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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
is UGLIEST
DENIZEN OF
THE DEEP
A TERRIFYING
FISH,.

and defensive armament, and at Will
the fluid could be mixed with the
water, the animal pumped, surround
ing itself with a dense cloud.
A Match for Several Men.
Such an animal in good condition is
more than a match for several men,
and that they attain to great length,
weighing possibly several tons, there
can be little doubt. One has been seen
with it's arms wound about whale,
the latter leaping out of the water to
rid itself of the animal which 1t had
attacked, and which is the natural food
of the toothed whales. Another giant
was struck by a harpooner, but the
captain of the vessel ordered the men
to cut away from it, fearing for their
lives. Another sQuid, estimated at 70
feet in length, was harpooned and
killed, but fell apart when being
hoisted over the ships side. These
animals undoubtedly inhabit the deep
sea, which explains the fact that they
are so rarely seen.
feet in length, afford excellent sport
with the spear In little bay on the
California coast | once secured six or
seven of about this size. They came
rushing in in a school, probably chased
by large tunas and presented re-
markable sight against the dark green
| Of the kelp-lined rocks. When struck
| they wound their arms about the spear
and chung to 1t, pressing it to their
| beaks. all the while, filling the water
for feet and yardss about with ink.
which might well dismay an enemy
| following in the water. One of these
| souids was caught uninjured and
| placed in large tank, where its move
| ments were watched. 1t attached its
hundreds of suckers to the glass, hold
ing on with death grip, filing the
water with ink, while the body pre-
scented marvellous appearance; a
succession of bushes passing over it;
now, gray, now red, to deeper changes,
illustrating the remarkable faculty this
animal possesses of adapting itself to
the color of the bottom.
Between the squid and the octopus
so far as appearances go, there is lit
tie choice of evils. They are equally
hideous and ugly, but the squid is an
open water animal, moving here and
there, covering long distances, while
the octopus clings to one spot, or lives
within a certain radius How large
the octopus grows is not known, but
that it attains spread of so feet is be-
lieved. / have handled large mum
Der of specimens fifteen feet across and
believe that in the open water maj
would have little chance against such
an animal if entangled in its snake
like arms
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
NO CHECK REIN ON HORSES.
Citizens of Roanoke, Va, Advised Ss
Follow q Washington style.

Follow q W0SnlnK ton otyAes
A Roanoke gentleman who is much
interested in the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, return
ing from a recent trip to Washington,
said that one thing which struck him
especially there was the absence Of
check reins from the horses. He said
that not only were the horses allowed
the use of their heads, but they we're
free from this torture of high refining.
There is much meat for thought in
this. The question is naturally asked,
Why is it necessary to rein horses up
at all? If refining is necessary in order
to make the animal more useful, then
it is extremely peculiar that horses in
Washington do their work SO well
without it. Surely there is no differ
ence between horses in Roanoke and
horses in Washington when it comes
to that. In fact, it is against common
reason to argue that horse or any
other animal is worth more with his
head doubled back at right angles to
its natural position. That being so,
the practice of refining must come from
desire to be in style, a desire which
is, to say the least, in this case, some
what inconsistent, as styles change.
but the check rein is still answering
its fiendlsh, cruel purpose here in
Roanoke. One would think that peo-
pie who are so jealous in following the
fashions in the henght of the collars,
the shape of their shoes and the size
of the trousers at the knee would pay
some attention to the fashion in re-
gard to refining. They appear to be-
lieve it to be incumbent upon them to
bob their horses tails. That Is purely
fad. Why not take up another as
well? Horsemen discourse upon the
advantages Of high refining on the
trotting courses. They perhaps know
what they are talking about. but one
does not see them driving their thor
oughbreds over the country roads OF
leaving them standing for hours in the
sun with their heads drawn back. Il
asked they would most likely say that
horse which is worth having will
hold its head up without artificial
props, and that it is usually the cheaI
plug that owners are trying to proc
into some sort OF show that has to bt
refined in order 10 pass for more thar
a baggage wagon hack.-Roanokt
| (Va.) Times
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
TANK SHIPS STANCH AT SEA
Their Huge Alright Compartments Are
Always Kept Sealed.

