TO TOEVENT SWAMIWO.
DKiiSSING S.
trm Mt KnmilnA Thlna to
Da .la Ulv fcT HJlnt'
of Mirnjur ttnoak.
Strongvoloniesund plentiy of storage
room is On- foundation far large crops
of surplus honey, but the OM DIUKi ac
;'inui;inv I lie other. A strong colon
without -r inii tr' capacity eainuit do
inythlng but swarm, and Hi this man
agement is followed up. vanning hi
the result all through (he hone' sea
son. The greatest profit art' derive
from the honey stored in good market
able shape, s that the .prevention of
m a mis as the rule with beekeepem.
The be-t preventive dfassrarniingifci
plenty of storage room, so the liee
ire navn In want of a-pfcire to store
the neetar from flowers a, they 'gather
t. Btorage room for surplus should
lie added at the right One, ami this U
iot too early in the arama, iut allow
the colony ti be confined to the brood
chamber until they S'rraic itrong, and
the hive Is full of ) , k. it: usually s
said that .surplus boxes '-lionld be put
on at the beginning of the principal
joncy harvest, und as a arule this is
rightf but in some eases then' are ex
ceptional If the colony is not Strong,
;he boxes should not be radded unt il
'they are strong enough. Mi. the other
fiand, we frequently haueraolonies so
Itrong some lime before the honey
season is os that if extra room is not
idded theywiil swarm. Sotha1 these
musl have additional sn." just at the
time needed to keep dowir ijie swnrtli
,ng fever.
Those wbn do not make specialty
of bees frequently do not give enough
storage room. A good colony during
the honey season should have at leant
about 60 pounds storage capacity, and
this is not enough to be allowed to re
main so throughout the season, but all
completed hom y should becemoved as
soon 11s ready and empty boxes sup
plied to tnke the place of the ones re
moveii. A 0111 oolonymay store two
or three tlmesrthts amount rt surplus
if thv'lioney tliwv is a good one. and the
colony the same, so that we s'bould not
be consent to lev them reniarn iiidiced
?d. A. H. Duff.'n National Kuri l.
duei "lt ,prr lotrluats
t'Clllcil ti'otril
(.dim Glv, e.t
u!h .iM-ua, man sna tne noctor Wei
Onlkiup about the vexed question
' MH . "To vv ll o in
he prescription, ue
I'ih- . Ipll.lll f , ' ,
song, to the rtorto;
I 'ho "writes it. Ifhe patient wbu re
ecives .h or the pharmacist who putt
up the medicine'.'" The man of vine-.
iciiiius un new i irK limes, sum mat I priUlue pi:. v.: u
it certainly belong to tne pharmacist iowed bj a little
...-:; .INS.
' Oprratlnn It Ki
ln tile oirrr
! ' rew it h.
THE VOICE IN THE CHOIR. I had once sighted its prey, dart alonff from it two strips, earh an Inch wide.
tp In the music-:, ft I heard
A voice of WondroUS tone.
Like warbling nf a happy bird
That Joyed e'er winter flown.
ti fact which hud been proved In
satisfaction by the number of Jiuie!
pharmacists have been, called Intc
court -and required to bring the orig
Inals vtt prescript kins they huvv put
up to answer some Important quea
tiou. The druggisl, he said. ueods ih i tie neatsfoot en
prescription for his own protection
to show, in case there should be
trouble, thst he has put up on what
the doctor has prescriocd. It is not
safe, lie declared, ir n patient So hav
a prescription which he OSS hsVi
filled '.whenever ha pleases. Doctors
nowadays treat diseases acoorSing tc
present symptOUH slid the exact con
dition 'if the patient when the pre
BCriptian is given. The pat Wat vUu
gives tiiii medicine .to a friend OS takes
it at another tiou when he nuiy ap-paientl-
have th sajnu trouble, but
conditions are different, is doinsr him
self an injury ami acting uufajrly to
the doctor. The ibaetor was emphatic.
