New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

light fishing boat is TWO long and narr-N skis
fastened together side by side. with SNOW bite
boards slauting down from the outer gun .fr
Of either boat into the water. This STRANGE
contrivaHce is used only in moonlight o- ..-
fishing. The fishermen put out to sea -....'
and after they have reached deep wate. ..r
cease to roN, they ship their oars. and IL ... %
in the bottom Of the boat The fsh-it u.-as
no difference from which side they apprua. h
mistake for surf the white boards slautiu- ul.-
ward from the water. and accordingly hey
spring into the air in order to leap owe. these
lines Of woauIit surf But the uufortu..a-
creatures a.iSht from the leap in the boJto". 90
the boat among the quiet fishermen. Ana ..t
fishermen. smiling slightly, lie very still ald .n
a little while their boat IS loaded 20 the a. t.r
line with duped fish
\ Cantonese police boat is another ins t-J ti--
exhibit. This boat is of the junk type I,- tt,-
Of speed is very low. What dlstiugui~h, it
from other police boats is that two policemen
sit day and night in the bow with huge gou-. .u
! their hands. and always they beat on th- -,..-s
with al their might. making a formid4bl- up-
roar. II is thought that this noise scar-- ....
| thought 4 wronsdJiug from mems bIv..-,s.
| The Cantonese police boat does not merely ar-
rest criminals. II prevents crime.
| A Cambodlan junk and Cambodiau ski0 1e-
| long 10 the museums. on each side OF the juua.s
Prov there is painted gigantic eye Ash d
| Canbodiau sailor What those eyes are for. a..I
/ he make answer. Without them how cou.r .
junk see 10 get along in the dark The e.
/ oodian sAin IS an Indication OF the ski -.
| "hich hoatuen may attain. Il is as Ions s.
I steamer, and IL is not more than eighteen Iu. .
VIDE \ varsity crew would be likely 10 t,... .
olt or such q skn this. but the Camul.!. 4.
stand or SIT in it irilffcrcutIy. ana with ....-
/ thi i IauEhteT send it dartEs like al arrow
| through the water
Liberia. the u--r1 republic on the VS. g. g
/ OF AIfi-a. has uUmter Of native qu.,... -
\ among thi~ boat collection. They are admIr.s,.
/ sreeim"-s of plain boat building. Each -
/ carved III one piece from tree trunk Iu-.
/ boats are huoyant trih- heavy, a t.iti- SD, .
/ ana practically lnirstructioIe. Each Li..t.trl
J builds iu his early youth a duguut thar ,.-..
/. him his whole life.
The Ceyl"ue-e have the most pictures lu,. ......
/ ia the world IL is long and narrow. uItG ,
iHS' Sal- aud with an OutrisSrr lying Do Is
t."t away from 10 ou th- water. The OutrI--.t
I Is 81 Kind OF balance and When the wind fi S..
| riis a man tTaNlS out and sits on il. ,
KEEP the boat from topping over. VIII ..
[ wind b. strong TIVE men sit on the OutfI--. r
themselves out there. Thus, in Cey Ion. H.
urlnS the force of the wind, they say ou-
brrrze. "a TWO man breeze. and so forth.
Ia Northeastern Siberia the climate is like q .
Of Greenland The tribcsWen there, dTc~- .
h-hskin. in hirdskiu and in furs, have e..
curious boats one is a fishing boat, shaped ....
/ a Tcctaugl-. Another. made OF skins. res D.. .t
| "a racing Skh- IL is long and narrow r.u.s
with one small seat and il goes forth i'm -tt g..
/ IN the widest weather. The Esqulmuu~ uI
/ just such another skin canoe this The .
"a third Siberian boat that IS notable becaus. o.
/ stern shelves down into the sea. In such
boat II is lmposs bIe to understand no" ,-
water IS kept out