For transportation of petroleum over
crude and refined oil, says writer in
the Cosmopolitan. Most of the crude
oil exported goes to France and Spain,
where it is treated in local refineries,
the duty imposed on refined Oil by
those countries being practically pro-
hibitive. For the Oriental trade the
oil is shipped in cases-two ve-gallon
cans Grated together constituting
"case"-on sailing vessels, as the voy-
age around the Horn takes from lie
to 176 days, far too long course for
steam vessels. But the transatlantic
trade is chiefly carried on in tank
steamers, huge steel shells in which
almost the entire space in the hull
is devoted to carrying oil in bulk.
There is a small dry compartment in
the bows for ordinary freight and the
crews living quarters are put at the
extreme stern, with the engines i'm
mediately forward Of them. The rest
of the hull is divided into from twelve
to twenty air tight compartments, each
of which has q capacity OF about no.
600 gallons. The largest tank ship
carry nearly 100000 gallons and SO
powerful are the pumps by which they
are controlled that such cargo can be
taken on board or delivered within six
hours. Az these alright compartments
are kept Theoretically sealed from port
to port-instead Of being closed only
in an emergency, as on an ocean liner
the oil tank ships are the stanchest
vessels afioat, and many handsome
| sum in salvage have they earned for
their owners by towing into port a YES
| sci disabled in storm.
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cheated In the Deal.


Although some Of the stories told
are obvious exaggerations, there seems
to be no doubt that the British gov
eminent was cheated right and left in
the vast purchases OF horses made in
Hungary for the campaign In South
Africa. The original contractor, 1t II
said, sold out to q Breslau Spectator,
who made still lower terms with q
Vienna horse dealer. who made q rare
collection of equine curiosities. The
animals we're supposed to be all e.
year-olds. but actually were Of al
ages, from 3 years up. Out Of the Arst
patches great numbers. practically
one-half, were promptly rejected by
representatives Of the British war Of
nee. but In the end, by some sort OF
hocus-pocus, nearly all of them were
passed and sent to the front, where, a.
was to be expected, they died like
flies. The profits Of the original con-
tractor, Of course. must have been
enormous. although there is no way Of
estimating them exactly. Report says
that the British government paid 400
forms for each animal. whereas the
vast majority OF them were bought for
about ITO or LIS forms apiece. The
matter has been made the subject Of
inquiry In the house Of commons, and
the scandal is likely to be probsd.
Whether there has been actual cor
ruption on the part Of any British
army officers or veterinarians remains
to be proved.
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Arph.b.txt.l Abuse.

The prosecuting attorney in a law
suit had waxed especially indignant
at the defendant, whom he character
lied as an abandoned, baneful, Gym
ical, diabolical, execrable, felonious,
greedy, hateful, irresponsible, jaun-
diced, knavish, lazy. meddlesome, nox-
ious, outrageous and profligate row.
dy." "The learned counsel on the 9TH
er side,' said the attorney for the de-
fendant, when he rose to reply, should
have put his adjectives in hat and
shaken them up a little before using.
You must have noticed, gentlemen of
the jury, that they were in regular al
phabetical order. This shows that he
selected them from dictionary, be-
ginning with a. He stopped at 'p,'
but in his manner of reproducing them
he has given us the cue as to how he
got them" This turned the laugh
against the other lawyer and he lost
the case.-London Tit-Bits.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
HENRY MICHAEL,

PRESIDENT of Mattoon, ILL.,, 81 Ys
Old and Can Do the Manual DAD
of a Man of so. A UNIQUE Chan
teri
acter. He is 81 years old, vet a.
and alert as many men Of 80 u
memory is unimpaired and be narHj
"reminiscences of early days in IlHa
with a dramatic effect. He has liva I
Coles county, within a Aw mills
Nation, for three-quarters Of ID
fury.
Although unable to read or write \
amassed a fortune of $5O,0M, which,
divided among ten children when
recently retired from the farm,
sagacity in a land or cattle trade !
notorious and he could compute In
cial transactions involving thou
of dollars to the penny by mental N
esses quicker and more accusz
than most men by use Of dgura
The Michaels came from Nortt Y
lima. They walked the entire dhu'
the journey requiring three y
Michael's parents had SIX ehildId
of whom walked with them. F6
they had no other food than
father could secure with bis rik j
family was among the first o "
prairie at Kickapoo Point, vhM
ages yet roamed and wild Desn
in possession. Schools were unl'
and thrice envied was % wy
read his bible.
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and in 1867 he was awarded gold
medal at the exposition in Paris. The
late King of Italy decorated him with
several orders and he was highly hon
ored in his own country. Among his
best works are Christ Walking on the
Sea-" "The Ascension" THE Nativity
"The Entombment," and other paint
ings illustrative of the life of Jesus.
His best known historical painting is
"Caesare Borgia at Capua." Morelli
was highly admired by the French
critics.
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) Current Topics:

