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nj rue mountains ne maue the acqua1nI.
ance of Castro's father-'a Well-to-d0
members Of the family They have not
got over their puzzlement at their Cipri.
amos rise in the world. The colonel
thinks he understands It.: Nearly Wy, al th9
army are mountain men; Cipriano Castro
is one Of themselves and as5leader after
their own heart: Moreover' though neither
a well educated man nor assrefned man
he is lone Of the cleverest men in Vene-
zuela." Here is one Of the scolonels per-
sonal rem iniscences:
1t so happened that I war the hrst TO
Kinley last year. His first word was an
order to the aide-de-campSS TO have AL
government flags lowered. his next cour.
S taegs sfp te %s as american
Then he piled me with questions concern.
ing the personality and military exploits e
of President Roosevelt. could not tell
him him most We're my ny ailusions TO President
Roosevelt's experiences otIcoWeoy nIe.
"Did you heard that? The new president
Of the United States was aaHacquer13,, ne
de Cardenas. 1.-THE soldiers he led IN
the war with Spain were vacQueros. How
similar our countries areEA T. too: was 2
ride to
show me the mettle OF his favorite horse,
q black Peruvian stallion that had once
belonged to his adversary. Gen. Herman.
as s G GaG wa neaf Prison
er, popularity known as Eel Mocho, - tn.
cripple, from mutilationIof ms nand
has now been released with several hun
dred Of his adherents to help make a. com.
mon front against the hatred foreigners:
When 1902 was a good deal, younger
Of New York Went to Caracas on a visit
to her uncle. the American hninister. and
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Stirring Career OF
ANoted Diplomat.

