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New-York tribune., 1891-09-17
Railroads
pennsylvania
u RAILROAD.
THE STANDARD RAIL WAY of AMERICA
AND
The Scenic Line to the West.
TRAINS LEAVE STATIONS, foot Of
Desbrosses and Cortiandt Streets,
as folIows:-
On amt after SeDteulber Tth. 1891

as foliows:-
ON ant after September 7th, 1891,
THE FAST LINE
300 A. MPullman yestbuls Sleeping and Parlor Cars.
Asfyes ,esnCg. olsveans nd S2S % copmeus 80 70;
Louis 200 p NJ next day Connects. also, for Toledo.
THE PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED.
io9o A. MnsoTgosed exslusyely Of Pullman yesaeuis
ss sseaos'2phsrs ana tyPeSrers', bathrooms fcI both
GSs SsSsGs' sc1 % sGms Or oc Ls9S By spcasry and
Indianapolis IL 40 m, and Chicago 45 m. nexs
ST. LOUIS. AND CINCINNATI EXPRESS.
800 p NJ Pullman vestbue Sleeping Cars from New:
Tcrs and Dining Cars from Ssw.Yosk g 81 Louis and
Arrives Cincinnati Ii rs a. m. and Sc Louis 100
THE COLUMBIAN EXPRESS.
as pH Xs'Rs s'es eDs 9sn fss; s@ss
Coaches from SsWYork 10 Chicago Arrives In chi.
cago 3 :15 p m. next day.
THE WESTERN EXPRESS
Pts6aTs S. LSus SGieSse, dfSeinSa ceys,nd sna
FSars tO 0PiRfk Rk@ead Sari csaso frs
bus SS % G Gnsnnat g go p M Ssc"So sacnS morn s
o sad S ana ay except
PACIFIC EXPRESS.
scS coasO sS; 30 SDs SHg a c s sE
9sys,ha dsy and daily 4 Shi..YEs a.,Yv
and for and cobu except saturday
i.
BIfet Sleeper 10 New-0Tleans.
BALTIMORE. wAshINGTaS AND THE SOUTH
Washington Limited Express' Of Pullman Parior Cars
with Dining Car Bsltimore) daily, except SunSsy,
se!oa. ~ N ase t1S; %sfRinssi5 ssg S bSs
9. arrive Washington :25 D. NJ; regular eSpressl
30 00 8 80 and II 00 O.. M, 10, 80. 90 a2l
200 and 12 rs nisst For Balsmsss sS GplM ,SS "a
Fo& 4 re Gfa II nffho NO p M weekdays. with
Through Day Coach.
FOR CAPE NAV :00 n m weckdavs.
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
Express 30 20 100, 80, 100 600 Pennsylyania
limited with Dining Car and 10 10 Washington Linn
tied With @ Dining Car and md i G0 zoo o6 ma IL 70 90
300 and u rs night Accommodation Il 10 o 3.
4;40 and 100 p. M sunday Express: 10, S:3O,
100 no 100 Limited) and 10 100 90, 100, 80.
500 80, 100 and 100 D. m, and ~ rs night Ac'
cOmnodation. :00 D. m.
For Tine- OF trains local points the Pennsy
Railroad System, apply at the following Tckes
Offices Nos 4S5 $40 and 3l4 Broadway Astor House.
and foot OF DesbrOsses and Cortland: ss Courtst,
$50 Futon-st, and Brooklyn Annex Station, foot Of
Fulton-st., Brooklyn; rs Hudsonst, Hoboken Station.
Jersey City.
The New.York Transfer Company viii call for and check
baggage from and residences through to Destination
'CIIIS r. PUGH J. II. WOOD
General Manager. General Passf Agent
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17
Orenu STEAMERS.

