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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-13


ANY stock upon which this assessment shall re-
main unpaid on the 18th day OF February, 1892.
will be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction. and unless payment is made
before will be sold on THURSDAY. the 10th
day OF March, 1892. TO pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs OF advertising and
expenses OF sale. BY order Of the Board OF Direc-
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OAKLAND ADVERTISEMENTS.
OAKLAND REAL ESTATE.

OAKLAND AG CY-ADVEKTISEmENTS AN
~ subscriptions received at the Oakland Branc
Office OF TIE MORNING CALL. 902 Broadway.
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LoDGING-HoUsEs ron SALE.

VIlE ONLY RELIABLE AGENT TO PURCHASE
% lCdFiH g-house frem is 10y calling on ". T.
Hea Y. lAS Market ST.. near Taylor: he loans his
own money Ct per cent per MONTH II yOu desire
Iolglr c-houSe OF from 30 200 rooms ranging ia
prices from $500 TO $1,000. Apply 10 w f. HEAIY.
u ~ COR. LHDGING-HUUSE j. ROOMS;
IT I %. very central: pays 500 over reut; PAP
= - q, three years. GU YER. Grant ave / IS
Coz A MO>TH-ls ROOMS FOR BOARDING
- 90 and lodging; 3U6 Eleventh ST.. next Folsom
THOMAS MORA\, 5S4i2 C3liiorna ST. tel3 tt
40 ROOMS: FTENI>HED: BARGAIN; SICK
+ - Hess. 2-59 Mission. cor. TweHty-fourth.l3 -
q. ca so BEDS: LODGING HOUSE; CEN
IT Ce}O. tralF located; positively clears Sac
over aU expenses. which we viii show by trial.
PACIFIC EXCHANGE Z5 hearny ST fe9 IT.
TTHST-CLASS LODGING-HOU Sc OF - ROOMS.
Z w..h long lease. low rent: can have trial: sold
reasonable. part cash. 9t6 Mission St fel2 tt
F5AE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6ROOBIS. BATH,
= al cDuvtulences: good occupants; good locS-
ton. Apply 80 Nm;a ST. felO 7t*
On. HOWARD SITS ROOMS - BEDS:
CFI2 VIII sell ST bargain; make payments 20
suit purchaser fe9 10
r .0pGING-HoUsE. s ROOMS; RENT s35. SD
- Howard 81. ie9 7ts
QBooN HOUSE: FURNITURE AND CARPETS
- nearly new: rooms rented; low rent; aJ half
Co>t $50 Eleventh 81. fe4tf
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CONTAGIOUS AND BUILDERS.
JAMES McCONAHEY, CARPENTER AND
y builder l22 Eddy-Jobblng. repairing attended;
store aud Office fitting specially. Teeph'e 3+2S ~
V.LAWRENCE, CARP ENTER AND BUILDER
- 6le Sacramento St cabinet work and fitting uP
sdces promptly attended,; telephone 800 ml6st
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CJ-6 NEARLY NEW EXPRESS WAGON
= i - with double team; good stand l845
Mission 81. fel2 ~
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STORAGE.

FURNITURE, TRUNKS. PIANOS. ETC. CARED
Il for and stored reasonable; advances made
LIEBES' Pioneer storage Co, $40 stockton. OF
JSIRST-CsASS STORAGE; ADVANCES MADE
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ASTRO

NINE MOREAU. 10 FOURTH ST. FORTUNE
M teller clairvoyant; fereader; fee 25c. fec St*
NINE EXODUS. CLAIRVOYANT. HAS RE-
WI moved TO ! ! Taylor St, Room 8: fee 5Oco24 u
NINE DIR. THOMAS SCIENTIFIC RENEALER
vi by eggs and cards; tells entire life past, present.
future: consultations on all affairs. nothing eE-
cepted: name given valuable advice and sure help;
res lost love by sympathy; mistake impOSsibe
hiseaaes Cmreh fec 81. letrer 81 30 keArnN. Is IL
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WAGONS t>D oARRIAGAs.

