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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
)F SAME ORIGIN AS COAL
Wood Believed to Be Basis of Jet, SUBJ
stance Long Used for Various
Ornaments

Jet is q sort of Ignite or anthracite,
often cut and polished, which has the
peculiarities in weight and texture Of
the hardest kind of anthracite. II has
been used in Britain since before his
toric times, and was common In the
bronze age, from which times have
come jet bends. buttons, rings. armlets
and other ornaments.
Julius Caesar alludes to the abund-
ance of jet in Britain, and jet orna-
ments are found with Roman relics
I'm them. The monks used jet for ro-
sary beads at Wh1tby Abbey. and at
Whitney, where it was found in the
greatest abundance. 1t occurs in ir-
regular masses in hard shale known as
Jet rock.
Often microscopic examination dis
closes coniferous wood I'm the compo-
sition of Jet II is probable that Jet
was developed when masses of wood
drifted down river. rotted or became
water logged and sank out at sea. be-
coming gradually buried In a deposit
of fine mud which hardened eventually
into shale. Sometimes drops of BIZ
tumin are found I'm jet cavities. which
seems TO confirm the suspicion of its
wood origin.-Detroit News
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
TREES TO CUT FOR iMPROV-
ING THE WOODS.

Trees which are well suited
for firewood, and the removal of
which will be an Improvement
to the remaining trees in the
stand.
Trees which have been over
topped by others and have had
their growth stunted.
Diseased trees, or trees seri-
ously injured by insect attacks,
or trees extremely liable to such
injury; for example, chestnut
in the region subject to blight
or birch In the gipsy-moth area.
Badly fire-scarred trees.
Trees of the less-valuable spe-
cies, such as beech, birch, black
oak, blackjack oak, br black
gum, crowding the more valu-
able sugar maple. white or
short-leaf pines, yellow poplar,
or white oak.
Crooked trees and large
crowned, short-boled trees
which will not make good lum-
Der and which are crowding or
overlapping others.
Slow growing trees crowding
fast growing species of equal
value.
Sound dead trees both stand
ing and down.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
FOR SUCCESS WITH POULTRY
Good Stock Is First Fundamental for
Best Results on Farm-Dual-
Purpose Breeds Best.

The first fundamental of successful
farm poultry keeping is good stock
OF course, Ii is well known that farm
ers may at times get fairly good re
suits from ordinary stock but at the
same time it must be remembered
that with the same care and attention
better results will be obtained from
good stock. BY good stock Is not
necessarily meant stock which has
beer bred for exhibition purposes. 1t
means standardized stock, which by
virtue of its pure breeding has been
systematically developed and which is
better fitted therefore to give the re-
suits expected of it and to yield n
more uniform and more desirable
product.
On the average farm the poultry
flock is expected to furnish eggs and
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
EMPLOY CONVICTS ON ROADS
satisfactory Results Reported From
Twelve States Where Experiment
Has Been Tried.

Twelve states have tried the en-
poyment of convict labor for road
building thoroughly, and report that
the results have been satisfactory.
They are Arizona, Oklahoma, Florida,
Maryland, Illinois, Louisiana, Rhode
Island, New Jersey, Wyoming, Utah,
Idaho and Nebraska.
Since the United States government
has made Its great appropriations for
good roads which the states are du-
pcatlng as the federal law requires
d fast as their legislatures meet, the
department. of agriculture has been
making complete survey Of the meth
ods Of road building In the states.
Concerning the use Of convict labor
the conclusion from these reports Is
that where the convicts are well fed
and housed they work well, save the
state In construction costs, and them
selves profit physically and mentally.
Syracuse Post Standard.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

average amount received per year by
those who do such work Is STA.
On the average there are about
eight weeks during the year when the
roads are in such condition on account
of mud, snow, etc, that these trucks
cannot be used The roads on which
three-fourths Of them usually travel
are all or part dirt.
About one-fourth of the farmers
have changed their markets for at
least a part of their produce since
purchasing trucks. For those who
have changed markets, The arerage
distance to the old market is seven
miles, and the average distance to the
new market is 20 miles.
Average Life Nearly Seven Years
The owners estimate that on the
average, their trucks travel $500 miles
per year and are used on 173 days per
year
The average life of the trucks is be
tween six and one-half and seven
years. and In most cases, depreciation
is the largest single item Of expense
In connection with their operation.
Most of the owners of one-half and
three-fourths ton trucks prefer pDeu-
matte tires, the owners of one-ton
trucks are about evenly divided In
their preference, and most of the own
ers of trucks larger than one ton pre-
fer solid tires.
Over two-thlrds of the trucks had
needed for a single day during the
year covered by the report, and near
ly the same proportion of the owners
stated that they had not lost any ap-
preciable time on account of motor
and tire trouble, breakage, etc, when
using their trucks. However, about
one truck in thirty had been out of
commission ten days or more.
The average cost of operation of
the one-half-ton trucks was about 3
cents per mile; Of the threefourths-
ton trucks about 10 cents of the one
ton about II cents; of the | a and u
ton about 10 cents. and of the two-ton
about 20 cents.
The average cost of hauling crops,
including the value Of the drivers
time at SO cents an hour, was about
SO cents per ton-mile with the one
half-ton trucks. "a cents with the
three-fourths-ton. 20 cents with the
one-ton, "a cents with the IA and
IL ton. and Is cents with the two-ton
trucks.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
SOMETHING LIKE A BUGLER!
Like That Described Surely
Was Wonder

