Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-07
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scn serpent seen Again--The off
GERS Of New Zealand coasling
steamer report that a sea serpent was
seen between Toiango Bay and Gis-
borne. According 10 the account giv-
en- hy them, the sen serpent was
| swimming slowly. with slnnous,
snakc-likc movement. and was ac-
companled by school of porpolses.
Three large fins were observed on
the back and the sides apparently
covered with white barnacles. while
the head was arge and square. The
vessel passed within ten fathoms Of
the creature. which was clearly seen.
The Australian papers contain cir
cumstantlal accounts OF a sea monster
said To have been seen by the officers
and passengers OF the interstate liner
Dimboola, IN the Great Australian
| Blight
one account tclographod from
Frcomantle. Western Australia, 20
/ sydney. states that when the vessel
was IN latitude 80 degrees 20 min
utcs south Hnd longitude i3f east a
shout from some OF the passengers on
deck caused the third officer who
was on watch. 10 lock over the star
board quarter
lie was amazed 10 see. within
| distance Of less than quarter OF "A
mile. a school of porpoises and a
| whale fleeing from a tremendously
large. slnuous monster Captain NIL
Ter. master OF the Dimboola, and the
/ Marcopi operator had their attention
drawn To the sight. and they at once
turned their glasseE on the remark
able spectacle.
Captain Miller says the scrpen, was
az least fifty feet long. WAS Of tho
color OF brown seal aud had a head
between the size OF q whale aud a
porpolsc. and it, tail was OF the OK
aggeratcd fish variety.
II alternately reared ~ head and
duckcd IL under the waves Present
ly the whole contingent of big fish
we're lost To- view.
Captain Mllcr has made sketch
of what he remembers of the sight
and he asked other passengers To do
tho same II Is remarkable how tho
sketches coincide.
The serpent b. revealed Ia much
tho same Chinese dragon form as Il
has been depicted In other parts OF
the world
Throws Rather Ia Crowd--lcnragcd
boy the iccrs Of q crowd that surround
ed her den. Asia" "a wild girl" in
"A side show M the Allen County Fair
nj Lima, ohio, picked up huge rat
tlcsnake aud hurled II into the crowd,
Tho RATHER. which measured eleven
feet wound Itself around the legs OF
Hazel Bentou. u years old, aud BIZ
the girl severely
Attendants rescued Hazel by shoot
ing tho snake. Fair officials ordered
the show closed
Gets Rear First Dny--W T. smith
"a prosperous and wealthy real estate
man from Dallas. Texas, came to Taos
last Friday evening ana made the
statement that ho camo for the sole
purpose OF hunting bear but only had
two days TO do IL in lie promptly
secured the services NJ two expert
enced local bear hunters. Billy SAN
tlstevun and Geronimo, the indian.
This party OF three started cut early
last Sunday morning for the haunts
Of MIR Brun. who travc's ia the cam
yons. roams the foothills and climbs
the lofty mountains almost entirely
unmoieVtcd IN the san Cristohal coun-
Try.
Luck came their way ON the after
noon OF the first day out as they all
shot precisely az the same time al a
two year old cub cinnamon bear ana
lkiiicd him almost Instantly They
brought MIR Bear into Taos last Mon
day afternoon and he tipped the
scales az over two hundred pounds
Taos Recorder.
Worms Fat Hoppers-Kansas city
II Mo-. oct Western Kansas need
have little fear OF a plague Of grass
hoppers next year, although Il was be-
lleved for time that such mistor-
tune was among IS possibilities. the
Invasion OF Rrasshoppers last summer
} left In lts trail billions OF eggs to be
Matched this fall.
, "But IN the wake of the hoppers has
come "a small worm which has not
been IDENTIFIED said a A. Cross, 2
} Ford county ranchman at the Hotel
White YESTERDAY This worm Is MAX
ing quick work of the grasshopper
} eggs. some Of us worried over tbs
presence OF the worms IN wheat heldi
} and called in agricultural exports Thei
discovered that the mysterious strang'
, or was feeding upon the eggs OF ms
erusshoppers and had made sucn
Roadway as 90 preclude the POSSIBLE
It's Of hopper plague next year
Professor 4. G. Hamilton of the Kan
sas Agricultural college has specimeu'
% the worms and II trying 90 hnd ou