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man rushed up on deck to ascertain the cause

Of the accident
and the dcaG birds we're picked up and thrown
overheard. whilc the carpenter aat at work
,as ss Week IA the
thus Furnishing the Innocent as well us the
nearing New Zealand when. one morning we
were aroused BY The look GU, alott who shouted
r harge shark alonS 81 iss sir l. ,,o s,,o
we behe ID the largest nsh Of the kind the old
est whaeman had ever seen, II vas fully
Get an iron. somebody. quick"
The first mate was on the after house. where a
10 Try. Selling the end Of the line he snranc
one Of the b9H own r az
which was close to the ships side HIS aim
wa. true and the iron buried Itself in the
while the mate managed to take turn"
ground the boats crane yainly endea,oring
he line to" hSs 10 hod and let It drop irom ii
wh nn ] C In "SF II vn in:
around him IN every direction. threatening 20
..n;hnc,. his limbs and drag lin, overheard
The utmost confusion rrcv;tirl for few mo-
iWaerous ssh,. wing IN his Back. win his arm arms
c,asped around his legs. shouting. swearing.
AM "ntreattn: al At once.
W" were forced to lay To and l"wera .?at to
Try a y, sayS ; W, sg ;G in picking i
VI h'i " ,hn S'I'lh. w ~ IhutnC
Tx" demon. several times narrowly missing
capsHng tho boat. hut he was soon killed with
q boat spade. and wn pulled him 10 the ship.
We cut ont our iron and took our line On
board. and then cut off tn" sharks head and
hoiSted ii to the deck. When tho Jaws wero
removed and opened u their fun extent. we
found n man could easily crawl through them.
Somcof the triangular teeth were over an inch
In Widt h at the roots
W" also killed II number Of dolphns and
found them very delicious pan fish. 1t is thu
common belief on ship board that these Ash
attack the copper sheath on the ships hull
and are often poisonous in consequences. when
eaten To detect any such iilpurty in them II
niece of silveris boiled with II portion Of the
ish. and II the former is untarnishch Ivy
the operation no danger is believed
to exist in eating tho remalnuor of the dolphin.
They ara generally caught with hook and
limo. hut when this fails can often DO struck
with the grains u five pointed spear made
Tor the purpose.
They are. without doubt. tho swiftcst of the
!inny tribe. as they move with Incredible
rarid!ty while in pursuit OF lying Dish. AMI
they often lump more than a ships length
along the surface. Selling their prey in mid
air Between them and tho birds the flying
fish have ~ hard time OF IT, for when they dive
to escane the latter they only fail victim to
III" dolphin. VINO shoots along Just under the
surface. keerlng under the futterng victim.
who can only fly so long as its wings are wet
At night the flying fish arc attracted by the
SinE and fail on deck. from which they cannot
arise. nrd soon find their way into tho frying
pan They are small hut very sweet eating.
and We often caught dozens of them in this
manner when our try works were in operation.
ITO be Continued,
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CHAPTER XXI.
orr Enp NEVv vcAy NF,


A succession OF heavy gales now made whal.
Ing. impossible. and as the Captain. second
mate mate; carpenter, ana cooper were all sick from
ed to Big Chatham Islond and ratteh oil u SUP
rly Of water. took on board all the tirawood
which WIS w sufficiently seas9nsd and also
One OF our men was missing tho day after
we arr we'd. and. although the island was
n os.S w every ay during our Tttay which
There was small sloop on tho beach. within
a dozen ynrds OF ths landing place. which had
r"ot ~ ner Up MnM covered with
to arrive from New Zealand. and rightly jude
ing that no ono Won lh look for him in such an
moved a board. crawIed into the little cabin,
and mado himsely as comfortable as possible.
S Ma1S b o. US w wers hs retreat; and We
our opportunity 70 pass him bottles of water
SnI eo,s one rs WELL when the officers or natives
:, Finally, it wGs. decided to waste no more
time; and we made sail one pleasant morning
and left him to his fate. which. as after events
As our course for the first fow days was d.
rectly. through tho whaling grounds. wo took
In sail to doube-reef,h topsails every night.
large, mum ber. of sleeping birds, called
6'o Mes by by the sailors on account OF the
until they are shocked over With sticks. One
Any our carpenter IN 2 spirit of mischief. slyly
and gave sud a"n 'G siK npon 1r" ts
other. There were at least y dozen birds
upon ne ne, yarn Mt the time, and down they
until they struck, he deck below One bird
the dTra,pg when
tsntsn sat Ssa With 4 ossrs
sa ID. ahs
lodged down the Storage steps aB the old
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Throuy = With Chances.