Two darkies I'm negro regiment
were Boosting about their company
buglers.
'G'long wild you, boy" said one;
"you amt got no booglers We is got
the boogler, and when at boy wraps
his off lip around that horn and blows
pay-call it sound jes' like that um
Boston Symphony band playin' THE
Rosary"
"Yeh, hearn you" replied the
other "Talk up, boy; talk up. Yo' Is
wadin' deep into trouble
Am when he sounds at tapoo the
angile GABRIEL hisself is lending a
ear boy. A ear Is what | says"
"Well, If yo' Is yearnin TO food
yo' wants a booglar with an hypnotic
note like we Is rot. Boy, when ALI
hears ole Custard-Mouth Jones dis
charge his blast, All looks at nah
beans and All says, Strawberries. be
have yo'selvesl Yo' Is crowdin' the
whip cream out o nah dish Gold
Chevron.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
n2WGE;MAIERAL
|tHARM11N0FES.

Rotation keeps the ground free from
insect and fungous pests.
Are you systematizing your work !?
To save tine is to lengthen life.
Machinery will last twice as long
If you keep 1t oiled, clean and adjust
ed.
Care is essential In seeded prep
aration in obtaining a stand of alfalfa.
Prompt spreading Is important with
manure.
Leaf lettuce is generally thinned
several times.
Alfalfa hay is cured In exactly the
same way as clover.
The subsoiling value Of red clover
roots is one Of the new ideas In farm
Ing.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
ROAD :
BUILDING
ol,pI IC ROADS BUREAU WORK
specifications and Estimates
Are Examined and Approved
in Short Period.

oror 10 per cent of MI applications
foderal aid are handled In the dis
..,ot offices Of the bureau of public
Va u limited States department. of
~r,culture IN an average Of five days;
90 nor cent of them pass the chief
.,neers office in Washington to anal
.anroval in four days. The plans,
prraoiacations aud estimates which the
s,otes furnish and which have to be
s.,,,,ed sometimes checked. and al
woys reported on In detail with specific
recommendations pass the district
engineers office at about the same
70 az the applications and 30 per
.,, of them pass the district
sugineer's office in three and half
sovs There are at present over 1900
active federal aid projects In the
United States.
The federal aid act Is administered
..,,h three per cent of the appropria-
AIMS and this fund is carefully con
..o,lod each month on the basis of
actual performance under the law.
A. an illustration of efficient admins
,rot,on. district No. 8, with offices
,ocated IN Montgomery, Alabama, cost
,ho government S7S.54T from Deem
Nor 1916. to April, 1920. inclusive. This
y an average of S1,o16 per month.
penorts from the district engineer for
,bat district show that the bureaus
engineering review and technical adj
vice in connection with state projects
admitted have resulted in large saw
,ngs in road construction. A single
ease in one state was revised by the
district engineers office ~ saving
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

