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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

anproximats contents, $500 cubic
yards; deposit required. $50; BOND re-
auired. one half the cost Of the WORK
Louisa to Anna Levee. Parish OF 81.
Charles-Restoring wash; ap-
proximate contents, 10000 cubic yards,
deposit required, $50; bond required
one-haIf the cost of the work.
Anna to Live Oak Levee, Parish OF
St Misunderstanding wave-wash,
approximate contents. 10000 cubic
yards: deposit required. $50; bond re
CURED, one-half the cost Of the work
Becknel Levee, Parish OF Plaque
Misunderstanding wavewash; approx
mate contents. $500 cubic yards:
wooden revetment, approximate length
1000 feet; deposit required. 800; bond
required, one-half the cost of the work
Upper Line Belle Chase to Belle
Chase Residence Levee, Parish OF
uemines-Capping levee and
draining borrow pits; approximate
contents. 10000 cubic yards; deposit
required, s125; bond required. one
half the cost of the work
Cash or certified check to the =
mount named as deposit must accom-
pany each proposal.
Checks to be made payable to tho
Lafourche Basin Levee District.
The right to reject any and all pro
posals Is reserved
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
Carranza's Slayer Shot.

Mexico City-Manuel Marquee, the
soldier who is believed to have fired
the shot that killed former President
Carranza, was shot by rebels at Pro-
greso de Zaragosa, Vera Cruz Tues
day. Hermilo Herrera, brother of tho
commander of the troops who attack
ed Carranza, was also slain. The reb-
els are claimed to be partisans Of
general remaining faithful to Carran-
"a
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
INTERESTING FACTS

Broadway beauty salons" are
equipped with all the latest electrical
inventions for massage
Prince kalanianaole has been ap-
collect historical data Of the Hawaiian
islands.
To prove his skill with the razor a
London barber had himself blind
folded and shaved two men in min
utes 10 20 seconds.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
LEVEE CONTRACTS
LET IN STATE
CONTRACTS INVOLVE NEARLY n
MILLION DOLLARS TO BE
PAID
MANY BIDS ARE YET OPEN
Contracts For More Than Hall Million
Yards To Be Let In Various Parts
OF State Within The Next
Ten Days.

New Orieans--A number OF leveo
contracts have been awarded for work
aggregating hundreds OF thousands OF
Cubic feet and THOUSANDS OF dollars.
Work In the majority OF contracts is
10 begin ut once.
Contracts we're let as follows:
Contract for a new levee to replace
the Gaulden levee IN Point Coupee
was awarded TO the Tansey, Cayett
Construction Company. at % cents a
yard for 100000 cubic yards OF earth.
Lucky Hit levee, work Of 10000
cubic yards. to Lang, Nixon and Phil
lips. at 24.S cents.
0. O. Ogden, with a bid OF 214 cents,
won the contract for the Lakeland
levee. amounting to 100000 cubic
yards
Preston levee, 100000 cubic yards,
10 eraser construction committee at
70 cents
The Homestead Port Allen contract.
involving 10000 cubic yards, was
given to the Lower Coast Construction
Company on a bid Of 213S cents.
Sealed proposals are called for the
Atchafaaya Basin Levee District, with
headquarters at Port Allen, La. for
the following work. Restoring wave
wash from Fleta To Morganza Ramp
in Point coupeee, 10000 yards; Area
dia. Iberville parish, 10000 yards
Golden Ridge to Point Pleasant In
Iberville 5000 yards; Dunboyne to
Eleanora. Ihervlle. 5000 yards Bids
will be received by Victor Lefebre.
president Of the commission. until
noon August 2.
The state board OF engineers has
called for bids for the enlargement OF
the levee on the right bank OF the
Atchafaaya river IN St Landry par
ish from Elba to Baton Rouge. a work
OF $4,000 yards, August 2 Is the time
limit
Orleans Levee District has called
for bids for lis. 1000 yards of work on
the right bank of the Mississippi, the
Stanton levee. Time limit, August 7.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the board Of commissioners Of the
Lafourche Basin Levee District. at
the office of the board OF state engin-
GERS rooms 213-215 New Orleans court
building. mp to noon. August 7.
Pixies Peak Levee, Parish Of st
James-New levee. approximate con-
tents. 10000 cubic yards: deposit re-
CURED $500; bond required, one-half
the cost OF the work.
White Rose to Goldmine Levee. Par
ish OF st. John--Restoring wave-wash;
approximate contents, 5000 cubic
yards deposit required, $50. bond re-
CURED. onehalf the cost Of the work
GlendaleKillona Levee. Parish OF
ST. Charles-Restoring wavewash:
approximate contents. 10000 cubic
yards. deposit required, $50; bond re
CURED. one-half the cost of the work.
Killona-Star Levee. Parish Of st.
Charles-Restoring wave-wash: ap-
proximate contents. $500 cubic yards;
deposit required, $780, bond required,
one-half the cost of the work
Star to Hahnville Levee. Parish OF
St Misunderstanding wave-wash;
approximate contents, 1890 cubic
yards; deposit required $50; bond re-
quired. one-half the cost OF the work
Flagtown To Ashton Levee Parish
OF st. misunderstanding wave-wash:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