IS0R SAIE-sITGLE-sEATED ROAD BCGGY:
i cheap. 23I- Eush ST. fel2 3tF
7 ADY's HANDSOME DOG CART FOR SALE
J. cheap zOiS Union st. fell 3tf
VERY ELEGANT DOG CART CHEAP. 1928
' steiner 81, near Ellis. Tell 5tf
GOOD TOP-SPRING WAGON; a BARGAIN;
u $50. l44O Valencia ST fec az
CECOND-HAND WAGONS FOR SALE CHEAP:
- l1l4 Harrison ST., near seventh. IA n
L,XPKESs AND DELIVERY WAGONS AT RE
7 ducel prices FOR ! moatl - Beaie ST. =. T.,
A. ". SANHOEN * co. lAl4 II
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C.sJ-n NANTtD-FARTNEE FOR BUTCHER
N-CO- business 20 drive delivery wagon; o8n Cr
trs-.4ss butcher. has large trade; mast nave help
T. do the outside work; need uac be q butcher;
PSI Bee steady man. ID take and deliver orders,
make elections. etc: can clear So per month:
l-s-HesS C1u De- iHCreaseli bargain seldom met
Wtth; De-I miss i-i see to-day. GEO TIN ART,
80 hf-ruy ST. It
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,nLLDKEN HOAKpED.
SHORES 70 LET.
OFFICES TO LET.

I1O1 GEARY ST-UPPER PART HOUSE: 7
/ IO2 rooms, bath aud all COnvenieuceS; suitable
for doctors, dentists dreSsmaking etc: TO let with
lease. Only reliable parties need Apply. fel3 st
1De KEAKNY, COR. SUFFERS CONNECTING
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A FEW ELEGANT SUNNY OFFICES ON THE
n Market-st front Of the Phelan Building; to let
either en- suite or single. r. MCELROY Room 4,
Pnelan Building. fe5 Il
LYME LARGE OFFICES TO LET, CHEAP ll3
/ Powell ST. del tf
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- It}-H BUYS HALF INTEREST ~ one OF
3. I-CO the oldest established rsa.-asta-e firms
tIis t.Jy- can satisfactorily demonstrate yearly
0l.-- La- under $4,000; name alone worth double
r.e ASKED. salts lCr0rY reasons for retiring
:. 81 III. TIP Market fe7 7
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CALOON-GOOD BUSINESS: LIVING ROOMS;
- rent go. 3IBsz Third 50. f-7 IT,
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? .Ill IIsI1- 70 0800IN y IsT- y
= (-OI,. GROCERY AND BAR: 10 ROOMS. ALL
X rented; rent $50 7l6 Brauaau 81. fel2 81
GALLON: CITY FRONT. FOR SALE OR HALF
- interest 1875 steuart ST. fel24t<
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OEE OF TIE VERY BEST BUTCHER BCSI-
~ nes,-s for sale. fine fixtures: stable. low rent
apply isLE. Branch once. felS -ts
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GIe00 FINE RESTAURANT; COUNTRY
u OUU. town. l. D BARN ARD pa Kearny.*
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EDUCATIONAL.

STORE AND OFFICE FIXTURES.
COUNTERS AND STORE FIXrUR RES FOR SALE
Y and made at 334 Geary ST. uol0t
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C.0S0 BRANCH BAKERY, CANDY AND va
'cOOO. riety store; good chance for a bakery.
2l7 Eighth 80. fe5 ST.
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CoC0 Ito OR-SIORE AND BAR: CHOICE
ST cCO loCato , - good LYING rooms; rent only
SO I. d. BARNARD, -23 Eearuy st. It.
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EDD CATION \ l..
ART DRAWING AND PAINTING; TERMS
n reasonable. OLIVIA KINGSLAND. 24S2La
Marketst fe2 3m
7 EARN BOOKKEEPING IN WEEKS. TARR,
j. Expert Accountant Rim. 40, 1l70 Msrketf6 6m
ZANE l.. CONNER ARTIST-WORK FIRST
y class; enlargng pictures speciality. Room SO,
1l70 Market 81. fe5 3m
GIG. q. CIPOLLONT, FROM ROME. ITALY MAN
- don teacher Donohoe Building r. 80. l6 Sun
CPANISH TAUGHT BY SPANISH LADY. 622
- Golden Gate ave; call to / a. Eel 3m
ID w. KMBALL. TEACHER OF PIANO. 29l2
Howard St; terms moderate. ia25 I'm
INSTRUCTION IN WRITING AND PIANO;
letters written. 3Sla Moss of Howard. Ial4 Sm
CCHUUL CIVIL, MINING. MECHANICAL ELEC
- trica engineering, surveying, architecture, as
saying; estab. 1864 A. Van der Naillen 723 Market
DACIFC ENGINEERING sCHOoI.-ENGINEER
Il ing. architecture, surveying. III Post fe2O Tyr
II EALDS BUSINESS CoLLEGE % POST 81
IL Doubie-entry bookkeeping, peumanship, short
hand type-wriring telegraphy etc, ali includeda
business course under one fec o. SIS. 1e3Ott
DACIFIC BUSINESS COLLEGE 32J POST Sc.
i Life scho IarshD, S75; day evening oc1sh
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ITO SELL OUT YOUR BUSINESS GO TO L D
j BARNARD, pa heauy st estabi! shed 1883. i
'CQ0O DRY GOODS AND FURNISHING
= CNO. goods: old stand: fine trade; family
rooms: Ienp only $40: sell by inventory IL desired.
/. h. BARNARD. ZZ4 kcarnY ST. las
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TOR SALE coal AND WOOD YARD; GOOD
j business. 1913 Third 81. fe7 Stf
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ClS0 CIGAE-SrOEE; POSITIVE BARGAIN.
- ] t)t. J. D.. BARN ARD, pa hesray st. Its
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
His simple sparrow Tran.

