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A NEW PHASE.

Complaint Against the Greenvliie Local
Option House.
Grcenynlc Texas January S-Complaiut
was Gled yesterday against u. y. Watson,
keeper Of the local option prescription house
ON the west side of the square, alleging IN
substance that he is retailing medicine and
compromising prescriptions without being a
licensed pharmacist. Tho complaint Is
signed hy Wick Garnctt who les secretary
Of the hourd of pharmacy for tue Eighth
judicial district
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The Rice Market.
Conditions Are Still Quiet and Unchanged

Conditions Are Still Quiet and Unchanged
with Small Receipts.
There was very little doing in the local
rice market yesterday. Receipts of rough
rice have dwindled down 20 a very small
Ggure but sales of clean show considerably
more activity. The situation as regards
the gathering Of the belated crop has not
been altered yet aud 10 receipts OF freshly
thrcshed rice have been noted this year, or
at least none worth mentioning. The de
muud for better grades Of clean rice con
tluues brisk witch prices very firm.
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CHEESE-N Wisconsin full cream, rps
horns l5c; Wisconsin fun cream iairi9s.
lJc. Wisconsin half cream, lac; Wisconsin
pound prints, Ice.
EGGS-TcNas. 2Gd21c; Kansas, 2Jc
KRAuT- New In half barrels, $500
2.75; FIVE gallon kegs, S1I0.
ONIONS--per ID, l%M2c
PEPPER Chile. new, 15a10c per pound;
black Singapore, 15c
POTATOES Colorado, soc per bushel
PEANUTS Jumbo, per pound Tl4c;
"SS TTG pl[ GHa So hS Ssa Ed si sa5om
3, 10; flyers large SO. JUm3. 10; ducks
large, 81. 25d3 80; geese. full fcathercd,
S4.W@4 50; turkeys, hens S90Odll.0Oi gou-
biers S12 .Orall. 90.
TOMATOES Mexican, 6-basket crates,
s. ''JO@2 70.
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are No min ptIeeg


Especial 10 Inc postl
Crowley. La, January S.-Corrccted Grow
lev rice market: Fancy head 5i4H6it, choice
5i,5a. fancy Japnu 41j Total receipts
tlis season 34l.Si2
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DnrGs AND CHEMICALS.

Quinuc 34M3Bc per ounce hottie; NOR
phine 50 250 $50 per ounce; cocaine, S4 20
per ounce; horaX, siac per pound ga lUu-lb
packages; copperas 500 in barrels; castor
OH, 81 90 per gallon iu igallon packages:
crson salts 500 per 100 lbs IN barrels,
alcohol. $27OG&pO per gallon; sulphur.
s. Is per 100 lbs IN barrels; alum 3lhc per
mound IN barrels: saltpetcr &c per pound
In barrels: calcium carbide 20 per 100
delivered Texas common railway points,
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WANTED-One or two furnished rooms
near Central depot by couple; permanent;
references given and expected. Address
.S26, this office -
FiyE-ROOM COTTAGE IN Thirl ward;
water aud bath. OF car line; stable on
premises. 6601, this office. II
WANTED Large boarding. house; will buy
tenants furniture II reasonable. Address
6l56, this ofhee. "
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Ilano, Texas, January 6The new year
has started ont here in a progressive man
ner. Several large buildings are to he built
at once, aud material is already on Tie
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EDUCATIONAL.

HOUSTON BRANCH OF interstate system
for plano; graded course IN music; diplo-
mas given. Mrs. Huckabee, teacher, 1908
Capitol. is
PRIVATE instruction Ia English German
French, Latin and arithmetic. Al. Thing.
1904 Crawford. 30
MISS MARY II. SSiITH's select school for
little folks begins Monday. Lanuary
1905 For particulars Inquire at al2 Clay
avenue, ~
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FOR SALE-Si0,Ooo stock OF general mer-
chondise In Al condition in good East
Texas town. 691O this onicc IA
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NTHERS READ POST
~ Want Ads. Do your
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE IsNbereby given Of the annual
meeting Of Ihe stockholders of The Hous.
ton Printing company. to be held at the
Office OF The Houston Post nc y. M.
Monday, January 10, 1908, for the pnr-
pose Of olectlng a board OF directors for
the ensuing year, and for the transaction
~ such other business as may come be-
fore n. X. ~. Johnston, President
Attest; A. r. Clarkson. Secretary. 10
SHABEHOLDERS't MEETlNCi-Not Il
merely given that the annual meeting Of
the shareholders al the Commercial Ma.
t,onal Bank OF Houston, for the election
OF directors and srch other business as
may properly come before IL, win be held
at the office OF the bank IN the city W
Houston, Texas. hatween the hours OF
10 a. N. and IL m. ton TUESDAY, January
~. 1903. w. b chry. President 1.lS.uS
ALL MMY HACKS have '7NViison' on
lamps. II. $. H. Wilson; phones 1900. Il
NOTICE OF ANNUAL. MEETING-Notice
Is hereby given that the annual meeting
Of tho stockholders or the Texas aud New
orleans Railroad COMPANY Will be held
az tho general of1o Of the company In
tho city OF Houston, Harris county, Texas.
AZ IL O'Clock g, IN. on tue 18th dag OF
January. 1903. and thar tho annual meet
ing of the board OF directors OF said
company VIII be held at the same place
ana on the same day Immediately after
the adjournment OF the said annual meet
ing OF stockholders {. II, Seger,
liz Secretary
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FRuITs.