"The pharmacist sj.ould keep orig
inal proscription," the said, "as e pro
tection lor himself, but he shouWi also
give a copy of it ij the patierU. No
To tan ihei ; hi with the wool en
I nd to dye woo. (SI til.- saaw, spreai
thin, flesh side up, (then taken off.
.i um over It, i..-
lowea by a little -.: .t prti r and plen:
hit otcomniu:i salt. !. mdput where
t null no) rreeae. Two, itnoeseauhot
alum und sal: will tan a hhet p or other
similar sized -kin. When the skin is
tianed the flesh on it will rub off easily.
Then nail the skin to boards in the
sun. Stretchinsr ii tiirht. and aiioli m bi
ll hich should Jilter-
A siiiR, r 1 wss nevr '.
bo 1 could not aspire
to rise to rach a helsht ss
Beside ber la t: i holr
I loved h.T: ami 1 thank in
Another plan I knew:
I tried it. snd well, now s!i.
Beside me In the pew.
Her voire sines and my hei
Rsjolclng In love's crown;
Bhe "raised a mortal to the
I "drew an angel l.wn "
George Blraseye, in Town .
ad:
si a Mil
rt npik-i
tuntry.
ward be worked out with a wedge -sfaaned
piece oJ wood. The skin is then
wet until soft ;ivJ then ri,,-6 uutil
dry. If h is nc.t worki .1 and rubbed it
w ill dry haKsh and stiff. Por sheep snd
lamb skins a strong -mis is usually first
mad.- with hot water, in which the
skins are washed carefully, squeesing
them bet iv ccr. J he hands I o get be dirt
OUt if the wool. The skin fa then
washed in clear water, and alum ami
salt, half a pound each are dissolved
in a lit t le hot water. ' i ut into
cum gh cold water In .. i nit toraser two
tltina. Let soak over ni;,'bt and. then
hang on a pole to drain. When well
dgained, spread, stretch and tack them
ton board, flesh side up. While yet a
little damp pir on the pulverised sslt
peter and alum, rub it in well.: hen lav
the flesh side of tw.. kins together
and hang theau in the shade two or
threi ): S, turninff the under skin un.
e e ee
: THE "TANIFA" OF SAMOA..
II V Lot) 18 BF.CKB.
e
e
ise
M
set
prescription should. ever be fillt-d from Pern ,sl ''very .day until perfactly drv
ineij scrape t'.e hesh siib' WMh a dull
knife to remove the remaining scraps
of flesh and rub the flesh sthe with
this copy, which should t si desig
nated, said no prescription whartetrei
given by a doctor should ever re
filled1 except by his acijuieseenur, and
.there should be a, law to that effect.''
pumice stone israd afterward wrlth the
hands, until Mil! and pliable. 9'or dye
in k n ly (he ana line dyes, of the colors
wanted, and j.n directions uiith them.
-Hon,... Stock und Farm.
FLY BRUSH FOR CATTLE.
flnrjlle 1 n, i ,,,,,, ,n ,,.h
Sliwk to a,r
Ssainiii la seel Baeasl
DESTRUCTION OF LICE.
To ItldfShe Poalker Hoaae aC'Voemla
fsr Irt.od and Sll Call farttjMa
atematle Ajipllcatloa.
To comdetely rid the poultry louse
f vermis, go after the pests .with
torch. Mi ko the ttorch first. OHs
eoWe one-half pint .of pine tiir nd
one-half pint of turpentine to iqne
ihatf gallon of kerosene, in nn opoa
vessel. SosJV in this solution large
corn cobs until they are veil ajtffd'
rated. Then. take them from the (tlu
t ion .and duat on them all of ,the
powdered sutyhur that will sticlc to
them. Next, have a msll pointed
iron rod, of wtnich iasent the pointed
end into the 'Jarge end of the oob.