more than four-fifths of them being
five miles or more from their shipping
points. and the saving in time effect
ed by their use of trucks Is naturally
greater than it would be on the aver
age farm. which lies nearer TO mar
ket than do most of the farms con
cerned in this investigation. The ex
perience of the 753 farmers who have
contributed to this study should en-
able the farmer himself TO judge with
n fair degree of accuracy as to
whether the motortruck would prove
advantageous under his conditions"
Investigation in Eastern States.
The investigation in question was
made during the past winter and
spring. Farmers in the states of
Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Connec-
ticut, New York. New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vaflia. Delaware and Indiana. who
have motortrucks for use on their
own farms. were asked to report to
the department the types and sizes of
their farms. the use they make Of
their trucks. the cost of operating
them. the advantages and dsadvan-
tages Of trucks for farm use. and 9TH
er related information.
A study of the reports of 753 OF
these farmers has Just been completed
bv the office of farm management and
farm economics The farms which
these men operate are of all sizes and
tvpes. and the motortr,icks are of all
sizes. from one-half to five tons. The
rated capacity of very few Of the
trucks Is greater than two tons, how
ever. and nearly half Of them are OF
the one-ton size.
Among the important facts revealed
nv the investigation may be men
toned the following
Only 1S per cent Of these farms are
less than five miles from market ana
nearly one-fourth of them are 20 miles
or more from market
Ninety-fiye per cent of the farmers
believe that their trucks will turn out
TO be profitable investments.
One-ton trucks are preferred by
more men than prefer any other size
Ahout half Of the owners OF One-half
and three-fourths ton trucks prefer
sizes larger than they now own
In the opinions of these men the
principal disadvantage of motortruck
is poor roads
Trucks Efficient Time Savers
As compared with horses and
wagons. the trucks save from one-half
TO two-thirds of the time required for
hauling materials to and from these
farms.
These farmers have return loads for
their trucks about one-fourth of the
time.
A majority of them still use their
horses for some road hauling.
On the majority OF the farms all
the hauling other than road hauling
is done with horses and wagons.
About one-fourth Of the men do some
custom hauling with their trucks. The
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE
Make Lemon Lotion to Double Beauty
of Your Skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces Of
Orchard White which can be had at
any drug store, shake we'll and you
have quarter pint of harmless and
delightful lemon bleach for few cents.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face, neck. arms and hands
each day, then shortly note the beauty
of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use lemon
Juice to bleach and bring that soft,
clear, rosy-white complexion. Lemons
have always been used rs a freckle,
sunburn and tan remover. Make this
up and try it.-Adv.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

poultry for the farmers table as well
as to produce surplus for sale. For
that reason the so-called generalpur-
pose breeds, such as the Plymouth
Rock, Wyandotte, and Rhode Island
Red, which are good layers and at the
same time make excellent carcasses
poultry specialists of the United
States department of agriculture Ms
best suited to the farm needs. A
further advantage of good stock Is
the fact that the owner will take a
pride in such a flock which he will not
feel IN flock of mongrels. and as a
result he will give the hens better
care
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
DRINKING WATER IN SUMMER
Fountains and Other Watering De-
vices Should Be Placed in Shady
Places in Hot Season.

During hot weather keep drinking
fountains and other watering devices
for poultry in shady places. Not only
does the shade keep the water cooler,
but 1t results in less evaporation.
Whether the drinking receptacle is in
the shade or not may determine
whether the poultry have plenty of
water to drink or whether they go
thirsty until the attendant notices the
lack of water. Successful poultry
management depends on many details
of which the proper care of drinking
water, according to poultry specialists
of the United States department of
agriculture. is one of the most Inn
portant.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
CASH FOR IMPROVING ROADS
Total Amount for 1919 Placed at $780,
10000 In Report by Bureau Of
Public Roads.

An important report, which pos
sesses peculiar interest for all motor
ists, regarding good road progress dur
ing the present year, made by the bu-
reau OF public roads of the United
states department of agriculture,
shows that for 1919 the expenditure
Tor hard-surfaced highways establish
e new record, in so far as the de-
partment's road program is concerned,
me total amount being $13S,O0O. 900.
Inc indications are that the follow
ing year will exceed this record by a
large margin. as the available funds
Iof road expenditure by the bureau
mf 1920 amount to 1893, 100000.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
Lessen Cost of Farm Help.

About four-ffths of the men state
that their trucks decrease their eX-
pense for hired help. On the average
they estimate that this decrease
amounts to 1924 per year.
Over half of the 205 truck owners
whose farms contain more than 10
crop acres own tractors. The number
Of work stock kept on the farms where
both trucks and tractors are owned Is
only slightly less than the number
kept on farms Of corresponding size
where only trucks are owned.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
INJURIOUS LITTLE RED MITE
Insects Sap Vitality Of Hen by Suck
Inu Her Blood and as Conse-
quence She Won't Lay.

The little red mite saps the vitality
OF the hen by sucking her blood. Hens
have actually been killed, virtually
eaten alive, by mites. Hens cannot
lay except when their vitality Is main
tanned. Vitality and mites cannot ex-
list In the same henhouse.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
GULL IMPROBABLE LAYERS
II viii Help Increase Profits for
Breeder to Dispose of All Hens
in Poor Condition.

While some hens will prove to be
profitable. others are kept at a loss
and are drag on the profitable hens
In the flock. 1t is important, there
fore. to Gull out the Improbable pro-
ducers. as this will increase the profit
realized from the flock as whole.
ANY hens found to be sickly or In
poor condition should be culled as
soon as discovered.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
FEEDS FOR YOUNG CHICKENS
Little Fellows Should Be Given Just
Enough to Satisfy Appetite and
Keep Them Busy.