1' M;a,l Em'sration svm :.
IA, Michael .nO II, Davitt says h II g. c.
that the Irish in Amer,o. u 'uara,s
the the English in Ireland 'i 3, ' =, III
ing .s our people to desert - on, sa''pp
Ireland -, Mr., Davitt SAYS NJ ~. s'asr
the last fifteen years 5o0 'aas Dbl, III,
men and women have conn., s' ). gas
, Il -. to the United stat.. ,'oa b.
here. Thus Ireland has los, to y,
OF a million fighting men Ts'I qars
times the number of Tho 4 p' asin
nave been fighting Eng],, S0sa W
yea years and who are still uaeo 10 %
and unconquerable." Unless a. y
is stopped" says Mr.. Davitt wits a .as dlatl
In Ireland will be in tb Ill., zoe CT
winch means that the conque 4a y
country after its hundreds o :, = q @
resistance will have been all s .saa \
summated.' Mr.. Davitt has m, ~ 20
sacrltlees for the cause which s' !, 90
to his heart. There is M 4 10
probably which he would MT a a'iiis
further what he takes to h u. 4ais .
interests of his nat;ro ut w
cannot reasonably EXPECT ~ ~ y
who have become citizens =, lNaat'
to be as devoted to the Gauss !. y
or to make as many Sacrifices : ! :
SO ne Is not fair when he tov.. :"
with helping England" and NJ, 'l .
them for doing so much lass NV pSl' Y
Davitt thinks they ought to bs. s- !, Y
to help on the cause.-Chic.ao y ~
une. ils
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07

As the magazine editor walked
toward home at 3 a. m. willing hands
seized him from behind and dragged
him upstairs into a garnet room. The
budding young authors bound and
gagged him, and one after another
read to him, the MSS. he had sent back
Unopened. The editor tried to break
his thongs, but finding this impossible
he prayed for mercy. 1t was hot
night in July, but one spring poem
after another smote upon his ears I'M
til he tainted sheer away When con-
sci0usness returned he found himself
on his own doorstep. There was a
placard pinned on his coat bearing
these words: Returned with regret"
--Ohio State Journal
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
Especial Letter.

Especial Letter.)
OF all the creatures of the deep the
most terrifying and appalling is the
giant squid, writes Prof. Charles r.
Holder former member Of the United
States Fish Commission. Up to COM
paratively a few years ago it was
Known merely by rumor, and the tres
of monsters 60 or 70 feet in length
were discredited and laid at the door
IF fun-loving mariners. But one day
some fishermen were going into one
of the deep fiords of Newfoundland
when they saw a strange object float
ing on the surface. The men rowed
nearer, when suddenly into the air
shot seven or eight arms of llvld white,
eight or ten feet in length, and nor
rible animal of a dark reddish color,
with eyes black and staring, moved
toward them. The men were familiar
with small sQuids, and recognized in
this giant of the tribe. The average
nan would have fled before such an
apparition, but these men of nerve
rowed ahead and hurled harpoon
Into the white and notified mass.
The Squid Captured.
The effect was appalling. Long
sucker-lined arms shot over the boat,
one winding about the leg of the har-
pooner, while the animal surged back
ward and downward, pumping a vol
ley of inky fluid from il, siphon; it's
eyes, as large as saucers, staring fix
eddy. With Ratchet the men chopped
away the arms which were fastened
to the boat, lodging others, and finally
hauled away from the animal, which
now attempted to escape. The men
rowed in shore as rapidly as possible
and fastened the harpoon rope to a
tree and at low tide had the satisfac-
ton of seeing the hideous creature
high and dry Even when stranded its
struggles were described as remarka-
BILE. The ten arms rose convulsively,
like snakes, the body changed color
rapidly, while jet-black mass Of ink
was elected from the siphon.
This squid was estimated to be near
~
eddy injured, or it would not have been
captured SO easily. The largest indi-
gidual seen and measured by me was
Is feet in length. The body, about
seven feet long, was barrel-shaped, ter
ninating in an arrow-like tail. The
head bore ten arms-eight short and
.wo long ones. The former were lined
with suckers their entire length, the
latter expanding at the tips, the suck
srs being confined to this portion. The
eyes were enormous black and staring
and the mouth was provided with q
oair of beaks in color and shape very
similar to those of parrot. Leading
into the siphon or swimming organ
was the ink bag, part of the offensive
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
DENMARk's KING ONCE POOR
And His Daughter, En9land's 0ueen,
Helped DO Housework.

