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I Hi: WEEKLY IBERIAN OFFICIAL JOURNAL or 1 lie ( 'it y "f « )f 1 lu* l' i I I ili Of flic II« New Iberi«. School Huai d • mI of II. -ill li I ' j i 111 .« I Inn mut Editorial Otlii*»» 232 VV, Main Street. Telephone.........Iberian HI! ltS< 'H I I'TION : (the Weekly IIkmImii .... II per year Knlnieil nt post ofllre New Iberia. Vi®., Re eeeoltil da«« mull matter This i ni I ii 1 r will not |mbli«li com tnilltiefll ion« ulioii (In' u i it r I i link infix II til (III 1 I'llitor. We M|| |iriii'i!«te tin' linn i • I inieiil i mu i ii i HI sending im up article loi I • 11 1 • I i ration, jitiil ill vile tliem, I'll! III! writer« niime anil fiddle«« nnml I" mnile known to llie pnper Any eirntiemis reflection ttpijft tlie «'handing " r reptitation of any prison, Ki tn or rot potation which may appeal in Ute oilmans of the Ilierian will he fladly corrected if brought (•» the «I 'ration of the editor. v ................. » ...... r ~r r- i . ..... . .................. ... or It I AM I It Kim 1er eame iinml Mi/./iini anil ruin, Overeoats amt iiiiihrell»« galon A aeti"T of amine««, akin to pain, Kllleit the l'aistel pill e lieail to il« euro With promt«« 1 of «iinahinc ami rose, Anticipated laeea ami Kastei lioiioel Hhe was toreed In wear last winter's i lei III s And impious llnoiplils like 'Mon pone il " EASY MON I-? Kaay to I mo a , Ehh\ I o pa y i ia llii tiding ' s I ! j I ; ! The noooiiil eieviss in tin 1 levees ol file Atclntfuliiv a river, helow Mel ville, oeeurreil on Tuesday. The new lires k is on Hie west hunk and will al fei t the lowland« III the parishe« id S| Marlin and Iherni as well us othei «eelton« I'.oth these luesks on the Atoliafahiya are in the new work ie venlly done lor the prop etion of the low lands of the sw sum «eelion« Thnte is ««very indieulion that tlm Roosevelt lioudquiti Ici s in Now York, Washington, and Chi cagn tiro well supplied with mon oy und hoi air Rats are winking a deal of hat in aronml Ihmaldsonvilln by allank big himmI nano ami planted tioo. l>on't Itcluy lection« at Making your se K Id Nt 1 IlltOS Mr. Tafl realizes jn«t how the "naltiro lakers" used to fool when the oolonol ilononneod thorn Many a married chapcinn in hin wife. man has a Wo hope there is no iiiniiII in tended ill tlm statement of a Now York library which innliido« "Af liean Game Traila" iih among tho "workH of llolion". Kastor Sunday has become not e i for flo 1 «plash with w hich ! many citizen« who have been <d> j serving Lent fall off the wagon The liver lose« times and needs i« ail effect j\ i |i' also |nn ifie<v On then« digest ml ehe «Irenglh, vigor' il«. Price fille. sold) MY ENTORliH I« aotiv il v a I Ip. fil'd! MIN I «touillant. Il l.nwel«, streiig and reslnrnH erful «pjr OMIM, O, 1 I j ! t ! I i PATENTS 0 AHKB, (tlVOHlff midi o ) i y 1 1 g 1 1 1 u _ 1 IMoriMl, Sftol HkHt-li, M«"LI oi rii.dn. |oi FttCB WtPOWT oll |»t«l<'tit»tl»i III y. I' if* id orwrl hmi*. Inan. ly. RANK RCfCRCNCC« N. irl T «•#»«»* In plump« for tfivnlufttdc |M*oh 0?» NOW TO OBTAIN und SCLL RATfNT«, 'VMrll will PHT, II.»W to |f.»t M imtpfit Imw rikI .»Ili**r vrIhmLL* itifm mntiiiii. I D. SWIFT & CO. PATKNT LAWYERS, ^303 Seventh St., Washington. D. C. FOR SALE. 2 Lotn, 50 X 200 West Main ni. House and lot, 62x207. Prim, *1 600.00. House and lot on Fast Main, ror. Leo, 128x110. Prien $3,(Mia. 3 Lots on Fields St. 50x200 feet each. Price $200. A good six-room house on St Peter Street, bel ween Jefferson and Railroad avenue; lot r<o x vim feet 1 » price, $1,750 part cash and balance on terms. BO Arpents of good land on 40 Ar pent road, unimproved, in culti vation, Price, $3,000. Fine Modern residence East End Fine suburban home, just he -1 low city limits, fronting publie Hayou, about .4 arpents, load and tiayou, about modern new house with six room«. t»rice, $3.500; 1-3 cash. A fine suburban home, with 180 feet Bayou Front, with plenty of ahade and fruit trees, figs, or anges, plums; a 7 room house, new; a large yard with all conven ience!; price $2,000, on terms. Lot on Dale St., 65 $126.00. x 140; price Small cottage on lot 50x150 on ex tension of Jane St. (St. Martin roadt Price $500 on easy terms. I < arpenta. |...t l,e!