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The Washington times., 1919-03-15
Man With X-Ray Eyes
THE sTRANcEST STORY YOU EVER READ.
Lucien C0nfidestO Baron PIucke How
He First Came to Realize He
Had X-Ray Eyes

old when I started BACK with = Ess-
Another one!
"And thiS time I fen faintinr On
the hoor."
Lucien DelOrme stepped 4 mo-
ment TO take breath: then. Whifa
Baron Piucke looked az him ank-
iously, thinking himself IA TIRE
presence OF a madman, he eontin-
Might had come when. 1 fsS
hours later, recovered ny s6nRsa
i vas lying with my head eoV-
cred with thick bandages. I GSa
sore All over. Ny forShead achsd
.eonfusedly. Ny ideas were mud-
died, and ] Vainly sought q
regain little elearness OF nInd.
"At my hrst movement . lltfia
soft hand was laid on my Burning
fingers, while my cousins Voies
murmuPed:
Don't stir. Lucfsn. Dent sbsak.
that Is forbidden. We are taking
care OF you In our house. Your
mother arrived just nov. We tee.
graphed TO her. Oh, my poor co6-
sin. what a fright yoh gave us Wh3a
you were picked up % the janitrssa'
room. with your face covered wffh
blood. DR.. Tremeaux. who came az
once, feared coneussioh af the
brain
Here he comes now, lnteFruptsd
my aunt.
''The door was closing upon The
physician who. approaching my bed.
leaned over me.
Let Us zee how we are thIs eve
ming. No agitation! Coed
Give me your wrist. Excelisnls he
added, at the end az an 3aftang:
there % no fever. I viii remove
the ban OF silence. Nov, let uskaik
q little, for these ladies have toi1
me such tragieal things
Alas. doctor cried. they have
told only the TRUTH
while was relating. Al that had
happened since my fali. Or. Tras
msaux shok his head, locking e
MArise and my aunt; Il Waa evident
that he was wondering whether ths
delirfum was not continuing. and a
Il was not my mental coudition thai
most required his care.
Come he answered In . fatheFiE
tone, I am going to exSmiDs ths
little cuts on your skull Wen AZ
tend 20 this skeleton story later
while speaking. he was un-
fastening the bandages. then hs
lifted the piece Of gutta peFehs.
but at the very moment that ~
removed the bandages. vet with
cold water. the electricity went ouS
and the room was plunged IN DARK.
ness.
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I've nothing to do with myself and
the days are so long"
"A worthy motiveI" commented
Virginia drily.
81 don't care. il it is or not. I'm
lonesome. L guess the boys are.
too-so far from, home and with
the excitement Of fighting all over,
ia like 10 meet 'em-and make 4
few friends. 1 don't know anyone
in New York"
That's gracious Of you, Phoebe"
said virGinia-still ia the dry, dead
tone 50 different fr0Ih her usual
curt dscisiveness. Ny friends
Jirn's friends viii appreciate being
ceuntsd as nobody"
Wont anyone understand"
Phoehe's voice broke and rssped.
You're all busy-and older than /
and Yau know where you're going
what you're going 10 DO With
your liVea. can't stand this drift
ing around aimIessly and having to
takS orders and always Being the
youngsst-and not being vital to
anyone"
So that explained Neal and his
hold over Phoebe. The chiid's lone
illness had driYep her to accept his
love. she needed him, rather than
cared for hiFn In that moment
decided Virginia had been wise TO
8 I'D bis ring back to my brother
Neal.
II think, d6ar-that yev've made
out the case -gaipst your taking on
canteen work very we'll" said ViF-
ginia. at needs Responsible women
not girls looking for-l1rks and
eXeiteThent."
You'll never let me Do q thing
I want-t'il show yon-Tll show you
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PuSS in Boots
Jr.
Ru nauid Horu
By David Cory.