Norway Is electrifying its second
railway to be converted to that power,
a line used chiefly for hauling iron ore.
The bureau of mines predicts field
of usefulness for slate waste as AN
asphalt filler instead of cement or
limestone.
One of the odd facts in connection
with snow crystals is that practical
ly all of the hundreds Of different va
rieties are hexagonal In form.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
Let Him Sleep.

Three students at the DePauw uni
versity summer school are rooming
together ut Greencastle. One morning
two Of them had arisen and were max
ing an effort to arouse the other. But
half awake he pleaded with them for
time.
II can't get up yet. I must go back
to Sleep he said.
But Why must you go back to
sleep?' they argued.
'You see. dreamed | was in Toledo
and lost my hat. Now l must go back
to sleep and find it."-lndianapolis
News.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
Choose Hospital Site.

Washington Selection of ST. Cloud,
Mimi, as site for a new 100000
hospital for service men with facili-
ties for between $50 and $50 mental
cases was announced Wednesday by
Director Forbes of the veterans bu-
reau.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

If you have coal enough next winter
to keep the furnace going, you will be
interested in this photograph. II
shows leaking radiator test under
way in the great laboratory Of the bu-
reau of standards in Washington
Through the research Of the bureau
automatic drain valves have been
standardized to make the radiators
100 per cent effective even in the cold
est weather
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
Business Suggestion.

This is pretty good novel for
summer reading, but why did you
name your heroine Euphosyneg"
IL got 1t from classic mythology
IF you want your book to sell you'd
better pick out name the flappers
can pronounce"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
Eve for Publicity.

Flossie Footlyts-How In the world
did they allow you on the beach in
that bathing suit?
Tottie Twinkletoes Goodness
knows. l was In hopes they'd order
me off.-New York Sun.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

careful not to do heavy work ma :
we'll and strong. We recommend -
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable CompOuna !.
all mothers with ailing daughters ny
give you permission to publish thisIs
ter as a testimonial. Mrs. A. NJ R,rs
HOLDER, Route No. 2, Box l, Waussa
Ohio.
Something out of balance will "A.
the finest clock, causing it to vain !
lose. The proper adjustment msde i
is we'll. So it is with women. IN.
trouble may upset you completely,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Cm
pound will correct the cause of the I'm
Bile and disagreeable symptoms N
disappear as they did in the case Of Nh
Burkholder's daughter.
MOTHERS - it is worthy Of your a
fdence.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
And It Doesn't Diminish.

"Your wife Is quite liberal-mindM
isn't she?"
II guess so; she seems to give M
a good deal of it."-BoSton TRANSCRIPT
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

Miss Mary Houston owns ana maD'1
ages ten of the most valuable farm
In the state of oklahoma. Il
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
General Executed d,

Moscow.-Major General Alexander
Perkhouroff, who was sentenced to
death for leadership of the Yareslavd
mutiny in 1918. was executed Tuesday
BY . firing squad.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
1923
DIED

In New York City alone from h
ney trouble last year. Don't allow
yourself to become a victim y
neglecting pains and aches. Guard
against this trouble by taking
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
Angels.