APPLES Ben Davis. b1rrel, SO SOFA co;
wlncsaps aEi Juu1thans, - 2J@4 80.
Si.50n 10
COC0ANUTS-Pe sack, S4.0Oi less guam
titles, S4.2J
RANBERRIES Per crate, So 2JM3 80:
Is. S1l OOWl2 %.
LEMONS Mcssinas, SO 5oa4 90; Cali
fornin. SO 5O03. rs.
LINES Mexican, per basket, SL1od1.25.
ORANGES California, per box, S5.uud
3.25.
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BRYAN Sheriff Cross Baker Of Grimes
county took Dunlap and Young, the two
men charged With Tho lola robbery. to An
county.
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HUsTLERS WANTED-The international
Loan and Trust company offers very
attractive proposition to agents, busters
only need apply; good money for good
men International Loan aud Trust com,
pany, Box SGT, Orange, Texas. tf
WANTED--To let 200.OOO yards of good
slip ana wheeled scraper work IN quan-
titles 10 suit oatfits; good prices. Adj
dress us, Nashland, Texas. Brooks Brvs.
& Co" II
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IDLE Capital finds the channeIOf
n trade through Post Want Ads
SPECIAL NOTICES.


Kansas and Texas Railway company Of
Texas aud the Granger, Georgetown
Austin and san Antouio Halfway company
Tor the passage Of special law nuthoriz-
ing the FORMER COMPANY TO purchase the
.ou.V"u Iun pI"pvtlleA pl 'ne l"NleI com
49, NJ AZ, ',T lae'S' o3'ulNuy tH Ne,l ann
su.N. ~ tau,Vau anu properties 70 tue
~ ~ ,,''t Sfotlpoi $50
bcrcbv gircp tbnr ,c l'tssn,r ny Se "
ond 49, - 'Iu. wv M,sSuuiN Nrr a
",I oNSS NH,.N ~ vollVanE Vi VNaS S
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,,..' ~ X, e"'i4vu "nu rrNlslHs uh1vr .ue
~ W ~ N,,'' w ttVNNN' luteuu 70 ~
W. ~ tnC HCNt l'siHl"lulS OF tue Star
,,4tNiut iV' ~ p.,es,hv W u spcyl"i inM MY
90 rl,,,,E a., 49,, Spn l,"uN w. S,,t
9,'u $3.50 $500 w. aa,'t""u guu pI"llcttl'vS 20
s nu ~. 'l'ts LIN Nu'1o['1lls inc
az, iiSi eViu'p"u! ~ pu.NnuSt VIZ same
, uV ,wi'ttV't "WW I'Y,l'U, " va Wy ia,.S'
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atu'n !" iSH," ", .uut 'lum WIN tne rAll.
80 ", Wy IT, H. ~ tt.tiiiuig .oMu
Ui S'1"5ttI' ui tug y, lVull'y VI w i''iaaulsoI,
~ ,uv $40 ~ ioN9'' w ~ 'tt,Uusn
'itvVi hrt"Mh ,u Sn'u NvvUytinI' tnet'cS
..t""em ,n' S""1t'S VI W ~ "i s anu
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NOTICE of application OF the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas halfway company NJ
Texas and the Denison 0no Washita
Valley Railway company for the passage
Of u special law authorizing the former
company to purchase the railroad and
properties OF the latter company lying and
being iu the state OF Texas and tho lat
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WANrED-Cauyn sser, lady or gentleman,
10 tnko orders on art article; good scllrr.
call before 10 o'clock on Nd. Hoveile. D1
san Iaclnto street Liberal commission. 2
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FOR SALli-.One Of tho bcst equipped lib
printing pants IN North Texas; WI in-
voice S2sOU. Address Box 00S, Terrell.
Texas, y
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IN the summer positions New Orleaps
taaed on the curb IN the range Of ) 81 10
o'Gp Tor Mnrch, last sales being at S.G4.
with light business
we see nothing In the market to indicate
any material change from existing values
ior the present aud. while Price on one
mana y apparently trying tn deprcss the
market. there are strong interests on the
nNu side, and a see saw between them Is
IN order We look for q continued scalp
ing market in q range Of ~ 10 80 points.
Liverpool Is due 10 be- / to higher 10.
morrow, Cargil X Richardson.
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WANTED--For Z s. Army, able-bodfod,
unmarried mon between ages Fl and -,
citizens ot United States Of good char
speak, read aud write English For ini-
formation apply to Recruiting Officer.
Shaw building Houston, Texas
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WANTED BY family going 70 FLORIDA for
The winter a competent maid. Apply 1905
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AT ONCE Two experienced white cham-
hermaids. Apply at Linen r., Losuu
hOtel. 10
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EOk SALE Oue-half Interest In Rr,ck
uidiug. Waco. Texas; Investment PAYS
10 per cent interest 2S4l this ocfhp. "a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-09