n USS JUNIOR awoke with a start
as Tom Thumb leaned over him
and whispered "S ,l-s.sh' The
R0bber Kitten is getting up. see him
stretching his legs and yawnins."
Puss peered around tie tree. and.
sure enough, the RObher Kitten was
awake. He was cleaning his pistol.
which cleaned in tile rays OF the
early morning sur.
I wish l could get hold Of that pig-
tol," sighed PUss Junior as he pulled
on his red-top boots. 'Tf IL weren't
for that dreadful pistol I'd tackle that
RObber Kitten this minute, :"
Tom Thumb was busy brushing his
clothes and parting his hair. which
OF course. was all mussed up. 81 don't
feel very comfortable." he remarked
I'D like to wash my hands and face :.
I would II that Robber Kitten were
only out OF the way"
Well there he goes said Puss
Junior. You 20 ahead and wash
your hands and face in the brook. and
I'll follow the Robber Kitten. You
had better be quick, or you'll lose us
both"
Well. for almost a week they fol-
lowed the Robber Kitten. until
''Qne day he met a Rohbcr Dog
And they sat down to drink;
The dog did joke and laugh and
sing.
Which made the kitten wink. wink
wink, wink
Which made the kitten wink
At last they quarreled, then they
fought,
Beneath the greenwood tree.
Till puss was felled with an av-
full club.
Most terrible TO see See. see. sec
Most terrible to see
When puss got up his eye was shut
And swelled and black and blue.
Moreover, all his bones were sore
So he began TO NEW! New. mew
NEW!
So he began to NEW, :"
And then would you believe it."
Puss Junior said. Tom, I'm NOT 90
ing to have a kitten treated like thar
by dog" and swinging his sword ne
rushed at the Robber Dog. who turned
tail and fed through the woods And
In the next story you shall hear what
happened after that
Copyright 1919, David Corvl
CTo be Continued
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BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
By William 2. Kirk.

a CRATE lady teecher OF mu-
"A sick was to our house last
- = mite. Ma wants ne to lern
TO sing & this lady Teecher went to
xkool with Ma & she toald ma she
-Eud teech me to sing.
That viii be fine, sed Pa. 1 have
oHen wanted my son TO sing, SEQ Pa
wen I aas his age, sed Pa, or a
littei older, had . BarYt t1ne that
was q Bear, sed Pa.
Indeed. eed the lady teScheri hsr
hain vas Madam Donaldy. Indeed,
vvud never hav suspEekted II
from the timber Of yure vnIce now
she sed.
well, sed Pa, suppose -te timber
Is pritty old by now. but wen X
was younger my voice usF' 70 ring
) out like q BuEel, Sed Pa, clear q
Il see. sed Madam Donsldy. Well,
she sed. We shall see whot we can
do with this yung man mere. ne
has A fne stage pFesens, Sne SEQ
He gifts that from me, sod Pc.
looked the part wen 1 used TO sing.
Wen ] walked out on the stsgee, sed
pa, you cud hear q egg oIop.
dRresay plenty Of them dropped
sed Madam Do6aldy. n'sbS :As
wing man thirk h5 Wul be IN IuV
with Arte .;ne sed to Ma:
7 link he Wud, sed Ma; he -
srind of dreemy most Of the time,
SFs seS espesKuIly wen I want him
70 do anything. I think ne Wuo
.r,atk n tSue artist. Anyway. ] am
snxshus for you TO talk hirI in hand
q see wat you can do with his
We sbaIl start next week, sed
Madam Donaldy.
wud rather Iern to pitch &
IA Ha. sed Pa, that is quite a
. ,eer from musick. Well. BObbie,
80 Pa. N you talk after me you'll
be ABEL to do everything like that.
was q all around kid wen / was
littel, sed Pa
YOU are quite q all around man
now, sed Mas friend. You must
weigh ESQ Pounds, she sed.
am not fat tho may look q
little that way, sed Pa. am
noastIy Bone & Mussel. sed Pa
NV husband, which ] left. sed the
1escber. was a good deel that way.
Zone 4 MusceL Muscel form his
sbolders down, she seu, & Bone
from his sholders up. But ! seldom
speet< to him, she ssd. 4 ask you're
psrIon for menshuning him here.
That is all rite, sed Pa. l newer
Fspeet any family seekrets. Most
musical peepul has thate H1atry-
ynohyal trubbels, ] guess, sed Pa
Artists are kind OF hard to git
;.lonR with, eXcep with themSelf.
sed Pa They agre with 'themself
f~Fand, sed Pa. But do you RELY
think our littel son will be a song
bird? Eed Pa. So many yuHg men
a. beep spoiled that way. sed Pa,
reIlinE them that thay wBs CRATE
singers wen they cudasnt sing a
note want you to be vary frank
with Us. sed Pa, & IL Bobbie's pipes
are punk, sed Pa tell US the
straight OF H.
u his voice shows no promise.
sed the lady. will promise you to
tell the truth, jest as ] am telling
the truth now wen ] say IL is hard
TOR me 70 believe that you evver
had q singing voice. she sed to Pa.
After she had went Pa sed Afu-
sicai peepul is odd genyuses, that
lady dident reelize that my voice
has musick in it.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER XCVII.
Copyright, 1919. by K ng Feature