A NoH2R 5R hSE vi. Y EoSb5hbhS s Nail Steamships
FOS sopt Pe 5i ~ r. oO S:bo,, Of West 2sh-s Gl
2S noon on City q Rome 9sSlS 10 as
saloon S'O 81 SS33& Sas 1S s'e'Fs ''
S. YETTHESHk TO Monds4 stpianbSy 4NR SAEt IS
Cabin passage $50 10 s1OO.
HENBERSoN BRoTHERs s.n Bo%ns Gre:n apDN 4 =
q HARLESTQN, S. c.. the South & Southwest
AN AMP All FL0RIDA 0b POINTS
- From Pies %, 4; q. foot Rooseyetstj a 9 p
TEMHsSfI Charleston and TscksO@yiie We'd Sept %
cent wM ?! CLYDE ! CO.: General SseSts. ', 80
II. @. EGER. Genl Ast. G. s. FIT Line 841 Broadway.
G. UNARD LINE
NEw.YoRK TO LIvERtvvL, VIA oUEENs1 OWN.
rAsr EFq@ TxPkEss PsF g. MHfH HoFfh sEEyIcE E!Tsg
Sept 2S nooa m6rla Oct, H. go a. M
'-'' '''- O. EXTRA STEAMER -
b'S' sD y g.; sss
ps e For % sf snd al % Europe % hs ss
pany of yGNoN NS H B9To SRoS Se CO.. NeS cHsa H1G Agents
n OMPAGNIE GENERALE Transatantique
~ FRENCH LINE TO HAVRE EVERY SATURDAY.
Ia Ia eHEyAPGtSE eHEPty CoSr RS9c sS ssp' 20 49, 10 % %
A. FORGET, General Agent, No. Bowling Green.
GUIoNNX NXLINP hTNEi STATES MAIL STEAMERS
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL.
Leave Pier 38, n. r., foot Of King.st.
Saturday sePtember 26.
WISCONSIN Saturday October TO- 10 80
Cabin passage, $50 500 $50 and sl00 according TO
steamer Second cabin $50 and s35. steerage at low
rates. A. NJ UNDERHILL & CO., 30 broadway.
TNMAN LINE IT, s. and Royal Mail Steamers,
Il FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL.
CITY OF CHICAGO Wednesday September 23 0 80 a. m.
CITY OF NEw-YORK "Wednesday, September 30, m.
CITY OF BLRLIN.......; Wednesday october Z, a. nj.
CITY OF PARIS. Wednesday October IL, 80 y. M.
from Pier AZ, " r., adjoining ChrlstOpher-st. Ferry
FIRST CABIN. $50 and upward according to steamtr
and location OF room. SECOND CABIN, $50 and S35 ;
prepaid $40. S1EERAGE. SO PETER WRIGHT &
SOSS General Agents, Bowling Green, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17

Central incomes. Reference is made 10 our full
report OF bond sales
Money on call ruled ut 10 l-2 per cent, with
exceptional loans at 5. When the demand was
satisfied balances were placed at about l-2 per
cent. The market was indeed without new or
special feature.
The Clearing House statement follows
Exchanges, 81 G,734 $50; balances, S5,95b,67e.
The Sub-Treasury was debtor 20 the Clearing
House Ss54,l25. Its net less on balance was
SAGE ,347, made up by u loss of S754,5Is in cur.
rency less gain Of $352,231 in coin. The days
operations included: Receipts. $3,3Ss,7s4; pay
ments, $3 .70i, ,l3I resulting in general balance
of 1892, ,649 53, consisting Of 81 0,965,e16 coin
and $22, ,68S, ,537 currency.
The Treasury bought 100000 ounces of bullion
at prices ranging from % 10 97.20 cents ounce.
This completes the amount prescribed by law. and
no more offers will be considered until October 2.
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ceived to-day $ss,s12 National bank notes for re-
demption.
The customs receipts were 1898, $50 the inter-
nal revenue receipts S242.7s7. and the miscella-
neous receipts S55,49l.
To-days Washington Treasury statement OF
cash on hand and deposits i'm bank compares with
the figures Of the last previous statement fol
lows:
Net gold on hand S5 g22 $3.50 3pS73 Dec. Si05 40
Net Silver on hd 17,90sGSi AIS Dec. 1870
On hand 1909 $50 1219747s Dec 745,1O5
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17

Tetal sales for the day ass wi, 100000
Silver Ccrts.... bts ~ 70 ~
III dividend.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17

