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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08

sion the following bids were
opened and read. viz:
BY w. $. Bonner Of New Or
leans, La, offering par value and
| 425O."" bonus with condition at
tached to his bid.
Nv Mr.. l.. Slayton & Go. of To
ledo. Ohlo. offering par value ano
$4,000 bonus, with condition at
tachcd 10 their bid.
Bv Mr.. Porteus Burke. Attor
ncy. offering par value and YlSo.U,
bonas, without any conditions.
After reading of the above bids
it was decided to go into execu
tive session again and Itonslde'
same.
After consideration in executive
! session of all the bids the bid OF
| Mr.. Porteus Burke, Attorney, be
IL. deemed the most acceptable
aul the one complying more fully
viii. the law. it was moved by Mr.
Erath. seconded by Mr.. Decuir an'
carried that all the bids he re
jccted at the exception Of the bio
from Mr.. Burke.
The same protest made by Mr.
Pierce for the bid Of Mr.. Burke
for the purchase Of the bonds fol
the purchase Of the bonds for Road
District 30. 1, was reiterated II
connection with this bid aut
whereupon it was moved by NJ
Erath. seconded by Mr. Mieu(>
and .earried that Mr.. Burke b'
again called to discus the matter
of the protest of Mr.. Pierce.
Mr.. Burke appeared and statet
that the proposition made by hln
as a result Of the protest made hA
Mr.. Pierce in connection with tn
purchase of the bonds of Road DIS
trict No. 4 is the same as apply
ing to the Bonds of Road Dlstrlc
No. 6 and that he was ready q
designate only such bank in tn
State of Louisiana as1Amay b.
mutually satisfactory.9
| Whereupon it was moved y
Mr.. Gonsoulin, seconded by Mr.
Gary that the Police Jury as tn
governing authority of Road Dis
trict No. 6 of the Parish of 1be
ria adjourn until Thursday. Mar
9th. 1919 and that the bid OF Mr.
Burke he kept in suspense unit
legal advice could be obtained
but before adjourning it wa
moved by Mr.. Erath, seconded t.,
Sfr. Miguez that Board Of Super
visors for Road District No. 6 o
the Parish Of Iberia is hereby ap
pointed to consist of Messrs. j. W
Wyche. J. c. Curtis, Fred Leite
meyer, Clet Dumesnil and Jea'
Courrege, all property tax payer
residing in Road District No.
of the Parish of Iberia. La.
/ The vote Of this motion resulted
as follows: Yeas: Messrs. +. J
Gary. Louis Decuir, A. Gonsoulin
II. Derouen, +. Dietlein, V. }
Erath, Numa Miguez. Nays, none
and the motion is hereby dc
clared carried.
Whereupon the Police Jury 0
the Parish of iberia, acting az tn
governing authority Of Road Dis
trict No. 6 Of the Parish Of iberia
adjourned until Thursday, Marel
9th, 1919 as stated above. keep
| ing the bid Of Mr.. Burke in sus
pense until said date, IN order t
obtain legal advice
The Police Jury of the Parish o
iberia convened and organized a
the governing authority Of Roa'
District No. 7 OF the Parish of Ibe
ria. La. in pursuance Of the term
of the ordinance Of the Police Jur,
of date Jan. 23d. 1919, and PR
suant to the notice given eacl
member Of the Police Jury in thl
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08
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Now She is Strong and
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22
HOW TO AVOID
BACkACHE and
NERVOUSNESS
Told by Mrs. Lynch From
Own Experience.

Providence, r. III was oil run
down in health, was nervous, had head
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22
prussian Guard Long Famous.

The history of the Prusslan Guard
cream OF Germany's fighting men.
which was smashed by the hcadlong
attack of American troops at the Sec
ond Battle Of the Marne, dates back
to the latter part of the Seventeenth
Century, when men believed In the
divine rights Of kings. and the troops
Of the guard could be depended on to
protect the sacred body OF their sov.
ereign when all other supporters fell
away.
The Prussian Guard was once
company Of archers, known as the
Trabnnt Guards. 1t was transformed
into n real fighting force by Frederick
William /. Drill with him was ruling
passion and he lavlshed much attcn.
tion on his guard; securing Europe for
giants, as no man under six feet In
height could enter his pet regiment.
This requirement was abolished by
Frederick the Great, who cared only
for fighting ability. The stirring ex-
ample Of Napoleon's Imperial Guard
caused the Prussian organization to be
Increased In size, and It now comprises
complete army corps. Into It's ranks
go the cream Of each years class OF
Prussian recruits.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22