Then , fou haae saturated ' torekies
ready tfor use. Removing. sll the com
bustible matter from jjour poultry
liouse, .ea.ter wi)i your t.reh. igaiite
it, and ao to wrk, pera.itting th
fames to tenter evry crack and crev
ilce all oyer the sarface, momentarily,
nni you hove all (the lice destroyed.
This should be donje once a month in
iWarjn weatlicr. Itvould be well and
wise lo have a tub arid a few (buckets
of water haiwdy in esc your poultry
house should jffnite from your torch.
All poultry Isonses should be well
Whitewashed (With frei lime. White
rash Mtth plasty of ssSt in the wash
luide .of the house. Dips should not
be used, hecamw they nvay cause (the
liens to take ceSd. AH dSps that e.nn
be used avail nothing unless the
poaHry house is olean, as the hens
will soon become overrun spain with
lice. Just as soon as the tice lenve.
the poultry house the hens ean elenr
their bodies by dusting in eushes or
dry earth. The heads and necks
should be rubbed with melted lard
once a month, to kill the large head
lice. If a dip must be used pour n
gallon of boiling water on a pound
of tobacco refuse. Let it stand over
nifrht and then add two ffullons of
cold water. Dip the .hens on a warm,
ury day. nut do not use a dip if it
can be avoided. Try insect powder
In preference. Hurni World.
Some ljuuisville fa'hers of fanilllsa
were discussing recently the rarlioui
Vnrlstl. o Wlsions on Which
t t," v had been
mail., to feel .TM.ll . "Vie IrrwitPnirnl UkM :
Bach had Lin special 1alo oi woe, v
ports the Ti nes of tliaiv eitv. One fait
small when lirs mothsaMn-laW had out r , u- ., u . . ,
in tnessummor r. is mtt sisvirnraisrj
dosvn on hll-l In the presence of vis- ' to provide cattle with a place il the
iiuis ami ms wue. ABgaaer wnen, in- jmsture riehi where they roar brujb off
cr jireaching economy Ao his better the flies as it is to furnish shade, food
half, a bill had come in for wines and "r drink. The dm ice in tho ilhsstre
cigass which he had told her were,ion hows a pood arrsogement Jir
preaenta Another whfln he had ! ,his PWP. it eansista first of -four
brought homo a rams .bar full of .''"" n the lonm of a recUngk-1
birds, and then found the nicaalry
feet long and eipht -feet wide. Atone
end the poets are about 5 iect'hig&.
at the other only three feet. Across
oach end of the rectangle an ejght-biah
board is nailed at tho.top of the posts.
1 .the upper rffdee of ISiese boards site
cut notches skiout four inches deep and
? inches wide.. Beginning next to the
poatc these nstohes ana cut at inteir
vsla.ef 18 or SO tenches.
Noiw take boards four inches wide.,
13 loot long nnd .not h.-iti j.-r thsn ne
merchant from whom he bought them
had aent in a bill for the same, snd
his wtfo had reckoner the bill called
for 24 birds, when he bad orttaJirought
home 30. Ssaay one had a 4uret wee
and eaoh declared no one oould fasve
felt inoae iusigntficant than himself
on these .occasions, but the ibfisa msn
took tho faaaner. -"Hoys," said he, "if
you wont ito feel like 30 etuis just
you go wfclA your wife to a milliner's
.store wheaahe seeing to buy a hat.
You sit in a ehalr like a piece axf put-
y, and you can't any your aott ii i
your own."