The Post ohlce IN tho Nebraska town was at
the back end OF n general store. and was in.
curing for mail when solid. midd'c.agei
woman ad'ap'ed to the window, slammed
down Il two-copt piece. and announced
"Stamp-two center!"
The Postmaster handed her one. but she
and said: N $50 'VN
Lick or on"
the woman WE liked away. ask ed
postage =. am pS ?"
les, moSf; NJ EN-. but that woman is patti
cu!4r, ana don want tot take chances asaiu,'
Well she came in here about six months
ago for tho rst time. and Lough' s;amr and
c9mmuldoa mo TO lick, ] lad back on my
dignity ana refused, and She turned around
molassns and ] lost about 'lnYen dollars by
the operaiion. As my salary a. Postmaster is
III LlI,In
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majority ~ readers. II Is entitled THE Nor.
II tan. ano runs as follows:
THE HERMAN"
II vas n The month of january.
way 40 wn in the southern seas
,s ~ t o. :n slss, to coral reef
's Hu 90 IN man Ss ~. down sslSw
VIZ rs .. sna a. eur bow; ws heard splash
Blow ye winds OF the morning.
c' s.a NAY 4 4: mar ,HsJ"'Sf S dew
Man overheard" the watch did cry.
iss t,is. si ~ % herman. chain
While DC !%as "a. is. III ts !" sat p upon
Wns'waddiins down In the sea.-tChorus
An b sss.S on the ;' waters ate .. obi blue. '
s>E,ns' >, !. ten me my man: as fast as you can
For a ssar.s sss S ios &, jolly old ia.
ri So~ ~ AZ a. X; +; ~
Inn haze %topnsa anchor In front of my house.
Az. ID, nv n.y. Wiz us,s S.ns 60 Ga roam about,
BREAK your hssr G s' hear '" sn srowl
NJ M VI. cus s,, W. n n.a with ss
4, the esstom Of the deep Sue .<aS@chorn.l
-onr anchor shall be hove a, once.
Isni move. saw scale, from a sprat to whM.
sa ass, sSs aG Jolly old tai.
An you speak like nm Eng,shma
But where did yon get that big long tail
Now tell ME that. II You n"-Chorus.l
Twas long tim. ago, IN the ship Hero
tel; overheard IN a gale,
An met at the bottom where the seawec,is grow.
A mrr maid with 4 big Ions tail
She saved my life, SO IN ade her my WIFE,
And my legs changed ms; ant y.
SO I'm mar ;. !l..d I. TO {, : mer.nad ,c,,,,
We also told stories. traded clothing. gam
Iled for tobacco. danced. and managed to cree
ate cons tderable amusement on these occa-
sions. which were our only holidays.
The Hplendd obtained u supply of harpoons
and other whaling gear. and We finally lost
each '.ther one dark night. The old sea dog
who commandod her had no chronometer. and
Judv cd his distance from land bY the birds
and the appearance of tho water. and seemed
to Ind no difficulty in navigating.
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ii,wn from RAJ Why Train.

F"" he fopd71 N0i7I Is't 'OTd0.
MASON CITY, Ia. May II. James Maloy was
fatally injured this afternoon. He was n pas
senger on the Chicago. Milwaukee, and st. Paul
train, and while running at the rate OF forty
mIies an hour attempted TO pass from the
blown from the platform Into ditch
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CHAPTER NIX.
CANNING"

