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called over to his Uncle Jirah's, seven
miles away. His uncle Jirah was very
sick
Tommy would be alone all day.
Perhaps his mother would STAY at
Uncle Jirah's that night, but his father
would surely return before dark
Tommy was quite sure he wouldn't
like to be alone after the shadows
came. He didn't mind it at all while
the daylight lasted, but the night was
something different.
tor said it was malarial fever. That
was why they didn't take him with
them to Uncle Jirah's. He was bet
ter off at home, and he. was so nearly
we'll that it was quite safe to leave
him.
"You will be a good boy" said his
mother, little anxiously as she put
out the milk in blue pitcher and the
creamy bread on a blue plate and
saucer heaped up with the cookies he
liked best.
"Y es'm"
"And not play with the matches?"
"No'm."
"And you won't be scared because
you are alone?"
Tommy's father frowned He let
his hand rest lightly on the boys
head.
Toms a little man." he said
"There's nothing that can frighten
him."
That was very sweet praise His
father was not given to remarks Of
this pleasing sort. The care of a
farm that was but fairly productive
had taken most of the sentiment out
of Ezra Cranda1l's life But he was
very fond of Tommy in his quiet way.
And Tommy particularly liked to be
called Tom. 1t had a much more
manly ring than Tommy.
So the older Crandalls drove away
and Tommy Crandall was left alone.
After they were quite out Of sight
he went back into the house. It sud-
denly seemed very empty. He re-
membered that it was the first time
he had ever been left quite alone. A
little lump came up in his throat.
'Tom's little man. was what
his father said. Nothing can fright
EN- him.
He stiffened up and walked through
the lonely rooms, whistling gaily
When he reached the kitchen he look
ed 1onging1y at the pitcher Of milk
and the white bread. Then he glanc-
ed at the old-fashioned clock on its
little shelf above the stove. 1t was
only II. He would be a man and
wait until noon for his luncheon.
Tommy was lust II himself, and an
excellent scholar for his age. His
mother had taught him to read, and
to read very we'll. Tommy's mother
was a school teacher when she mar
ried his father, and it was her delight
to impart knowledge to this favored
pupil. She knew his books would
furnish him choice entertainment
during that day of lonesomeness.
Tommy went to the book shelf in
the sitting room and took down
Robinson Crusoe. 1t was shady on the
front porch and the little rocking
chair he particularly liked was there.
Just before he sat down to his liter
ary feast he stretched himself up on
his tiptoes and looked into the valley
toward the village, little more than
a mile away Yes, he could just see
1.-THE top of the white tent and the
tall poles with their gay flags. It was
a circus, and Jim Hardy said it was
going to be a mighty good one. Jim
knew. He never missed circus.
Its good both ways" said Jim
with the air of a seasoned critic. "The
animals is frst-c1ass, but they amt
no he+ter than th' circ11s An THEY'VE
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

That there Ii a wide difference of
opinion regarding the advisabilty of
sending the naval fleet to the Pacific
becomes daily more obvious, although
Il Is wholly unlikely that the Presi-
dent or the Secretary Of the navy: will
be in any way influenced by the pub
lie criticism Of their oolicy. It was
declared Mt first that the Democrats IN
Congress would make it the basis for
drastic criticism Of the administration
during the next session. Then senator
McCreary Of Kentucky came to Mash
ington and said they would do moth.
ing of the kind. that the policy was
wise one, that If there was any nation
which objected To the United States
sending its own navy to its own west
ern coast, the sooner this country knew
4 the bc'ter,and that az for the expense
q would be well worth all il would CO At
IN experience to the officers and men
and IN the example Of power and eflici-
snsy 1t would set TO the other nations
Of the world.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

