Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-11
a TIP FROM "A SHARK.
THE REWARD THAT 1T BROUGHT 70
A PAIR OF SHARP MEN.

IdCt VI 'OPSlA Ol ~ uV
represented the British government
also as governor general Of Australia.
in Sydney in the earlyrdays of'the nine
teenth century. Mrs, Macquarie's!
chair" has long been the. favorite resort
of suicides and sweethearts, and many
murders have been committed near the
spot. 1t was also the. main resort OF.
shark fishers in the days when are
ward was given for. each shark fin de-
livered at the water police station, the
object, of course, being to thin out the
dread man eaters from the harbor,
where they became plentiful and dan
gerous as the city Of Sydney grew in
size. i ~ Z - IA
It was there n night that a broken
down immigrant came to a strange
turn in his fortunes. Not able to obs
tain employment, he spent his last
shilling in a fishing line and shark HOOK
and cast off from "Mrs. Macquarie's
chair" After patiently waiting for
some time, another tramp Joined him,
and this changed the luck, for he i'm
mediately got a fine "bite." 1t took the
two all their. time to haul the shark
ashore, but when they got him in he
proved a, beauty-25 feet 10 inches
long. They cut off his in-15 shillings'
worth in the morning-and, being anx-
ious to make all they could out of the
haul, proceeded to rob, the monster.
They had often read Of diamond rings,
gold watches and pocketfuls Of sover-
eigns being found inside. sharks, for.
while these fish can digest a man, they
are not able to negotiate metal. 4:
Inside, among other things, they.
found the body ola German, and from
the papers in his pocketbook it was ap.
parent that he must have been in Lon
don about three weeks before. Indeed,
In his overcoat pocket there was a. copy
Of a London newspaper dated 20 days
previously. 1T was in 1870, before the
cable was laid between Europe and
Australia, and the steamships took
over six weeks OF the voyage between
London and Sydney. The paper con-
tanned news Of the outbreak Of the war
between France and. Germany, and 1t
was apparent that the German, living
in London. had been recalled home to
serve in the army OF the fatherland,
had either jumped or fallen overheard
In the channel and had been picked up
by this great shark, which belonged to
the fastest of his species.
In the morning the immigrant had a
good wash and brush up and a full
feed on his 10 shillings, having given
5 to his companion and sent him about
his business. He had conceived a
great idea and wished to have as few
confederates as possible. Asking a
policeman who was the greatest wool
broker in Sydney and getting the adj
dress. he went straight down to the of.
flee, where his pecu1iarearnestness soon
got him an audience with the busy
broker. No n insSydney at that"mo-
ment dreamed Of war between France
and Germany, and wool was being sold
merrily at ninepence a pound.
We'll my man, what can / do for
you?". asked the broker.
Il want you to tell me- said the Door
immigrant, what the price of wool
would be in Sydney should war break
out between France and Germany. 1t
is ninepence now.
"Abont 8 to 4 shiIlings, /" said the bro
ker. s 49, ~ q a;
VERY WELL" replied the visitor.
"Now, the French troops are marching
on Berlin, and what promises to be d
long and bloody war has actually be-
gum = III
Nonsense" said the broker. tsThe
mail from London came in yesterday,
bringing news up to six weeks ago, and
there is no news Of that wild sort, !
The immigrant thereupon unfolded
the London paper, dated three weeks
previously. There was no humbug
over that. There could be no humbug
about it, for such a paper could not be;
produced In Sydney, and besides its
matter gave abundant proof OF it's gen
%uineness. Wool was already shillings
q pound on the London market
On the Wool Exchange people thought
that broker mad when they a him
buying Up all the wool on the market
and wiring offers all over the colonies.
He made q corner" at any rate, pur-
chased all the wool III Australia and
looked happy. Sure enough, IN a few
weeks time out came the news by the
mail steamer, and up went prices. The
broker sold ont for s shillings and more
q pound and realized soIse f4,OO0,0O0
on the deal.
He gave the intelligent immigrant
an Cd suit of clothes and d E5 note for.
his Tip q this set the poor chap up
~ p world. He has got along 80
well through the lucky stroke that he
lis now Keeping a public house In Wool
loonooloo.--London Free Lance.
5s8S83 HIS Most Useful hook.
First Passenger-What book has help
e dyou most in life
Second Passenger-The city directo-
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