mlnN5led my npoiorIca ... the
form relnpsed into silence. Then tie
muddy Tommy on the stretcb"r began
to humble. Atwell asked MIN II he
wanted anything. With howl OF rage
he answered:
"Of all the bloody ncrve-do ! want
anything-only bloody pair o
crutcllcs, n dish Of fish and chips
and n glawss of stout"
When we came 10 the first aid dress
Ing station we turned our charge over
to some II. A. NJ. G. men, and ducking
and running through the communica'
tion trench, we at last reached one OF
the roomy and snfe elephant dug
outs" At last we were safe. Stun
bling over the feet of men we came to
an unoccupied corner and sat down In
the straw. Several candles were burn
Ing. Grouped around these candles
were lot of Tommies, their faces pale
and a frightened look In their eyes
Strange to say, the conversation had
nothing to do with themselves. They
were sympathizing with the poor fel.
lows In the front line who were click.
ing II.
I must have dropped Off to sleep.
When nwoke II was morning, and af.
ter drinking our tea and eating our
bread and bacon, Atwell and report
ed to brigade headquarters, and were
again detailed into the front-line
trench.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22

wns beginning to tell on the men. They
were falling asleep in their chairs. I
had hard job waking four OF them
to 20 on guard. They got their rifles
and were standing around me for In.
structions, when our hostess came over
to me and, resting her hand on my
arm, with ngnin the slightest Of
suueezes and pleading eyes, interceded
for them.
Sergeant she said, let the poor
boys sleep. They are so tired. There
Is no danger. The Germans are miles
away. l know this to he true. DO this
for me- And again that squeeze.
II, like n fool, listened to her, and
gave an unwilling assent. The men
looked their gratitude. Jean. the man.
servant, led them out to the barn,
where an abundance of hay had been
spread for their beds. was following,
when a whisper In my ear made my
head swim:
Don't 60 yet. my sergeant, stay
with me-
II stayed, worse luck.
I'VE sat on settee, talking, and her
arm stole around my waist. I wasn't
slow, either, and as you know. Yank. l
have a pretty good reach. Once. she
spoke to me In French, but shook my
head in bewilderment. In few min
utes the servant returned. and Adri-
enne-she told me her name-called
him TO her. and said:
"'Jean, go down in the wine cellar
and get some Of that old port and give
1t to the soldiers Of England. Poor
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22
DAzED BY HUN ATROCITIES
Emotional Faculties Of Afflicted Bel.
sians Probably Paralyzed by the
Horrors They Had Witnessed.

Mr.. Brand Whltlock, former Ameri-
can minister to Belgium, has been
talking about the horror of Louvnin in
the London Dnily Telegraph:
~ was struck by the lack Of pas
sion displayed by all those who had
so terribly suffered. seldom heard
any OF them express hatred OF the
Germans or any desire for revenge.
''None Of them, ms far rs I could
learn or observe. even acted In the
tragic manner. There were no he
roles and no histrionics; they did
not even denean themselves MS do peO-
pie r. the cinema or the romantic nov.
els.
an moments of great danger, or
great strain and tragedy. people are
simple and natural; they do not net
In the theatrical sense Of the word"
To say that play could he acted
without gesture or other expression
OF what we feel Is absurd. Nor
would, I think. history support Mr..
Brand Whltlock's inference. whatever
may have been the story Of unhappy
Belgium.
When Mime. du Barry died upon
the scaffold In Paris. her shrleks de-
lighted the knitting women. The Due
de Guise ran wildly from his assas-
sins to throw himself at the feet Of
Henry Of France. Pitt wept for his
country's misfortunes--the family f
the Inflated Louis XVI did not cease
their lamentations oil night when they
heard that he was to be gulllotined at
dawn.
The choler OF Judge JcfFreys found
expression In the rawlings and rantings
Of mndman. Boabdil wcpt when he
was driven from Granada. Henry VIII
could swear like fiShwife-Catherln
Howard shriekcd at Hampton court.
and the superstitlous hear her shrleks
to this day.
In my view, the unhappy Bclglans
were dazed by the very horror of the
circumstances The atrocities commit.
ted by the Hun were too awful. Shall
we wonder If the emotional faculties
were paralyZed?-London Dispatch.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22
Mount Rubber

