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the boat and my arms dashed to a for
ward and my feet to an after thwart,
SO that my back was bent like swung
hammock Some one sitting right over
my aHlidships section, was giving lee
ture, and once In while would drive
his words home by landing the toe of
his boot against my ribs.
Wy tr-r-row him oudt 81 said a
voice that I recognized as belonging to
the Scandinavian misfit Il drink We
mide mage i'm r-r-row."
L soy. as we knocks i'm in is bloom
in cad an chucks is bleedin' karkis
in the - hocean. E amt no good to
we. Wot's the use in keepin' Nv inn"
Dutchy right-a. Make-a de Yankee
pull-a ?-knock-a de face back"
For a few minutes there was an
argument that was whole course in
Geep-sea dialect, but as the majority
were in favor of seeing me do trick
at the oars, while they sat around and
encouraged me by a few ingenious de-
vices of their own. my serious minded
friend was overruled, and finally, with
an oath, he whipped out his knife and
made slash at the lanyard around my
ankles. incidentally, the knife bit
quite way into my leg, but seemed
to be the only one that noticed it.
The Scandinavian cut the flashing
that bound my hands to the thwart
This freed me. but what with the
numbneSS of my limbs and the thump
that I had got on the head, was, for
the time being, paralyzed.
Come oudt!" says he; watts de mad
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RUNNING HIGH JUMP
N giving careful consideration te
the seonforr,,a tio,, srf rnan.s foyr,,

N giving careful consideration TO
the conformation Of mans form
and reasons attached thereto. the
one thing that inpresses US most is the
length and strength of the lower limbs
waist show that they are arranged princi-
paliy for three movements which have
similarity of action-nameiy. walking.
running and jumping
Every normally developed person can
both walk and run. but how few men
ana boys can jump rail waist high,
The reason OF this would appear to be
mat outside of a few cases where an
individual is possessed of phenomenal
spring. success is matter of practice
and cultivation of the muscles and nerves
Mnlen control the upward propelling mo-
ton of the body
Up TO the time I was sixteen years of
age l could not do four feet After six
months assiduous practice was sure of
clearing this height, and had improved
SIX inches in another six months
Hltnin year and a half could jump
five feet. but it took constant practice
Tor another eighteen months before I at
last succeeded in getting over bar six
feet in height.
In starting l would point to the time
took before my efforts were rewarded
ana say don't get discouraged early in
the game,
Every boy. if he will be patient and
stick to it. can meet with some success
In the high jump; but for those boys
VINO desire to get. into athletics but are
not strong enough to train for long dis
lance running, this is the event which
they can. possibly succeed in, comparing
iayorably with their stronger constituted
scheolmates.
In commencing practice for the high
Jump the legs must be first got into con-
dition.
The best way to accomplish this is to
take constant practice sprints from twenty
TO fifty yards. this strengthens and gives
snap. Fox the first week also take daily
jog on the toes of two or three hundred
yards.
The actual jumping can then be COM
menced. alternating each day with
sprinting In starting place the bar at
a he1ght easily cleared. about four feet,
or less if this appears to be strain
The proper run. take off and style of
turning when going over the bar must
then be studied and practiced rather than
increasing the height.
The take off can be gagged in the fol-
lowing way: Stand under the bar and
raise the foot till it can just touch the
bar. The spot on which you stand is
about the best from which to make your
spring.
Having found the take off. take four
strides similar to those you take IN
Your run and make a mark
The object of this is plain BY strik-
ing the mark with the jumping foot each
time the four following strides will
bring you to the correct take off,
After practicing in this way you will
soon find if You are reaching the best
place in which to make your jump from.
and can regulate it in the above method
Personally 1 take off between 81 and 40
inches away from the bar for the highest
jumps.
The object In acquiring the accurate
take Off is SO that the parabola de-
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made very fast and with the utmost
snap
1t will be found to bring the body
around go that the hip will escape the
bar while 1t also both lifts and propels
the body over the bar.
