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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31
Proceedings Of the Police Jury.

y New iberia, La, May 22d, 1919.
Pursuant to the Ordinance of t}e Po-
lice Jury Of date April 1lth, 1919 and in
sceordanos wiz the written no,ise Civ
en- to each m4mbsr, the Police bury OF
The Parish of Iberia met this day the
22d Of May 1919, ~ the govez1ing au-
tacrity Of Road Districts No. l. 2, 3, 4,
=, 6. z and : ut Ee Parish Of iberia with
Mr.. Thsriot = 6e chair and TIN follow
ing members present to-wit: Messrs.
=. ]. Gary, Il Romero, Louis Decair,
H. Derouen, 4. "A. Theaiot, +. >Dietlein,
Numa Mixne4 md A. P. Mssssi.
Absent, Messrs. A. GonsoaEn, v. J.
Erath and Do. A. G. McCowvn.
The following il fAe notice that
brought the members together to-wit:
New Iberia, May 9th, 1919.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31

surely proved % b. / feel better and
stronger IN every way Gines taking il,
peored. - Mr.. n. CoDDHs, 026 Ma
poleon ST., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms - heat
daohse, nervousnssc, beckache, bead
ache, irritabiity and the blueo, I" may
b speedily overcome and the system
restored 70 normal conditions ~ this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
i any comp1ieoejons present them
selves write IT, finkham Medicine Co. !.
Lynn, nasa., Tor suggestjons how to
ovogeomo them. 16o result of forty
yooGo sxpoG11oce = o your segvjee and
yo9 lstE9 lid n skies eea16anee,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31

| ria to open the ballot boxes used at said
election, sxAminesa and count the ballots
and canvass tie result of said election,
Therefore, Be 1t Ordained, That thi.
Pelice Jury do how proceed to open the
ballot boxes used at the said special cleo
tion, examine end count tie ballots in
namber and amNnnt, examine and canvass
the returns sndtdeclare the result of the
said election; and that the President ap-
point two tellers.to count the votes and
nompile the retsSps, and
/ Be it further Sbdained, That 4 process
verbal Of The opsqiag of the said ballot
boxes be made nd that the canvass Of
the returns and H5ult thereof be shown
cn the said procIs syubal and that the
said process verbal. be signed by all the
members of sthe Police Jury, the tellers
and the officers thefeof. -
The vote on thiasordinance was as fol-
lows: Yeas, Messrs. Gary, Romero, De-
cuir, Derouen, Tb6iot, .Dietlein, Misues
and Morssi. 81 e
Nays, None. and the ordinance was de-
clared adopted.
Wheseupon. tApk President announced
1he appointment Of Messrs. E. J.. Gary
and H. Romero ~ tellers, and il cpea
session the telle,EFin the presence Of The
mensbrp .Ae 4olics Jury proceedsd to
eefsna 4jaat. box sssd 1t theYsperial,
eetiofcn held in Road District No One
IL Of the Parish. of Iberia, April 20la,
1919, 70 examine and count The ballots
in nrmber and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare The re-
1uls of said special election, and there
was proceeded with the examination OIL
the returns made by the officers acting
1T said special election at the pollihg|
place hereinafter set forth and 1 verifica-
tion Of said returns by counting thel
ballots, with the following result, to-wit
At Patoutville School House.
There were found Thirteen Q3) vctss
an assessed valuation. of
Twenty Three Thousand Five Hundred
md Fifteen Dollars, $23,51500). cast in |
favor Of proposition No. One ~, o. fol-
lows:
To authorize the Police Jury Of thef
Parish of iberia - the governing au-
Ehority of Road District No. One ~ Of |
he Parish of 1beia, to incur an indsbted- |
ness of Sixty Thousand Dollart :. $780,
10000, on behalf Of and in the name
# Road District No. One ~ Of the
Parish Of Iberia and to issue and cell ne
yotiable semi-annual interest bearing cou-
,on bonds of said Road District No. One
~ Of the Parish Of Iberia evidencins
he said indebtedness in accordance with
rticle Isl of the Constitution and laws1
# The State Of Louisiana: the. said bonds
o bear interest At the rate Of Ave perl
entum Is p. q per annum from their
late, payable semi-annually, and theI
'rincipal and interest to Be payable ir
uch amounts and At such times and
'laces ~ the governing authority may
etermine; the debt represented By said
'onds to run for thirty-sve (35) years
rom the date Of said b2ade and Al Of
sn s,o o0no IL -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31