And His Daughter, En9land's 0ueen,
Helped Do Housswork.
some interesting things concerning
King Christian, of Denmark, are told
oy William e. Curtis, the Chicago
correspondent who is touring Europe.
Here are two entertaining paragraphs
from long letter on the father-in-
law of Europe:
Christian was not always King.
Until 1868 he was only a captain in
the guards, as poor as any officer In
the army of Denmark. He lived in an
Did house on Amalia gade (AmaAa
ssreet), where his wife and his daugh-
tiers did the homework, made their
own clothes. until Alexandra, the pres
emit Queen Of England, was 10 years
old, and her sister, Dowager Empress
OF Russia, was 16, when the change
came. His salary as captain was his
only support, ana It was less than that
paid to . second lieutenant In the
army OF the United States--only few
hundred dollars. year. When King
Frederick VII. died childless and leav-
Ing no heirs. parliament was obliged
to search for successor to the throne.
and to his own surprise and to the sur
prise Of the public. Christian, Duke Of
Glyksborg, was found to be the near
est relations sort of 40th cousin Of
the late King. His wife, the late
Queen Louise. was related to the Duke
Of Hesse-Cassel Of Germany. At the
time he was proclaimed King the fam
ily was living in the little village Of
Bernstorf. about Ave miles from Co
penhagen, where he was performing
the ordinary duties of captain Of in
fAntry.
But he has been king OF Denmark
ever since he ascended the throne, and
Il noted for his stubborn disposition,
which Is quite as strongly developed
- his simplicity Of character. He has
allowed his ministers to attend to the
details Of the government, but has d.
fected its policy himself, and many
amusing stories are told Of his pecu-
liarities in this respect. He hated .
function and 1 speech, and the people
haye learned to make their ceremonies
and their address as brief rs possible
when the king IL expected, because ~
soon Is be thinks the proceedings
have lasted long enough he calmly
arises and terminates them. no matter
What IS going on. The late Queen
Louise was great stickler for std
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
.Stvam 6tUeIpe Miles.

Miss Madge Johnson, daughter OF
DR.. johnson of Sag Harbor, l.. L., the
other day took swim of twelve miles.
She was in the water seven hours.
Miss Johnson is about % years old and
is devoted to athletics. She swan
away from Sag Harbor at 4:40 O'Clock
in the morning to get the benefit of
the tide. Miss Halsey and Miss Saw
age accompanied her in rowboat. She
reached the beach at Greenport, twelve
miles away, at 11:40 O'Clock. Through
out her long swim her companions de-
clare that she never sought help or
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
LONG SUCKER LIKE ARMS SHOT OVER THE BOAT.

matter. He insists upon the punctual
observance of every formality from
others, although he neglects every
thing of the kind himself. He requires
the officers Of his army to be scrupu-
lous concerning their uniforms, their
salutes and their decorations: and the
oficers Of the court are always in q
state Of anxiety lest the king should
detect them in some delinquency. But
he sets them very poor example him
self
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
As the World
ReJO1,L,eS
Domenico MorelI.

Domenico Morelli, the celebrated
Italian painter who died IN Naples last
week, had a political as well as an ar
tistic career. He was born at Naples
in 1926. and took up arms against
King Ferdinand in 1S48. He did not
begin his studies as painter until
1874 and then he was the temporary
pupil of Guerra. Morelli won medals
in 1861 at the Neapolitan exhibition,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07

National Locomotor Ataxia League
has been organized, with An ONCE in
fifth avenue, New York. The object
of the league is to promote research
for permanent cure for the disease.
It is the intention Of the league to
offer reward Of $4,000 for the dis
covery of guaranteed cure. It is be-
lieved that there are from $4,000 to
q, 900 sufferers from locomotor ataxia
in this country, all Of whom, it is
hoped, will become members Of the
league, and by contributions from
them and others and with govern
ment aid It is expected to secure the
money to build q sanitarium.-New
York Medical Journal.
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The late Mrs. Martha Patterson,
daughter Of President johnson, was
her fathers confidante in all his politi-
cal struggles and difficulties. Her hus-
band was Judge Thomas Patterson,
who died a number Of years ago, and
she left two children, Belle and An
drew Johnson Patterson.
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On being informed that member of
his race had been sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for forgery, Brother Dickey
exclaimed: Oats what comes er dis
yer eddication. Thank de good Lawd
/ never could read or write, en- what's
mo-, never will. "-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
Lace ON Every oewn.

