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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-09

We were under the impression
that we would be in position to
chronicle in this number Of The
Enterprise, the formation of a
well organized realty and build
ing company judging from the
two public conferences to dis
cuss the subject recently. In this
we are sorry to say, there has not
been sufficient interest taken to
assure an organization. so far.
Two sessions have been held and
the question of building houses to
meet the local condition discussed
from every angle. At the last
conference there were present
Messrs. H. M. Carver, Luke Ber-
trand, A. C. Bernard, A. B, Muir
ray. Julius Scharff, J. R. Perry,
P. r. Burke, Alphonse Davis, R.
W. Frame, r. A. Jacob and 9th
ers and after general discussion
committee was appointed to con
fer with the Iberia Building As
sociation, to ascertain, if it were
feasible to borrow certain
amounts from their board, the
sense of the gentlemen present
being that the remainder of the
money could easily be raised from
among the citizens of New Iberia.
What the outcome will be we are
not in position to state as yet.
However, there is no doubt the
housing situation is becoming
more acute in New Iberia every
day. The attention of our read
ers for the past two months has
been directed in showing the
urgent necessity of meeting these
| conditions at onces Since, how
| ever, Mr.. A. G. Bernard, who rep.
resents the Boldt Paper Mlll'
has made the matter more clean
that it will be impossible for th'
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-09

quantities Of pure cane syrup
also. All of the necessary
machinery has already been con-
tracted for and this adjunct to
the Plant would give employment
to quite a number Of additional
laborers. Every article put up
by this concern was disposed of
without any trouble whatsoever,
and the prospects were exceed
ingly bright for a large output
the next running season which
will commence during the month
Of May.
In commenting with Mr.. Frick
about the possibilities Of another
canning factory in New Iberia
next year, Mr.. F'rick said that he
welcomed it, that there was
plenty Of room in this cOmmun-
ity for several large factories. II
simply meant that more farmers
would begin to realize the I'M
portance of sure sales of every
thing they produced and all could
do a thriving business. Compel;
tion he said, was the life of trade
and he would be delighted to see
another factory established il
our midst.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-09
Sealed Proposals.
October 8th, 1920.

October 9Th, IJZU.
Notice is. hereby given that
sealed bids are required for the
depositary of the funds Of the
Red Cross of iberia Chapter to
be opened in the presence Of
three members of the Executive
Board on October 10th. All
former proposals are cancelled
and new bids are solicited in ae-
cordance with this notice.
Beulah Wood Fite.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-09
Farm Property For Sale.

100 arpents Of good high land,
situated in the I'd Ward of Iberia
Parish. Good house, barn and
implement shed. Located on
ridge. Address, 627 West Main
Street.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-09

The offices Of the Iberia Build
ing Association and Of the law
firm Of Weeks & Weeks are now
located in the lower floor of the
Eureka building just adjoining
the Court House property. 81
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Traditional Marriage Customs.

1t was an ancient custom among the
Scandinavians to drink methegelin, or
diluted honey, for 80 days after a we'd
ding. In the island of Rhodes honey
is still factor In the marriage rites.
After the ceremony the husband dips
a finger in honey and traces cross
over the doorway of his home before
his bride enters, while the guests adj
monisb the bride to BE always sweet
and good. as is this honey"
The wedding cake goes back to an
tiquity One of the important fea-
lures of the marriage ceremony
among the Romans was the partak-
ing, by both contracting parties. of
a cake made of flour. salt and water.
This was done in the presence Of the
high priest and ten witnesses.
The use of the wedding ring is al
most universal, but in the country dis
tricts around Cadiz no ring Is used.
After the ceremony the groom shifts
the flowers in his wife's hair from left
to right. for to wear flower over the
right ear Is to proclaim ones self q
wife.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
George Eliot the Lay Preacher.