ApropOs of the Atlantic fleets going
to the Pacific curious row has been
raised by the owners Of America
eoastwise vessels. Under the coast
wise laws no ships except those OF
American register can transport pas.
sengers or coal from one American
port to another, But. in 1904, Con-
gress passed law which says that In
an emergency the coastwisc laws shall
not apply to vessels carrying coal or
other supplies for the army or navy.
Now when the NAVY Department
sought to charter American vessels to
take coal for the feet to the Pacific
coast, it was confronted by great
scarcity Of such vessels and exorbitant.
~ high price,. Accordingly, ayailing
Itself OF the afore- said law, it proceed.
ed to charter eleven British tramp
steamers, to the infinite disgust The
owners of the American vessels who
felt they ought 10 be allowed to hold
their own government up by the
throat. Now the owners Of the coast
wise ships have sent their attorneys to
Washington to protest and theaten the
government. These lawyers have OBJ
tatned no satisfaction here and they
say that they will seek injunctions in
The courts to prevent the unloading of
The British vessels when they arrive nj
heir Pacific coast destination. The
law officers 81 the navy do not believe
'hey can obtain the injunctions but
hey are somewhat anxious over the
mutation as they realize that If the
'hipowners are successful II will make
he Pacific cruise cost the Taxpayers a
'um lar IN excess Of what might be
ermed the legitimate expencc Of the
ioyage.
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PAY OFF ru4 nhrsAsr
the.
IBERIA BUILDING ASSOCIATION

Chek'b Bay, tn ! more or less mys-
FERROUS Tark whf has been in Wash
'ngton for SIX Fears. presumably az
Minister hi, who never presented his
credentials and therefore WAS unable
to transact any official business for
his government. has finally been re-
called and ~ to be succeeded by a new
Minister, Mehmct Ali Hey As lie
never presented his crcdcntial, Chekib
BeT will not now present any letter Of
recall. In fact he has received none.
When Chekib Bey arrived in Washing
ton President Mckinley was out of the
city. Chekib had credentials address
cd TO lsSm. Before his return the Pre-
sident was assassinated and President
Roosevelt became Chief Executive.
Chckib then returned his credentials
To have new ones made out addressed
to President Roosevelt. but the new
ones never came. Why, no one knows
unless it is Chckib and he wont tell.
call. That is, he don't know it official
ly The State Department has been
notified Of the appointment Of his sue
cessor and has given the news to the
press and SO it was that Chckib first
learned from the American newspapers
that his presence in Washington was
no longer desired by his government
Whether he is to be promoted or drop
ped from the diplomatic crops he does
not know. He can learn nothing
from his government and he will soon
return to Constantinople to endeavor
to ascertain where he is at" to bar;
row the expressive phrase Of famous
American statesman.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21
EXPERIENCE

Should have taught you that you
are not getting 1t all If you do
not get the Iberian weekly. Only
81 90 per year.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21
A Woman'e Back

Has many aches and pains caused by
weaknesses and falling or other dspIacc-
mont, Of the pelvic organs. Other symp-
toms Of female weakness are frequent
headache, dizziness. imaginary spocks or
dark spots ilonting before the eyes gnaw-
Ing sensation in stomach. dragging or
bearing down In lower a bdominal or pelvic
region. disaerceable drnins from pelvic
organs. faint spells with general weakness.
II any considerable number Of the above
symptoms are present there IL no remedy
thst wv give quicker relief or Il moro per
ma1ent Shxe than DR.. Pierce's Favoritc
rrcs4ttN1nas>lt has record of over forty
years Of cufsS l. i lie most potcns
iny.!gora.AnS- long all -sLSenxlh,nl1E- alI-
WIG knQwn 80 ulc1icaI 1cl.nsc. 1t IS made
of The rlverrlt extracts of native mcdlc1-
nal roots found IN our forests and con
taIns not Il drop Of alcohol ur harmful. or
habit forming lrui.s Its Ingredients are
all printed Oh tho ispttle-wrapper and at
fcefcd u!.do, natf ~ correct.
Igrre ingredient entering into ia
voriio Prescription" bis Tho written en-
dorsonleut II The most eminent medical
writer. Vt al he several schoul- 81 prars
ticc. rautc valuable than any amount 81
uo0-pfafes.iotlal testimonials though tie
halter ~. moi lacking. having been con
trthniod voluntarily hy grateful patients
Ia numbers To- exceed tho endorsements
given f. any other medicine eNtant for
tb..+tlfc ut WOMAN ills.
\.Htrannot afford toarcept any medicine
al Unknown composition as substitute
for this well proven remedy or KNOWN
COMPOSITION. even though the dealer may
make little more profit thereby Your
interest in regaining health Is paramount
IL any selfish interest ~ his aud II is an
insult TO your intelligence for him 10 try
to palm of upon you substitute. You
know what you want and II Is his bust
ness To supply The article called for.
br. Ficrcc's Pleasant Pellets are the
original Little Liver Pills first put up
by old Dir. Pierce over forty years ago,
much initiated but never e.Iualcd Little
sugar-coatsd granules--easy ~ take ~
candy.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21
PETITION