NOTICE or SALE-Ihe stock Of goods
formerly owned by the hrm OF Hay ME
Redmond & CO.. who carried on a mer-
chandise business at the town Of Votaw,
at the store door at Notaw. Texas on
January l5 1903, at o'clock ?. m, at
auction 20 the highest bidder FOR cash,
and the proceeds Of such snle will he
divided between the creditors Of said
firm pro rata, Kirby Lumber Company,
trustee. ~
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WANTED White SINNERS aud nuckcrs NJ
ton. y
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WANTED--To buy for cash from owner
three lots south corner. one block from
paved street. on or near car line. Third
Office ~
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS on,
Texas, January 3, 19O3.-Sealed proposals
addressed to y. u. Bryan, secretary Of
Inc city 81 Houston. Texas Will be re
cciycd up 10 y o'clock noon on Monday,
February 2, 1908, for the construction ot
q brick city hall and market house and
market shed on what is known as market
square in this city, according 10 plans
aud specifications on fle at the Office OF
The city secretary and at the office OF
George f. Dickey & CO., architects. The
city reserves the right 20 reject any and
All bids must he accompanied by Ger.
tilted check for $1,000 on any bank IN
Houston, made payable TO the mayor OF
said city without conditions. same TO lie
forfeited as liquidated damages in case
Of failure Of successful bidder 70 enter
into contract and bond as required by the
city council within ten days after being
notified Of acceptance Of bid
The successful bidder Will be required TO
furnish a bond In the sum OF twenty-five
thousand (e25, O0l dollars with any re-
sponsible individuals or surety company
as hondsmen, for the faithful perform
ance Of the work as per contract.
The contractor VIII be governed by all
the ordinances Of the city regulating or
pertaining 10 public works especially the
iahor ordinance. passed February II, 1902,
and must agree to proper deductions from
contract price for violations thereof.
O. It. Holt. Mayor.
d. d. Bryan, City Secretary. 10
SPFCIAL prices on shoes at De Meritt's. q
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TWO neat appearing young men to trAycl.
Address G6H2, this office IL
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WANTED 4 6rst class hiacssmftI Z UlIisl
he sober and industrious. Write nj oneu,
stating wages wanted Address. ~. r..
Ward, ReeVillr Texas
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WANTED Local statesmen for Piftsbnrs
Visible typcNriiers, more sold recently
combined. Texas Writing MHohlnc a.,
Waco, Texas. n
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w: II. JOHNSON, Bayou city Employment
railroad eating houses, boarding houses
and private families; railroad ami coll-
tract labor Write or phone Jl@ta Travis
street 10
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WANTED AT ONCE Good middle AGED
woman To- do housework and cook Tor
two Apply i09ls Travis street. IL
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FOR SALES stock dry goods and groceries,
about $500. In good condition: best aud
largest business In town invcstiEp ton so
llcltcd; satisfactory reason for ceiling. Ad-
dress y. A. Brandt, East Bernard, ,Nxas.
10
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THOROUGH BooKKEBPER WANTED
by responsible and long established Arm.
Address 0SSi, this office. II
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Miller, the contractor, to make you du q.
Innate; cottage work specially: viii also
figure on work In country; satisfaction
guaranteed, 1909 Texas avenue, old phone
1885 10
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BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

