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Whipping and Prayer.

Colonel Robert Ingersoll was born in
Oneida County, New York, and letter
in the Utica Herald gives some remem-
brances Of the paternal sternness which
has possibly inspired his protest against
severe domestic discipline. 1t is told Of
his father that when his son was seized
with it Of coughing at table one day,
and could not stop when ordered, the
elder lngersoll took the boy to the car
riage house and whipped him severely.
The punishment could be heard in the
house. The preacherparent whipped till
he was tired probably, and then ceased
for prayer. The praying, like the whip
ping, could be heard by the family. At
ter praying o while whipping was resum-
ed. Then more prayer. Then more
whipping. And thus the prayer and the
strap alternated for a considerable time
Meanwhile Mrs. Ingersoll was crying, and
none of the household could continue
the meal.
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WHOLE NO. 1885.

little stream. from which plenty of ice
could be obtained, aud an ice house will
GIL every summer with Joy. DR.. Draper.
one Of tho greatest men in the world.
says that ice water not only i healthy,
but IL has done away with many low
forms Of fever IN the great cities. Every
farmer should have ico-watcr. aud he
can have it with an expense 90 trihing
that the very poorest could scarcely feel
IL. Make your homes pleasant Have
your houses warm and comfortable for
the winter. Do not build a story and.a-
half house The half story is an oven.
in which during the summer you viii
bake every night. aud feel every morning
a. though only the rind Of yourself was
lcft Decorate your rooms, even II you
do 20 with cheap engravings they are
much better than none. Have books.
have papers; read them. You have
more leisure than the dwcllers in cities.
Beautify your grounds with plants. with
flowers. Have good gardens. aud recoi-
lect that everything Of beauty tends 10
your elevation. Every little morning
glory. whose purple heart Is thrilled with
tho light Of the morning sun. tends 10
blossom In your heart. can imagine
no condition that carries with Il such a
promise Of JOY a. the farmer in tho au.
tumn. with hia cellar fall. with every
preparation made Tor tho winter, with
the prospect Of three months Of comfort
and rest, three months Of hresido aud
content. three months Of homo and fam
ily, three months Of pure. solid comfort
Make your homes comfortable. Do not
huddle together In little room around
a red hot stove with every window faa.
tened down do not live in this poisoned
air, and then when one Of your children
die, put q piece in the paper commencing
with Whereas, u has pleased Providence
10 remove from our midst" Have plon-
~ Of air and plenty Of warmth. Letyour
children sleep. Do not drag them from
their beds la the darkness Of the night
Treat them with infinite kindness.
There l. no happiness in . house not
illcd with loye-whcrc tho man hates
he wife or the wife hatel the husband
where children fear their parents. where
parents dislike their children. Every
luch home j. simply hell upon earth.
here is nothing in the cultivation Of
he soil 10 make men grabbed or unjust.
10 lock upon the sunny slopes covered
With daisies does not tend 20 make men
ruel Whoever labors for the happiness
Il those he loves clcvatea himself, no
natter whether he works In shop or
lows In the pcrfumed fields
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VOL. 33-----NO. A.
DIRECTORY.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIAL DIREC-
TORY.
L - ~.

Judge, Court of Common Pleas-Porter DT
state Senator-Irvine DUNCAN.
Representative-ArthurB B. Monahan.
Probate Jndge-John ]; g Evans.
TreasuIer-James X. Hunter.
Clerk-William III. Horton.
Sherif-John M. Ewing.
Prosecuting Attorney-C. A. Atkinson.
Surveyor-John ID. Brown.
Recorder-Enoch II. Lewis.
Commissioners-John =. McGhee, Geo. W,
Brown and Van Buren, Johnson.
SInfirmary Directors-A. f. McCorley, Peter
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Lick Township-James A. Aleshire, David
Davis, Ambrose Scott.
Scioto Township - James Davis, Robert
/ Hamilton-Harrison Canter, George Gilliland.
Jefferson-J. Edward Jones, John Isaac
Madison = Jonathan Davis, Edward Hunt,
Observation-Disclosures scurlock, VIM. L.
Milton-George W. Whitman, Samuel Demp-
Washinglon-J. II. Wilson, John @. Ray.
Jackson-Joseph Rowland, 1. III. Mccormick.
Franklin - Armpstead scurlock, Joseph j.
Li6erty-Alfred Lewis, John Mccartney.
PosroFFIcEs AND PosTsAsrERs.
Jackson-S. r. Baldridge.
Berlin Roads-Mrs. Electa Erwin.
Wellston-J. 4. Ferree.
Dawkins Mills-Mrs. Kirkendall.
Leo-C. @. McKinnIss.
Meadow Branch-Wm. B. Pratt.
Webers-J. Calm.
Mabees-Samuel Jackson.
STShamTylle@JacS%9 GanSGs ElrSocn% fieTse; a sioan
Oak Hill-W. w. Morgan.
Samsonville- Geo. Reniger.
Jimes-C. H Shiers.
Byera-W. w. Kennedy.
Rays-I. III. Mccormick.
Keystone-B. III. Moore.
Camba-B. b. Evans.
Rocky Hill-E. w. Marvin.
Eurekaville-Adam Winfough.
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From the Scientific American.
The Science Of Play.

