, on an- reported.Van Meter, la., is terrorized by a hideous monster, said by the scien-tists of the town to be antideluvian. It i described as half-human, ha 1 f bea t, with huge hat wings, a parrot beak and a horny protuberance in theI forehead which emits a dazzling light.It flies like a bat, climbs poles 1 i k * - a parrot arid on 'he ground leaps like akangaroo. Its haunt is said to be inan abandoned coal mine, it has been shot at dozens of times but has al-wajs escaped, li is said to emit astupefying odor.Ik f S 1 t 1 ... I !• .1 a I