After we had been about a week at sea again
we sighted o strange sail. and as we drew near
each other we found 1t to DO the English ship
Splendid. The weather was fine. and no signs
OF whales near. SO We CANNED" for two days
and nights. They were i'll lifted for killing
whales. and the crow was as Heterogeneous as
were several young Eneiishnlen from New
Zealand, and we enjoyed hcar!n2 en- entirely
new collection OF songs. for ours were get
the fashion to select singer from each or y
to uphold the honor Of his ship. ana the
to secure tho most applause We had one song
which was Invariably voted the gem Of the
evening and i can recall it distinctly. as
was often called upon to represent the ship in
those matches:
THE COAST OF PERU"
Come all " biol boil !, sailor, ~ o.u,,,
Come ali ye bold whsers
WI. si! 4, =, 'ron I'd t 2. sperm.
An I'hope twill prove true,
on the coast OF Peru.
The hrst whale We SAW
ycar the close OF the day.
oI Hn aI tsas hs ss I'D say sS a''
"Sp rr.T ~ g. ny ~ s sood s s.ss'
For xs'ii zee nm n. n y. m0rn'n'.
r TN, :. \. n ass I %Hsnns.
Cried out Ere she blowsW
Where away :" cried our Captain.
Three points Oh our lee bow
And scarce two miles on"
snow brace up your yards boys.
Wen fastsh anear,
Get your lines IN your boats
see your box lines all clear;
Haul s1.sk ~ p mai, ARD! boys
LAWYER away lowerawAy.
Ny brave fellows. do
snow bend to your OARS boys
Just make the boat ny.
But whatever you dc. boys;
Keep clear from his eye"
The FIRST mate soon struck:
And tho whale lie went down.
While the old man pulled up
Aud stood by" to bend on"
But the whale soon arose.
TO the wtudward he Law.
We hauled up 'longside
a. And he showed US fair play.
We caused him to voinit,
inlrk blood tor to spout.
AXd ~ L., than ten minutes
"eFol!ed him 'hu up"
"stowed him alongside
-"!Nh many shout
lhn' Nay cut hln In
Ahh began to poil ont
VIZ now ne All yuileu
,,Ahl slowed down below.
were waiting 10 hear EN-
SIAs ont Ere she blows ~
This never failed to elicit the most hearty
ll.niause hha ther" Wore many other songs
which seldom. II ever. find their way into
print. tut winch arc handed down from ono
ieheIutinn OF seamen To another. | will give
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applause, an! there wor. many other songs
which seldom. il ever. find their way into
r rl,m. NV Whieh arc handed down from ono
the reader ono more sample OF tho TYPICAL
sailor s4ngs. which do not include Life on the
spite OF . prevalent belief to that effect Few
sailors have ever even heard It: at least. suoh
append was sung By an old Scotch sailor from
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Il sERNON ON COAL ColGBINE.

Il SERMON ON COAL COILBIEE.
Rev Mr.. Dixon preceded sis sermon
ia Association Hall yesterday by IL
review of the recent combination of
the anthracite coal kings of PeHusyl-
vauia. lie said:
/ The Ia ost gigantic rtilroad deal in
sthe. history OF the world las just been
iconsummated in Wall street. The
anthracite coal output of America is
controlled by five railroads. -Four Of
these roads have entered into com
binatiou-the Reading, Lehigh Valley,
Jersey Central and Delewars, LHcku-
wanna s. Western. The combination
rep. e5ents a total Of real and watered
stock to the enormous amount of $780,
600, 600. 1t is declared that the earn
ings of this trust will be over $780,
900, coo annually. We do not doubt it.
The scene on the Stock Exchange
when the announcement OF this deal
male beggars description. These
stocks, is spite of the burden OF tons
of water, leaped upward some $1,000,
600 within a, few ticks Of the clock.
Fabulous fortunes We're made i'll an
hour. 1t WAS an hour that should
interest profoundly the whole nation.
Those who have best reason to know
.delaTe that it means an advance of
fifty cents u ton on the price of coal.
This means that the masses OF the
people will be robbed Of $50, 900, 900
more annually in a tax Oh their fire
sides TO furnish the sinsWs of war for
or NapUleOns Of finance as they walk
from throne to throne. But why all
this noise? Such deaf is a perfectly
legitimate climax to our system of
commercial war. The Inevitable end
of all competition Is combination. Com
binatiOn is the only possible fruit of
such a system.
At present our railroads are owned
and run by private capital. Have not
two roads the same right to combine
under one management as one road to
I cOmbiils capital in the beginHingY Yet
there is remedy. The time has come
when the government must assume
control of the peoples highways and
run them in the interests of the peO-
ple.-NetU York Press
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Mn. WANAlIAKER T1LKs.