There is not much obvious connection
between the homely couplet "All work
and no play makes Jack a dull boy,
and Schillers hypothesis Of a Spiel
trieb,' or sport impulse which he recog.
nizes as existing in human nature. and to
which he traces the origin Of all fiction,
and especially that Of a poetic and dra-
matte character Yet both ideas express
truths which need but to be blended to-
getheT to bring before US a realization OF
the absolute necessity OF play in prac.
tical and physiological light The fret
may be taken as referring to the physical
gambols Of the young animal; the second.
to that which in one sense may be ment-
al relaxation, in another, not so affirm
atively il the exercise Of the sport i'm.
pulse involves a total change Of thought
and idea, negatively il no such change
takes place.
Play is an instructive faculty, inherent
in all animals. Ii is as much an instinct
as the desire to seek food when hungry
and TO regard it as mere aimless and
tritling species Of exertion is total mis-.
take The gambols Of a child emerging
from babyhood, or Of a kitten, are due TO
precisely similar reasons. At this period
OF life the purpose Of play in man and
brute is the. same in after years the dit
/ ference vastly widens through the intro
duction of the intellectual element in the
actions Of the child, and Of course its to
tai absence in those Of the brute. The
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Church Directory for Jackson, 0.-1s77

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Elder William ii.
Devore, Pastor Preaching every 2d and 4th
Lords Day at l0% A. NJ, aud at night. Prayer
meeting every "Wednesday night, ahd every
LIST and Sd Lords Day at l0% A. NJ. Sabbath
School every Lords Day ats a. NJ.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Rev. j. X.
Gibson, Pastor. Pre- ching every Sabbath at
l0% A. NJ, and at night. sabbath School every
Sabbath al A. NJ. Teachers meeting Tuesday
evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday event ing.
Choir meeting Friday evening. Womans Mis-
siOnary meeting lst Monday In every month.
G munion service lst Sabbath in March.
June, September and December.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Rev &. +. Creighton, Pastor. Preaching every
Sabbath at lOII A. NJ, and at night. Teachers
meeting Tuesday evening: Prayer meeting
bath at A. M
TBAPTIST CHURCH.-Rev. f. w. Lloyd, Pas
tor. Preaching every LIST and Sd Sabbaths at
IO% A. NJ. and at Lamplighting. Sabbath
School every Sabbath at A. M. Teachers
Meeting Tuesday evening. Prayer Meeting
wednesday evening. Choir Meeting Satur-
day evening.
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COAL OIL EXPLOSION.
COvingtOn Girl Fatally Burned

Miss Lucy Wilkinson. the fourteen.
year-old daughter Of Mr J. n wilkinson,
residing at the corner Of Fifteenth and
Madison streets, Covingtou. Ky. was
fcariully burned last evening Her moth.
cr was confined n short time ago. and her
father was in the room with his wife -
Mr. Wilkinaon sent Lucy down to make
a cup Of tea for his wife. a. the servant
was out Unfortunately for the poor girl,
she poured some coal oil on the kindlinr.
and an explosion followed The fathers
attention was attracted by the sound,
aud he ran 10 see what the trouble was.
when ho and n ncighbor encountered his
daughter aud wrapped her In feather
bed 20 cxtinFuish the flames Her body,
from her neck down. waa burnt toa ctisp.
Dr.. kearns. the physician. could do bat
little 10 alleviate her pain, bat ahc was
resting well last night. Mr.. Wilkinson'u
arms were terribly burned.
Tho poor girl. after suffering horrible
panFs. died at half past ! o'clock Her
parents are almost distracted by their
grief at the loss OF their beautiful daurh.
ter.
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Who Made It?

Sir Isaac Newton, a very wise and god
ly man, was once examining a new and
very fine globe, when a gentleman came
into his study who did not believe in God,
but declared the world we live in came
by chance. He was much pleased with
the handsome globe, and asked:
Who made it2'
Nobody" said Sir Isaac; "it happen
ed here"
The stranger looked up in amazement
at the answer, but he soon understood
what it meant.
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Post Office Bulletin for jackson, Ohio.

