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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
NEW SwINDLING
:, GAME

There's all sorts of ways of making
a living, and I've seen many queer
things in this line" said hospital at
tache, "but the strangest of all is that
of being fake relative Don't know
what that is, hey? Well, neither did l
until came here, but it's great graft
all the same, and it gets the money.
We are continually receiving at the
morgue here the bodies Of unidentified
men and women. Death is frequently
the result of suicide or accident. In
pretty fair description of the remains,
which is furnished by the morgue au-
thorities in the hope that it may bring
in some relatives to identify the body,
and thus save the county expense.
Then the fake relatives get in their
work. There are lot of these harpies,
but it is seldom they interfere with one
another. They seem to recognize the
right of pre-emption, and the first one
ON the scene is usually left free to
work the claim The fake relative
has studied the newspaper description
so we'll that he can give reasonably
good word picture of the appearance of
the dead person. He asserts that the
body is that of a cousin or something
of that sort and leaves with the avowed
intention of making arrangements for
funeral as soon as the inquest is over.
A day or so later genuine relative
shows up, and the fakir makes it his
business to be near at hand. He con-
vinces the genuine mourner that he is
distant cousin, and announces his in
tention of defraying all the expenses of
the funeral, which is welcome news to
the real relative. But he is a little
short to-day, having given all his spare
currency to the undertaken as guar
antee payment, and if the mourner
would like TO CHIP In S. or $40 for
flowers or carriages, why, it would be
acceptable Glad to get out of the
heavy tax incident to burial, the real
relative generally unbelts, and the
fakir disappears for day or two, I'M
til the coast is clear for another opera
ton of the same kind. Why don't the
hospital authorities break up the prac-
tee? Well, there's lots of reasons.
Cne is that those who are victlmized
rarely maze complaint
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
PROFIT IN BEING A Boz
GUS RELATIVE OF
IrNuncN7TYcyr nEAn
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD.

est in Vienna. 1t appears that an &C.
centric Russian named Taubin, after
years OF heavy drinking, was seized
suddenly by dangerous sickness,
whereupon his housekeeper, knowing
nothing Of the family, sent for his
banker The latter, Herr Yogi. with
his clerk, DOCTOR and lawyer, were
quickly in attendance. and took charge
of the dying man, turning everybody
else out of the room. Taubin was al
most at the last gasp, but the doctor
revived him temporarily, by means Of
an injection of camphor, enabling him
according to the testimony of the
four watchers-to calculate. Yogi is
to have everything" Such declara-
ton, in the presence of three wit
nesses, is, it seems. according to Aus
TRAN law, equivalent to a will proper
ly drawn and signed. But no sooner
was the breath out of Taubin's body
than poor relatives began to appear
from every side, and as Yogi declined
to divide the estate, legal proceedings
were begun, and it was not long before
he was arrested on charge OF fraud.
At his trial the housekeeper's son
testified that he heard Taubin cry out.
Help! help! They are robbing mel"
while the public prosecutor argued
that evidence of anything like tesla
mentary intention was altogether lack
ing. Nevertheless. the jury gave ver-
dict in favor of Vogl, who, accordingly.
comes into possession of an estate val
ued at more than quarter of mil
lion dollars-New York Post.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
REMARKABLE
...mur~SS~
GAVE~k~1>'A>N~.

!, largest cave in the United States,
.nrjug the mammoth cave in Ken
1, Il in Searcy county, Ark, ac-
an 10 1 traveller, who says: From
q 4 The natives l understand the
I'M in the earth has been traced
n tu 10 miles, and it shows no
4 When / left last week the owner
\ IN land vas organizing a party
\ pjghbors to make further explora7
II The cave is entered from tho
n lte The Marble cave, in Stone
|sutv which | have visited. You go
Inn rough ladder made of a tree to
Mi Stats have been nailed. The
|kat Is perpendicular for 80 feet or
|u When you reach that level a
Hit 1t an angle Of rs degrees con-
|ms you. This is made by means of
|HholS in the soft rock. At the bot
b tie cave opens into a vast cham.
n, It's probably 200 feet in length,
|nld an elliptical shape. The crown
|x 70 Or more feet above the floor at
d highest point. In this room it is
|ghdly dry, The dust lies at least two
|ais over the floor. Bats are found
iss BY the thousands. 1t is almost i'm
FSRa to carry a light through this
Ma The winged creatures fly SO
ttily about that their wings extin-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
SOME SCOTCH
DISHES