The crusade against the English spar.
row Is developing a marvellous amount
OF ingenuity. A cheap, effective and
unerring method Of killing the birds is
the essential requisite to success in the
new industry.
One little fellow on the south side has
solved the problem. and has already
brought In over 100 heads. Unexplained
his system and the comparative merits
OF 1t and other systems to Captain Hay
wood.
"You see." he said, 81 didn't have no
gun nor no money to buy one, an if
had the p'liceman'd arrested me for
shootin. An me mother wouldn't let me
poison 'em. She said it was cruel. Any
way, you couldn't never tell whether
you got all the sparrers you poisoned.
So just got up scheme Of my own,
me an another boy that lives on the
street do.
"We made lot of paper tunnels out
Of writin paper bout half as long as q
lead pencil, the top of EN- just big
enough for sparrer to get his head in.
We put birdseed in the bottom of 'em
an set 'em up in the alley back Of our
house, where lots Of the sparrers come.
The sparrers come peckin around an
find the birdseed in 'em, an stick their
heads in to get it. Well, it's down Vt
the bottom, you know, an so they just
push their heads right in. an then the
tunnels stick to their heads. They can't
fly, cause they can't see, an b'sides it
s'prises 'em, SO they forget to fly. Then
we come right mp and catch EN-. It's
lots Of fun watchin 'em futterin round
tryin to get the funnel off. The other
boy had his tunnels marked with his
name, an had mine marked with mine,
so we'd know which was mine and which
was his. Chicago News.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
The Art OF Cutting Clothes.

When we read and listen to discus
sions Of comparative value Of long or
shoulder measures with those that are
short and sectional. in which one or the
other Is denounced as unscientific or
impracticable, our mind Immediately
dwells for a moment on a proverbially
stupid animal with long ears. The fact
is that many cutters are successful
with the first, and just about as many
with the others.
Every man cannot become good cut
ter. Some do not seem to "catch on"
as the saying is, and others who seem to
do SO are never able to produce any
other results than such as make old
heads SWIM"
Natural ability and educational ad-
vantages generally insure success, but
years Of work on the board, the ability
even to make good coat. is no guar
antee Of the possession of that mental
equipment which is necessary to make ;.
good cutter.
When it requires hours Of labor to fix
in some ones mind the difference be-
tween one-third and one-quarter of a
size, how can such one expect to sue
coed as q cutter?
When q stadent is able to think quick
ly and clearly. we confidently expect
him to become a skillful cutter, even
though he cannot make coat so well as
many others. The fact is that to be
successful in garment cutting, as in any
other trade or profession. man must
have brains, know how to use them and
use them as he should.-Tailoring Jour-
nal
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
A Joke on the "Britisher."

had been travelling in railway car
riage in the south, in company with two
very pleasant men who CHANGED to be
seated opposite to me at the end of. the
crowded car. and had got out to "buy a
lunch" as they say, at a station, my two
fellow passengers having promised to
keep my seat for me. When returned
to the car found tall, gaunt man, in
broad SLOUGH hat, apparently about to
take my seat, but yet not actually TAX
ing it.
A glance at my acquaintance opposite
showed me why he hesitated. Each of
them was holding cup Of coffee to his
mouth with his left hand, while his
right grasped a revolver covering the
intruder. Time being short, they were
drinking their coffee while they kept
the Britisher's seat" The tall stranger
politely retired on my appearing, the
others put their revolvers in their hip
pockets without any remark and we re-
sumed our journey. ...
What amused me most of all. though,
was a glimpse got Of solemn looking
old man about, half way down the car,
who had drawn out from somewhere an
enormous, Anticipated, ivory handled six
shooter, and was holding it up with his
finger on the, trigger, ready, to take a
hand.in any. little, festivity that might
arise. He looked 80 disappointed when
it all ended in nothing that l felt quite
sorry for him.-Contemporary Review
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
A Boy. Method OF Avoiding Bad Dreams.

