness, weak
ness, and pains IN various parts of
the body while on duty or in the
street.
"There ia a sharp rise in temper.
ature to 1913 degrees or 1O4 de.
grees, complaint of headache. pain
in the back, and ph0tophobia.
The throat feels sore; there is con
gestloD of the pharynx, and in
some instances laryDgitis and
bronchitis. Lateral nystagmus
with suffused conjunctivae. a sign
to which Maj. Morris, K. A. M. g.,
has drawn attention in trench fe-
YER, is not rarely found in the in
tlaeLza patient.
"In many cases the fever falls In
three or four days aud the patient
RECEIVERS rapidly; in others there is
an irregular pyrexia, which may
be accounted for by bronchitis; in
rare cases by bIonchiolitis, brOn
cho. pneumonia, or by the presence
Of ibfueDzi bacillus IN the blood.
Few fatalities have been reported
80 for. The usual mode Of death
has been acute bronchIolltis, with
increasing c~ysnosis and termina
failure of the right heart.
"TREATMENT Rest in bed
warmth, fresh air, abundant food
with Dover's powder for the relic
of pain. Every case with feve
should be regarded as serious AM
kept in bed at least until deferves
cence of the fever. Convalescens
requlres careful management t
AVOID serious sequelae.
"During the. present outbrea
abroad the salts of quinine and a
plrin have been most generali
used during the AGATE attack, tn
latte r apparently with much So
cess in the relief of symptoms"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05

What is it, that seems to prompt the
thoughtless boy to commit acts which
are destined to become his shame and
regret the balance of his daysf Three
Youngsters started on a foraging ex
pedition, hunting for-they knew no,
what. Chance led them to a closed
window. which they forced. As the
shutters yielded and few open, a shot
pup SEM a double charge of bird-shos
into their faces. Two of the party
had to have the care of physicians a,
ono There was DO trouble In trac'
ing the third culprit. How much SUI.
| fering and modification would have
haen saved had these ~thoughtless boy
planned and worked as hard to carr
an honest penny! The scars to theil
faces may be obliterated in time: 6u
the shot-holes in their souls viii FOL
low them to heavens p~ortal-shoui'
they change their course in life.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
ORDINANCE NO. al.

III
ORDINANCE NO. al.
An Ordinance, declaring the fran
chise granted to the Southwestern
Traction & Power Company, of Louis
lana, conveying the right and prlvil-
eye to acquire. erect, construct, own,
manage, operate and maintain for a
period of twenty five (25) years, a
line of Street railway in the City of
New Iberia: forfeited.
Which franchise was granted, in
open session of the City Council in
the City of New IBERIA, May 9th,
1911, Nineteen Hundred and Eleven.
Excluding from the Budget of the
City to be adopted in the year 1918
and the assessment of the special two
GU mills on the dollar. tax. dedicated
to said Southwestern Traction &c
Power Company to be excluded from
the tax roll of the City.
Whereas; the said Southwestern
Traction and Power Co, of Louisiana,
have discontinued the operation of
their cars under the franchise granted
to them by the City of New Iberia on
the 9th day of May 1911, and
Whereas; the cessation OF the run
ming and operating of said cars.
throughout the limits of the City of
New Iberia, is violative of the main
conditions of said franchise and the
purpose for which said special taxes
of two On mills on the Dollar were
levied in favor of said Southwestern
Traction & Power Company OF Louisi'
ana
Therefore, be it resolved; that said
franchise granted to said Southwest
ern Traction & Power Company, on
the oath day OF May 1911 be and the
same is hereby revoked, and set aside
and
Be it further resolved that by SAID
violation of Its agreement with said
City, the said Southwestern Traction
< Power Company have forfeited
their rights to said franchise, by their
failing to operate said cars within the
limits of this City.
Be 1t therefore ordained that the
special taxes of 2 mills on the dollar
levied on the taxable property with
in the City of New Iberia be discount
nued. and omitted from the Budget of
said City to be adopted in the year
1918 and that said taxes are not due
to said Southwestern Traction Il
Power Company and are not to be
collected, or placed on the assessment
roll of the City of New IBERIA, for the
year 1918 or thereafter.
Be it further ordained that said
Southwestern Traction &c Power Com
pany, through its president and legal
representative be notified by service
of a certified copy of this ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. VillermIn sec
onded by Mr.. Girard the meeting ad-
journed.
H. 8. SEALY, Mayor.
l.. f. NILLERMIN, Clerk.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-10-05
MADAM, DO YOU KNOW
YOU WEAR WOODEN.
STOCKINGS?
U. $. Made Enough Last Year
To Export 6,00O,0 600 Pairs.

New York, Sept. 90 Turning
trees into silk stocking has become
an important industry in theU United
States in recent years. During the
last fiscal year more than 6,OOO,.
600 pairs of stocking made from
artificial silk, obtained from wood
pulp, we're exported. The National
City bank says: The United States
has now become one of the leading
world producers of artificial silk.
From being 3 large importer Of
this product. this country has be.
come a considerable exporter.
While the textiles made from
the artificial fibre are not yet fully
equal to those produced from the
natural silk, the growing use OF
the artificial silk IS illustrated by
the fact that our imports of artlf
cial silk, chiefly in the form OF
yarns or threads aggregated about
$4,000, 600 in the last decade.
With the opening of the war the
supply from Germany and Belgium
vas entirely suspended and that
from Grea, Biitain and France
materially reduced.