Hines Mcguire Smith, well-known
civil engineer who has been engaged in
important railroad and mining con-
tracts, spent last winter in England to
persuade some millions Of pounds. shil-
lings and pence to come here for in
vestment, says the New York Press. In
Liverpool he made acquaintance Of q
flne old Scotchman OF large means and
q splendid home, and in course Of time
was invited to dine. I'VE shall have
Scotland's favorite dish." the invita-
ton read. II might as we'll warn you
that it Is singed Sleeps head, and II
you have never eaten it we have q
pleasant surprise for YOU" To accept
was not only pleasure but duty,
and Smith was on hand at the APP
pointed hour. Singed sleeps head?
He never had heard of it and could
not imagine what it was. With the
frankness OF the average American
abroad. he confessed his ignorance to
the host and asked what the dish con-
sisted of, and with equal frankness
the host explained: Instead of skin
ming the head Of the sheep we SINCE it;
that is we burn the wool OF and boil
the head with the skin on. That's all. :"
Let Smith tell how he liked it: IT
have smelled the burned skin and
feathers Of chicken, but singed wool
obliterates the memory of it. The old
gentlemen's house was reeking with
the odor when I arrived, and it nearly
smothered me. 1t made, I think, the
fourth or fifth course, and when it
came on the table l involuntax.ly
glanced around for something to hold
on to. There were six decanters at my
elbow. and my host said in the jolliest
OF voices: 'Ha, my boy, you will find
Irish, Scotch, American and Jersey
whisky, sherry, brandy and Soda Help
yourself The eagerness with which
| went for those decanters was i'll con-
cealed. OF course, / said I'd take
Scotch. l wanted to be compliment
airy. But l hate the smoky taste.
However, 1t saved my life. The big
gest slice of jowl that could be cut
from the singed head was put on my
plate and was told that the skin was
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
They Thought He Meant It.

In the Massachusetts state campaign
of 1878 John d. Long was making his
first run for governor against Gen. But
Ter, who had captured the Democratic
nomination, and Judge Josiah G. Abb
bolt. who was the candidate Of the old
line Democrats, relates the Boston
Journal. Thompson was making
speech for Abbott before big Demo-
cratic audience, and, after praising his
candidate as a juriSt and statesman,
asked sarcastically: And now who IS
John L-L-Long?" No one answering.
he proceeded: ''They s-s-say he has
made a translation of Homer's 'lllad!
What g-g-good is that to us? All DID,
Democrats read Homer in the orlgl-
nal" At this the person to whom the
Judge was telling the story laughed, but
the judge continued "Tha-th-thats
not the real joke at all! The real joke
is that not m-m-man in the audience
so nm much as smiled"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14

the delicate part of it. Eat it? First
swallowed four fingers of Scotch. and
after each mouthful of the national
dish gulped down two fingers more as
an anchor. perjuring myself like ma
tive between chaws to tell the old
man how delicious it was We became
fast friends over that singed Sleeps
head"
About three weeks later Smith met
the Scotchman at the door Of the Bank
Of Liverpool. "Ha! Just the man."
raped out the bonny old Highlander.
Il have not forgotten how greatly you
enjoyed our little taste OF singed
Sleeps head, and now we have an
other treat in store-another Scotch
national dish. VIII you come Tuesday
to dine with us on haggls?" Haggis
was Greek or Sanskrit to Smith, but
he gladly accepted the invitation.
but, what is haggis?" he inquired.
"Haggis," said the other, lis Scot
lands most famous dish. We go miles
for mouthful of it, 1t is exceedingly
simple. we Ldke Tue SLOuidCu Oi Iuo
sheep and after thoroughly cleansing
and purifying it stuff it with hash
made Of the sleeps heart. lungs and
liver, minced mutton suet, onions, oat-
meal, salt and pepper. This we boil
slowly for day or two, then set away
for at least three days to cool and
harden. At the table 1t is served in
slices. You will be there?' Smith
promised, but on the day of the haggis
feast telegraphed his friend that he
was suddenly called to London on i'm
pOrtant business. When / heard or
stomach and lights and liver and.
above all. suets, nearly died." says
our engineer. MY mother used to
grease my lips and neck and chest with
mutton suet when was boy, and
my uncles waterproofed their fishing
boots with it. All the Scotch whisky
in the United Kingdom couldn't have
kept that haggis down, so | thought
the proper thing to do was to send
excuses
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
A CONTRAST
OF TWO LIVES