A novelist who bases his art on
clean-cut ethical formulas is bound
to wane in popularity. For special
reasons, he may make strong appeal
to his own generation and yet be neg
lected by the generation succeeding.
George Eliot was the eloquent lay
preacher of her age. Literary sermons
like hers are now out of date. Readers
do not care 10 be told what will hap
pen If they do not do this or If they
do that Similarly Thomas Hardy is
certain to suffer in fame. The kind OF
philosOphic determination embodied In
his novels is disappearing. If Hardy
and George Eliot long survive, it will
be In spite of their moral formulas !;
II will be because readers will be will
ing to overlook moral formulas on ac-
count of the permanently interesting
phases Of life presented by master
hand in their novels. Herein lies the
final test of literary Immortality. There
is no question about novels like Tom
Jones" and vanity Fair" which are
not framed on any precise technical
theory. They are life itself and its
diffused neutrality-suspicious. Cross, In
the Yale Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
LIVES IN CONSTANT DREAD
At No Period Of His Life Is the Zulu
Free From the Fear Of
Witchcraft.

The Zulu baby is born into the fear
Of witchcraft; in the fear of witch.
craft he grows up and when he sick
ems and is about to die, his one thought
is that spell has been cast upon him
for which the charm cannot be dis
covered.
All his life long he breads to meet
in lonely places the "inswelabOva"-
an inhuman man, lacking only hair or
fur to make him altogether a beast-a
sort of beast in human form who rides
backward on baboOn, ready to
pounce upon and make medicine of
the unwary traveller.
In mature manhood he suspects his
neighbor, his friend, his brother, and
even his wife of having dealings with
makers of charms and poisons. He
walks with an uneasy feeling that an
enemy may have put medicine In his
path to harm him.
From every possible source. from
earth and from sky, from river, and
from forest, from friend and from foe,
he is continually apprehensive of an
evil influence coming upon him and
searching for talisman to wear
against it.-Dr. James B. McCord In
Medical Missions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Avoidinu Lily EMBARGO.

A new and curious industry, it is
predicted, is soon to be born On Van
cOuver, b. c., because of the embargo
placed this year by the United States
department of agriculture on all Jap
anese nursery stock packed in jap
anese soil. This decree was intended
to stop the importation from the is
land of Formosa of lily bulbs, ordl-
narily brought into this country at
the rate of $25.000,000 worth a year.
But the trade will not be suspended,
nurserymen of Vancouver declare.
The bulb traffic will be DETECTED north
ward to this seaport, just above the
boundary; and here the bulbs will be
removed from the. soil In which they
crossed the Pacific. They will then
be repacked In Canadian loan, and
so, free from Japanese SOIL" will be
qualified for entrance into the United
States.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Spell of the Witch Doctor.

In the twentieth century, according
to the report of forward movement
survey, there are approximately 100
million people in Africa held in abject
fear through tie hundreds of thou
sands Of witch doctors who alone are
believed to have the power of spell
ing out" the evil spirits. The theory OF
the African native regarding disease
Is that an enemy casts a spell which
enters the body and il must either be
spelled out or cast out and this is
accomplished by the use of charms
which often kill before they have the
opportunity of proving their curative
powers. The natives of South Africa,
the survey finds, depend entirely on
witch doctors and herb doctors. For
So million native people there are
only twenty-three missionary doctors
and nineteen nurses. Scattered among
the millions, this little band Of work.
ers accomplishes wonders. But the
sway Of the witch doctors is practically
unaffected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Castle Rock in Kansas.

One of the most interesting works
OF nature In Kansas from a geological
standpoint Is known as "Castle Rock"
a natural formation located In Cove
county, in the valley of the Hack
berry, about ten miles from its mouth.
This castellated mass is composed of
a coping of limestone and the shaft
Of chalk and compact shale. Its
unique formation was caused by the
shales wearing away, the strongly ce-
mented stone serving as protection
to the upper surface. In this way
mountainous appearing masses are
frequently produced, especially where
streams cut their way through the
hard stone into the softer materials
below. Similar formations are met
with in Ellis county which show isolat-
ed columns which rise from 20 to 20
feet In Observation-Disclosures History OF
Kansas.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
EGYPTIAN BEADS MOVE BED
Remarkable Manifestations Said to
Have Been Made by Ancient Neck.
lace In Edinburgh.