„w eity limit., ! fronting public road and Bayou, j fine building site for suburban ' home, new 2 story barn; price, $2,250. House and two lots. Prärie ave nu« between Main and Char lea Sts. Price, $1,800. JNO. T. WHITE. JHE COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT beeil '.o milch I mi I I 1 1 Ci llllli II u I it III.IV I I III I Ml I NNl \ i i urn w 1 1 e i e ni I lot e 1 1 is ten, amt s wiitli ii. ati Till III ol < liai ill \ Ii line nin e I leg II II 11 I II I • Ih e 1 1 1 11 1 e u 11 1 111 111 ill discuss I lie ol If, III o I II I lie 11 lien el I In 1 1 lie'll loll I ii eaU light into the "slieet ntgii melds' ol ilo .lay. taking il fni pi,Hill'll that the mailet has a I■ I et I \ I Hl molei I aniline ol I In oiieslion liofj) a llieomlieal slaml that begin, to si ni I it mg III In one .Util top In If ill ;>"i■■ t ami 1 IH a lui pu /> led as II) Ils ;| | 1 |11 II 1 .11 I. HI hen* in a |.l ; e le al W ll\ What a nun ance lia ve lie i* vnl eis 1 Ii a 1 j OIOI 1 men v. ill b. > e leeted lot In* po Ml loll" W till 'll ai c ll| ICO lo all colle 1 H Î i omiiiissioii < ; (\ ei II mill! \. i 1 11 1 1 1 lie a ba< 1 1 lung \. i Hi 1 (ICOIII | II t rill men in lltllCl 1 IlCHI* l lit n have Id« ii .i< (V ale id b) a 1 (• v\ V. 1.0 a cm to lia\ c to il l lien hr at lag. \\ c sa.i ; tins ;<i I \ i mi 1 11 \ and will aliiiii|d to m Hw ei I lie aticve tpics'inn and lie I elaidSl loll I» V a lew nlliei questions ! and déniai a I tons. W hill assn i a in n has Ihn tax j|ia\ni I liai Ihn pent leinen el I lie j next I it V ' oiineil w ill In' elreled I lieeanse ol then peenliai apt it ml« 1 ; loi I In 1 dut les w hie ! upon tImm ! \\ hat il ni am c lli.it the next set w ill not lie selenli i view In I he sei \ ing fuel ion. t h in Io I In slate, which, plcted, al tin Ii wiil devid v e II I v i lie vnlei s nt e iui.i ihnen I nun e w il h a nt a pat I ) m > hoi v mg <d I In wlmlneily with a «ingle View In I ho common good J What nsam an.*.* hav e l lie tax puyciH (hit flic pul ey id ihn onxt oily oouimil will not envoi I ly lie dimelnd al matiilaiuiug the hii pinmany ol a laolion w pail) mot«' Ilian H will lm dimnlcd to llm inalnii.il aiivann iih iiI ol tlm city as a w hole I hn piescnl Hy«leui of «.'looting "tty nllircrs pinvidcs Ini a pilma i y. Hclnrclhc piimaiy, and its pine.sling campaign, eûmes (lie ''«lato-j.naking." I lie «laie make, is nsn.oHy the practical pulmeian, working I'm Hie bo« I inlcicst nt party ni fuel inn Am ü .nie In a e.niNoioniinti« and good eiti/.en, vvIiono wiHlioN aie tho best for the city. lie in lii .pienlly a lax pay ei and h un a eommon InloieNt with his follow tax paycis. When I ho nIuIo is «lat toil some olio a.I vinos willi «nine one else and u lull ticket of splendid mon 1« suggested umpiost innaldy good ineH, I lieu enmes the arduous wuik of gtlling tlie«.* "umpies liuuabl«* good tien" in make tho r,ieo. A It. ««y« In* "cannot think of it," lie will nut allow Ilio nm* nt ms name. Au.dlmi ul till.* suggested Hally i.Thnon And another "known lie cannot be ••leeted," thorefuro doeliue«. N»*w suggest l.ms second choices oven t lm d oi foui I h ehoiees at e being made In till I lie vacancies on Ilo* wlmn finally com end of a month's liai .1 work, lias very few names of Hi si choice to tho slate makers. This is not Hot ton -ft i« expert once. So ini.