In learning to jump always use a
straight run, the oblfque run and scissor
motion is waste of energy. as the body
has to be lifted higher each jump. as
you cannot turn on the side as in jump
made in direct line at right angles. AZ
least five inches is saved by using the
methods described herein. fi1a
When landing. always try to come down
ON both feet together and let the body
sag off to prevent a jar. Do this at all
low heights; so that it will be natural
when the real strain comes as the bar
is raised
Practice is necessary to success and
jumping at low height should be done
every alternate day. but not for over
fifteen minutes at time
This viii be found sufficient to bring
about noticeable improvement. Once a
weeks is often enough to try your best
Before competing take weeks rest.
and just prior to actually jumping a few
sprint starts of twenty yards or so win
Timber up the muscles.
Exercise for the abdominal and lower
back muscles is necessary they being
used considerably when making the effort
to clear the bar
The best and simplest way to strengthen
these parts is to lie on the floor and
raise the legs. stiff -kneed. over the head.
bringing them down again. but not per-
hitting the heels to touch the floor. Re
peat this exercise till tired. All-around
gymnasium work is good for jumper.
as he uses his whole muscular system.
Handball basketball and such games
viii be found of assistance as developers.
but skating and rowing are not advisable
The high jumper must have his nerves
in good shape. He needs them as the
bar goes up.
This means absteminous habits and the
avoidance of tobacco in any form.
The stomach needs to be kept in good
shape. as bad one will take the snap
out of a man and probably cause cramps,
which many jumpers are subject to.
With the strict observance of the rules
here laid down and conscientious practice
any boy can improve. and some may no
doubt assume championship honors.
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sons they could only guess, and not
guess very close at that. One of them
had already felt the weight of my fist
with 100 pounds of lean New England
meat behind it, and I calculated that
that would last for twenty-four hours.
Now, then" said ], when we had
got clear of the outer line of surf, and
they had stepped the masts, and shaken
old box is bound for the next island,
about 100 miles away, and if We don't
sight it by daylight, there'll be three
or Tour funerals in this one coffin
savvy? know d well ye'd like
nothing better than to stave my coneh
with one of those stretchers under your
feet, and that's just what I'm here to
prevent. / don't trust We, and if one
OF We so much as makes a shady move
he'll tighten ship pronto! Moreover,
We've grub and water for one day, and
IT. long way to the next roadhouse.
I'm the only one that knows where
the island bears, so if by any chance
l was to take sick and croak, the rest
OF ye'd be in bad shape. When we
strike the beach, you take your boat
and go-only be careful to wait until
We do strike the beach. Now you can
go to sleep, or smoke, or say your
prayers; only just hang on to your
jaw-tackle, and save your wind for
a white-ash breeze if this one drops
savvy?"
One-the dago I called flim-gave an
asserting whine. The others turned
their backs and lit their pipes
1t wasn't cheerful yachting party,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
CROAl<ING BULIFROG IS
A HOODOO TOA FISHERMAN

on the point of taking it when the frog
croaked again. The minnow disap-
peared
This went on for ten minutes,
guess-minnows coming up to take my
hook, the frog croaking and the min
nows going away at once. Then it
struck me that the frogs croaking was
a warning to the minnews.
Il grabbed up club and sent ii fly
ing at the frog. 1t struck and killed
him.
Then I went to fishing for minnows
again. In very few minutes I had
caught every one around there. took
my bait and went out after bass. 1 was
having fine luck.
In less than an hour I had landed
ten big fellows, and was feeling good
Suddenly heard frog strike UP, off
to my left. with a tremendous below
Il looked around. There sat a big
green fellow on stump. When 1 look
ed at him he turned one of his big Cog
gle eyes upon me, and / give you my
word that If that frog didn't wink at
me, then nobody ever was winked at.
1t was just exactly as if he said to me:
Oh, I'm on to- you!'
81 thought would fish while long
er just to test the frog-spying theory
Five minutes passed. Then the frog let
loose again.
4 looked around. He gave me an
other wink. I fshed for half an hour,
during which time the frog croaked ten
times, and / got not so much as a nib
BILE.