Washington is the center of attraet t,fs
for many characters Of national repute'
who flock here during the sessions ol Wy
gress. They come with unsatlsned aniu =
tons to represent the gover ta1ant -! and of
course. make it exceedingly pleasant IoI
their members and senators on Cap ue1
Hill. Others come to renew their enott -
to secure legislation On some a,iei trono
age. They comprise all classes, lncluolIaE
decayed% statesmen, cheap politicians anu
Adventures. According to popula.loti,
the square inch in Washington than IN
any other place on the continent. Ihey
are to a man loud, in their enthusiasm Iot
the old flag. and Of course ,, usual f ap
tanning, Interesting, and add econslderapt'
to the gayety OF nations. =. r.,
Among the distinguished Americans
who frequent the corridors of the capitol
and are often seen about the hotel lobbles
and public resorts, Is Judge william e.
Rilye of Accomac county, Virginia by
Cad, sab" AS the judge describes it III
God Aimighty's footstool: bounded on the
one side by the broad Atlantic, and on the
try, sab! We raise nothing but hand
some women, choice game, fighting ch1ck-
ems, diamond pack terrapin, and mort.
cages, before the war l was man OF
have nothing now left but my honor
The judge has represented this country
In the consulate service. both at Zanzi'
bar and at Puerto Cabelo. He was APP
pointed by President Grant to the Afri.
can mission, and it is said that the rec.
ords of the state department show that
through the able diplomacy of the judge
terrible war was. averted between
Africa and this country. The Judge, be:
lieving the honor of his country was al
stake fired his trusty ducking gun into
a number of the nhabitants who Were
bathing naked in stream fronting the
| hacienda-the official residence. 1t turned
out that the queen and her faithful sub
iects were taking Saturday afternoon
dip. and he loaded them with hirdshot
Great tumult prevailed. and it was not
until the judges chivalrous nature as
serted itself that order was restored and
diplomatic relations re-established. He
visited the palace, and found the queen
lying on a lounge. and her loyal attend
ants were picking shot out Of her carca IS.
Consul Riley, like a true Virginia gentle
man. Of Irish extraction, at once made A
profuse apology in his, Chesterfieldian
manner, and ''soothed the savage
The queen limped around on crutches
for the balance of the season.
But this story has oft been told, and
full details can be found in the files OF
the state department. At least, the judge
says so, and dare not doubt or dispute
his word
But there is an episode in the judges
kaleidoscope career that has not been
toll fo,,~,do~7 foA+~ ~ --l--1--"-- ----
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uz11 mu1an ana na1r mongre1. We notice
that Col. William l.. Scruggs of Atlanta,
who was American minister at Caracas
in 1SS9-93, and afterward served on Presi-
dent Cleveland's boundary commission, Is
no admirer of Castro. II knew him when
I was in Caracas and at that time he was
a very ordinary politician" says the
colonel Ills policy, in many respects
com es far from meeting the approval OF
the best citizens and those who have
Venezuela's interests most at heart" We
observe also that in a, New Orleans news
paper interview Gen. p. A. Lever, VINO
since 1865 has seen service in nine OF the
fn-Amer1 republics and for wn1le
was on the personal staff Of President
Muzman Blanco of Venezuela, hasn't a
word to say about Castro personally. The
silence seems significant.
On the other hand, Mr.. Pulido: the
Washington, tells Joseph Oil Of the At
lanta Constitution that when he was a
boy he heard his father say to other
Venezuelan public men: Keep your eyes
on Castro! Some day he will cut no small
figure in affairs - Mr.. Pulido thinks
that his father showed both insight and
foresight. Here is the Castro OF to-day
as Mr. Pulido sees him:
He is below the medium height: dark
featured as becomes a Latin, while his
eyes are dark, large and pierclng-ver1-
table human searchlights which seem to
read your innermost thoughts He Is
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! When President Harrison nominated him
as consul to Puerto Cabelle he was some
what, exercised about his continuation:
dgg Hoee he ua asd let 2GTf MS G my
fe Mo you have nav aiway o been
favor You are aware that the executive
has selected me as this eountrys o1 repre- ire;
sah n this Of the
worlds history. While I have no fear for
M am IL d9q aSa as to ths
senators who represent the grand old
State of Virginia How humiliating III, 1t
would be, sab, for an old Virginian IKE
me to find their names recorded IN Oppo-
sition. Will you see your friend Barbour;
who is your colleague on the nat1onal
> committee, and your political friend , the
views? Do this, and if you are, not re
| warded in this world you may De SO III
the next" E%
! following morning I called on Senator n!3r
Barbour and referred to the mater. NE Y g
terest- in Riley. I explained to him that
| the judge was an old acquaintance; that
| he was in point of intelligence above the
| positions abroad; that he was llngulst,
| and by no means an offensive partisan.
| The senator inquired whether the Judge
had requested me, to intercede for him;
| I Informed him that we had a general
talk on the subject, and I consented to see
! and talk with you "Well,' said Mr.. Bar