* is this condition I ii at it is often board: "You can got but few good, conservative, and successful biisinoss men to i un lor local oltiees " Why is Ibis? To III«* deep sind. nt of eon.li • ions tlie effect unfold« its cause V It Hays, to bis intimate friend, t liai lie could ix«t afford to run. II would make too many enemies formum and that would liait /tin iMisinns«. Ilo declines ho ih m biiHiucNH and not in polities llis evenings am fully occupied and h.< eannni uffnid to spare tho tim. • hat tlie publie servi. *o would d*> ".and. 'I'll.* public is ungrateful and suspicious of your puiesl motives. The campaigns am .Its agreeable to one's sensibilities 1 hm«* is not Niilliciniit mason why lie should submit to tho ordeal. The opposing faction has the same troubles m making » slate. I'll K Com vi t s,mi « iis l'i, A N Then* would In* no slate to be made; thcicfoic, there would be but lit lc oppotlunity f.n a slate maker. There could be no factions lx von paity lines would bw l.ru down. There would be no primaries, t he one general electioi would {express tin* mnjoiity a il I of the people The campaign would lie short and directly to the point who of -1 the announced candidates is liest ; f| Me ,| to discharge the duties j ol the ottiee to which lie aspire«, would be the voters' one question. Kaeh elected Commissioner, it is true, would have a certain «mount of patronage to dispense; but his friends and opponents would appreciate the further fact that lie must dispense that patron age with a view to Inisiness re suits, and not as a reward for no |jij,.„i g otherui«.. n.. «* . 1 ". U . Mlierwtse the Loin »ill »(irely have 1.1. troubles. (loot! and competent men w ill HD lotince themselves for the pn.«j • Ions for the following leusous; Th4*y will uot have to serve the public for nothiug I Young Women Read what Card ul did for Miss Myria F.nglcr, of Faribault, Minn. She says: "Let me tell you ln>vv much good Cardui has done me. As a young girl. I always Had to suffer so much with all kind of pain. Sometimes, 1 was so weak that I could hardly stand on my feet. I got a bottle of Catdui, at the ding store, and as soon as I had taken a few doses. I began to feel better. t oday, I feel as well as anyone can." Cardui Womans Tonic Are you a woman ? Then yon Arc subject to a large number of troubles and iiiogukiritics, peculiar to women, width, in time, often lead to more serious trouble. A fouie is needed to help you over flic hard places, to relieve weakness, headache, and other unnecessary pains, the signs of weak nerves and over-work. l ot a tonic, take Catdui, Ute woman's tonic. You will never regtet it, for it wilt certainly help you. Ask your druggist about It. lie knows. He sells it. V Vi lit In t adle lm Sr f du 11 minutions , and M ,Vdvi"(M v l**i't CliattanonB» Molk nie Co . <'liattanoof". 1 enn , IxMik. '' 11(0.10 Tioatmi lit lor Women, «on. lire I 5# Heilig competent to diseloige the (Iniies ol ih«' ottiee sought, lie Int« ns gimil :i ehittiee lot etc.'lion its Ins opponent None ot the eiimlnldles will hive :i f;i i * I Inti be hmd them The voters, on pinn.iv election diiy, .tie invited to lineup with on.* ot two flirtions, both of w hielt, its it tole, loive been it; lrmp«*i!ilrl\ ii I mi si it g tin* ollii'i I'lie root h. mied, oeil pm i is.tn. «iieeessf.il inisiness imiii. lop.e seiilitig nlnnil onetliiid ol Hi.* vv bole vote of this city.) w hoso only inlet«*st in Ho* «'leelion is to linve eiipiiliir men .'leeted, too IH* ipieotly ....... Hie "mitJtt euinlidnle" on liotli tickets. It.* deplores lit«* LicUoniil spirit. 