DENVER, C0LORADO.-Wanted s4U,ogy ngc0ey.y
a. per cent for 3 or years On frstelass P5oPio "
rentlne for $500 per year near the siate csp
trsrtSd severa sums for loans on new modern
aiso building loan for siXstory apartment hol ,ssaDt
creetsd in the ultra fashionable pa OF me city g
pess and hest resident portion n Denver within clss
cd, % p lana. C2 II. venJ shipping daily 70 Denver
Nes,9s5,e o. ee2o Pr as9 os7 Abs bbssnvsr
R-benyer Bank Sharos for sale
$4,000 WANTED meSi2tcy Dtf tGr cent 0% and
hnnnps Address HOUSE. 3l2 Broadway. "a noof'
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD S. S. co.
~ SHORT ROUTE TO LONDON
NEw.YoRK, SOUTHAMPTON AND BREMEN.
Steamers sail from pier foot Of 2d;StH do6oken'
FAST EXPRESS STEAMERS
saale Sat- Sept 19 "a m AleT-i Her sat sat sept 90 neon
Fuda Wed, Sept 20, 10 am Vera We'd, sept 80 am
First cabin s75 and upward berth Second cabin 500
berth Steerage lowest rates. Oerchs Co. BOWL n
NTEW-YORK & CUBA Mail Steamship Co.
~ Piers 10 and II, East River.
Saturday steamers at p m, and & Others at @ . ?, M
T0mpco, Tuxpam and Vera Cruz,
MatanIas, CaFdenas, Sagua, Caibaflen.
Nassau Santiago de Cuba Guantanamo and Ctenfuegos
@. or WASHINGTON. Hav. & Mex. Ports SAT. sept IL;
SARATOGA Havana, Car1enas and CalbofenWed sept.25
YUCATAN HaY. and Mexican Ports sat, sept ~
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,, Hev. g. Matanzas WedS Sept. 30
CIENFC EGOS Nassau Santiago dc cuba. Glen -.
fuegos and Guantanamo hufsI otpt. "a
Bills OF Iadng all points Mexican r. W. Coz Mexican
Central r. W. Co.. Ltd, and the MonteIy and Mexican
Gulf Railroad. -. 4.
JAMES L. WARD 4 CO., 1l3 Wallst.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17

IL, FOR ANTWERP AND PARIS,
Sailing for New-lOrk and Antwerp weehlH;o -
"Wednesday. sept 70 9.5u a,f|n
WFSTF.EN Wednesday, September 80, s 90 pfh
Cabn rats: First Cabin sos and upward Excursion,
400 and pward. Second Cabin S3j. Excursion Tjo 20
40 Storage II very low rates. a., 49,
iiETER WRiGHT & Sons, Gonp Agts., Bowling Green.
DFD "D" LINE OF STEAMSHIPS,
IL Eop I,AGl- AYRA. PUERTO CABl.llLO, CUhACOA'
fNA 49, COHO AND MARACAIBO,
Pier 80 East River.
- VENEZU Ella Saturday, september 70, p III
IS PHILADELPHIA.-.-.We Weinesday, october =" ! p' ~ ~
- sCARACAS..-.......-. saturday OCtODel IL y. ~
These American St tamshlp specially oS 10, l' 'ao
nave wy -F BOULTON. BLISS & DALLEFT,
ro,rt..s, Agents General Managers, II Wali-st.
9Triilos COOK & SON, 26l Broadway
WHITE STAR LINE,
w E0R QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL,
nov A. AND UNITED STATES MAIL SIEAMEho'
tTeatohic Sep 28 80 am. Teuorcoct n . ~ q, 10;
prIta1nie Sept 60 N. BIitannc OCT -, ~ a. H. H.
ius1astie oct X go a. N. 'Maicstc. Nov a. a. M
c.-rne nir oct IA II a. m. GernaDc NOV. H. 10 o. m
i MON White Star Dock foot Of West lOth-st s-o
sSecord cabin on these saloon rates FCV
and inward accord steamer and losatloa ol Dclo
Seuond cabin s}5 and Excursion tickets on iaS96
Able terms; from or " the 0a Ioun9 phiio
delpha once. 4o6 wanut-st II. Maitland Aersy, HE-.
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.