SAkOs sV4AF&A4& PA3 erN&Q CC1ue0 1uNSeSU
plus 4 stonus ef33TSo.
It ~as thed moved b Mr.. Romeo
seconded by Nh. SDA6den and duly car
ried that the Police Jury 60 into execu'
tive session to consider these bids
Thereupon the Police Jury went into ex
ecutive session and considered al tn.
bids -
After which fhe Police Jury ss tn.
governing autAu1aty of Road Distrfrt No
~ Two convened in open session and
there was introduced the following ordi-
nance to1Wit:
By Mr.. Romero, seconded by Mr.. De
rousn that TIE Folice Jury = governing
autbority@ Of Read District No. defe,
and 10 hereby defer action on these two
bids patil Mondsy, May 10Th, 1919 At q
A. N, and be il further ordained That the
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31

AyO4O - ~ ~
had I'll IL oymp-
toms incld that
ehange-heet fash
-, nervousneo0, and
WAS n . general run
down condition, -
it WAS hard for me-
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pfnkham's
Vegetable Com
pound was recon-
mended to me - the
best remedy for my
troubled which it
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31

Fremont, OF was passing throuGh
ths critical psEiod q NE, bsing forty
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31

lon Of the holder at the ---
1 York City.
Ifurther ordained, That said bonds
in substantially the following
wit:
states Of America, State Of Lou
Asiana, Parish Of Iberia.
$5oo.co
,provement Bond of Road Dis
| =. One (1) Of the Parish Of
n fa, State Of Louisiana.
strict No. One a. Of the Par
", State Of Louisiana, for value
Slfeby promises to pay to bear
.l-day o. 19,
Five Hundred Dollars,
M Gold Coin Of the United
nerica, Of the present stan-
n Eursnd fineness, with interest
rate Of FIVE Per centum
snnum from date hereof
.nnuallv ON the first days
pd August in each year,
pn and suzrsndeF Of the
heeste att2ehsd % the
=. be4A principal and in-
= afs psysbjs ct IL
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-05-31

} Ordinasce of. date Apr7 11th, 1919 call
ing for bids of the said bonds of Roat
Distract No. aggregatins Sixty Thou.
sand Dollars, ($60,OooO0) IT being pas,
the hour of II A. NJ the President aske!
the Secretary if any bids had been re
csissd. The sec1etsuy 's3toed that tws
bids had been received and were in hi.
povsession.
Whereupon it w,x nf0sai by Mr.. Rom.
en-, seconded by Mr.. Derouen that &hi.
Police Jury as the governing authority ot
Read District Ne 2 lspen these bids IN
open session and CD 1eer and pass o.
same. This being p1t to vote the re.
suit was:
Yeas: .Messrs. 0afys-.R Romero, Decuir
Derouen, Theret, Dit1aein, MigueE Hani
Moresi. At,
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
Lost Art.

A. Fl. Powell tells good story In
that interesting little volume called
"Handlcrafts and Reconstruction" re-
Gently published. anent the disappear
ance of the fine wheelwrlghting of
generation ago. "The difference be-
tween the old and new atmospheres
of work came out vividly between two
wheelwrights, one old guod, the other
bad modern. The last was filling In
mistake with putty, and must fall
to praising it-'A fine thing is this
putty'-to hide his shame. Says old
good. why deant ye meak the hail
thing O. putty thenT and walked
away!" It is only the genuine crafts
man who can find the real content.
ment In his work, and 1t Is equally
only the monotony and sameness of
mechanical work that makes man
weary Of II.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
Hat Decorations.

A very dignified matron, the wife of
one of the city's clergymen, went into
n downtown store the other day to
take advantage of n sale. She bought
the books for which she had come and
started out of the store. But a coun-
ter piled high with mems hose attract.
ed her to crowd of more fastldious
shoppers. most of whom were examin-
ing the varicolored silk stockings on
the racks above the counter. The mod.
est parsonage woman almost blushed
over their open interest.
Finally the socks were bought, sew
cral other counters visited, and then
the minister's wife started to leave.
At the door she met one of the parish
toner's. They exchanged greetings and
then, with "Please allow me-" the
parishioner reached up to the hat of
the minister's wife and lifted from its
wide brim a pair of gaudy rose silk
stockings.
The racks above the bargain counter
were, of course, the cause. But no
one knew it," moaned the parsons
wife. "Just think how many people
saw me wearing those decorations,
and actually l was embarrassed over
the other women just looking at them
And I-well, / was wearing them very
Observation-Disclosures News.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
Tasks for Disabled Fighters.