11 hints liitsiii.'ss :t ii« I dwntfs tlo* ib< velopment ot tin* city. I* closes the .loin of opportunity :iud .hives people from its lie, tlii'ie lore, who lots no Envois to nsk dinl no lewitrds to expect, is prompted to vole tlo* ''mix'd I ieket," show mg his grealei eon lidenee in the individiiiil man t hau ui eil hei I act ton. . Pm t ItasitiK lit « » o v Q » À % & »r vv ml '^4 C. : j ■ f > mu * < \ CITY CLFhK Trustee of BONO t"1(100 Finance SALARY fOSO City Trc»*;'ii pr City CoIIpi tor Vkp Ores. IIOASO of I'KUSTKKS TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BOND, fSOOO. SALARY SlSOPCN Mo Wstff» A lio44t City H«u Flani Marmus Clftr RNIOOI Ir PUflPMltfS Recoropr or vital Statistics Trustee BOND. $ 5.000 I MAYOR J Of public Safety SALARY, $150 PER MONTH POLICP r»FP ARf MFNT FIR* DEPARTMENT STREETS DEPARTMENT HEALTH DEPARTMENT I'lie result of siieli elections is too ticqucU'ly a worse mixing of factional confusions. There is a w ant of hat uiony in the wot king torn, and every effort made for the public good takes on its fae 1 tonal colors Oouneils, in the past, have lt*cn "dead locked" by this factional spiiit Itoth private and public interests have been made to suffer by the system Is it not time to seek some thing better? The "good man' appreciates the fact that his competency is Itis greatest recommendation. The incompetent man must appreciate sooner or inter (and better sooner,) that the people will not lie content to pay him ¥ I Sim a year for what lie knows about polities lie must be eapa tile of handling the business—not the polities—of his depaitmenf. ha*, chance would a man, who ku *w not hing of the 'heoretie al or practical end of electricity or hydraulics, have of hoh&ug tin* office of (Commissioner of Public Property, eveu if elected to it? If lie depends on hireing these qualifications, the people will soon recognize that the hireling is I tetter suited for the biglh*r posi (ton The man who lias n«ver spent n thousand dollars at oue time in liis life would have but little to fortify his candidacy for the posi tiou of Commissioner of Finance. A The man who has not a sound judgment, a keen peieeptton, courage energy and some fmc sight, woil'll Ie* borrowing tioiihlo at i. high rate of inlei.'st to seek lie* position of 4'ommissioii«*r ol Publie .Safety. I tie man w ho has these .ptalilieaf ions appreciates the Eon .* of this statement. I lie man who has not these .pialiliea (ions will feel the force of this st.item* lit. A t wont y H vo dollar a mont h man seeking a eommissionerNlitp most I.i;iiu thill lie is out of his class, lie vviil learn that the position is not on.* of I lie old political school, created to sei vo as a special plum foi some favored one; toil rat her that In* who undertakes the task will have tobe capable ol doing ♦ t. r »(4 wot t It of work per month, while eairyiug $r»()4Mt (bond) worth of responsibility upon Ins shout dois eveiy day that lu ia on tlo* job Fact iotml, or divided t'ity . onueils, would practically lie impossible. Tin* Referendum a and would effectually unlock, quickly, any "dead lock." (Jnod men will seek the (Join missiouerships because of tin compensation offered for steady employment; because of their pe culiar Illness for the line of work because the position will be on* mure of a business character than a soft political "snap"; beeaiist the voteis will soon learn fo dis tirtgiiish between men their lit ness, rather than their polrtiral ' pull"; because there will be lit tie employment for political poll; because cabability will outweigh •he qualities of being a "gnotl mixer." I iidesireable, incompetent men will hesitate to seek the job, i»e cause o| the Recall. LOST! LOS A home v paid (or wifi mi II« have been money. Building Asa'n. Franklin & Abbeville Railway, A. G. LOBDEU, Oen' Fit and Pass'r Agt, FRANKLIN.....LOUISIANA A M 8:W 11:111 A. M 4 AM 7 : 0 « 8:2H A M. '"»<«'■( H« li,r. H * Lv,;. Arr Milton........... N«*w Iberia ... A rr - Lve. a P. M 5:1» 4:37 P M lap. Apr New Iberia......... Sterling........ Arr Lve. P. M 9:5) l::K: P.M v K .. P üi M J LL .ARn Printer ■ For all kind® of PRINTING go to THE COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT The meeting held last night mi <lei the auspices ot Ilo* Item" j eiatn* liood 4Jovernielli League to liNtcii to « ii addiess by Mr. -lohn /,. Whit, on the commission form government was a most en i tlnisiasiie and laigely attended 1 galhei ing. The Winter «bilden. It lie place selected for the meet mg. despite its si/.