New iberia, Ia July End, 1907
TO the Honorable The Mayor and Mem
bcrs Of The Git, Council oil New Ibcr
in La.
Gentlemen: We. the undersigned i.
W. Frost. representing the Western
Union Telegraph 50. desire 10 chang.
our present route through your City
and place same on the North side OF
Wash iugton Avenue. placing poles on
not to shut off views OF amy property
owner along this route
Thta pole line Will not DC for wires
except he messenger wire which IS to
hold ~ the &tight Of cable. There
will he 10 otheAwireson poles unless
vow City desirks - place wires be-
longing to the CITY such as fire alarm
Or street lights.
These wires ~ pot TO be placed any
nearer than thr@ 90 feet below our
cable. We will use any length Of
poles that you may desire and will
dress and paint them any color that
Won may suggest We plso state that
we will not cut, dis6gure OF tniurc any
tree along this route.
Thanking your Honorable Body, for
past iavors We beg to remain.
Yours RespectfuIiv
Western Union Tel. Co.
Fer 7. W. Frost.
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4
Cough Remedy
One Oi the BEST on the Marked.

For many years Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has constantly
gained in favor and POPULARITY IN
I'll it Is now>Qne of ting most staple
medicines in\ lse am has an cnor-
nous sale. 1t " intended es.
pecially for a4'1f hroat and lung
diseases, such hjtonghs colds and
Group, and cal always be depend
ed upon. 1t ls'pleasaat and safe to
take and it undoubtedly the best
IN the market for the purposes for
which it is intended. Sold by All
Druggist.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

Ell the mul.itudes and over them
the waving s. he hands that
blessed" TO these he Times Dem
oclai's statement, that all this
VAS done at zone blow and with
out STRAIN o. difficulty, seems sar
castle fun at Ills expense ri two
men who after four months bard
Wntk have each scored on their
aGYyteailrs and nadt' this result
probable
II IA ~ late lor NJ Michael, At.
tcr ntiu. forced IN aeceI h" 10
evitIbir, - file h Waning ELAN
tHE - w otissFa' inventot Of the
on!y feasible plan 70 reduce TIE
f,t4 enjoyed ~ him for twelve
yrats Tie Lafayette Democrat.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21
A FORCED REDUCTION

The Times DemocTl; Ut Monday
Sept 9th, in leading editorial IL,
parted from its usual course and
praised one Of The candidates for
Secretary Of State. Mr. John T.
Michel, and bis platform 10 the
skies.
Mr.. Michel has been il, Office
Tor twelve years aud now proposes
to make II sixteen During most
Of this time he has had tho latest
pickings Of any state officer south
OF MasO,l and Dixon line. Dur.
ing his first, second, or even third
terms, did he ever take the stand
that his Office was 100 fat Or Juicy?
Not that we have yet heard wills
pered. When the campaign open
cd in April and Mr.. Sanders launch
cd his manifesto for tie II! It time
in fifteen years against excessive
fees, did his friend, Mr.. Michel
say it was.k shame TO take the
money away from the dear people
any l0Bgery II so we have not
seen or heard a word frCm bun on
the subject. When MIR. ALVIN Il.
llebert, a young lawyer, began hiss
campaign for the Office, Hon John
L. Michel smiled as much as to say:
.Rnn along little boy, run along"
And Hebert ran along and in par
ish after parish in shrill clea,
voice spoke to the people about
the Office and the fatness thereof
in such way thataAr. Michel has
nov found out to Ms sorrow that
II lie wants 10 get III again, he will
have to lie 4 much less expensive
luxury to the people than he was
tormely.
The Times while it is distribn
ting its fodder among the feeders
should not give it all 10 the cover
fed but might give some merlted
praise TO Mr.. Ilebert, the man who
persuaded Mr.. Michel, after twelve |
years Of fat feeding, TO be willing
TO accept good salary provided it
wan Dig enough to provide for the
40 per cent increase in the cost of
living.' The Times Democrat also
says in this editorial:
CHOSE who are doubtful Of the
merits Of the primary system will !
see. If they look well into the
planks OF Mr.. Michel, some Of the
good results acIning to the State
rom submitting AL questions III
'ectly to the voters These two
tens, the fees Of the Secretary Of
State now to be tuvuc6 into the :
State Treasury, and the increas-
i revenue from interest on the
State funds mean nearly 800, 600
more revenue a year to Louisiana.
The reforms have been accomplish
d during the first few weeks of I
he primary campaign, at one blow
nd without any strain or Difficult
""
To those who have heard vii.
lnsOn's bugDe blasts ut Shreye- b
OFT and at twenty other places v
here be has spoken, with the \
going up, up, and up y
lille the, persplration and his q
lirt collar vent as steadily down; g
! those who have heard Hebert's
Bging soprano, echoing in parish q
ter parish ward after ward; TO n
ose who have followed these two 81
ndldates - their ltinerafy IT q
= TO thoa1and hiIes III fheif :
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