Some remarkable manifestations,
states the Scotsman, have occurred In
Edinburgh in association with an an
clent Egyptian necklace. The pres
ent owner of the necklace, who lives
in the west end of Edinburgh. received
II from Cairo at the end of 1913.
Recently she decided to get rid of it
and threw it into waste paper bas-
ket. That night when near the bas-
ket she was startled by the distinct
feeling of a hand clutching at her
wrist. she afterward heard sounds
from the basket as a mouse moving.
Examination revealed only waste pa
per and the glass beads.
She gave the beads to her brother,
who on going to bed placed them on
the pillow near his head. The neck
lace seemed to be moved on the pillow
during the night by some unseen
agency. A night or two later he again
put the beads on his bed. He was
reused from his sleep by the bed be-
Ing moved from side to, side. He
afterward heard the necklace produc-
ing rustling movement. The folew.
ing night he slept soundly with the
necklace In the room. At four O'clock
next morning he was wakened by the
bed again shaking. Other persons say
they had similar experiences with the
beads.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
TATTo0lNG AS A FINE ART
II Reached Its Highest Development in
the Marqussas islands of the
South Seas.

TattoOing is an art so old that its
having been practiced when the cave
men went out to club their fellows.
In the Marquesas islands, the most
distant and most mysterious of South
sea archipelagos, tattooing reached its
highest development and there it was
the most beautiful form of art known.
For a man in the Marquesas to lack
the tattOed stars of terror upon his
upon his face was to be poltroon and
despiSed by the whole tribe. Frederick
O'Brien says in the Century that to
achieve a fairly complete picture on
ones body meant many months Of in
tense suffering and the expenditure
of much wealth.
When white men were cast by ship
wreck in the islands of the far Pact
fic or fled from duty on whalers or
warships and sought to stay among the
Marquesans they acceded to the hon
ored customs of their hosts and adopt
ed their facial adornment. Once the
curious ink of the t.ttooer has gotten
into the skin 1t is there forever and
can never be erased, like the pits of
smallpox. The white men, therefore
Of Europe and America never again
returned to their old homes after set
Ting among these Marquesans and
having their faces tattooed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
PUTTING REPTILES to Sleep.

MonOtonous sensory stimulation one
southern dealer in alligators has
found, will quickly render the smaller
reptiles unconscious. To demonstrate
his uncanny control of his reptllian
stock in trade, he places one of the
smaller alligators upon its back. Kneel-
ing besides It, he holds the wriggling
body with one hand, while he gently
strokes the underside of the Jaw
Back and forth goes the hand until
the squirming ceases and the limbs re-
lar. Some say that TIE dealer tenn
porarily suppresses the functions of
the crocodilian cerebrum others, skep-'
tical, maintain that he simply lulls the
alligators TO sleep.-Popular Mechan-
les Magazine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
RECALL DAYS OF SPLEND0R
Empty Palaces of MoguI Kings Serve
Only to Bring to Mind Grandeur
THAT Is Gone.

Should you ever feel inclined to
verify tales Of "The Thousand and
One Persian Days" which usually be-
gin with something like "Once upon
time there was raia who sat upOn
golden throne, and slept upon a
pavilion for beautiful queen" you
may journey comfortably to India,
then on to Delhi and Agra, and see
the empty palaces Of the Mogul kings
that are very little changed save that
they now reverberate mournfully to
the football Of western-shod feet, and
their marble walls have been mellowed
to the tint of old ivory by 25G years
of Indian sun. SO writes Eleanor
Maddox in Asia Magazine.
You may walk among the colon
nades of the great hall of audience
inlaid with flowers of lapis lazuli, jade,
topaz and comedian that seem to grow
upon the walls and burst into bloom
on the very, spot where rested Shah
Jahan's Peacock throne" a fortified
four-pOsted bedstead of solid gold, with
a pearl-fringe canopy, upon which the
emperor sat daily to dispense justice.
his turban ablaze with diamonds and
his Powered tunic almost hidden by
ropes of pearls. Behind him sap
phires, rubles and emeralds glowed
from the outspread tails of two pea
cocks, and over his. head hung a par
rot wrought from a single emerald,
holding in its beak the Koh-i-nor dia-
mond ..... ...'.. r..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
oxxaen Device Tested.