"Aindwich aaen" hawe fallen lotto a
new line of eniployjoeitt. Carryiiug
wi tiannera ik. o lienst nt t,vU
baa alsvay. been laborious. Now they i ARRAf3ICstENT OF TH8 BHL'SH.
ere possessors of a job Which is noth- ,Dch thiek- Arrange these io pairs, as
, ., , M. , many pairs us there are notches in
ul ..w man mir juyxiib i I o 111 iwi , . ,
roofs A tall buildings, says a New
V 1 1 - , i 1 1 i ,
pwr. ssasHuaawsreia aaug hkr to bolting them together. Brash
been sJMlfik to appreciate the advau- , which has been collected from th
tago of a skyful of advertisements, j thicket is now placed between these
Now for e.uch kito combination two boards and clumped fast. For the lake
men, and often three, are needed. The'0' aliarnesi only one of these brush
chief is styled the "pilot." the others ! Bbown in the illustration. 'Hie
as "helpers." An expert from the I c'a,uP8 ,h"s formed .ire now placed in
. . , , . , the notches prepared lor them in the
kite factory breaks m new men, and i . . , 1 . , , , , , .
.... , , , ' end boards, with the brush hanirinir
very fast the eiimmer sandwich pedes- ,,. m ,, , . r "
. . . down, ibev arc held down bv s nar-
J
each end board, and bore boles through
I them at intervals, of one foot, preps ro
tary to Dotting them together
PREVENTS FIGHTING.
Attraellre Gate for Ponlter llnlldlns:
That Is Divided lata a X um
ber of Tea.
Where a lonp poultry building is di
vided into a number of pens, the di
visions must be boarded at the bottom
tmrr
SI i
I ... ni !
M " ml,
" ' " v"
Iriuns are being transplanted.
A statistical authority informs its
that the twentieth century will have
24 leap years, the greatest number pos
sible. February will have five Sundays
three times 1920, and 1976. The
earliest possible date on which Koster
can occur is March 12. The last time
it occurred on that date wns 1S18. The
latest date that Kaster can occur is
April 25. It will occur but one time
in tho coming century on that date
1943. The middle day of the century
will be January t, 1991, There will be
3S0 eeltjifies during- the earning ceu
tury. A Galveston family recently moved
to Newton, Kan., and attraotcdi much
attention by tho uffeetloa which they
bestowed upon a common-looking yel
low cur. Inquiry revealed the fnet
that during tho great storm along the
coast of Texas the baby of the family
had been swept off a porch and ap
peared to be hopelessly lost. Hut the
dog plunged into tho flood, fought
with the waves und brought the baby
bock to safety.
row board nailed ucrossthe tops of the
posts at each end.
The device is now complete. The
difference in height at the two suds
makes it suitable for cat tie of all sizes.
The brush will last for a lonf,' tiaie, but
should they become much worn, or old
und brash, they may be easily replsced.
Orange Judd Farmer.
SHEEP ON THEARM.
The? Are of Inestimable Talae lr
eanae of Their PoaaaSSI for
Young Spr.oii. und Weeds.
The sheep is among the most use
ful and valuable of domestic animals,
being a producer of wool used for
clothing and other purposes, and of
wholesome meat. But the sheep also
is of large value on the farm because
of his fondness for young spronts uud
weeds.
According to an authority thsre are
nearly 000 varieties of known weeds,
of which sheej) will eat S15 kinds, while
horses, cattle and hogs will eat but a
few varieties. It is apparent that
every farmer could well afford to raise
a few sheep if for no purpose other
than the desl ruction of weeds.
Weeds increase In numbers and va
rieties as the country grows older.
They are found most abundantly in
the old countries of Kurope. Their
steady increase in this countrv de-
i I I V
DIVISION DOOR.
Aecordinrr to an industrial atit.hnrifv
l prevent the fowls, particularly the j nearly 16,000 tons of potato starch are
I Hales, from fichtinc A amnd Annm Im InrnnI nut annnnfli- in. ,! mmmIm
I'UCh g division Ik clint... . tl... ..... n Ll. j.
lis m Si iwwii i j ne poia:or useu lor siarcn are tne
but hsa th. T... ?C "ra'nar.Va.V, , tmu nd injured ones of the crop.
a luiiin u U lilt' UWHr I 'iff
ITry together, the spaces grow-
tad flffhtln?' makes a handsome gate
w eaguy constructed. al L.
tU, in Farm and Home.