An outline of the efforts of the hui
reau of employment of the Pennsyl-
vania department of labor and indus
try to find suitable industrial tasks
in Pennsylvania for disabled soldiers
and sailors is given in a bulletin just
issued by the department. This bull
letin, which may be obtained upon ap-
plicatiOn to the department of labor
and industry, at Harrisburg, analyzes
by task and locality, the $4,000 en-
ployment opportunities offered by 900
employers in 60 counties, number of
plants, kinds of firms and numbers of
openings in each class of employment.
One series of tables shows at what
tasks several hundreds of disabled
men are now employed by the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway COM
pany. Another chapter on "Placement
of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors in
Employment gives general review
of the placement subject, outlining
conditions that may be expected and
methods to be employed in locating
each disabled soldier and sailor at a
specified task in Pennsylvania plants.
Scientific American.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
MUCH LIKE THEIR FELLOWS
Average Persons Behind Bars Would
Compare FavorabIy With Those
Who Have Liberty.

"S0me people, Bud" said Leonard
Y. Whenne, according to Glenn NJ.
Farley In the Seattle Post-Intelligen-
Ger, "seem to think the jails are filled
with very dangerous and very wild
people. suppose the average man
or woman would no more think Of
mingling with these persons behind
the bars than going into the bear pit
at Woodland park. AS matter OF
fact, there are about the same grades
OF society in Jail as out Of 1t. Man
and woman prisoners go about their
daily tasks quietly; they are as soft
spoken and trivial in conversation as
are the people outside. ! have seen
some mighty pleasant people IN jail;
men that could sit down and talk
courteously and intelligently with you
on any topic. And in general appear
ance they will line up with the aver
age street exhibit. They don't look
dangerous, they don't look wild. Not
one in forty is confirmed criminal.
Most Of them were caught off guard;
they made little slip when the judg-
ment was asleep. and there they are.
We ought not to be sentimental with
these prisoners, nor should we hold
them in horror. They are just
piece of the community, split off tenn
porarily. mostly through their own
carelessness.
1--WE are all living over powder
magazines; man or woman may live
for fifty years before an explosion
comes, and it might never come. Many
a man has been model citizen, sober.
decent, upright, fair and square with
his neighbors, and in an unguarded
moment has destroyed it all. One lit
tie word will sometimes move a good
citizen to shoot and kill. The human
equation is mighty complicated in
strument, set on hair trigger, and
some fool is always lingering 1t, or
examining 1t to see If 1t Is loaded;
we live in a succession of tragedies,
though never expecting them. Even
now the loom of time is weaving trag-
edies to come. with the sun shining
and the birds singing and spring in
the air; tomorrow, perhaps, blow.
lapse from moral consciousness for
a moment, and another respectable
person will go wrong.
Bud, never be thankful you are not
as other men; be thankful that no.
body ever happened to set off an ex-
plosion under you, and If you pray,
Bud. pray for strength to go puckered
for ambushes until your time is up,
and you lie down to sleep with your
fathers. And, Bud. that's about the
only time you will be wholly safe"
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
Turned From Friend.

The revolving floor in one of the
dancing cabarets mystified two young
lieutenants just back from France and
evidently strangers in New York. They
were ushered to n table on the revolv-
ing floor. shortly afterward one of the
soldiers went to the telephone booth !;
emerging about ten minutes later, he
looked around in daZed fashion, and
made several starts for the spot where
he had apparently left his companion.
but couldn't seem to find him. "Say,
there" he huskily remarked to the
head waiter LEND me one of your
hoy scouts to help me find my chow
table will you?" "What's the trou-
ble?" inquired the headwaiter solicit
ously. 81 left m friend Mt table over
yonder by the post" answered the be-
wildered soldier, "and now he's dlsap-
peared." AS there We're number of
men In uniform present the head wait
er suggested that the friend be PACED.
"Thats the idea" eagerly responded
the soldier, His names Kennedy"
And in short time the messmatss
were reunited. Then the existence of
the revolving floor was briefly explain
ed to them.--New York Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
He Did.

One Of the indianapolis grade
schools recently organized company
of cadets. A high school cadet was
obtained to train them, but the prin-
cipal of the grade school was n bit
uneasy over the way her boys might
treat him. "You have to impress them
in dlgnficd way" she advised him,
when he came to the building. "Make
them think you're person of impor-
tnnce and then they'll mind you"
The seventeen-yenr-old cadet nod
ded. He went on into the assembly
room. faced the boys and explained
his position. "Fellows," he began. my
names Jones. Captain Jones. Now
salute me-"
They did. So did the principal.
mentally.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
How to Tame Hubby.