Postmaster General WHuamaker is
anxious that the spare cash of the peo-
pie shall not be squandeIed in lottery
investments. The scheme he has most
at heart is to invite them to deposit
their savings with the government,
a siTg the pOstOdices rs places of deposit.
lie says: The making of money Is
part Of the genius of the American,
but the saving. Of it is not so cOnspic-
i0us." Let the government announce
its willingness to receive deposits, and
millions of individuals who now have
nothing will quickly become small
capitalists. For proof, one need only
look to Great Britain, where one person
lin every sight has cash to his or her
credit in the hands of the national
pOstof1ee, nearly 1000, 600 accounts
having been opened with an aggregated
sum OF SlO5 900, 600 during $50.
Other foreign nations hud the postal
savings system equally successful.
People in this country commonly hoard
their money in stockings, cracked tea
pots and stoves because they are dis
trustfUl OF banks. Their confidence
in them has not been increased by the
recent saaslses OF such institutions III
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Searly all of the vast sun which is
now kept thus hidden away by nervous
persons would be quickly turned over
to the government, the guarantee
against loss being absolute. Everyone
who accumulated "a deposit OF 50 would
immediately acquire an appetite for
saving. There is "A most eager demand
for the adoption of the system i'll the
United States, as shown by the mum
eroIs letters aud petitions addressed
on tils subject to tie department and
to Congress.
y plan suggested is TO issue at post
interest at tile rate of half a cent
day Oh 500, or Il little less than ? per
cent per anuum, principal and interest
payable to tbs, depOsitOr OF denand at
any money order Office. Sums deposited
should not be less than 81 and any
amount over $40 might draw interest,
always from the beginning of tie next
month after the deposit was made.
The secretary Of the treasury could
receive the money, keeping account of
deposits from each state separately and
put it III circulation by Offering the
funds obtained ia each state as u loan
TO the national banks Of the same
state, eNacting a suitable rate OF inter
est,
The postmaster general expresses
confidence that the telegraph and tefe-
phone viii become important sdjuncts
20 the PustOfhce department. Within a
very Few years lie says that there
wuuid be no difficulty ia blending
teiegraPhy with tlte present rusts,l
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RaHRoApERs, PRANks.
one Case Ia watch the victim. Got the Is
oFEne Joke

ono Case Ia Which the Victim. Get the Iss1t
OF the Joke.
Railroad men delight In playing
tricks on each other and on green
hands, and sometimes they carry their
jokes TO unpleasant and even dangerous
lengths On certain railroad in this
state q brakeman on a passenger 5rain
was louuEing around this b5Emiuul de-
pot one day, waiting for his train to
pull out when he was approached by
young man who desired Information re-
garding the person 20 whom he should
apply for place as brakeman
well I'm the man that hires them,
said the brakeman. vinliug at the by
ISLANDERS land I'm wanting q man, too
but your green at 5Ie business, amt
yOu?'
The applicant admitted that he was
but reminded his questioner that deter
nainGtiou and perseverance, were almost
equal to experience.
That's so, ~ said the delighted brake
man meditatively. 81 believe III give
you q trial Go upstairs to the first
room on the right and ask for Charlie
Hepburn. Tell him you are going out
on No. 8, and that you want a watch
and a time card. "
The man unhesitatingly obeyed. aud
walking into the Office, said familiarly'.-
II want t0gsee Charlie Hepburn"
A slight hutter ran around the Office,
and the general superintendent, turning
around In his chair, saidi
"Wem, am he. What do You want?''
"a watch and a tims-card.n said the
young man, nOEchaiantly. "Pm going
out on No. s."
'.yYho said sop asked the aztouished
superintendent
1.-THE man that hired me-" replied
the other.
"wen, you just come down stairs
a. n
If you can III give him a run that he'll
like" said the enraRed great moguL
But the brakemau's train had pulled
out and the superintendent never found
out who he was
Another similar case occurred where
the Perpetrstor OF the joke did not es-
cape so luckily. A would be fireman
was hired by a man whom he supposed
to be the foreman, but who was IN
reality the fireman on a freight train
The fireman explained all the duties of
the position to the green hand, and act
uaily sent him out on his own run.
The alleged fireman made the trip with
out anybody discovering tile fraud, as
the engineer supposed the regular fire.
man was laying on When the new
drcman was cleaning up his engine ia
the roundhouse' on hts return the fore
man came along.
What are you doing up there?' he
asked
Cleaning my engine, % was the reply.
''Who are your
THE fireman on this engine, " replied
the other.
"HumPh! Could you tell the man
who hired you, if you saw him2" asked
the foreman.
Certainly there he comes nov"
said the fireman as the hOaxer leisurely
saUutered in the door.
The foreman discharged the funny
fireman on the spot and hired his victim
TO Ill the vacancy, and to-day he is the
head engineer on the road--N. Y. Sun.
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SAWS qHR pEMoCRATs.