Anything seems to be good enough
"eason for 'bringing divorce proceed
ings. A Washington woman has sued
for freedom on tho ground that her I nands that farmers should raise sheep
husband is not as strong politically as ' ns "MOng other means looking to
ineir extermination.
Hy all means get two or three ewes
already bred and give them the run
of that foul pasture, Increase the
flock by breeding and purchase if ad
visable, until the number is sufficient
to keep down the weeds on a given
area.
No farm is properly equipped with
out sheep. Farmers' Voice.
he thou it! it and said he was. ami n
Leavenworth sister has just burst ber
matrimonial bonds because ber hus
band would not take her to church.
(Sixty bushels of them yield a barrel of
starch.
&
One of the queerest election bets yet
recorded is a big steer against a $50
ooffia made at Edna, Kan.
Succulent rations are what keep the
flock healthy and give the junior m-
bers of same n good growth.
Dock your lambs early. Use a knife
that is keen w ith a jagged edge. This
prevents excessive bleeding.
NY years ago in Is;;:- ;,t ut
close of nn Intensely hot da v. I
OU1 from Aniu. the nrlnrlnnl norl
. i -, , .
of Samoa, to walk to a village named
LauliL u few miles nlono tl nut
I was bound on a piireon-ehootittu
trip to the mountains, and Intended
sleeping that ii Ii t at l.aulll with
some native friends who were to join
me farther on. Passing through the
semi-Kuropeunizrd town of Matautu,
I emerged oul upon the open beach.
With in,' was a young Polynesian
half-caste named Alan, about 'J:.' years
of age, mid one of the most perfect
specimens of athletic manhood in the
South Pacific, For Rix months we
had been business partners in a small
cutter trading between Apia and Sll
rail the largest island of the Samoa n
group. .Now, ufter Mime months of
toll, We were taking a week's holiday
together, ami enjoying ourselves
greatly, although at the time the
country was iu the throes of un in
ternecine war.
A walk of a mile Wrought us to the
mouth of the Vaivasa river, a small
stream flowing into the sea from the
littoral on our rinht. The thin was
high: therefore we hailed a picket
stationed in the trenches on the op
posite task, and nskivl them in a joc
ular manner not to fire at us while
we Were wading across. To our sur
prisetor we were both well known
to the Contending pealics nnd on very
friendly terms wilh them half a
dozen mien sprang up ami excitedly
bade us not attempt to rross.
"Go farther up the hank and cross
to onr olo (lines) In a eanoe," added
a young Munono chief. Whose family
I knew weSl, "There is a ram fa about.
We saw it lat night."
Thut was quite enough for us for
the name tnifa sent a cold chill down
our backs. We turned to the right,
and after walking a quarter of u mile
eame to a hat on the bank at a spot
regarded as ueutrnl ground. Here we
found some women and children, and
a. eanoe; and ss hrss than five minutes
we were landed on the other side, the
women chorusing the dreadful fate
that would hav befallen us had we
attempted to cma the mouth of the
river.
"E lima gsfa Ve umi!" ( Tis five
fathom: long!") crietl one old dame.
"And a fathom wide ut. the shoul
ders," said another lady, with a shud
der. "It hath come to the mouth of
the Vaivasa because It hath smelt the
blood of the three men who were
killed (n the river here two days ago."
"We'll hear the true varn present
ly," snid my COmnnnlot as We walked
down the left-hand bank of the river.
tnere musi, ie a latum cruising
about, or else those Manono fellows
wouldn't have been so scared at us
wanting to cross."
As soon nR wc reached the young
chief's quarters we were made very
welcome, and were obliged to remain
and share supper with him and his
men nil stalwart young natives from
the little island of Manono, a lovely
spot situated in the straits separat
ing Upolu from Savaii. Placing onr
guns and bags in the care of one of
the wnrrii rs, we took our seats on
the matted floor and filled our pipi
and, whilst a bowl of kavu was being
prepared, I.i'o, the young chief, told
us abont the advent of the tnnifa.
