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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-30
AN ODE
TO THE FATHER OF WATERS

\ On the Occasion of the Open
ing Of the "I.akes to the
Gulf Conventions" lin New
Orleans, on November 1st,
1909.
At last we hear the wished for, 'onged
for, news;
That pom your vast bosom great crafts
will skim
That in wealthy st. Louis the war SIN
ews,
Steamboat budgets have been filed to
the brim.
No more fears from railroad spec
tres, so grim!
Aud naw again. and for all time to
The news of steamboat traffic, no more
dim,
Will be heard with pleasure in ever,
home;
For ev'ry heart longs to see this great
river foam!
FoamiDg under ceaseless hammer
ing blows
OF unwearied and restless paddle
wheels,
Which create in their wake white
foaming pillows
feels
Full Of admiration. The deaf ming pea
OF whistles, gongs and bells, and
voices loud.
Causing each one to stand high pon
his heels!
For all our State-the whole valley so
proud
Sends loud halle'ujahs, reaching the
farthest cloud!
Well greet our chief Magistrate, Will
liam Taft,
The peerless President of our blessed
land,
Who will lead down this stream, the
finest craft
Which pleasure and business will
deity Blend
Which. to unheard of prosperity, tend
DeSoto's bones henceforth will rest IN
peace.
From high heaven his souls best
wishes send
For the second conquest. the final
lease
Of this giant river; its world wide
trade increase.
Again We'll see our great majestic
river
Regain its old prestige Of years ago;
Nay. from our climate, mild, to where
all shiver
During bleak winter weeks, in Chica-
AT leisure we can all take leave and
Whilst travelling like princes, in gor-
geous style,
Through balmy spring, every belle
with her beau.
All their earthly troubles will soon be 4
guile,
Dreaming only of love. they will
ceaselessly smile.
The business men no less will use the
boats J
Loaded down. waters edge; we'll see :
them pass;
immense steel barges forming many I
great floats; )
III will be the finest, midst the best Z
class, Z
As strong as their own steel, as bright :
as glass. I
thorough departure. old methods I
frow ned 3
Jpon. gold mines value In this 4
mass!> z
[opes of some thirty years joyfully !
foundl &
[opes Of to. day. all realixed-for all
time crOwn'd! z
[odern. princely equipped passen- 7
ger boats q
'ill glide as swiftly, pom this giant =
stream,
3 our proud Eagle, beyond the clouds
floats,
'hilst it's proud head receives old
Soils first beam
re IL reaches our old earth's rusty
seam! Ill
e will have boats for passengers
only
last our hoped for, dreamt of, cher
ished dream, III
i'll have been realized bountifully-Il
10 great river opened now and eter-
nally! III
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-30

FOR SALE \ good Stees9
Range, has six holes and large
oven. Will be sold cheap. APP
ply at this office. &
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-30
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1909.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Franklin & Abbeville Rail-
way has reduced its Passenger Tar
III to all points on its line. The
reductions went intg effect on
October list, 1909.
A. G.. LOBDELL,
Franklin, La. G.. r. & p. A.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-30

For al kinds Of Printing 20 to
e. F. MILLARD'S.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

bear said that it could be polished up
and used as a tablespoon.
In the fourth and last space was a
round $40 gold piece. The bear said:
Il found this. Do you know what it
is?" Mary examined it and exclaimed:
1T is a 500 gold piece!" At last the
bear said: 'I hate to part with this.
will give it to you" THANK you!
Thank you!" exclaimed Mary. do
you want to go home?" asked the bear
Yes" sobbed Mary, Il want to go to
papa and mamma and Jessie" So they
started out, and the bear shifted at
Mary's footsteps. After quite a while
they came in sight of Mary's house.
''Oh, thank you, kind Mr.. Bearl" cried
Mary. "GOOdbyi" cried the bear, and
trotted off into the woods.
FLORENCE BRADY.
Coachella, grade 6; aged 8.
The bear commenced to dig up the
ground.
AS soon as Mary saw the box she
was anxious for the bear to open it.
Now what do you suppose was in the
box? 1t was a little butterfly with
golden wings.
Then the bear let Mary hold the but
terfy on her hand.
Mary said: Let me take it home
with me- but the bear said mo; no,
you cannot take it home with you.'
Then Mary gave the box back to the
bear and he put it back in the ground
again.
The bear said: eff you will get on
my back L will take you home" SO
Mary did as she was told.
When Mary reached her home she got
off of the bear and went into the
house.
Her mamma said, Where have you
been! :" Mary said she had been lost
out in the woods.
Her mamma felt like whipping her,
but she did not do it that time Mary
went into her play room and played
with her toys and dolls.
FRANK HUNT.
Age II. La Habra school, grade 4.
Fullerton, Cal. r. F. D. No. 3.
Box 20.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