WANTED Contract 20 furnish 1000, 900
pine ties #. o. b. Texas and Pacific or
Kansns City Southern. Address Y. NJ,
Greene Atlanta Texas. 10
SEALED PROPOSALS In duplicate will be
received until II M, February ., 1903, for
constructing ive.story hotel building In
beaumont, Texas. Plans can be seen at
B2 Waverly place, Room Sill, New York
CITY or suite e1S, 1853 La Sale street,
Chicago: or at 47B So EryHy street,
Dallas, Texas, or at the office OF the uD-
dersigned. TO whom all bids must be dc
livered and addressed. Amount of bond
required $4,000 Mark Wiess president.
Throadneede Hotel Co., Beaumont, TeN
rs 10
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NOTICE-The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Houston Gas Light COM
pany for the purpose OF electing directors
10 serve for the ensuing year and the
transaction OF such other business that
may come before the meeting viii be held
at the company's Office Thursday, Janu-
airy 10, 1903 at IL o'clock a. IN. John
Shearn, secretary. 1-15
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NOTICE or ANNUAL MEETING Notice
II hereby given that the board Of direc-
tors Of the Houston East and West Texhs
Railway Company has called meeting
OF the stockholders Of said company to
convene at the principal Office Of the
company In Houston, Texas. at IL o'clock
N. on the 18th day " January. 1903. for
the election NJ directors aud the trans
action Of such business as may be law
fully transacted az an auuunl meeting;
and has also called a meeting Of the
board of directors u said company to
convene at the same place on the same
DAY Immediately after adjournment of
such Stockholders meeting for the olec-
tiuu OF Officers and the transaction OF
such business ms may be lawfully trans
acted az an animal meeting OF the direc-
tors p. Dargan. Secretary. 1-29
NOTICE The regular annual meeting ot
the stockholders Of the Gulf, Western
Texas and Pacific Railway Company will
be held at the public office Of such cor.
poration IN the city Of Victoria. Texas, on
Monday, the 26th day Of January. 1908
at 2;3U o'clock b. NJ The regular annual
meeting Of the hoard % directors Of said
corporation will be held at same time and
place and immediately upon the adjourn
inent OF the stockholders meeting This
one notice shall answer the purpose OF
both meetings BY order OF the board OF
directors b. NJ Smith. Secretary, Gulf
Western Texas aud Pacific Railway Com,
pany. l-26
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class general woods Fore
mau who can log circular snwmill. cut.
ting $4,000 feet per day; good salary ~
right mnn. Apply by mail or Ia person TO
Central Lumber Co. Ltd Liuceum, La.
II
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WANTED Mouder man for planning mid
0ltye. Stcrnenberg 4 Co. Olive, Texas. Il
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WASTED-tl class blacksmith to shoe
horses and mules aud 10 do all buick
smithing required around q sawnill und
logging railway; wages S3 per day :er-
10 Central Lumber Co.. Ltd, Linceun,,
q
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BUSINESS CHANGES.

YOUNG WHITE MAN. rs. would Ike to
Invest $3.50 OF 5000 with service In lrdich
counter or bakery; references exchanged
Address tfSi, this ofhcS 10
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NOTICE The regular annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the New York, Texas
and Mexican Railway Company will he
held at the public office OF such corpora
tlon IN the city OF Victoria, Texas, on
Monday. the 10Th day Of January, 1905
at 230 p. M. The regular annual meeting
" the board Of directors Of said corpora
tlon will be held at same time and place
and Immediately upon the adjournment OF
the stockhodcrs meeting This one no
tce shall answer the purpose Of both
meetings BY order Of the 3oard Of d.
rectors -. NJ Smith. Secretary. New
York. Texas and Mexican Railway Com,
pauy. 1926
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LAND LOST TO TEXAS.
AS Result of the Recent Surveys of
the Lone Star States Disputed
Boundaries.