This settles it, said.
Il chucked a stone at the frog. It
missed him. but he skedaddled off the
stump and disappeared under the wa
ter.
Il fished again In less than two
minutes I hooked three pound bass.
I landed him, and within quarter of
an hour 1 landed three more good ones
Then / heard the croaE of frog
again. I looked around. There Was the
same impudent old chap on the stump,
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; ! I'M THE wHALEB0AT

hOLES AND BROWN probably
swear to this day that it was
all my fault that our. little
schooner got hung up to dry on the
reef off Mongir island. 1 noticed that
they were ready enough to heave up
when 1 pointed out the difference in
the profits of a few bales of hemp from
Mindanao and the little schoener's bel
ly. full of copra
AS luck would have it, we no sooner
got well off the east coast of Luzon
than We caught one of the whirlins-
dervish cyclones that spin around on a
pivot and go ahead like blazes at the
same time.
We ran at first, as it seemed to be
going our way. but by and by it got
so dusty that Boles decided to heave
her to. We would have made it all
right, but just as we put our helm
down to round up our jib down haul
damned in the block, and before we
could get her off again a big brute
of comber whipped the rudder out of
her like coon cat might snatch the
tail out Of hen, and after that it was
all up.
Fourteen hours later the poor little
packet was lying with a broken back
across the reef off Mongir island, and
we were sitting ON the hot sand above
high water mark, breathing in the
stink of the seaweed, and cursing at
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CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. July 8.
IF you are fishing and you see
a bullfrog sitting nearby said Squire
Bundy, the sage of the French creek
waters, you might as well wind up
your line and go home, unless you kill
the frog or get it away, for you won't
catch a fish. 1 found that out long
ago.
THE way L discovered it was that
one day was fishing for black bass in
French creek. had fished for black
bass many days before that, some days
with good luck an others with the
worst kind of luck.
Il got to thinking it over, and I re-
membered that on the days when my
luck was poor a frog was sitting some
where near, every now and then giving
a croak or two, but couldn't see any
reason why that should affect the fish
so they wouldn't bite.
You have to fish for black bass in
French creek with live bait if you want
to make any kind of catch This day
when made the discovery / was out
catching ninnows for bait was fish
ing for them along the shore of French
creek with a barbless hook and Bit
of angle worm
~As threw my hook in the water |
saw big frog sitting on a stone at
the edge of the creek, not more than
ten feet from where I stood A nice
minnow started for my hook as soon as
I put it in. The water was clear. and
not more than two feet deep, and I
could see the fish plainly
Just before this one got to the bait
the frog on the stone gave a peculiar
eroak. loud and deep. The minnow
turned like flash and disappeared in
the deeper water
pretty soon another one came edg-
ing its way toward the bait. 1t was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10
TURTLE ToWs SAILORS
Two Marooned Men Ride to Safety on
Back of "Critter.

Back of "Critter'
Did you ever hear of the Galapagos
islands, down in the South Pacific >"
aueried a weather beaten old beach
comber,- as he squinted at the half
dozen loungers gathered on the sunny
side of the dock. Not waiting for re-
ply, the veteran continued:
Me and a shipmate was stranded
there once, and If it hadn't "a been for
one of them monster turtles that in
habits those rock piles I wouldn't a
been here today to tell about it 1t
was this way:
I'VE was in a little training brig and
had run short Of water. The old man
got bearings on the Galapagos, and he
runs in there. Me and my mate were
sent ashore in a small boat with casks
to get fresh water, KNOWN there was
plenty on the islands Fact is, outside
the turtles and rocks there isn't any
thing else there.