''Yes-and-oh, there Jack is now!"
At this her friend the bear took
quick flight, for there came big boy
with a gun.
"Oh, Jack!" exclaimed the excited lit
tie girl. ''Looki Quick! Here is your
lost valentine!
"Why, Mary, what on earth are you
doing here? And-why, where did you
get it?"
Then Mary happened to think about
the water, being lost and all, so with
tears and laughter she related her ex-
perience as they hurried home to
rather frightened mamma.
MARGUERITE RUTH STANLEY.
San Bernardino. Age Is years.
The bear thought that he was as
good as the three bears who live in the
woods
There was candy in the box. There
is a newspaper around the box. The
tear will take her home
When she got home her mother
wanted to know what took her So long
tc get home. She said that when she
got down the road a little way she saw
a butterfly and chased it down the
road. Then it went into the woods and
then it flew up in tree.
''I was lost and cried and I heard
bear and it said: My goodness gra-
c1ouS me.. You may take this box
home and see what is in it. I will take
you to the spring. SO fill your pail and
Age 8, third grade, La Habra school,
run home DALLMAN LUCID.
Fullerton. Cal
In the box which he drew forth there
were little paper partitions. In one of
the spaces there was something with
which the bear said he cut through
the roots of trees. Mary said she
thought it could be used as a paper
tracer.
In a second space there was some
thing which looked like a very, very
small broom. The bear said he used
it to brush the bees off when he went
to get honey out of the trees. Mary
said that it could be used to brush the
crumbs off the tables.
In a third space there was some
thing which looked like a large silver
spoon, with very sharp edges. The
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Beginning of Story Completed by Juniors

n the first place Mary was
very busy with her doll and
= didn't want to go. You see,
her mamma was in the kitchen
getting dinner ready, and the ket-
tie was almost empty and needed
more water, but Mary sat there
very still, hoping she wouldn't
have to go to the spring down be-
hind the house.
But the Fot kept on boiling
harder than ever, and by and by
mamma said:
Come, Mary, run and be back
in minute p
So Mary took the tin pail from
behind the door, and went slowly
down the path toward the spring
and what do YOU think? There
was the biggest and brightest
butterfly you ever saw flying
right down the path in front Of
her, and the next minute Mary
was off into the woods trying
with all her might to catch it. Her
hat was just as big and just as
round as could be, but somehow
or other when she put it down
where the butterfly was she
couldn't catch anything!
On she ran, farther and farther
away from home, and when the
butterfly flew up among the
branches of the great trees and
didn't come down any more, Mary
couldn't see the spring anywhere,
and her papa's house was gone,
too! You see, she really was lost
and didn't know it.
And so those little feet carried
that poor little girl around till
they ached SO Mary had to sit
down at the foot of a tree and cry
for much as three minutes |
should think.
"My goodness, gracious me!
What's the matter ?"
Mary stopped crying and
looked up, and there she saw a
tremendous big bear right in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Mary Falls Asleep in Forest and Dreams of a Bear
lFirst Prizel

HE bear handed the box to Mary
and told her to open it. Mary
opened the box and to her sur
prise she saw that it was filled with
gold and silver money.
4 didn't want my little bears to
know it was here because they would
dig up the box and scatter the money
around in the woods and do not want
them to do that, said the bear.
Il would not want them to do it
either if it was mine" said Mary.
We'll. it is yours" replied the bear.
Did you give it to me?" asked Mary.
Yes" answered the bear. It wouldn't
have dug it up if l was not going to
give it to you"
Thank you ever so much" replied
Mary.
This is the second time have dug
It up since the man buried it here, =
said the bear
Did man bury it here?" asked
Mary
Yes answered the bear. ''a short
time ago man whom do not know
came along here and buried this box
where you saw me take it a minute ago
After he had gone away 1 came here
and dug it up to see what it was.
After [ bad looked at it l put it back
and covered it over with dirt again,
for | knew the money would not do
me any good"
II wonder what the man buried it
there for" said Mary
Il don't know" replied the bear.
but l guess you want to go home now.
so follow me and I'll show you the way
to the edge of the woods"
Mary clasped the bx tightly in her
hand and followed the bear They
soon came to the edge of the woods.
From here Mary could see the spring
and the house.
Mary bade the bear good by and ran
up to the house to tell her mother
about the kind bear and the money he
had given her.
RAYMOND LESLIE SMITH,
100 Cypress avenue. Loreto Street
school, grade B6, age II.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