Former State Treasurer Alex
ander F0urnet accom- aDied by
his brother Gabriel were welcom,
visitors at Headquarters today
Mr.. Fonrnet informs ns that ST
Martins Parish will be found in
ths Wilkinson column by hand
some majority.
This has truly been a week OF
surprises. Secy. villermin Of
HeaeQnarter is authority for the
statement that something (politi-
csl) viii drop ere long.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

DoMINoeAEilS The leW house
hold zane that combines aud eX-
cells both Ca,ds and DominocS
GanyasserS wanted 10 introduce, in
every community. Sample game
and particulars, postpaid. scots
Dow'NoGARDs Co., 1907 Chnntean
Ave ST Louis, Mo.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

Monroe, H. City Council !'t
contract 10 J " Wright 10 con
struri : mllr extension - street
railway 70 cost =, So, Work
must he completed within % days
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

FL, - cry,,s "ontI' by "Sioe
Panel LAYER \Eyn)ator Il keeps
The liver, Hn,," a., and Bowels y
cents Money back # you want il.
For sale BY. All nruggisl.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-09-21

For Grip, U|lds and MaImria.
Use Royal he Chill Tonic. Good
TO take and Safe. A fine genera!
tonic ~ Money back it you
want il. For sale by. All Drug
gists.
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place in The catching OF some OF the
.world.s most famous performing seals
,yasquez comes OF a race OF otter. and
seal. hunters. Thirty years ago his
daring father caught the only stellar
seal ever captured OF. exhibited. There
was a. famous hunt TO take him alive.
The story of the fight is still to be
heard.
Far and wide the elder, Vasquez was
known as. .'an., otter hunter. In those
days otter were found in numbers about
the, Channel islands one day there
came a letter, yasquez thought il an
order for otter skins. and stood speech
less when he found that what was
wanted was a full grown stellar seal
Never had such thing been heard OF
before. Woodward;s- gardens. a famous
San Francisco zoo. wanted, the captive.
The offer was a fabulous. ono. Just 81
a pound for the stellar was the price
to be given. vasquez knew that the
largest stellar seals weighed more than
1000 pounds e
But how should the $4,000 be earned?
Even today. with all OF his experience.
King Rosaline would shrink from the
task offered the old otter hunter. The
old MANS blood was stirred and he set
out upon q feAt that Captain Mcclure.
the only seaIbroker a. the world. who
handled King gos4lines catches. de-
scribes as the most dahgerous he ever
saw men undertake, more dangerous
than the tiger hunts otsAfrfsA which
Captain Mcclure In his e=y lIas seen.
Fifteen men sailed to fetch The stel-
lar lion. Lassoes in hand. they beacheo
their boats and went to rocky low
land by the waters edge. The seals
feared them not in the least Quickly
the leader threw his Iasso about the
largest stellar of the Nerd.
Ho had taken the strongest and best
la-so he could set from the old Spanish
vaqueros. Other lassos were thrown.
The nEht was on
CONTINUED on Next 5sxs-A
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II RE you in search Of a dangerous
II SO. procure a torch. a boat,
a lasso and net and repair to
a cave Inhabited by devil fish to catch
sea lions for a living.
II adventure and mystery stir your
blood you. may reyel in them and live
a life of excitement and danger if-yol
become = sea lion hunter.
Into cave. blacker than the black
ness OF the blackest night. you must
ing from turbulent sea- In the clear,
aim lighted waters OF the portal you
may look to the depths upon strange
creatures OF the sea, for your boat is
over darting fish, sharks and loath-
some devil fish
within the cave your lighted torch
penetrates the inky blaclness only for
a few feet. It's glare eliminates only
a tiny circle OF water in an immense
water noored chamber of horrors You
csn scarcely see the walls or roof OF
the dome like cavern. but from every
shelf OF the rock walls fiery, peering
eyeballs CLEAN upon you They are
the tiger like eyes OF many seals. The
blsckness hides the seals. but the torch
lends weird iuster to their steadfast
eyes. It is life and death with them.
and fntentIy they watch the men whose