There were no transactions in Government
bonds but the market was firm in tone. without
important changes in price. The closing quota
tiOns were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17

DACIFIC NAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANYS S
L LINES TO CALIE0RNIAi gAPAN' GHI IiHSiAv1co
From New York, pier foot OF Canal-St, y. Il,
san Francisco. via the Isthnus Of Panama
CITY OF PARA sails Monday. September p, noon
From san Francisco, 1st and Brann0n st-,
FOR JAPAN AND CHINA.
CHINA sails saturday September 26, < p m. .
For freight passage and general inornat0Ii Apply 70
conrnnv,s oace on the pier foot Of Canalst. y. r.
II. J. BULLAI, General superintendent
New-York tribune., 1891-09-17

Actual cash In the
Treasury vaults
ccrtiacates sGI 1896 53G $3.50 $50 706 Dec. s95377O
Deposits IN bank 1f,fS4iS l4,5s223o Dec l5o'-lS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21
APOLLO IN DISGUISE.

The Man Who Delights In Posing Before
----.--, PasSen gers An Horse Cars. .----.--..
do you sec that man standing in the
center of the carp" said conductor ON
the Columbus avenue line to 4 Boston
Herald reporter the other day while on
downtown trip about ten o'clock in
the morning. - : 49,. --.---- 49,.
Eyes; anything usual about him?"
"Only that he is stuck on himself"
''How does he show it?"
''By declining to take a seat when a
passenger leaves. have been watch
ing him now. for three or four weeks.
If there are n number of ladies in the car
when he enters he insists on standing,
notwithstanding the amount of vacant
space ut his disposal. From his actions
one would believe he did not sec it.. and
frcducntlyit happens that some kind
hearted old gentleman who never loses
an opportunity to be of service to his
fellow man will poke MIR. Vanity in the
back with his cane and direct his attcn-
ton to Il seat. lie always meets a solicit
tation of this nature with mo, thank
you; prefer standing, us intend get
ting out shortly.
IF there is a pretty girl in; the car he
manages to get as near her as possible,
so that when the car sways IN taking
curve he can jostlc against her and go
through the strect-car etiquette of lift
ing his hat and begging her pardon.
IF he enters n car that is sparsely
occupied, and no ladies are present, he
takes aseat as close to the door as he
can, in order to be the first one to rise
when n lady does come in. The thank
YOU he receives for his disguised cour-
tesy he interprets as recognition of
his personal attractiveness, and his
actions during the remainder of the
trip are based on this presumption. If
the lady should by chance happen to
look toward him it adds strength to his
false supposition and additional height
to his mountain of .conceit. When she
leaves the car he follows her with
his eyes until she is out of sight, with
the hope that she will turn and give him
some sign of recognition.
1T makes little difference to men of
this character how often they are made
to feel the sting of their own conceit.
As it is without apparent effect"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21
Our Mike.

According to his own paper, the
San Francisco Chronicle, Mike De
Young is.doinG wonders in Chicapo
for the success Of the Worlds Fair.
When we road the Chronicle dis
patches from the seat of war We can
scarcely conceive that there is any
other Commissioners than our Mike
on the Board. But somehow he does
not figure half 80 prominently in the
Eastern press ,as he does III the Chron
iclo. Can it be that there is a far
reaching conspiracy among the iour-
nalists Of tho East to ignore this
glowing and shining genius from tho
Wost? He does not seem To no
LAUNDERING worth cent, excent IN
the Chronicle. Nike may not have
" the ability ITO write al advertisement,
for u yellow dog" but he knows how
to employ reporters who are "dandies,
in the puifatory lias. t Eureka Son.
tinel. ... ......
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21
HE STATE TREASURY WINS