Because of the possible disastrous
failure of an airman's oxygen supply
apparatus at great attitudes, the
United States bureau of standards has
devised a reliable method of testing
the equipment In the laboratory. All
the conditions of high-altitude flights
are accurately reproduced, says Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine in an illus
trated article appearing IN It's July IS
sue. Decreased pressure is obtained
by inclosing the equipment in bell
far connected to nm air pump.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Not a Matter OF Flavor.

One who evidently speaks from ex.
perience says girls surprise in get.
tins her first kiss Is to find that theirs
is no taste to It. Taste, indeedl The
palate is properly numb at such an I'M
pact. A kiss isn't matter Of flavor.
If 1t were, the Lord knows there are
onions enough. Where there are thrill.
tickle, throb, Utilization and tremors.
who In the mischief can think Of taste1
louisville Tyre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Tests Of a Good Thermometer.

In order to ascertain whether a
thermometer Is correct or not. 1t Is
FIRST plunged into melting ice and then
Into boiling water; the level Of the
mercury should Indicate upon the
scale exactly 80 degrees and 212 de-
grees Fahrenheit. When inverted the
mercury should fall with sudden
click and all the tube. thus showing
the perfect exclusion Of air.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Succinct information.

Friends of ours have family
Of three children. Elizabeth and twins
james and Joseph. The twins re-
semble each other so much that 1t Is
hard 70 distinguish them. One day
while the children were playing in the
yard a neighbor asked Elizabeth which
of the boys was James. and she very
promptly received the reply that James
was the one standing next to Joseph
Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Electric Incubator.

The electric incubator is said to be
much safer, surer and more ecohomi-
cal than the OBLIGATED apparatus.
Current entering the incubator passes
through resistance elements In the top
of the box; these are arranged 10 dis
tribute the heat evenly over the, IS
eggs below. Double insulating walls
prevent the escape of heat, while a
thermostat keeps temperature con-
slant. Ventilation is likewise auto
matte.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Greatest Power.

There Is something greater on earth
than arbitrary power. The thunder,
the lightning and the earthquake are
terrific, but the judgment of the peo-
pie Is more-nHniel Webster.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
No Gratitude.

1t has just about gotten so In this
country that II you stop your car to
take man to town on sloppy morn
ing he will kick because you haven't
got your rain curtains up.-Dallas
News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
Great Railway center.

There are 256 railway stations,
within six-mile radius of st. Pauls
cathedral, London, while within a
twenty-mile radius there are nearly
400.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
worlds Debt TO Safety Pin.

Perhaps the first scientific and sue
cessful effort to prevent human suffer-
ing entalled By accidents was the safe
ty min.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18

bird
Of
the has offered number Of special
exhibiting cung be held
n 25-Sept.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
WANT COLUMN.

Rates-One Cent per word. Moth
ing less than twenty-five cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
FOR SALE-Nil
FOR Stakeholder

Washington street. Al
ard dishes.
FOR SALE-1919 mode
touring car, 1913 n
roadster with cycle v
model Ford touring ca
Borseth, West End Gf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-02

/; ). Lyman is nonresident OF this
State: It is Ordered, That said de.
PENDANT appear here within ten days
latter due publication of this order, anG
do what is necessary to protest his
interest in this suit.
R. B. Westinghouse. q
1 A Copy Teste. 81 ~
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
171-4wp So Clerk
VIRGINIA.
/ In the Clerks Office of the Corpora
ton Court of the City of Alexandria
on the % day of July, 1920.
Barry Edward Gingell, complainant
VS.. Helen Winifred Gingel!, defendant
In Chancery No. 1862.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to obtain
a divorce a vinculo matrimonii for
the complainant Barry Edward Gin
CELL, from the defendant Helen Wini-
fred Gingell. on the ground of wilful
desertion and abandonment without
Just cause or excuse for more than
three years prior to the institution of
this suit. and for general relief.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendant Helen
Winifred Gingell is nonresident of
this State: 1t is Ordered, That said
defendant appear here within ten days
after due publication of this order, and
do what is necessary to protect her
interest in this suit.
f. B. Washington, P. Q.
A Copy Teste.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
17G-4wp Clerk
VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Cor
poration Court Of the City of Alex
andria. en- the 10Th day of July, 1920.
Annie E. Pee, complainant vs.. John
Pee. defendant. In Chancery No. 1859.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to obtain
fer the complainant an absolute di-
vorce from the defendant on the
grounds of wilful and voluntary de-
sertion and abandonment for more
than three years next proceeding the
commencement of this suit, and fOr
general relief.
Il appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendant John
Pee is a nonresident of this State: It
is Ordered, That said defendant APP
pear here within fifteen days after
due publication of this order and do
what is necessary to protect his IN
terest in this suit
Edmund Hill, jr. P. Q.
A Copy Teste.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
172-4wp Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-02
M AXE W ashday a
Holiday
Women Can Forget "Blue
Monday"