III could persuade a young man on
utnresao!d Of grand achievements,
" Kew. George H. Hepworth, that
9gsatest thing in the world is to be
ase TO the world, that money getting
sla worth half as much as money
s'ng ! should put into his heart the
Ssl o. true success. You do better
'nu you leave a noble character to
'0R nelrs than when you leave a mag
Aasal fortune. | had two friends,
wa o. whom have said goodbye. The
VIC vas a gentle soul, who somehow
a.A ais KIND. He once said to me:
liA y not my world but Gods, and |
IVY make it better for my stay here.
\ aAau forget the poor. or the strug-
Y sus OF the tempted, and if they need
y as'p they shall have it." He lived
=, y atmosphere of charity. of kind
49, s Inward the faulty and even the
s y His presence was a benedic-
M ), lue SKY was always blue to him
Il. .A = stars always shone. He was
/, =, ulead Of silver in a dark fab
iss ny snen he died the whole village
d e,. slsh' the river murmured in
trs n the trees of the near-bv
ipn s Ss,nsd IL, in the breeze and half a
has a laborers asked the priv
iss,. , "a his coffin on their Shout
Ia. y. ae eshurchyard. The other won
by n, NJ !. fortune, by what means I
Nh. W say That is between 40 Biz
tsusss.a a !, himself, but when I ge. on On
,ast , ',spect his wealth, and he DI too
4hehiss' IN Indeed" to one anotbe rSa ana
N -siS W>-a ro, '|iSl, anu
u death We r 's to his loss,
sadld and = TN 'nelr gain. 1t was a
sttt b sst costly funeral. but what f
aaded a mer. was something to be-
aaaass,s4 en- not to be treasured 81 w
p n Di i dangerous a to follow &c vaS0 TSa
M. al
as there. tAe o.her world. one at
y ~ deeds % =, !, otner a stranger. for
ss'.Iassso,ss 90 tn through r, the gate WITH it1
y alsassd. Tulle mere shrewdness
w. ~'s'ie vice s,v, ! came away from the h
nsIlag that s ana from the other with
'''sa Is J sue such a struggle for such h
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
worshiners at St. Paurs.

Archdeacon Sinclair, of London, re-
Gently gave some particulars with re-
gard to the number who flock to st.
Pauls cathedral daily, and on occa-
sions of special Importance. The Sun
day morning congregation is, from first
to last, perhaps some $500, not all be-
ing present at once; the average after
noon congregation is little under q
900. and the evening congregation up
wards of 1900, so that nearly 5000 peo-
pie worship there during the day. On
weekdays the morning service at ten
has a congregation of about 100, the
afternoon at four some 400, and on Sat-
urdays something like 700 or 800. The
seating capacity of the cathedral is
5000
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
Wild Horses Nearly Gnna.

1t is said that there were at least
200. 900 mustangs scattered over the
plains of Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas ten years ago, and that now
Searly all of them are gone. A few
were caught and kept by the Indians
in their reservations. but the wild
horse, in his natural state. is practical
" extinct.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
siamese Do Not Want Christianity.

Hamilton King, consul general OF
the United States in Siam, says the
people of that country do not want
the Christion religion. They are be-
levers in the Buddhist faith, the faith
of their fathers, their king and their
country The king is willing, howev-
er, that they should learn of Christian
ity, and missionary work goes on I'M
hindered
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
Il SEA
sERPENT

.sralty for se,i'n :s.a
Zoo fine and sixty .
s. Dad quality Of
1. state and especially spe na,n
s.ss0r, ma1es 5. the se pun-
.-,re than 1t seems.
s' quality of the liquor liquor
SPECIALLY tough ,,b brand
Ion, - the following lI,sa.as
J, wire fully atles' s.
/ ~ has been seen -
\ such close quarters
!. 81 it are in no doubt usa
! d siss. For , years ,s sae
t,rsnd Manan have ave. Os saa
~, monster that has
h. seen in those waters st,
.'..ys appeared in f .say
1 some distance from
nae and circumstantial
mseting with the sea
,rrnIshed by the captain
" :. schooner Madagascar
~ = "a !. i Lubec from New
\ g ), he crew of the ve .l
4. ! truth Of this narrative t'os
Y g s,v the morning watch
49, 7 a'elock, while the MAZDA
y s: ~.tiug four knots an hour
y 9 J. made out on the star
an {. 81 mich the lookout at first hrs,
/. ! big log. Suddenly,
y = ..hoouer was close on it, all
Y ~ we're startled to see the
i. ! = ! snake-like head from the
3, ! pair Of shining, CLASSY
a. .,.,n and then glide off with
Y ,s,.,Ire motion. His mouth
',s. !, ssrdines, and he was in the
y y !. : !. school Of the small fish.
/ '.,.,,r, resembled a snake about
S. long. Its body was OF a
4. Z. .,eeu color, covered with
y. Gales. while extending
q ' !, b,ck, from head to tip OF tail
! sI,,l ridge studded with SHARP
4 81 the head was a fin, near
~ i color, and about the SIZE
|, p,ls hand.
!. r.ature's body seemed to b'
4 g feet in diameter at the mid
| .srIas slightly toward the hea'
" poticeably at the tail. TIT
s. !, ,emained in sight for a5ou
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
bracelets of Gem-set Gold.