Lace, it is safe to say, is on every
gown in one form or another. gener.
ally in several varieties. Coarse gui.
pures mixed with black Chantilly are
the favorite ornamentation for the
black and white foulards, while tam
bour work and Swiss embroideries pre-.
vail for muslins, crystalines, batistea
and linens.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07

John Caldwell of Pittsburg, well
known as financier and an electrical
expert, makes trip to New York
about every month for the purpose OF
buying books, and his collection of
first editions Of modern authors and
Of Kelmscott volumes is one Of the
finest in the country.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07
cxar.s .sisfer Marisi'

An important event Of last - 7
Europe was the marriage q :
Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, lal
sister of the Car, to Prince u'a'a,
There was some opposition y y
the union, which is q love n.'4 !.
Nicholas II. is 80 fond Of ~
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~ Jt ShS 81 ~
find it quite easy.
In the first place,
stand facing the
wall, with both toes
touching the base
board. Now meas
ure back three of
your own feet, and
place a chair be-
tween you and the
wall, Bend over
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-07

the chair until your head touches the
wall. Now raise the chair, and, with
out moving your feet or touching the
chair to the floor or wall, regain your
standing position. Don't be discour-
aged with one trying.
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Learn ssooa nom rvil

Train yourself to And the good in
what seems evil, to make Of disaster
IN opportunity for your courage, to
master suffering by patience, to learn
from SORROW sympathy.--G. S. Mer-
Ram.
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Il Pays to Raise ostrieh...

~ ~ 70 1sAU0 OBtkIOu1As
Our ostrich farms are profitable.
Birds are worth 500 apiece and good
specimen yields about $25 worth Of
feathers ct plucking.
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Crick for a Boy,

Here is trick that is almost i'm
possible for boy to do, but. strange
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GRAND DUCHESS ~, ~. Y
that he gave in after : ,,ss~sd|
sion. Princess Olga nA' ..s,s. \
simple manners Of her ,. ','ss 4
ander III. and is the
imperial family.
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employers who ls FL !
less than $50 n n,,rss o
guardians are oOass -
Of instruction for e. ~
school board mas
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Mrs. O. H.. P. Belnoa. ..,..sl
10 abandon her proposed J.. ) ]
icine quadrille," wnl'a ~. i !
been a feature Of ne - eosv
t pJ1s this step owing g - ',s'es 81
Of Ollie letters and telegram w .sStr,,I
nouncement Of the s....li "!
brought down upon 1sl - ~,
a as' patent ,atsu medicines ,. s.s )
al agents. t :..sse,.st 7
themselves Of such "a : tssr g
tunlty to advertise s,sasodrsd,s q
a sarea not only to dss,sn a..rtja
, worn to represent sass Il -
sdy, .a Oaa saio herewith, q
in e0n ampollte enough u. e
, nsrns considerations = -
were accepted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-15
Ball at the Episcopal High School.


ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 1.-THE
opening baseball game of the Episcopal
High School will he played with the West
crn High School team. of Washington, at
the Episcopal High School, Saturday, the
sd.
The following is the schedule arranged
for the remainder of the season: Univer-
sity of Virginia. at charlottesville. March
rs: Gettysburg College. April 4: ST. Johns
College April 6: Fredericksburg College,
at Fredericksburg, April S: Gailaudet
College, April 10. Fredericksburg College
April IS; Roanoke College. April 20: Druid
Athletic Club. of Baltimore, April p; Uni
versity of Maryland, April %; Pastime
Athletic Club, May 4: Emerson Institute,
May II; Eastern High School, of Wash
ins,on, May Is: Richmond College, Of
Richmond, May %: Mount st. Joseph
College. of Maryland, May 80 All games
except those otherwise stated will be
PLAYED at the High Schoo! grounds. w.
IN. Randolplr Is the manager of the team
this year, and Iarbrough. catcher of the
team, is captain.