g. An Act providing for the taxation
OF the net proceeds Of mines, approved
February %, 1871, and amended
March 2, 1885, provides for taxing the
net proceeds of mines for the benefit
of the State and county Treasures, the
said tax to be levied and collected the
same as the tax on any other kind of
personal property is levied and col
lected. In order that the State
Treasury shall bear its proportion of
the expense incurred in the collection
thereof, Section 8 of said Act, Section
1929 General Statutes provides as
follows: {, ..,-.
SECTION 8. The amount allowed
and paid out to the Assessor and
County Auditor for services under
this Act shall be apportioned by the
Auditor, in the proportion, the State
tax bears to the county tax on pro-
ceeds of mines, and the amoant shall
be charged to the State and county
in said proportion, and verified
statement OF the amount allowed by
the Board of County Commissioners
shall entitle the Controller to credit
the County Treasurer with such
amounts as shall have been charged
against the State. ....
In the new Revenue law passed by
the last Legislature this section has
been 'dronped bodily from the Act,
thus lie, vi G the whole burden of the
collection Of taxes on the net proceeds
of mines to the county, instead of
dividing it between the State and
county as heretofore: and thus is an
other dig made at the Treasury of
Elko county.
1t may be urged by SONS who do
not understand the matter, that as
the county officers are paid regular
salaries which are in full compensa-
tion for all services rendered by them,
the omissi On of the section above
quoted cuts no figure in the county
revenues. For the information Of
such they have only TO refer to the
record Of bills allowed by the County
Commissioners to ascertain that the
States proportion of the salaries of
the officers connected with the COL
lection of the revenues are allowed
every six months; this sum is de-
Quoted from the States proportion Of
the taxes collected, and turned into
the Officers Salary Fund for the pay
mont Of the salaries Of the county
officers. Thus it will be seen that by
the new Revenue law this portion of
the revenues is lost to the County
Treasury and the payment OF the
salaries of all county officers will
hereafter be made from the county
revenues alone. But the county's
loss is the States gain; and by this
skillfully constructed Revenue law
the whole burden of the payment of
the salaries falls upon the county
while the States revenues are cores,
pondlngly increased.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21
Advertising

It Is said will sell anything, this Il
true in q measure; but for staying
qualities merit is the test. Extensive
advertising may sell anything where
It is new or unknown, but after &c
comes into general use, it is judged
according ~ its worth. The continued
and steady growth of Swift's Specific
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21
SUED FOR STOLEN TIME.
How an Old Provctb Led to an Innocent
Mama Conviction.

How an Old Provctb Led to an Innocent
Name Conviction.
A rather striking case has just been
brought before Il Vicllsburg justice of
the peace, says the Arkansaw Traveller.
A man named Rathbone sued one Jack
son for time. ."
Well" said the justice, when the
case was called, you have brought an
action here for time. but you do not
specify. Did you give this man jackson
SO much of your time and has he refused
to pay you for it?"
Your honor, this man has had my
time and does refuse to pay me, / will
explain, / live on the floor just above
him, and some time ago bought fine
clock ON the installment plan. The
other day the fellow came around to
collect the installmcnt, and it. occurred
to Inc that, as jackson could hear the
clock strike, he ought to help me pay
for it. 1 looked into the matter and
found that he had no clock and also
learned that his hours were regulated
by my timepiece. Then I told him
that he owed me for my time and cx-
planned to him, but he refused to enter
tain my claim" ......
"Mr. Jackson" said the Judge, 'shave
you no timcpiece of your own2'' 60
Il have not, your honor"
And have You been telling the time
OF day by listening to the striking of
Mr.. Rathbone's clocl5?''
"Wcll, yes, but did not think that it
was wearing on the clock. l thought
that while the clock was striking for
him it could just as well strike for INC,
especially as one set Of strikes would do
for both families"
but had you intended to get clock
before Mr.. Rathbone bought his?" the
justice asked. ~-.....s..
well, yes"
The justice reflected n moment and
then said: Your delay in buying a
clock makes You the victim of this ac-
ton, for the law plainly says, as every
schoolboy ought to know: 'Procrastina.
ton is the thief of time You have.
therefore, stolen this mans time and
will have to pay for it or suffer more
serious consequences. l assess the dam.
ages ut ten dollars" .......
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21

II the best evidence of it's excellence.
1t is most popular where it is best
known. Every bottle. sold, sells ten
others. Every one that takes it be-
comes it's friend, and recommends IL
to their acquaintances. a.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21
SHERTFF"S SALE