Very narrow bracelets of plain and
gem-set gold are again in vogue.
Tailor-made gowns of pale blue pique
are in marked vogue among fashions
elegants this season.
The best pilots are ashore
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
Brownish Green Mon>
ster About Thirty
Feet Long.

forty minutes, resting on the surface
near the vessel, and seemingly not at
all alarmed nor startled at the appear
ance of the schooner The sailors
watched it, and one of them threw
over some sea biscuit, which the mon
ster ate with his sardines. Sailor
Ray, who first told the story, is
sober man.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
A Twinnish Family.

Mrs James Little, who lives near
Atchison, Kan, who was herself a
twin and the son of twin, has given
birth to her second pair OF twins, the
first pair being about Is months old
when the second pair made its appear
ance.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14

vitation, but 1 warning, "a omnfpokeut
truth, stout branches Of thick trees.
Well. my friends. you see have
omitted one or two points not be-
cause / forgot to present them. but
because l have not time to present
them. have shown you here is the
olive branch of peace, here is the pine
branch of evergreen gospel consola-
ton, here the palm tree branch of USE
fulness and Of victory, and here are
the stout branches Of thick trees. The
gospel arbor is done. The air Is
aromatic of heaven. The leaves rustic
with the gladness Of God. Come into
the arbor. Come into the booth. I
went out at different times with
fowler to the mountains to catch
pigeons, and we made our booth, and
We sat y that booth and watched for
the pigeons to come. And we found
hocks In the sky, and after awhile they
dropped into the net. and we were sue
cessful. So come now to the door
OF this gospel booth. l look out. /
see focks OF souls flying hither and
flying thither. Oh, that they might
come like clouds and as doves to the
window. Come i-to the oooth. Come
Into the booth
COLONY SCHEME A SUCCESS.
Salvation Army's Experiment at Fort
Amity, Col.
A problem which has vexed deep
thinkers of every age and those of no
age more than the present is that fur
nished by the poverty-stricken unfor-
Inmates who help to people the earth.
To find solution Of the problem many
experiments have been tried with
varying success, none being so sue
cessful as to furnish satisfactory So
luton. The latest experiment to be
conducted on big scale was started
three years ago by the Salvation Army
and, it is said, it has developed into one
OF the best schemes for redeeming the
| honest unfortunates OF the great cities,
who, panic-stricken in an overwhelm-
| ing menace of misfortunes, seek in
vain for advice, for guidance, for prac-
| teal aid.
| From the commencement of opera
tions on tract of 1000 acres at Fort
,Amity, Colo, owned and directed by
the Salvation Army, in April, 1898. to
September 10, 1900, the accounts show
that the Salvation Army has loaned
its colonists $24,93S. or at the rate OF
| 1897 per colonist for 25 families. They
have paid back 1924, at the rate OF
1920 per colonist.
The possibilities of this colonization
scheme are endless, because it is on q
practical business basis. The unem-
ployed are loaned money for invest
ment in land, which they earn by la.
Dor and profit according to the i'm
provements they make in their owr
settlements.
The Salvation Army bought the LAND
at Fort Amity for $3.50 an acre. Thu
colonists. after three years work value
it at 500 an acre, and it belongs tt
them. The usual allotment is 10 acres
but they can buy 20 if they like The!
are given team of horses, cow, pigs
poultry and groceries. Everything il
charged to their account, and they pa.
nothing until they have earned it OF
their own land.
The original capital was raised b,
bond issue for $15O,OOO, and then
system of selecting suitable colonist
was begun. For this purpose blank
were issued for applicants seeking a.
allotment, in which they answered al
questions considered necessary.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14
Queer Things Happen Under Law.