*, was eiowde.l, ii liiet which piovcH conclusively (hill the people of New (bleaiiH an* keenly inteiesled in the pro posed refoi ill III their lliiiliieip.il government and are desiioiis of learning a« miieli ns possible ,i b. ni I it Mi White's addiess w «s eloquent, entertaining and 4 . ,i i nés I lie rnntended that tlo ie was every leason why llie same biisiiiess iiiethcd« which ol' tum m oidiiiiiiy eomnieieial en Iteipiises should prevail ill the j eoiidiiel of municipal affairs lie llavoied the initiative, lefeiendiim j ami I In* lecall as integral and es ! sential pail« of the i'"iiimiHsion 1 tot hi ol government The value of siieli meetings as that of last night cannot tie nvei eslimaied A change in the foim ol govi i liment of a great uinniei pit I i t y is a sciions matter and no change is possible without the toll enlisent and approval of the people dll eel |y i oneei lied if w e an* to emit mue to live up to the sound deuioei at ie piiueiple of lo cal Selfgovernment and home role I'lie 1'ieayiiue hopes that man) mine siieli meetings will be held and that the people will tie given the fullest oppnilii Milles to be instiiM'ted a« lo tin* merits of a new system they may eventually be asked to vole upon If the commission form of govern mont is advisable for (lie city of New (bleans and will give nor muni*'i|'iilily a better and more i'eonomieal administration (lie eil i/ens are entitled to know it and fully understand what is pro posed. It goes without saying that no form of government should la* toreed on the people ot this eity by the Legislature or any other powei without their approval and consent, and m Older that they may vole intelligently when the time comes every possible effort should be made lo give evcrybnd) an oppnriunity to study the de tails of the proposed new Hystern and no better met bod of aecom (dishing this ean possibly be de vised than by bolding many such meetings as that of last evening, at which eloquent speakers ran expound to tlinse who attend the leading feat irres of tiie commis sinn form of municipal govern ment. Owing to the interest which is felt in the subject it is certain that all such meetings will lie largely attended and the educational result will be of the highest importance. I'ic. I Alt A Sl)|,S, HOSIERY, and NEl K WEAR NOVI I.TJES at K LI Ni t BROS. .. ----- idff her career ot trime. H 00000 DOCTOR Arrested and Ident ilied l»y Clementine Barnabet. ►Sheiiff Lneosle went to New Iberia yesterday and arrested Ju sepli i liibodeanx, the hoodno due tor, fioui whom (Jlementine Har nabet claims she secured the lino duo referred to in her eonfession He eliiims to be a tanner and fqr tune teller. He says lie treats people with loots ami vines aud does not engage in any dishonest practice, and tells fortune by reading the hand and with cards, fie wrote twenty five letters on a piece of paper iu Öve lines as fol lows: H K F V A T C (j T H F VV VV V (J V 8 K F It A V T (J S lie told the officers should any body tare off oue of these letters and toll it into a pill and swallow it when he feels sick, that be would at once get well; and that if a person wears this peace of pa per on his person, lie will never fall into the hands oF his euetnms. lie was then confronted by (/lenientme. 