In the District Court Of the State Of
Nevada, in and for the County Of k.
ElkO.
ARNIE g. KINGsBuRY,
VS.
E. &. HARDY, MARYH.
HARDY, his wife, OXs-
Is RANCH COMPANY,a
|, corporation, EFT AL.
.... Defendants.
SENDER AND BY VIRTUE OF Az
- Order of Sale and Decree of Fureclostlr
issued uHt of che District Court OF the StG,e
of Nevada, in and for the County Of ElEo
OH the 30ih dny Of March. 1891, in the alS.
entitled action, wherein Ariie :. Kingsiury,
the ab0ve-nnmed plaintiff, obtained a jTdC.
ment and decree against 4. e. Hardy, Nnr
IL. Hardy, his wife, and Oasis Rpnch Com
pany on the 30th day of March, 1891, ] en-
commanded to sell nil those certain lnls,
pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and
being in the County Of Elko, State of Nevada.
particularly described ms follows, to-wit:
The Enst Half of the North. East Quirter
and the East Half of the South Ens, Quarter
Of Section 10 Township Is North. 8. the South
"SS' S"t'~A '" bi'c SpulH-EhSt AuNlter "
Section "a Township rs North, the South
East Quarter OF the Northwest Quarter Of
Section 22 Township IS North the South.
East Quarter of the Southeast DUAL ter #
Section "a Township &c North, the South.
East Quarter of the North West Quarter 81
Section 2 Township 35 North, the West HlH
! of the NORTHEAST Quarter of Section p
Township 35 North, the South East Qunrct
of the Southwest Quarter of Sect IS
Township 80 North, the North west Quarter
! OF theNorth-fast Quarter and the East Hail
of the North-WeEt Quarter OF Section Il
TownshiR rs North, the Southwest QunrtH
: OF the Southwest Quarter OF Section y
Township 81 North, Lots 3 4 land the SOu;i.
I West Quarter of the North West Quarter and
the West Half of tho South West Quarter Of
Section Township SIS North. the West Hall
OF the Northwest Quarter of Section II
tTownship IS North, the West Half Of tive
| Southwest Quarter Of Section II Township
35 North, the East Half OF the North.Ers:
! Quarter Of Section % Township 90 North, III,
Southeast Quarter of Section 28 Township
30 North the North Half Of the South. East
| Quarter and the South West Quarter of the
] SOUTHEAST Quarter and the South East
! Quarter Of the Southwest Quarter of Section
% Township SO NORTH MI of the above
described lands being III Range 66 Eat n.
ID b. &. NJ, and embracing 1871 and A.l@
! acres. . .
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-04-21

Tho late John Crcrar, OF Chicago,
who left S3,50O,O0O to found public
library there, stipulated that French
novels and works Of immoral character
should be excluded.
Only three copies Of the daily paper
read by the Emperor of Austria arc
made. Instead OF being printed it is
written, and it preparation costs about
100000 gilders year, ...----.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-08
MEAT FOR MAN-EATERS.
Naval Officer Escapes Furnishing O
New Years Dinner.

A Naval Officer Escapes Furnishing O
New Years Dinner.
1.-THE approach Of the LIST of January al
ways reminds me how near l once thought
came to furnishing New Years dinner
for cannibals." said naval officer to
writer for the Washington Star.
"My ship had stopped for supplies at one
of the Fiji Islands. and. it being Sunday, a
brother officer and myself started for a long
walk inland. About noontime we found
ourselves on the bark of stream which
looked delightfully."- inviting to us, tired and
heated as we were. Said /
What do you say TO a bath?'"
My companion assented, and within five
minutes we had left our clothing on the
high bank and were disportiDg ourselves in
the water. l dare say that we had been
swimming about for as much as ten minutes
when | chanced to look up and saw the
bank above actually fringed with cannibals.
Now, to properly conceive the unpleasant
ness OF this you must remember that in
those days, twenty years ago, the Fiji group
had not been as yet redeemed from anthro-
pophagy. In fact several cases of man
eating had excited attention within short
time, and we fully realized the imprudencs
OF which we had been guilty when our ewes
lighted upon the savages. But we per-
celyed at once that we were in for it. and so
made up our minds promptly to put the best
face possible upon the situation. Perhaps
what struck us as most ominous was the All
solute quiet with which the cannibaIs had
approached. so that we had heard nor SO
much as a football. "
However, we waded out of the stream.
and, clambering up the bank, smiled as ii
we had never been so glad of an unexpected
meeting in our lives, and offe red our hands
in a friendly way to him who appeared to
be the cannibal chief. To our great relief
he exhibited signs of responsive amity.
said what were doubtless many compii.
mentary things, though our ignorance of
Fi1ian prevented US from understanding his