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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
IS 1T WORTH WHILE:

Is it worth while?
This question ever l ask
AS the eternal mile
l trudge along.
Sick of life's thankless task,
My tongue too leaden for song
0 God! is it worth while?
Yet 1 must go on,
Though YEARLY fare
Through the valley of despair.
I must go on and make no moan.
/ would lie low in the clean, green
grass and sleep,
In the silent night and deep;
But I must 60, must go on,
On through the pushing stream
Of mortals harsh and proud,
On through the clamorous crowd
That dissipates my dream.
All alone,
Through the splashing. flashing tor.
rent,
Along the eternal mile,
I must 60 on
With this thought ever recurrent:
Is it worth while?
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
THE PARK IN SPRING.

The vivid grass with visible delight
Springing triumphant from the
pregnant earth;
And butterflies, and sparrows in
brief fight
CHIPPING and dancing for the sea-
sons birth,
And dandelions and rare daffodils
That hold the deep-stirred heart
with hands of gold.
And thrushes sending forth their JOY
Gus trills;
Not these, not these did at first
behold:
But, seated on the benches daubed
with green,
The human derelicts, some fast
asleep,
With here and there a woman wedged
between,
And, over all, life's shadows dark
and deep:
Moaning / turned away, for misery
have the strength to bear but
not to see.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
THE CONQUEROR.


He has battled with Earth:
He has won;
Where once there were desert and
dearth,
And jungles untouched by the
sun,
Are altar and field and hearth:
He has fought the wild earth,
He has won.
He has conquered the Sea:
Proud ne rides
Over the long white waves,
Over the frenzied tides,
Over the unmarked graves
OF creatures that fought, as he,
The great Sea.
And he goes through the Air
On wings.
He has won everywhere,
He has under control
Earth, Sea, and Air,
Yes, all things
But his Soul.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
PAPER FROM SAWDUST.

Experiments in making paper
from sawdust which were under
taken in 1910 have been revived
in Canada. A mill has been
started in Scotland to turn out 20
tons of paper a week from saw
dust, and it is expected that the
process will be extended to other
mills.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
THAT DESIRED INCREASE IN
STREET CAR FARES.

There is a suspicion that the Du-
luth Street Railway Company will
not be happy and contented until
the people give it carte blanche at
the head of the lakes.
The burning desire of that cor
poration just now is to secure an
increase in fares. In Superior, the
request is for a Scent fare. The
matter will come up before the
Wisconsin railroad commission.
In Duluth, the corporation also
yearns for a Substantial increase.
The city commissioners will have
the deciding word, subject to a
possible referendum to the voters.
Mayor Magney declares that he
must be shown positively that an
advance in trolley fares is impera-
tive. Commissioner Phillips nat
urally may be expected to lean
towards the people rather than
the company. What the other
commissioners will do, there are
various guesses.
In the meantime, the kindly old
company is carving on a public-
ity campaign that, proportion
ately, is as heavy, clever and costly
as any the German government
ever carried on in the United
States and Mexico.
Expensive, fat, juicy full-page
advertisements are being freely
and frequently run in the daily
papers on both sides of the Bay.
In these days, you cannot buy full
page advertisements in Duluth s
daily papers for any modest sum.
Even the Labor World recently
was honored by being taken into
the trusted circle. The highly in
dependent Steel Plant News has
been ignored.
Being a corporation, with bush
els of bonds and divers kinds of
stocks, the Duluth Street Railway
Company lacks faith and patience
to await the rolling by of the black
clouds. A sad song is sung about
the poor widows and orphans who
have been hornswoggled into buy
ing these. bonds and stocks by
their hypnotic brokers. That
piteous appeal has white whiskers
two feet long.
We desire only justice for the
trolley lines and the same measure
of consideration that is granted to
other institutions, not so clamor-
Gus, perhaps, but just as worthy
and on just as thin ice. A boost in
trolley fares, we fear, would put a
bad dent in employment at the
municipal plants in the western
suburbs of the city. Many would
seek employment in more central
points. Those who hang on by
fingers and toes would protest
against paying the same fare as
those favored with seats.
Employment Of female conduc-
tors will keep down and stabilize
wages. This rather mandatory
conservation of gasoline will COM
pei even rich people to ride the
trolley cars instead of their sump-
tuous automobiles. The heavy in
crease of workers in the big indus
trial plants will also heavily in
crease the company's revenues.
The skip-stop stunt will heavily
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
AN UNWARRANTED RAID ON
THE CITY TREASURY.