A Boys Method OF Avoiding Bad Dreams.
A friend has told us that during long
period Of his childhood he maintained
the habit Of praying every night. before
going to sleep that no bad dreams might
trouble him, acting in curious, unthink-
ing coincidence with good old Bishop
Ken. who generations ago resorted to
the same expedient. To further his
prayers the little boy. in a spirit Of phi
losophy beyond his years, would try to
concentrate his ideas on all the most
huindrum things he could think Of, his
thoughts usually settling on the figure
of an old Welsh landlord, small man
with brown wig, whom he had oc-
casionally visited with his father, and
who. to his childish fancy, appeared the
very personification of commonplace
Argosy.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
THE WOOD CHEMICAL COMPANY.
Isl Woo iWard Ava Datroit Mich

Sold in Owosso by Parkill & Son, johnson 4
Henderson ]. Hagart anu all responsible drug
gist everywhere.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
SHIL0H'S :
C0NSU N PTI0N
CURE.

The success Of this Great Cough Care Is
without parallel in the history OF medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell II on pos
tive guarantee. stest that no other cure can suc-
cessfully stand. That it may become known,
the Preprieton, at an enormous expense, are
placing Sample Bottle Free into every home
IN the United States and Canada. If you have
Cough. Sore Throat, or Bronchitis, use il, fof
Il will cure you. If your child has the Group.
or Whooping Cough. use it promptly, and relief
Is sure. II you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHILOH'S CURE, Price 10 Cts, so ctr. and
81 90. If your Lungs are sore or Back lame.
sse Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price IS cts.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
3 OSbSO and Amer.

OssVsV s"o A"eT' medicine known Ask the
druggist for Woods Phosphodine. II he offers
his dishonest store, inclose price in letter, and
we will send by returd mall. Price, one package
o.: six, IS. One will please six will cure. Pam
phlet In plain, sealed envelope, stamps.
Addreaa
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22

1t is estimated that the treasure lying
idle in India in the shape Of boards Of
ornaments amounts to 81 $50, OO0.OOO A
competent authority calculates that in
Amrista city alone there are jewels to the
value OF 81 ,20O, 900, 900
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
SILK Manufacture.

France exports silk goods to the value
Of elO.000. 900. two-thirds of which are
taken by England and by the United
States. Swiss and German houses arc
serious rivals in point Of quantity Of
manufactured goods, but in quality tho
taste and skill of the French will long
maintain supremacy. The United States
are rapidly increasing their silk factories.
Leisure Hour.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
Furniture,
Picture Frames,
==-==---------------z=z==--:=-=-
Mouldin6s,'a
MantelS and Crates.
We Are All Here!

Hero willing give you the best results of our long sx
psrience the furniture business We have about every
thing you want. You give the orner-we do the rest
and satisfaction guaranteed Everything seasonabls in
stock Thousands of things that cannot be told in this
space Whom you want anything in the furniture iine'
we can please you both to the goods and the prices
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22

Says a manufacturer OF artificial
limbs, "Arevolution in the art of manu-
featuring arms and legs will come, 1
think, with the introduction OF alumni
ium, the iightest and strongest snb-
stance known"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
NO SOLDIERS PAID.


1--WE do not desire, nor could we if we
wished, touch dollar Of the army
funds. Every cent contributed or de-
rived from any source whatever must
pass through the hands Of an account
ant, whose books are regularly submit
ted to o chartered auditor, Mr.. j. e.
Bliss, and attested before o notary pub
lie, Mr.. Morris Fl. Smith"
These gentlemen, by the way, are not
Salvationists. Mrs. Booth also said:
II do not know Of single soldier in
our ranks in the United States who is
paid cent for being there. Self sup
port ID our great principle for individuals
% well "a for stations
Those who join us arc expected to
help carry on the work by giving the
money they formerly expended in world
~ pleasures or needless luxuries. Sal
vationists do not take vows Of poverty,
but they are pledged to self denial
which often means the same thing.
'When new station Is established
help must be given Of course until It Is
able TO stand alone. The travelling ex-
.pepses Of officers who are to found It are
paid. Omcers are generally sent out In
pairs to establish mission. These ex-
penses are taken from the reserve fund.
Next hall Is rented for the meeting.
and sometimes band must Be hired.
Often by tho time this il done there isn't
. cont left. The slight fee for admit
tanoe to tho meeting and voluntary con-
txibutions are relied on to defray all ex.
peasss. These are paid before the OH
cess get anything. But the laborer 10
worthy Of his hire and they, are sure Of
Q stipend Of four dollars week within
. hundred miles Of New York and three
dollars and fifty cents outside Of that
limit.
ANY excess over and above their OK
penses u turned into the general fund
and credited a. repsymeuts. For In.
stance, ons year against al outlay Of
somsthins like q. 900 stands ci6.0Oo -
payments. n this way the army growth
" promoted IN new quarter. New
York Unelh
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22