Modern wives. here are few tips
on how to keep that husband of yours
from becoming wild man. Mrs. Gene
Holmes OF Evanston, named by Mrs.
George Remus as the other woman
In Chicngo's latest triangle, is spon-
sor for the tips.
Need we explain Mrs. Remus IL
seeking n divorce from her husband ?
Here are the tips:
Give the husband all the rome he
wants-he'll never hang himself.
Never, never try to curb his liberty :
make him happy keep the home cozy
and attractive; always appear cheer.
rul and pretty-aIways; feed him well.
pet him, humor him-these three
things alone will keep him from caus.
Ing you any trouble; never look upcn
him MS n mere provider-they should
be treated like pets.
"If," snys Mrs. Holmes, "after doing
nil these things the husband does not
want to stay at h0me-he isn't human,
that's all"
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
American OIL.

A famous British statesman, Lord
Curzon, declared that the allies float
ed to victory on Il sea of OIL" He
might have said ION sea of American
OIL" No less than four-fifths of the
petroleum products used by the allies
were furnished by America. At one
time, before the shipping of American
oil was properly organized, the armies
in France had on hand less than one
months supply, forcing the general
staff to make calculations of how they
must retreat in case of breakdown
however, came heroically to the res
cue and saved the day. Chief credit
for our titanic achieS,ments in keep
ing the allied navies and armies going
with oil was officially given A. c, Bed
ford, chairman of the petroleum war
service committee of the United States
fuel administration, by representatives
Of both the British and French gov
ernments on the occasion of the pre-
sentation to Mr.. Bedford of the cross
of the French Legion of Honor. The
occasion was historic in that 1t
brought together in harmonious way
all the Independent oil representatives
and the Standard Oil groups, q feat
which would have been impossible be-
fore the common danger begot tie ne
cessity for common action.-Furhes
Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
Squirrels and Their Nests.

The gray squirrel makes nest Of
leaves. He Is more or less busily en-
gagged In leaf construction during the
entire year. writes DR.. Edward F.
Bigelow in Boys Life. Even in the
summer he cuts off the green leaves
and skillfully packs them among the
branches or in the fork of a tree, so
that they shed the rain and roof
cavity big enough to shelter two or
three squirrels. Until within few
years I supposed that these leafy
homes were for rearing the young only,
but In small grove near my own
home l find a number of leaf nests
occupied by the squirrels at various
times. ! recall vividly the
bending down Of white birch tree
that contained leaf nest, and having
four young gray squirrels drop out
of 1t as the nest fell to pieces. I still
feel keen regret for having destroyed
squirrel home, but l am glad to add
that when I placed the young in the
nest, reconstructed on the ground to
the best of my ability, the mother
squirrel came and carried them to a
hollow tree, as cat will carry kit
ten, or a mouse will carry the young.
though by somewhat different
method.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
The Juqo-Slavs.

"Jugo-Slavs" means South Sig9S. The
origin of the word as a political desig-
nation is not definitely known. 1t ap-
peared, perhaps, first as an Official
name for South Slav combination at
the convention of Corfu. 1t had, how
ever, been used previously by Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand to describe the
Slavic people of southern AUSTRIA
Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro.
According to the plan credited to
him the South Slavs were to be united
into one nation and to form All In
tegral part Of Austria-Hungary. thus
changing II from two-part to three
part monarchy.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
Yep. Il rakes Practice.

For the forty-tifth time In 10 months
she stood nt the bridal altar and re-
peated the solemn words that linked
her soul forever with that of the hand
some man by her side. As the minister
held up his hand signaling for the slow
traffic TO come forward and kiss the
bride, the handsome man leaned over
to press the first kiss on her ruby
rouged lips.
AS he did so, his foot caught In her
train and threw him OF the track.
"Whattell, ya big boob" came an
encouraging voice from n megaphone
on the side lines as the purring OF the
camera ceased. Now Wen have to
make that again. You've spoiled 500
feet Of perfectly good film."
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
wife ONCE BOUGHT
Proceeding Many Centuries Ago
Was Universal.
Present-Day marriage Portion" May
Be Regarded as a Symbol Of.
Old custom-some Curious
Wedding Ceremonies.