Some weeks ago, when the pa
trolmen were given dinky little
raises in salary, chief McKercher
received raise of 800 a year.
But the man who looks on the
position of chief of police as a
private snap and an orange to be
sucked freely for private benefit,
evidently considers himself much
better than the men who really
encounter the danger, undergo
the hardships and do the work.
AT the council meeting week
ago last Monday, the man who
rattles around in the position that
Chauncey Troyer made reputable
and highly efficient, was given a
second raise of SIS a month.
The old salary Of $500 year
was too small for a real chief of
police. It was a joke to pay
Troyer $4,000 year and the city
assessor and the manager of the
waterworks $4,000 a year.
AS an encouragement to chief
McKercher to try harder to make
himself capable and the depart
ment efficient, no one should seri-
ously object to his first raise. But
while he is making such a joke of
his position and the department !;
while he has so many irons in the
fire; while he is roaming over the
county and even the state, trying
to manipulate politics and boost
his friends into political office, he
is not entitled to any immediate
and additional increase.
The people are fully satisfied
that chief McKercher has meat
they wot not off; that jobs like
guarding the ore docks bring him
in additional revenue, equal to
what he gets from the city. d.
Mayor Magney voted against
this sudden and unwarranted in
o:tase in the McKercher salary.
Commissioner Phillips was called
to the country Oh wood business,
therefore was not present when
the mater came up. He frankly
and positively states that he would
have voted against the raise Of
$l5 a month had he been present.
Commissioners Silberstein, Voss
and Farrell voted in favor of this
little raid on the treasury. Moth
ing better could have" been ex-
pected from the commissioner Of
unsafety. The people are won
dering what excuse can be offered
by commissioner Voss, the boosted
"Watchdog Of the Treasury
Mr.. Farrell's friends are very
sorry to see him make so bad a
start for another term Of office.
Thousands of voters are pray
ing for the coming Of the spring
election so that some things done
in the. past can then be undone,
with neatness and thoroughness.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05
COL. WEISS OPPORTUNITY.

Little Tammany and even many
less prominent elements in local
politics were greatly surprised to
see Col. A. G. Weiss 60 a-whoring
after Burnquist, the weak, wobbly,
unpopular governor.
1t certainly was a distressing
sight to both the gods and ideal
lists to see the man who made Will
son possible for president to give
way to his lust for transitory and
shallow political honors. But
stronger men than Col Weiss have
fallen, through all the ages, there
fore his drop from grace and vir-.
tue was treated charitably, there
being fond hope that he would re-
pent, do penance and make repa-
ration.
Although Col. Weiss made
president Wilson, the ablest chief
magistrate since Lincoln heaped
favor and honor on the Journal
istic Wizard of First Street. The
presidential plum tree was placed
at Col. Weiss disposition and he
shook it hard and freely for the
benefit of his retainers.
Only a few short months ago,
president Wilson recognized Col.
Weiss's talent as an expert numis-
matist by appointing him one Of
distinguished commission to test
the nation coins. After Duluth s
noted and most successful coin
collector had passed favorable
opinion on the hard money of the
realm, the national credit greatly
improved and a better feeling ran
through the business world.
A golden opportunity now has
come for Col. Weiss to return
some of the Wilsonian favors. The
time has arrived when he can do
penance for his Burnquistian har-
lotry. The demand comes from the
thousands who made Col. Weiss
possible as a political leader by
proper disposition of their votes
that he rebuke Congressman Mil
Ter for the sneers he ever has
given Wilson and for carrying a
dirk in his bosom with which to
stab the man who is carrying the
peoples burdens in these terrible
times.
Today, William L. Carss is a
candidate for congress, being
drafted by the people. He always
has been a sturdy Wilsonian.
When his strong hands have
pulled the lever of that huge en-
CINE he has prayed, "God help
Wilson," In the halls of con-.
gress he would stand fatty on both
feet and, with brain, voice and
both hands, fight for his peerless
chief. Wilson needs Carss. Will
son wants Carss. The chances are
that the voters in the Eighth dis
trict will be asked to send Carss
to Washington to help hold up the
presidential hands.
Thousands who voted for Will
son, thereby giving Col. Weiss
easy roadway to the presidential
ear and the presidential plum tree,
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