front of her. He was on his hind
legs, you know, but he smiled so
hard that she wasn't at all afraid.
What did you say, Mr.. Bear?'
she asked.
Il said, Goodness, gracious
me! What's the matter 2" re-
piled the bear, taking off his
spectacles and -wiping them on
his pocket handkerchief, which
he carried around his neck.
I'm all lost" said Mary.
Nonsense" said the bear.
But | am, really and truly .
"My goodness gracious me, -
said the bear; you're not lost,
for here you are, right here"
"Well, my mammals lost, any
way"
THAT may be-" said the bear
shall we go and find herr"
Are you a good, kind bear,
like the little one with the little
bowl of milk and the little chair
and the little bed in Silver
Locks'?" asked Mary.
"I'll show you whether I am
or mott" said the big black bear,
and he tumbled down on his four
paws and began to dig away the
leaves at the foot of the tree.
Mary looked on very much in
tereSted.
'What are you doing?" she
asked, but the bear kept right on
and didn't say a word By and
by he stopped and looked all
around.
''Do you see any of, my little
bears about here?" he whispered.
Il don't want them to know
where I keep it."
Mary looked all around, but
did not see thing, SO the big
bear kept on, and when he had
made a hole. in the ground as
big as a pumpkin he pulled up a
little cardboard box with tissue
paper scallops all around the
edges.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Honorable Mention)

III OW large Mary's eyes grew when
she saw the box. The bear
looked around and then asked:
'Can you guess what it is?" Mary
thought and thought and at last she
gave up.
So the bear opened the box and to
Mary's great surprise she saw a gold
ring which glittered with diamonds
Where did you get it?" Mary asked
WELL said the bear, zone day 1 was
going to visit friend of mine and on
the way was a castle.
TT was said to be enchanted and
almost everybody was afraid to go
into it. I was not afraid and so
opened the gate and went up to it.
opened the door and came into a large
hall. The whole building was very
beautiful
'Along the walls of this hall were
doors and on each door wZs written
something but 1 could not read any
of the words.
Il opened one door and in that room
on a table 1 found this box. So
brought it home with me-"
''And why don't you want the little
bears to find it?" asked Mary, wish
ing the ring belonged to her.
Because they would lose it." an
swered the bear. 81 think it belonged
W a pIIllCSSS anu llii1A yOu dIS IhOIS
like ap rincess than anyone else l have
seen. so I am going to give it to you.'
said the bear.
Just then someone touched Mary on
the arm and she awoke to find Jessie
bending over her.
"Oh, JESSIE" said Mary, "see my
pretty ring" and she held up her finger,
but no ring was there.
Jessie laughed at her and told her
they had been looking for her. When
they got home Mary told her dream.
THERESA HALLICY,
Los Alamitos, Llewellyn school, Sth
grade, age a.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
whats in Thereof asked Mary.

whats in there? ~ asked Mary.
''Sh!' replied the bear cautiously.
Then coming very close to her he de-
liberately sat down beside her.
''You see, it's this way" he began.
'When my mother was living, one dav
she came upon a young couple who
were strolling in these very woods,
and of course upon seeing her they
ran as hard as they could. Now she
would not hurt them for any thing,
but as they ran from his pocket
dropped this box. She picked it up,
hoping some day to return it to them,
but she never saw them again, AMI
soon after she died She intrusted this
treasure to me. telling me also TO
keep watch for the owner I hid it
here and vowed the next white person
I saw I would show it to if had 4
chance. Now what do you guess IS
in it?''
"Oh. don't know What is?" asked
the little girl in an awed whisper
"Well, [ don't know what you cal
it." he answered. There is the pret-
test
''Oh, do open it and let me see,'' she
interrupted impatiently.
He took the lid off and
why, that's the Valentine Jack lost
last year." gasped Mary in amaze
ment.
Really"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09
STANDING ROCK OPENING
Expected It Will Take Place Early in
October. - Many South Dakota
Towns Would Be Appointed Regis:
tration Centers - Announcement to
Be Made in August.