In his recent speech before the
republican league convention, Ex-Sen-
ator Ingalls, alluded to democrats in
his usual bitter and vituperative style
and was loudly cheered by the crowd
of hungry politicians gathered before
him. This same crowd, last fail,
begged and entreHed the democrats
to vote with them to save them from
defeat at the hands of the peoples
party. How the democrats who voted
the republican ticket last fall must
relish tile fol owing graceful tribute
from the idol of the young republicans
of this state:
1.-THE democrats in this state have
never defeated anybody but themselves.
For seven years they have been in the
market to the highest bidder. As a
matter Of fact, there is no such thing
Us a democratic party. 1t is an incO-
herent aggre CATION OF the vice, crime
and degradation OF every community
where it lives. It is broken down.
Its constitution has been injured by
early iHdiscreHiGrs,, E5 needs d
thorough course Of Alternative treat
meHt. IN its contemplated nUptials
y
tonic, and we propose to give it
We should not think it would require
many more doses of that kind of tonic
10 stimulate the pride and self-respect
of democrats to stpeh a point that they
would be wtllisg TO defeat their ira
ducers by any means in their power.
One of the republican politicians
estimate the utterauce at its true value.
Joe Hudson, commenting Ga the
speech in the Capital, says:
This is tiresome anG it is Tot. The
democracy in Topeka is composed
MAINLY of reputable gentleman of mis-
taken views on politics. Il we can I
beat them OIL the issues we would
better pull down the sign and put up
The shutters
The foregoing is Oh = Of the few SEN
sible things we have seen in the Capt.
tai for sometime, and yet, il the
remarks oe Ingalls, had been directed
againts the peoples party tha Capital
would have found no fault. Bat Joe
Hudson knows, as every sensible poll
tieiStn ~ tlte state knows, that if the
democrats vote with the peoples party
the republican party viii lie oYeKvstseHsa-
iBEly defeated IN tlae state, and there
fore, HudsOn's policy has been To con-
ceu their natural luminosity to demo
Gratis under the guise OF affected
respect, and this break Of Ingalls, asd
the 'young crowd exposes their hand
before the play is r=ade, The demo-
Gratis throughout the STATE have about
made up their minds who their natural
allies are, and few more doses OF
ingalls, tonic viii prompt them TO u
speedy decision.
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| system using for service the force
already under way. This accomplished,
/ kilograms could be sent between any
two points for / cent a word, which
w0tad bring the luxury of quick inter
change Of intelligence within reach Of
persons OF moderate means. Special
rates would be given newspapers and
the use Of certain wires might he given
the press. association at e. HasFely n0mi-
nal tariff during certain hours of the
night when their lines would otherwise
be comparatively idle.
Ten cent telegraph messages and 3
cent telephone messages, ia conn ctiOn
with the postal service, are near posi-
bilities," said Mr.. Wauamaker-
collection boxes in the towns could
receive the messages, written ION
stamped cayJIs like postal cards. From
these recepLacies they would he gath
cred at frequent intervals, conveyed
to the central Office and dispatched.
In rural parts the most importau
benefits would be Obtained by The
adoption of this system. News of
fTOsts could be promptly
spread by telephone over the country
district and fruit growing regions,
giving warnings which would save
valuable crops, and the days market
prices for cattle, grain and produce
might be obtained by the farmers
direct by inquiry from others than the
buyer who drives up to the farm house
in his buggy"