= Copyright, 1919, by King Feature
Syndicate, Incl
CCY HAVE rather monopollEed
ALrs. Harrison" agreed An
= thony NorFsys AnIisbly
when Jim came to challenge him as
eve sat talking after Virginia's din
sner. "But for the matter OF that
4 rather monopolise you, lad. I'm
an old hulk that needs fine young
craft to convoy IT. You do that for
my work. Your wife has just
promised to DO 1t for my charity.
She's going to let me establish an
endowment fund at the CRnteen-
we're going to dole out banana
splits and cake and pudding"
"Tm not sure Anne will ntinue
canteeninE," replied Jim darkly and
uugraciousiy. "Its fine work
but I don't see that my wife is es-
sential to Il. It went on without
her for q number OF years"
Terry broke in. and as is always
the case where he is concerned, Jim
at once became peacesble and good
natured
"Your dope's all wrong, Jim. The
idea is TO relieve the veterans who
have stood the strain for years by
having the reserves come In. Ev-
cry time Mrs. Jimmie has to serve
At the dinner hour you count on
me 20 share your lonely repast
don't see why that didn't occur to
you on your oWu-old chap"
Jim flushed and stirred uneasily
-glancing ct ME almost in enbaf-
reSsment ct TeTry's words. And
that told me that what he'd done
on the one evening was on can
teen duty was by no means so inno-
cent as spending the time with
TeRry. wondered IL Terry knew
Sad was at one and the same time
trying TO secure my freedom for
me and to make sure that. Jim
didn't take toe lavish a portion OF
fFesdom for himself.
Sitter RefleetIOns.
As 1 look back on the evening, 1
wonder Why I wasn't overwhelmed
by the burning Jealousy that usu-
ally oYertakes me when I find my
self questioning whether Jim is
making use OF his great fascina-
ton and charm for women. Was
the faith in myself that Anthony
had given me great enough
to tide me over this situation?
Phoebe broke In as suddenly as
Terry had done.
II want to work at canteen, too.
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Reservations.

The war may be over. but u
hasn't been over long enough for
some people to regain thsir former
manners.
That's how 1t was with IenkS tie
waiter.
Look here" said the irate dineV.
there's q ny in The buItsFT'
That isn't hy," said Ienks
syveetly: "it Is a moth. And thaE
isn't butteri it's margarine Other
wise your assertion Is eorrect."
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
A Bit Flooring