I'VE made fast the boat after hitting
the beach and unloaded our casks. But
before we got back to the beach from
blow a gale The small boat went
adrift and before our eyes We see the
brig under ffeads'I and double tops1
blowing out to sea
Says l TO my mate, This looks bad
So we ean1psA under the lee of some
powders and waits. Next morning
the gale had blowed itself out We
waits for sign of the brig, but nary d
sign Another day and out on the hor-
lion she looms up. but instead Of head
ing in shore she squares away A dead
calm comes on Says / That's our
last chance We gets one of those
turtles which is eight feet from stem
to stern and beam accordin'- = Over
board we fops the eritter. and with
good hold on its back the pair of US
marooned ones heads the big fellow to
sea In an hours time that turtle
had, landed us at the ships side. All
we got out of it was a cussin for los
ing the small boat The old man had
forgotten he sent US ashore and When
the gale came up he was Of. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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S. S. Jones, hampton Jumper

tally against the bar and will cause the
lift to be more vertical. Such a spring
supplemented by lift from the arms
embraces the acme of economy of power
The arm motion here spoken of is all
important and must receive close at
tention. Perhaps most Jumpers use a
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style which they think best. but after
seeing a number I think the one 1 use
the NEST logical The motion should be
made at the time that the legs are
drawn up to go oyer the bar and is as
follows: Raise the right arm well up.
extended. and at the same time bring
the left arm bent across the chest and
up past the chin. This action must be
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scribed by the body in fight will reach
its apex directly over the bar
The parabola described by the body
high jump should have as much
height and as little width at the base
as possible. In order to accomplish this
when running for the take of make a
momentary halt when springing. This
will prevent the body shooting horizon
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and from the way he glared at me L
knew that he knew 1 had discovered
his little game.
AS long as Jet him remain there
and eroak 1 did not catch bass or get
a bite. Then 1 took out my revolver
and shot him. Fifteen minutes after
that had three more big bass.
$50 it will be good thing for you to
remember Don't let. frog stay any
where near you and croak when you
are fishing. If you do you might as
well wind up your line and go home
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When in doubt as to how your money
should be invested. read "The Globes
Paying Wants"
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sy S. s. JONES
American and Met
ropolitau Cham
pionI 1908. Eng
! s h Champion
1902
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The Class Motto

The Nebraska tornado has demon
strated its claim to a faculty for hui
NOR no less remarkable than tt at
which has long been attributed to the
Kansas '.twister." While the gradual
ing class of the high school at Teka-
nah, a little town across the Missouri
from this city. was preparing the VII
ment exercises storm gathered.
Too interested in their work to OBJ
serve the meteorological phenome "A
the students were putting up the class
motto while the sky drew darker. TIE
motto was hung over the stage. 1t
read. in large gold lettering:
o. %
Launched, But Whittier Bound?":
Just as the earnest inquiry addressed
to the sphinx Destiny had been hung
in place the storm broke. The twist
err seized the frame opera house ard
launched it about eighty yards down
the main street of the town. GradIa-
ates We're hurled out of the doors, and
some much bruised. through the most
serious injury was broken collar
bone The commencement exercises
were postponed. The class declined to
change the motto.--New York Herald.
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Copyright by
w. r. Hearst. 1904.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
TATTOOING.

From the Chicago Daily News:
Alfred South of Cockspur street,
London, who may be described as the
pioneer Of the tattooing art, has during
his career operated on upward Of 49,
600 persons, including about 900 Eng
lish women. the designs in a great
number Of cases being Of peculiar
description. Perhaps the most striking
Of all are representations Of two cell
ebrated paintings, 1.-THE Crucifixion"
and "Ecce Homo" One woman has
depicted on her skin a picture repre-
senting flight Of BIRDS Portraits of
husbands and lovers are popular with
women, and there are several tattooUed
with their husbands regimental crest.