"Remember Mount Rubber when you
come to Newton" urges the Kansan.
Mount Rubber is heap OF rubber rub.
bish on East Broadway, near Main
street which. when II assumes the de.
sired proportions, win be sold TO old
rubber collectors and the proceeds
turned over to the Red Cross The
nation needs the rubber. al, !
Cross needs the nancy aud a.. o., ..
needs It's riddnncc. Anything ik. an
old auto tire, bicycle tire, rubber boots
old garden hose, rubber out OF yoar
neck--in fact. anything in the form
OF rubber-can be chucied into the
pile and It will be q Jolt for the kal.
SER" says the Ksnsan.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22

headaches disappeared. / gained in
weight and feel fine, so / can honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to any woman who 10
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LYNCH, 100 Plain St, Providence, r. /.
Backache and nervousness are symp-
toms or natures warnings, which in
dicate a functional disturbance or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
OPS into more serious ailment.
Women in this condition should not
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profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound-and for special advice write to
Lydia E. pinkham Med. Co. Lynn, Mass.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22

boys, II will warm Them She added
something In French could not under.
stand. Then she added:
"Leave a bottle here for the SER
geant and me-
II protested against more wine for
the boys. Her pleading overruled my
good judgment. and consented. The
servant left to do her mission. and l.
proposed. Her answer was kiss. ]
was the happiest man In France.
presently Jean returned and silent
ly placing bottle and two glasses on
the table withdrew. We were alone.
She took the bottle and, pouring out a
glass of wine, touched 1t to her lips
and handed 1t to me with this toast:
"Drlnk, my sergeant. Drink to our
betrothal. Drink TO the honor Of
France. Drink TO the honor OF Eng
land. Drink to the confusion Of our
enemies
IL drank with my fool heart pound.
Ing against my ribs. Then blackness.
"When I awoke. was lying on the
settee. my head bursting with pain.
The gray dawn was filtering through
the curtained windows, and there. In
the middle Of the room, with my Adri.
enne In his arms, Gtood captain Of
Uhlans. ! was prisoner. saw IL all
In fash. She had betrayed me. Now
l knew why she had wanted no guard
posted. That wine we pledged our
troth In was druggcd. What an ass !
had beeni
II closed my eyes and pretended TO
be asleep. They were talking in Ger.
man. Pretty soon the captain came
over and roughly shook me. only
grunted. With an exclamation OF dis
gust, he called out In German. Two
troopers came In and, lifting me by the
shoulders and feet, carried lne out into
the air. slightly opened my eyes and
saw that was being carried out To the
gate. where two horses were standing
with their reins thrown over hitching
post. BY the equipment knew one OF
the horses belonged TO the captain.
while the other was the orderly's. The
two troopers dumped me down on the
road. one giving me kick with his
boot. l was lying on my left side, and
by a certain hard pressure on my ribs
l knew they had neglected to search
me. That pressure was my automatic
pistol. A feeling OF exultaton rushed
over me. would euchre them yet,
Fate worked into my hands. A hail
In German came from the stables, and
one OF the troopers left TO answer Il.
The odds were even. one against one.
/ slowly turned over on my face, MS II
In sleep, and my fingers grasped the
butt OF the automatic but just then
heard steps on the gravel walk. The
captain and Adrienne were coming to-
ward me.
"she stopped beside me and said In
English:
"You poor English fooll Make
love to me. win your Good.by. my
foolish sergeant. While you are rot
ting In prison think Of your Adrienne.
bnhr
my hand gave the butt of my auto
matte just the slightest squeeze.
was thinking Of her hand on my
shoulder. Well, two could play that
game.
The captain said something u the
orderly. who left in the direction Of
the house. Nov wss my chance.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22
Peculiar Cause for DIvores.

In a divorce case at London Eur
land, the petitioner. a lance corporal
In the Gordon Highlanders, said bis
wife, an Eaglishwomsn. refused to be
seen with him on the street because
she did not nike him In 4 kit. when
ne was on leave later she crested hin.
with "Oh. those d Kits \. Tha
husband was STantsd 0 tsr~a
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22

&C n Q y my phck
ached all the time.
| was tired and had
no ambition for any
thing. l had taken
q number Of medi-
cines which did mo
no good. One day
| read about Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what II had done for
women, so | tried
II. My nervousness
apd hsrkacha apd
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22
Aliens Foot-Ease
For the Feet

sprinkle one or two Aliens Foot. Ease
powders in the Foot Bath and soak and
fao lne feet 1t takes the sting out of
s, So,ns ana an bunions and smarting, aching
ie"' ihen for lasting comfort, shake
nnen ,S foo,-Ease into your shoes. It
% Ass 'ho friction from the shoe, rests
o ., 'ee' aud makes walking q delight.
tHI"Sys use It for dancing I'arties and TO
'ssAx In now shoes. All dealer. sell II.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1919-05-22
The First Private Garage.