Ihe returned hero. who in the
course OF Ris career had jumped
n'oOO rect from his observation bal
looh' was showing his parachute
spread out on his lawn TO sn old
iaoy VISITOR. Not understanding
the modus operandi Of the thing,
the old lady remarked:
How clever OF you to nave
Jumped from a balloon into such a
small sheetw
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
Does He Love Her?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am nlnstsen ana am considered
good looking. and also . good dancoP
and am = very jolly girl.
There Il a young man Whont have
gone out with quite q number OF times.
but knowing that he goes out with
other girls I do not know Whethar be
loves me. But, while with me ~
seems to pay all attention - me.
Now Miss Fairfax ] would like 70
know how to ind out whether be likes
me or not AEXsOuS.
There II no way Of knowing
whether the young man Is In lOvo
with you until he himself tells yea
so. The chances are that 80 far
he is net. Be reasonably patient
until you know each other batter.
Love should not be forced in this
hasty fashion.
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She Wept,

The troops were returning. and
there were many touching meet-
inGs.
Mts. Browne hadn't been abIa n
meet her sons, but was eager IN
hear all about II from others who
had gone there.
Lillian, did you SWEEP" sb.
asked luckier sister.
Did ] weep" said Lillian sr,u-
ing = watsFy smile. NV dcar 7
had q cloudburst,"
The Washington times., 1919-03-15

Black cloth which has become
shiny can be improved by the ap-
plicstion Of spirits OF turpentine.
Place little on . piece OF flannel
and rub we'll into the cloth. The
eisaEreeabl smell Is easily re-
moved by exposing the article 70
the open air for q short time.
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Advice to the
LOvelOrn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Parted Lovers.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAx:
have known q young naa fer
quite some time. I love him aqd
know my love is reeiprocaked. He
asked me many times % 80 ont with
him, but I refused ewing 70 ehe faef
that We are OF different rsliEiSns
Since my refusal cur friendshipf Waned
Now do you think L would - pfoper
for me % write this man and try to
gain hack our Friendship. if nothing
else. as DO believe thai our fsile.6n
will keep u aparts
CONSTANCE
Since you srill believe that the
difference in religion 10 an ingur-
mOuntable barrier. ! should think
it much wiser not to attempt see
ing each other again It would not
be fair. either to yourself or 70 the
young man with whom you beTisvs
yourself in love.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
Renovdting Furs.

DARK FURS that have become dulIlookng may be made
to look quite smart again by rubbing them over with
LITTLE brispre use asoft clean brush to apply it with,
and use it very sparingly This treatment gives gloss
to the fur.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15
This Day II History.

THIS is the anniversary Of The birth in 1867 Of Andrew
Jackson conqueror of the Britsh at New Orleans and
twice President He was kRe%n s0ld Hickory and
his life story reads like He fought many els
and was one Of the inspiring figures Of his day
The Washington times., 1919-03-15

4 frock Of nary blue or black
French serge, ruth q tucked COL
lar of Porto Ricdn hand -drdtUn
VOiJe. clusters of fine tuckS, and
self recovered buttons. The neiU
scoop hat IS coarse, tGupe
5trGW, briptmed NTH Pekin blue
StrdU.
The Washington times., 1919-03-15

nUSS JUNIOR awoke with a start
as Tom Thumb leaned over him
and whispered "S G-s.sh The
Robber Kitten is getting up. ! see him
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Uncle Sans army boys
can be counted on every
time. Here is a quartet
of them from Camp
Merritt taking the place
of striking longshoremen
and making short work
of coaling the transport
Mercury at Hoboken.
The Washington times., 1919-04-21

But America bucklcd down to work
in a manner typical of the Nation.
An Army of 100000 men was
planned-money was appropriated
for Storm-cloud of aeroplanes-
factories built to turn out tons of
poison gas, and a bridge of ships to
span theAtlan tic was contradiction
AS a result Germany was forced
to capitulate, for her spies told her
that further resistance was hopeless.
At the very lowest estimate this un-
The Washington times., 1919-04-21
\ YEAR ago even the most optimistic did not dres
n that the war would be terminated until after
Spring Drive of 99 Few really expected it to end befC
the late summer early fall least of all the Germa