; bour, you can tell him that If had nifty
! Votes in my control, they would all be
cast for Riley. And Senator Daniel Will
; join me, I am sure, we want TO get MN
out of the country.
! Passing through the rotunda Of the cap
| itol after leaving Mr.. Barbour. l. met
| Congressman Amos Cumm ings, and told
him and 9 t We to invite Ss
! to a banquet after his confirmation w ORD
| was sent around to the corresponding
| and "pencil pushers' of Newspaper ROW.
and many desired to participate in the Ses-
| tivities.
| After the Judges confirmation a letter
| was sent him, stating that a number OF
| admiring friends, irrespective OF party
aliatons desired , to pay pr4 % his t AZ
Darture for foreign shores, \and inviting
him to a banquet, requesting him TO aes =.
| ignate suitable time: He replied ~
good faith. and the day was naTm net'.
Prenara tons began congressman ,Lit, e Tnl
| rom Ochiltre as toastmaster: the ;Wrltsr
! being put in charge Of the arrangemenns:
! contract was made, with the propTle:v.r
Of the schuetzen park Cyl se sKu to IN
| cn,de noodle soup. Dutch herring, sauer-
! kraut and pig meat. hot tomales, schWf't-
! yer and limburger cheese, served IN
courses. with nothing put peer on tn e s,u en.
gagged and instructed to play, put one I'VE n1.s
! Airing the entire evening: Are You Mr..
Riiev Who Keeps the Hotel"
The entire party was to sing the chosos'
IF you're the same Riley
They speak Of SO highly.
Upon my soul. Riley:
You're doing ID we'll.
Ben McCaully donated his taIlyho.
| coach for the use Of the honored guest
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rs We. rr1ne 70 secure uv1ng MODELS, OF 4
complete collection Of bronzes Of every
different animal which roans the plains.
mountains and, valleys of America
/ 1t is the opinion of all those who have
| viewed his work that Mr.. Kemeys 1s
! gifted with the power of remembering. q
pose once seen. and it is this gift which
! makes his animal groups so thoroughly
| lifelike He knows the correct ANATOMY
| by heart. for he goes direct to nature.
| hunting, dissecting and studying contlnu-
3 5l{x to insure a true rendering OIL the SUD-
I Mr.. kemeys' studio at 1871 New Hamp-
! shire avenue, in Washington is fllied Win
large and small pieces Of MS ~ VOTE IN, r,ea-
! day afternoons, when he enterta1ns ms
! friends. with well-known artists and 10y
ers Of art. His work Is source t;e OF 1o rne
| number of people, who while they take
| no particular interest in art. are tond OF
| animal life. and can appreciate MI. he-
! meys' portrayal of the same
Nearly every one OF the natlon 5 prl1l'
/ opal cities show some example of ~
| kemeys' art. Paramount Park, in Phlk
adelphia, has a bronze group, In'
The Marquette building, in Chicago
has placed In the rotunda one sof the
| most splendid Of his works Of human hgss
1 Illinois.
Much is expected Of the forthcoming
| work of Mr.. Kemeys, who seems to mo
each year something new anu yel pei :,
! fectly natural to put into his amman
groups.
! Edward Kemeys was born in Savannah,
Ca His parents were native Americans
for many generations, and as the name
| Kemeys indicates were of Welsh descent:
! He was educated in New York, Wen1
through the Civil war, and was captain
of artillery until a year or two after It's
Close when he left the army and became
a farmer in Illinois. This pursuit was
but short lived, for he soon returned ia
! New York and was attached to the corps
of civil engineers. Central Park. Ne"
York.
| In the course Of two years he became
sculptor, and went abroad In 1877, eX'
hibiting both in London and in the Par1s
salon Mr.. Kemeys has written a great
deal, both of prose and poetry, though lie
has never published many of his produc'
tons. ,,
His appearance indeed is striking, tall
II a athletic, broad shouldered and stout
ltmbed, with the long elastic step OF che
n1occasined Indian and something o. the
Indians reticence and simplicity. It !:
mainly in familiar converse with FRIEND
that the cultivation. the hunlor, II
knowledge and social charm of the y
appear. and his marvellous gift of VI
and picturesque narrative dtscloses
self But in addition to this =" ahoveV
aI1-1e the only great amman sculptor
Of his time.
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WITHOUT rear, ana TO 1n1nK, WIN MN, IS
to act and take the consequences. His
face is covered with a beard that is so
black that it ain ost looks blue in the
sunlight. He is firm but not a tyrant,
and IS kind of heart when he is not too
:::uch imposed upon. His recent courtesy
to Mnse.s, Ba1tqazzi and his kind words
for her husband, in spite Of the presen,
unpleasant condition of affairs, show the
mental balance Of the man better than.
Rietqrs him. in Castro Sa e Rsv of hea
warfare. and yet he is a soldier of no
mean ability his public career are der demon m,
V We leu are re- natural u: soldiers.
Col. Edwin Emerson, Jr, Of Golfers
Weekly, is not prepared to go as far as
that. The Venezuelans of the coast and
the lowland did not impress him as nat
ural soldiers. He describes them as vice
eaten and sickly looking" But the noun"
tain sn-the Andinos-are very different.
They have the REPUTATION Of being iusty
the colonel of the Scotch Highlanders..
the Swift the Tyrolese. Un at Canache
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SAW THE WOOD OR LOOK OUT FOR THE DOG