8he at 4»uee identi ii*«l him as the man who gave her the hoodoo She described in de tad their met ting and Ibe house in which they met. He excitedly denied all she saifl aud swore lie hail never seen Inr before lie warni*d her tlt 4 $t her Maker would one day punish her for thus accus big an innocent man —Lafayette Gazette. Joseph Thibodeaux, the "Hoo doo doctor," is a well known character here. II« lived in the western suburbs of tins t?i»y. He lias ever been legarded as pe c * ful iu disposition and harmless in intention. He was noted for the practice of coujuring warts away and telling the fortune of those who would invoke his art. Noue here, who know him, lielieve him quilty of willfully advising the woman, Clementine barnaliet, nr of knowing her intention of start That he Children €? October's ft A V» 1 \ I u : Tbc Ix in.I Von 11 In use for over HO o o. I b .i soi it \ I !((\v i All Counterfeits. I "lit I i,,n ; llxperiliients Hint lril|, willi Infants and Cliiblreii l , ............ ... '•'»"»(ein. ,,t "V'" s i'ihir .....'.a......... ■ . ...... ...... i„ lt » ...... h,, ,M,S ' ,: M'.*rl„ (m What is CASTORIA f ikl'tll tu I ft li I . . ..I T/iisforbi Is a li"riol. ■>« ' ul. t ■. Ijorle, l)ro|i« an.I Sooiliinc. eontulns iieillo r ...... M..|.,,,,. enlist u ne«*. Il « nr«* is its g, o.s i ,i h ) ii u.l alluvs I'.*» erislioess. Il i m. 4 'olle. It ri'liex es Tei l liiiig I i ..3,1.1, 4111 . i I'lot ill« III ) . It ns i ni if .1 11 , (I,, Ntoniliell and l.ou « Is, g i \ lin- II. (Ill, The Children's Cun.,,«*;« n«e AI • > 1 1 , < iw ,s • h'aNiint,, a ,« Worn,, '""I Willll ; ' '* * "" s iiiiiitbii, ..... * r 'tillllltl H t|| „ •""I "nt mal «1,,,, •' s t rii nd. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Hears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over ▼me crwttM' '»OM Qlntl 30 Years Nr W Von* NEW IBERIA & NORTHERN I.R, DAILY PASSLNULk SliRVICE Mill III 111 it I N 1 ) Non in ito(jNf) 1) Ml N SI \ 1 ION DAILY TRAIN» No. '"1 I I! \ 1N No. 2H2 1 "1 P. 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Elliott, Jr. calere.1 to the week and snpersti tious has long lieen known, lie did thes^ things for the profits they brought, but no one suspect ed that lie did them with criminal intent. When wanted by tlic Sheriff of Lafayette, lie was easily found by our Deputy sheriff' C. K Colgiu, who turned him over !o the Lata yette officer. The IVist Office Department had entered I he discontinuation of tin* Star route from 8t. Martinville to New Iberia, to lake effect on Hu* last day of March, lint upon a pe tition of the business internals of St. Martinville, the department has agreed to continue the service until the lölh of April in order to allow an investigation of the route by the department.—St. Martin ville Messenger. "Nine out of ten women of Bostou are bowlegged or knock kneed," says Mrs. Lilia Viles \Vy man, a teacher of fancy dancing iu that city. Maybe so, hut we are from Missouri. Uncle Ike Stephenson of VVis eouain will return the compliment when Mr. Larimer's notorious ease ia decided in the Senate Chamhei If a girl really wants a man's love she returns it. Get your JOB PRINTING At the IBERIAN Office, E. F. MILLARD, Pi opr. c lion to tin L. 10. lion««* Thomas, of repreneotfttivf« from Caddo paiish and a n.-nt candidate for "I*»)** f! male 1 that the Hall 1 , 0.1 can «ave t he people of fa*" ana *700,(HMl by reducing iv.' fees and safari«!, »bolMW game warden«, combining ® , flees of assessor and regt*»« J voters and merging » ""TfL, boards and commiimloOB. ........tew doubting TbKMj» «io'ilit Thomas on this prop4)#i( Ihmaldson ville Chief. Col. Roosevelt, great ' I am", i« famous "I was'. foi merly ij|* hecoiniftg ***' The only kind of reBigftftOj that Jim Wilson knows »nytWM about is that which enahlwi «■ to withstand erilicistu. If Kngbsli women are so in smashing windows, what they do at smashing poiW" ,fc slates? A Philadelphian has fat BJ 0 ■ one that both Mi Taft Athletics win Hits .t_ malt evidently lias lieen wfttMMftT baseball so closely that lie bM • tieu«l o* I - "*' iâ Win « ( ii ;i I » 1 %•' ami price c o n « i ( I • ration«, we I'clicxe 1 your inlcrcHt: to let "« fig u *5. your firmtiiig. We du f° r why not for you? gleefed to notice the ties.