The first private garage constructed
In New York city was built in the
spring of 1900 by II prominent New
York automobile enthusiast who ut
that time owned three motor vehicles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-10
STORK FAR ahead
OF GRIM REAPER
Report Shows Births in u States
Exceed Deaths by 74.4
-s
Per Cent.
BIRTH RATE 24.6 PER 1000
Reports From Registration Area Show
Birth of 1894 Pairs of Twins
and 1856 Sets of TrIplets
--As
In 1917,

Washington.-In the birth-registra'
ton area of the United States 1883,
1872 infants were born alive in 1917,
| representing a birth rate Of 24.6 pei
1000 population.
The total number of deaths in the
same area was 776,222, or al per
1000. The births exceeded the deaths
by 74.4 per cent. For every state in
the registration area, for practically
all the cities and for nearly all the
counties, the births exceeded the
deaths, in most cases by considerable
proportions. The mortality rate for
infants under one year Of age aver
aged e3.8 per 1000 living births.
The foregoing are among the facts
brought out by the census bureaus
annual compilation of birth statistics.
The characterization area, estab-
lished In 1915, has grown rapidly. 1t
comprised In 1917 the six New Eng
land states, Indiana, Kansas, Ken
| lucky, Maryland. Michigan Washing
ton, Wisconsin and the District of Co.
lumbia, and had an estimated popula-
ton Of $1,000 900. or about SO per cent
Of the estimated total population Of
the United States In that year.
Comparison With 1915.
The birth rate for the entire birth
registration area fell below that for
1916 by two-tenths of n per 1000
population; but the death rate was
less by six-tenths of one per thousand
than In 1916. Thus the excess of the
birth rate over the death rate for 1917,
which amounted to 10.5 per 1000, was
somewhat greater than the correspond
ing excess for 1916, 1O.1 per 1000.
although it fell slightly below that for
1915, 100 per 1000.
If the birth and death rates prevail
ing In any n Of these three years
were to remain unchanged, and If no
migration were to take place to or
from the area to which they relate, its
population would increase at the rate
Of slightly more than 1 per cent per
annum, or a little more than 10 per
cent in q decade. This would be about
half the rate-21 per cent-by which
the entire population of the United
States increased between 1900 and
1910.
OF the total number of births report |
ed 1.2S0,2S8, or 24.5 per 1000, were of
white infants. and 1884, or 25.8 per
1000, were of negro infants. The
death rates for the two elements of
the population were 1877 and 22.5 per
1000 respectively.
The infant mortality rate-that is,
the number of deaths of infants under
one year Of age per 1000 born alive
throughout the birth-registration area
a whole was 99.S in 1917, as against
101 in 1916 and 100 In 1915. This is
equivalent to saying that in 1915 and
1916 of every ten infants born alive
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-10
BIG GUN NOT WORTH WHILE
American Ordnance Experts Could
Guido the Huns In Savagery, but
Are Not Likely To.

The Hun 75-mile gun with which
Paris was harassed is doubtless still
regarded by many as evidence of the
much-advertised German mechanical
ingenuity.
Ordnance experts have long been
aware of the possibility of such a gun.
But they have also been aware of Its
impracticability owing to a lack Of
means of controlling its fire effective
ly in such dastardly work as Smelling
a great city regardless Of whom or
what was hit.
As an object lesson u ordnance
department has designed, without
actually building, a supergun which
dwarfs the German machine into In
significance. The data, recently made
public through the Scientific Amerl-
can, fairly bewitches the lay mind.
The barrel of the gun Is 2 feet
long and weighs 325 tons. The pres
sure developed is $4,000 pounds to the
| SQUARE inch. The projectile has a
muzzle velocity of $500 foot-seconds,
and develops the terrific energy OF
300, 900 foot-tons. Its range Is III
miles, approximately the distance be-
tween Chicago and Madison, Wis. Its
time of flight is four minutes, and 1t
scars heavenward to a height of 40
miles.
This Is awesome but the cold-blood-
ed expert points out that, after all,
The eun delivers only q 400-pound
shell. containing 60 pounds of high ex-
plosive, and that such a gun would
cost S2,50 1000. A bombing plane cost
ing $4,000 would drop a 1~,6OO-pound
bomb with greater accuracy Of aim.
The German supergun demonstrates
the savagery of the Hun-the Berseker
madness that strikes regardless OF
whom 1t strikes. But it also demon
strates an intellectual weakness-the
love of mechanism for mechanism's
sake. A complicated or difficult piece
of machinery captivates his admlra-
ton because it is complicated or diff
cult. regardless Of its practicability.
With American genius, simplicity Is
the desideratum. The mechanism, Tor
instance, of the Browning automatics,
whether pistol, rifle or machine gun, Is
astonishingly simple and practically
demountable by the fingers alone. One
looks at 1t and wonders why 1t wasn't
invented half a century since. And
right there one pays genius a high
tribute.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-10
MANY TOWNS GONE FOREVER
impossible to Rebuild Some Of
French Villages In Battle
Area. ,