Angels.
Angela--A clock is different from q
man.
Andrew-What d. you mean?
Angela--Weil. when 1t strikes II
keeps on working.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

The New York state National Guard
now has an aggregate strength
773 officers and 15,40S enlisted mA
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

Miss Eva La Rose Of Lawrence
Mass, Is said to be the only woman
sign painter In New England
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

A twelfth of second IL estimate
to be the time required for the humal
mind to conceive single thought 4
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
GOLD MEDAL
W EXEM40 y

The worlds standard remedy for kidney
liver, bladder and uric acid troubss
Hollands National Remedy since 1864
All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on ever -
and accept no imitation
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

Do not take the consequences unlGC
you are entitled to them.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05
GIRL NOW We'll !
And STR0N|
Daughter Took Lydia E. h
hams Vegetable Conpoui
as Mother Advised
Wauseon. Ohio" MY dauoht.. ,
Ways had backache and leg-acba

|talInperiodsandteGsss
not n be on her fee, !,
those times. We,,..s
about Lydia Z. hes
hams VegetabbI.'
compound doi,".
girls so much pa
8. 50 she slS began to Il t.
1t, That is two ys.s
ago and she is AN
terent girl since a.
| able to do any vo's
Ishe wants to dol
/ thO,,uh ,L.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

Exposed vice often tries to masquet,
gde as injured Innocence.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-08-05

New Orleans-A number OF leveo
contracts have been awarded for work
aggregating hundreds Of thousands OF
cubic feet and thousands OF dollars.
Work in the majority OF contracts is
tA kautn anna
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05
BY o =: HYATT VERRILL

sAperiihenting after the coil is in
pul. as starter. about twenty
nNe or thirty turns on one. about one
aiiu ohe-half times as many. or say
snity-eisht To forty-five on the second
,"n twice as many on The third as on
u'e hrst- or from nifty to sixty. viii oe
solneWhere near right. Then. nv re-
moving or adding few turns, as Won
auJns' your receivers you can finally
secure the very best results. 10
.,iouht this coil So il may be used
tue coil or disc with the least turns
Or IN other words. the primary coil.
should be mounted rigiMy ana Inn
hi"'ably ana should be connected bv
ineahs of binding posts 10 the aerial
ana ground wires The secondary
con and the ticker coil should then
DE fastened to brass or metal sfrins
aoont two or two and one-half inches
i"ng, one-sixteenth inch thick and half
an inch wide. one end Of each strip
should he attached by small bolts or
screws to the coils and the other end
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05
"REMINISCENCES
FIFTY YEARS AGO


"a good many HicISmanites are at
tending the st. Louis Fair"
A race between a steam wagon and a
trotting horse was witnessed in New
York. the former winning the mile heat
in %.
''The public must remember the Rail-
road and Levee picnic next Saturday,
on Sassafras RIDGE
Mac Oakley. n resident of the lower
bottom was killed in a runaway.
The Courier. I'm an editorial. deplored
the Inadequate tax that allowed free
schools to run but five months year.
IL was pointed out that this short term
was killing the private schools and was
at the same time providing insufficient
education for the young.
Austin Tyler died at his home, eight
miles from Hickman. He was II years
old and came TO Fulton county when II
was "A dense forest. laying out the hrsf
public road ever established In the
county.
Mrs. Glazier, wife of Rudolph Glaz-
Ter, died after long and lingering III
ness.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Nebras'
ka and Connecticut had all gone RepuD'
lican, or Radical" as termed then
THE proposition of building a 1evee
from Hickman to the highlands of MAO
rid Bend Is to be voted upon by the ln1o
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