Consul Heath says that many OF the
houses in Catania are built Of the lava
which poured forth from Mount Etna
in great streams on the neighboring
clay beds. This mixture OF clay and
lava is now mixed and used to great ad-
vantage in building.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22

The sweet girl students OF Denmark
DESTROYS that all the world should know
of their collegiate aspirations. have de-
termined to announce the fact by wear
ing students caps in the form OF little
round black hat with black ribbon
band and the university badge thereon
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
WOODS PHo5FEIoDI Il
The Great English Remedy.

Promptly and perman.
emily cures all forms OF
Nervous Weakness, Ennis
sions, Spermatorrhea, I'm
potency and all effects of
abuse and excuses. Been
prescribed over 30 years in
thousands ~ cases: is the
only reliable and honest
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22

There are now fifty ''tank" steamers
plying between this country and Eu-
rope, carrying oil in bulk. They carry
about 5000, 900 barrels Of oil annually
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22
Learning Rapidly

Matchmaker What is the most essen.
tial feature of q cheap watch?
Bright Apprenticeship resemblance ia
q coetlv nneL --ExnhanaA "a ..
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FIGHTING A TARANrULA.
A Grocer Disturbed the Venomous In
sect in a Bunch Of Ban4nas.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Christian Gaul, a grocer, at Walnut
stree and Oliver avenue, Yonkers, had a
battle with a tarantula few days ago. He
was cuttiug off the bunches from branch
Of bananas, when he noticed a cone-shaped
nest clinging to one of the stems. 1t re-
sembled spider webs massed together.
While he was examining it an ugly taran-
tula appeared and ran nimbly along the
branch. Mr.. Gaul dropped the bananas
and jumped behind barrel. The tarantula
dropped to the floor, and Mr.. Gaul resolved
to give it battle then and there.
He began operations by throwing a
piece of wood toward the insect. 1t had
scarcely struck the floor before tho taran-
tula was upon It, biting and clawing VII
ciously. The grocer hemmed it in. on
every side by boxes, collecting all the pen
knives he could find, and started In to finish
his enemy. Opening the knives. he began
throwing them point on the insect, hoping
to pin it to the floor. The first knife struck
a foot wide OF the mark. The tarantula
leaped upon it like flash, and endeavored
to bury its claws in the handle. IL then
reared itself on its hind legs aud danced
around the enclosure, moving its forelegs
and claws in a threatening manner and
gnashing fiercely with its mouth. Sudden
ly it made a leap toward MIR. GauL For
LuQat6ly LOT niIu Ii was DtuuUlDeO ny bub
cold Dir in the store, and consequently was
not possessed Of its usual activity. 1t
struck the side Of one of the boxes and fell
back on the floor. Mr.. Gaul shuddered, for
he knew that the bite Of a tarantula was
one Of the deadliest kind, and he apprecia
ted fully his narrow escape.
Plucking up his courage, he took more
deliberate aim and threw another knite.
Again the tarantula made a leap, and en-
deavored to bury its talons ia the weapon.
Knife after knife was thrown, with the
same result. Finding that his aim was not
sufficiently accurate to kill the insect in that
manner, Mr.. Gaul resorted to another de-
vice. He fastened knife to the end Of a
long stick. and approached his foe from be-
hind. Then he lowered his improvised
spear until the blade was within few
inches of bis body, and made sudden jsb.
The blade struck the tarantula fairly in the
middle of the back and pinned it to the
floor. After q few convulsive movements
of the legs the fierce insect died. BY actual
measurement, its body was Il inches in
length. With its legs spread. it covered a
diameter of 6 inches. Even in its be-
numbei condition it could leap two feet
from the floor.