Let nie first explain, before givin
the chiefs statement, that the tnnifa
is a somewhat rare and greatly dread
ed member of the Rhark family. By
many white resident! it was believed
occasionally to measure from L'd to L'.'.
feet in length as a mutter of fact it
seldom exceeds ten feet; but its great
girth and solitary, nocturnal habit
have invested it, even lo the native
mind, with fictional powers of vo
racity and destruction. However, nl
thongh the natives' accounts of the
creftture are exaggerated, it is really
a dreadful monster, and is the more
dangerous to human life because of
tho persistency with which it fre
quents muidy and shallow water u,t
the mouths of streams, particularly
after a freshet caused by heavy rain,
when its presence cannot lie dis
cerned.
Info the port Oi Apia there fall two
small streams c lied rivers by the
local people the Mulivai and the
Vaisigago. I was fortunate enough
to see specimens of the tauifo on
three occasions, twice at the Vaisi
gago and once nt the mouth of the
Mull vat, j but I had never seen one
caught, or even sufficiently exposed
to give an idea of its proportions.
However, many natives particularly
an old Baratongan named Hnpol, who
lived in Apia and was the proud cap
turer of several tnnifa -gave me a re
liable description, w hich I a 'ti rw ards
verified A tanifa ten feet long. Hapal
assured me. was un enormous!) bulky
and powerful creature, with jaws and
teeth much larger than an ocean
haunting shark of double that length;
and its width across the shoulders
was very great. Although it gener-
the water with great rapidity, with
out Causing a ripple. At a village in
Savaii, a powerfully-built woman,
who was Incautiously bathing at the
mouth of a stream, was suddenly
wept away by one of these sharks
almost before she could utter a cry,
so swiftly ami suddenly was she
seized. Several attempts were made
to capture the brute, which continued
to haunt the scene of the traccdv for
several dais; but it was too cunning
to take a hook, and was never caught.
The tanifa which had been seen by
the young Manono chief and hi men
the preceding evening had made its
I appearance soon after darkness had
1 fallen, and had cruised to and fro
across the mouth of the Vaivasa till
the tide began to fall, when it mode
its way seaward through a passage in
the reef. It was, so I.i'o assured inc.
quite eight feel in length and very
wide across the head ami shoulders.
The water was clear, and by the
bright starlight tiny could discern
its movements very easily; once it
came well int.. the river and remained
st at ii .nary for some minutes, lying
under about two feet of water. Some
of the Manono men. hailing a picket
..f the enemy on the opposite bank of
the river, asked for a ten minutes'
truce I., try ami si t it. This was
granted; nnd. standing on the top of
the sandy trench, half a dozen young
fellows tired a volley at the shark
from their Snidcrs, .None of the bul
lets took effect, und the tanifa sailed
slowly off again, to cruise to and fro
for an..! her hour, watching for any
hapless person who might cross the
.lust as the knvn was be' ig handed
round, some children who were on
watch .tied out that the tanifa had
come. Springing to his feet, Li'o
again hailed the enemy's picket on
the other side, ami a truce was agreed
to, so that "the white men could have
a look at the malic" (shark).
Thirty or 40 yards away was what
seemed to be a huge, irregular, waver
ing mass of phosphorus, which as it
flrew nearer revealed theoutlinesof the
dreaded fish. It came in straight for
the mouth of the creek, passed over
the pebbly bar, ami then swam leis
urely about in the brackish water,
moving from Ixink to bunk less than
a ih.en feet from the shore. The
stream of bright, phosphorescent
light which had surrounded its body
when it first appeared had now, ow-
After charring the points he sharpen
ed the ends carefully; then, by great
pressure, he coiled them up into as
small compass as possible, keeping
the whole in position by sewing the
coil up iu the fresh skin ot a fish
. know u as the isuumii a species of the
("leather-jacket.'' Next he asked to ae
provided with two dog.-. A couple of
curs were soon provided, killed, and
the viscera removed, The coils of
bamboo wen- then placed in the va
cancy, and the skin of the bellies
stitched up with small wooden skew
er. That completed the preparation
of the baits.