"Three portions of the boundary
lines of the state of Texas are under
dispute, and in each instance the ter
ritory of the lone star state is cut
into" said Marshall L. Golden
to Washington Star man, re-
Gently. "There was recently filed
in the land Office of the state
a report of the work under the
act of congress requiring the secretary
of the interior to establish the Tooth
meridian which forms part of the
eastern boundary of Texas. 1t was at
first believed that Texas would gain
an eight-mile strip from Indian terri
tory, but on the contrary, according
to the report, Texas will probably loose
a strip three-quarters of mile wide.
Should this report be- considered as
final people holding property on what
was always considered the Texas side
will lose their title as Texas deed to
the land will not be legal.
'The same condition prevails along
the entire panhandle on the western
end of the state. Surveyors have fixed
the 103d meridian so as to cut off strip
three miles wide, embracing 100000
acres, from the lone star state and it
| has recently been brought to light that
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THE FACE AND THE COLLAR.
Stout Man May Make Himself Look
Thin by Adopting the Proper
NeckNear.

Men who do not want to look any fat
ter in the face than they can help have
an easy means of accomplishing their
purpose. Not all of them are aware
of the effect that may be created by
the form of collar or cravat, says the
New York Sun.
''The stout man who wants to look
as thin as he cam said the haberdash-
er's clerk, fought to wear tie of the
kind known as the four-in-hand. Pref
erably it should be dark in color and
drawn tight. That carries down the
line of the face and lengthens it to a
degree that tends to make the face look
thinner.
another aid to making a man look
thin is in the height of his collar. Stout
men who want to look thin should wear
high collars and closed ones. Any col
lar that opens in front makes one look
stouter under nearly every circum-
stance. Such collars are becoming tc
| che thin men,
The fat man should avoid the kline
| of tie that has horizontal effect. This
will add pounds to his appearance
| his face at least.
Con the contrary. this cross effect
will make the thin man look stout
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14
Men Teachers scarce.

The number of men employed as
teachers in the public schools of this
country is slowly but steadily decreas.
ing. According to William r. Harris,
United States commissioner of educa.
ton, the percentage of male teachers
in the public schools in 1870 was al per
cent. In 1900 the percentage was only
90. The reasons for this decrease are
easily found. The work does not offer
as great inducements to men as it once
did. Teachers in secondary schools are
now required to be specialists, and the
salaries are not enough to attract mer
to make a life career in this field
Women in increasing numbers have
gradually taken their places. In point
of training they are as we'll fitted for
the work, and in point of tempera
ment better adapted to handle chill.
dren
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GAFFING A TARpoN.

tarpon this is the chief cause for the
presence of the element of uncertain-
ty, but there are many others. The
risk of the line breaking under the
great strain which must of necessity be
put upon it is greater than in most
other forms of fishing, because not
only is it finer in comparison with the
weight of the fish, but the salt water
and the hot sun act injuriously on the
best of lines. Sharks, too, are apt to
rob you of your prize in the very mo-
Pass, off FLORIDA, they abound natur-
ally, and the capture of tarpon also
attracts them. They lie in wait for
the fish, and when it is nearly ex-
hausted will attack it, and one bite of
large shark will cut the fish in two.
The presence of large numbers of
sharks in time drive away the tar
pom, and places once frequented by
them in large numbers gradually be-
come deserted.
There is another attraction about
the tarpon which lies in the fact that
he shows himself, and shows himself
with no little violence, and fish that
jumps is always more exciting than
one that does not. There are few finer
sights in angling than the first mad
leaps O. the tarpon; like bar of bur-
nished silver, whence he gets his name
of Silver King, he filings himself high
into the air, and with vigorous shakes
of his great head tries to cast away
the restraining hook, which he too
often succeeds in doing.
When tarpon jumps you must hold
on to him, and not lower the rod or
slack the line, as is the case in salmon
fishing, the reason being that unless
the strain on the line is kept up the
hook will lose its hold, which, as rule,
is not a very secure one. Indeed, so
hard and so well protected by bony
layers is the tarpons mouth that for
some time it was considered impene-
trable to the hook, and it was not I'M
til the proper tackle and hooks had
been invented that any success attend
ed the efforts to land the fish, unless he
had swallowed the bait we'll down, in
when case a firm hold could be OBJ
,.ined in a softer portion of his anat-
umy.
But still-fshing for tarpon has to IL
great extent died out. ! have never
practiced it myself, but from all &c
counts it was not q very celebrating
pastime, and it was always full of dis
appointments. The plan was to moor
the boat in some likely spot and cast
the BAIT out some distance from you
md let it lie on the bottom. When the
line began to move, it was paid cut.
or allow d to r,ln out from coils at the