spect and reverence"
Claude MacKay was born in the
heart of Jamaica, Sept. Is, 1889. His
grandparents were slaves but his par
ents free-born. His mother was
sweet-natured and fond of books; his
father was honest, stern even to
harshness and hardworking. A firm
believer in education, he tried to give
each of his eight children the best
he could afford.
When years old, Mckay went to
a brother who was a teacher. From
that time he became interested in
books. He read heavily and broadly
Of the best English masters. He
finished elementary school and then
helped his brother as an instructor
for while, after which he secured
trade scholarship and was appren-
ticed to a wheel-wright and cabinet
maker. But he could not learn q
mechanical trade.
MacKay began writing verses on
Jamaican peasant life in Negro dia-
lect. An Englishman introduced him
to philosophical literature and, later,
aided him in bringing out volume
Of verse, Songs Of jamaica" about
six years ago.
Failing at becoming a mechanic
and despising the Jamaica constable
larry in which he served in 1910-11,
Mckay returned home and went to
farming half-heartedly. He came to
America in 1912 to study agriculture.
going to Tuskegee. Not liking the
copo;.nni1itarv uochinoliko oxfctoron
there, he left for Kansas State COL
lege, where he spent two years.
Going to New York in 1914, Mac
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
IBERIA CAMP NO. 1888, UNI
TED CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.

August 14th, 1913.
Capt. +. J. Carstens, U. c. ",
New Iberia, La:
Dear Sir-Your Committee,
begs leave to submit the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
The members of our Camp are
again called to mourn the loss Of
one of its most valued members,
i'm the death of Comrade Octave
Louviere, who departed this life
in dhis. his home City at about
noon, August 10th, 1913.
Like most OF the ChWalric sons
of Louisiana, though then he was
but a mere youth, Comrade Octave
Louviere. Immediately answered
the call of his country. and volun-
teered as a private in Company
/, Third Louisiana Cavalry, I'M
der the Confederate Banner,
which he followed to the gloom
OF AppOmattoX.
After the close Of hostilities, he
returned to his native place. in the
quaint but interesting little town
of Patoutville, where he spent
most Of his active life. removing
thence to this City.
The deceased left as his demise,
two children, who are our re-
spected fellow-townsman. Mr.. j..
A. Louviere, and Mrs. Marcel
Moran, residing in Patoutville.
Comrade, Octave Louviere, was
true patriot, a faithful friend.
kind Of heart and consistent in
of the old school; he held price
less the sacred ties which bind
tn brotherhood Of man, and the
deep respect due to the gentler
sex. ~
Wherefore. BE it resolved that
in the demise Of Comrade Octave
Louyiere. this camp has. lost one o.
it's most valued members. That we
extend to his bereaved family
our cordial sympathies hoping
that. after receiving this severe
blow. the hand Of fate may deal
gently with them.
Respectfully submitted.
~ j. b. WINTERS,
sf..t@ss' H. H. FURR,
81 L. O. HACKER.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
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VIOLATION OF THE luCRA.
TORY BIRD TREATY ACT.

The Migratory Bird Treaty
Act, recently passed by Congress,
forbids the killing Of night herens.
or "grobecs," an open season for
which, extending from July to
November 80, was passed by the
recent regular session of the Lou
isiana General Assembly, In
structions to report for prosecn-
ton all cases Of the killing or pos
session Of these birds has been re-
ceiyed from Washington by H. H.
Kopman, United States Game
Warden. The penalty for viola
tion Of this or other provisions Of
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
and regulations Hereunder is a
fine Of $500 or six months impris-
onment or both.
A synopsis Of the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act and regulations
is being prepared by the Biolog-
ical Survey at Washington. and
will be ready in the near future
for publication.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
THE LOCAL GRAIN BUSINESS.