Among far older civilizations than
that Of the Anglo-Saxon the system
of wife-purchase had ceased before
Britain was real country. The In
dian law-giver, Manu-, strictly forbade
1t, and said: "a man who, through
avarice. takes gratuity, is seller
OF his offspring" In the historical
times of the Greeks they no longer
bought wives. In Rome "cOemptiO" was
only symbol of the ancient custom.
In the Jewish Talmud the purchase Is
also symbolic, as is frequently the
Mohammedan "mahr." Withal, the
bride price. "foster leans" and mar
riage gifts, when returned, were con-
verted into dOwry, and became at first
the brides property. Thus marriage
portions chiefly derived their origin
from the habit of purchase, and dow
ry often became, as with the Hebrews,
religious duty. Not less than the
tenth of the fathers property was
considered just dowry. In Aris-
totle's time nearly two-tifths of all
Sparta belonged from this cause to
the women. Sir Henry Maine consid-
ers that the amazing thrift of the
French is also owing to this custom,
which probably descended to them
from the marriage law of Augustus
Caesar. 1t was only by an anachron-
ism that Euripides made Medea Ia
ment that women were obliged to pur-
chase husbands alta great price. And
1t Is often as true today as when the
Latin poet sang.
When marriage ceremonies first did
arise 1t was by degrees and in many
ways, and customs such as capture
when superseded became by symbol
ism part of the succeeding legal
form or contract. To eat maize pud-
ding from the same plate or to eat
In any way together is widely dis
tributed marriage ceremony. In Brazil
brandy together; in Japan by so many
cups of wine; in Russia and Scan
dinavia it used TO be one cup for both.
The Joining of hands among Romans
and Hindus is common in many parts
of the world. In Scotland it is called
"hand fasting" and couples live to-
gether after. To sit on one seat while
receiving friends or to have the hands
of each tied together with grass, or
to smear with each others blood, or
for the woman to tie cord Of her
own twisting around the naked waist
of the man constitutes marriage in
one place or another. In Australia a
woman carries fire to her lovers hut
and makes fire for him. A Loango
negress cooks two dishes for him in
his own hut. In Croatia the bride
groom boxes the brides ears, and In
Russia the father formerly struck his
daughter gently with new whip
for the last time-and then gave the
weapon to her husband.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
A Layer Of Vim.
mentally.

At my friends wedding everything
had gone of fine. The ceremony was
over and the bride was about to cut
the wedding cake. The knife went
halfway down the cake and stopped,
the table rocked dangerously, and ev-
eryone wondered what the trouble was.
To the BRIDES embarrassment her
mother removed the bottom Of cake
tin from the center of the cake. All
the bride did was to tell the guests
that revenge IL sweet."-Chicago
Tribune. .----.-----.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
MAY BE TRUTH IN LEGEND
In New Mexico Seems to Bear Out
Story Long Believed.

| An isolated butte rising out Of vast
plain In the vast Southwest fiat
topped hill 430 feet high and with
sides so nearly vertical that for many
centuries 1t was supposed to be hope
lessly cllmb-proof, Is one Of the most
interesting of the natural wonders of
this part Of the United States.
Many attempts to climb the En-
chanted Table" or MESA Encantada," !"
as the first Spanish settlers called 1t,
have been made. but Indian supersti-
ton has attributed their failure large
ly to supernatural influence that
baked the ascent. Hence the name
"Enchanted."
According to the Indian legend, the
mesa, which Is three miles northeast
of the well-known Acoma pueblo, In
New Mexico, was very anciently the
site of a prehistoric village. A fright
full storm carried away part of the
rock and with 1t the rocky staircase
which offered the only path of access
to the summit.
AS result, the people in the village
were cut off from the plain below.
They could not climb down; no help
could reach them, and they starved to
death. The only survivors were few
who by chance were absent from the
mesa top at the time of the disaster.
From them, 1t is explained, are sprung
the present-day inhabitants of the pu-
eblo of Acoma.
But science, while disposed to be
incredulous of things improved, is at
the same time inclined to investiga
tion. Hence an expedition which the
government bureau of ethnology sent
out to climb the Mesa Encantada. The
party, after almost incredible efforts,
arrived upon the top.
What they expected to find was
nothing. But, to their surprise, they
discovered, on the summit of the mesa,
plain and unmistakable evidences of
ancient occupancy, such as ruined
walls, and what they saw there af-
forded measurable confirmation of
the Indian legend.
Gilpin observer., 1919-08-14
IL Still Held Good

George Adc was talking about the
high cost of living at Palm Beach. lie
said:
while Palm Beach barber was
shaving me one day, | asked him If
ne knew the significance of the red
and white striped pole outside his
shop.
"I do. SIR the barber answered.
That pole dates from the days when
BARRIERS were also surgeons. II means
that the barber beeds his customers.
check for Go cents.
"'Well. wellv said |. 'Sixty-five
cents for n shave. eh? Whatever you
do. my friend, don't take down your
pole"