Watertown, S. D., July 8.-Although
no official notice has been issued from
Washington concerning the probable
date on which the proclamation open
ing the Standing Rock and Cheyenne
Indian reservation will be promul-
gated, it is learned upon reliable au-
thority that the proclamation will be
issued in August, and that the great
drawing for the order of homestead
entry will come early in the fall
months, probably in October.
The principal place for regis tration
will be at LIE Beau, the present west
ern terminus of the Minneapolis E.
St. Louis railroad, on the Missouri
river, almost directly west of this
city. It is probable that Lennon, in
the new county of Perkins, recently
formed out Of Butte county, Will al
so be named as one Of the points for
registration. 1t Is likewise probable
that Mobridge, station on the Mil
waukee line where it crosses the Mis-
souri,, will be another. Aberdeen Is
making strong pull for a share in
the same honor, but az yet Aber-
deems status in the case has not yet
been determined.
That portion of Standing Rock
reservation, 10 be opened to home
stead entry embraces 1244, 100 acres
and in Cheyenne the acreage is l.
$4,000. making a total of 1872, 100
or 5000 900 acres in round numbers
from which the Indian allotments
are first deducted. The allotments
comprise from IS to 20 per cent of
the whole, leaving substantially o.
400. 900 acres for homestead entry.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09

The Darlington Commercial Club
has gone about the good roads
movement in the right way. The
club has obtained the services of a
government expert good roads build
err: and the citizens will raise $1,000
for the construction Of good road
for a distance Of several miles out
Of Darlington. It is remarkable
what can be done with an ordinary
earth road, if it is properly rounded
and graded SO that the water will
run to the sides, instead of, as is too
frequently the case, to the middle,
where it lies in pools and makes a
muddy and heavy track, bad alike
for man and beast. The trouble with
our road work in thiy state is that
1t is not done along any systematic
lines, not supervised by experienced
road builders, and is at best a sort
Of hap hazard arrangement, without
regard to form or grade. Traffic fol-
. lows the line of least resistance, and
good road is the line. of least re-
sistance so, far as the hauling of
farm produce Is concerned. The
farmer who is able by means OF a
good thoroughfare, to haul twice as
heavy load to market with the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09
A FROG IN THE POT.
Vsxirs Days Of tho Early Tea Tax in
New England.

vsxirs Days Of tho Early Tea Tax "
New England.
Tea was not brought over by the
first settlers. When the pilgrims land
ed at Plymouth tea was selling in Eng
land at from $40 to $50 per pound IT
was a luxury that had been known to
Englishmen only a few years.
Early settlers got along without In
dia or China tea for long time. They
used roots, herbs and leaves found In
the fields and woods as substitute
for tea. Sassafras tea was common
drink.
Tea was advertised for sale in Bos-
ton in 1862 for the first time, according
to historians. In 1866 patriots began
to take the pledge not to drink tea be-
cause of the tax that the English gov
eminent placed on it. 1t became fash
ionable for patriotic ladies not to serve
India tea, but as substitutes therefor
Labrador tea" and Liberty tea"
Captain Page of Danvers forbade his
spouse to taste tea beneath his roof
as long as the tax remained upon 1t,
but the strong minded and ingenious
lady assembled to the fat roof of the
house, invited her friends to follow,
and there she served tea to them.
Some other ladies Of the town Jared
less fortunately. They used to Dor
row for their tea parties the big tea
pot of the once famous Bell tavern.
One day, after drinking the forbidden
beverage, the master Of the house un-
expectedly walked in. jumped to the
fire, grabbed the teapot and turned it
over, and out rolled a big frog. The
iovial patriots at the Bell tavern sus-
pecting the use Of the pot had placed
the frog in it. Some of the danes
never drank tea afterward, for it made
them sick.
Isaac Wilson Of Peabody persisted
in selling tea, so the Sons of Liberty
seized him and compelled him to walk
about town penitently repeating:
I, Isaac Wilson. a Tory be;
I, Isaac Wilson. sell tea.
The celebrated Boston tea party was
followed by tea parties in other New
England towns. In Salem. soon after
the Boston party. David Mason was
suspected Of having had his negro
servant smuggle two chests Of tea into
his home. Patriots entered and
searched his house. They found the
tea. They gave it to boys, who parad-
ed with it to Salem common and there
burned 1t. ny
Even after the Revolution trade In
tea was not wholly unrestricted. It
appears that in some New England
places dealers In tea were required to
take out icense.-Boston Globe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09
POSED THE DEAD MAN.