Post-Ofice is open during the week from $50
q. m. to TOO p. M, but never on sunday.
MAIL GOING NORTH-Closes at 1913 p. m.
and 5:24 ID. m. The mail closing at $40 p. m. Is
a through mail to Cincinnati, Ohio, and all
points West and South of there, and Grafton,
w Va, and all points East and North ofthere.
MAIL GOING sOUTH-Closes at 325 p. IN,
daily, being all the mail South.
WEBER, GRAHAMsyILLE a. MABEE's
Closes at a. m. on Friday
BEAVER MEADOW BRANCH-Closes
at II m. every Saturday.
EUREKAvILLE-Closes at / p. IN. every
"eHhe"u"S anu =" :. p. BALDRIDGE, p. NJ.
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From Scribner for November.l
Indian Summer.
BY J. P. IRVINE.

At last the toil-encumbered days are over,
And airs of noon are mellow as the morn;
The blooms are brown upon the seeding clover,
And brown the silks that plume the ripening
corn.
All sound are hushed of reaping and of now
ing;
The winds are low; the waters lie uncurled /;
Nor thistle-down nor gOssamer is flowing,
SO lull'd in languid Incidence the world.
And vineyards wide and farms along the valley
Are mute amid the vintage and the sheaves,
save round the barns the noise Of rout and
sally
Among the tenant-masons of the caves.
Afar the upland glades are fiecked i'm dappl.s
BY hOcks of lambs a-gambol from the fold;
And orchards bend beneath their weight OF a
pies;
And groves are bright in scarlet and in gold.
But bark hear the pheasant's mufied drum
ming,
The turtles murmur from a distant dell,
a drowsy bee in may tangles humming,
The far, faint, tinkling tenor of a bell.
And now, from yonder beech-trunk sheer and
sterile
The rat-tat OF the eyellow-hammer's bill,
The sharp staccato barking Of the squirrel,
A dropping nut, and all again is still.
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Direct connections made at Lancaster for
Clrcleville, GAINESVILLE, and all points on the
Cincinnati Muskingum Valley Railway-and
at Columbus for all points East and West No
change of cars from Columbus 70 Philadelphia,
New York, Indianapolis, and Chicago.
q. X. CARR, Sup't.
w. A. MILLS General Ticket Agent.
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At a school examination visitor asked
a boy if he could forgive those who had
wronged him. Gould you said the in
spector. forgive boy for example, VINO
had insulted or struck you Yes,
sir" replied the lad, very slowly. =
think-I-could." But he added. in a
much more rapid manner: II coud if he
was bigger than l am"
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RATES or ADYERTIsING.

lTUhItuaFy Notices under ten lines. FREE. over
tulmra. fl.m.
Legal advertisements. rates nnnd ~ statute.
Marriage notices. ~ cents each.
Editorial notices. 10 cents per line. each In.
mrriiun.
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PRESIDENT HAYES POLICY.
Lloyd GaPrisOn's Views.

The Colored Race Given Over to n State of
Vassalage-The South Sure of the Next
President-The Republican Party Disin-
tegrated.
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TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

6lHIlons marked thus ~ are nag stations, and
trains VIII stop when signaled to do so.
W. w. PEABODY, Master Transp.
w. G. EVANS, Agent at Jackson.
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.

All trains equipped with Miller Platforms
and Henderson's Hydraulic Brake.
BS-For Further information Address
T.. T. MITHOFF, President.
]. b. PETERS, Sup't, Columbus.
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TIME TABLE.
WEST BOUND.

Two express trains daily as follows Except
Sundays:
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The following is complete list Of Ohio
Senators and Representatives elect:
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RAILR
AND CINCINNATI
R IN i Ir o n d.
Q A r ID II I M f :
PASSENGER TRAINS GOING WEST.

Took EFFECT SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1877.
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Springfield, Jackson and POmerOy
II A IL RO A ID.

II. L. CHAPMAN, Vi0e President.
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n1scHL1AHEous.
KEEP WATCH or YouR sus. !.