As soon as the two sharks made
their appearance one of the dogs was
thrown into the water, anil was quick
ly swallowed, Then the second fol
lowed, and it was quickly seised by
the second tanifa. The sharks re-
remnined cruising about for some
hours, tin ii w i nt off as the tide began
to fall.
On the following evening they did
not turn up, nor on the Hi Xt, and the
Malay iiisi-:.il that within l'ne days
both would be dead A . n n as the
dogs were digested, he said, the thin
fish-skin would follow, i he bamboo
coil would fly apart, and I he sharpen
ed ends penetrate not only Ihe sharks"
bellies, but protrude through the
outer skin as well.
t.iuiie ii week afterwards, during
which time neither id the I unfa
had been seen, the Bllioll I of till two
t 1 c bench at
.m to ir miles
was examined
and presented
-i li t ; on.
nd
was found dead n
Vailele Plantation, ubi
from the Vaivasa. It
by numbers ol people,
a curious but hoi rilde
of the bamboo spring wns protruding
over a loot from the belly, which
was so cut and lacerated by the ago
nied efforts of the monstor to free
itself from the Instrument of torture
that much of the intestines was gone.
That the larger of thi s, Urea led li sli
had died ill the same matin, r there
was no reason to doubt; but probably
it had sunk in the deep water outside
the barrier-rc i Chambers' .louruuL
THE GRAND MEDICINE MAN.
Keeessary Acquirements f the
tllnn Who Would UecomB
Wiseacre la m Tribe.
The ceremony of the Rrand Medi
cine is an elaborate ritual, coverina
Ing to there being but a minor degree several days, the endless number of
of phosphorus in the brackish water, gods and spirits being called upon
given place to a dull, sickly-greenish minister to the sick man and to
reflection, accentuated, however, by lengthen his life, The scleral de
thin, vivid streaks caused by the exu- greet of the Grand Medicine teach
dation from the nostrils und gills of tho use of incantations, of medicines
viscid matter common to some nd poisotis, and the requirements nec
paelefl of sharks, and giving it a truly essarv to constitute a brave, savs the
terrifying appearance. Present ly a
couple of men, taking careful aim,
fired at the creature's head; in an In
stant it darted off with extraordinary
velocity, rushing through the water
like a submerged comet, if 1 nmy use
the illustration. Both of the men
upon l-ourt. "When ii young man
seeks admission to the Grand Medi
cine lodge, he first fasts until he sees
in hil dream some animal (the mink,
beaver, otter and fisher being most
common), which he hunts and kills.
The skin is then ornamented with
who had Bred were confident their beads or porcupine quills.
inuieis nan strucK ami badly wound
ed the shark, but were greatly dis
gusted when, ten minutes afterwards,
it again appeared, swimming leisure
ly about at 30 yards from the beach.
Three days later, as we were re
am!
the
spirit of the animal becomes the
friend and compnnion of the man."
The medicine men have only a limited
knowledge of herbs, but they are ex
pert in dressing wounds, and the art
of extracting barbed arrow.; from the
turning to Apia, we Were told by our flesh ean be learned from them.
native friends that the shark still
haunted the mouth of the Vaivasa,
and I determined to capture it. I
sent Alan on board the cutter for our
one shark-hook- a hook which had
done much execution among the sea-
prowlers. Although not of the larg
est size, neing only ten inches in the
shank, it was made of splendid steel.
and we had frequently caught 15-foot
sharks with it at sea. It was a cher
ished possession With us. and we al
ways kept it und tho four feet of
chain attached to it bright and clean.
In the evening Alan returned, ac
companied by the local pilot (('apt.