Scheme Of the Gamblers In Crock
ford's House In London.
Crockford, the proprietor Of we'll
known London gambling house. was
made to play a queer role after he was
dead. When one of Crockford's horses
was poisoned just before the Derby
the misfortune brought on an attack
Of apoplexy, which proved fatal with
in forty-eight hours. Now, many Of
Crockford's friends had staked large
sums on another Of the gamblers
horses, which was q favorite for the
Oaks and which was disqualified by
the death Of the owner. Only the peo-
pie in the gambling house knew Of
Crockford's death, and it was resolved
to keep it q secret until after the race.
The servants were bribed and sworn
to secrecy, and the conspirators on the
day after the night upon which Crock
ford died had the body placed in a
chair at a window, so that people re-
turning from the track could see the
gambler sitting there. He was fixed
up to look as lifelike as possible and
through the window and partially con-
cealed from view by the curtains look
ed SO natural that no one Of the great
crowd which came cheering by the
house when on their return from See
ing Crockford's horse win the, Oaks
suspected the trick. >
The next day it was announced that
Crockford was dead. but it was years
before the true story leaked out
Westminster Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09
THE HORSE BREAKER.
How Hs Cured = Valuable Animal Of
Bad Habit.

The late Duke Of Northumberland
once purchased beautiful and valu-
able horse, but no sooner had his grace
begun to use him than he discovered
that the horse had one very bad trick
that Of suddenly lying down when
his rider was on his back. This could
not be endured, so he ordered his serv-
ant to get the horse properly broken
in, says q writer in Chambers Journal.
Accordingly away went the. groom to
a celebrated horse breaker in the city
Of Durham and, without mentioning
the animals particular frailty, left him
with q general commission to break
him in. The next day the teacher Of
horses rode out on an experimental
trip with the dukes favorite and pres
emily found himself gently rolled upon
the soil and the horse by his side, very
much at his ease.
"Oh," said the horse breaker, not at
all embarrassed, "is that your Gus
TONI? So he provided himself the
next day with several strong stakes
and plenty of sound rope and took the
unceremonious steed to a large field
adjoining Durham cathedral. Riding
round and round, the animal, accord
ing to his character, soon stretched
himself comfortably, rider and all, on
the green sods. Without saying q
word the horse breaker. getting up,
seized upon his wooden stakes, drove
them deep and firm into the ground all
around the willful brute and then by
means of the rope fastened him down
exactly in the position chosen by him
self, so that neither legs nor body
could stir one inch. OF course after
time the horse was willing to get up,
but the teacher was willing he should
lie still, and there he kept him with
plenty of hay and water within reach,
for three days and three nights, him
self sitting on his back for most Of
the time. smoking his pipe. The horse
never again lay down with his rider
on his back.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09
supsrstitions Of the cinsaisss.

Superstitions OF the cin0atsss.
An old Cingalese woman who lived
in an ordinary native hut by herself
died and was buried. On the follow
ing day large iguana "a species Of
lizard which attains great size) entered
the compound Of gentleman living
close by and attacked his poultry.
Hearing the noise and commotton, he
came out and on ascertaining the
cause got his gun and shot the iguana.
No sooner had he done this than there
arose a great uproar from the rela-
tives of the old woman, who declared
that he had killed her, because her
spirit had passed into the lizard, in
proof Of which they pointed tri-
umphantly to the fact that it had new
er before been seen In the vicinity and
only appeared after her death. Rupees
finally appeased the outraged feelings
Of the old woman's descendants. -
Java Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09

Judge Burke has dismissed the in
junction brought at Valley City to
restrain the ball players from engag-
ing in that sport on Sunday, the
ground taken being that the wrong
remedy has been sought for, and that
if the players violate a state law they
should be proceeded against on that
ground. And down at jamestown a
minister attended Sunday game for
the purpose of being his own witness
and then obtained warrants for sew
eral of the players who participated.