New Iberia has become the cen
ter Of the grain business for al
most the entire Southwest Louis.
lana, and again this season which
will begin during the early part
of next month, thousands of ears
of corn will be shelled here and
shipped to eastern markets by the
local dealers. Last year was 4
banner one in this Parish and the
farmers realized handsome prof.
it's on the grain, having had a
fairly good crop. This year, in
but few instances, the farmers all
have bounteous yield and from
what we learn the markets will
open up with prices per barrel
ranging from 1925 to $3.50. We
have in our City some four firms
who will bid for the grain as fast
as it is harvested by the agricul-
turists of this territory, namely,
the Sandoz -Suberbielle Co.,
Boutte & Courage, New Iberia
Grain Co. and Mr.. S. 0. Nuckoils
all of whom were active purchas
ers last year. The corn shelter
of the Sandoz-Suberbielle Co.
have just completed some very
substantial additions. having
erected new shelter with a Ca
pacity every twenty-four hours OF
5000 barrels. They have also
erected an elevator which will ia
cilitate them in loading and un-
loading the railroad cars with
greater ease than heretofore.
Messrs. Boutte & Courage have
also constructed a modern corn
Smelling plant with every conven-
fence and they will be in position
to cope with any other shelters in
Louisiana.
Several additions and improve
ments have also been made to the
mill of the New iberia Grain Co.
managed by Mr.. Harry T. Hall
and now New Iberia is about as
we'll equipped with mills to ham
die grain as in any part Of the
United States.
With all of these firms actively
engaged in this business, our
farmers will be in position to dis
pose of their crop at remunera-
tive figures and in few years
Iberia Parish will be considered
the banner corn Parish of the
State.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

killed and wounded. Not single
American was killed, and outside
of several who were stunned by
shell shock and who recovered
shortly none were seriously
wounded. Can you beat it? Be-
ginners' luck, l suppose.
"You must not suppose, that
life is all commandments, patrols
and mud. There are lots OF
bright spots as we go along.
Something funny is always hap
peuing along with the serious
which sets all a laughing and
keeps every one in good humor.
When we are in. reserve, as we
are now, we get a chance to get
all cleaned up and really live
well. We have all become a
bunch of fatalists, as the boys
say.-the Boche have a shell or
bullet with your number on it
when it comes over the jig is up
and that is all there is to it-so
why worry. The most Of us are
letting our old friend George
do it. From what we have seen
of it we thing it a great life If
you do not weaken, and on the
whole rather like it. We are all
waiting the word to break
through-when that word comes
we will 60 through. do not worry.
in the meantime. we are content to
hold the line. We have great
faith in General Foch. He will
give the word at the right time.
"With kindest regards to all
the boys, I am.
Yours,
ITETn
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Advertised letters for week
ending Saturday, August 10th,
1918:
Rowland Benning. Mrs. Muriel
Bootie, Mrs. julie BONN. Miss
Adonis Boudreau, Mrs. Lille
Davis, Miss Elmire Dugas, Mrs.
Bemadet Duplantis, Miss Edna
Griffin, Jimmie Harry, Mrs. Jine
Jane, Miss Lula Lewis. Mrs. W.
N. Miller, Mrs. Mary Placle,
Manuel Pickett, Mrs. Louisa
Prince, Mrs. Cora Robinson, Mrs.
Valco Romay, Providence Street,
No. 113.
When calling for the above
please say ADVERTISED"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

Tomorrow our sister town OF
Jeanerette will be filed to over
flowing with citizens from Nor
yam City to Lafayette to listen to
the addresses to be made by the
three aspirants for Senatorial
donors. From what we learn the
first address will be delivered at
two o'clock sharp when the meet
ing will be called to order. A
general invitation is extended to
the people. Mayor Gaiennie OF
Jeanerette spent few hours here
on Wednesday and requested us
to extend a general invitation
through The Enterprise to all the
citizens Of the Parish to be on
hand at this interesting meeting.
From what we learn Governor
Hall will be accompanied by seve-
raj hundred people from st.
Mary parish who intend to escort
him to Jeanerette. The Governor
is exceedingly popular in our
sister Perish and the general i'm
preston prevails there that he
will receive ninety per cent Of the
vote. Be as it may, this is an OPP
portunity for the voters to hear
all of the candidates discuss the
issues of the campaign and then
they. can Judge for themselves
who is the best qualified to repre-
sent Louisiana at Washington as
a successor to the late Robert F.
Broussard. Were one to judge
by the support Governor Hall is
receiving from the press Of tire
State it would seem that he
would be an easy winner in the
first primary. He has the sup
of the masses as well as q major
ity Of the political laeders Of the
country parishes and if he does
not win out in the first primary
above his two opponents. we will
be greatly disappointed.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
w G e.
81. PETERS BOYS COLLEGE.