.y@..e..-ea .1=r- rrsur1u11 sevcrar 1ponuns.
She has an interesting article in this
weeks Independent on her Venezuelan
experiences. Naturally she saw Castro
frequently. Here is her sketch Of him:
His personal appearance is rather
against him. as he is lame, short and
dark visaged, being Of a decided Indian
type. But one cannot look at his face
without reading there an indomitable ten
acity of purpose and dogged persistency.
His eyes are black and piercing. and he
has perfect confidence in his own power to
rule, and who is bound to rule with a rod
of iron. I think no power on earth could
make him change his mind after it was
once made up. Even his enemies will
admit that President Castro is all ex-
ceedingly clever man. I was fortunate
enough to stand near him at the recep-.
ton in 'Mirafores." the presidential pa!'
ace, Immediately following his reinaugu-
ration in March, 1902, and 7 could not hut
admire the way in which he received his
many callers. He was surrounded by
enemies and sycophants as well as by
friends, and. in spite Of his small size.
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HfAsHINGToN Jan 3L snaert ca ipin.1
Nh for an indefinite time Edward
NM Kemeys, the celebrated American
w sculptor Of wild animals, who IS
~ located in Washington for the
purpose of making a careful study OF a
humber Of the inmates of the national
zoo, and also to be in close, touch win
President Roosevelt, whom he desires to to
he now has in hand.
Mr.. Kemeys is at present engaged upon
task nevec heretofore 4nd 1o1ssIi anG
to a3 Gst a
wealthy Chicagoans, art lovers, with full
him with the execution Of a complete col
lection of bronzes of the principal wild
animals which constitute our native
Thus in times to come when we will
have no living specimens to point to-,
these bronzes will form perhaps the only
accurate record of the correct appearance
OF many of our wild animals.
3 1t is understood, of course, that the ami
mails shall be pictured in their native
state, but the artist has tree rein IN l. Sc e.
coed the best Of his former, sculpture.
on1y the tn size is STIPULATED ranging nom
So quietly has the work been carried on
that but few people know of it's under
learn that Mr.. Kemeys is in the second
year of his unique commission, and the
result this far bids fair to more than
realize the NEST enthusiastic hopes of all
For some years Mr.. Kemeys has ranged
the wild sections Of country from MOP
tana to Texas in hunting garb with gun
on shoulder in order to study the Wild
animals Of America.
He has followed them to their lairs, and
hunted them in the open, and ms years
Jf hunting have been richly REWARDED
He is regarded by artists and sculptors
everywhere as the finest portrayer IN the
world Of wild animals In bronze ana ter
Usual lis ability that he was asked to IN.
Of national Importance. 1884,,
hunting is well known, has for a Ions
time displayed the greatest interest," l.,
Mr.. Kemey's work, and he has very
good collection of bronzes OF Wlio AM
mails from his chisel. 1t is largely w. o e,
: his present work that Mr.: kemeyS Is
studying the movements and poses OF tile
an @5d It'll the han al ay
from the chief executive of the nation o11
and is-.free to admit that he has greatly
protited thereby.
For thirty years he has been working
s Sts sus fe 81 f fbs %orE as MT its Keme2
Particularly is his work Of the utmost
Importance to naturalists and biologists
as we'll as all lovers Of animal life:
Because of the constant marching OF
many wild animals it is very evident
that the wild animal life Is dying out
in America.
President Roosevelt. has just, in his
annual message sounded a note of warn
ing in this direction and the president
is firmly of the opinion that Mr. kemeys
Is doing a wonderful work for the benefit
of posterity in the execution. while there
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ne1p ner at any norr OF the DAY or n1gnt
when she wishes TO be well gowneG ana
groomed before presenting herself to the
critical world Of Caracas.
! We note one other fact-though it has
no proper place in this artic1e-because
of it's interest General Lever thinks. it
possible that an. invading force might.
''after hard fighting and great sacrifice
Of life and treasure" make its way up
from the coast to Caracas: Col. Emerson
has his doubts even as to that. BUT the
general says that any attempt of the in
vaders to overrun and conquer Venezuela
would be stark madness. AT every few
miles they would encounter a Thermopy
lae," he says; "a constant guerilla war
fare would interrupt their communications
with the coast, deplete their active e. col do
umns, and wear away an army Of 100, 600
men within year." Fortunately, the al
lied powers are not contemplating the
experiment.. They have told our Mr.. Hay
so.-Hartford Couranu.
Memory plays pranke which are turned
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. - AMERICAS WILD ANIMALS in bRONZE - :"
VOL. -. NO. 2.