Hamilton) ami the master of a Her
man bark. They wanted "to See the
fun." Wc soon had everything in
readiness. The hook - baited with the
belly portion of a freshly-killed pig,
which the Manono people hud com
mand, ered from a bush village Was
buoyed to a piece of light pun wood
to keep it from sinking; and then,
with 20 fathoms ot brand-new whale
line attached, we let it drift out into
the center of the passage. Making
our end of the line fast to the trunk
of a cocoanut tree, we set some chil
dren to watch, and went into the
trenches to drink some kava, smoke
and gossip. Wc had not long to wait
--barely half an hourwhen we heard
a warning yell from the watchers.
The tanifa was in sight! Jumping
up, and tumbling over each other in
our eagerness, we rushed out. Alas!
We were too late; for the shark, in
stead of approaching In its usual leis
urely manner, made a Straight dart
at the bait, and before we could free
our end ol the line it was au taut as
an iron bar, und the creature, with
the hook firmly fastened in his jaw,
was plowing the water into foam
am ol ells of excitement from the
natives. Then suddenly the line fell
r.hick, and the half dozen men who
were holding it went over on their
backs.
In mournful silence we hauled in the
line. Then, oh, woe! tho book our
prized, beautiful hook was gone.
ml with it two feet of the chain.
which had parted at the center swivel.
That, particular tanifa was seen no
more.
Nearly two months later, two of a
much larger size appeared at the
mouth of the Vaivasa. Several of the
white residents tried night after night
to hook them, but the monsters re
fused to look nt the baits. Then
appeared "ti the scene an old one-eyed
Malay named 'BeO, Who asserted he
could kill them easily. The way he
set to work was described to me by
trie natives who witnessed tne opera
tions. Taking a niton of green bam-
T ii olden times yes. to within the
memory of living Ojlbwnys- Ihe medi
cine man at the funeral ci rcmony
thus addressed the departed: "Dear
friend, you will not feel lonely while
pursuing your journey toward the
setting sun. I have killed for you a
Sioux (hated enerty of the Ojibways)
and I have scalped him. lie will ac
company you und provide for you,
hunting your food as you need It
The scalp I hate taken, use it for youi
moccasins,"
An Australian Pish Stogy
Writing from Ulinbury, Wcsl
tralla, to a brother iu London
Reginald Shaw relates the f
amazing incident, which, hi
Aue-
i. Mr
owing
-iatcs
happened to one of his party when
fishing from the jetty: His friend
had bailed his hook with a Inrgc whit
ing, hoping to catch a killgfish, when
ft shark about seven feel long swal
lowed ii! The angler gently brought
(he shark to the surface of the water,
while a man working on tie jetty
r.tme to his assistance with a I n' iron
hook, nnd after scleral ineffectual at
tempts' to jab (he hook into the
shark's mouth the latter got away.
On pulling up his line the Ii-' rman
found that he had lost the whiting
bait, but had hooked two large ribs
of beef from the stomach of the
shark. Then, to the amusement of
the crowd, one of whom remarked:
"Well, exchange is no robbery," he
landed the be.
London Mail.
f safely on the jetty.-
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Afterthoughts.
It is mighty linrd to
with anything that cans,
i cntence.
Cur admiration for soni
not Infrequently based on thcii
opinion of us.
The difference between
practice has kept many a man
succeeding in life.
An ability mil lo display you,- ignor
ance goes a long way toward convince
ing people that you are vi 11 informed.
Generosity makes many acquaint
nnces, but it doesn't know ils friends
until Adversity singles them out. In
diau.ipolll News.
lthi'
neon
le is
g"od
i mm
ally svam slowl;-, it would, when it boo about four feet iu length, he split Scribuer's.
Waltlan for m Man,
A preacher riding down u ravine
came upon an old mountaineer hiding
ill tho bushes with his rifle.
"What are you doing there, my
friend?"
"Hide on. stranger," was the easy
answer. "I'm n-waitln' fer Jim John
son, and, with Ihe help of the Lawd,
I'm goin' to blow his he:id off."
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