paralleled flood Of money saved
100000 lives, 100000 wounded and
$15,OOO,OOO,OOO of additional ex-
pcnditure which would have been
lost in six more months of fighting
according to the official statistics
of the War Department.
The money thus spent in soaring
Germany to death is the money we
must raise in the Victory Liberty
Loan. We've had value received for
every penny-now let's pay our bills!
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08

squash, pumpkins, okra. melon
and peppers.
When buying seeds be very
careful and see that YOU get what
you call for and before you plant,
look at the package and be sure
you are planting the variety Of
seeds you ordered. How many
ere disappointed when planting
pole means, instead beans it was
peas.
| will relate you the trouble one
of our gardeners had by planting
one kind Of seeds for another.
Will use his own beautiful Ian
guage, as he related his disap-
pOlntment to me:
81 buyee some waiter meloney
seeds. j plantie he allie come up
fine, but he make bigger leaf and
big vel flower. | no understand, /
callie my country-man to see what
he tink, he say Tony, OATS no
waiter mellone. OATS punk, i say
noting. l wait, | 90 to see agin.
What you tink-all turn into
squash, waiter mellone all gone
to &C."
Now suppose he had planted one
acre Of those seeds he bought for
water melons what kind of fix
would he be in. He would be in u
well the same fix as the water
melons.
You see how important it is to
De careful when planting seeds.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08
On "Wednesday we had th,

On Wednesday we had the
pleasure of meeting Mr.. d. c.
Tenny the vice-president of the
American Gas Construction Co. of
Newton, Iowa; Mr.. Tenny was
in company with Mayor Sealy
and the purpose Of his visit here
was to see whether or not the
people of New Iberia would lend
any encouragement to an arti-
fetal gas plant if placed in our
City. Mr., Tenny stated to us
that they had established a plant
in the city Of Lake Charles and
fifty per cent of the people were
already using gas for cooking and
heating purposes. He said they
could supply artificial gas here at
less than one-half the cost Of coal
or wood fuel, and his company
was thinking very seriously of To-
eating in New iberia Mayor
Sealy furnished him with = greqt
deal Of valuable information AND
we believe he left here well irSe
pressed with New Iberia. He
said GAS could Ire supplied sufIi-
GENTLY to cook three times a day
for family of five people for the
small sum Of ten cents.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08

yesterday morning a delega,
ton of citizens of this City met
jointly with a number from our
sister town of .Jeanerette. for the
purpose Of seeing if they could
not materialize plans to take over
the Trolley line and continue its
operation. It is the concensus OF
opinion that a small tax could be
voted in. both communities to-
wards, his laudable effort and by
selling off the large ears and pur-
chasing smaller ones, or if needs
be, simply using the tracks for the
operation of motor cars that it
would be a paying investment
from the beginning. There is now
a strong sentiment in Franklin to
make arrangements with the
Frisco Railroad to use their tracks
for an interurban motor car line
from the town Of Jeanerette to
Patterson, and if plans could be
effected and consummated along
these lines we would have the ben
eft of an interurban motor line
that would be of great benefit to
the people Of both parishes. A
great number Of the citizens OF
Jeanerette and New Iberia ap-
prcciate fully what a loss this
would be to have the tracks taken
up and the road completely aban-
doned. There is no doubt it IS a
great convenience to the people
Of the two towns and besides that
it means more business for New
Iberia should the road be put In
operation again. We hope some
thing tangible will result from
the meetings held yesterday OF
which so far, we have failed to
get a rerort of their actions. The
loss of this road is a step back
ward. and if a change in the sys-
tenn will make the road self-sus-
tanning. we feel certain with an
extension as far down the Teche
as Patterson it would not only be
a money maker, but it will do
much towards enhancing every
acre of ground along the route.
Aside from that New Iberia would
gain a great deal Of trade that viii
be great profit to our business
men.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