Artists KAN ~
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The Central Personality
- - ~ at Caracas.

We saw letter the other day from a
man, who has lived for years among the
Venezuelans and has no use for them.
Castro was described in the letter as a
limniue scnWltrG ittlaI -ohan OF a foot A.
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Memory plays pranke which are turned
to our disadvantage.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-17
CAMPAIGN LIES

The campaign Of Islander and
trickery that is being carried on
against General Jastremski indi.
Gates the well grounded fear Of his
opponents that he will sweep the
state.
One of the most coute mptiblf
lulseboo,ls that is being syste
maticalIy circulated through the
STATE Is hat General Jastrcmski Is
in cahoot with Blanchard and ut njl
opportnne time Will retire in Blau.
chard's favor in consideration 81
some fat office. This Is the way ri
the bosses, who regard treachery
Of the kind as Legitimate politics
.jastremakl is east in a different
mould, audi wonld consider himself
uuthing less than the baSeSt oi
traitors IT, the people whom II" i
leading against bossism IT he were
to even allow a thought of this
kind to enter his mind. He hurls
back this vile calnmny at its misera-
bic authors, and warns the public
and his friends TO look ont for more
falsehoods against him -7he PEG
pie.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-17
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark.
writes: "For II years | suffered
from Yellow .Jaundice. | consulted
a uumer of physicians and tried all
sorts of medicines, but got no re
lief. Then began the use OF
Electric Bitters and feel that am
now cured of disease that had me
in its grasp for twelve years. - If
you want IL reliable medicine for
Liver aud Kidney trouble, stomach
disorder or general debility, get
Electric 'Bitters. It's guaranteed
by Estorge Drug Co. Only soc.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-17
DECREASE IN BIRTH RATE.

A Now England scientist has
lately published some suges-
tive conclusions on the subject Of
the birth rate in America. Look
ing bark ward to the time Of Beuja.
min franklin, be discovers that
the average Number of children &c
Il family was then s. A century
later il had declined to 6 ! IN 1896
it wa~ 40; in 1860, }. SO in 1872,
2.45; IN 1900, Is. The birtil
rate throughout the entire civilized
world, according to one authority
is steadily decreasing, rapidly in
The new world. mo.e slowly in the
old, truly nu alarming condition
OF things, for which we are offered
the following explanation
Family Shirkage seems clearly
refrrahlp to the strenuous, nerve
racklng life Of the day, to the Strug
gle not for existence, but for =
luxurious existence, 10 the ever
increasing desire for ih" inNnrIeS
of life and the morbid craving for
social dissipation and aivaucpn ent.
It is due to the desire to have no
children or ONLY such Il number Us
husband aud wife believe suitable
and adapted to their ideals OF com
fort aud their supposed financial
possibilities. -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-17
We learn from ths press reports

We learn from the press reports
that colony of German agricultu-
rists will be located in st. Mary to
engage in rice culture. The marshes
a few miles from Franklin, If
dredged aud drained, could be
made one of the most productive
sections in the country. If the
thrifty Germans ever get a start
there will be nothing to their efforts
but splendid success. With the
headquarters of the electric railroad
with the thrifty agriculturists scat
tered all around, this will be the
centre of Louisiana's industrial
development We may not have
oil, but we've got plenty of gold,
which will be struck as a result of
industry Waterman.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-17

New York, Oct l3-When W b,
Z Brown was on the Coffee Fix
ci.audc floor this morning. he said
h. had been short Of coffee, bnt
had covered and was now out Of
the market. Brown and his assoc
ciates recently made estimated
profits of 100000 on the bull
side in Cotton, and common report
was that the same faction had es-
ponsed the long side in coffee
speculation. These circumstances
made his statement interesting.
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The majority of people go to
sleep Us do hedge hogs, curled
up in An uncomfortable ball. At
least, it ought to br uncomfortable
because it is directly opposed to
uature's laws This kind of hud-
ding is every whit as bad for the
organs Of the body rs incorrect sit
ting Why can we net learn to
out till the bones cre.k and
then give up entirely to the JOY of
relaxation? Shall / tell you! Be-
cause we have learned to take life
bv the hard handle and do not try
to break the habit.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-10-17
FELLlNG TREES BY ELECTRICITY.
Some time ago. SAYS Electrici

Some time ago, says Electricity,
we described how the timber Of an
old bridge ont west are cut in two
by means of wires heated by an cleo
trio current. In France this same
scheme is now being adopted for
telling trees. A wire stretched
between two poles is brought to
high temperature and used as a
saw. 1t is stated that the time re.
quired to fell tree by this method
Is one-quarser Of that necessary by
the old method.