, 1877-10-12
FISHING For SHARKS.

Fers4 and stTsasn.
We hsu1ed in the blue beauties hand ever |
hand. and In couple Of hours caught enough ]
for our purposes, and then beat up against . |
stII nurtherly breeze 10 the shark grounds OF
Great Point. We anchored Ia about eight faith
osns of watcr, with rapid tide ahfi lively sen,
and, ~ one uf tho prcllmInartes, emPtied over
board the bloody water frotn the barrels. This,
OF course. runs down with the tide, and the
sharks, scenttna It, follow up like hounds until
they reach the boat.
Tho tackle used In taking these fsh consists
Of \ long tl,rce4,uartcr incl iluc, to whrh ia at
hltEng It on, a. tt,cy will often do without t!!s
prcra,ltln,; and 10 this, it, turn, Is fastened
QnasteF.In.it hooK, eighteen ,ncflce Long an.l
eight tncllcs Across the ben'I. lh,t, Oastca VIII
as deep u tho tldcway will allow, as'l the boat
cuu uf lbc tinc nude fast ~ something solid.'
We waited perhaps an hduF, wlmn our skip-
per, who a moment before WA iozinE ~ me
IL atop hts line from running rapidly overl"ar.f,
called Justify for hcip. Three Ut us lail ht'lti
With him, and slowly, hand over ha0!, haulsu
III. Now We could ece the sharks wl:lo gtllY
tary astcnt. mud then, witt! a gnFGiHg rom. ho
brGkc wutcr clt,se to us. Now. liz would attack
the boat. tia Jaws swapping together like Mat-
tram, and leaving nuinberlcss teeth sticking u
over, biting navagely al the iron ehatn but etot
we hauled lin closr abuarI, wien Dur pilot, ny
repeated blows With e1ut. hoon laid him stsu
alongside.
Ia t,,urc proper nante to apply. Swonl-t1eslitEs
IL dangerous, xnl consequently exciting. Shark
1shlne lacks ous lota of danger; md the u'!t'
ting forth oE sufficient strength 70 hau' tlic u
can hardly t,e exciting. The tandshark ~ 1noss
frequently taken here. although tho bluc.tiog VI
ual.eatcf stIuvcl.nose, hautnleslend. and river
shark aIu also sometimes caught. lae bHNcl-
etand tn tho sun; sell the jaws To visitors. aud
tI,c ltodics to farmurs fur IOutlurO. forgot 10
mention the tlugtsl,, another OF The talhily. NJ
| though much Inferior IN tlzs 70 Tue others,
n,c caught for ttelr oil, and thc livcrs arc also
"sun-tried." They aru fierce bteFs, Two tncn
oflcn taking ncarfy thousand d day. hook
with bnrb IA used, rs they arc ugly customers
tait. which tl,cy do not llestatc to strike Into
anr one foolish enough to handle them.
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There IL good time coming, boys. but It Is q
good time coming. boys.-luach. "
Cats arc much slaudcred. They never maks
| q noise until "driyen to the wan."
Saws tho Rochester Utmoerdt: "The utn
bilious ras-blll Is trying to make u dcunItion .,
I
Of ftaclf."
Tic Cuurtr-11ur,al gives this as tho lay ol
the Chicago savings l,auks: "Tlis stor-ed earn
this animated bust"
Iu New Jersey. when they want TO praise
| man, they say he naA such lnean-looktnR tac'
that d fly wouldn't alght On It.
A Berks County shoemaker manufacture
nmedlcatcd boots" Thtlr peculiar virtue Is II
tho hcal.-I,hitadaphld Bailfffa.
Napktn.r!nrs made OF Russian leather are the
latest novelty On lining-tn6lcs. Brcfsteuks
American leather arc not ncw.-LoEsA Courier
The tintfunabulation ot tho louble-ipinte
etoye-p{pg ia heard In tho lnDd: mud tho Record
irg Angel hus lis llanda full, adds the Philaae
pllfa PTtss.
One OF the unnoyancts of gathering aututn
lcayes In Missouri Is tho TACT fhut oil tho lief
t.rcs arc Ia daily use 10 cure men OF the hnb
of horse-BtcalinE.
Fond mother {aftcr d sudden howl frot
Young hupeful}-"Wh nils my Jar'tnEs
DarlIng-s!Atot,! ahuol dldu't Ect my lunc
yesterday l"-Fhn.
"a Mcssage ot rcaee."-A lnsty Turks
youth is il tha net oi laying across tis knee ~
vigorously spanking a nakes! liusslan you'll
with tue remark, "'fho Wiz Is localized"
Htddde11datscA.
A child VIA recently horn In Parke Count,
Iniiana. with lts arms and hands turned bacl
ward. IL parents were IN despair ~ tlcy ,a r
tlectcd that ihu younxster Wunltl lnakc eoo
, Custou,-l1 ouse lnspcctnr.
Dam Pedro now llaa private attendant WI
: naTts liz bed.curtains frequently during tt
night at,.l yells "1'leketI" Then a fnrkcd sttc
: IL ratified along scctiou Of pallug iest: III Il
| paIole, anil the Emperor suliGea In hls Sluinbc
-Ciacinnau Commfvriat.