Monograns, initials and family quar-
terings abound. Languages, too, have
their due share OF attention. Many wo-
men have written on their arms words
belonging to various tongues-Assyr-'
ian, Chinese, Arabic. Religious sub
jects are very popular, especially with
Roman Catholics. There are some in
stances where ladies have had the in
scriptions on their wedding rings tat
tooed on their fingers beneath the
ring. Etchings of bracelets in yellow
enclrcle the arms Of many. Ladies who
like to keep pace with the times may
be adorned with illustrations of motor
cars. Another device is that of a fig
ure of Cupid disappearing into the
recesses of a pewter pot, having cast
aside his bow and culver. This pic
ture, which has been tattooed on the
skin Of one woman only, is entitled
Love Gone to Pot"
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tersburg, an island city. The length Of
this canal is six miles, and it costs
$4,000, 000
The Cornith> Canal connects the
Golf of Corinth with the Golf of Egina
1t reduces the distance from Adrintic
ports by us miles, and from ports OF
the Mediterranean by 100 miles. It's
length is about four miles, Part of it
was cut through granite. It was be-
gun in 1884 and completed in 1893, at
an expense of $5,000O00.
The Manchester Ship canal is a very
important waterway. Joining, the great
city 5sfof 5aManeh hest NJ its. Wealth OF
manlfa fractures, to. tthe shipping, facilities
of Liverpool and> the River Mersey,
opening to- the: Atlantic ocean. The
length is thirty-five and a half miles
with rise from sea level to Manches-
ter Of sixty feet Four sets of locks
OF fifteen feet each are used. The cost
of construction: was $75,00O,000. In
1901 the canal revenue was So, los, $40
and the working expenses $2,416,335.
Though the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
was constructed largely for military
and naval purposes. it is proving also
~ 81 Se~e 'e@AoS " 6CIS1dR uleICIldllU1Se
traffic. It connects the Baltic and
North seas, through Germany. with a
length Of sixty-one miles. Work was
begun in 1887 and was completed in
1895 at a cost Of $4o,0oo,oo0. The mum
Der of vessels passing through this ca
nal in 1900 was 21,571, with a tonnage
of 4,282,258, and the dues collected
amounted to 2,133,155 marks.
With the value and work of the
Welland and Sault Ste Marie canals
we are familiar. Far more tonnage
passes through the latter than traver-
SEES even the Suez Canal.
Attention is directed to the exhaust
i've monogram on **World Canals" pre-
pared and published some months ago
by Mr.. 0. P Austin Chief of the Bur-
eau of Statistics, Department Of Com
merce and Labor.
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CHILDREN l[ or THE - :.
e g. T. = II HULL HOUSE:

From the Pilgrim:
A fat, dirty-faced little Greek stope.
long enough in his play with minia-
/: ture Russian Jew and a swarthy Italian
lad to give you a kind of partnership
smile as you walk up the broad brick
1a1d court and tap the bell at the old
Hull mansion door. When the door
swings, open you find yourself in a
wide old-fashioned hall, on either side
OF which runs the long, high ceilinged
rooms to the old house proper. The
imagination needs no running riot to
conjure up the tales the old walls might
tell could they but speak of their days
OF prosperity, desertion; orphanage,
saw mill office and settlement. There
is glamour of other days, the >ro-
nance of a widely varying life, but the
atmosphere of the home pervades the
place, particularly If the visitor is for
tunate enough to drop IN on a cool
day and find the logs in the great old
fireplace ablaze.
So many thousands Of the visitors to
Chicago seek. out Hull house as
sightseeing point that for several years
the younger residents or interested
workers have taken their turns act
Ing as escorts through the building
'tCting," the position has been dubbed.
Quite as many of the calls are prompt
ed by curiosity as by interest, and the
young women who do the tQting' have
fund of anecdotes. at their command
as result. Unlike the woman: who
after she had been taken into every
nook and corner and had had the work..
ings of the departments thoroughly
explained, exclaimed, "And now do
tell me what it's all about? Are you
an inmate?'' the majority of the guests
ahave definite expressions Of the ap-
proval or disapproval Of the state
ment and the ideas it is UNFOLDING.
Up the broad old stairs the visitor fol-
lows into this room and that until the
creche is reached. A dozen babes Of
all nations, sizes and conditions roll,
toddle or sit still happily, while the
good matron towers out of the center
Of the group, a very monument Of
friendliness and help to the parents
who must desert their babes for the
day while the bread and clothes are
earned.