attached to movable peg or bolt with
nbre or bakelite knob at the opposite
end. Fig 4S shows clearly how this
Is done. In this way, the secondary
and ticker may be swung back and
forth 10 cover more or less Of the
primary; but great care should be
used that the ticker does not touch the
primary coil. When the coil is thus
mounted on a proper panel or stand.
IL should be wired as shown In Fig.
40, ana when the whole set is IN good
wortiug order and final adjustments
rnaae, it should all be enclosed in a
neat wooden case with a hinged top or
cover, Fig. so, although, OF course.
this is merely protective measure and
does not affect the working efficiency
or the set. IL must be clearly under
stood. however, that this type of coil
can only be used in connection with
a vacuum-tube outfit as shown. When
all wiring is complete and adjustments
are ready TO be made, connect the
storage battery, as shown; place the
lamp or tube in its socket and gradual
ly turn on the rheostat 10 see IL the
tube glows properly. Never turn on
tne current to the bulb quickly or TO
full power, or the filament will be
needlessly burnt out and wasted long
before It's time. Next. connect the
B. Cor dry) battery, the ground and
aerial and. finally, the phones.
In using this outfit, turn on the
bulb slowly. adjust the knobs carrying
the coils so that all three are in line
and then adjust or tune the variable
condenser until the signals you wish
TO hear are clear. Then. by gradually
adjusting the movable coils, you can
cut out interference and also make the
signals, music or other sounds louder.
When the two movable coils are entire
iy away from the primary-coil you will
have your shortest wave length, while
when all three are together. you will
have the longest wave length.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05
THE HOME RADIO
How to Make and UseH ~ Bye vERRIIl
XVII. LoOSE-COUPLED COILS

Coils, or as they are more OFTEN
called, tuning coils. are very essentla'
parts of radio telegraphy and teie-
ohOny. The old style tuning coil, as
lsed In wireless telegraphy, has been
largely superseded by the type known
As iOose-coupled coils or adjustable
coils which may be altered or adjusteu
20 tune much finer or more closely thah
oy the old type coil. Although II Is
1es difficult To- make a Ioose-coupied
coil yet. as is the case with many Oh
The parts of radio sets. 1t is as cheap
and far more satisfactory 10 purchase
dem ready made. The conventional
type of lOose-cOupled coil consists OF
two distinct coils, one within the other.
as shown In Fig. 40. One of these
Is the primary coil. the other the
secondary or Induction coil. The two
are So arranged that the inner or
secondary coil slips back and forth
within the larger or primary coll.
thus varying the coupling or Undue
ton. for the electrclty--or oscilla-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

1t was said the New Orleans board Of
failure TO report cases of sickness.
stamping out yellow fever on account of
''The present drouth in Kentucky is
the worst in twenty years, and much
damage has been done TO the crops"
"Oh. for a rain Wednesday, August
ls,was the last rain in this, vicinity"
A steel barge line had been organized
from St Louis and along the Mississip-
pi to New Orleans.
"September wasra record breaker for
weather. Never in the history of the
weather bureau has there been such
prolonged hot weather during the
month"
Ed Myers. jeweler, invited people to
come and hear fine music played by the
largest music box ever manufactured"
The Hickman quarantine has been
raised and all boats are permitted to
land, and passengers and traffic in all
respects resumed as before the quaran-
tine
This is the season for putting up
stove pipes and cussing."
#. f. Case and little daughter,
Blanche, went to st. Louis this week to
take in the big fair"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05
How's This r

We offer $4,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE IL tax.
en- internaily and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c Testimonials free.
=. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

'NiS >tuGger-WoUnd' which may be
djusted back and forth. To make
4e Of these inductors YOU Will re-
Iuire some stiff smooth cardboard.
heavy Bristol board, thin fibreboard
or similar composition and about half
pound of No. - n q. q. wire. Also,
I'm setting up and arranging the coils.
YOU viii require binding posts. knobs.
a little sheet brass and a few other
odds ana ends. With a pair OF di-
viders or Compasses draw three circles
on the cardboard or fibre. each about
four 20 Eve inches In diameter. having
all exactly the same size. Then. us
ing the dividers. scribe off an unequal
number Give. seven. or nine) marks
around the circumference OF each
circle. Fig. AZ, A Next, still using
the dividers. draw a smaller circle,
say orfe and One-half inches to two and
One-half inches In diameter within
each circle CD. II the circles are
four inches in diameter use the smaller
circle inside. if five inches the larger
one, and with a rule draw radiating
lines one-fourth Of an inch apart from
each of the marks on the outer cir
cumrerence TO the center OF the circle
(C). With a pair of scissors or
sharp knife (if cardboard is used)
or fine saw OF fibre). cut out the
discs and cut slots in each disc accord
ing TO the marks. as shown at tD).
Next, If you have used cardboard,
give each slotted disc a thorough
covering with shellac, using at least
three coats. and when thoroughly dry
proceed to wind the discs or coils
In doing this. start the wire]being
sure to leave enough for connections
at a point at the inner end Of one
slot and wind over one segment and
under the next, and as the number
Is uneven you will find that the wires
will thus cross, as shown at (E). The
number of times the wire should be
passed can only be decided upon by
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