KEEP WATCH or YOUR suN..
Washington, Feb. 27.-The officer in
charge Of the naval observatory has re-
ceiyed telegram from the astronomer roy
aisst Greenwich, requesting that watch be
kept on tho suns disc March 81, 20 and
%, for the transit of ANAL planet Ad-
yantageous observations can be made In
the western states.
yAHpERBILT's WILL
New York, Feb. 27-vsnderblt's will
was offered for probate to-day, whom pro
tests we're entered by some Of his relatives,
and written notices for appearance have
been eled with surrogate. Fhs hearing lis
Get down for two weeks from to day.
ENCOURAGING TIE FILLIBusTExs.
Harrisburg, Feb. 27.-The democratic
members of the Legislature in caucus this
morning adopted : resolution requesting
theirSrepresenutives in congress To use ali
legal means TO prevent the Inauguration of
Hayes as president.
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h
state-militia consisting of the worse
class Of negroes were 4 polls assisted
in preventing coiofed men from
voting the democratic ticket. That
one Of the electors who was sheriff
OF Charlestown Co., o.. G. Bowen,
appointed hundreds Of depu,iesewho
went about arresting citizens at their
pleasure, and unwarrantably inter
fering with the election, and that
United States Marshals in large
numbers, were at the polls, inter
fering with free vote BY the people
Of the state.
/ lawrence argued for the republi-
cans that want OF registration had no
effect on the election, and briefly ar
gued that South Carolina's govern
ment was republican. He denied
that troops had been stationed in the
state witheat authority Of law, and
demonstrated that necessity OF U. 8.
marshals At the polls was an absolute
constitutional necessity.
IS ARGUAEsF CLOSED
Washington, Feb. 77.-Ths argument in
The Houth Carolina case,- before the electo.
nj eomniasion, closed at l 10, and recess
wss taken till LAS, when the session for
consultation will be held.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE nsBsAs CORPUS CASE

1fiF- HtBEAH COKFU6 IAsL,
Columbia, Feb. 27-Intense intercs, is
manifested in the filda Morris habess cor
pus case, which comes before the supreme
cour, this afternoon. Morris was con-
vict pardoned by Hampton, and the jailor
recognizing Cham berlain, refused TO re
lease Morris, when the counsel obtained q
writ of habeas corpus commanding the
jailor TO produce him yesterday The peo.
plc are excited, believing the question in
volved is whether Hampton or Cham
berlain is governor
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WASHINGTON.
TILE pRKs1pEhr1AL. BILL

] HE FkEEIUENI TAI. BILL.
Washington, Feb. 27-Fields bill passed,
ten Democrats voting agains, II, and one
republican voting, Purman, voting for it
HAMPTON AND NICHOLS.
Washington, Feb. 27-The resolution
offered under suspension Of :lhe rules by
Schleicher, recognhlng5he Hampton and
Nichols governments. has been rejected,
yeas l56, nays %; 40, the requisite two
thirds In the affirmative
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The House Passes . BIZ Pro.
viding for Presidential s.
Vacancy.
The Pacific X. K. Bill Goes
over Till December.
CONGRESS-
ssSATE.

Washington, Feb. 2s-W Vest, Ham.
lin and Bogy were made conference
committee gu the post office appro-
prlstion bill.
According to yesterdays notice,
Mcdonald called up the house rcso-
lutions regarding Speaker Kerr, aud
Mcdonald, Wallace, Wright, Bay.rd,
Booth, and Morton. delivered eulogles
sndshe resolutions were unanimously
agreed to.
After the morning hour, the chair
presented unfinished business on the
Pacific railroad bill.
Morrill, moved 10 table the bill, but
IT the requcst Of Sherman modified
the motion so % TO postpone further
consideration until the FIRST Mon.lay
IN December next. After debate, the
motion was agreed to, yeas 80; nays
2S.
.HOUsE,
Washington. Feb. 27-The house wen.
Into committee of the whole ON the sun
dry civil bill, and Holman's motion to In.
crease the appropriation for the survey of
public lands from fifty 10 hundred and
6fty thousand was agreed to.
WiggiDgton offered IN amendment pro-
vidisR that After June -, 1873 the office of
surveyor general Of the several states and
territories be abolished and the record of
such offices bo tnSsferred to the general
land Office
Page made point that the amendment
was new legislation. The chair sustained
the point.
Townsend moved to increase the appro-
pristton for the Hayden surve wing expedi.
tion from $4,000 to $4,000, which was
agreed %, also motion Increasing
the appropriation for the Powell expsd,.
ton from twenty to nfty shousand.
The southern mail contractors
claims was then considered. Conger
Withdrew his point Of order that it
was new legislation, but Piper re-
newed the point. Blount regretted
that ten years after the close of civil
strife, such objection should come
from any section Of the union, and es-
pecially from = member of his own
political party.
Field, from the committee on priv.
ileges, reported bill providing tha,
in case of > failure to elect p.esi-
dent, that the president Of the senate
OF in case Of vacancy in that Office
| he speaker of the house, or failing
in that, that the secretary of state
shall assume the office Of president
until there be one elected.
i Burchard raised the point of orde,
that the committee had no author,t,
to report BY bill.
4 The point was oyerruled and th,
motion to reject the bill was de
tested. The bill was then read .
second time, and after a brief dis
eassion the third time, and the mali
r,,,e.tinn nr, he ,,.esan. }a,o.,
\
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chicago. F.s. AZ.
WHEAT Heavy. weak aud activt, and aHe
lower, .fs ior cash, afh for April; i ssSa
isS tor May
CoRN-Fslrly active and lower; ~. for cash !;
te's for April An for May
oATS-Sominal; ssA for cash, ASK for April.
RYE-63.
BAkLEY-4shaS4ec
FoRk-Firm and higher; 1855 for cash 1850
iYr April.
LARp-rirm and higher; 80 FOR cash; Ss5 for
April.
E wHISKY-Hlaher al loe
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MISCELLANEOUS
Hostile Indians Surrendering at
Cheyenne Agency.
INDIANS.
HosTlLEs suRREspERlse