Paris, Observation-Disclosures by the
commission which is examining the de-
vastated regions Of France are confirm
ing the previous evidence that many
of the beautiful towns and hamlets Of
the battle area are so totally ruined
that they neve can be rebuilt. Vaux,
of immortal fame, has taken its place
in the long list, and the mayors of two
other historic villages, Douaumont and
Fleury, have recently notified their
people, who r refugees in various
pats Of France, that these places can
not be reclaimed. Not only is the soil
in such shape that it cannot be cult
waited for many years, but the. ruined
hamlets are filled with hidden explo-
sives and Other dangers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-10
A Wonderful World.

"Don't talk to me about the wonders
Of past ages" said Uncle Joe Cannon.
"The world today is far more wonder
full than ever before. Just think: 1t
took Columbus as many months as 1t
now takes days to the ocean,
and we talk about flying and travelling
a mile a minute as though they were
nothing.
"Why, the other day I dropped into
a country school just in time to hear
the teacher ask:
".Johnny, into what two great
| classes is the human race divided?"
And Johnny ans~<r-d promptly:
Motorists and pedestrians"
"That's what I call progress. After
awhile there won't be any pedestri-
ans."-Los Angeles Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-10

/ one died before reaching the age OF
| one year, whereas in 1917 the CORE
| spending ratio was a trife more than
| one In eleven. Among the twenty states
these rates ranged from GA for Min
J nesota to 119.e for Maryland; and for
the white population separately the
lowest and the highest rates were 66.a
for Washington and 1908 for New
Hampshire.
The infant mortality rates vary
| greatly for the two sexes and for the
various nationalities. The rate for
male infants in 1917, 1887 per 1000
living births, was nearly 35 per cent
| greater than that for female infants,
which was only 1873. When the COM
parison is made On the basis Of race
or nationality of mother a minimum of
66.2 per 1000 births is shown for in
| fants with mothers born in Denmark,
Norway and Sweden, and d maximum
| of 1925 for infants with mothers born
in Poland, while for negro children the
rate was 1856.
The reports from the registration
area show the birth Of 14,394 pairs of
twins and 1856 sets Of triplets In 1917
in all, 29,253 infants, or a little more
than 2 per cent Of the total number
born.
Number for Family.
The reports for 1,241, 722 Of the
births occurring in 1917 contained in
formation as to number of child in
order of birth. OF these reports $780,
042 were for the first child born to
the mother, 264,044 for the second
child, 191 ,528 for the third, 144,331
for the fourth, and 95,931 for
the fifth. In the remaining 216,846
cases, or 17.5 per cent of the entire
number for which information upon
this point was obtained, the total num-
Der of children borne by the mother
was six or more; in 1914 cases it was
ten or more; In 1000, fifteen or more;
In Sc cases, twenty or more.
The total number Of children borne
by the mothers who gave birth to
these 1,241,722 infants in 1917, in
whose cases data were available as to
previous births, was 4,O93,90S. The
reports for 1.194.621 of the births &C.
curing in 1917 contained information
as to the entire number of children
borne by the mothers and still living,
and give a total of 3,443,466, or an av-
erage of very nearly three living chill
dren in each family in which a birth
took place in 1917.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-10
Sails With Largest
Cargo Ever Carried

Galveston, Textile distinc-
ton OF carrying the largest
cargo ever contained in the
holds of a vessel is claimed by
shipping men for the British
steamship Indore, which left
here for Liverpool with 2S,386
square bales of cotton. This
was accomplished by a method
of scientifically COMPRISING the
bales until they occupied mini
mum space. The closest ap-
proach to the record was made
by the Russian steamship Omsk,
which in December, 1917, car
ried 27,130 square bales from
Galveston to Liverpool. A strict
news censorship would not per-
NIT mention of that record.