Did you ever believe that IN average
weeks washing could he done i'll ten
minutes without rubbing ana scrub
bling? Just think what that means.
Ply ten o'clock Monday morning ali
the wash is out oil the line. iiully.
white and cleanl and YOU have the
whole day TO enjoy yourself, instead
OF backachcs. tired fingers and ragged
out body.
That's what the easy Clean Easy
method III washing does. anu more
1t not only does all the work. cleans
perfectly, but it SteriliZcS and disin-
fects, as we'll
you ever saw. Soak your wash over
night. Cut up y. bar of Clean Easy
into 4 x gallons of water. Eoil. let II
dissolve. and put in the clothes. STIR
with q stick for ten minutes. Rinse
blue and dry. The whole job is rp,.
ished and you haven't even rubbed.
scrubbed or done<anything diStaStcfui.
Isn't that a Wonderfully easy way
to wash? And it's far better than
the old-fasiioncd way. anyhow. Clean
Easy neither eats up nor trays the
fiber OF delicate work. nor frets the
fingers OF the woman. Its action is
upon dirt, CRIME and germs. 1t loos-
ems them up, diSSUlveS them. abSorbs
them in water and leaves your clothes
sweet clean and wholesome.
Garments last much longer because
you don't wear them out on scrub
bling board. You get 100 per cent.
value out or a few cents worth OF
Clean Easy Naptholeine Wash Soap
in clothes saved. time saved and
trouble avoided. Try it and prove it
and you'll like it. Notice how differ
ent Clean Easy looks from other
soaps Ask your grocer. Follow
directions on inside OF wrapper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-02
LEGAL NOTICES.

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office Of the Corpora
tion Court of the City Of Alexandria,
ON the 81 day Of July, 1920.
Leslie V. Irwin,l: complainant vs..
Margaret O'Brisn irwin, defendant,
In Chancery No:,1Q6E
MEMO, 5-ses.
!. The object of this suit is. to obtain
for the. complainant from the defend
ant am absolute divorce upon the
ground pfswilfal land voluntary de-
sertah and abandonment for the per-
iod Rf&more than thgse years pricr to
the 'insBaitsasiar Of fHs Suit, and for
general yrsHaa.s & ksSSzS
/ 1t appearing by. an affidavit filed
in this cause ShaatEs: defendaht Mar
garet O'Brien Irwin is nonresident
of this State: It is Ordered. That said
defendant appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this or.
der, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect her interest in. this suit.
Smith and Woolls, P. G..
A Copy Teste.
NEWELL S. GREEN.AWAY.
178-4wp Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-02

"a Carat Comfort
Pure geld. No alloy. Good, solid in
surance added to business ability
makes combination which accumulates
and anticipates a competence. Consult
US. National Life Insurance Company
of Vermont (MutuaD.
Established 1850
JOHN T. WORTHINGTON
District Agent
s3e King Street Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-02

VIRGINIA.
In the Clerks Office of the Corpora
ton Court of the City Of Alexandria,
on the 9Th day Of July, 1920.
Lillian Muriel Lyman, Complainant
VS.. Arthur S. Hyman, Defendant. In
Chancery No. 1882.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to obtain
a divorce a vinculo matrimonii for
the complainant. from the defendant
on the ground of wilful desertion and
abandonment without just cause or eX-
cuse for more than three years prior
to the institution of this suit and for
general relief.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendant Arthur