The Missionary Society met at
the residence Of Mrs. Robert
Perry last Tuesday. Mrs. Perry
was assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. Henry Smith.
The Wesley Class Federation
meets in Ruston next Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, March
18th. 18th and 18th.
The Pipe Organ is being re.
paired and put in order this week
by Mr.. II. C. Clifford.
The pastor is conducting a quiet
canvass for subscribers to the
Church paper, the "Christian Ad
vocate" this week.
An interesting part Of the Sun.
dav morning services during the
Centenary Campaign is the speech.
es of the "Minute men" con
Quoted bv Mr.. Jno. A. Trotter.
The Centenary subject for next
Sunday is "The Stewardship OF
Wealth. "
The Epworth League has been
advised of the death Of the orphan
boy in Belgium which they had
adopted.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08

On Thursday Dir. +. Hoist
man. travelling Inspector for the
United States Government Tick
Eradication made visit here 20
look into the situation in this sec
ton. lie also visited Vermilion
parish where they will soon start
another campaign of the same ma
ture. Unless there is a strict
quarantine of stock If is almost
useless to continue this costly
work. From what we hear
great deal of stock comes into this
Parish from the surrounding
country without any inspection.
DR.. Blake requests us to ask all
the citizens Of this Parish to re
port TO him if they know of any
stock beino driven here without
an inspection. The question Of
getting rid Of tick is one that IN
wolves an expenditure of thou
sands Of dollars and we would
Ike to see the work completed and
the Parish freed of this enormous
outlay of money. In several Par
ishes in this State the finances
have been depleted owing to the
great expense incurred in carry
ing out the request of the govern
ment. Tick eradication in Iberia
will begin on March 18th.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08

Beginning at eleven o'clock
this morninp Sheriff Landry will
commence the sale Of all Of the
property Of the Southwestern
Traction & Power Company, in
GLIDING their lands and interur-
ban cars. There are some seven
ty Zone parcels to be auctioned off
to the highest bidders. After that
the entire property will be offered
in one lot and if more is
realized in that manner the en-
tire property will passed into
other hands. This is one Of the
biggest sales ever cried off by a
public autioneer in this Parish and
it will no doubt take couple Of
days before the transaction is
completed to the satisfaction Of
the plaintiffs. The seizure was
made as will be noted in another
column by the Whitney-Centr
Trust and Savings Bank of New
Orleans, trustees.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08

In a discussion relative to
shortening distances Of public
roads in order that fewer miles
have to be graveled. thus saving
a great amount of money one of
the residents living at Loreauvil,e
called our attention to the fact
that the distance between New
iberia and Loreauville could be
shortened some three miles were
a bridge erected near the old
Duperier home on the East Side
Of the Teche. Tie said there was
strong sentiment among the res
idents on the East Side of the
Teche to build such road and it
would be decided advantaoe to
all who had to come to New Iberia
TO transact business. The great
est obstacle would be the cost of
bridge. but he thought that
could be overcome very easily.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-03-08
Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Pharr of

Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Pharr of
Olivier is visiting in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Provost
returned Wednesday from Spleas-
ant visit to New Orleans.
Dr. II. A. King returned Thurs
day from a business trip to New
Orleans.
Mrs. V. J. Pi,and and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Harris Lee Of Orange,
Texas is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. u.
y. Bavard.
Mrs. A. !. Maumus and h.' son
Robert Naumus left this week for
the Republic Of Haiti where they
viii ION Collector of Customs a.
!. MaumuS. Mrs. Maumus and
der son have been here for several
months thc quests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
CORTLAND NJ. Compton.
After an absence Of some TWEEN
tv-two wears. Mr.. Frank J. Mat
tin%ly dropped off here last weak
TO shake hands with aid friends.
Mr.. Matlinelr came to New IBERIA
from Yuma. Colorado. He is fol
lowing the occupation as Optic
metriSt and has made quite a
success IN this profession. WhlIe
y resident of our City the gentle
man conducted grocery store on
the corner Of Prairin2Avenue and
Charles Street