Through the untiring efforts Of
Rev. Father j. M. Langlois the
rector Of st. Peters Catholic
church the citizens Of this Parish
will soon have an opportunity to
give their sons the advantages Of
q collegiate education in New Ibe,
ria. instead Of having to bear the
great expense Of sending them ID
Catholic institutions in other
parts Of the South. Some years
ego Father Langlois purchased
the valuable property in East
End known as the Henshaw home
with the intention Of having it at
once converted into q first-clasa
college. In this he was con-
fronted with unforeseen obstacles,
being unable TO secure the serv.
wees Of teachers that would come
up to the proper requirements
and the school could not be
opened to the young people as he
would have liked. This week
Brother Arsenius arrived from
New York to assume charge Of
the graded school and he. will
have under him Ave other gentle-
men who viii come to New iberia
with the best Of recommendation
q trained teachers and instruc-
tors. Il i the intention to have
the doors Of the school open and
ready to enroll pupils. from the
first to the ninth grade during the
early part Of September and
other grades will be added as
fast as the pupils deserve promo
ton. Night classes will also be
taught to those Of our young and
middle aged citizens who are occu-
pied with other work in the day
time and now they win be in posi-
ton to get practical business cd
The citizens Of this Parish
now have an opportunity to edu-
cate their offspring at home which
will be q great ssving.to all con-
eerned. 1t now remains for those
who have young sons to give the
management Of st. Peters College
their support and in a few years
this institution should take its
place in the State as one Of its
leading schools.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17

Lumber, Shingles, Millwork.
High quality guaranteed. Straight
cars or house bills shipped any
where.-Independent Co-Opera
tive Lumber Co.. Lake Charles.
La.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
JULY BREAKS RECORD IN
4 WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.


July has broken previous
monthly sales Of War Savings
Stamps. The csah receipts in the
Treasury Department from the
sale Of Thrift and War Savings
Stamps for the month Of July
totals $211,417 ,942.61. This rep
resents an investment and a loan
to the Government at the average
rate Of 50 for every man. woman
and child in America.
So. great has been the sales Of
War Servings Stamps since July
l, that the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving at Washington
has had to stop making postage
stamps all together and direct its
efforts to the making Of Thrift
and War Savings Stamps.
Another evidence that War Saw
ings have become popular is the
report made by National Head
quarters Of the Boy Scouts Of
America to the effect that from
July /, to 18th 193,850 Red Post.
cards were received, showing {
daily average sale Of $1,000 by
the Scouts. While . large num-
Der Of the cards represent sales
for 800 or more, the average was
$40 or over card.
From the beginning Of the
War Savings Campaign and up to
and including July 81 the total
receipts from the sale Of War
Savings Securities are $518,51O,-
33403, this representing the pur-
chase Of War Savings Stamps and
the total maturity value Of 1924
711,245.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
wv. S. S.
No Worms In q Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms have IN I'M
healthy coloe, which indicates poor blood. and -
rule. there b more q less stomach disturbance.
GROVES TASTElESS chill TONIC Given regularly
for Two a three weeks will enrich the bleed. i'm
prove the di1estioa. and ct % General Strength
enin1 Tooic 70 the whole system. Nature viii then
throw Oh o. dispel the worms and the Child will b.
n perfect health. Pleasant 70 take &c Per bottle.
(Advertisemsnt.)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
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Ask Anyone Who Has Used It.

There are families who always
aim to keep a bottle Of Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Rem
edy in the house for use in case it
is needed, and find that it Is not
only a good investment but saves
them no end of suffering. AS to
it's reliabili4~ ask anyone who has
used it.
(Advertisement.)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-17
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Stomach and Liver Troubles.

Stomach and LIVER Troubles.
No end of misery and actual
suffering is caused by disorders
Of the stomach and liver, and may
be avoided by the use Of Cham
lberlain 3, Tablets. Give them a
trial. They only cost q quarter.