Livingston county poultry keepers
showed "A lively interest i'm demOnStra-
tions held during the summer just past
by County Agent l.. q. Pace and the ex-
tension division of the College of Agri-
culture at Lexington Co show them how
Tn separate the laying and lOafing hens
I'm their hocks. \ total of 20 demons
trations were held. One hundred and
eighty-five of the GOO hens handled
proved TO be low producers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05
VEST HICKMAN BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School o 40 a. m.
Preaching every first and third Sun
day at IL a. m. and z 80 p. m.
Everybody cordially invited.
Rev. Ira Nets, Pastor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05
FARM AND HOME NEWS
FROM OVER KENTUCKY

Community meetings are playing an
Important part i'm helping Union county
farmers ana their wives solve many OF
their problems of farm and home im-
provement. County Agent l.. G. Brewer
says. A total of 327 persons recently
attended meetings held in the county in
one week.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

More than GJ Mclean county farm
boys and girls took part i'm recent ju-
nior agricultural club fair held by Co.
Agent Robert III. Ford. They exhibited
a total of 90 chickens and IS pigs. A
number of interested Mclean county
persons encouraged the youngsters I'm
their junior farm work by posting a to-
tai of $175 i'm cash prizes.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

According TO estimate, the human
body contains a microbe population
equal to thousand million times the
whole human population of the earth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

Two thousand acres Of corn and soy
beans grown together In Nelson county
during the summer just past have help
eel farmers In that section of the state
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

The depth of river, or of the sea,
can be ascertained by means of device
which measures the interval of a sound
signal and the receipt of its echo off the
bottom Of the water.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

An English scientist has perfected a
wireless receiving set containing in
strumenfs so fine-tha they are affected
by waves less than half an inch in
length-the smallest wave used ordi-
narily being about 200 yards long.
The average duration of life in Eng
LAND is now 81 years.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

To realize the value of this combination
for soil improvement and hogging down
purposes. County Agent &. l.. Hill SAYS.
From So To SG.13 worth of nitrogen was
added To the soil by each acre OF the
beans.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

One difficulty about elevating the mo
vies is that that they can't be lifted
above the level of the stars-COlumbia
Record.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

owners of the overHowed sections next
Saturday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

Cow in Virginia dies from eating
moonshine mash. New version of trying
IL ON the dOg.-Detroit Press.
\ ton of oil has been obtained from
the tongue of one whale.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

coil is merely induced
BY the primary circuit
In the outer coil. so
that IL a portion Of the
secondary coil is with
irawn from the primary
coll. as shown I'm the
figure. there viii be les~
Induced current and in
this way tuning is ac-
compllshed. To allow
u still finer adjust
ment. the primary coll
Is provided with an adj
Unstable slider A. and
the secondary coil has
a multi-p0iuted switch
3.
Another type of loose
coupled coil ~ arranged
80 that one coil re-
wolves within the other;
- bile another TYNE
which Is the simplest of
III for the amateur 10
instruct and gives the
ic>t results. l. COM
~cd ~ three discs or
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-10-05

#. E. Case and little daughter,
Blanche, went to st. Louis this week to
take in the big fair"
The evening world., 1922-05-12

Commuters from Great Neck, L. l..
had one general question for one an
other as soon as they we're settled In
their train seats to-day. "How many
did you loser They meant collars.
A frame business block on Main
{ aet. near the railroad station,
burned yesterday Afternoon. The But
Ter chain more was destroyed, as well
as "the Creeks" an ornate shop
where the Juvenile beauty and chiv-
airy of the Thomaston end fthe sub
urb seek to squander the hard earned
money Of their fathers on ice cream
sodas and sundaes. But Mr.. Butler
and the kids should worry.
1.-THE ChinamHn's" went with the
rest. II the verbal reports heard on
incoming trains this morning are any
where near accurate, the Oriental