visits mean lighting and the mysterious
disappearance OF whole families dwell
Sng IN darkness
Rlsezness and uDroar I'll the cave
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has caught thousands Of seals. Yet so
difficult is it to Keep them alive that
there are but few hundred exhibited
today The seals who toss aloft dunn
bells OF fire in the big circus, who lay
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. who juSgle. all came
from the cave OF horrors Eyes that
;3sol fondly upon Keepers once gIarcd
aieEesly from the walls OF the cave of
tasneass5 Hate then VAS in their
.eyess thss,. were fcarIessly sub
dued of seal catchers.
wsho made tlsera ca sby the light of
the torch with noosed lasso.
5 There is just one place IA ne. world
swherc seals are canght fos efNeuses
;ana zoos, upon a groap Of isIanas off
coast of California across beau
channel from the city ef Santa;
arssta- Ia; the channels bait tfsships
fven their tests of speeds on the
atxe sslseep herders. Once
Esiansis were peopaed with thou
as Marking seals. Today.
htefad ataaessly. the breed is all
|sbbslt sstlie and only IN the recesses of
fuE esveFn allied the painted
cave of s'ss1z island arc the
seals OF ealifofa waters t6be found.
These are tfe black aHd brown seals.
There is another kind, called the stellar
seal. He is found aossIv oh one single
Inaccessible point of one of these chan
mel islands. but so fierce and vicious
is he. and so terrible the approach to
his habitation. that no one attempts to
capture him alive, and not one Of HIS
kind is seen exhibited in any geological
garden in the world. Even King vas-
quez cannot lasso him. He Is himself
a king.
But against the native dereeness OF
the black seal vasquez pits his wits
and many fierce encounter has taken
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hfdeous uprosrr Of unearthiy sounds.
The barking OF thousand dogs could
not be heard in this cavern. From the
Shiny squids and devil fsh blinking at
the torchHght from the depths there
come no sounds. But from wall to wall.
hollow, echoing and resounding
through the chamber. roar the mighty
voices of the seals, ceaseless, terror
striking. unendurable save to the
bravest
Men have been driven from the cave
by its horrors. Only stoutest hearts
can long resist the impulse to ny from
the noise and tumult to seek the canny
places OF the sunshine and the open
air.
Men with powerful automobile Tampa
have entered this cave and explored r
part of it. No man has ever reacha0
its end, for the horror of the constan4
barking. the roar OF tapping wavelets
striking the sides of the caves, each
noise magnined hundredfoId in thu
hollow, resounding chambers. haa
turned back the hardest. Harrison
w. Kendall. millionaire known in
every southern California city. planned
an exploring expedition into this most
wonderful OF caves. but he did not
reach the end He found that his
powerful lights. were not as good as
an oil soaked broom for lighting the
long corridors OF the cavern
Many have seen the school of devil
fish inhabiting the cave. Writing and
twisting upon each other like the
fingers Of ones hands when washing
them. the hsh at times leave their
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MzE4Fz0E or HlX1ED "!
GACE, THE HOrE or THE
SEAz10Mg, SaNgA GR0z
AZA1x7

cavern home to invade ne opeu -
outside the portal. They may Be
searching for the sunshine that never
enters the cave. They may be search
ing for food or in some nonstrous
fight of the depths they may have
been driven out of tho swarm Of their
kindred All that is certain about them
is that they are horrible sight, and
men WHO have seen them in their Shiny.
ereenias nfogress to the Oman saa tai
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- of ssfons as men tell or.
ghosts.
y aNd nixhts cstchfnG See. make a
IivinKhey wouid asne way
Sss@s pf catchinee the devfi gould
turned into gold.
many follow this aDusuai
and of the sfew who do one
ilaj g@ 4azemost the king Of seal
Apta aims Rosaline vasduez,
{ sunter, wreeker fearless.
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By Adeline Robinson
EEE.lZ MO r

TT RE you in search Of a dangerous
4 avocation?
If SO. procure torch. boat,
a 1asso and a net and repair to