HosTlLEs suRRENDERlaG.
Chicago, Feb. GA dispatch from the
commanding officer At Cheyenne agency,
at Gen Sberidan'a headquart.rs this morn
ing. says 229 Sioux arrived shere yesterday
from the hostile camp Oh Tongue river,
surrsndsr,nE their arms and three hundred
ponies,
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The Pope.
\ NEW POLICY.

Rome, Feb. 27-It is reported that
the cardinals submitted to the pope
Friday fatorablereplies to some ques-
tious which he proposed to them with
the object Of giving the ecclesiastical
policy of the Holy See = more etfica-
eious and energetic direction towards
the natural solution of various ques.
tions Of the day. The exact nature
of the new policy will be proclaimed
on the occasion Of the Popc's episeo-
pal jubilee. Some German bishops
recently asked whether they were At
liberty to perform acts in execution
Of the laws, other than those against
the church, il. invited to do so by the
civil authorities. The reply from the
vatican was that they might ~ sub.
jects Of the emperor do so in all mat.
ters not contrary TO religion and the
rights of the church.
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FOREIGN
MILITARY POLICE.

MILITARY Police.
Constantinople Feb. 7ss-Thc mill
tary police force Col. Valentine Baker
is organizing, will number sixty
thousand. Foreign officers will be
employed.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION,
City Of Mexico Feb. 27-An un-
successful attempt was made few
nights ago to asssassinate rich
bishop Of Mexico The assassin was
arrested.
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Mllwa.see.

Milwaukee, Fob n.
WHEAT-2lsc lower --~etf; 30 for cash
:ss for March; Lars. for APRIL. No. ., ieA
CORN ssc.
OATS-3le.
rye CSC.
BARLEY-62.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,
NOW York Market.

Governments-Str Stronger.
stocks Steady and arm.
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the swordhsl. Both are well known to old
enasters aud iishermel, a. the deadly enemy
nt the whale and il Is tile common belief
that they hunt IN couples. aud on 6nling
the whale make Immediate war. the swor
fish attacking beneath and the thrasher on
TOP.
The common belief is that the thrasher
has large weapon. very like sledge ham
mer. pro,ruding from. his mouth, With which
he administers on the whales back tho.e
terrible blows you can hear ten or twelve
miles distant. | have myself stood on u
bluff Overlooking the Bay Of Fundy. and
witnessed three of these terrible battles be-
tween whale and bis enemies. the sword
hsh and the tbfasher. The swordhsh did
his deadly work ih.ievhenth. while. as Capt.
Memo Says. the thrasher coled himself half
over tie whale. and applied the blows with
his ponderous tail. In the distance. how
ever, the thrasher seems to raise and let his
weapon fal very much a. blacksmith's
helper handles his rleage. Yon could see
the weapon rise aud fall son could hear.
the blows distinctly, although the distance
sas belleged 70 be rot less than ten miles
from shore. and yuu could also hear the
whale below aud see him blow. On ono
Of these occasions the terrible contesr.last-
ed nearly three hours. the water>in the VII
einiiy being red with blood. i.puol every
fifteen or twenty minutes the whale woukl
disappear IN an attcmpt To escape from his
enemies; bat they would quickly pursue
him aud force him to the surface. where the
combat would be renewed.
These two sea yillains. the sword6sh and
,hrasher, invariably kill the whale when
they get bin into close quarters and as
soon as the combat ceuses. which can be-
clearly seen BY the wlsle's body floating
motionleSs, the thrasher will proceed TO
clear water. where, raising his serpent Ike
head in triumph. ten. twelve and fifteen
feet above the slrface. he will continue fpr
fifteen aud sometimes ,senty minutes LASH
Ing the sen into foam.