Young chickens should be fed not
more than barely enough to satisfy
their appetites and to keep them ex-
ercising. except at the evening or last
meal. when they should be given all
they care to eat.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
Successful Poultryman.

The successful poultryman is he
who recognizes the indications OF
hunger In his flock, and changes his
ration so as to provide the hens with
the menu they desire for egg produc-
tiOn.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
Another Kind

"Do you see yonder house? | know
for fact there are spirits in it."
"a haunted house2 How interest
ingl DO the spirits make a disturb
ance in the sleeping roomsY
"No: they are kept in the cellar"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
Keep un Milk Flow.

40 keep up the milk flow we need
V consider the natural require
meuts Of the cow. She needs feed
.aN rs nutritious and plentiful and
- needs comfortable conditions I'M
yer which to work.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
straw VIII BE Appreciated.

The sooner ii is realized how near
the heart Of successful agriculture lies
the factor of an abundance of decay
ing organic matter in the soil, the
sooner will straw be appreciated at its
real worth.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
Salt. Too.

First-class SCout-Most things 20 to
the buyer. but some things don't,
Tenderfont What do YOU mean?
Flrst-class Seout-Why coal goes to
the celIar.-Boys' Life.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
orjuin of Famous Quotations.

The henpecked man had Just OBJ
fained divorce from his first wife
He was heard to murinur. with the only
fiendish glee that had been his since
the orange blossom episode "And the
first shall be last"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

reference to Sudan Grass.
wv sudan grass instead of millet.
III produce more and better for
aor most farmers because It makes
- 1e palatable hay and will give
a three cuttings and q valuable
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
SO OUT OF 100
Need Vacher-BaIm at Times.

Nothing better for summer colds,
hurts or itching. Keep it handy,
Agents wanted where we have none.
p. w. vacher, Inc, New Orleans,
La.-Adv.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

Hard to ell.

"Why do women cry at weddingT'
u don't know. | can't make up my
mind If it's the bride or the groom
they are sorry for"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

WoodIot without Young Trees.
A woodlot without good stand OF
Young trees c0ning on to take the
Mace Of the old ones is like family
without any children. What 10 going
to become OF It!
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
Money for Good Roads.

inirty-seyen states i'm this country
nave authorized the expenditure of
soSo,04l,I 2e for good roads in the next
I've years.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
Wonderfully Rapid Growers.

AS compared with baby chicks
pigeon squads make wonderfully rapid
growth. They reach ftill size in about
a mouth.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
GOLD MEDAL
4 VIEW o.

The worlds standard remedy for these
disorders, will often ward of these dis
sssss and strengthen the body against
s~vther attacks. Three sizes, all druggissa
Ls.k fos the name Gold Medal ON every bca
and accept 10 imitation
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

We are all excited by the love of
praise, and it is the nobIest spirits that
feel it most.-Cicero.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

the dry goods stores they call for plaid
sewing silk.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

Cash for Lincoln Highway.
An allotment of S12.0O0,OO0 has
ven made for improvements to the
Lincoln highway.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

A tough journey toughens the mar
made of the right stuff.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

Faith may move mountains, but 1t
requires work to tunnel.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

highways Destroyed by War.
more than $4,000 miles Of highways
usse destroyed In France during the
world war.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
'Eatonic, in Four Days Did
Me $40 Worth of Good"

SO writes Mr.. Edward W. Bragg OF
Mecca. Ind, who suffered from
stomach troubles for long time but
could not find anything to help him.
but at last had faith enough to give
eatonic test. II quickly removed
the excess acids and poisonous gases
from the body and the misery dis
appeared. OF course. when the cause
of the trouble Is removed, the sufferer
must get well. Eatonic is quick. sure
and safe, and the lasting benefits
come in new strength, life and pep.
Your druggist will supply You with
eatonic at trifiing cost and every all
ing person should get 1t today. Adv.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

Hemstit hing Picoting Attachment, weeks on
All sewing me chimes 1900. Personal checks
lee extra. Lights. BOX t27. Birmingham Ala.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

The sharper the man the harder II
is to make n fool Of him.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11
AlI.Around Housekeeper.

Browne-Mrs. Smith Is an adept at
making over her old clothes
ruwne Yes; she even ruliles her
lusbard's old temper,-Judge.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-09-11

II is impossible to suppress the maD
who thinks he can tell a story.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-06-17
A WOMAN's BACK.
The Advice of This Princeton Woman
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is of Certain Value.
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Outlines It's the kidneys fault.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are
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Kidneys. My kidneys acted irregular
~ and I had bladder complaint. My
back was awfully painful, especially
after I had been walking or when I
lifted anything. When set down a
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T could hardly get up again. My
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Olson had. Foster Milburn Co.,
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