Queer things happen sometimes I'M
der the direction of the law. Among
them may be included a will case
which has excited good deal of inter
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14

!, y ,os al'a NADIA Coal Areas.
A. At ase ess of Canada are esti-
Wy: ,rss ,sI s,s Square miles, not in in
An0wn, but undevelopea
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14

What the other man thinks, the
drunkard tells.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14

1t says, Go forth into the mount and
fetch olive branches and pine branches
and myrtle branches and palm
branches and branches of thick trees"
Now, you know very WE'LL make this
remark under the head of branches of
thick trees-that booth or arbor made
of slight branches would not stand.
The first blast of the tempest would
PROSTATE it. So then the booth or
arbor must have four stout poles to
hold up the arbor or booth, and hence
for the building Of the arbor for this
world we must have stout branches of
thick trees. And so it is iE the gos-
pei arbor. Blessed be God that we have
a brawny Christianity, not one easily
unset. The storms of life will come
upon us, and We want strong doctrine;
not only love, but justice; not only
invitation. but warning 1t is q
mighty gospel; it is an omnipotent
gospel. These are the stout branches
Of thick trees.
| remember what Mr.. Finney said
in q schoolhouse. The village was so
bad it was called Sodom, and it was
said to have only one good man in all
the village, and he was called Lot,
and Mr.. Finney was preaching in the
! school house, and he described the de-
! struction of Sodom, how the city was
; going to be destroyed unless they re-
/ pented and that there would be rain
/ from heaven of sorrow and destruc-
| ton unless they, too, repented. Ana
the people in the school house sat and
ground their teeth in anger and clinch-
ed their fists in anger, but before ne
got through with his sermon they go'
down On their knees and cried foi
mercy while mercy could be found. On
it is a mighty gospel; not only an In
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-06-14

aginc. He did not eat enough to keep
a child alive He lived on beverage
of hosannas. He lived high, for he
dined every day with the King. He
was kept alive simply by the force of
our holy religion. 1t is healthy re-
ligion-healthy for the eye. healthy
for the hands, healthy for
the feet, healthy for the heart,
healthy for the liver, healthy for the
spleen, healthy for the whole man. 1t
gives a man such peace, such quiet
ness, such independence of circum-
stances. such holy equipoise. Oh, that
we all possessed it, that we possessed
it now, | mean it is healthy if man
gets enough of it. Now, there are
some PEOPLE who get just enough re-
lgion to bother them, just enough re
lieion to make them sick, but If a
| man takes full deep, round inhala-
ton of these pine branches of the Cos
pel arbor he will find it buoyant, eX-
uberant. undying immortal health.
But this evergreen of my text also
suggests the simple fact that reilSlon
is evergreen. What does the pine
| branch care for the snow on its brow
It is only crown of glory The win
| fer cannot freeze it out. This ever
| green tree branch is as beautiful IN
| winter as it is in the summer. AND
that is the characteristic OF our molly
religion. In the sharpest, coolest win
fer of misfortune and disaster 1t Is a.
| good a religion as it is in the brigh
| summer sunshine. Well, now, that II
a practical truth. For suppose II
should go up and down these alsle'
would not find in this house hfty
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-19
THE STRIKE MAY EXTEND .
The Union TraInmen Might Go to- the
Helm of the Coal Miners.

Philadelphia, Sept. 19.--Indications are
pelnty that the union employees of the hard
coal carrying roads will come to the as
sistance Of the miners if the operators at
tempt to reopen their mines with nom
union men. The trainmen. telegraphers.
firemen, brakemen and yard hands are not
ready to strike out of mere sympathy, but
they declare they will not aid the operat-
ors in breaking the coal strike by hauling
the products Of non-union picks to the
markets. 49,.
On the Reading. the Jersey Central, the
Lehigh Valley, the Lackawanna, Delaware
& Hudson and the Erie, the firemen, con-
ductors, brakemen, yard hands and tele-
graph operators are better organized now
than they ever were.
The trainmen, including the various
other branches of the railroad service,
nave their own unions. They are in affl-
tation or in sympathy with that vast chain
Of trade unions which makes the American
Federation of Labor. with it's upward OF
1000, 600 members, including the coal min
ers, the most formidable labor organiza
ton in the world.
The refusal Of the trainmen to handle
any coal mined for the markets and the
cooperation of the telegraphers would. it
is believed destroy the power Of the coal
operators.
Only a few days ago there was a secret
meeting at Trenton of representatives OF
the trainmen's unions on all the COAL car
rying roads. That it had reference to the
strike Of the miners was clearly indicated
by the fact that it was held immediatel,
after an open meeting in which the train.
men made contributions to the miners L
| is certain that the trainmen are to-day ir
a position to tie up absolutely every coal
carrying road at moments notice.